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Go Forward

By C. McREYNOLDS

Our people are acquainted to some extent with the movement that was launched at the fall council of the General and North American Division Conferences, at Loma Linda last November, to provide the necessary facilities for the work of the College of Medical Evangelists. This action was the result of the influence of some very plain statements

from the pen of the Lord’s messenger.

In order properly to qualify physicians it is necessary that one or more years of clinical instruction and experience be provided for the students. To secure the material for this part of the course, thus far in the history of the college, a small building has been rented in the city of Los Angeles for a dispensary, where the classes which have been graduated were given experience in dispensary work. But this place is entirely inadequate to meet the demand of such a work, and the Los Angeles County Hospital was resorted to for clinics, where much of the instruction is given by physicians from worldly medical colleges. This was all that could be done. No better conditions exist today. The class of 1916, soon to finish, is having the same experience. Shall this continue thus? It cannot, if we do the work that the Spirit of God has plainly directed us to do.

In “Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. IX, we read: “It is at the time his people see no way to advance, when the Red Sea is before them and the pursuing army behind, that God bids them, ‘Go forward.’ Thus he is working to test their faith. When such experiences come to you, go forward, trusting in Christ. Trials will come, but the word is, ‘Go forward.’”

This does not mean that a few men are to go forward and produce the buildings and procure the facilities that are needed, by accepting the money at a low rate of interest, thus creating a heavy liability. No; the call to Israel was to the entire body of the Lord’s people. So it is today; the call is to all the people.

It is proposed to raise the money at once to build a hospital and dispensary in the city of Los Angeles, to be known as The Ellen G. White Memorial Hospital, which, when equipped, will provide what is necessary. This work of raising the funds is in the hands of an organized committee known as the Women’s Committee, of which Mrs. S. N. Haskell is chairman, and Mrs. G. A. Irwin is general secretary.

Does it look like the Red Sea before us? Remember the call is to all the people to go forward.

Many years ago, when we were a very small people, we built in the city of Battle Creek, Mich., the “Dime Tabernacle,” at a cost of about $36,000. I dare say scarcely a Seventh-day Adventist in the world failed to have a part in this work. The call was to all the people, and the church was quickly built, paid for, and dedicated. Later we built our first college, also in Battle Creek. Elders G. I. Butler and S. N. Haskell, who are intensely interested in this present movement, had the burden of raising the money to build this first denominational college. They went to all the camp meetings and to all the large churches, and nearly all, both old and young, and even the children, contributed, and the necessary amount was quickly raised.

There are few if any of our people in any part of the world who will not desire to have at least a small part in the erection of this monument to the name of the Lord’s messenger whose latest burden was for the success of the College of Medical Evangelists. Let us go forward. C. McREYNOLDS.

Medical Missionary Department

W. A. RUBLE, M. D. - - General Secretary

L. A. HANSEN - - Assistant Secretary

H. W. MILLER, M. D. - N. Am. Div. Secretary

The Cry of the Human

By May Cole Kuhn

MAY COLE KUHN

God make me tender toward my fellow men! The anguished heart, the agonizing cry, Speak to me, look at me, in every crowd, Along the street and in the market place,— The haughty, suffering proud, the meek, sad face; God make me tender toward my fellow men!

God make me kind unto my fellow men! The hungering soul, the longing spirit, bares Itself unto my own grieved, faultful life. God give me grace to feel for them in kind, To loose some aspiration, free some mind; God make me kind unto my fellow men!

God make me loving to my fellow men! Not only toward the lovable and good, But toward the poor, and pitiable, and weak, Who grope but darkly in their daily walk,— God help them, and forgive! Let me some life-word speak; God make me loving toward my fellow men!

Educational Department

By Frederick Griggs; W. E. Howell

FREDERICK GRIGGS . . . General Secretary

W. E. HOWELL . . . Assistant Secretary

Nurses for the Mission Field

A LETTER received from one of our workers in a mission field tells of the need of more nurses, and gives some suggestions concerning the qualifications of prospective workers which are worthy of consideration by any who contemplate such work. We quote from the letter:—

“One who is devoting her life to genuine missionary work will find the work here intensely interesting. Of course, like all other walks of life, it is not divested of unpleasant phases. There are advantages and disadvantages in all fields. During certain months the heat may be somewhat trying, but there are usually periods of delightful weather. The abundance of tropical fruit is an attraction, but the greatest attraction is the need of the people.

“Our work is carried on as a phase of the regular denominational work. When there are no calls for paid nurses, they spend their time in distributing literature, holding Bible readings, visiting the sick poor, or in some other work. So we want not only good, efficient nurses to minister to the physical being, but those who are able to minister to the spiritual needs as well. One who enjoys doing Bible work and knows how to nurse is more likely to be successful as a missionary nurse than a good nurse who does not have an inclination to do Bible work. The Bible tells us, ‘Good understanding giveth favor.’

“Not all graduate nurses are missionary nurses. Perhaps the responsibility for this unfortunate condition is divided between the nurses and the institutions that train them. As much stress should be laid on the missionary phase of the work as on the technical training; at the same time, missionary nurses cannot be developed if the individuals themselves are not willing subjects.

“A two-thousand-mile journey, more or less, does not change one’s disposition or desires. It does not give impatient persons patience, neither does it change one’s appetite or desire for pleasures and associations that do not blend with the standards that are held by us as a people.

“The mission field is not interested in carrying on nurses’ work from the standpoint of financial gain, beyond a self-supporting basis. The purpose is to gain entrance into the hearts and homes of the people with the message we represent.

“The natives in this particular field are a mixture of color. While most of the paid nursing is among the strictly white inhabitants, the color line cannot be adhered to too closely by the missionary nurse. We are here principally to help the people of the country, and nursing among the foreigners is only a means to support our workers who for a portion of their time can exert a strong influence upon the natives directly. There are many who have just as honest hearts as we, and who love this message when it is brought to them. One who is opposed to working for the colored of any hue ought to remain in the States.

“The love of display in dress and jewelry is common to all races. Our workers should be examples to them in hygienic dress, and by refraining from the use of gold and other unnecessary adornment. These may seem small matters, but they indicate the trend of character, and only those whose lives are in harmony with the instruction of the Scriptures should take up foreign missionary work, else our teaching to this people is in vain.

“One sister who has recently come to us is having good success, and is leaving a good impression wherever she goes. She has more calls than she can possibly fill; and during the first few weeks she more than earned her salary, with an additional month for work among the natives and for the study of the language. She was called to a distant place for about three weeks, then to a city hospital for a night, and to another for three nights. We now have a call to place a nurse in the home of a Presbyterian missionary.

“From this you can see how vital it is that we have nurses who properly represent the message. They have a field all their own, which they can develop by becoming acquainted with the leading physicians, introducing our nurses’ bureau, if one exists, our health principles and literature, etc.”

Appreciative Words

By F. W. Paap

In our desire to increase the circulation of the REVIEW, and to get it into the home of every family of Seventh-day Adventists, a personal letter was addressed to many thousands of our people. As a result of this, many new subscriptions are coming in, and many expressions of appreciation. We feel sure you will enjoy reading at least a few of these good words. The following are very brief, but represent quite generally, we believe, how this faithful pastor of the flock is regarded by the sheep of the fold:—

“I cannot see how any member of the church can get along without it.”

“As regards the REVIEW, it is meat and drink to my soul.”

“It helps me to keep pace with the message.”

“I wish I were able to tell you the worth of the REVIEW to me, but I cannot. It is our best paper.”

“The REVIEW helps me in my home, in all branches of my work.”

“To me the REVIEW is one of the essentials to spiritual growth. It keeps us all united in this world-wide work.”

“The REVIEW is everything to me. I have never heard a Seventh-day Adventist minister preach, but by reading the REVIEW I keep up.”

“I have read the REVIEW for forty years, and I could not do without it. It has been a great help and comfort to me.”

“I know I could not be a true Seventh-day Adventist long, nor could I teach the message, if I did not take the REVIEW.”

“I have been a subscriber for the REVIEW for over five years. I would not do without it. I would rather go hungry than do without the REVIEW.”

“The REVIEW is to me meat in due season. I look with longing for the day of its coming, and I do rejoice for the

good news of the rapid spread of this precious message.”

“DEAR BROTHER: Yours received. I am a subscriber to the REVIEW. I love to read the paper, though I am not a Seventh-day Adventist.”

“I have been twenty-six years in this message, and during that time I have been a constant reader of the REVIEW. I love it more and more. We shall need its help to enable us to stand the coming storm.”

“I certainly love the dear old REVIEW. It brings so much cheering news from all parts of the world. Its weekly visits are appreciated as those of a very dear friend.”

“Every Seventh-day Adventist ought to take this good paper, this voice of the message, into his home. Personally I cannot get along without it.”

“I love it. It cheers me on my way. It tells me Christ is soon to come in all his glory, and all the holy angels with him. Then my poor old limbs will not be tired any more. I am sixty years of age. I have taken the REVIEW for twenty-one years. I have walked over 20,000 miles selling our literature. Tramping through the snow and climbing the hills make me very tired at times.”

Are you a subscriber? Does every family in your church receive the benefits of this mighty unifying factor? Won’t you help to place the REVIEW in every family of Seventh-day Adventists?

F. W. PAAP.

Home Missionary Department

E. M. GRAHAM - - - General Secretary F. W. PAAP - - - N. Am. Div. Secretary

Obituaries

Wilson.—George H. Wilson, infant son of Fannie Wilson, died in Baltimore, Md., March 24, 1916. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. Gustavus P. Rodgers.

Mathews.—Adeline E. Mathews, aged 53 years, died in Lodi, Cal., March 12, 1916. California was her native State. She accepted present truth about twenty-five years ago, and sleeps in the blessed hope. Four children are left to mourn. Clarence Santer.

Phillips.—Emma L. Phillips was born March 19, 1877, and died in Baltimore, Md., March 18, 1916. As the result of a tent effort, she united with the Third Seventh-day Adventist church of Baltimore in 1914. She fell asleep in full hope of life eternal. Gustavus P. Rodgers.

Finn.—Mrs. Mary Finn was born Feb. 16, 1845, and died after a short illness, in Takoma Park, D. C., March 21, 1916. She accepted the third angel's message in Michigan in the year 1876, and was a consistent Christian until the time of her death. She is survived by an aged husband, three daughters, four sisters, and two brothers. R. E. Harter.

Giles.—Sophia Augusta Giles was born in Folköping, Sweden, Dec. 16, 1861. She came to the United States at the age of sixteen, and was united in marriage with Ernest Giles in 1884. Four children were born to them, of whom only one survives. Sister Giles accepted present truth in 1891, and for many years was connected with our sanitariums, particularly in Portland, Oregon, and Walla Walla, Wash. She continued an earnest, zealous worker in the Master's cause until death. C. E. Wood.

Spire.—Naomi Marguerite Spire, infant daughter of Brother and Sister B. W. Spire, of Formoso, Fla., died at the age of 1 year, 3 months, and 13 days. The parents look forward with hope to the glad resurrection morning. W. H. Heckman.

Peerman.—Died in San Diego, Cal., March 8, 1916, Mrs. Lenora Peerman, a native of Missouri, aged 51 years. Her last testimony was, “I shall be satisfied when I awake in His likeness.” Her mother, with other relatives and friends, is left to mourn. W. M. Healey.

Ward.—Mrs. Flora H. Ward was born in Illinois, in 1838, and lived to the age of 77 years. She became a charter member of the Ferndale (Cal.) Seventh-day Adventist church about thirty years ago, and fell asleep in the hope of a part in the first resurrection. Andrew Nelson.

Peeke.—Harrie Sanders Peeke was born May 2, 1858, near Lexington, Ill. He was married to Anna C. Muer June 24, 1897. In 1899 he accepted present truth, and Dec. 12, 1915, died at his home, in College View, Nebr. He is survived by a wife, three daughters, and one son. B. L. House.

Swan.—Percy V. Swan was born Aug. 24, 1880. He united in marriage with Miss Laura Hallock in 1898, who, with his father and four brothers, is left to mourn his sudden death, which occurred in Battle Creek, Mich., March 17, 1916. He was highly esteemed by all acquaintances. G. E. Langdon.

Reed.—Nelson S. Reed was born in Ohio, June 5, 1844, and died in Cement, Okla., March 7, 1916. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for thirty-two years, and spent some time in the canvassing work. A short funeral service was conducted at the grave. L. W. Felter.

Jack.—Ollie Lee Jack was born Jan. 6, 1883. In early youth she accepted Christ as her Saviour, and about thirteen years ago became a Seventh-day Adventist. She died Jan. 24, 1916, in full assurance of a part in the first resurrection. She leaves her husband and four children to mourn. H. N. Gemon.

Jones.—Elizabeth Rachel Jones was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, Dec. 22, 1835. She came to California in the summer of 1864. She was an earnest Christian, and a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for more than forty years. Five of her seven children are left to mourn their loss. Andrew Nelson.

Smith.—Mrs. Mary R. Richardson Smith was born in the State of Virginia, and died in Wilmington, Del., March 8, 1916. She was an earnest member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for fourteen years, and fell asleep trusting in her Saviour. Her husband, two sisters, and a brother are left to mourn. Gustavus P. Rodgers.

Cook.—Lottie May Cook was born Sept. 9, 1873, in Sebastopol, Cal., and died March 19, 1916. She became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the age of sixteen. Her marriage to M. N. Cook took place Dec. 22, 1897, and he, with two sons, her father, three brothers, and three sisters, is left to mourn. Andrew Nelson.

Meader.—Mrs. Laura M. Meader was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 17, 1862, and died suddenly March 12, 1916. In 1893 she became a member of the Cincinnati Seventh-day Adventist church, and was earnest and faithful to her duty. Her daily life was a constant witness to the power of the gospel. Two sisters are left to mourn. J. H. Behrens.

Lucas.—Mrs. Samantha M. Lucas was born in Newstead, N. Y., in the year 1839, and died at the home of her daughter, in Buffalo, N. Y., March 21, 1916. She was baptized more than forty years ago, and remained a faithful, consistent member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church until called by death. Eight of her ten children survive. H. L. Shoup.

Kemp.—Amanda Kemp died at the home of her daughter, in Artesia, Cal., March 7, 1916, aged 81 years. She became a Sabbath keeper in 1863, and ever remained faithful, doing what she could for the Master during years of suffering. She came to California in 1876, where she resided until her death. C. P. Haskell.

Ping.—Rella Bradley was born Nov. 23, 1845. In 1887 she united with the church in Audubon, Iowa, as a charter member. She was a devout Christian. Jan. 3, 1867, she was united in marriage with R. G. Ping, and five of their six children are left to mourn. Her death occurred Jan. 21, 1916. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. J. W. Beams.

Wood.—Mary Maud Decius was born in York, Nebr., Feb. 17, 1884. She united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the age of nineteen years. Her marriage with Leon E. Wood, of Hutchinson, Kans., occurred Aug. 13, 1910. Two children were born to them. Her death took place at the family home, in Hutchinson, March 8, 1916. E. T. Wilson.

DeWolf.—Mrs. Louisa K. DeWolf, née Colegrove, was born in Edmeston, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1833. In 1861 she accepted the third angel's message under the labors of Elders Isaac Sanborn and J. N. Loughborough, and remained faithful to God until her death, which occurred Feb. 4, 1916. Funeral services were conducted in Clinton Junction, Wis. L. E. Wellman.

Kellogg.—Lucina Ashley was born in York State, April 24, 1840. In early life she was married to Albert Kellogg, now deceased, and three children were born to them. For fifty years she was a believer in the second coming of Christ and in the Sabbath truth. Her death occurred at the home of her daughter, in Battle Creek, Mich., March 18, 1916. She is survived by three daughters. G. E. Langdon.

Bergey.—Henry A. Bergey fell asleep in Jesus, in Manville, Alberta, Jan. 16, 1916, leaving a wife, one son, and four daughters. He was in ill health for some time, and suffered much during the last two years of his life. Father was born in Ohio, Aug. 5, 1849. He accepted present truth in North Dakota twenty years ago, and was one of the pioneer Sabbath keepers in the province of Alberta, Canada. Mrs. Robert Welsh.

Hoeckendorf.—William Friedrich Hoeckendorf was born in Germany, March 24, 1865. He came to this country at the age of seventeen, and was married to Augusta Wessendorf in 1889. Seven children were born to them. In 1890 Brother Hoeckendorf accepted present truth, and remained a faithful member of the church until called by death, March 22, 1916. The funeral services were conducted by the writer, in Liberal, Kans. Bernard Voth.

Fraser.—Dr. John C. Fraser was born in Whiteside County, Illinois, July 5, 1855. After a short sickness, he died in College View, Nebr., March 13, 1916. He is survived by his wife, four sons, one daughter, his mother, two brothers, three sisters, and many friends. Brother Fraser was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for thirty-nine years. He was highly esteemed by all who knew him, and the funeral services, conducted in the church at College View, were largely attended. B. L. House.

Jarvis.—Hazel Jarvis was born Aug. 30, 1889, in Amazonia, Mo. She was married to M. C. Jarvis in Wichita, Kans., Sept. 24, 1894. About one year ago Sister Jarvis accepted the truths held by Seventh-day Adventists, and united with the church in Wellington, Kans. Shortly after this the family moved to Tenlas, Okla., where she died March 16, 1916. The body was brought back to Kansas for burial, a funeral service being conducted in the church at Wellington. Her husband, two children, a sister, a brother, and her grandfather are left to mourn. M. G. Huffman.

Roedel.—Anna Gertrude Newman was born in Brazil, South America, Feb. 7, 1864. She was married to Herman Roedel July 3, 1883, and to them were born nine children. In 1896 she united with the Seventh-day Adventist church in McCook, Nebr. The family moved to Oregon in 1901, and she fell asleep in Jesus at her home, in Hubbard, March 10, 1916. Her husband and seven surviving children mourn. T. L. Thuemler.

Hewitt.—John Hewitt was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., May 16, 1894. He came south in 1907, living in Tullahoma, Tenn. He took special training for the work of a nurse, at the Madison (Tenn.) Sanitarium, completing his work with the class of 1914-15. He died in Coffee County, Tennessee, March 23, 1916. His many friends look forward to the glad morning of reunion when the King shall come to claim his own. John Myers.

Greentree.—William Greentree was born in Brown County, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1848, and died in Elkwood, Ala., March 16, 1916. About thirty-five years ago he accepted present truth, and became a charter member of the church in Leesburg, Ohio. In 1896 he came South to help spread the knowledge of present truth, and was privileged to see a church of thirty members organized through his efforts. His wife, three daughters, and two stepsons survive. A. L. Miller.

Lewis.—Sarah Catherine Morris was born April 29, 1839, in Evansville, Ind. She was married to James H. Lewis, of St. John, Mo., Nov. 23, 1856. For more than fifty years she served the Lord, and in 1905, when the light of present truth came to her, she gladly accepted it, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Glen Elder, Kans. Her death occurred at the home of her daughter, March 24, 1916. Five of her six children are left to mourn. A. S. Bringle.

Kier.—Maren Peterson was born in Aistergoar Saltum Soven, Denmark, Oct. 25, 1840. She was married to Nelson Kier in 1864, and to them were born two daughters and seven sons. In 1870 they came to America and settled in Iowa. One year later they moved across the prairies by ox team and took up a homestead near Swan Lake, S. Dak. In 1896 Brother and Sister Kier accepted present truth through the efforts of Elders John F. Hanson and J. G. Matteson, and became charter members of the church organized near their home. Our sister fell asleep in Jesus, March 7, 1916. She is survived by her aged husband, one daughter, and two sons. J. W. Lair.

Camp Meetings

ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE

Massachusetts ............ June 8 to 18 Eastern New York ............ June 15 to 25 Western New York ............ June 22 to July 2 Northern New England ............ Aug. 24 to Sept. 3 Maine ............ Aug. 31 to Sept. 10 Southern New England ............ (Undecided)

CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE

Colorado, Denver ............ June 8 to 18

COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE

Virginia, Richmond ............ May 25 to June 4 Chesapeake ............ June 8 to 18 West Pennsylvania ............ June 22 to July 2 Eastern Pennsylvania ............ June 15 to 25 New Jersey ............ July 27 to Aug. 6 Ohio ............ Aug. 17 to 27 West Virginia, North View, Clarksburg, ............ Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

EASTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE

Ontario ............ June 19 to 25 Quebec ............ June 25 to July 2 Maritime ............ July 3 to 9 Newfoundland, St. John's ............ July 14 to 18

NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE

Southern Idaho, Boise ............ May 18 to 28 Southern Oregon, Eugene ............ June 8 to 18

NORTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

Iowa, Nevada ............ May 25 to June 5 Minnesota, Anoka ............ June 1 to 11 South Dakota, Watertown ............ June 8 to 18 North Dakota, Jamestown ............ June 15 to 25

Southern Idaho Conference Association

By T. G. Bunch; T. L. Copeland

The annual meeting of the constituency of the Southern Idaho Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, a corporation, will be held on the camp ground in Boise, Idaho, Tuesday, May 23, 1916. The first meeting is called for 10 A. M., on the above date, for the election of a board of trustees, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the association. T. G. BUNCH, President. T. L. COPELAND, Secretary.

Publications Wanted

THE persons named below desire late, clean copies of our publications, sent postpaid, for use in missionary work. In sending publications care should be exercised to select only such as are free from soil and disfigurement. We have been credibly informed that some who oppose this movement and the truths which it represents answer these requests for literature, and are sending to our brethren and sisters in various parts of the country tracts and papers representing their opposition. Our workers should be careful not to confound this literature with our denominational publications, and thus unwittingly become agents in sending out matter not printed in the interests of the cause of truth.

Miss Mary Myles, 101 Main St., Kingston, Pa.

F. M. Cook, R. F. D. 1, Box 49, Harrison, Ark.

D. G. Harden, 442 West Fifth St., Reno, Nev.

W. B. Jenkins, Starke, Fla. REVIEW and Signs.

J. H. Downes, Y. M. C. A., Cornhill, London, E. C.

Mrs. Belle McCabe, El Reno, Okla. Papers and tracts.

Mrs. Minnie Allen, R. F. D., Province Road, Laconia, N. H.

Mrs. A. Alderman, R. F. D. 3, Youngstown, Ohio. All publications except REVIEW.

Mrs. Lydia B. Sweeney, 1210 John St., Albuquerque, N. Mex. All papers, magazines, small books, and tracts.

Requests for Prayer

“PLEASE pray that my father may be healed from rheumatism,” writes a Virginia sister.

A Missouri sister feels especially burdened for her husband, and asks that we join her in prayer for his conversion.

Essentials to Health

The first essential to health is good, appetizing food, properly prepared. “Food and Cookery,” a very practical health cookbook, classifies the requisite foods according to their constituent elements, and their nutritive values, and gives definite instructions in their proper combinations and general preparation. With this handy and thoroughly tested little cookbook, and its “Food Facts” supplement, any cook may have in her home all the advantages of the presence of a scientific cooking instructor. The book is in every way practical, and contains a large number of carefully tested recipes, grouped under subjects and arranged for the convenience of the one charged with the important work of keeping the family well through the serving of the right kind of food, properly prepared.

Its 127 pages are filled with scientific facts about foods and their preparation, stated in such a simple, practical way as to be easily understood and applied. The book is hand-sewed, and bound in durable, flexible cloth covers, with a separate pamphlet of 24 pages on healthful living and practical dietetics. It is just the book for every cook to study, the one thing needful in every home to insure health and happiness. A prominent physician recently said his most common prescription in cases of ordinary sickness was “a change of cook.” The cook will invariably change after studying and applying the suggestions of “Food and Cookery,” but will not go away. This book with the Food Facts supplement will be given with Life and Health, one year, for $1.10. Regular price of the book is 35 cents.

Let Another Praise Thee

While the editor of the Temperance Instructor Annual modestly recognizes the strength of the Annual, knowing full well that she spent much time and hard work during the entire previous year in its preparation, and that the results following the circulation of the Instructor are very flattering, neither she nor the publishers would care to speak as strongly in its favor as many of its friends are voluntarily doing. We quote a few of these friendly words as samples of the many constantly coming to the office.

The following is from Mrs. Frank D. Wheeler, of the California Campaign Federation, Southern Department Headquarters, Los Angeles, Cal.:—

Heartily Commends Its Forcible Presentation of Facts

“I have read the 1916 Temperance issue of the Youth’s Instructor, and heartily commend it for its conservative statements and forcible presentation of facts. I recommend it to the earnest perusal of all interested in the alcohol problem, especially to our young people, I should like samples of your temperance publications.

“Thanking you for your offer of help, and expecting to call upon you later, I am

“Sincerely yours.”

The following is from Franklin Hichborn, Publicity Expert, Manager of the Publicity Department of the California Campaign Federation:—

Serves as a Model

“The tracts which I have seen have proved very interesting. I am constantly on the lookout for material and suggestions, and find much in what you have sent. I was particularly glad to get copies of the Instructor. I had never seen the paper before, but whoever gets it out has hit upon a most excellent scheme of breaking up the pages with small cuts. I shall endeavor to adopt the plan for the Liberator [official organ of the California Campaign Federation]; in fact, I have saved a large number of these cuts for future use and suggestions.”

The following testimonial is from Julia D. Phelps, President Los Angeles County Woman’s Christian Temperance Union:—

Accurate and Reliable

“I consider the Temperance Instructor one of the most valuable of temperance publications. It is good for reference in the preparation of speeches, essays, or newspaper articles. Young people’s societies will find its cartoons valuable material for programs. The information given is accurate and reliable. It is up to date and inclusive. Each year I look forward to my copy and keep it on file for use. Therefore I take pleasure in commending it to others.”

YOUR KINDERGARTEN DEPARTMENT

IS THE KINDERGARTEN DEPARTMENT of your Sabbath-school supplied with the material necessary to teach the little folks Scripture lessons in a manner to make the lesson interesting to them, so that the study period will be one of joy, which will be looked forward to eagerly from one Sabbath to the next, and at the same time help in making the Scripture lesson practical?

If not, you should send at once for the full kindergarten outfit. This outfit consists of the lesson book, “Bible Object Lessons and Songs for Little Ones” on the life of Christ, and a round table with little red chairs, as shown in the illustration above, and three boxes of material. Read the following description: The book contains illustrative material for mothers and teachers. It has fifty-two lessons, one for each Sabbath in the year. It contains thirty-nine songs and hymns, written especially for these lessons. It has thirty-six full-page pictures, size 6 x 9 inches. It has fifty-two pen drawings, showing how to use the illustrative material. The book contains 160 large pages, beautifully printed.

Once bought, this is permanent, being designed for use year after year. Your school should have one copy of this book for each teacher in the Kindergarten Department. Let the first lessons for every child be on the life and words of Jesus. No child lessons can equal those by and about the Master. It pays to make religious instruction delightsome instead of irksome.

THE ROUND TABLE has a beautiful hard top, folding legs, and inside cabinet with lock for material. Seats seven children and the teacher. Advantages of these are: First, each child can reach center of table to help build the lessons. Second, teacher can reach every child. Third, table is heavy, so material is not easily shaken down. Fourth, can be folded and rolled away, so that any room may be used if none is permanently devoted to the kindergarten work. Fifth, table is varnished, easily cleaned, and lasts a lifetime.

EIGHT LITTLE RED CHAIRS for the class and the teacher are a delight to the children, and add to the convenience of the round table. The THREE BOXES OF MATERIAL make teaching easy. Boxes 1 and 2 contain hard maple blocks cut into cubes, halves, quarters, squares, and oblongs. Boxes are of cherry, dove-tailed corners, sliding top, durable. Box 3 contains 10 miniature sheep, 30 mounted sticks to represent people (10 of them children), green French tissue-paper for Sea of Galilee, cones and domes, and green splints for river outline and tree-building. If the three boxes are ordered with book, purchaser receives free a “Portfolio of Blackboard Sketches on the Life of Christ,” to aid in drawing.

THE PRICES.— The book is issued in two styles of binding, board cover, $1.50; blue cloth, $2.00. The little red chairs, 60 cents each, freight or express extra. The table (weight 40 pounds), $5.50, freight or express extra. Three boxes of material, $2.00, mail 40 cents extra. If the book and material are ordered with the table, they are put into the drawer, thus saving postage.

The blocks, table, and chairs being practically indestructible, very little expense is necessary in the running of the Kindergarten Department after the first fitting up. The children take great delight in helping to build these lessons, and the impressions thus made remain with them as long as they live. This kindergarten outfit will be a great blessing to your Sabbath-school.

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