We wish that all our sanitariums and treatment rooms might enjoy such prosperity as that reported of the treatment rooms operating in Calcutta, India. Of the work being done there, Elder H. R. Salisbury says: "I found the treatment rooms in Calcutta prospering. Brother Reagan said that the week I passed through on my way to Burma he had given the largest number of treatments for one day in the history of the institution. He had treated eighteen persons, for which he received $31.20. The month of February of this year was the best February the treatment rooms ever had. Among those who received treatments were the aga khan, two judges of the high court, several leading barristers, army officers, and wealthy merchants."
Sabbath Keepers Granted Time Off
The manner in which Providence has opened the way for some of our Sabbath keepers in India is stated in a recent number of Field Tidings: "Not infrequently we have occasion to realize that the Lord has an individual care for his people. Very interesting and encouraging has it been to note that as different men employed in government service here in India have decided to keep the Sabbath of the Lord, they have been able to retain their positions. Especially thankful are the brethren at Simla just now, that Brother Mills has been granted his Sabbath off. At first, when he stated that he must observe the Sabbath, his superior officers did not see their way clear to allow him to continue his work and absent himself on the Sabbath. However, recently we learned that those in whose power it lies to grant such requests had given a favorable reply. This considerate action on the part of the government is felt to be a direct answer to continued prayer."
National Prohibition Status
By S. B. Horton
The present status of national prohibition before Congress is as follows: Hearings on the Hobson and Sheppard and Works Joint Resolutions (168, 88, 50) were conducted in April, when proponents and opponents presented their views.
Recently the House Committee on the Judiciary reported the Hobson amendment without recommendation, which sent the measure to the calendar for the consideration of the House either in its turn or by special rule from the committee on rules. In the meantime, a caucus of the dominant party of the House was called, and decided that the amendment proposing nation-wide prohibition should not be considered during this session of Congress.
Our Religious Liberty Departments in Washington have been requested by those in charge of the campaign not to send in any further petitions favoring the prohibition legislation until the next session, which will be called the first of next December. S. B. HORTON.
