p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 13. (3/30/1911)

Earlier text: Canvassers’ Summary for February, 1911

Bolton Family Sails for West Africa

This week Brother F. S. Bolton and wife are leaving Washington, to sail for West Africa. They were invited to the Foreign Mission Seminary from North Dakota, with a view to accepting appointment to West African school work. They go forward to that field, so greatly in need of help, with the confidence of all. They have greatly appreciated the privilege of meeting Elder T. M. French, just returned from West Africa, who has been able to give them full information as to the work and the conditions in Sierra Leone.

Cholera Outbreaks in Honolulu

From Honolulu, Elder C. D. M. Williams reports that outbreaks of cholera have been interfering somewhat with evangelistic work. He says the board of health has been doing excellent work in fighting the scourge.

Constituency Meeting Notices

A CHANGE of date and place of meeting made necessary the omission of the notice of the Review and Herald constituency meeting last week. Attention is called to the notice in this number, found on page 21, also notice of the constituency meetings of the Foreign Mission Seminary and the Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium.

Magazine Campaigns Around the World

ONE needs only to read the interesting report of our first magazine campaign in Korea, from Brother C. L. Butterfield, to see the wonderful manner in which God is using the printed page for the spread of this message. A few years ago it was felt by some that our magazines could not be sold even in the United States. It is being demonstrated now that they can be sold in every reading community in the world. The earnest company of magazine workers shown in Brother Butterfield's article, the faithful company pushing the work in Argentina, as brought to view on page 19, and the picture of the New Jersey workers, constitute an inspiring threefold picture which should lead others to give themselves to this noble work.

Missionary Advance in China

AGAIN we are reminded that the missionary advance is indeed a conflict. The last year has been a hard one in many of the tropical fields. The China Mission brethren have been sorely tried by having to recommend two of their workers to return to this country,—Elder W. A. Westworth, the superintendent of the field, and Dr. H. W. Miller, one of our pioneers in Chinese missions. These brethren have fought long against being invalided from the field, but have been compelled to yield. Elder Westworth is advised to give up thought of returning to labor again under the trying conditions and climate met with in the general China work. It is hoped in Dr. Miller’s case that he will surely return to China after a season in this country. Others must press forward to reenforce the field.

General Conference Committee in Session

By Editor

BEGINNING March 22, the General Conference Committee has been in special session to finish auditing of mission field accounts, left over from the last autumn council, and to pass on estimates and appropriations for 1911. Elders W. B. White, O. A. Olsen, B. F. Kneeland, W. H. Heckman, R. T. Baer, F. C. Gilbert, and R. T. Dowsett are present from outside Takoma Park. The work is not yet completed as we go to press. It is sadly evident that mission funds must be greatly increased if a tithe of the calls for additional work are to be responded to. From every continent come reports of openings and of sore needs. But the Mission Board can go only as far as the Lord’s people supply the men and the means. Let us pray the Lord of the harvest for the yet deeper consecration of life and means, which will come in these days when the work is to be finished.

Ministers Needed for Brazil

The Mission Board has invited Germany to supply two ministers for Brazil. There are two self-supporting conferences in Brazil calling for presidents.

The Circle Nearly Completed

By W. T. Knox

REPORTS have come from the Wisconsin and Virginia conferences, signifying the adoption by their committees of the Sustentation Fund, and the voting of ten per cent by Wisconsin and five per cent by Virginia from their tithe to the support of foreign mission work. The only other conferences reporting to us are those that had previously been reported by the union conferences in which they are located.

We are hoping to receive, during the next few days, reports from the few remaining conferences that have not yet taken action; we shall then be able to give a full report of the entire North American field.

W. T. KNOX, Treasurer.

Interest in the Protestant Magazine

By Editor

In a large city, a business man who was also a prominent churchman, had a copy of the Protestant on his library table one evening when thirty of his friends came to his home for a Bible study on Christian Science. The Protestant Magazine was noticed by some, and finally the whole company became so much interested in it that the entire evening was spent in reading the magazine, different members of the company taking turns in reading aloud. At the close of the meeting the thirty present subscribed for the Protestant, and each desired sample copies and subscription blanks, that he in turn might secure subscriptions from his friends and associates. A physician has just written us that he visited another physician, and saw on his table a copy of the Protestant Magazine. He had only a few moments to examine it, but desired the publishers to send him all the back numbers that have been published up to the present time, and to enter his subscription for a year in advance. If all our people would take as much interest in the Protestant Magazine as the Protestant people outside of our ranks manifest in it, it would be necessary for one hundred thousand copies of each issue of the magazine to be printed. Many of our own people are not interested in the Protestant simply because they do not know what it contains. We suggest that all who are not familiar with it, send at once for a sample copy.

What Says the Wrapper?

If you find underneath your name on the paper wrapper which you took off from this copy of the “Review,” Apr.-1-11, then your time expires with this number, and you must renew quickly or your paper will be stopped. You must have received before this time a notification of date of expiration from your tract society secretary, and your remittance should be sent to your conference office at once, if it has not already been mailed. Don’t forget that the rates are:— One year, $1.75. Six months, $ .90. Three months, $ .50. No subscription accepted for less than three months.