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TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVES
Earlier text: Dedicating a New Printing Plant in the Philippines

First to Come to Meeting Dressed

By Mrs. C. H. Parker

MRS. C. H. PARKER
MEETINGS had been held with the women of one village here on Atchin Island, New Hebrides, in a secluded spot on their beach. They were making progress, but had not yet the courage to wear dresses, though three had been given out.
On this Sabbath, our hearts rejoiced as we saw Mrs. Malro calmly walking to the meeting place, clad in her pinafore dress. One spoke up with, "Good we all wear clothes." Another assented, and then another. They were ready to act at last.
"Yes, you shall have them for next Sabbath," we gladly replied. The day long waited for had come at last. The Lord had already provided for the occasion. Willing hands and prayerful hearts over the sea had prepared just what we needed.
It was a glad and happy company of women and children who met on the following Sabbath, clean and neat, with dresses of appropriate colors. They respected themselves, and gave the best of attention to the gospel lesson. Pray that they may at last wear the robe of righteousness, and be overcomers who shall walk the streets of gold. The numbers in attendance are steadily increasing. The Spirit is at work, and meetings with the women of other villages have been begun.
KOREAN WOMEN STUDYING THE WORD
KOREAN WOMEN STUDYING THE WORD

Among Manchurian Women

By Mrs. B. Petersen

MRS. B. PETERSEN
THE work the past year among the women of Manchuria has indeed been pleasant. I would not exchange places with any one in the States. There is an eagerness to learn of God here that is not found in the home land. How one's heart burns with a longing to do more for them!
I have a class of eight here in Mukden, who meet in the chapel twice a week for Bible study. Some of them have been coming about a year, and have expressed a desire for baptism. It would do your heart good to note the interest they manifest, and how they appreciate the effort put forth to help them understand the Scriptures. Shortly after we opened the series of meetings in the chapel, it seemed as though it would be difficult for me to continue giving them more than one study a week. But they said: "Is it not possible for you to come twice a week? We are so anxious to have you come and teach us!" Their pathetic faces won; I had not the heart to refuse.
MRS. C. H. PARKER, WITH FIRST COMPANY OF NATIVE WOMEN ON ATCHIN ISLAND TO WEAR CLOTHES
MRS. C. H. PARKER, WITH FIRST COMPANY OF NATIVE WOMEN ON ATCHIN ISLAND TO WEAR CLOTHES
Surely now is the time for us to labor for souls. Remember the women's work in Manchuria.
Mukden.

Our Neglected Sisters

By Mrs. B. Miller

MRS. B. MILLER
But few of the women of China can read. Among those attending an institute held for the purpose of teaching them to read, was a woman fifty-three years of age, who, after but four weeks of instruction, was able to read intelligently the entire Gospel of John.
One of these women experienced a remarkable conversion. She came into our evangelistic meeting, and it was noticed that she was greatly impressed. But who knew the depths to which she had gone in sin! Being asked if she knew of Christ and God, she replied that she did not. So we took the Bible, and instructed her as we would a little child. The power of the Word in her life gave her victory over the terrible opium habit, led her to forsake her idols, and now she stands as a representative of the power of the gospel. Her face is brightened by the hope she has found, and she helps to brighten the lives of others.
Shanghai.

Have You Become Poor?

By A. G. Sikhamont

ON our way home for the holidays, we broke our journey by stopping with friends who had known us a few years ago. After we arrived at their home, and the greetings were over, one of the first questions asked my wife by the hostess was, "Have you become poor?"
"What makes you ask such a question?" my wife replied.
"Because you have on an ordinary cloth, and do not wear even your ordinary jewels," the lady said.
According to the custom of the country, people traveling and visiting dress themselves in their best, and wear all their jewels. This may mean that the wife will have upon her person all the husband's wealth, or the savings of the family for two or three generations. They even go to the extent of decking themselves with jewels borrowed from their neighbors.
"I do not wear jewels," my wife said, "not because I have none, but to prove the sincerity of my love for Him who, though He was rich, yet for our sakes became poor. This is one of the sacrifices I have made to follow Him."
This led to further conversation about the Saviour and His love; and when we left, they asked us to send them literature, and we promised to do so.
Coimbatore, South India.
Mrs. B. Petersen and Her Bible Class, Mukden; Students with Unbound Feet; Mrs. E. Thomas and Her Tamil Class, India
Mrs. B. Petersen and Her Bible Class, Mukden; Students with Unbound Feet; Mrs. E. Thomas and Her Tamil Class, India

They Called Her Maharani

By Mrs. Georgia A. Burgess

MRS. GEORGIA A. BURGESS
"WHAT is your name?" I asked; but she turned away, and covered her head with her sari (tunic). She was only a poor Bengali widow, who had come to us from East Bengal to see if what she had heard was true,—that there is a way by which even such as she may find peace with God.
But why does she seem so ashamed to tell her name? After some persuasion, we were able to find out.
"It is such a horrid name, that I do not like to speak it to any one. I once had a beautiful name. They called me Maharani (queen). That was when my husband was alive. But he died, and I was left a widow. His relatives said it was because of my sins; that the anger of the gods had been stirred, and they had stricken my husband. 'Call her no more Maharani,' they said; 'for she is no longer a queen, but a curse among women. Call her—' and then they gave me the horrid name which I am ashamed to speak. So please do not ask me to tell you what it is."
"No," I said; "do not tell me the name they gave you. We shall call you by your real name, Maharani; for if you accept the Saviour, you will become a true child of the King; and why should you not keep the name you once had?"
"Teach me about your Saviour," she said; "and if He can give me the peace I am seeking, I will follow Him the rest of my life."
Calcutta.

Poisoned by Fetish Man

By Mrs. W. H. Lewis

It was late in the afternoon when the omahin (chief) came and asked me to go and see one of his wives who was dying. I found her unconscious, and her extremities very cold and trembling violently. I asked if she had been sick long, and they replied that she had just eaten and was taken ill. I administered an emetic, and set to work to warm her with hot water bottles and woolen blankets. Soon some one came to inform me that she had committed a sin against the great fetish, and hence the fetish said she must die. We then understood why she had been poisoned.
The woman had repeated attacks of trembling; so my husband told the omahin that if he desired me to take further care of her, he must bring her to our house, where I could control her eating and drinking. This he did. She improved rapidly, and after staying with us two weeks, went home with a great desire in her heart to be a Christian.
Gold Coast, Africa.

TO THE PUBLIC

By Editor

ALL THE PROCEEDS derived from the distribution of this issue are dedicated to foreign missions. The distributors who carry with them official solicitors' cards are authorized to solicit donations in behalf of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission Board; and we assure the donors that the funds contributed to such persons will be transmitted through our regular agencies to the treasurer of the Mission Board.
Should any one desire at some subsequent time to forward an offering for missions, be the gift large or small, it will be thankfully received and officially acknowledged if sent to—
W. T. KNOX, Treasurer, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C.

INEXPENSIVE LITERATURE

Religious, Health and Temperance, Educational

The books, pamphlets, and periodicals listed below are only a few of the large variety of publications, in eighty-seven languages, issued under the auspices of the denomination.

PERIODICALS

ENGLISH

Advent Review and Sabbath Herald. The official church organ of the Seventh-day Adventists. Weekly, 24 pages. Yearly subscription, $2.00. Address, Washington, D. C.
Signs of the Times. A 16-page weekly religious and home journal, 50 numbers a year, $1.75; six months, 90 cents. Address, Mountain View, Cal.
Signs of the Times Magazine. An illustrated monthly magazine interpreting current history in the light of the Bible. Yearly subscription, $1.00. Address, Mountain View, Cal.
Life and Health. An illustrated monthly magazine on health and temperance and right living. Yearly subscription, $1.00. Address, Washington, D. C.
The Watchman. A monthly magazine devoted to current and religious topics. Yearly subscription, $1.00. Address, Nashville, Tenn.
Liberty. An illustrated magazine of religious liberty, issued quarterly. Yearly subscription, 35 cents. Address, Washington, D. C.
Christian Education. An illustrated monthly magazine for home and school. Yearly subscription, $1.00. Address, Washington, D. C.
Our Little Friend. An 8-page illustrated weekly paper for children. Yearly subscription, 70 cents. Address, Mountain View, Cal.
The Youth's Instructor. An illustrated 16-page weekly for youths and adults. Yearly subscription, $1.25. Address, Washington, D. C.

GERMAN

Christlicher Hausfreund. A 16-page weekly for the family circle, devoted to instruction in true Christianity and the signs of the times. Yearly subscription, $1.00.
Die Zeichen der Zeit. A 36-page quarterly magazine dealing with current events and Bible prophecies. Yearly subscription, 40 cents.
Deutscher Arbeiter. Church paper, corresponding to the "Review." 16 pages. Yearly subscription, $1.00.

DANISH

Evangeliets Sendebud. A 16-page weekly illustrated paper in which various Bible questions of special interest are considered. Yearly subscription, $1.75.
Lys over Landet. A 36-page quarterly magazine dealing with current events and Bible prophecies. Yearly subscription, 40 cents.

SWEDISH

Tidens Tecken och Sions Vaktare. A 16-page weekly devoted to practical religion and Bible questions. Two or three of these issues each year are in the form of a 36-page magazine. Yearly subscription, $1.75.
German, Danish, and Swedish periodicals, address, Brookfield, Ill.

AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES

UNITED STATES AND CANADA

Alabama Tract Soc., Rm. 316, Lyric Bldg., Birmingham.
Alberta Tract Soc., 502 17th Ave., W., Calgary.
Arizona Tract Soc., 417 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, Cal.
Arkansas Tract Soc., Box 14, Little Rock.
British Columbia Tract Soc., 1708 Maple St., Vancouver.
California Bible House, 537 25th St., Oakland.
California-Nevada Miss. Soc., 341 E. Lodi Ave., Lodi, Cal.
California Tract Soc., Northwestern, 537 25th St., Oakland.
California Tract Soc., Southeastern, 417 W. 5th St., Los Angeles.
California Tract Soc., Southern, same as preceding.
Central California Bible House, Box 1304, Fresno.
Chesapeake Tract Soc., 1611 10th St., Baltimore, Md.
Colorado Tract Soc., Eastern, 1112 Kalamath St., Denver.
Colorado Tract Soc., Western, 122 E. 8th St., Grand Junction.
Connecticut (See New England, Southern).
Cumberland Tract Soc. (Eastern Tennessee), Rms. 31 and 32, Deadrick Bldg., Knoxville, Tenn.
District of Columbia Tract Soc., 7 4th St., N. E., Washington.
Florida Tract Soc., Yewell-Duckworth Blk., Orlando.
Georgia Tract Soc., 169 Bryan St., Atlanta.
Greater New York Tract Soc. (See New York).
Hawaiian Tract Soc., 767 Kinau St., Honolulu, H. T.
Idaho, Northern (See Upper Columbia Tract Society).
Idaho Tract Soc., Southern, 230 B. C. National Bank Bldg., Boise.
Illinois Tract Soc., Northern, 116 N. Cal. Ave., Chicago.
Illinois Tract Soc., Southern, 304 W. Allen St., Springfield.
Indiana Tract Soc., 521 E. 23d St., Indianapolis.
Iowa Tract Soc., Nevada, Iowa.
Kansas Tract Soc., Rm. 615, Butts Bldg., cor. First St. and Lawrence Ave., Wichita.
Kentucky Tract Soc., 1122 Park St., Bowling Green.
Louisiana Tract Soc., 810 Jackson Ave., New Orleans.
Maine Tract Soc., 75 Grant St., Portland.
Manitoba Tract Soc., 418 Lansdowne Ave., Winnipeg.
Maritime Tract Soc., Can. Pub. Assn., Box 308, Oshawa, Ontario.
Maryland (See Chesapeake Tract Society).
Massachusetts Tract Soc., 606-608 Tremont Temple, Boston.
Michigan Tract Soc., East, Holly.
Michigan Tract Soc., North, 510 Petoskey St., Petoskey.
Michigan Tract Soc., West, 1214 Madison Ave., Grand Rapids.
Minnesota Tract Soc., 679 Holly Ave., St. Paul.
Mississippi Tract Soc., 703 S. Gallatin St., Jackson.
Missouri Tract Soc., 208 Franklin St., Clinton.
Montana Tract Soc., 411 S. Black Ave., Bozeman.
Nebraska Bible Supply House, 315 E. 9th St., Hastings.
Nevada (See California-Nevada Missionary Society).
New England Tract Soc., Northern, 136 N. Main St., Concord, N. H.
New England Tract Soc., Southern (Rhode Island and Connecticut), 51 Whitmore St., Hartford, Conn.
Newfoundland Tract Soc., Box 217, St. John's.
New Hampshire (See Northern New England).
New Jersey Tract Soc., 200 Columbus Ave., Trenton.
New Mexico Tract Soc., 112 W. Otero St., Clovis.
New York Tract Soc., (Greater), Rm. 902, 32 Union Square, New York.
New York Tract Soc., Eastern, 317 W. Bloomfield St., Rome.
New York Tract Soc., Western, 60 Grand Ave., Rochester.
North Carolina Tract Soc., 234 Summit Ave., Greensboro.
North Dakota Tract Soc., Drawer N, Jamestown.
Ohio Tract Soc., Box 8, Mount Vernon.
Oklahoma Tract Soc., Box 644, Oklahoma City.
Ontario Tract Soc., Box 308, Oshawa.
Oregon Miss. Soc., Western, 308 E. Everett St., Portland.
Oregon Miss. Soc., Southern, 1164 Military St., Roseburg.
Pennsylvania Tract Soc., Eastern, 4910 Arch St., Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Tract Soc., Western, 7155 Mt. Vernon St., Pittsburgh.
Rhode Island (See New England, Southern).
Saskatchewan Tract Soc., Rm. 103, Willoughby-Sumner Blk., Saskatoon.
South Carolina Tract Soc., Majestic Bldg., Greenville.
South Dakota Tract Soc., Drawer 586, Watertown.
Tennessee, Eastern (See Cumberland Tract Society).
Tennessee River Tract Soc. (Western Tennessee), 2014 23d Ave., N., Nashville.
Texas Tract Soc., North, Box 47, Keene.
Texas Tract Soc., South, Box 755, San Antonio.
Texas Tract Soc., West, Box 46, Amarillo.
Upper Columbia Tract Soc., College Place, Wash.
Utah Tract and Bible Soc., 776 E. 6th S., Salt Lake City.
Vermont (See Northern New England).
Virginia Tract Soc., 2705 W. Main St., Richmond.
Washington Miss. Soc., Western, 228 S. Brannan St., Auburn.
West Virginia Tract Soc., cor. 3d and Julian Sts., Parkersburg.
Wisconsin Tract Soc., 305 Ruh Bldg., Fond du Lac.
Wyoming Tract Soc., Crawford, Nebr.

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4. Religious Liberty in America. A brief history of the struggles between the principles of religious liberty and ecclesiastical tyranny. 448 pages; 35c.
5. The Sabbath in the Scriptures. The entire Sabbath question considered. 216 pages; 25c.
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8. Here and Hereafter. Man in life and death. 358 pages; 30c.
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