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Review and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 19.

WHO WAS TO BLAME?
Earlier text: Norfolk Island

What the Young People's Society Has Done for Me

By Matilda Erickson

"WITH such an army of workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Saviour might be carried to the whole world!" Is the organized work, which we fully believe God has called into existence, helping to train young people for service? That question is well answered in the following paragraphs from young people in various places: —
"Since I have become a member of the young people's society, my interest in the cause of truth has grown more intense, and I have been given an inspiration to dedicate my life to the Lord's work. It is giving me a constant desire to press onward, and a better realization of the importance of the times in which we are living. My view of the necessity of a preparation for the Lord's work has been broadened and deepened into a desire to have an active part in the giving of the message to a darkened world. What could a society do more?" — Anita F. Bucci, New Jersey.
"The Missionary Volunteer Society has brought many rich blessings into my life. Young people naturally wish for some kind of entertainment. The young people's society furnishes this. It also serves as a medium through which I can work for my associates who are unacquainted with the message for to-day. It has given me a training that makes me better equipped to fight in the Christian warfare." — W. H. Tarver, Jr., Georgia.
"I have received many blessings from our young people's society. I have come nearer to my Saviour, and have a greater desire to lead others to God. We have had good meetings, and have had some good experiences in the canvassing work. Some of my missionary letters have been to a young girl in a hospital. She is interested in our literature and wishes our prayers." — Bertha E. Pflaum, Eastern Pennsylvania.
"The young people's society certainly has done me good spiritually and otherwise. I think the programs prepared in the Youth's Instructor are excellent. I enjoy hearing of the work that is being done in foreign fields. I am glad to be of some service in the Lord's work as secretary of the young people's society here. Hope that this may be an encouragement to other secretaries." — Ruth M. Sterner, Eastern Pennsylvania.
"I have been benefited in many ways by the young people's society. It helps one to become more active in the Lord's service. Through our young people's society, we find many opportunities of helping others, and for this we are always blessed. The Morning Watch has been a great help to me. I thank the Lord for our young people's society and for the young people's work." — Bessie A. Nichols, West Pennsylvania.
"I have enjoyed the books in the Reading Course very much. I sincerely wish to put into practise some of the good things found in them. I think our young people could not take up anything better in their spare time. With regard to young people's meetings, I can say for myself that they have been a great benefit to me. I look forward to them and enjoy them more than anything else, and I wish to help all I can to make the meetings a success." — Elizabeth Wasell, Ontario.
"I believe I can truly say that the young people's work has helped me to higher ground. I have tried to make the motto and the aim of the society my own. The Reading Courses have been especially helpful to me. By giving me a new view of missionary work, they have broadened and ennobled my ideas of life, and given me a deeper longing to see others converted. I have learned the texts and some of the poems in the Morning Watch Calendar, and I know that they have helped me gain some victories over the enemy. I shall never regret the time and study needed to pass the Standard of Attainment examinations. As I studied the special truths which we believe, and then read how the early pioneers sacrificed and suffered to spread those truths, I felt more firmly convinced than ever that we have the message for this time, and my greatest desire is to have a part in publishing it. I can not express how much it all has done for me. It has helped me better to appreciate good reading, and to overcome my desire for light reading. It has helped to keep my aim in life before me, and to strengthen that aim. These are but a few of the many things that the young people's work has done for me." — Emma Twitchell, New York.
"I will tell you just a little That the work has done for me: I can look upon the fallen With more tender sympathy, And the dear souls now in darkness Seem to call me to their side, When I read the readings given. O to point them to my Guide! And the Standard of Attainment —Has helped me to look above, Ever longing to press onward, Trusting in my Saviour's love. Then the Morning Watch—God bless it!— Helps me through the trying day, And I know my Bible better. Brighter shines the narrow way." — Olive Twitchell, New York.
"The young people's work has been of inestimable value to me. In society work I have had the privilege of being both learner and leader. From the Reading Course I have learned the importance of systematic study, and the need of spiritual food for Christian development. The Morning Watch texts have increased my store of Bible knowledge, and I have learned many texts that are not only helpful to me now, but will be a source of help and strength in the time of trouble, when our Bibles will be taken from us. And more than this, the young people's work has helped me to advance spiritually, and has increased my faith in the soon-coming Saviour." — Lynne Rainwater, Tennessee River.
"The work of the Missionary Volunteer Society has been of benefit to me in many ways. It has enabled me to appear in public with less embarrassment, and to work more intelligently on committees. But above those things, I value the interest it has given me in personalwork for the young people. I realize that such work is more beneficial than any other line of work taken alone. This work is a means of making the young people feel that they have a part in the work of the church."—A society leader in Oklahoma.
"My connection with the young people's society has caused me to have more confidence in the work for the youth; it has also caused me to have more faith in God. It has given me a greater insight into the work of the young people, and the responsibilities connected therewith. I can not recommend the work too highly to those who become members with the determination to work with and for the society. There is a peculiar pleasure in this to be found nowhere else, when we keep in mind that it is God's work, and that we are really working for him."—A society secretary in Oklahoma.
"My experience in Missionary Volunteer work has been limited to a small country society, yet I can recall many instances that have helped me to a higher and better life. I have acted as leader of the society much of the time, and my experience has not been without heartaches; but God has made all things work together for good, and I have a deeper love for souls, a firmer trust in God, and a stronger desire to become like the perfect Pattern. I thank God for what he is doing for me and others through the young people's work."—Lottie A. Gibson, Ohio.
"The help that I have received from the young people's work is beyond the expression of words. The helpful Christian association, the prayer bands, personal work, and the Christian Help work have awakened a new love for this great truth, and a greater sense of the work and sacrifice of Christ. The Reading Course, too, has given me a breadth of mind and a higher aim in life. The Morning Watch Calendar has led to a systematic and thoughtful study of the Bible."—Mark Wilson, South Texas.
"I believe those who planned the course of Standard of Attainment were guided by the Spirit of God. I can not speak too highly of its merits, for it has been a great blessing to me. I feel better acquainted with the great principles upon which our denomination is founded, and the spirit of sacrifice and devotion which characterized the pioneers of this work. I would recommend it, together with the Morning Watch Calendar, to every Missionary Volunteer. I am sure that these two factors will do much to prepare the young people to give the message."—Blanche Hicks, Indiana.
"The Missionary Volunteer Society has been a help to me in more ways than one. I believe that the greatest benefit I have derived from it is the realization that I am one of many thousand young people, scattered throughout the world, all of whom are interested in the same things, and striving to do what they can to finish this great work. This has been an inspiration to me which nothing else could have been."—Anna J. Olson, North Dakota.
"The young people's organization has been of great benefit to me. From among the multitude of books constantly before me, I have found those chosen for the Reading Courses to be among the best that could be obtained for young people who are striving to prepare themselves for some place in the third angel's message. The Standard of Attainment sets before us a worthy aim, and I feel that more of our young people in this State should strive for it. For four years I have kept the little Morning Watch Calendar in my Bible, and have found the verses learned to be a comfort and strength to me. May this work for our young people be ever pushing onward, for I know it is helping many in the upward way."—A Missionary Volunteer in South Dakota.
"What has the young people's work done for me? It has given me a clearer vision of God, and has brought before me more strikingly what he expects each one to do. It has helped to give me a longing for the salvation of my fellow men. My work in connection with the society has shown me much concerning my duty to those who have charge of such work. The Morning Watch has brought me more blessings than any other thing that I can think of. Many times it has helped me to spend a day quietly and peacefully with God which otherwise might have been filled with failures. In short, this work has placed me in closer relationship with my Master."—A Missionary Volunteer in South Dakota.
"Before stating what the Missionary Volunteer Society has done for me, I stop and ask myself the question, What have I done for the society? It is a faithful saying, 'Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.' I can truly say that my labor in this department of the Lord's work has been richly rewarded. The Christian association, the exchange of the best thoughts, the cooperation of effort for a definite purpose, bring strength. My interest in the Young People's Department increases as I advance in harmony with the splendid plans laid for its development; the Reading Course, the Morning Watch, and the Standard of Attainment are truly in the line of Christian progress."—Byron A. Meeker, Upper Columbia.
"My connection with the Missionary Volunteer Society has given me an increased interest in missions, both at home and in the foreign fields. It has made me feel a greater personal responsibility in the salvation of unconverted young people. I believe an increased impetus could be given to our missionary work if every young person in the denomination was encouraged to join the organization."—Bessie Plaiz, Upper Columbia.
"The young people's work has been a great help to me. It has made me realize more fully God's love and protecting care and the great need of consecrated young people to make special preparation for missionary work both at home and in foreign fields. I am so glad to be a member of the Morning Watch circle, for it brings us nearer together as one large family of the same kind, long-suffering Heavenly Father."—Lida Ackley, Northern California-Nevada.
"One of the greatest benefits I have derived from the young people's work has been the knowledge it has brought to me of the work in foreign fields, and with this knowledge has come a burning desire for service in the regions beyond."—Edith Barnes, Northern California-Nevada.
"The young people's society has been a training-school to me. Preparing papers to read, learning texts for Scripture drills, and doing other small tasks assigned have given me a valuable experience. Realizing that the Lord's work demanded my best efforts, I have tried to do faithfully the work allotted to me, and the Lord has abundantly blessed every effort. Reading our good books, and studying the great harvest-field and the need of workers, have helped me to become acquainted with our best Friend, and have given me a greater desire to devote my strength and talents to the Master's service."—Vivian Nightingale, Southern California.
"First, by attending regularly, it has taught me to be faithful in all things. The Morning Watch texts, learned to be answered at society roll-call, have strengthened my memory, and given me a clearer and deeper insight into our Sabbath-school lessons. Second, it has been an encouragement to hear of the work of the missionaries, and to see the interest of the young people to improve the opportunities afforded in our meetings to train for service in the great vineyard of the Lord. Third, I have found the conventions beneficial along the lines of society work and social improvement. Fourth, I have learned from the Reading Course that, like Livingstone, we may take up our duty daily, and wind our path in the shape of the cross. It is my earnest desire that others will attend and learn faithfulness, happiness, endurance, and friendship. This is the help the young people's work has given me."—Lillian Jaeger, Southern California.
Just here we must close this interesting symposium. We can not at this time hear from the other young people who are waiting to add their tributes of gratitude for the Missionary Volunteer work. In our symposium the first representative speaks from near the restless Atlantic, and the last from the shores of the sunny Pacific. Here we have a chain of representatives reaching across the continent, and we might extend this chain until it encircled the globe; for not only in our own country, but in other lands also young men and women are pressing into this young people's movement. In South America, in Europe, in Africa, in Australia, in the Orient, and in the South Pacific islands our Missionary Volunteers are advancing with firm tread under the blood-stained banner. Truly, God has marvelously blessed this work in the past, and we can not doubt its future success.

The Call of the Hour

By C. M. Snow

Written especially for Young People's day
THis wicked world rolls toward its judgment-day, And God has given to his chosen band A work to do, a message to proclaim, A faithful warning of impending doom. To every soul who owns the claims of Christ, And hopes through him eternal life to gain, The call has come to sound the warning forth, That men may hear and heed and choose and live, And with the smitten Christ, who died for us, Eternal pleasures know at his right hand. And hast thou heard, and hast not heeded yet? Then turn, in Heaven's name, and take the hand, Nail-pierced for you, that stretches out in love To give you gifts more precious than the wealth Of all earth's millions blended into one. O grasp that hand, and know the blessed joy Of sins forgiven, and the comfort of His all-abounding grace that heals the wounds Of sin, and every sadness mollifies! Thy Saviour waits, and shall he wait in vain? And you who know him, what a work awaits! The conflict of an age is focused here, And Satan's cohorts press on every hand. A cloud of doubt rolls 'round this smitten world To blind and stupefy a fallen race. A thousand noxious dogmas issue forth, And seeds of death are sown with lavish hand. The Christ we love is smitten in the house Of those who call themselves his chosen friends; And they who smite him hurl a poisoned shaft At those for whom he gave his precious blood. The day draws on when he will come again To reckon with a recreant world, and give A just reward to all who honor him. He calls on all, the youth, the middle-aged, And those whose heads have whitened with the snows Of many years,—he calls them, one and all, Who own his kingship and his love supreme, Not to a life with pleasure stupefied And filled with ease and comfort; but a life Of service and of hardship oft,—a life Free-given to a righteous cause in which He laid aside the glories of the blest And suffered 'neath the curse that sin had brought. In that hard strife he gave his all, and you Are called to follow in the path he trod. God calls you all; his standard is up-reared, The muster-roll is free to youth and age. Let none refuse, let none rejected be Who seek to give the message God has given. Speak courage to the faltering, speed the foot That runs the errands of our glorious King. Let glad cooperation be our theme While valiantly we press the battle on Till that glad day when we shall see his face And know the wonders of redeeming grace.
C. M. SNOW.

Western Washington Conference

The eleventh annual session of the Western Washington Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp-meeting, at South Tacoma, Wash., June 6-16, 1912, for the election of officers for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business as may come before the conference at that time. The first business meeting of the session will be held at 9 A. M., June 7. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, without regard to membership, and one additional delegate for every fifteen members.
L. JOHNSON, Chairman of Committee; H. A. GREEN, Secretary.

Western Washington Conference Association

NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Western Washington Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the annual conference of the Western Washington Conference, which will convene in camp on grounds located on Prospect and Fifty-third Avenue, in the city of Tacoma, Wash., June 6-16, 1912.
The first meeting of said association will be called at 9 A. M., June 12, 1912. The election of a board of trustees, and such other business as may be necessary or proper to be transacted, will come before the meeting.
S. W. NELLIS, President; H. A. GREEN, Secretary.

Minnesota Conference

By S. E. Jackson; E. L. Sheldon

THE fifty-first annual session of the Minnesota Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will convene in connection with its camp-meeting at Northfield, Minn., at 10 A. M., June 7, 1912.
S. E. JACKSON, President; E. L. SHELDON, Secretary.

Minnesota Conference Association

The constituency of the Minnesota Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will hold its annual meeting at Northfield, Minn., at 9:30 A. M., June 13, 1912, for the purpose of electing its officers, and transacting other business that may come before the meeting. S. E. JACKSON, President; H. R. GAY, Secretary.

Truth Unchanged by Disobedience

It does not change the truth because men refuse to obey it. It is the truth still. It is he who "turns away his ears from hearing" that is damaged. Men "can do nothing against the truth," and they are certain to learn it, sooner or later.

News and Miscellany

By Editor

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press
— Four hundred plots of land, each an eighth of an acre in size, will be placed at the disposal of Chicago working men this spring, to be used as gardens. The rental will be $1.50 for each plot.
— By the tragic death of John Jacob Astor, one of the victims of the "Titanic" disaster, his son William Vincent Astor becomes the head of the Astor family in the United States, and heir to $100,000,000.
— Italian emigration to the United States is reported to be again increasing. Attempts of the Italian government to divert emigrants to Tripoli, in spite of liberal inducements, have not so far been successful.
— There are about 600,000 automobiles in operation in the United States at the present time. Those in close touch with the industry predict that during the present year pneumatic tire sales will amount to more than $120,000,000.
— The regular army of the United States numbers 77,500 men, though under the existing laws a maximum of 100,000 is permitted. This is by far the largest regular force that the country has ever authorized or maintained.
— A graphic word-picture of the wreck of the "Titanic" is contained in a 2,500-word message supposedly received from the eminent London editor and Spiritualist, William T. Stead, by prominent Spiritualists in different parts of the country.
— Dr. Daniel K. Pearsons died on April 27. This eccentric philanthropist and millionaire, but excellent man, gave away between six and seven million dollars to small schools and colleges in the United States, in order that he might die penniless.
— What is intended to be the deepest hole in the world is being drilled near Charleston, W. Va., by William Seymour Edwards, owner of extensive oil holdings in this country. The well is now 5,230 feet deep, and is being drilled for geological investigation. At present the deepest hole in the world is in South America, and is 6,001 feet deep.
— Congress has authorized the expenditure of $1,500,000 for the rebuilding and repair of levees along the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The flood situation is still serious, and reports state that in many sections it will not be possible to reestablish regular mail service within thirty days. The government is feeding 160,000 refugees daily.
— The closing of the Dardanelles is causing such costly interference with international shipping that it is reported the powers have decided upon a joint effort to induce Italy to abstain from active operations in the Ægean Sea and restrict the Turco-Italian war to Tripolitania.
— The preparations that are being made by every port on the Pacific Coast, in both North and South America, for increased trade as a result of the opening of the Panama Canal will aggregate in expenditure, it is estimated, $125,000,000.

Northern California Conference Association

THE annual meeting of the constituents of the Northern California Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventists, incorporated under the laws of the State of California, will convene on the camp-ground at Sacramento, Cal., Monday, June 10, 1912, at 9 A. M., for the election of a board of trustees for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the session.
C. L. TAGGART, President; VERAH MACPHERSON, Secretary.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

Camp-Meetings for 1912

ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE
Southern New England .............June 6-16 Massachusetts ....................June 13-23 Western New York .................June 20-30 Northern New England ...Aug. 21 to Sept. 1 New York .....................Aug. 29 to Sept. 8 Maine ............................Sept. 5-15
WESTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE
British Columbia, Kamloops ......June 6-16 Alberta, Strathcona .............June 20-30 Manitoba, Winnipeg ........June 27 to July 7 Saskatchewan, Bulyea ............July 11-21

The June "Signs Magazine"

By Editor

A typical scene in California the last week in March. It shows what greeted the eye on every hand in this beautiful Santa Clara valley, where Mountain View is located. As it will reach our readers in the East just about the time the spring blossoms are well advanced for them, it will come in very appropriately for this month of the year. The picture is full of color, and covers the entire front page.
"The True Education," by Prof. H. R. Salisbury. As this is the magazine that opens the scholarship campaign, it is appropriate that we give some consideration to the subject of education. Here is a timely, forceful article from one of our leading men in the educational work.
"Lessons From the Great 'Titanic' Calamity." Some typical errors of our times. Lessons to learn. Will humanity learn them? A timely article.
"What Modern Inventions Mean." An age of unparalleled advancement. What does it mean? Its real significance from a prophetic standpoint.
"The Message of the Electric Telegraph." The discovery of both the electric and the wireless is briefly described, and its meaning presented from the Scriptural viewpoint.
"The Significance of International Peace." The great guilt that broods over the earth is explained in the light of the prophetic Word, showing its meaning for our time, and what it will do for the future.
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FACSIMILE OF FIRST COVER PAGE
"Steam Cars and Automobiles in Prophecy," by Frank S. Weston. The fulfilment of another prophecy.
"The Advance of Anarchy," following the article of last month on "The Advance of Socialism."
"Signs of Christ's Coming in the Social World — Lawlessness," by Prof. George W. Rine. Another article in this most important series.
"The Fifth Universal Empire," by Charles L. Taylor. Is yet future. Its territory, subjects, and time of duration all definitely stated in the prophetic Word.
Bible reading, current topics of world-wide interest, and good illustrations. A most timely and important number. A real science number. Every article bearing right down to the times in which we are living. Our scholarship workers will find it a most helpful number. Best of all, though, it carries a most important message. It is, in reality, the magazine with the message.
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Northern California-Nevada Conference

THE third annual session of the Northern California-Nevada Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists will convene on the campground in Sacramento, Cal., June 6, 1912, at 2:30 P. M., for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, and of transacting such other business as may properly come before the delegates. Each church is entitled to one delegate for its organization, and one additional delegate for each twenty members. The executive committee, ordained ministers, and representatives of the Pacific Union Conference and of the General Conference are delegates at large.
C. L. TAGGART, President; VERAH MACPHERSON, Secretary.

District of Columbia Conference Corporation

By J. L. McElhany; A. J. Bristol

THE first annual meeting of the constituency of the District of Columbia Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists, incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia, will be held in the Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1210 Twelfth St., N. W., Washington, D. C., Monday, May 13, at 10 A. M., for the purpose of electing the officers of the association, and of transacting any other business that may come before the meeting.
J. L. McELHANY, President; A. J. BRISTOL, Secretary.

District of Columbia Conference

By J. L. McElhany; A. J. Bristol

THE annual session of the District of Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held May 12, 13, 1912, in the Memorial Church, 1210 Twelfth St., N. W., Washington, D. C., for the purpose of electing officers and of transacting such other business as may come before the meeting. Each church in the District of Columbia Conference is entitled to one delegate without regard to numbers, and an additional delegate for every ten members. A full delegation is earnestly requested.
J. L. McELHANY, President; A. J. BRISTOL, Secretary.

British Columbia Conference

By J. G. Walker, President; Andrew Roedel, Secretary

THE eleventh annual session of the British Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will convene at Kamloops, British Columbia, June 6-16, 1912. Officers for the ensuing term will be elected, and such other business will be transacted as may properly come before the meeting. J. G. WALKER, President; ANDREW ROEDEL, Secretary.

British Columbia Conference Association

By J. G. Walker; Andrew Roedel

The British Columbia Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will hold its annual meeting in conjunction with the conference to be held at Kamloops, British Columbia, June 6-16, 1912. The first meeting of the association will be held June 11, at 10 A. M. Elders of churches should see that delegates are appointed to attend this meeting. According to the amended by-laws the delegates to the conference, the ordained ministers, and the members of the conference committee compose the constituency of the association. J. G. WALKER, President; ANDREW ROEDEL, Secretary.

Western Oregon Conference Association

THE Western Oregon Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will meet on the camp-ground in Portland, Ore., Thursday, June 6, 1912, at 10 A. M., for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, and of transacting such other business as may properly come before the delegates. The regularly accredited delegates to the conference are delegates to the association.
P. A. HANSON, President; F. W. PETERSON, Secretary.

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By Editor

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Mission Tour and Family Bereavement

By Editor

Pastor R. C. Porter left Cape Town, March 23, for a three months' tour among the South African mission stations. He will first go to Solusi, and from there to the Barotseland Mission, then to Somabula, Tsungwesi, and on to Nyassaland. He will be accompanied by Miss Mary Long and Miss E. Edie, from Beira to the Malamulo Mission. These two sisters go to connect with the mission as workers.
In a recent letter from Pastor J. O. Miller, president of the Maritime Conference, and his wife, they speak as follows concerning the death of their son Esta Miller, who died recently in Shanghai, China:—
"We take this means of expressing our sincere thanks to the many brethren and sisters throughout the land, for their expressed sympathy by letter to us, in the loss of our dearly loved son Esta, who recently passed away in Shanghai, China, while at his post of duty. While we are unable to explain such a sad occurrence, we can not question the wisdom of our Heavenly Father, and will bow submissively to the divine will. Surely the Lord will supply his place in that great, needy field."

Nashville Sanitarium and Protestant Magazine

By Editor

A RECENT number of the Southwestern Union Record has this to say of the Nashville Sanitarium: "The Lord has been smiling upon the sanitarium ever since the conference decided to take hold of the work in real earnest and to carry it on in harmony with the revealed will of the Lord. The work of the Lord has always prospered under such conditions, and this will not be an exception. Although handicapped for want of proper facilities, a good measure of success has attended its work, and at this writing the number of patients and guests in the institution is larger than at any previous time for six months or more. Satisfied and discharged patients are recommending their friends to visit the place, and this is as it should be. Let all the people work and pray for the Nashville Sanitarium, until its reproach is rolled away and it stands an honor and a credit to our work in the South." Dr. H. J. Hoare, of Los Angeles, Cal., has been secured as medical superintendent, and has been accorded a hearty welcome by the friends in Nashville, where he has already entered upon his duties. We believe this institution has before it a brighter future.
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The Training of Missionary Printers

By E. R. Palmer

At the annual meeting of the Review and Herald constituency recently held in Pittsburgh, Pa., a resolution was adopted looking toward making the Review and Herald Office an important training-center for missionary printers and tract society secretaries. Many calls, to which we are unable to respond, come to us from the Mission Board for such workers. Sometimes it is necessary, therefore, to send persons abroad to fields where they must work largely alone, without the thorough general training they need in all departments of the publishing work to prepare them to take charge of even a small missionary printing plant.
Our factory offers good opportunities for the training of printers, and the business office for the training of secretaries.
We invite correspondence from young people who, by good health, education, experience, and consecration, are fitted for foreign mission service and whose hearts are prompted by the Spirit of God to respond to this call. Definite particulars will be given by correspondence. Address Review and Herald Publishing Association, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. E. R. PALMER, Manager.

Washington Medical Dispensary Opens

WEDNESDAY evening, May 1, by appropriate exercises, the opening of the Sanitarium and Seminary Medical Dispensary took place in the city of Washington. The building is located at 427 Four and One-Half St., S. W., Washington, D. C. The exercises consisted of song, prayer, Scripture reading, and short addresses by Prof. M. E. Kern, Elder J. L. McElhany, and others, setting forth the character of the work and its demands upon us. Further information relative to this work will be published later.

Korean Mission Sends Protestant Magazine

By Editor

ONE letter from Elder C. L. Butterfield, superintendent of our Korean Mission, encloses 207 yearly subscriptions for the Protestant Magazine. He writes: "Being desirous of giving the truth to all in our field, we have as workers agreed to send the Protestant for one year to all missionaries in Korea. We trust that these magazines will do much to give a true knowledge of conditions existing in these last days, and also lead many to prepare to be among the redeemed at last."

Watchman Circulation Prospects

By Editor

WE were pleased to receive a call last week from Brother B. N. Brown, the circulation manager of the Watchman. Brother Brown is doing some field work, visiting institutions and State offices in the interest of this excellent journal. He reports receiving a hearty reception, and bright prospects for increased circulation and larger sales of the Watchman in the future.
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