oaf MIt Abint • ligLvitt

Von. 95 TAKOMA PARK STATION, WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 12, 1918 No. 50

Mr. Alexander fold them they should The Prophetic Conference, New York City be ashamed to come to such a meet- AN undenominatronal prophetic sion was as well attended as the ing without their Bibles, and he pulled conference of believers in the pre- first. It was necessary to obtain two out of his pocket two Testaments and Millennial personal coming of Jesus churches for overflow meetings. gave them to the young men. All Christ, was held in New York City An incident or two will be of inter- were urged to join the Pocket Testa- from November 25 to 28. It was my est to show the enthusiasm of those ment League, the members of which great privilege to be present at this who, attended the conference. The promise to carry a Bible or Testament meeting. One of the larger churches song service began each evening at with them wherever they go, and to of New York, the Collegiate Marble 7: 30, while the doors of the hall were read at least one chapter every day. Church, was used for the morning opened at seven. Wednesday eve- Of course many of the speakers service, while the aftern6on and eve- ning, as I was approaching the hall at held views concerning what was to ning services were held in Carnegie seven minutes past seven, I noticed happen during the millennium which Hall, which has a capacity of some- ahead of me three middle-aged men we do not believe are Biblical. Nev- thing over three thousand. who looked like business men, start- ertheless, the general effect of the It surely would have been a cause ing to run. Following their exam- conference was good, emphasizing, as of rejoicing to any Seventh-day Ad- ple, I ran also, and followed them to the speakers did, the real Scriptural ventist, as it was to me, to see the en- the hall, and found that they were doctrines of Christ's personal com- thusiastic congregations crowding the running in order to obtain a seat in ing, the resurrection of the dead, and meeting places at every session, to the auditorium; but we were too late. the creation of the new earth after hear discourses on the coming of At ten minutes past seven every seat the destruction of the old earth by Jesus. in the auditorium was taken, and it fire. As Adventists, we have been • Monday evening, although I ar- was necessary for us to go to the gal- preaching these many years the doc- rived a little after the beginning of lery. By half past seven every seat trine of Christ's coming, and it is the service, I anticipated no' difficulty in the gallery was occupied, and late gratifying indeed to find earnest Bible in obtaining a seat, thinking that corners found it necessary to stand evangelists of other denominations with such. a large hall as . Carnegie or go to one of the other meetings. uniting together to hold conferences, Hall, and with such an unpopular On the last evening of the confer- and calling attention to the funda- topic as the coming of the Lord, there ence, Thursday, the people began to mental Biblical doctrine of the sec- would be plenty of room even for the gather before the hall at six o'clock. ond eomir)i of Christ. late corners. I found out, however, By 6 : 30 several hundred had gath- The New York meeting, following my mistake, when the guards at the ered, blocking the sidewalk, and even last spring's similar meeting at Phil- door told me that every seat was crowding out into the street. On this adelphia, was so successful that it was taken, and that I should go to an over- account the hall was opened at 6: 30, stated that the committee who had flow meeting at the Church of the instead of seven, and there was a arranged for the conference in New Stranger. DeSiring to attend this longer song service. York, were planning to hold similar particular service, I urged that I be Another encouraging feature of conferences in the great cities through- allowed to go up into the galleries, the conference was the emphasis laid out this country in order to stir all and received permission, being obliged upon the reading of the Scriptures. the people to a realization of the im- to stand throughout the service with Charles Alexander, who led the sing- portance of that cardinal doctrine many others who also were unable to ing, repeatedly asked all those who of the Scriptures, the. advent of obtain seats. had their Bibles or Testaments with our Lord Jesus Christ. p The keynote of the first meeting, them to raise them. It was indeed As believers in the third angel's as well as of the whole conference, cheering to see that practically every message, we have long looked forward and the point emphasized by every attendant at the conference had his to• the time of the loud cry. With the speaker, was the personal, literal, im- Bible with him. At one session, no- prevailing indifference to the message minent, prernillennial coming of the ticing two young men toward the of Christ's advent, we are sometimes 'Lord Jesus Christ. And every ses- front who did not raise their hands, inclined to feel as the prophet Elijah 2 (1146) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50 did,— who is indeed a type of the ad- ments in the hands of God to prepare and seek to " draw away disciples vent people,— that we alone remain for the loud cry of the third angel's after them." This has been done in faithful to the " blessed hope." May it message which we so earnestly antic- the past, and will be done in the fu- not be that now, as in the time of that ipate ? ture. And the pity of it is that some- -prophet, the Lord has many faithful Repeatedly, speakers it presenting times the leadership is so poor in I ones who have not bowed the knee to the Bible doctrines clustering around churches that when one who, once was Baal, but hold with us to the expecta- the coming of Christ, spoke better a brother comes along with some new tion of Christ's soon return. If in than they knew, and if their position theory, the tendency of which is to the providence of God these believers were followed logically to a consistent divide and unsettle the church, he is in all churches are stirred up, and they conclusion, it would bring them to invited into the church to preach. in turn, through these prophetic con- accept doctrines which they doubtless Such a church is in need of heavenly ferences, serve to stir up the hearts do not hold, such as the sleep of the anointing. We should ever seek after and minds of men throughout this dead, the close of probation with more light, but when true light comes, whole country to an appreciation of Christ's second coming, etc. Discus- it will reveal to us more clearly the this same blessed hope, may it not be sion of these points must be left for great fundamental pillars of this mes- that this will be one of the instnu- another article. L. L. c. sage, and settle the people of God more firmly in the faith. Anything that does not do this, but is confusing and bewildering, is not light, no mat- Responsibility of Church Leaders ter what pretentious claims it may put As was observed in a preirious ar- lished in the faith. Nothing is more forth. All this emphasizes the need ticle, the responsibility of a church detrimental to the stability and prog- of • leaders in the church who are leader is very great. The church is ress of the truth than having leaders sound in the faith and have clear spir- organized for aggressive missionary who are unsettled on some point of itual perception, who study the Word work, therefore it must be directed by faith which the church as a body be- and are able to convince the gain- 4 able leaders in that work. An army lieves. The attitude whiCh we should sayer. whose commanders were slow and in- take toward this kind of leadership is The elder of a church is called an different, and who failed to execute thus stated in " Early Writings : " " overseer." He must necessarily take the plans laid in council, would fail "I saw a company who stood well guarded the oversight of the entire work of and be defeated by the enemy. The and firm, giving no countenance to those the church. This does not mean, of same is true of the church. If the who would unsettle the established faith of course, that he is to do all the work; the body. God looked upon them with ap- leaders are capable and aggressive; there are other officers who have re- probation. I was shown three steps,— the sponsibilities in different lines. Yet, the church is usually the same, and is first, secpnd, and third angels' messages. at the front in all branches of the Said my accompanying angel; Woe to him as a wise and capable " overseer," he work. who shall move a block or stir a pin of these must see that the work is done, and This is especially true of the elder messages.' "—Page 258. lead the other officers of the church and the deacon. The Lord so consid- So, even if a person is endowed with in whatever work the church may be ered it, inasmuch as he has outlined many other good qualifications as a called upon to do. When a campaign quite clearly the qualifications which leader, if he is not in harmony with is in progress, he must plan for it, and these church officers should possess. the " established faith of the body," see that it is properly organized and Concerning the elder, or bishop, he this of itself is sufficient to disqualify carried forward. When plans or pol- says: him as a leader. It would be far bet- icies outlined by the larger organiza- tion, such as the local, union, and "A bishop must be blameless, as the stew- ter, in our judgment, to have no leader ard of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, than to have this kind. It is well to General conferences, come to him, he not given to wine, no striker, not given to give attention to this point, for some- filthy lucre; but a lover of hospitality, a times those who have what they deem 41 lover of good men, sober, just, holy, tem- The Advent Review perate; holding fast the faithful word as " advanced light " are quite willing he hath been taught, that he may be able to assume the work of leader, and then and Sabbath Herald by sound doctrine both to exhort and to con- ride their pet hobby at every oppor- GENERAL CHURCH PAPER OF vince the gainsayers." Titus 1: 7-9. tunity. THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS "A bishop then must be blameless, the The apostle Paul emphasized this Devoted to the Proclamation of " the Faith husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of matter in his farewell visit with the which was once delivered unto the saints." good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not, Ephesian elders. VoL. 95 DECEMBER 12, 1918 No. 50 greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a " Take heed therefore unto yourselves, Issued every Thursday by the brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well and to all the flock, over the which the Holy his own house, having his children in subjec- Ghost bath made you overseers, to feed the Review & Herald Publishing Association tion with all gravity; (for if a man know church of God, which he hath purchased Washington, D. C. not how to rule his own house, how shall he with his own blood. For I know this, that take care of the church of God?) not a after my departing shall grievous wolves TERMS: IN ADVANCE novice, lest being lifted up with pride he enter in among you, not sparing the flock. One Year $2.50 Six Months $1.50 fall into the condemnation of the devil." Also of your own selves shall men arise, Two Years 4.50 Three Years 6.00 1 Tim. 3: 2-6, speaking perverse things, to draw away dis- No extra postage is charged to countries ciples after them." Acts 20 28-30. within the Universal Postal Union. These scriptures should be very Make all post office money orders payable at the WASHINGTON, D. C., post office (not carefully studied. They assure us that Two dangers are here, mentioned : Takoma Park Station). Address all communi- these offices carry with them very one from the outside —" wolves," and cations and make all drafts and express money sacred responsibility, and the work one from the inside —" of your own orders payable to is not to be directed by novices or selves," men " speaking perverse REVIEW AND HERALD Takoma Park Station - Washington, D. C. • those without high spiritual percep- things." This warning has been Entered as second-class matter, August 14, tion and eminent piety, that in every- needed, for this has been a real dan- 1903, at the post office at Washington, D. C., thing they may be examples to the ger to the church in all ages. And under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. flock. the danger is no less today. Men will Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. They are to be men who are estab- arise in our midst with " new light," 3, 1917, authorized on June 22, 1918. December 12,1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1147) 3

must see that they are given proper increasing the tithe, but of saving the statement of his views regarding this attention, and that the church over souls of those who are robbing the question : which he presides does its full share. Creator. The following extract points " No nation ought to be called upon to He should keep in close touch with out the duty of church officers in this surrender or impair its effective and com- the mission funds, and see that the matter : plete sovereignty over its own affairs and interests. quota determined for his church is " Let the church appoint pastors or elders " No nation ought to be allowed to dic- raised. If there is slackness in the who are devoted to the Lord Jesus, and let tate to another forms of legislation or ad- matter, he should call the attention of these men see that officers are chosen who ministration or a scheme of government. the church to it, and plan to have the will attend faithfully to the work of gather- " No nation and no combination of na- ing in the tithe. If the pastors show that tions ought to be in a position to prescribe matter remedied. He must also give they are not fitted for their charge, if they for the rest what its fiscal policy should be. attention to the question of the tithe, fail to set before the church the importance That is a very burning question. Each gov- and make a strong effort to see that of returning to God his own, if they do not ernment must be allowed to tax its people, all are faithful in this sacred work. see to it that the officers under them are frame its tariff, and carry on its financial To withhold the tithe is a sin. It faithful, and that the tithe is brought in, system with primary regard to its own in- they are in peril. They are neglecting a terests and the interests of those for whom is really theft. It is robbing God to matter which involves a blessing or a curse it is the trustee. withhold from his treasury that which to the church. They should be relieved of " It would be a very serious handicap to he has said in his Word is holy. It their responsibility, and other men should the adoption of a league of nations if it brings a curse upon us, and hinders be tested and tried."— Supplement to Be- were to be supposed tat by associating one's, Mew and Herald, Dec. 1, 1896. country with a grey international combina- our spiritual growth. Those who fall tion one should be called upon in any way into this sin should be faithfully la- We shall speak of other duties of to surrender the complete power of self- bored with by the leaders in the church officers in another article. determination and independent government_ church, not simply with the idea of G. B. T. " You cannot have a league of nations in any but an academic sense, which means an ineffective sense, unless those entering are prepared to recognize that in all countries The Peace of the World—No. 3 participating the basis of government should not be autocracy, but complete, unfettered THE complex problems with which contending peoples as to boundaries, rights freedom at home. of way, and rights of access to navigable " Next, they all should be prepared to the coming peace conference will have rivers and the sea. to deal necessitate, it is believed by combine their naval, military, and economic " It must continue its powers of media- forces against any member or group of mem- many, the formation of an interna- tion and conciliation long after a treaty has bers cherishing and trying to carry into ef- tional league. These problems cannot been framed and signed to settle disputes fect, aggressive ends. be settled: in a day or a month. They between new-fledged countries and restrain " War, under modern conditions — and- their jealousies and ambitions. They will relate to old questions and to new; to this will be increasingly true as the world not be perfect. develops— is a form of international sui- the nations which have been engaged " Their human frailties will still be pres- cide. That is the motive power for a for- in the Great War of the last four ent. The great powers must maintain a mation of a League of Nations." years; to the place on the map of Eu- joint military force to see to it that the terms of the treaty are complied with by War Minimized but Not Necessarily Ended for- All Time rope of the new nations which have the Central Powers. . . . been born in the great conflict. The Recognizing that nations are com- peace conference undoubtedly will cre- An Enforced Peace posed of men and women of like pas- ate international commissions and tri- " We may need a combined military force sions with all who have gone before to enforce decisions of the joint tribunals bunals to take some of these perplex- and commissions under the treaty against them in the world's history, the fatu- ing questions under advisement and the new governments. Here then we shall ous idea of the total and continuous work them out as may best be done. have for the Central Powers and the recently cessation of war has not taken pos- born republics a machinery to maintain peace Changing the Map of Europe session of the prominent advocates of among them and to compel the administra- the peace propaganda. Statesmen and In the Independent for Nov. 23, tion of justice. 1918, Mr. William Howard Taft, ex- "''his will be a league to enforce peace men of national affairs recognize that President of the United States and for half the world or more. What reason the same racial jealousies and ani- can be given for not extending tile opera- president of the League to Enforce mosities, the love of supremacy, the tion of this league to settle questions be- desire for gain, which have prompted Peace, expresses his convictions re- tween the great allied powers themselves and garding the work of the peace con- between the other nations of the world? unholy warfare in the past, will still ference and the fruits of victory which None. be elements to cope with in the fu- he hopes to see realized from the Great " If the war is to achieve its highest pur- ture. Senator William E. Borah, in pose, need for such a league is imperative. of Oct. 13, 1918, War: the New York Times " Let us hope. that the people of the thus expresses his conception of the " The Great War is ended. It will change United States will demand that their repre- the map of Europe and the world. As the sentatives unite with those of our allies in difficulties with which the proposed Christian era divides the ancient and the framing it. The peoples of England, league of the nations will have to modern world, so this war will be a new France, and Italy long or it as the only cope: point of departure in human history. . . . security worth having against recurrence "After the league has been formed —if This war, in giving birth to so many new of war," it ever is formed — nations will still be rest- governments without assured stability, in- The Preservation of National Autonomy and less, and men will still be ambitious. The creases the chances of international friction. Domestic Government ancient virtues and also the ancient vices Unless the great powers who have won the The question has been raised con- with us from the beginning will be with us war and who are responsible for these na- cerning the extent to which nations still. Commercial rivalry and national tions organize the world to maintain peace fickleness will yet obtain. All the passions, among them, war will show its grisly head united in a league of peace would jealousies, selfishness, to say nothing of the again. surrender their own national rights, disturbing force of progress, will be there " The complexity of the adjustments for and to what extent each would be a with which statesmen and diplomats may which the treaty of peace must provide makes play." inevitable the continuance of the present free, independent, self-governing na- Preparation for Future Wars p league of allied nations and its enlarge- tion. Statesmen who have given wide ment. The treaty must provide joint ma- thought to this question agree that And recognizing that solemn cove- chinery with which to interpret and apply national rights must be preserved. nants and agreements can make no the terms of peace. Mr. Asquith, former premier of Great change in human nature,— in the " It must set up commissions to assess in- men and women making up the demnities. It must create tribunals to hear Britain, recently made the following 4 (1148) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50

body politic,— statesmen recognize believe the war is going to ,bring on the bloodshed, and for their efforts to millennium by making men' wholly per- that they must prepare for future ameliorate and alleviate the suffer- fect. After it is over, greed and selfishness, eventualities, and that it would be dis- jealousy an covetousness as l still have to ings of this old world. They are pow- tinetly suicidal from a national stand- contendeddwith s of human nature,nre, erless to change the hearts of men, to point to make no preparation ,f or fu- though I trust their virulence will 'iha vneve been eradicate from human nature sin and ture times and events as grave and greatly reduced. its terrible brood of evil. . " Nations are only the compOsite reflection serious to the integrity of national of human beings. They canned; be much, if The dove of peace once more broods governments as have been the crises any, superior to the individuals that animate over the nations of men. God in his of the last four years. The following and give them life. And nations will not ap- infinite mercy has given to his church statement in the October Forum from proach perfection in thought or action until a little time yet in which to carry the at Hon. George Chamberlain, chairman least a majority of human beings in all everlasting gospel to all the nations nations are perfect.e t idle to imagine of the United States Senate Com- all the inimperfi erfec tionso, human nature being of men. His angels and agents, mittee on Military Affairs, probably uprooted or destroyed during 'the period : through the restraining influences voices the sentiments of the great ma- the war, no matter how long or violent it which they exert in holding in check jority of those who have given the may be. In fact, if war were capable the winds of war and strife, make of such a phenomenal purifying process we closest and clearest thought to the would be compelled to exalt the science of this possible. May the church of God problems of the future : killing above the tenets of religion and all be awake to recognize this opportu- a° Some persons, I believe, contend that the other moral forces that have worked nity for labor, and be faithful in the the present World War should and will peacefully for the uplift of mankind. For improvement of what may be possibly mark the end of all warfare. Let us hope myself, I can pay to war no such tribute. the last opportunity to carry the gos- "Until you can eradicate from the in di- and. pray that they are right — but mean- pel message to earth's remotest bounds time we shall probably find it advisable to viclual human heart the evils' of greed and keep our powder dry.' selfishness and the desire to get something in a time of peace. It is possible that there will he no other that belongs to some one else, you cannot Earth's History Will End in Bloody Warfare great struggle such as that in which we are eradicate from the hearts of nations the now engaged, at least none other for a long same desire that lurks in the hearts of men The fears of thinking men, as they time to come. Yet such an eventuality is in dealing with others. contemplate the future, will be fully only a possibility, or, at the very highest " So long as men are greedy, nations will realized. Leagues and alliances will I b- estimate, a probability. Under no circum- be greedy. So long as men 'are unjust, na be powerless to hold in check the pas- stances that I can imagine can it be a cer- tions will be unjust. So long as men seek tainty. If means for making it a certainty what is not theirs, nations will hunger for sions of mankind. These passions, should be available they might be less de- conquests. So long as policemen shall be welling up from the hearts of the in- sirable than the danger to be subverted. needed to protect your homes, a military dividual units of society, will find ex- "At best we can only hope that the dan- arm will be needed to protect your borders from the invader. When locks and vaults pression in the future in national ger of warfare will be reduced to the low- greed and aggrandizement, the same est minimum compatible with human free- can be discarded throughout the earth, mili- dom, national self-respect, and legitimate tary arms may be safely thrown into the as in the past. national interests. sea. But such a time of halcyon safety is Long years ago the seers of God, " No reasonable person can maintain that not coming next year, or the: year after, if looking down through the ages to the it is possible for the present war, or the in- it ever comes at all. "Thus if I am asked IX we will have to closing days of earth's history,— the ternational arrangements it may produce, times to which we have come,— with to forever or so much as temporarily end the adopt measures of permanent military pre- possibility of war occurring and of the paredness, my answer is positively in the united voice pictured the vast prepa- United States being involved in warfare. affirmative." rations for war which we see today, That irremovable possibility must be taken Benefits from the Minimizing of War showing that no peace league will into account when we come to reshape na- Even if the League of Nations shall save the nations of men when the end tional policies in conformance with the new not entirely prevent future war, un- conditions that will prevail hereafter. of human history has been reached. " Therefore, our permanent policies of doubtedly great benefit will be de- This closing scene is graphically por- future peace times must comprise some rived from the minimization of hos- trayed by the prophet Joel: measure of national defense. We must in tilities among the nations. • " Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles: future be prepared for not only what may And to the extent that this pro- Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let likely happen, but also for what can hap posed league accomplishes this result, all the men of war draw near; let them pen, and our preparedness must be mod- come up: beat your plowshares into swords, ified only to the extent that the danger is to that extent, so long as it confines reduced. itself to the field of political activity, and your pruning hooks into spears: let the "It weak say, I am strong. Assemble your- is foolish to assume that, situated it is worthy of the earnest support of selves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather as we are, it will be safe for us to scrap every lover of peace and liberty. The our yourselves together round about: thither navy, dismantle our forts, and abandon cause thy mighty ones to come down, 0 our rifles, but the attention to be given great God of heaven has'' not yet for- these things will be marked in degree by saken the earth. He, still keeps ac- Lord. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat: for events we cannot now anticipate or define. count with the nations df men. His there will I sit to judge all the heathen I think I can lay down a proposition on agents are still found in, every walk round about." Joel 3: 9-12. which all thoughtful men will agree, which is that absolute disarmament will be neither of- life, some of. them occupying high positions in the state, placed there in Similarly this scene is pictured by safe nor desirable no matter what the out- Jeremiah, by John the Revelator, and come of the present war or the eventualities the providence of Heaven to exert a of, that outcome may be. restraining influence upon evil and to by other Bible writers. " Why War Will Be With Us Always hold in check the forces of elemental The Coming Armageddon "If there were no other ground on which fury which seek to underMine society, The conflict just closed has been so to predicate the foregoing assertion, the destroy government, and bring chaos terrible and far-reaching in its re- very facts of human nature would render and utter ruin into the !world. The sults as to earn the title of the it uncontrovertible. I believe human na- Great World War. The term " Ar- ture has improved and is improving. In my efforts of these men prove futile opinion the events of the times are arous- in the end, but in the providence of mageddon " has been applied to it ing the idealistic, altruistic, and sacrificial God WC believe that they will aid in by many writers. Comparison causes impulses of men and women as they prob- the working out of his purpose, and the struggles of the past to sink 4 ably were never aroused on such a scale be- will accomplish untold good. We ac- into insignificance. But if we judge ' fore. No doubt when the war is over the ptiblic mind throughout the world will be cord to them full meed of apprecia, rightly the words of the prophetic healthier, saner, more temperate, and more Lion and approbation for the noble penman, we may conclude that the reasonable than ever before. But I don't stand they take against war and last great war will excel the one just December 12, 1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1149) 5

closed in magnitude and in frightful- terial world is being moved out of its cal reformers, who will seek a part in ness. And this is not our belief alone, place; when the gathering darkness the proposed international program but the belief of men of affairs, envelops the earth and its people; for the furtherance of their own ends who judge future possibilities by the when the nations of men are in deadly and ideals, the same as they have achievements of the -past and present. conflict, and the future appears dark sought the furtherance of these ob- Regarding this Senator Chamberlain, with ominous forebodings, then God jects in a national sense. These are whom we have quoted above, says : will be the hope of his people. De- seeking not a political peace alone, " The preparedness for war we shall have clares the prophet Joel, after pictur- not for the extension of the principles to undertake in future will bear little com- ing; the great war of the last days: of free government and pure democ- parison with the futile undertakings along " Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is racy, but for such recognition as will that line in years past. ripe: come, get you clown; for the press is bring into operation their own per- " For we have learned by bitter experience full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness verted ideas of national and interna- that modern warfare is no simple science. is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the val- Fighting of old, as every one knows, was a ley .of decision: for the day of the Lord is tional government. holiday, May-day affair, compared with near hi the valley of decision. The sun and We wish to make a clear and distinct what it is now when all of science's modern the moon shall be darkened, and the stars difference between the objects and ingenuity is being employed on the battle- shall withdraw their shining. The Lord purposes of those working for a field. also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his " We can reasonably assume that the acme voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and purely political league of nations and of achievement in the science of fighting has the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the ideals for which these religio-po- 'not been reached, if even so much as ap- the hope of his people, and the strength of litical reformers are aiming. For the proached. Many new means of fighting de- the children of Israel." Joel 3: 13-16. aims of the former we have expressed veloped in the present conflict have been of Religio-Political Reformers restricted import merely because neither our appreciation. The purposes of side had the time or means for expanding We have dealt thus far wholly with the latter, however, we abhor as sub- their full possibilities. There is no way we the political efforts for the preserva- versive of the very liberties of free can prevent their expansion in future. tion of the world's peace. Attention and independent nations. Regarding " War was formerly a matter of human should now be given to the efforts of combat; today it is one of absolute de- the efforts of this propaganda we struction, not only of men but of everything another class, namely, religio-pol.iti- shall speak next week. a. M. W. within its zone of action. " It may be argued that the employment of such fearfully destructive instruments as are now being used will in future be pre- A Providence That Founded a Mission vented. Such can be done only by prevent- THE greatest of the American mis- congregation. This circumstance made a ing war itself. We have seen what hap- sionary societies, perhaps, is that of strong impression on my mind, and seemed pened to prior agreements entered into with an indication to me that the Lord had all solemnity regarding the conduct of so- the Methodist Episcopal Church, and called me to warn sinners to flee from the called civilized warfare. Our very partici- no history of the missionary opera- wrath to come; but I felt myself so poor pation in the present struggle illustrates the tions of the Methodist Episcopal and ignorant that I feared much to make flimsy texture of such arrangements. No any such attempt, though I was continually war in all time was preceded by fuller or Church can omit the story' of provi- dential leading that really inspired drawn to travel toward the source from more humane understandings for the ob- whence the voices came. This impression servance of measures of amelioration. And the organization of their great mis- followed me from day to day; but I resisted in none other, since savage hordes overran sionary society. from a sense of my unfitness for such a countries only to satisfy primordial lust for work, until I was laid upon a sickbed. destruction, has the harshness of conflict In Ins " History of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal " On my recovery I concluded that if been softened by fewer measures of ameli- God would enable me to pay my debts, oration. Even those gallantries and courte- Church," published in 1832, Dr. Na- which I had contracted in the days of my sies which the customs of cent-dries were be- than Bangs, one of the organizers of folly, I would go. This I was enabled soon lieved to have rendered sacred, such as are the society, says of their first mission to do, and I accordingly took some clothes covered by the white flag of truce, like the in a knapsack and set off toward the north- burying of the dead and the gathering up to people of another tongue than English : west, not knowing whither I was to go. of the wounded, have been utterly ignored. When I set off, my soul was very happy, " By what reason can we assume that " The introduction of the gospel among and I steered my course, sometimes in the prior agreements and understandings as to the Wyandottes, a tribe of Indians living road and sometimes through the woods." the conduct of warfare in future can be at the Upper Sandusky, in the State of trusted absolutely.? And if not as to the Ohio, is illustrative of one of those singular The Delawares besought him to stop conduct of warfare, how can we trust im- providences which tend to confound the with them, but he felt the call urging plicitly to those aiming at ending warfare wisdom of the wise,' and to prove that the him ever northwestward until he itself ? excellency of power' by which sinners are " We can only assume that agreements converted from the error of their way is reached the Upper Sandusky, where and arrangements will be trustworthy largely of God and not of man.' " his labors were blessed of God to the in degree that there exist adequate meas- conversion of many of the Wyan- ures for enforcing them." The agent, John Stewart, was a freedman, of Virginia, a mulatto, dottes. As the work grew, it was The I-lope of the Believer called in a remarkable way to a work taken over by the Methodist organ- The man who knows not God places which Methodist history declares fully ization in Ohio, Stewart being asso-, his trust in hunitti power. The stu- MD-firmed the genuineness of his ex- ciated with it till his death, in 1823. dent of the Word has it on the au- perience. He had lived a godless, in- Reviewing the circumstances of the thority of the MaSter that he cannot temperate life, but the Lord con- man's call and the blessings upon his put his trust in primes nor in she verted his liert. The account of his service, Dr. Bangs declares : son of man ill whom there is no help. call is given in Stewart's own words : Men who have trusted in themselves' " That he should succeed in awakening " Soon after I embraced religion, I went such attention to the things of Christianity and in the power of their own might out into the fields to pray. It seemed to among a people so strongly wedded to £heir have passed into oblivion, and those me that I heard a voice, like the voice of heathenish customs or to the mummeries of who have trusted in these men have a woman, praising God, and then another, a fallen church, and finally bring so many likewise gone the way of all the earth. as the voice of a man, saying to me, You of them to the knowledge of the truth as must declare my counsel faithfully.' These it is in Jesus,' cannot, I think, be accounted Thus will it be with every one who voices ran through me powerfully. They for otherwise than by acknowledging the puts his trust in the arm of flesh. seemed to come from a northwest direction. divine hand guiding him in all these things, But in the times before us, when I soon found myself standing on my feet, and giving sanction to his labors." it seems that all about us in the ma- and speaking as if I were addressing a W. A. S. 6 (1160) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50

a prophet was he preserved " (Hosea The Coming of the Tempter 12 : 13). Regarding John the Bap- B. G. WILKINSON tist, Jesus said, " What went ye out for to sea A IT is the plan of the enemy to a contrast to be in accord with what prophet*? Yea, I say unto you, and much attack the one he wishes to destroy ought to be the condition of the Son more than a prophet. This is he, of whom when that one is in a weakened con- of God. it is written, Behold, I send my messenger dition. It is then that the soul needs Satan ever loves to array the ap- before thy face, which shall prepare thy way to lay hold on God. When Christ was parent against the real. Apparently before thee." Luke 7: 26-33. led of the Spirit into the wilderness the sun rises in the east ; in reality it The life of devotion and self-re- to be tempted of the devil, the record is the earth turning on its axis that nunciation to his calling, with the gift tells us it was after he had fasted forty causes the sun to appear. A Chris- of apostleship, or messenger of God, days and forty nights that the tempter tian should be happy; but when he for a specific work, made John much came. finds himself amid troubles, Satan more than simply a prophet. Thus, in the varied experiences of sees the advantage of raising doubts The apostle Paul was also a prophet, our lives, the enemy of our souls in the believer's mind concerning his and " not a whit behind the very keeps watch for the moment when experience. • chiefest apostles," and daily the care we have reached the breaking point. Thus the tempter comes, in an ef- of all the churches rested upon him. Railroad iron will carry a train, but fort to break down the child of God 2 Cor. 11 : 5, 28. There was opened enough pressure can be brought to by one tremendous assault. He rains before him wonders of redeeming bear on any one point of the rail to blow upon blow, and masses all his grace not revealed to all prophets. forces in one grand attack. It is then, break it. When a long strain of over- " He was caught up into paradise, and work or some serious sickness is the if ever, that the soul should be stayed heard unspeakable words, which it is not experience of a Christian, it is at that upon the Word of God. It is then possible [margin] for a man to utter." instant of his greatest weakness that that the mind should fortify itself by 2 Cor. 12: 1-5; 1 Cor. 2: 9, 10. Satan launches his attack. repeating the statements of the' Scrip- tures. These statements should be The prophet Agabus gave some im- Even as he did to Christ, so does portant revelations to the church, he do to the Christian in a weak- believed, though their meaning is a 41 direct contradiction to the actual con- even to Paul himself, and Philip had ened physical condition. He suggests four daughters who prophesied, but doubt. Christ had come directly dition in which the believer finds him- none of these filled the position of the from the banks of the Jordan, where self. Thus Christ answered Satan great apostle to the Gentiles, who was the voice of God had proclaimed him with the divinely inspired words, the leading prophet for that time. the Son of God, but the devil said, " Man shall not live by bread alone, " If thou be the Son of God, com- but by every word that proceedeth Acts 21 : 11-14. Paul wrote fourteen of the books of the New Testament, mand that these stones be made out of the mouth of God." Against bread." Christ had been led by the such resistance as that, the efforts of and through him God gave instruc- tion for the organization of the Chris- Spirit into the wilderness ; yet the the enemy are launched in vain. A tian church. bareness of the situation, the desola- soul that is fortified by the Word of tion around him on every side, cou- God is ready at any time, and under An apostle is not infallible. In the pled with his own weak and fainting all conditions, to meet the tempter days of Paul the apostles, or leading physical condition, seemed too great when he comes. brethren, made a grave mistake in advising Paul to follow human policy, and if the overruling providence of God had not interfered, Paul would Apostles and Prophets have lost his life. Acts 21: 20-40. S. N. HASKELL When the ark was taken up from Kirjath-jearim, David, with the best THE gifts of apostleship and proph- history of the past there have been of motives, decided to carry it as the ecy are two distinct gifts, and both are many who at the same time possessed Philistines had carried it. He con- essential for the prosperity of the the gift of prophecy. Moses mentions sulted with every captain and every church. Had it not been for the gift seventy; and in the early' Christian leader, " and all the congregation said of prophecy, there would never have church there were some fifteen or more that they would do so : for the thing been a, Bible. Without the gift of contemporary prophets. But there was right in the eyes of all the peo- apostleship, there would never have was never but one leading prophet in ple." They did more than this ; " all been any religious reformers. the church at one -time. 'A leading Israel played before God with all Christ is the greatest apostle ever prophet possessed the gift of apostle- their might, with singing, and with given to this earth. We are admon- ship as well as the gift of prophecy. harps, and with psalteries, and with ished to consider him as the apostle Such was John the Baptist, Moses, timbrels, and with cymbals, and with of our profession. Heb. 3: 1. By Paul, and all whom God raised up trumpets." Notwithstanding all this, considering Christ's apostleship, we to lead the people of God from time they made a tremendous mistake, and can better understand what is em- to time. Uzzah was smitten simply because braced in that gift. He was a fore- Miriam, who was a prophetess, was they left out of their reckoning the runner, a witness, a leader, and a not permitted to criticize Moses, who instruction which had been given by commander. Heb. 6 : 20 ; Isa. 55 : 3-5. was the leading prophet. Numbers the prophet of the Lord. 1 Chron- In Christ all the gifts were seen in 12. God lays a responsibility upon a icles 13. Moses, the prophet of God, their perfection. Christ placed the leading prophet that he lays upon although dead many years, had given various gifts in the church, and they no other man or set of men. He alone, special directions concerning the re- will continue " till we all come in in a special sense, is amenable to God, moval of the ark of God. Num. 4: 5, the unity of the faith, and of the and to God alone. Kings, priests, 6, 15 ; 1 Chron. 13 :1-10. This dem- knowledge of the Son of God, unto a rulers, and apostles obey the voice of onstrated one truth, that the death of perfect man, unto the measure of the God when instructed by a leading the prophet did not in any degree stature of the fulness of Christ." prophet. Aaron and Miiiam were lessen the force of the testimony Eph. 4 : 11-14. chosen with Moses to lead Israel from given. Human reason is an unsafe While every prophet was a mouth- the Egyptian bondage (Micah 6 : 4) ; guide when it disregards the instruc- piece for God, yet they did not all hold but God recognized Moses as the chief tion given by the prophet of the the same position in the church. Not leader, as is shown by the following Lord. all prophets were apostles; neither words, " By a prophet the Lord When King Jehoshaphat prayed were all apostles prophets. In the brought Israel out of Egypt, and by for deliverance .from his enemies, the December 12, 1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1151) 7

prophet Jahaziel planned the entire others who have followed their own What a paradox! To have by giv- battle contrary to human reasoning. counsel instead of accepting the coun- ing ! Jehoshaphat " bowed his head." He sel of the prophet of the Lord. " There is that scattereth, and yet in- called his army together and deliv- God highly honored the remnant creaseth; and there is that withholdeth ered in their hearing a statement by placing in their midst a prophet more than is meet, but it tendeth to pov- which has come down to us through who has magnified and emphasized erty." the 'ages with all the strength that it every truth that has made us a pe- The world increases its riches by had that day when all Judah, led by culiar people. Many a time we have withholding ; the church increases its their king, believed the prophet of come up to difficulties which, like the riches by giving. the Lord and gained one of the great- Red Sea, seemed impassable. Apostate Withholding is a manifestation of est victories recorded in the Bible : prophets and apostate apostles have the selfishness that kills. Liberality "Believe in the Lord your God, so shall testified that there was nothing but is a manifestation of the law of life. ye be established; believe his prophets, so failure before us; but the old ship " I will bless thee, . . . and thou shalt shall ye prosper." 2 Chron. 20: 20. " Zion " has steadily plowed .its way be a blessing," said the Lord to Abra- The course of King Amaziah was through the breakers. From a very ham. And the apostle writes : small beginning, the work has stead- in direct contrast to that of Jehosh- "Blessed be God, even the Father of our aphat. Amaziah served God and ac- ily grown, until it has encircled the Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, cepted the testimony of the prophet earth. When unbelief has said fail- and the God of all comfort; who comforteth when the testimony pleased him, but ure, the old ship has steadily moved us in all our tribulation, that we may be when the prophet came with reproof forward, and will continue on its way able to comfort them which are in any for the course he was pursuing, Ama- until it lands safely on the other shore trouble, by the comfort wherewith we our- ziah resented it at once, and said to all who stay on board. selves are comforted of God." 2 Cor. 1: the prophet, "Art thou made of the The prophet of the Lord has been 3, 4. king's council? Forbear; why shouldst laid to rest. Our success depends Thus the purpose of God appears thou be smitten ? Then the prophet upon following the instruction given. in bestowing his gifts upon us. He forbare, and said, I know that God Sufficient instruction has been given makes us stewards of his gifts, that bath determined to destroy thee, be- to carry all safely through who will we may pass them on to others. heed it. cause thou hast done this, and hast The Anointing for Service not hearkened unto my counsel." 2 "It is not good to distrust even men Chron. 25 : 1-16. The remainder of when they have managed our affairs well The gift of the Spirit, the Com- the chapter is not only the history of thus far; and it is madness to distrust forter, that most precious legacy Amaziah, but the history of many God." which our Lord after his ascension bequeathed to his church, is given to qualify men for service. The Spirit is not given simply to increase our in- The Gift of Giving dividual joy or strength, nor to lift E. R. PALMER us up and make us great. When we offer ourselves to God for service, and PEBSON'AL service, or the gift of ness, then we, in turn, place our all are willing to be used as the Lord giving, is the active working prin- upon the altar to be used by the Spirit may direct, the Spirit is sent as an ciple of the gospel. It is God's in God's service. And so the gift of anointing to fit us for the work. method, or plan, for saving men. grace is passed on from heart to heart, Men sometimes pray and agonize " God so loved the world, that he and the straying children of God, who for the gifts of the Spirit, while neg- gave his only begotten Son." Jesus, are wandering and lost in the dark lecting the very service that would in turn, so loved us that he gave him- places of the earth, are brought back bring from God the needed anointing. self for us. He was born into this to the Father's house, from which " If one half the time we spend in world ; he lived our life ; he grew up Jesus was sent forth for their salva- praying for the Spirit," says Pierson, among men; and in due time was set tion. " Thus through Christ the cir- " were spent in fulfilling the condi- apart by the anointing of the Holy cuit of beneficence is complete." tions upon which it is promised, we Spirit, to the work of the ministry of Blessed by the Rebound of Service should have a great deal more of it." reconciliation. By precept and ex- The good things of God are not for Even though Jesus lived the perfect ample, as he " went about doing our individual use alone. God has so life from his childhood, yet the anoint- good," he taught his disciples to con- arranged the economy of his gifts that ing by the Holy Spirit did not come tinue his work of ministry for men. we have only by giving. Our richest until he was thirty years of age, when This responsibility he laid definitely blessings come to us as the rebound, he entered upon his public ministry. upon them in his parting command, or reflex action, of the good things we The Spirit was poured out upon him " Go ye into all the world, and preach pass on to our fellow men. What we at the time of his baptism, to prepare the gospel to every creature." reserve for ourselves, we lose ; what him for his great work. In the proph- Service and Life we give for others, returns in many ecy concerning himself, he said, " The All who accept the gospel take upon fold to enrich the giver. Spirit of the Lord God is upon me ; themselves the obligation to pass the " He that hath pity upon the poor lend- because the Lord bath anointed me to good tidings on to others. In this eth unto the Lord; and that which he hath preach." Isa. 61 : 1. way the work of salvation is extended. given will he pay him again." (To be continued) Every soul reclaimed from the pit of sin, joins in the same work for others which lifted him up and placed his The Week of Prayer feet upon the Rock. We cannot escape the responsibil- D. U. HALE ity. The service of God is the Chris- Tins week of prayer will be the of prophecy says that near the end tian's life. The redeemed do not en- most important meeting ever held. the truth will not go so much by argu- ter heaven selfishly and alone. They The powers of evil are setting their ment as by the deep movings of the come in by twos and threes and in standards and organizing their forces Spirit of God. This also agrees with companies. Says Whittier, for the final conflict in this world. the scripture (Zech. 4 : 6) which, in " The soul is lost that's saved alone." God's people must be prepared for speaking of the accomplishment of But when the gift of God's love is re- the emergency. This preparation God's work, says : " Not by might, nor ceived into the heart, and we find sal- must be spiritual; nothing merely by power, but by my Spirit, saith the vation from this sinful life of selfish- physical or logical will do. The spirit Lord of hosts." 8 (1152) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50

During the week of prayer our ob- That one little talk by a man with the The altar was set at the east of the ject should be to come so near to God Spirit changed the whole course of house of the Lord, and the gate that and to become so filled with his Spirit the lives of thousands of people. was on that side was the east gate. that our words will carry with them The Spirit does not come by the Eze. 46 : 1. The temple was placed the power of God to convict of sin. reading of newspapers and magazines with the front facing the east. Eze. Our messages to the churches have or by the study of art or science 8: 16. This chest was placed by this • been altogether too tame and have or history. These are good in their east gate, on the side of the altar. lacked power to stir them to repent- place ; but that which brings us to This offering was truly made on the ance. the place where God can give us his Sabbath. For proof of this read Eze. After Christ rad had his disci- Spirit, is the close study of the Bible 46 :1-3 : ples with him for three and a half and the Testimonies, and the bringing " Thus saith the Lord God: The gate of years and had instructed them fully of our lives into close harmony with the inner court that looketh toward the east and had sent them out and they had them through earnest prayer. Fast- shall be shut the six working days; but on worked with a measure of success, he ing is also good, but it is not the doing the Sabbath it shall be opened, and in the. said to them: " Tarry ye in the city without food that is the effective fast. day of the new moon it shall be opened. of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with In Isaiah 58: 6, 7, God $hoWs that it And the prince shall enter by the way of power from on high." Luke 24 : 49. is the unselfish, sacrificing'ministry the porch of that gate without, and shall Jesus would not have his workers go- that is the fast that he loOks upon stand by the post of the gate, . . . and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: ing out to court defeat, but they must with most favor. then he shall go forth; but the gate shall have a power that will convict men When the children of Israel com- not be shut until the evening. Likewise the of their sins and cause them to con- plained that they had fasted and God people of the land shall worship at the door fess and forsake them. had not heard them, he told them the of this gate before the Lord in the Sab- This power does not come until we reason in Isaiah 58 : 3 : " Behold, in baths and in the new moons." have received the Holy Spirit. In the day of your fast ye find pleasure, This east gate was opened only on proof of this we have the command and exact all your labors." They did the Sabbaths and the new moons. It of Jesus to his disciples as he was without food, but they did .not give was shut the six working days. Out- about to ascend : " Ye shall receive up their comfort and ease. They power, after that the Holy Ghost is failed in ministry to the poor and side of the east door and inside of this gate, the chest was placed to receive- come upon you." Acts. 1: 8. When needy. this Spirit of power came upon Peter, In this coming week of prayer let the special offering mentioned, and this gate was opened only on the Sab- with a few words he could move a us fast and pray after God's order. multitude until they cried out for And then he will bestow upon us his bath. It is clear, then, that this mercy, asking what they must do. blessing. offering was made on the Sabbath. Other doors were open all days of the week. Verse 9. The offerings deposited in this chest Sabbath Offerings on the Sabbaths and the new moons,. IS IT RIGHT TO COLLECT OF FERINGS ON THE SABBATH? were to pay workmen for building,. plastering, hewing, and stone mason CLARENCE SANTEE work. 2 Kings 12 : 11, 12. At that THIS is a question of conscience ings, so as to avoid the passing of the time the Lord permitted even this on the part of many. Gospel giving basket or plate for a public offering ? offering on the Sabbath. The Lord is a Christian grace that is admitted There is mention made of a time approved it. Verse 2. This was a by all. Shall an important part of when a chest was placed beside the temporary measure, for a special pur- this giving be made on the Sabbath? door of the temple, placed there for pose, and did not affect in any way If so, to what extent ? a special offering, for a special pur- the offerings within the house, " in The Lord's people have always pose, but this did in no way displace the great congregation," " in the pres- been taught to give. Their great the regular Sabbath offerings that ence of all his people." Leader gave all for the saving of the were taken in " the great congrega- The taking of such an offering on the Sabbath as was placed in the• lost. Like casting seed upon the tion," " in the presence of all his peo- I )water, it may seem that there will be ple," in response to the call of the chest, is not now a necessity, and no return, but we have the promise: Spirit, " Bring an offering, and come should not be done. " Thou shalt find it after many days." into his courts." The continued offerings in ancient Eccl. 11 ; 1. We will examine the texts which times, with many of the most con- David, by the Spirit, said : refer to the chest that was placed scientious, amounted to one fourth of their income. (See " Patriarchs and " Give unto the Lord the glory due unto beside the gate of the temple. Those his name: bring an offering, and come into usually referred to are 2 Kings 12: Prophets," page 527.) This large his courts." Ps. 96: 8. 9-15 and 2 Chron. 24: 8-14. The con- amount was intended by the Lord " My praise shall be of thee in the great ditions were these : The sons of Atha- to carry the light of truth to a world congregation: I will pay my vows before, liah had taken all the dedicated things in utter darkness. But it was gradu- them that fear him." Ps. 22: 25. from the house of the Lord and be- ally used for selfish purposes, or " I will pay my vows unto the Lord now heaped in temple vaults, until, when in the presence of all his people." Ps. 116: stowed them on Baalim, and broken up the house. 2 Chron. 24': 7. Then Christ came to his temple, the heathen 14. [This statement is repeated in verse at their gates were allowed to starve 18.] the Lord put it into the heart of the king, encouraged by Jehoiada the for spiritual food, while the nation Every child of God takes upon him- priest, to repair the house of the looked on and gave nothing. It is self the vow to do his part in carrying Lord. For this purpose a chest was stated that an untold amount of this message to the world when he prepared to receive the gifts that treasure was stored in the temple, accepts the yoke of Christ. Offerings might be offered. The divine record hoarded away, when that glorious are an important part in this vow. reads: building was destroyed. The wealth While the worshipers could go into was in the great bank of the Jews, the temple courts on all days of " Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and but they had placed none of it in the the week, " the great congregation " bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one bank of heaven. The system of mak- came on the Sabbath day. This was cometh into the house of the Lord." 2 ing offerings was right, but the great the day that David made his offerings Kings 12: 9. " At the king's commandment heathen world was not benefited. " in the presence of all his people." they made a chest, and set it without at That was wrong. But was there not a chest placed the gate of the house of the Lord." 2 Chron. From the texts referred to, it is evi- beside the door to receive these offer- 24: 8. dent that the Lord blessed the Sab- December 12,1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1153) 9

bath offerings. The Spirit called for But while I believe in the principle mistakably fulfilled, not by some rude them. If they are used to extend the of offerings on the Sabbath in the con- blasphemer, knowing not what he de- knowledge of God to the nations near gregation, and in arranging means to nies, but by one of the most highly and far, the object the Lord has in reach the many who do not know this cultured leaders of " Christian " them will be attained. To this end truth, I also see the danger of insen- thought in the world by the dean clubs of missionary papers — not for sibly allowing self-interest in the mat- of a divinity school, an institution for our own use, not subscriptions for self ter of time or convenience, to come in the training of candidates for the — may be taken, and individuals may and make it a matter of self-gain. work of the gospel ministry ! state the number they will be def- There are the collecting of bills, the Dr. Matthews, like other men of initely responsible for. In payment making of receipts, and other items, lesser note before him, denies not only for these a general offering may be that with careful thought can be done the fact of our Lord's personal return, taken. at a more suitable time. " Make not but the promise itself ; he therefore In thus advancing the spiritual in- my Father's house a' house of mer- in effect says : " Where is the prom- terests of the work, there will be no chandise." John 2: 16. ise of his coming ? " tendency toward a lessening of spir- If these offerings be made to be Fortunately for Christian faith, the itual devotion or of love for the Sab- seen of men, or through rivalry, they promise is not far to seek. It was bath and its Author. Instead, the lose their luster and the intended known to, and was spoken about by, spiritual interest will increase and the blessing ; but when given with the Job more than a millennium and a spiritual experience broaden. There glory of him who is seen in the Sab- half before the first advent, as is wit- are many who have found this true bath in view, the approbation of God nessed by these words of the patri- in their own lives, and who will wit- rests upon the giver. arch : ness to this fact. Lodi, Cal. " 0 that my words were now written! 0 that they were printed in a book! that they were graven with an iron pen and lead Will Christ Come Again?. in the rock forever! For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at C. P. BOLLMAN the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet A BATTLE royal is in progress in the there shall come " scoffers, walking in my flesh shall I see God." Job 19: 23-26. world today between those on the one after their own lusts, and saying, hand who receive the testimony of the Where is the promise of his coming ? About seven hundred years later Holy Scriptures as conclusive, and for since the fathers fell asleep, all Isaiah prophesied of the same event, those on the other hand who openly things continue as they were from the saying : reject or at least attempt to explain beginning of the creation." "It shall be said in that day, Lo, this is away whatever does not agree with This scripture met a rather remark- our God; we have waited for him, and he 'their understanding of the fitness of able partial fulfilment some years ago will save us: this is the Lord! we have things. by the publication in New England by waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation." Isa. 25: 9. First, there are the extreme "higher a minister, of a pamphlet called the critics," so-called, who, though pro- " Parousia," in which the author de- And then when our Lord came the fessing Christianity, do not scruple nied not only the fact that the Lord first time, came to suffer and die for to discredit a very large part of the would come again, but even the very our sins, he taught his followers to ex- Scriptures as being the product of hu- promise itself, arguing that there was pect his return. He not only likened man wisdom only. no promise of his coming, but only himself to a nobleman going " into a Over against these we find a large of his presence. far country to receive for himself a number of conservative Bible scholars A more recent and striking fulfil- kingdom, and to return " (Luke 19 : who seek in every way possible to pre- ment of the inspired prediction made 12), but only a few hours before his serve faith in divine revelation, in a by the Spirit of God through the apos- crucifixion he made to his downcast personal Creator and in a personal tle Peter, is furnished by a leaflet disciples this definite and -circumstan- Saviour. Seventh-day Adventists written by Dr. Shailer Matthews of tial promise : will have no difficulty in deciding the University of Chicago, in the year "Let not your heart be troubled: ye be- with which of these parties they be- of grace 1918. lieve in God, believe also in me. In my long. The title of this leaflet is, " Will Father's house are many mansions: if it The doctrine of the personal, vis- Christ Come Again ? " And like the were not so, I would have told you. I go ible return of our Lord has become New England preacher's pamphlet to prepare a place for you. And if I go the storm center. For seventy years of a quarter of a century or more ago, and prepare a plaee for you, I will come or more there has been a growing in- the author denies the promise, several again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." John terest in this important Bible truth, times repeated in the Sacred Scrip- 14: 1-3. and an increasingly large number of tures, that Christ will come again ! people believe that we have reached It will be remembered in this con- This seems plain enough to 'make that time in the history of the church nection that Dr. Matthews stands any misunderstanding impossible ; and of the world when the doctrine high in the religious and educational but plain as it is, some insist that it of the second advent should be espe- worlds, having been president of the &es not necessarily mean a bodily, cially emphasized. Federal Council of the Churches of personal coming, but that it might re- This doctrine is being widely Christ in America, and is now, as he fer to a secret, individual coming, as, taught not only by people known as has been for a number of years, dean for instance, at death. Without for Adventists, but by many others in all of the Divinity School of the Uni- a moment admitting the possibility of evangelical denominations. A chain versity of Chicago. any such ambiguity from the stand- of prophetic conferences, one of which We are prone to think of a scoffer point of the text itself, we turn to was held in Philadelphia last May, as some rude " fellow of the baser Acts 1: 10, 11, which utterly forbids and another in New York only re- sort " who in an openly wicked and such a thought. Of course this text cently, has arrested the attention and offensive manner denies, makes light will appeal only to those who believe enlisted the interest of tens of thou- of, and casts reproach upon sacred in the literal, bodily resurrection of sands of people in this most impor- truth. But rudeness is not an essen- our Lord, and that he actually as- tant truth of the second advent. tial element in seoffery. Peter said : cended to heaven, and thus returned But in the third chapter of his sec- " There shall come in the last days to his Father in his resurrection body. ond epistle, the apostle Peter tells us scoffers, .6 . . saying, Where is the There is a school of higher critics who that when some are emphasizing the promise of his coming ? " And today deny these fundamental truths of truth that our Lord will come again, we see this word most plainly and un- Christianity. We do not appeal to 10 (1150 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50 them, but to those who still believe professor's chair prostituted to the facts of useful knowledge. As al- the Inspired Word of God. teaching of infidelity, he looks down ready noted, several books of the Bible Returning, then, to the text, Acts upon the earnest Christian men of all are poetical in form, and their subject, 1: 10, 11, we read : ages who regarded belief in our Lord's matter readily lends itself to musical " While they looked stedfastly toward personal, visible, bodily return as a rendition and interpretation. Not, heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood vital Christian doctrine, sneers at only can the vocal mechanism be em- by them in white apparel; which also said, their simple faith, and scoffs at that ployed, but accompanying musical in- Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up which the apostle Paul denominated struments re-enforce the voice ands into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken " that blessed hope," " the glorious make much more effective the ren- up from you into heaven, shall so come in appearing of the great God and our dition of the poem. like manner as ye have seen him go into Saviour Jesus Christ." Titus 2: 13. Music Among the Ancient Hebrews heaven." While we do not agree with all that That the musical arts occupied a Here then we have a divinely the premillenarians believe', their feet prominent position in the life of that inspired, angel-spoken commentary are certainly planted upon the eternal ancient people is evidenced by the upon our Saviour's promise, " I will rock of divine truth when they hold numerous, though brief, references come again." Who will come ? — and teach not only that " this same contained in the Bible. Music, musi- " This same Jesus." How will he Jesus " is coming again, but that di- cal instruments, and singing are come ? — Just as he went away. Can vine prophecy teaches that he is com- spoken of again and again. It would any man doubt it without denying ing wort. seem that the ancient Hebrews em- the Christian faith and contemning Every believer in the nearness of ployed music on all important occa- the Christ himself the second advent ought to thank God sions, both in domestic and national Turn to " The Creeds of Christen- that this much-neglected truth of our life. dom," by the late Dr. Philip Schaff, Lord's second personal appearing has There were the songs of labor which and learn how the church in all ages now been espoused by so great a body were sung while about their work. understood the promise of our Lord's of earnest Christian men, and that Isa. 16: 9, 10. The music on funeral return. It is only in recent years that it is being so ably presented to so occasions was especially prepared, and scoffers, calling themselves Christians, many thousands of people in the lead- rendered by those appointed to la- have arisen denying " the promise of ing cities not only of- our own, but of ment the death and eulogize the vir- his coming." other lands. Let us as Adventists tues of the departed. 2 Chron. 35: The Eastern, or Greek Church, the take courage ; for though the work of 25 ; Jer. 9 : 17-20 ; Amos 5 :16. The Western, or Roman Catholic Church, warning the world of the near ap- greatest occasion for music in the the churches of the Reformation, the proach of the second advent is so great domestic life was at the wedding. Church of England, tilt' Presbyterian as to be staggering, God in his prov- Psalm 95 is considered to be a wed- Church in' all its branches, the Meth- idence is raising up other agencies to ding song. The whole book of the odist Church in its several divisions, do some part of this work, that " every " song of songs " is regarded as an- in fact all the older churches and all nation, and kindred, and tongue, and other wedding song. The bridal pro- the churches called evangelical, have people " may speedily hear the mes- cession, which marched through the held and taught the doctrine of the sage, " Behold, the bridegroom. coin- streets to music and song, is referred second personal coming of our Lord eth • go ye out to meet him." to in Jeremiah 7: 34. and Saviour Jesus Christ. Only in This message must be given. This Kings and the wealthy classes pro- recent years has anybody claiming the work must and will be finished. Not vided themselves with musical talent Christian name and professing the all the unbelieving university pro- and instruments. David had special Christian faith had the hardihood to fessors in all the " divinity " schools companies of players and singers of deny this fundamental truth. in Christendom, not all the higher both sexes, who entertained him and However, the dean of the Divinity critics in the world, nor all the devils his guests during the royal banquets. School of the University of Chicago in hell, can stay its progress or hinder King Solomon exceeded his father in says it is only a Jewish conception, to its accomplishment. The work is the his passion for music. He says : be discarded with belief in a flat earth, Lord's. All he asks of any believer is " I gat me men singers and women etc, From the dizzy heights of his that he be faithful. singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts." Eccl. 2: 8. The Ancient Hebrew System of In the national life, music also played a very important part, and . Education— No. 10 the women of Israel had the larger Its Principles Applied to Modern Education—Music share in it. Victories in battle were celebrated with music. Miriam and M. E. CADY her women, in response to the song of The Highest Form of Expression realm of music, both vocal Wand in- Moses, took up the refrain : IN the previous article the litera- strumental, that the grandest and " Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath tri- ture of the ancient Hebrews, both in sublimest thoughts take on their high- umphed gloriously; prosaic and poetic form, was consid- The horse and his rider hath he thrown est and most complete form of expres- into the sea." ered, and the Bible was found to be sion. the masterpiece, not only of the He- The same pen can write prose or The return of Saul and David, vie-, brew language, but of all languages poetry, either of which depends on torious over the Philistines, was wel- of all nations of all time. The lit- the soul that moves the hand that comed by the women, who sang : erary beauty, both of form and holds the pen. So the same voice " Saul bath slain his thousands, thought, as well as its power, is best mechanism can read and speak, or it And David his ten thousands." exhibited and appreciated when the can sing, and these acts also , depend King Jehoshaphat was hailed victor language is vocalized. The silent on the soul that breathes upon the over the Moabites and Ammonites, drinking from the fountain has re- human cords. with psalteries, harps, and trumpets. freshed many a soul, but the audible The accession of a king to the throne expression — the utterance by human Relation of Poetry to •Musk was another occasion for song and lips gives to the words of truth a Poetry and music are twin sisters. music. So, when Solomon ascended re-enforcement which is lacking when Prose is regarded as tit, younger the throne of his father, " all the peo- no voice nor sound is heard. Reading brother, who rarely sings, and whose ple came up after him, and the people and speaking are the more common speech largely deals with the impor- piped with pipes, and rejoiced with modes of expression, but it is in the tant affairs of daily life and the bare great joy." 1 Kings 1 : 40.

December 12,1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1155) 11

Music in the Schools of the Prophets " Singing and making melody in your God they will make the most of their natural Israel's greatest achievement in heart to the Lord." Eph. 5: 19. abilities. Commanding their own powers, " Singing with grace in your hearts to the they will not be embarrassed by defects in, music was in connection with reli- Lord." Col. 3: 16. speech [and song], and their usefulness in gion. It was during the reigns of " I will sing with the spirit, and I will the cause of God will be increased."— David and Solomon that the highest sing with the understanding also." 1 Cor. "Counsels to Teachers," p. 847. 14: 15. degree of perfection in musical or- Musical Principles and Practice ganization was reached. At the ded- " Is any merry? let him sing psalms." icatory services of the temple the di- James 5: 13. From the study of the Bible and vine approval of the dedicatory song " Speaking [singing] to yourselves in the spirit of prophecy we may deduce and instrumental accompaniment was psalms and hymns and spiritual songs." the following musical principles : Eph. 5: 19. Recognize your voice as a gift froni God shown by the glory of the Lord fill- " 0 come, let us sing unto the Lord: let ing the temple. to you, and that from it he expects the us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our largest possible returns in service. Concerning the exercise of the gift salvation. Let us come before his pres- Consecrate to God your voice and what- of music in the schools of the proph- ence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful ever musical talent he has given you. noise unto him with psalms." Ps. 95: 1, 2. ets we have the following : Never prostitute your musical talent by " Sanctified intellect brought forth from " Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with using it for selfish ends, or by singing or the harp, and the voice of a psalm. With the treasure house of God things new and playing music that is not pure and ele- old, and the Spirit of God was manifested trumpets and sound of cornet make a joy- vating. in prophecy and sacred song." —"Educa- ful noise before the Lord, the King." Ps. Place yourself willingly under the dis- tion," p. 47. 98:5, 6. cipline and training of teachers who are Thus we see that the Bible raises a competent to instruct, and who are in sym- The book of Psalms was the hymn pathy with the high ideals which you are book of ancient Israel. Only the high standard of musical attainment. It emphasizes the high and holy office striving to reach. words have been preserved, the music Take the Bible principles in music as your having been lost ; but if the music was of music, and indicates that the high- guide. anything like the words, what soul- est degree of skill is necessary to its Whatever other musical instrument you inspiring music it must have been ! fullest expression. But more impor- learn to operate, do not fail to master the The psalmody of Israel has never been tant than skill is soul. The artist in instrument which God has placed in your equaled, and is the basis of our best music is not only skilful but soulful. throat; for it is the most musical of instru- ments, and capable of the greatest possi- sacred music today. Educational Value of Music bilities. The musical instruments used in A study of Bible songs and their Learn to operate at least one artificial in- the temple were dedicated to the history will be of great assistance in strument; probably,. the organ or the piano service of God and were called the developing and establishing a high is most preferable. " instruments of God." 1 Chron. 16 : musical standard, and should be in- You should be ready at a moment's notice 42. David's injunction to " play skil- to play the instrument or lead the singing cluded in every course of study in in a religious service. fully " indicated that the technique music. *of music was not neglected, but Many of the songs of Zion should be memorized. Time spent in this way will through his ten-stringed harp his soul " The history of the songs of the Bible is full of suggestion as to the uses and bring good returns and save much embar- spoke that which his lips could not benefits of music and song. Music is often rassment when books are lacking or scarce. express : " I will open my dark [un- perverted to serve purposes of evil, and it Let your singing and playing in religious speakable] saying upon the harp." thus becomes one of the most alluring service be alwayS performed as an act of Ps. 49 : 4. agencies of temptation. But, rightly em- religious worship. The high musical standard main- ployed, it is a precious gift of God, designed In singing or playing, let the message tained in the schools of the prophets to uplift the thoughts to high and noble and not the .messenger be that which shall is thus clearly set forth by the spirit themes, to inspire and elevate the soul. be seen and heard. of prophecy : " As the children of Israel, journeying Singing evangelists as well as preaching through the wilderness, cheered their way evangelists are called for in the gospel pro- " The art of sacred melody was diligently by the music of sacred song, so God bids gram. If God calls you, respond cheerfully cultivated. No frivolous waltz was heard, his children today gladden their pilgrim life. and efficiently. nor flippant song that should extol man There are few means more effective for fix- Music teachers as well as Bible, science, And divert the attention from God, but ing his words in the memory than repeating and history teachers are needed in the sacred, solemn psalms of praise to the Cre- them in song. And such song has wonder- schools. If God calls you to this sacred ator, exalting his name and recounting his ful power. It has power to subdue rude work, respond gladly, and remember that wondrous works. Thus music was made to and uncultivated natures; power to quicken teaching sacred, not popular or classical, -serve a holy purpose, to lift the thoughts to thought and to awaken sympathy, to pro- music is your high and holy calling. that which was pure and noble and elevat- mote harmony of action, and to banish the Those who have had a proper training ing, and to awaken in the soul devotion and gloom and foreboding that destroy courage will not stoop at any time to play or sing gratitude to God."— Review and Herald, and weaken effort. . . . foolish or sentimental songs; and will rec- Oct. 30, 1900. " The value of song as a means of edu- ognize that some music which may be prop- erly played or sung during the week, would The Bible Standard in Music cation should never be lost sight of. Let there be singing in the home, of songs that not be appropriate for the Sabbath. The Bible is full of instruction and are sweet and pure, and there will be fewer More pleasure and interest will be man- •suggestion to the saints, not only as words of censure, and more of cheerfulness ifested in playing and singing hymns and to how they shall pray, but also as to and hope and joy. Let there be singing in other sacred songs than in any other class how they shall praise God with in- the school, and the pupils will be drawn of music. -struments of music and with the closer to God, to their teachers, and to one The voice is the audible expression of the another. soul. Regarding its cultivation a modern voice. We shall find that the Bible writer gives the following advice: raises a high standard which will en- "As a part of religious service, singing is as much an act of worship as is prayer. " The best way to cultivate the voice is , title those reaching it to join the heav- Indeed, many a song is prayer. If the child not to think about it. Actions become regal enly chorus. Below we give a few is taught to realize this, he will think more only when they are unconscious. The voice Bible principles relating to sacred of the meaning of the words he sings, and that holds us captive and lures us on, is music : will be more susceptible to their power."— used by its owner unconsciously. Fix your mind on the thought, and the voice will fol- " Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the "Education," pp. 167, 168. low. If you fear you will not be under- Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing." " Those who gain correct ideas on the sub- stood, you are losing the thought — you are 1 Sam. 16: 18. ject of voice culture will see the necessity of educating and training themselves so that thinking about the voice. If the voice is al- " Play skilfully." Ps. 33: 3. lowed to come naturally, easily, and gently, " David and all Israel played before God they may honor. God and bless others. They it will take on every tint and emotion of 1 Chron. 13: 8. will put themselves under patient, efficient with all their might." the soul. God made it right. If your soul " My lips shall greatly rejoice when I teachers, and learn to read [and sing] in a way that will preserve the melody of the is filled with truth, your voice will vibrate .sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou halt with love, echo with sympathy, and fill your redeemed." Ps. 71: 23. voice. With an eye single to the glory of 12 (1156) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50 hearers with the desire to do, to be, and to deemed saints standing " on, the sea unlike most men, he tells of the visit become,"— Elbert Ilubbard. of glass, having the harps of God," of the poor Hebrew captive, whose Music in the School of the Hereafter and he " heard the voice of harpers very name had been changed to a harping with their harps : and they heathen appellation, " according to Music will continue to be a subject sung as it were a new song before the the name of my god." This youthful of never-ending interest in the school throne : . . . and no man could learn representative of the true God tells of the hereafter, because, chiefly that song but the hundred and forty the king his dream and its meaning: through its instrumentality will the and four thousand which Were re- "I saw, and behold a tree. . . . I saw, never-ending gratitude to God for his deemed from the earth." Rev. 14: . . . and, behold, . . an holy one came abundant goodness and mercy be ex- 2-5. These are the jubilee singers that down from heaven." pressed by those who have been eter- travel with Christ from world to world giving jubilee concerts; for "these are Nebuchadnezzar says that Daniel nally redeemed from sin and its cruel himself was astonished and speechless bondage. The seer of Patmos in heav- they which follow the Lamb: whither- for one hour. Upon being urged by soever he goeth." enly vision beheld the victorious re- the king to reveal God's messages, he tells his royal master all, who in turn has written it out in his autobiog- The Autobiography of an Oriental Monarch raphy for our benefit, withholding nothing, regardless of the severe re- H. E. SIMKIN flection on his own good sense by the THE life history of a man is called " I thought it good to show the signs and revelation. his biography. It is usually written wonders that the high God bath wrought Then comes a blank in the king's by a friend or kinsman. It may be a toward me. How great are his signs! and life, a period in the telling of which how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is news story for some paper, but its an everlasting kingdom, and hiS dominion he has to quote from others. But, to purpose is most frequently to exalt is from generation to generation." the glory of God, he staggers not at the subject, show his greatness, accom- the sacrifice in telling of his degra- plishments, or good acts. None can fail to recognize in these dation and humiliation. Particularly noticeable are the mo- words not only the king's realization Again the sun arises on the head of tives, as a rule, in the life history writ- of the greatness and unlimited power Babylonia. ten by one's self, termed an autobiog- of the God of heaven, but also his true " Mine understanding returned unto me, raphy, meaning self-written. So much conception and comparison of God's and I blessed the Most High. . . . He doeth of human nature ap4ars in all men kingdom with that of his own. Un- according to his will: . . . none can stay that it is almost impossible or at approached as was his position in all his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? least cases are very rare — for one the world, and accustomed as he was . . . Now I Nebuchednezzar praise and extol to write up his own life without, to to be told that his rule was the great- and honor the King of heaven, all whose est imaginable, yet by the divine rev- works are truth, and his ways jtidgment: some extent, enlarging upon its good and those that walk in pride he is able to points and minimizing the undesirable elation given him he saw the transi- abase." features. tory nature of all things earthly. A careful consideration of the pre- He goes on to tell his life's story, Thus ends the story : duty well ceding leads to a better comprehen- how he flourished arid blinded. There done ; testimony faithfully borne. sion of the life history referred to in came to him a dream which: he could Coming from such a source, at such the heading of this story. This is a not understand. He called for his a time, what a wonderful self-told life Bible narrative of great interest, both wise men, with no satisfaction. Then, history ! by reason of its antiquity, and be- cause it is so different from the life histories of men as usually written. Lessons from the Book of Ezra—No. 4 The fourth chapter of the book of RECONSECRATION TO THE WORK OF GOD BRINGS RENEWAL OF OPPOSITION AND Daniel records the life history of the PERSECUTION great Babylonian king, Nebuchadnez- zar, as written by himself, a true au- A. T. ROBINSON tobiography. It stands unique as the WHEN the leaders took the lead, There is no intimation anywhere only production of its kind extant. and " all the remnant of the people that there was any opposition or per- He begins by naming himself and came . . . and did work in the house secution during all the years that the stating his position, then follows by of the Lord of hosts, their God," Lord's work was neglected. It is alto- an address to everybody " in all the their adversaries also were wide- gether likely that during those years. earth." He'desired that no one should awake and renewed their opposition. when the people of God were build- fail to realize and fully understand " Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, ing veiled houses (Haggai 1: 3, 4) his experiences, and his object is not for themselves and neglecting the self-glorification or honor, but it is and Zechariah the son of Iddo; prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jeru- Lord's work, they were well thought plainly evident that he would have salem in the name of the God of Israel, even of by their adversaries, and com- all men know the true God. Here we unto them. Then rose up Zerubbabel the mended as an industrious and good see a man with unlimited power, an son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Joza- people. absolute monarch, reared and living dah, and began to build the house of God All the opposition that the adver- in a heathen nation, and among which is at Jerusalem: and with them wete saries could bring against the Jews heathen superstitious counselors, who the prophets of God helping, them. At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor could not cause the work to stop, as had but little opportunity to know had been the case before : God and who wanted no such oppor- on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, tunity, himself accustomed to appeal and their companions, and said thus unto " But the eye of their God was upon the to these soothsayers and necromancers them, Who bath commanded you to build elders of the Jews, that they could not cause this house, and to make up this wall? " them to cease, till the matter came to for advice on the most important Ezra 5: 1-3. Darius: and then they returned answer by questions arising in his great kina- letter concerning this matter." Verse 5. don-J., so touched by the Spirit of Godb The leaders had already told them that in his aim to reach all men with (Ezra 4 : 3) that King Cyrus had In their letter of accusation to his most wonderful experience, he given them such a commandment. King Darius, they gave a splendid uses the heaven-inspired salutation They evidently wanted a renewal of report of the progress of the work of to everybody, " Peace be multiplied that statement, that they might make rebuilding. The letter read : unto you." it the occasion of an accusation against " Be it known unto the king, that we went He proceeds: them. into the province of Judea, to the house of December 12,1.918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1157) 13

the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands." Verse 8. IN MISSION LANDS They reported having asked the Jews by what authority they were do- - ing this work, and repeated to the king their answer, in which is given an in- teresting bit of Jewish history. Not having space to quote this answer, we cite the reader to verses 11-16 of this In the Hills of the Telugu Country, India interesting chapter. In verse 13 they reported the Jews as having said HUGH L. PEDEN "But in the first year of Cyrus . same King Cyrus made a decree to build By the time this short report study. Our winter clothing is none this house of God." reaches the homeland we shall have too heavy for the hills. been away from it just one year. We While here I have endeavored to letter to Darius concludes thus expect to take our first year's exam- learn something about the natives who " Now therefore, if it seem good to the ination in Telugu in November. Some inhabit the hills. They are a very king, let there be search made in the king's sickness and plenty of heat have corn- interesting, primitive people, as one treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of can see from the inclosed photographs. Cyrus the king to build this house of God at The huts shown are temples, into Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure which a white man is not permitted to us concerning this matter." Verse 17. to enter. I endeavored to look into one of these temples, but the young ' They seem to have rested their man with the surplus of hair pos- cause in the belief that no such royal itively refused to permit me. I, decree could be found. They had suc- through an interpreter, asked -him ceeded so well on a previous occasion, why, and he said, " The devil is in by appealing to the king as their last there." No doubt he told the truth. resort, that they were again confi- One lady missionary is at work dent that King Darius would, as they among these people, and has a good had suggested, " send his pleasure " to following of earnest Christians" to re- them concerning this matter, and that ward her efforts. The Todas are a the king's pleasure would be to cause simple mountain people, far more easy the building to cease. to reach than the subtle people of the 9 4E? lit plains. They number about one thou- sand. The Toda salutation gives some GET THE HABIT idea of the position the men occupy. Now while you have your pencil When a woman meets a man, she as- in hand, will you read the following sumes the position shown in the pic- list of good -habits and check off as ture,.takes the gentleman by the foot, many as you can conscientiously sub- and presses his toe against her fore- scribe to? head, while he smiles the smile of a Get the habit of rising early. lord. Get the habit of retiring early. We are well, full of courage, and Get the habit of eating slowly. longing to get to work in the Telugu Get the habit of being punctual. Get the habit of being grateful. country. We pray that very soon Get the habit of fearing nothing. we may have help to reach twenty mil- TODA SALUTATION Get the habit of speaking kindly. lion Telugu-speaking people, a num- ber equal to one fifth the population Get the habit of radiating sunshine. blued to hinder our progress, but we Get the habit of seeking the suishine of the United States. are determined to make good. daily. 9i 9 Get the habit of speaking correctly. We are more thankful than words Get the habit of pronouncing correctly. can express for our change to the THERE is no reason why any ten Get the habit of closing doors gently. hills. The past few days the weather Christian men with ordinary incomes Get the habit of neatness in appearance. lnis been cool enough to call for fire cannot support one missionary among Get the habit of self-reliance. all day long while we have been at the heathen.— Selected. Get the habit of a forgiving spirit. Get the habit of apprehending no evil. Get the habit of anticipating only good. Get the habit of always being progressive. Get the habit of promptness at meals. Get the habit of daily physical exercise. Get the habit of being accommodating. Get the habit of being a good listener. Get the habit of economy. Get the habit of being industrious. — Nautilus. 944 How soon, how very soon, may that blessed One be revealed from heaven ! We are to be living like men and women waiting for the return of their Lord. But if he tarries, we may be allowed to witness for him yet an- other day, another month, or another year, in this Christ-denying world.— George Muller. SACRED TEMPLES OF THE TODA PEOPLE OF THE TELUGU HILL COUNTRY, INDIA. 14 (1158) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50

den. She said she was a widow and Our Work in Basutoland had no man ; that she gave her chil- MRS. A. T. TARR dren food while they were working for the mission, and that she wanted " BAsuroLAND is a land of table- However, the center of ,interest is the head boy to come and hoe for her. topped hills and deep valleys, of mag- the natives themselves, and their keen On Sunday I sent him and ten others nificent scenery and rugged grand- desire for an education. There are to hoe in her garden. After this, one eur. It is the keystone of South more than seventy pupils in, the school, day when school was in session, she Africa structure, the head of its their ages ranging from about six to came along with a basket of corn on water system, and the summit of its twenty-six. So far none have been her head. She was met by Mrs. Ko- surface. The climate is cool in sum- taught beyond the sixth standard. It nigmacher, and said she was bringing mer, and very cold in winter." is a pleasure to teach such diligent, the bwana a present. She had a fowl On an area of 10,000 miles live 500,- well-behaved students. too. I consider that the most hearty 000 Basutos. Six white and three Judging from testimonies borne in manifestation of gratitude I have ever native Seventh-day Adventist mis- the Missionary Volunteer meetings, seen in a native. She seems to be a sionaries are teaching the third an- this remarkable eagerness for learn- woman in a thousand, and her grand- gel's message to this primitive people, ing is prompted by the desire to carry son is a worker and a good boy. who rank among the most enlightened the gospel of the kingdom to Basu- A boy who has been with me for of South African natives. There are toland. The Missionary Volunteer two months has just come in. He has two Seventh-day Adventist mission meetings and the Sabbath school are been at his home in the Mukushi Dis- stations in this British crown colony, conducted in the Sesuto language. trict for a three-weeks holiday. - He Kolo and Emmanuel. The Sabbath school lessons are now took a chart and songbook with him, Kolo, in south Basutoland, is the adapted from the English Quarterly. and said the people were very glad older and smaller station. There Very soon Basutoland Sabbath schools to have him hold services with them. Brother and Sister E. Van Niekerk, will use lessons specially prepared for It is now nearing Sabbath. It is at with the help of Brother Lazarus South African natives. For this field evening prayers that the boys learn Ntsuaneng, conduct a day school. these lessons will be printed in Sesuto. to pray. I have not yet taught them 1 Emmanuel Mission has an area of But Emmanuel Mission has its about bearing testimony for Christ fifty acres in a populous district of needs. All the pupils recite in the in meeting. I need a good Seventh- north Basutoland. Its buildings in- same room, which, on Sabbath, is used day Adventist boy in the compound clude a schoolhouse, two cottages, a for church services. Soon there will to help get these meetings started. boys' dormitory (no provision is made be applications from more students ; We have a good baptismal class, who for female boarders), stables, etc. but how can we take them under ex- meet Sabbath afternoons. We re- The present workers of this mission isting conditions 7 ceived word from our missionary do appreciate the hard work that However, the needs of the school neighbors saying they wanted to come these good buildings and fine fruit are not so urgent as those of the med- to see us, and I returned them the garden must have cost former mis- ical missionary work. This mission answer that they were welcome to sionaries. must have a dispensary. come. I do not take other mission boys into the mission, as we are work- ing for the raw native. To my knowl- edge, there has never been a mission Kongo Border Mission among this tribe. We have trans- lated the ten commandments into the S. M. KONIOMACHER Chiswaka language, and the boys can THE boys built a very good hut to- of men and roll the heavy logs to the repeat them to the fifth. So we are day. They brought in the poles yes- saw pit. Two of the boys are out sowing beside all waters, and hope terday. In the big compound there there learning to saw, so that if our to have, in that glad day, some sheaves is a hut occupied by a sick girl and sawyer leaves we will have others to to bring with us. We hope that that her mother, and there are two other take his place. By the time this re- day is not far off. girls who want to come to us. When port reaches you we will have about 4V we talked with the mother of one of 1,600 running feet of African mahog- the girls and she consented to her any in the sheds drying. We now THE SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE girl's coming into the mission, I have some hens to make the place M. E. RP,RN asked the other girl where her mother more homelike. was, and she said it was not neces- Brother W. E. Straw was up to see THE work of God in the earth rests sary to ask her mother, for she her- us, and we enjoyed his visit. I met on the bedrock foundation of self- self wanted to follow the way of God, him at the siding. We were favored sacrifice ; and just as the great foun- and that their names had been en- with lovely weather, and he had a dation stones on which the super- rolled a long time ago. She meant glimpse of what can be done with structure is built are not visible to that I wrote their names on the school only a native ax and hoe. the eye, so, often those whose lives register. The boys are now learning to pray. constitute the strength of this cause Then we cleared away the brush First they learned the Lord's Prayer. are quite obscure. I was forcibly re- along the river and drained the low Then they added to it, until now minded of this by a letter from our places. We cleared out many old logs some offer to God earnest prayer. dear sister, Mrs. S. P. Mead, whose which had fallen into the water, and The head boy, who had learned some- son, Elder F. L. Mead, laid down his caused it to back up and form fine thing about the Bible and could pray, life in Africa years ago, and whose breeding places for mosquitoes. We picked up his knowledge as he was grandson, Walter Mead, is now in planted some crops, and the potatoes going from place to place. His grand- India. Sister Mead, now in her are looking fine. Then we found mother is a real missionary. She eighty-sixth year, writes from her some wild raspberry plants in the feeds the hungry in her village. A New England home: leaf-mold soil by the stream, and set short time ago she came to see me "I have given my children and my grand- them out. on the Sabbath, walked around the chilken willingly for missionary work, and We have some fine timber on the though as I grow older I miss them more house, and said she could find no and more, I have never seen the time that place. I secured the finest native place to enter. Mrs. Konigmacher I regretted their going. If the Lord will sawyer in the district. He had been opened the door, and she came in accept as service for him, my giving them sawing for seven years for one man. and sat on a mat. She said she was up, I shall be glad; and if I can prove It is quite interesting to take a gang old, and tired of hoeing in the gar- faithful and meet them on the new earth, December 12, 1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1159) 15

with stars in their crowns, I shall be satis- reared their children in the fear of been made, and a native kitchen is fied." God, and unselfishly given them to his now in process of construction. I It was said of Jesus that he should work, shall surely share in the reward never saw these young people so see the travail of his soul and be sat- of their labors. Doubtless many a happy as now, when they are kept isfied. And those who follow him in soul will wear a star-gemmed crown busy. The older people, too, are bet- self-sacrifice shall enter into his ever- in the world to come whose life has ter pleased, and are visiting the mis- lasting joy. The mothers who have been quite unobserved in this. sion more. Brother and Sister R. H. Tutty are busy looking after all this work, as well as giving a number of A Service of Love treatments every day. I held an ex- amination in the school, and also cele- W. 13. WHITE brated the Lord's ordinances with the For some years Sister V. E. Suth- and Annie might have to return home baptized young people. erland, assisted by native teachers, has to help her mother. Maudie was the We spent the week of prayer at conducted the mission school at Mar- next choice, but circumstances for- the Rondova Mission, and enjoyed anatha, Kafirland. An unusually bade Maudie's going. the presence of the Holy Spirit. strong bond of love and sympathy Then the girls thought of Laguena. There also we celebrated the Lord's has grown up between her and her Laguena is a bright Christian girl of ordinances. At Rondova considera- students, quite a number of whom about sixteen, the child of Adventist ble planting was done in the begin- are from Sabbath-keeping homes. parents, and had been in the school ning, when the different buildings Owing to the need of a man on the for some years. It was thought that were erected, so that now some vege- place to assist the mission superin- she was the one to go with the be- tables are dug up every day. The tendent with outside work, it was de- loved teacher. Obtaining permis- adversary, seeing that good work is cided to place Brother and Sister sion to go home, Laguena walked fif- going on there, is busy endeavoring Wheeler, who had just arrived from teen miles to her village, and came to create alienation among the people. America, at Maranatha, and to trans- back with the consent of her parents. I was glad to be there some of the fer Miss Sutherland to the mission This touching expression of love time. The Lord is bringing victory school at Spion Kop, in Zululand. was very comforting to Miss Suther- out of it to the mission. We also ded- It was very hard for teacher and land. It costs but little for natives icated the mission church. students to separate, and the mission to travel in their own compartments, At Viru the young people, with girls decided that it would not be and she gladly paid the fare of her Brother D. Gray, have been working right to let " teacher " go so far away little " maid " to Zululand, seven hun- earnestly to finish the furnishing of with no one to look after or care for dred miles away. There Laguena is their pretty, well-built new church. her. But who should go ? a student in the school, living with This I dedicated while there, and cel- At one time Miss Sutherland had the Zulu girls in their quarters, but ebrated the ordinances for our bap- boarded herself, and had taught her watchful eye is ever on her teacher. tized young people. They are also Annie, the daughter of Brother Her Christian influence is a great getting ready for our general annual Agrippa, one of our Kafir evangel- help, and she feels it is her duty to meeting, which is to be held at Viru ists, to cook and to care for her rooms. assist in every way possible the next January. At Nono we spent an All agreed that Annie was the one to faithful teacher whom she loves so enjoyable Sabbath with the people in go. But Siker Agrippa was not well, dearly. their new church, and dedicated the building at the same time. Brother Radley and I went up to Ramada, forty miles from Telina, in Solomon Islands the mission launch. There we met G. F. JONES the people who are clearing land for our mission, and held a meeting with BEFORE leaving the Solomon Is- planting it all with sweet potatoes them. lands for Sydney, I laid the vessel and bananas. As the island has not the best soil, and is insufficient to sup- As Brother Gray's three months at " Melanesia " up in a safe and snug Viru had expired, where he works al- ply food for the mission school, we little harbor in Rondova Island, where ternately with Gatukai, Brother Rad- obtained a lease of sixty acres more our mission is established under ley took the " Advent Herald " to Brother S. R. Maunder, who, with on the mainland, a few hundred yards distant across the water. I explained bring him away and land him at Ga- the mission young people, will look tukai. Here also we have a nice after her while Brother J. Radley to the young people that it was not best for them t® depend upon the church building, which was dedicated is away on the " Advent Herald." some time ago. Brother Radley spent All sails were unbent and ropes coiled mission rice as they had done hith- erto, that it would be more manly two weeks thoroughly overhauling the away so as to preserve them from be- mission launch " Minando," cleaning ing weatherworn during the excessive and better for them if they would all rally and work every afternoon, be- and painting it and repairing copper; rains and winds at this season. The also the engine, which now works like vessel was also covered from stem to sides the two hours of school work, to clear the land and plant it. They a new one. He also spent three weeks stern with large cocoanut branches on the " Advent Herald," which to protect her decks and woodwork all gladly respohded, and forthwith, that very hour, we all went over and needed the same kind of work. We from the double effects of rain and have few idle moments; and in the the intense heat of the sun. We have began chopping down the thick bush and tall timber. Five acres or more midst of it all fever pays its periodi- done all we could to keep her ever cal visits of woe, but only to see us new. I have felt very much relieved have thus been cleared, but the very wet weather has hindered us from rise again with stronger courage to during the wild and stormy nights advance when we get strong and well. and days which we have had of late, burning it off as quickly as we de- to know that she is snugly at anchor sired. This land is now being planted 4•V in a quiet, landlocked harbor. with sweet potatoes and taro. The On the Telina Mission, in the Ma- good work continues cheerily, and we On, how true is that saying, " Faith rovo Lagoon, we planned to plant hope in the future to have an abun- is safe when in danger, and in danger things that would produce food, as dance of food on the mission. • when secure ; and prayer is fervent hardly any work of this kind had In addition to this, a leaf roof has in straits, but in joyful and prosper- been done ; and we cleared the re- been put on the new church, a launch ous circumstances, if not quite cold mainder of Telina Island, which be- house built over the water, and a and dead, at least lukewarm "! Se- longs to the mission, and started landing wharf rebuilt; walks have lected. 16 (1160) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50

Christian comes to realize that the traits of character which give him trouble are conspicuous because his parents indulged him in having his own way when they should have re- quired of him that obedience which was due, and which might have been 4 easily obtained if right principles had been taught from babyhood. Through the columns of this department, hints will be given on all matters pertaining to " The hand that rocks the cradle the home life. Short articles and letters are solicited from home makers, telling of their every- day experiences,— their joys and sorrows, their failures and successes. is the hand that rules the world," is All correspondence relating to the Rome department should be addressed to the editor of not mere sentiment. It is a startling the Review. truth. Ideas of nations are developed from nursery impressions and the lessons learned day by day in child- The Gift Supreme hood. " Happy is that people, whose FLORENCE W. MERRELL God is the Lord." The person who was permitted to ONE of • the sweetest things our Father Is mother's loving, gentle sunburned hand. spend the plastic years of childhood made — But holier, more beautiful, by far, and youth in a home where family A purple violet in forest glade; Than violet, or rose, or evening star, discipline was in harmony with the One of the regal things -- the gorgeous rose, Than father, mother, happy childhood's The only queen the flower kingdom knows; smile, divine order, has much for which to One of the brightest things — the evening Than all the gifts bestowed on man the be thankful. Things did not always star, , while, go according to his liking. He was That twinkles o'er the ocean's sandy bar; Is He who made these wondrous things we not able always to understand then One of the things our sadness to beguile, see, as he does now the whys and where- One of the happiest things —a baby's smile; Who gave himself, who died for you and me. fores of life's experiences. But today One of the holiest thing in all the land Rialto, Cal. he realizes that when his feet had well-nigh slipped he was saved from going over the precipice to ruin by Family Discipline the tender watchcare of God-fearing parents. MRS. M. A. LOPER The gravest responsibility one ever IF family discipline had always should go : and when he is old, he will assumes is that of training children been carried out according to the di- not depart from it." and youth. Those who do the train- vine plan, what a different world this Tyranny and oppression never cross ing are responsible for the results. would be ! There would be no echo- the threshold of that home where di- One must himself be a learner in the ing family jars, no unpleasant dis- vine love is the ruling principle. school of Christ before he can impress cords, no broken links in family circles Even punishments are meted out in others with the living truth as taught because of domestic infelicities, no the tender spirit of the Master, giving by the Great Teacher. No decision human wrecks adrift upon the sea of the child no occasion to reflect upon in life is too small and none too great life because of unkindness, impatience, a scene in which father or mother was to be given consideration in the divine or exhibitions of unholy temper. angry. The rod of hatred or revenge curriculum of everyday life. The Good family discipline — how much never fmds a place in the discipline Great Teacher is interested in every- it involves! It brings into exercise of the true Christian home. Fam- thing that has to do with the shaping all that is best and truest in human ily discipline of the right character of human destiny, and he is willing life. It cultivates the finer sensibil- teaches one to govern hiniself ; to ac- and anxious to impart divine wisdom ities of the soul, and leads into the cord to others their just rights; to to every soul who seeks for it with a higher and purer realms of thought suffer the wrong rather than do the true realization of his need. and service. It strengthens the sacred wrong. And' those parents who There are two extremes in family bond of human fellowship, and links learned in childhood these essentials discipline : one is harshness, the other 4 erring souls to the Redeemer of man- of success have the advantage over is laxity. Both bring sorry results. kind. those who do not realize their impor- I once heard a mother make the re- Good family discipline is the key- tance. mark that if her child was. lost it note of domestic happiness, the But how many parents there are would not be her fault, for she had friendly guidepost at the parting of today who are not able to govern warned her and warned her. So much youthful ways, the promoter of spir- themselves, while making the sorry depends upon how the " warning " is ituality, morality in short, it is the attempt to govern those committed given. A child does not learn a very uplifter of the human race. to their care. Many adults are mere important lesson who refrains from There never could have been a children in the matter of self-govern- doing a wrong thing simply for fear world war if family discipline had ment, still fighting juvenile battles of punishment. God requires and de- been what it should have been through which should have been won in child- serves the sincere service of the heart. the ages. It was not in God's order hood. That member of the church And only as the principle of loving that children should be reared under who is determined to have his own obedience is instilled into the heart the hand of tyranny a,nd oppression. way regardless of the advice of his of the child, is he being fitted to win God himself is love', and every parent brethren and sisters, had the ten- in the everyday conflicts of life. Only should be the representative of divine dency to ignore his parents' advice by this means does he learn to re- love to his child. God never gives up when a child; and that was the time spect his parents and to honor God. his right to reign supreme in every hu- when it should have been overcome. Joseph, Moses, Samuel, Daniel, man heart. That parent who governs But faulty family discipline left the Timothy, and many others are bright according to the principles of divine task unfinished to his own and others' examples of godly training. The right, always gives God's will the detriment in later years. The sinful three Hebrew children stood the test first consideration in everything which tendencies of the heart, if permitted of the fiery furnace because they well 4 pertains to the education and disci- to develop, become stronger with knew their obligations to God, and pline of his child. And the Word of years, and require more and more of had developed strength of character God is true and cannot fail ; it says, an effort to overcome them. to stand even in the presence of mar- " Train up a child in the way he It is a sad discovery when a young tyrdom. December 12, 1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1161) 17

Some months ago, while attending deemer. And 0 I wish that every can be taught, and the child brought a convention at a distance from guest in Seventh-day Adventist homes to realize the joy of giving. We can home, I was a guest in a Christian might receive such a blessed impres- readily see that to compel a child — household where were two frolicsome sion of godly home training as I re- an unconverted child to give as a small boys. While there I took oc- ceived in the home I have mentioned. Christian should give, saving every casion to congratulate those parents It ought to be so. Of all people in penny for missions, would be to step upon their happy family discipline. the world who seek to exert a godly faster than the Holy Spirit leads. It was a treat to see how their chil- influence, Seventh-day Adventists, After all, with a proper example set dren were being trained to respect believing that " the coming King is before him, he will usually desire to their parents' wishes and to rever- at the door," ought to be in the lead. render to God his tithe, and be gen- ence and obey God. The mother did Such a heavenly atmosphere should erous in dispensing his earnings, as not seem to begrudge the time re- pervade every home that the " some- unselfish love prompts. quired for the proper training of her time guest " would carry away with In order to develop men and women children. The father, although a busi- him such sweet memories of hospital- of good business ability, the child ness man, was, when in the society of ity, refinement, culture, and that gen- should be taught to keep a systematic his small sons, a partner in all their tle discipline which makes children account of receipts and expenditures interests, and they were exceedingly great, as would prove an inspiration from the time he begins to handle pleased to have their grown-up play- to higher and holier life. He should money, and not be permitted to be mate with them. receive such a spiritual uplift as careless and spend haphazardly. These people were not members of would leave no doubt in his mind that Otherwise he is likely to remain heed- the church to which I belong, but his host and hostess were daily learn- less through life. they worshiped the same God, and ers in the school of Christ. In Sacred Writ children are likened were teaching their children to be Each home should be " a little to tender plants. A little plant com- obedient and to love the same Re- heaven to go to heaven in." ing up out of the earth meets with the law of gravitation, but meets the least resistance in shooting straight Teaching Our Children to Keep Accounts upward. " As the twig is bent, the tree's inclined; " therefore our chil- MRS. CARRIE S. WELTY dren should have an environment that IN attempting to teach children cor- acquire means and to expend wisely. will keep them in more perfect poise. rect financial methods, parents or They should be taught the value of Professor Riddle says in his book on guardians should themselves have a a dollar, and in earning it, to give child culture : true conception of what constitutes " value received." They should be " Extravagance begets vice, fosters pride, and degrades character. Some children are true monetary value. They may put taught to be self-supporting, whether naturally highly acquisitive, having not only a wrong estimate upon the value of it is necessary or not, if for no other the desire but the ability to make and save money, and give their children a false reason than that the wealthy man of money. In such the instinct needs only to idea, or bias, in the first years of life. today may be the poor man of to- be guided aright. Others are quite deficient When young myself, I noted the morrow. in the ability to, make and to save. Such wrong uses made of money and re- In teaching children the wise expen- should be given a chance and encouraged to marked to my brother that money is diture of money, I would not say that earn money in early life. They should be the root of all evil. " No," said he, required to save their earnings, to pay for not one penny should ever be spent their own clothing or something else in " the love of money is the root of all for a little candy or a toy, but there which they have a personal interest. Thus evil." Our observations through life certainly should be a limit, and in they will learn the value of a dollar, and have confirmed the truth of this state- a way perfectly natural to a wise the necessity of economy in spending it." ment in Holy Writ. mother, little lessons on self-denial _Riverside, Cal. We all know the habits of a typical miser, and his opposite, the spend- thrift, who is quite as bad. The miser Asking Questions loves his bags of shining gold, never MRS. D. A. FITCH desiring to use his money for himself or for the benefit of others. The SAID a mother, " Son, why do you dering thanksgiving and praise for spendthrift may waste his substance ask so many questions ? " The child- blessings already received, possessed, in many ways, but the apparent rea- ish but pertinent reply was, " Why, and promised. son for the waste is a failure to ap- mother, it is about the only way I It has been said of some children preciate the real value of money. have of learning anything." Was his that they are " human interrogation During or soon after the Civil War, experience so very different from points." To the parents this should a common day laborer in the oil fields that of most of the human family ? be a source of encouragement, for it of Pennsylvania came into possession I think not. We wish to know the shows a desire to learn. Should it be of three million dollars and squan- state of our friend's health. Unless found that the child questions simply dered it in less than three years. He he is one of the complaining kind, we to gratify curiosity, it may not be wise would hire brass bands to go before are not likely to learn if we ask no always to satisfy that trait in him. If him, and on going to an expensive questions. The student is desirous of a child, or even a grown person, is an- hotel, was likely to pay large sums of ascertaining an answer ,to some scien- swered at all, it should be done in money to have rooms remodeled to suit tific question. If no individual is pre- truth. If there must be delay in an- himself, if only for one week. He also pared to tell him, will he not ask some swering, let that be known frankly. would throw handfuls of coin into the book for the coveted information? Sometimes it is the case that the street to see children scramble for it. I wish to know the will of God con- .questioner is too indolent to study Thus " Coal Oil Johnny," of interna- cerning my life and work. Is it not out the answer to his own question tional notoriety as a spendthrift, came the most satisfactory plan for me to when there is no reason why he should to an end of his fortune in three years, ask him in prayer and study his not do so. If well satisfied this is and returned to his day labor to earn Word, and thereby find an answer to the case, it is only doing him pos- his bread. my question ? It may be that too itive harm for the parent to give an If we would find the beautiful often our prayers are equivalent in answer. Tell him how inconsistent " mean," avoiding such extremes, we value to a series of selfish requests it would be for him to ask you to tell might be able to rear our children so — soliciting from God those favors him the time of day when the clock that they theniselves might have a con- we think will be for our pleasure and could be seen by him as plainly as by sciousness of possessing the ability to good, when instead we should be ren- yourself. 18 mu) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50

Answers deferred should at the Perhaps he will recall the saying that A MECHANICAL DOOR CLOSER proper time receive due attention, and " a fool can ask questions that a wise T. E. BOWEN man cannot answer," and take cour- every inquiry should be treated with IN the Home Department of the proper respect. No parent who seeks age therefrom. REVIEW of Nov. 21, 1918, appeared the best interests of his child will be One excellent method of answer- an article on " Nowadays' Martyrs," loath to acknowledge his ignorance on ing questions is by asking some which by Mrs. L. D. Avery-Stuttle. any point on which he may be ques- will set the questioner to thinking out For the benefit of rheumatic grand- tioned, but will wisely act the part his own solution. Choose the wisest father, who must painfully leave his of leader in searching out what may course, and make sure of using it in be learned concerning the matter. the wisest way. seat to close the doors after hurrying children, and quite likely after some of the " grown-ups " also, this simple Home remedy is given; also with the hope JANETTE RIDWELL SHUSTER that it may oil the machinery of some other home as it has OUrS: I WANT to go home; I am weary, I want to go home. There the flowers If the perfect appearance of var- The path is narrow and steep, In perfect beauty grow. nished doors of sitting-room. and even The shades of night are falling I want to watch unfolding, Around me dark and deep, Unblighted as here below, parlor are not of more consequence My fellow men are sighing, Their delicate petals so lovely than the absence of friction caused And many the eyes that weep. And the beautiful tints they show. by the continual left-open doors, with the accompanying drafts here and I want to go home; I am longing I want to go home; for heaven there, simply attaching a coiled For friends that are far away, Is such a wonderful place. spring, made for the purpose, to the Who spend their lives that others I shall work, yet never be weary, hinged side of the door and the cas- May know of that better way I shall study the mysteries of space; Which leads ever onward and upward But greatest of all its pleasures -- ing toward which the door swings, To never-ending day. I shall look on Jesus' face. will close the door all winter, and as many times after that as it can be opened. All this for the nominal sum Honor of twenty cents, without one word of complaint, or without causing any SUPPOSE you felt it necessary to even thousands of eyes actually read one pain, or overworked mother a confide a great secret to some one. or have an opportunity to read the single additional thought. Who would it be ? President's message before it is deliv- Any hardware store will provide In the first place you wouldn't ered, and yet it is a very rare occur- the remedy, and furnish directions for think of putting that trust in any one rence for any one of these thousands applying same. other than a real friend, one in whose to break faith and make public the honor you have absolute confidence. contents of the message. Certainly it would not be in some one Think of it ! people the President MAKE HER PHYSICALLY FIT you did not know or had never seen. has never seen and probably never DURING the past half century we " I shouldn't tell you this, perhaps, will see; people mostly who have never have been trying to adapt ourselves but then I guess it is all right. How- seen the President and who certainly to an artificial system of living, which ever, do promise me that you will not have not been chosen for this great if persisted in for a few years longer repeat it, because it was told to me trust because of their intimacy or will start us on the inevitable road to as a great secret ; " and so it goes that friendship with him ! . . . racial degeneracy. great trusts are passed on to another This is just one instance out of mil- Women constitute one half of the confidant. lions of the honorable keeping of a human race, and are therefore equally It is all a matter of training and of sacred trust. ,,Think of the innumer- responsible with men for the inher- honor. Some people wouldn't repeat able positions in civil life which daily ited strength or weakness of a people. a statement that had been made to call for this display of honor in safe- They are also entitled for their own them in confidence for anything in guarding an employer's interests. sakes to the same care and physical the world. With them it is a matter Think of the thousands of our Gov- training as men receive. of honor, and their honor is never to ernment officials and employees who Girls should be taught and encour- be questioned. Others treat the trust are constantly intrusted with highly aged by their mothers, just as their lightly and break it at the first oppor- important information — State De- brothers are, to run, jump, swim, tunity. partment secrets, plans of forts and skate, row, and play. Up to twelve Are you personally the kind in battleships, new guns, and mobiliza- years of age there is no proper kind whom others may put their trust ? Is tion schemes, and so forth, to reveal of game or exercise in which boys may it with you a matter of honor, or will which would mean not only embar- indulge that should be forbidden to confidence intrusted to you be imme- rassment for our national administra- girls. diately blazoned abroad to the whole tion, but poSsibly danger for the en- To tell a young girl that she must world ? tire country. not run, romp, and frolic with the Stop for a minute to think what you It is important for every one who boys for fear she will soil her clothes would do in a case like this, and what would aspire to the respect and con- or appear rude and unladylike is a would become of you, whether you fidence of others, to develop in himself great mistake. This is especially true were an office boy or an editor, if you a high sense of honor. if during the same period of her youth didn't act just as you should : Be a person in whom others may she is dolled up once or twice a week When the President of the United place their trust; for to be honored, to meet the same boys at a so-called States is to address Congress with a. one must first be honorable.— Review social dancing-school. In one case message of great importance, his com- of Reviews, April, 1917. she would be laying the foundation plete manuscript is not only read in for vigorous womanhood ; in the other advance by the President's secretaries she is stimulating prematurely her and advisers, but twenty-four hours HEED how thou livest. Do no act by day sex impulses. Which from the night shall drive thy peace in advance of the message it is turned away. What the world needs today is over to the Associated Press, an or- In months of sun so live that months of rain women who are vigorous, resourceful, ganization equipped perfectly for the Shall still be happy. Evermore restrain helpful, and companionable, and not distribution of news to newspapers Evil and cherish good, so shall there the women who are dolls and playthings throughout the United States. By Another and a happier life for thee. in their youth and helpless invalids this process of distribution hundreds, — Whittier. in their advancing years. December 12, 1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1163) 19

I know of no better way of attain- r, --1 ing the desirable qualities of sweet, ,_,.._,„,„ wholesome womanhood than by in- _.7-c'. 4rf v ,=:_,_„-,, dulging freely during childhood and THE .4,0._,_ _youth in a liberal round of physical activities. This ideal may best be at- ',( WORLD-WIDE FIELD 1 tained by a judicious mixture of work and play.— Dudley A. Sargent, in .... Modern Priscilla. NATAL-TRANSVAAL CONFERENCE, is attending the meetings. I told our peo- SOUTH AFRICA ple that I was sure he would come in con- tact with something that he had never met EXAGGERATING SMALL ILLS WE start the work this year with good before, and it has proved to be so. A few courage. days ago he-told me that he had spoken to " IT sounds like a truism to say The Orange Free State Conference had the banker, and told him to let us have all that people prefer to be well," said only one ordained minister, Elder 0. K. But- the money we needed; and further, he said a prominent physician a few nights ler, and asked if we would lend them Elder that if we wanted to build another church ago to a reporter of the Cincinnati Geo. R. E. McNay for a year, so that they the money was there for us to use. This could train some younger workers. This we 'Commercial-Appeal, " but as a fact has been a great help to us. He gave £100 have done, although we did not know how there are many who prefer to make cash. to spare him from our work. But the Lord We have a few who are doing well in the 'out that they are ill ; and they have has been good to us, and has returned to us book work. One agent reported for last solid reasons for doing so." By feign- several other laborers to assist in the work. week's work orders to the value of £24 6s, ing illness people get sympathy and The Durban church felt that they must and deliveries to the value of £26 15s. To attention ; they obtain relief from du- have help if Elder McNay should leave. take orders to the value of nearly $100 and ties, they have special food, and, that Our school was closing for 1918, so we asked to deliver a few more than that in a week, food is always the best, and they are the union if they would not let us have is not bad; and this is only an average the spoiled members of the family. the services of Miss M. E. Robertson, the week's work. From the constant belief that they school matron, as a Bible worker. She had The tithe is increasing in a remarkable gone from this conference to act as matron are ill and the worry over their imag- manner. In 1914 it was $5,868.35; in 1917 of the school, having been a Bible worker it was $10,689.65. To God be all the glory inary diseases, they develop mono- for many years. Then the union offered for this great blessing! Our membership ideism, and in the end they may set us for the city of Durban, the services of in 1915 was 175; in 1916, 200; and in 1917, up changes which constitute a mor- bid state. On the other hand, there are people who really are ill and un- fit for work, but whose condition can- not be diagnosed as a definite ail- ment. They are toyed with by these pretenders until they either become physically fit once more or develop tangible symptoms. In the latter case they drift back to the paths of orthodoxy, from which they have strayed.— Selected. 04 94 THE CROSS BLEST they who seek, While in their youth, With spirit meek, The way of truth; To them the Sacred Scriptures now display Christ as the only true and living way. His precious blood on Calvary was given To make them heirs of endless bliss in heaven; ANOTHER GOSPEL MEMORIAL And e'en on earth the child of God can trace Laying the Corner-Stone of Colored Church Building at Salt River, a Suburb of Cape Town, The glorious blessings of his Saviour's grace. South Africa For them he bore His Father's frown; Elder M. C. Sturdevant for a time. So that 233. Slow growth; but, thank the Lord, it For them lie wore city is again provided for. " Give, and it grows. The thorny crown; shall be given unto you." Our conference will have three Bible work- Nailed to the cross, The erection of the churches at Durban ers this year,— three Dutch field workers Endured its pain, and Johannesburg has been an act of faith and two English workers. We hope to see That his life's loss on the part of these churches and myself. the work go as never before, and that we Might be their gain. But when the brethren and sisters concluded shall have a fine band of canvassers, also Then haste to choose that it was God's will they should build, one excellent lady worker for our papers. That better part, they took hold with zeal and earnestness, and We consider nothing second to this. Our Nor dare refuse by all lifting together they accomplished a courage is good, and this is true of all our The Lord thy heart, task that seemed impossible. I often see a workers. Unity exists among us, and we are Lest he declare, team of sixteen donkeys on a wagon pulling advancing, believing that we shall see fruit " I know you not," three or four tons, and it seems as if they from our work. W. S. HYATT. did not work very hard. They pull this big And deep despair 4V Should be your lot, load because all are working no one doing Now look to Jesus, who on Calvary died, any big thing, but all doing a little. Just THROUGH HONDURAS And trust in him who there was crucified. so it is in this work. God does bless united THE past two months I have spent in the The best shaped poem ever written, within its effort, no matter what we are doing for him. republic of Honduras. Our first meeting compass, is still believed to be this one. It has In Johannesburg we have a sister whose was at La Ceiba, in company with Elder never been traced to its author. husband is a business man there and quite W. E. Lanier, the superintendent of the — Selected. well to do. He felt an interest in our get- field, and Brother Karl Snow, who is con- 9V ting a church built, and offered to become nected with our school at Siguatepeque. our security at the hank for the funds with Though the notice of this meeting was short, NEVER get an inch beyond the which to build it. This gentleman has be- we had a good attendance and a very pre- Cross.— Spurgeon. come more and more interested, till now he cious season. On Sabbath afternoon Brother 20 (1164) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50

Lanier was set apart by ordination to the Harvest Ingathering magazines, which be- year resorted to the plan of paying for the work of the gospel ministry, in harmony gan in 1908, and up to date has aggregated publication of their sermons, and by so do- with a vote taken by the General Conference several million copies. The circulation of ing had the privilege of giving in chosen Committee. this quantity of truth-laden literature, with language the strong points in the telling We spent about two weeks in San Pedro its threefold blessing,— to our people, to truths that our denomination holds, without studying the question of mission headquar- our neighbors, and to missionary ;adVance,— fear of having anything stricken out by the ters, and searching for a suitable property constitutes a work ranking with the f ore- editor's blue pencil. for a mission home. Several properties are most enterprises of the Publishing Depart- An unusual interest, as a rule, sprang up, in prospect, but at this writing it is not ment. and the evangelists received many telephone known which will be chosen. We spent a That God is visiting his people with calls from anxious inquirers after more little over ,a week at Siguatepeque more marked tokens of his grace in the cam- light from the Sacred Word. They also sent thoroughly organizing the school, which will paign this year, is evident from the re- out much literature through the mails. henceforth be.known as the " Central Amer- ports which are coming in. The spirit of Many names of interested persons were se- ican Academy," and in an endeavor to se- prophecy, foreseeing these things years ago cured through this means, and the Bible cure a new location for it. Prof. and Mrs. gave us this instruction: workers were kept busy visiting in the homes W. F. Hardt, and Mr. and Mrs. Karl Snow, " As the disciples, filled with' the power of these persons. will ,for the present compose the faculty. of the Spirit, went forth to proclaim the Many wore the interesting experiences of A lively interest is manifested in this en- gospel, so God's servants are to go forth these consecrated workers in the Lord's terprise, and we expect excellent results today. Filled with an unselfish desire to cause, who learned that persons in this cor- from it in the future. It has been demon- give the message of mercy to those who are rupt world are still hungering and thirst- strated many, times that native workers in in the darkness of error and unbelief, we ing after righteousness, and will accept the any field are very profitable to the cause, are to take up the Lord's work., He gives gospel when it is brought to them. and the object of this school is to develop us our part to do in co-operation with him, Our workers also learned that by far the the many promising young .people in Cen- and he will also move on the hearts of un- larger majority of these interested persons tral, America for work for their countrymen. believers to carry forward his Work in the were attracted to the truth through reading Leaving Siguatepeque September 10, an- regions beyond. Already many are receiv- it in reports in the newspapers. Headlines other ; three, days' mule, ride brought us to ing the Holy Spirit, and no longer will the that were attractive but not sensational were Tegueigalpa,, pn, this,trip we had with us way be blocked by listless indifference."— placed on the articles in harmony with the the family of our native worker at Teguci- Id., pp. 82, 33. views of the evangelists, and words of en- galpa, and, had not. expected to make the Praise God! " This day is this scripture couragement were received from both men trip in three days with our sister and her fulfilled in your ears." and women of intelligence and refinement to four small children. We were planning to With the earnest co-operation of every continue the good work. In some of the camp the last night about fifteen miles from child of faith, we shall soon be able to sound cities mentioned, ministers of other denom- Tegucigalpa, but as we approached the place the jubilee, and another quarter million of inations even wrote our evangelists, com- late in the afternoon, we met our brother dollars will be available to hasten to hungry mending them for their fearlessness in from Tegucigalpa, with three other Sabbath souls in fields afar, the glad message of the expounding the true principles of righteous- keepers, two of whom were recent converts, crucified, risen, and soon-coming Saviour. ness through the public. prints, and wishing coming to meet us. They told us that all Let the judgment message sound them Cod's blessing upon the campaign for the brethren wanted to come, but it was de- To the nations world around, souls they were conducting. These writers cided, that the rest should prepare a dinner Till the remnant true is found, generally stated that they had been follow- for as instead. Feeling that we could not Over the sea. ing the sermon reports in print with more disappoint these dear brethren, we continued When his power the Spirit wields, than ordinary interest. our journey, though weary, and reached And the earth its harvest yields, So effective and quick were the results Tegucigalpa at 11 P. is., where, notwith- Hosts will come from those far fields of such newspaper publicity, that soon after standing the lateness of the hour, a good Over the sea. these efforts opened, our evangelists dis- repast was waiting. CLAUDE E. ELDRIDGE. pensed with handbills and other forms of ad- Brethren Lanier and Snow were with me, vertising, and depended entirely on the news- and Brother Hardt joined us later. We 0 0 0 papers to attract the people to the meetings have had an excellent meeting. Thirteen and awaken an interest for literature. were baptized, and a church of seventeen A YEAR'S WORK IN NEWSPAPER Would it not be a good idea for our evan- was organized, with good prospects of PUBLICITY IN LARGE !CITIES gelists in other large cities to depend more growth. I understand that all of those DURING the year beginning with Novem- on the press for results than they have in baptized have begun the observance of ber, 1917, when the effort in Detroit under the past? With meetings suppressed in the Sabbath during the past six months. the direction of Elder A. V. COtton began, many of the large cities of America on ac- Brother Emanuel Alvarez, the native la- very extensive newspaper campaigns in con- count of the spread of influenza, would it borer, is working alone in this importdnt nection with the actual preaching have been not be a good idea for our evangelists to city, the capital of the republic, Brother conducted, not only in the Michigan me- begin the publication of a series of articles Henry Brown having returned to the States tropolis, but also in Chicago, Milwaukee, on the doctrines, with their names either at immediately after the General Conference. Baltimore, St. Louis, San Francisco, Louis- the beginning or at the close of these ar- This is truly a fruitful field, and there ville, and Portland, Oreg. In all, these great ticles, and invite the readers to communicate should be many more laborers at work in it. centers of population success has come as with them for free literature on the subjects I leave tomorrow, to, visit Salvador and the result of this kind of endeavor. they are presenting? Ministers of other Guatemala before returning to the States. Not only are there men and women in denominations make the writing of articles • R. W. PARMELE. these cities rejoicing over their new-found for the press a part of their weekly pro- 0 0 hope and the precious promise of a soon- gram, with the result that some of them are coming Saviour, when sin, sorrow, sickness, known throughout the nation, and surely THE HARVEST INGATHERING perplexities, trialS, suffering, and death will God would bless in such endeavor and give WORK be wiped from the universe, brit there are our Bible workers and evangelists plenty of many others who have studied the truth names of interested persons, whom they HAVING long since passed the experimen- through having their attention called to it could visit and instruct further in Bible tal stage, the Harvest Ingathering has be- in the newspapers, whose minds are still truths, even if the influenza has made it come an established institution, and has po- open to the pleadings of the Spirit. The necessary to prohibit gatherings in public tentialities we are only beginning to com- evangelists in those cities haye sent the places. WALTER L. BURGAN. prehend. In 1902 there was published in writer encouraging letters about the way in " Testimonies for the Church," Vol. VII, which people have become interested in the 94 9V the following: message through newspaper reports of the " Our publishing houses are God's ap- sermons preached, and these brethren are AN UNTIMELY DEATH pointed centers, and through them is to be planning to use the press in future efforts MRS. DOTTIE ETNA SUTTON was born in accomplished a work the magnitude of with unabated zeal. Farmerburg, Ind., Feb. 18, 1889, and died which is yet unrealized. There are lines of The success that has' come through the in Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West effort and influence as yet by them almost use of this agency indicates clearly that no Indies, Oct. 29, 1918. She was married to untouched, in which God is calling for their opportunity should be lost in Fusing it in C. B. Sutton Jan. 1, 1911. co-operation."— Page 144. every large city where the imiltitudes de- For some time Brother and Sister Sutton Not the least important of the lines of pend entirely on the newspaper's, as a rule, had been under appointment for this field, effort then untouched by our publishing for their information. In all the cities but owing to difficulties in obtaining pas- houses, was the annual publication of the mentioned, our evangelists during this past sage, their coming had been so long delayed December 12, 1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1165) 21

that we had ceased to look for them. We now rehted, that may be used as the min- CgNTRAL AMERICA were expecting Elder I. A. Roberts, our ister's place of residence later. AFTER the close of our good meeting in union conference president, on the boat ar- J. E. Cox, who has the work in charge in Tegucigalpa, Honduras [report of which ap- riving October 28. Brother Fred Hutchin- Columbus, is putting real life into the mes- pears on another page of this paper], I came son, conference secretary, and Mr. Butter- sage in that city. There is a live little to Salvador, arriving here September 26. field went down to meet him, and were told church there, and they, too, have secured a At Santa Ana I found Brethren C. F. that he had not come, but that a man be- well-situated property for $3,000, which they • Staben.,and J. A. Bodle, with their wives, longing to our church was on board, with are using as a chapel. There are also living- having:just arrived from the States to take a very sick wife. The launch had gone es- rooms for' the pastor and his family above; the positions of superintendent and treas- pecially for her, and the captain had tel- but the place had to be remodeled before it urer, lrespectively, of this mission field. For ephoned to the Colonial Hosp.:01 to receive was thus suited for use. nearly a year Brother U. M. Cooke has been her there. H. A. Rossin has taken charge of the our only' 'fcireign worker in Salvador, and Sister Sutton was taken suddenly ill at work newly organized in the city of Cleve- the coming of these new recruits is a great Grenada, Sunday evening, October 27. A land. The Lord seems to be blessing these joy to all our brethren here. physician gave her careful attention up to brethren from the start. They have already As the Mission Board had made an ap- the time the boat left. Then the stewardess secured a fine church property, well situated , propriation for the purchase of homes in attended her during the night, assisted by for giving the message to our people. It• this republic, our first work was to seek a Red Cross nurse. Every one showed the cost them $5,000. It has a good chapel that out the best suitable places that we could greatest kindness and sympathy. will easily seat two hundred fifty persons, secure. In Santa Ana we were able to se- An automobile conveyed her to the Co- also two schoolrooms, with a fine flat above cure half a block of land, with sufficient ele- lonial Hospital, where she was placed under for the minister and his family: There are vation to overlook all the city, and splen- the direct care of Dr. Sehault, who was as- about fifty members in the church. didly situated, being only half a block from sisted by Dr. Stewart and attending nurses; George Johnson is laboring at. Youngs- the site of our rented quarters. We were but the attack of double pneumonia, with town. He has been stationed there only a able to secure this, property for only $280 complications, was more than her strength short time, but he is trying to •build up a gold, plus expense of transfer of title. We • could resist, and she passed peacefully away work strong from the start. • hope to erect a small house and a chapel at 7: 30 A. M., October 29. Brother Cox looks after , the church in there immediately. Why our sister has been laid to rest be- Springfield, which has been organized for several years, and he reports that they are In San Salvador, the capital of this repub- fore she had even begun her work among the lic, we were exceedingly fortunate in secur- doing well but are in need of a place of people she had so willingly come to aid, is a ing property. As that is to be the head- mystery we cannot understand, but we know worship. ;, There are other places in the State where quarters of this mission field, we desired that God understands, and has a purpose in property conveniently situated for office a special work should be done. all, he does. purposes, and suitable for a meeting hall, We understand that Sister Sutton was a It should be stated by way of gratitude, that the president, Elder F. H. Robbins, and and a place for our foreign workers to live. close student of the Bible and a faithful Just how to get such a combination was a his officers, along with their other heavy worker in the church and Sabbath school. perplexity, especially considering our lim- duties, are doing much to encourage, set in Her death has aroused the sympathy of the, ited resources, and the cost of real estate whole island, and has brought Brother Sut- order, and advance the work for our needy W. H. GREEN, Sec. in this city. We made the matter a special ton in touch with many who otherwise would people. subject of prayer, and our prayers were sig- have had nothing to do with this third an- IT 0 0 nally answered.. gel's message. We pray that it may be the We found a lot, on which was a five-room means of getting the truth before them. A GOOD EXPERIENCE house, built since the earthquake last year, The floral tributes were many and beau- I HAD the privilege of visiting some of and an outbuilding containing a laundry tiful. The funeral took place from , our our churches in Rush County, Kansas. with cement tubs, a bathroom with a cement church, at 31 Dundonald St., Elder M. B. After I had talked about the Harvest In- tub, two toilets with cement bowls, all with Butterfield officiating, assisted by Elders" L. gathering campaign, the elder of the Shaffer cement floors and city water, and a store- Rashford and E. C. Henriques. She leaves church told me that he had written a letter room. The house can easily be adapted to to mourn, her husband, one little girl, her to the governor, Arthur Capper, telling him our use for meetings and office, and with the mother, three brothers, and one sister. about our work. The governor responded expenditure of not more than $1,000 gold' While Brother Sutton is heart-broken, yet by sending a liberal contribution and the we can provide room for two families. This he is not discouraged, for he feels sure the following splendid letter: lot is only two blocks from the principal Lord has led them, and so he meekly bows " TOPEKA, Sept. 24, 1918. street, and near the center of the city. This to the will of God, and waits patiently for " DEAR MR. M.: makes it quite ideal for our office and meet- the time when Jesus himself shall wipe away " Your letter of October 21 was duly re- ing hall. And it is on the brow of the hill all tears, and there shall be no more death ceived, and I am glad to help a little on on which the business section of the city and no more sorrow. your missionary fund. I wish I could do stands; so the rear of the lot is about fif- This is the fifth of our missionaries to find more than this, but I am sure that you will teen feet above the roofs of the houses of a final resting place beneath the sunny skies appreciate the fact that there are many the half of the city lying behind the place. of this tropical isle. Elder A. E. Flowers calls upon me at the present time. Thus there is nothing to obstruct the breeze, was the first, Elder E. Crowthers following " With kind regards, I am and it is very cool and pleasant in the back about four years later. The next was Dr. " Very respectfully, part of the lot, where it is desired to erect Enoch; then Brother Robert Price; and " [Signed] ARTHUR CAPPER, additional living quarters. A better com- now Sister Sutton. She sleeps only a little " Governor." bination could hardly be imagined. way from Elder Flowers. We who are left The same brother wrote to a business This property had not changed hands for must lift the burdens they have 'laid down, firm in Kansas City, and received $10 and twenty years, but had fallen to four adult and work together for the finishing of the this letter: heirs, who wished to divide it. After con- work they loved so well. May God help us " KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 23, 1918. siderable delay and discussion, they finally to be faithful. "DEAR MR. M.: sold it to us for 6,400 pesos, and they paid Mits. M. B. BUTTERFIELD. " When there is so much unhappiness in the expense of transfer; this made the cost the world it is good to know that a man of the property to us, in United States is still unselfishly trying to help those who money, only $2,600. This gives us a prop- THE COLORED WORK IN OHIO cannot help themselves, and I am glad to erty immediately usable, and we can enlarge AFTER finishing his journey through the send you $10. I wish sincerely from the the living quarters as we are able. We feel South, the writer visited several places in bottom of my heart that I could make it that the Lord worked especially for us, to Ohio where the work has been started. more. You know conditions at this time establish his cause thus favorably in this There are five workers in the State, includ- — the uncertainty ahead for business, and important city. ing one Bible worker, Miss Wiggins, sta- the demands that may be made on us, espe- We have organized the work in this re- tioned at Columbus. cially a man of my age. I'm sure we are public anew, and the workers start upon The work at Cincinnati, which started all doing our best, and no sacrifice is too their duties full of hope and courage. We some time ago, is now well established in great. found the three companies of believers doing a building containing a chapel that will seat " With best wishes and kind regards, I am well, though two of them had not had the about one hundred fifty persons. R. R. Rob- " Sincerely yours, help of a foreign worker for a year or more. erts has recently been put in charge of this " [Signed] FIRMAN L. CARSWELL." The permanency that these purchases give work. They are buying the property for This shows what some of our farmers can our work here is a source of great encour- about $3,500, on good terms. There are do by correspondence. Why not try it? agement to these brethren, and we are sure living-rooms above the chapel, which are J. T. 130ETTCHER. that the cause will advance rapidly. 22 (1166) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50

I am expecting to visit Guatemala before " Believing that in undertaking great returning to the States, but am meeting Cbutationed things for God, he will give great things in with some difficulties. The Pacific port in return, this small church decided to launch Guatemala is suffering from an epidemic of rtepartment out upon a much larger undertaking than yellow fever, and for this reason it is that of the past year. Besides giving lib- doubtful if a boat will stop there. To go erally toward our conference school, they overland is very difficult, and is fraught with W. E. HOWELL secretary laid plans for financing a ten-grade school danger from robbers, swollen streams, etc. 0. M. JonN - - • Assistant Secretary of their own and for erecting a new school However, I hope to be able to make that building. This building, now in process of visit, and to reach the States again before THE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL construction, is twenty-four by forty feet, the first of Decomber. and will have/when completed two con- R. W. PARMELE. " INTERMEDIATE school " is a term that venient classrooms and a basement. The has been used more or less ever since we latter will be used for housekeeping quar- began to establish schools between the ele- ters for the teachers. We can assure you mentary and the college, and has been un- that the community, teachers, and students "A SAFE PAVILION" derstood all along to mean a school of ten MEN of the world are thinking these days will all rejoice when the building is com- grades, usually with student-home facilities pleted and we are comfortably housed `about safe buildings and fireproof struc- similar to those of our full academies. tures, but these are also days when God's within its walls." General usage, however, and the develop- When proper care is taken to finance such people should be. thinking about their safety ment of a new type of school, have brought for time and for eternity. As we look over a school adequately and keep its educational about some change in the use of the term standards up to par, the intermediate school the plans which the divine Architect has for " intermediate school." The term " acad- his people, we find that the only safe pavil- is one of the most useful of our educational emy" is now used for either a ten-grade institutions. W. E. Howxi.L. ion is found in our Lord Jesus Christ. In or a twelve-grade boarding school, while by " Testimonies for the Church," Volume IX, official action at our normal council a yearn we read: ,ago, the name " intermediate School " was " The Lord is coming very soon, and we defined to apply to the ten-grade day school OSHAWA OPENING are entering into scenes of calamity. Sa- only. This school carries grades 7 to 10 THE following word has come to us con- tanic agencies, though unseen, are working inclusive, forming the connecting link be- cerning the opening of our school at Osh- to destroy human life. But if our life is tween our standard one-teacher school of awa, Ontario: hid with Christ in God, we shall see of his six grades, and the full academy of twelve " School opened this year with a little grace and salvation." grades. larger enrolment than last. Up to the pres- This same writer says: " I saw many The intermediate school is locally sup- ent time about eighty have registered. I without a shelter." ported, like the elementary school. A church think we shall pass the hundred mark before We read these words in " The Great Con- that is strong enough to add the, ninth grade very long. We should have had a good troversy," page 654: or the tenth grade to its school, on a stand- many more at this time had it not been " The world see the very class whom they ard basis, is privileged to operate such a for the epidemic we have had here the last have mocked and derided, and desired to school on advice of the educational superin- two weeks. Nearly fifty students were sick exterminate, pass unharmed through pesti- tendent of the conference. Two or three with the influenza at one time. School began lence, tempest, and earthquake. He who is churches may unite to form such a school again yesterday, and things are looking to the transgressors of his law a devouring when they are near enough together for brighter and better. We all feel the Lord's fire, is to his people a safe pavilion." the purpose. There is much advantage in hand was especially near to us. Practically Our hearts are indeed grateful to God uniting strength in this way, both econom- every one now is well enough to be at his for this safe pavilion when we see the man- ical and educational. The intermediate duties. Even the doctors down town feel made, structures crumble to dust, bring school is a natural growth from the ele- that some unusual power helped us over- death and destruction to once happy homes, mentary school. While the latter covers come' this sickness. We believe that had and leave fond hopes of a lifetime in ruins. eight grades at present, no one teacher we not been vegetarians things would have God fulfilled his promise to us during the should be expected to carry more than six been worse. recent calamity which was visited upon Porto grades, as this is all that one person can do " Our aim this year for teachers and stu- Rico. None of our people were harmed in efficiently in justice to himself and to the dents is to make this a year of soul-winning the earthquake, nor have they, so far as I pupils. This standard was officially adopted and the best year in the history of the know, lost any property. at our educational council in St. Helena school." W. E. HowELL. Some of our Sabbath school children at three years ago. We now have eighteen Aguadilla came very near death, but the intermediate schools in the United States Lord was a pavilion to these younger mem- and Canada, and we are encouraging their bers of the flock. I heard mothers telling development, under right conditions, as a PLACING OUR GRADUATES that their children were in the three-story means of providing Christian education for THE Lord is calling on us to hasten the Alcaldie, which fell and buried sixteen chil- our boys and girls who are yet too young preparation of the young for the mighty dren, killing most of them outright and to send away to a boarding scheol. tasks that are before them. Our confer- wounding others. They said that some were I was interested in reading recently an ences and leaders should place our grad- pulled from under the ruins with hardly a account of the development of an inter- uates in the field without delay when their scratch, having been protected by boards mediate school in southern Idaho, written course of intensive training is over. Hun- falling over them. One mother told of her by two of the teachers, Miss Margurette dreds who receive their education in our boy's running to the beach to escape, and Torrance and Miss Bertha Walker. It says: schools are drifting. Instead of entering then, seeing the tidal wave coming, he ran " The history of the church and school in the organized work at graduation, many along ahead of it, and evidently outran the this place is short. The church, with a are slipping back into the world and are main force of the wave, for he said, " Why, membership of thirteen, was organized in lost to our sight in its maelstrom of social, the wave reached only a little bit over my March, 1916. At present there is a mem- political, and industrial life. This condi- knees." bership of 'wenty-two. tion ought not to exist. Something must be Our school-teacher saved her flock by " The first school was small Like the done to bring about a change. If we are having all the little tots kneel to pray Eden school of old, it consisted of the to evangelize the world in this generation, when the building began.to shake. A brick children of one family, whose parents saw we, must make better use of our man- wall fell while they were kneeling, which the importance of givi ig their children a power. Plans ought to be laid to draft for no doubt would have killed many of them Christian education. In spite of the sacri- conflict with the armies of evil, every soul if they had fled to the street. Then just fice and discouragement always associated who has received a special training. in time for them to escape the tidal wave, with a new and great undertaking by so I believe that a wrong policy rules when she shouted, " Run," and they scampered small a number, the first school year proved our graduates are lightly brushed aside to just ahead of the onrushing waters. in the end to be not only a successful one employ young men of small education and We should be devoutly thankful for the but a blessing to the family, and later a young women untutored for Bible work. remarkable manner in which God has pre- blessing to the community. On the other hand, the timidity shown by served the lives of his people. Surely " he " Perhaps not willing that one family many conferences to accept graduates is not has set his love upon them," and will never should receive all the blessing, the second wholly without cause; for some have come leave nor forsake 'them. year about seven families united their ef- to them with inflated ideas of self, with a CLARENCE E. MOON. forts in the interest of a church school. desire for large wages, with an unwilling- 9V Seven grades, with an enrolment of nine- ness to act as tent master, or take a hum- teen, were organized and conducted through ble part. We must all be learners; must LOVE is the spirit of the gospel. the year. all be little men doing a great work.

December 12, 1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1167) 23

When a student's name is mentioned for seemed to hover over the little group in favorable consideration, it is becoming more fillifi5tonarp Volunteer benediction. Before bowing in prayer, the and more necessary for conference officials mother opened her Bible and said, "Let ' to ask, " Is he sound in the faith? Does Jit epartntent us see if we can remember all the Morning he believe the spirit of prophecy? Will Watch texts learned this week." The vis- II he come to us with a subtle form of higher itor found afterward that it was customary M. E. KERN - - - - Secretary r criticism, questioning this or that funda- MATILDA ERICKSON each morning for the children to memorize mental of the third angel's message? " ELLA IDEN - Assistant Secretaries the text for that day, as given in the Morn- When an unfavorable answer is given, it is MEADE MACGTIIRE - - Field Secretary ing Watch Calendar,— surely a beautiful difficult to find an opening, even for a trial custom,— and on Friday evening the mother We are living in an age when everything would review all the texts for the week. that can be shaken is being shaken. It is DOES IT PAY? The result of this daily committing of Scrip- therefore necessary that college officials IN one of those early testimonies about ture was seen in the lives of the children, exercise care in selecting graduates for the organization of the young people's work, and the habit of morning and evening various lines of labor. Only those who are it was said that if the youth were carefully prayer was becoming so firmly established known by them to be absolutely loyal ought instructed and guided in doing systematic as to anchor them to the Rock, Christ Jesus. to be recommended. If a young man is missionary work, they would " grow up to If in all our homes we followed' the habit unestablished after four years of college be workers for God." A young man who has of committing the Morning Watch texts to study, he is useless in the field: at least rendered excellent service in the mission field memory, what a blessing it would be! Bible until he becomes established. for several years, said in a recent letter: reading and Bible study are both essential; Greater effort ought to be put forth by " I read very carefully every word of your but what of the days ahead when the Bible those in authority, also by parents, to im- report to the General Conference, and need- will no longer be accessible? Then it is that press upon our students the great needs of less to say it interested me very much. The we shall prize above rubies the Scriptures the ripening fields, and the call from heaven Missionary Volunteer Department is surely that we have made our own. Shall we not to enter them. These fields are pitifully doing a great work in saving our young peo- use the Morning Watch Calendar in the calling for educated laborers. They are ple. I assure you that the young people's home? ELLA IDEN. appealing to us for humble men and humble society was a large factor in holding me women, men filled with the Spirit of God, and keeping my feet in the right path." men loyal to every principle of the truth. Such testimonials as this should stimulate A consecrated college graduate of ability us to greater activity in the organization 010E01 flilififitonarp and stability is more profitable to a con- of our children and youth for service. After ference than an old man who has failed to all, it is perhaps not so much abstract teach- ;Department keep pace with the times and is hidebound. ing as concrete self-activity that forms the Such a young man will feel the necessity habits and fixes the ideals of our young W. A. Rumn, M. D. = 13eoretary of leaning heavily upon the arm of Christ people. M. E. KERN. H. W. MILLER, Al. H. for help, instead of placing his trust in hu- L. A. IIANSEN Assistant Secretaries man talents, or in a set, typewritten sermon 4V '4V detached from some loose-leaf notebook IN THE MORNING green with age! He will visit homes, pray INSTITUTE OF WAR-TIME THE vessel, to be filled with divine grace, NURSING for the sick, and comfort the grief stricken, must be empty of worldly cares. The soul while many older men are either taking that expects a blessing for the daily task Now that the war is over and peace is their ease or searching most diligently for must seek it while the day is young. There about to be restored once more, the ques- some " new light " with which to startle is a holy hush at daybreak that speaks to tion will occur to many, What about the in- both heaven and earth. It is true that some the heart of man, and summons him to tensive training course in nursing that was young men are also guilty of this practice, thank the Creator for the gift of life and to be given to our young men called to the and are a nuisance rather than a help. the privilege of service. service of their country? Of course the How shall we get our graduates into the At night the soul seeks forgiveness and immediate need of such a school in which work? What must we do for them if we rest. The day is past, and the record writ- to train men for army service is past, and are to stand guiltless before God in the ten. We need the balm of Gilead and the the school will not be conducted just as judgment day? Let conference presidents, shelter of the everlasting arms. But in the planned. publishing house managers, medical super- morning the tasks all lie ahead, the path is The General Conference Committee, how- intendents, and educational men come into yet untrodden, and the page untouched. ever, have been thoroughly aroused to the closer touch with both Christ and the stu- The hours hold infinite possibilities for importance of providing during the com- dents. Let us show a deeper concern in the service, known only by the One who lent ing favorable peace period such medical everyday life, in the sorrows and struggles, them to us. What shall the record of these missionary training for all our young peo- and in the victories of the student body. moments be? ple as shall prepare them for any such Do not leave our boys and girls to battle Each day is a heritage from above. We emergency in the future. The committee alone. Let the field men consider these may make it tell for victory and joyous recognize a greater reason for providing schools as their schools, the young men and service only as we dedicate it to the Mas- such training in the many calls for medical young women in them as already their la- ter's use while it is fresh from the hand of evangelistic missionaries for foreign lands, borers, and reveal as great an interest in the Giver. Let us keep the Morning Watch. and for city mission and other missionary each of them individually before they enter ROGER ALTMAN. activities at home. the organized work as after they are on its Another deep impression has been made pay roll. Then shall we have an educated hit lit IV upon their minds by the great shortage of ministry, a ministry able, under the Spirit nursing help that was experienced in the of God, to finish the sacred work and meet THE MORNING WATCH CALENDAR late influenza epidemic. Thousands of our the subtle opposition that is setting in. IN THE HOME people might have rendered most acceptable I suggest that every conference president IT was during a week-end visit. The service during this trying hour if they had have a list of the students from his terri- young people's secretary of the conference been prepared, and might have found a tory. Let him keep in close touch with each was making a tour of some of the smaller most fruitful field for missionary endeavor. one in person, or by correspondence through churches in the southern part of the 'State; It is certain that war will not cease from the college year. He will be a real help to and as the shadows were falling across the the earth. Neither have we passed the last them. They in turn will be a blessing to fields that Friday evening, the stage stopped epidemic. We know that wars and pes- him. D. A. PARSONS. at the little farmhouse where, for the first tilences and plagues will multiply in the 1P time, she was to spend the Sabbath. future. For more than a month during the One feels at home at once among our late epidemic all public effort was discon- A CHILD'S EVENING PRAYER brethren and sisters, and wherever one goes, tinued. All schools were elosed. Evan- HEAVENLY FATHER, hear me it is the same — there is a " tie that binds gelistic efforts of nearly every kind were Now I go to sleep. our hearts in Christian love." It was true suspended. At the same time any one who• Guard me and stay near me, in this case. But the thing which brought could give any kind of service in caring for From all danger keep. the warmest glow to the worker's heart, the sick or in relieving distress was at a May thine arms enfold me and which made her feel that truly she was premium. Till I wake again, in a Christian home, was the evening wor- With this war experience and this epidemic And from evil hold me ship which was held just at sundown. fresh in 'their memories, the General Con- All my life, Amen. As the family gathered around the fam- ference Committee have just passed resolu- —Mae Peregrine in " Mother's Magazine." ily altar, the sweet Spirit of the Master tions to continue these two schools, one at 24 0.168) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50

Washington and one at Loma Linda, for health work. All this shows ,how great an on an experience of twenty-five 'years. One the purpose of educating foreign mission influence our health work has in preparing thousand people are employed wholly in its appointees, and others who desire train- the way for a religious reform. work. A publishing plant worth a half ing in medical missionary lines. At the The past year has been one of struggle million dollars issues two million copies of Same time they are providing through the with us at the sanitarium. Times are get- prohibition periodicals a month. Its finan- Educational Department that such medical ting harder, with food and everything very cial support comes from a half million or training shall be given in all our acad- much dearer, and difficulties of all kinds in- more friends. 4enti.es and colleges on a graduated scale, creasing around us. Yet the sick come. At The representatives from foreign coun- rand that this work shall be placed on the the present moment the house is full. The tries made strong pleas for help against the "same basis as all other academic studies, city of Geneva alone seem) to be large liquor traffic and presented conditions show- 4ntl that credits be given for same. The enough to supply us with patients. We had ing great need of help. While war neces- bommittee are determined to provide for 282 arrivals during the past year —a few sities have in some respects led to pronounce- any such emergencies as we have just ex- less than the first year of the war. It ments against strong drink, in many ways perienced, and to give to all our young peo- seems, however, that they stay somewhat the drink evil has become worse in some of ple thorough instruction in these lines. longer, so that the number of days the the war countries. It is feared that at this The two special schools mentioned will rooms are occupied is greater than hereto- time of reconstruction, when nations find be operated in an intensive way until the fore. Last winter, before Christmas, we their treasuries depleted and in great need medical missionary program has been or- had from twenty-five to thirty-two patients, of money, they may be tempted to seek ganized in our academies and colleges, and something that never happened before in revenue from the liquor traffic. Liquor in- has had sufficient time to give the young the history of the institution. The number terests will no doubt offer their business as people the training desired. Surely the of surgical cases has been limited, because subject to taxation. Debt-burdened nations time has come for us as a people to carry we have not sought especially to develop and heavily taxed people may think it a into effect the advice given in Volume IX this part of the healing art. Nevertheless, means of financial relief, and thus the of the Testimonies: "Christ is no longer in we had twenty cases during the year, sev- traffic be continued. The temperance forces this world in person, to go through our eral of which were quite serious. of the war countries are impoverished in eities and towns and villages, healing the • We hope and pray that 'the institution funds and are poorly prepared to make the sick; but he has commissioned us to carry may not fail to accomplish the work for needed fight against such a powerful mon- forward the medical missionary work that which it was founded, and that from it may eyed foe as the liquor interests. So the call lie began. . . . Let the Lord's work go for- spread not only light and truth on health for help comes strong to America. ward. Let the medical missionary and the subjects, but a healing stream for the soul It is thought that just now is an oppor- educational work go forward. I am sure as well. tune time for the Anti-Saloon League of that this is our great lack,— earnest, de- At present the country is passing through America to render efficient help. The part voted, intelligent, capable workers." a siege of la grippe similar Ito that we had played by this country in the war for the Let us give ourselves to this most im- in 1889 in America. Until now the sanita- overthrow of autocracy, making democracy portant work, W. A. RUBLE, M. D. rium family has been spared, for which we the fighting issue, gives America an influen- thank God. tial position in the eyes of the nations now 4•V P. A. DEFOREST, M. D. seeking to establish democracy and to bring A REPORT FROM SWITZERLAND about other reforms. The statement was frequently made at the conference that not DOUBTLESS the readers of the REVIEW only should the world be made safe for would be pleased to hear how the work has WORLD-WIDE PROHIBITION CON- FERENCE democracy but democracy should be made been prospering here in Switzerland since safe for the world, and this means a democ- TEE Anti-Saloon League of America held our last report. Dr. Louis Conradi took racy that is sober as well as patriotic. a conference at Columbus, Ohio, November charge of the Lake Geneva Sanitarium the Lasting peace, it was declared, can come 19-22, for the organization of a world first of January, 1916, and conducted it only to a world in which temperance is until the first of July, 1917. During a part movement against the liquor traffic. Del- everywhere the rule. of this time I was in Spain trying to find egates numbering about five hundred were Since the liquor problem is one that con- a good place to start sanitarium work. I in attendance from the United States, Can- spent two months there, and visited the ada, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Egypt, and cerns human welfare as a whole, it cannot northern and northeastern part of the coun- Mexico. The foreign representation was be solved by any one nation to the exclu- sion of others. All nations must co-operate try; that is, from Madrid north and east, to small, owing to the war-travel difficulties. A number of prominent men took part in in finding the solution and in making tem- beyond Valencia. perance effective. Frequently was it stated That the colporteurs have sold and are the program, among them J. Wilbur Chap- that the worst foe of any nation is the traffic selling thousands of copies of the Spanish man, William Jennings Bryan, and a num- in strong drink. health book, is certainly an indication that ber of leading religious speakers. Spain may be reached through the health Reports were given by temperance work- A speaker from Mexico expressed the fear reform message, especially as certain ers from various States on the prospects that as the United States goes dry a stream classes of people cannot be reached by of the ratification of the atnendment to the of liquor will flow into Mexico, and state- other 'means. So far as the founding of a Constitution of the United States creating ments were made indicating that the liquor sanitarium is concerned, it would seem the national prohibition. Fullest assurance people are already planning on setting up time is not yet ripe for that, but treatment- was given that the required number of their business just south of this country. rooms could be established in several large States will ratify the amendment and that The speaker said that the international cities of Spain, especially in Barcelona, Va- nation-wide prohibition will be a fact troubles between the United States and lencia, and Madrid. One of our Spanish within a short time. Thus' the progress of Mexico are not due so much to real diffi- graduates has already been working in Va- the prohibition movement in this country culty between governments as to the whisky lencia for some years. I was agreeably sur- has developed — from working for -local used along the border. A man with whisky prised to find that he had quite a good prohibition for the township and rural pre- in his stomach and a gun in his hand will patronage and that his services were appre- cinct, to working for the gounty, the State, make trouble. Hence the need of guarding ciated by some of the best people in the and then for national prohibition. the border line on the south, while no guards city. There are other Spanish brethren who Now the field of prohibition activity has are needed between us and prohibition have taken courses at the sanitarium who been extended to cover the whole world. Canada. could do similar work in other cities if they The remarkable success of the movement When the Anti-Saloon League of America had the necessary financial and moral as- in America leads temperance workers to was formed twenty-five years ago, it met in sistance. believe it is time for a world-wide effort. the liquor traffic a strong foe. The liquor When I went to Madrid I carried with me With the encouragement of the anti-saloon traffic was entrenched in politics to the ex- a letter from a patient in Gland, a relative people of this country is seen a correspond- tent of domination, in the election of public of the Swiss ambassador there. When I ing weakening of the liquor forces, especially officials, from mayor to United • States sen- took the preliminary steps to register my on the part of the whisky people. Beer ator, and in the practical control of the diploma, I sent the letter to the ambassador, manufacturers are still making a strong men it elected. It dictated in the enact- not expecting to have any greater privilege propaganda effort. ment of laws and in their enforcement. It than to shake hands and speak a few words The Anti-Saloon League of America is was the most powerful influence in the leg- with him, as he is a very busy man, espe- looked to as a leader in this world move- islative bodies of the country. cially so on account of the war. Our aston- ment. This organization is the strongest Under such a rule by the liquor traffic, ishment was great when he invited Brother of the kind in the world. It embraces peo- drinking and its accompanying misery and E. Borle and myself to supper, and• spent an ples of all creeds, and seeks to crystallize crime grew rapidly. It came to be regarded hour of pleasant conversation with us. He the efforts of the various smaller temperance as a necessary evil. It became so inter- will do everything he can to forward our bodies. Its machinery is strong, being, built mingled with the business and commercial December 12,1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1169) 25

interests of the country that it seemed al- The plans suggested for carrying forward tion near his farm. At the sale there was most impossible to make a separation. Busi- the wider prohibition movement involve the a ready bidding for horses, cattle, machin- ness men dared not do much to break its enlargement of the scope and the extension ery, etc. Then the auctioneer laughingly hold, and church people did little to over- of the activities of the Anti-Saloon League said that he now wanted a bid on a good throw it. Temperance forces were divided of America, the giving of substantial aid book, the Bible. But no one seemed to want in their views of what should be done to to existing temperance organizations of other that. To get something started Brother destroy the evil. All the while the liquor countries, and the founding of an interna- Zacharie offered twenty-five cents, and got people grew stronger in their united course. tional anti-alcoholic league, formed accord- the book, which proved to be not a Bible but The progress made in winning State after ing to the plan of the Anti-Saloon League " Bible Readings for the Home Circle." He State for prohibition and finally securing of America. A call will be made to the took it home, studied it, and after a deep nation-wide prohibition, is assurance of vic- people of this country to give financial aid spiritual struggle accepted the message, and tory for right against might. God is on the in this movement. Educational agencies, desires to become a worker. side of the temperance movement. Men labor organizations, commerce and trade Elder G. H. Skinner, the president of the have given their lives in martyrdom in its bodies, industrial enterprises, and various Manitoba Conference, states: work. Women have sent up their thanks interests of other countries are to be used " I am writing you in regard to the prog- for the blessing that has come to them and for the dissemination of temperance and ress of the foreign work in our field. The their children where the drink evil has been prohibition arguments. young man, Mr. J. H. Zacharie, came in to overcome. L. A. HANSEN. Winnipeg after harvesting. We had the But the victory in the United States, when privilege of studying with him, and he has it is finally ratified, will be only a partial taken a firm stand for the truth. He laid victory for the whole world. With this all his plans to go to Battleford, Saskatch- country a few others may be classed as in TOurtau of TOonit ewan, to attend the Russian department of favor of prohibition, some wholly so and the academy there, when the military author- some only partially. International com- ities picked him up and put him into the merce, shipping, and travel conditions, still fRi55ion5 barracks. Is it possible that we could get leave the temperance countries subject to L. H. CHRISTIAN - - General Secretary a worker who could speak the Ruthenian invasion from those making and selling in- language to come and hold some meetings toxicants. And in many countries the liq- in this vicinity if the way opens? As soon uor traffic holds almost unlimited sway. PROGRESS IN THE FOREIGN WORK as we can get the tracts I will have some To those interested in missionary en- one visit every home in that vicinity and I WE have received many letters and re- deavor, and in bringing about reforms nec- ports from our workers the past few days. sell these tracts to them, thus opening the essary' to the good of any people and to They are all good. We can quote from only way for larger books and public work. We the world as a whole, the liquor traffic offers a few. feel,. however, that our work will be held up a challenge; It is taking men and women until literature in the Ruthenian language and even boys and girls. During the war Elder S. G. Burley, whose labors among can be arranged for." period, it is said, drinking rapidly devel- the Russians in North Dakota have been With 200,000 Ruthenians, or "Little Rus- oped among the women and youth of Eng- greatly blessed of God, will now begin work sians," in Canada, and 500,000 in the States, land, where four billion dollars were spent for the Russians in Chicago. This city has such literature is certainly needed. in four years for intoxicants. Four thousand four times as many Russians as Dakota, Some may not be aware of the fact that breweries continued in operation. Drink while both New York and Cleveland have there are more than 190,000 Rumanians in used food material, fuel, and transportation, more than Chicago. Of the 300,000 " real America. A good work has been started when people had to suffer for these. France, Russians " in America, four fifths live in among these people in Saskatchewan, and Italy, Portugal, Spain, Germany, and Aus- our cities. Elder Burley plans to visit our now also at Gary, Ind., one of the largest tria all help to run up a terrific record of Russian church in Virginia and spend about Rumanian centers in the States. At this drinking, with their wines and beer. a month with them. Just after leaving place Elder Krainean, our Rumanian min- With the reconstruction era now opening North Dakota, Elder Burley wrote: ister, held tent-meetings the past summer. before the war-devastated countries of Eu- " I am sending my report for the third In a letter dated November 4, he says: rope, an opportunity comes, it is felt, to quarter. Wish ft'.4d beep seat before, but " You will no doubt notice that we made make prohibition a leading issue. The war, your letter caine 'to '06 earifeelice office, some advance during this quarter. The in its necessary conservation measures hav- and was not remedied to me fbr two or three Lord prospered us. Last month we bap- ing shown the liquor traffic to be a liability days. I am glad to say that there are eight tized, five. Next Sabbath we shall baptize, instead of an asset, has brought the issue Russian churches and one company in North I think, four others. I am not quite sure on strong drink to the attention of many. Dakota and one in Virginia, and by the help as to the number. Others are keeping the Some of the social democratic parties of of the Lord there will also be one in Chi- Sabbath, and still a few others are inter- Europe have already declared themselves cago by next spring. I know the Lord is ested. Among these candidates is a young against the liquor evil. As the democracy willing. I am praying and working to that girl, very highly educated in the old coun- idea grows, it may be possible to emphasize end. All the time we are getting settled I try. She can speak German, Hungarian, and the advantages of a sober democracy. The am doing a good dehl of writing, and am vis- of course, Rumanian." influence of the example of democratic iting the Russian settlements and studying L. H. CHRISTIAN. America, to which country others are now the situation, so that when I come back 1k 9k looking, may help at this time to shape af- from Virginia I can start to work right 4k fairs in the new formations in Europe. • away, and there will be no time lost. The GOD'S LOVE AND CARE FOR THE It is also thought that now, when peo- interest and the work is pressing already ple's hearts are softened by the tragedies on me, so that I must not go farther until STRANGER - of the war, they will be more susceptible I return from Virginia.' WI-10 are regarded as strangers'? to moral and religious influences. The ef- God is richly blessing the labors of our A stranger was " one that is not a Jew fect of the war has been in a large measure Slovak-Bohemian worker, Elder Paul Ma- [Israelite], but of some other nation."— to turn the attention to the value of spir- tula, in Irvington, N. J., and vicinity. There Crude/es Concordance. itual things. Church people are now em- are nearly ninety baptized believers of this Abraham considered himgelf one with the phasizing a forward missionary movement, nationality in his field. In a letter dated stranger: and they will no doubt giVe a prominent October 9 Brother Matula writes: place to temperance in their missionary " The Lord's work is progressing, but for "I am a stranger and a sojourner with efforts. With people anxious on the one the present we cannot hold public meetings you; give me a possession of a burying hand to receive, and on the other hand ready on account of the influenza epidemic. I vis- place with you, that I may bury my dead to give, a mighty forward movement should ited our people in Bridgeport not long ago. out of ray sight." Gen. 23: 4. be seen in the temperance cause. They long for some one to come and work There was to be only one law and one Our own denomination should see an un- that city. So many cities containing thou- ordinance for the Israelites and for the usual opportunity for helping to advance sands of our people are neglected. We stranger: temperance principles, together with the need help. Some would like to enter the " One ordinance shall be both for you of closely associated health truths so familiar work if help could be given them." to us and so greatly needed by others. As the congregation, and also for the stranger it appears to so many others that now is Remember that there are in this country that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for- the psychological time to make strong ef- 450,000 Slovaks and 500,000 Bohemians, or ever in your generation: as ye are, so shall forts in behalf of reforms, so should we see Czechs (pronounced "check "). the stranger be before the Lord. One law the splendid opportunities now showing Last summer we first heard of Brother and one manner shall be for you, and for themselves. A proportionate responsibility J. H. Zacharie, a Ruthenian believer in the stranger that sojourneth with you." to improve these opportunities rests upon us. Manitoba. A year ago he attended an auc- Num. 15: 15, 16. 26 (1170) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50

where was to be no respect of persons be- the sword; and your wives shall be widows, the world are come. Wherefore let him that tween brother and stranger: and your ehildien fatherless.", Ex. 22: 21-24. thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." " I charged your judges at that time, 1 Cor. 10: 11,12. Strangers were to have an inheritance with " The same injunctions that rested upon saying, Hear the causes between your breth- Israel: ren, and judge righteously between every ancient Israel, rest upon God's people now. man and his brother, and the stranger that " So shall ye divide this land unto you . . . The great Head of the church has not is with him. Ye shall not respect persons in according to the tribes of Israel. And it changed. The experience of Christians in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by these last days is much like the travels well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of lot for an inheritance unto you, and tothe of ancient Is.rael."—" Testimonies for the the face of man; for the judgment is strangers that sojourn among you: . . . Church," 'Vol. VII, p. 283. God's." Deut. 1: 16, 17. they shall be unto you as born in the coun- " With the history of the children of Is- " The stranger that dwelleth with you try among the children of Israel; they shall rael before us, let us take heed, and not be shall be unto you as one born among you, have inheritance with you among the tribes found committing the same sins, following and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye of Israel, saith the Lord God." Eze. 47: in the same way of unbelief and rebellion." were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am 21-23. —Review and Herald, April 18, 1893. the Lord your God. Ye shall do no unright- Had Israel heeded the Lord's counsel re- " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with eousness in judgment, in meteyard, in garding the stranger, and done the other all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and weight, or in measure." Lev. 19: 34, 35. things which they were commanded, they with all thy mind: . . . and . . . thou shalt would have maintained a position high above love thy neighbor as thyself," regardless Cities of refuge were to be provided for the nations, for they would have had God's of his nationality. Those who do this are the stranger: standard of love and consideration for their the true commandment keepers; for " on " Ye shall give three cities on this side neighbors, the poor, the needy, and the these two commandments hang all the law Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the stranger. and the prophets." Matt. 22: 37-40. land of Canaan, which shall be cities of " It shall come to pass, if thou shalt J. W. HIRLINGFa. refuge. These six cities shall be a refuge, hearken diligently unto the voice of the both for the children of Israel, and for the Lord thy God, to• observe and to do all his stranger, and for the sojourner among them: commandments which I command thee this jfoob Conotrbation that every one that killeth any person un- day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on awares may flee thither." Num. 35: 14, 15. high above all nations of the earth: and all The Lord provides food and clothing for these blessings shall come on thee, and over- FOOD CONSERVATION MUST 4 the stranger: take thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the CONTINUE " Circumcise therefore the foreskin of voice of the Lord. . . . And all people of STARVATION brought an end to the war, your heart, and be no more stiffnecked. For the earth shall see that thou, art called by but ending the war does not stop starvation. the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord the name of the Lord; and they shall be The slogan, " Food will win the war," is of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a ter- afraid of thee. And the Lord shall make now changed to, " Food will win the world," rible, which regardeth not persons, nor thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy and this change is one only in sentiment or taketh reward: he doth execute the judg- body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in objective. Food conservation is to go on, ment of the fatherless and widow, and lov- the fruit of thy ground, in the land which and with greater scope and operation than eth the stranger, in giving him food and rai- the Lord aware unto thy fathers to give ever. The cessation of hostilities created ment. Love ye therefore the stranger: for thee. The Lord shall open unto thee his a new world situation in food, and world ye were strangers in the land of Egypt." good treasure, the heaven to give the rain forces turn now from the work of fighting Deut. 10: 16-19. unto thy land in his season, and to bless to destroy life to the task of feeding to save all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt life. God's people were to provide for the lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not Nearly all of Europe is not only hungry stranger when providing for themselves: borrow. And the Lord shall make thee the for food that it has not, but is starving, and " If thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen head, and not the tail: and thou shalt be many will die unless food is sent into these in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; countries. A large part of Europe looks him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a if that thou hearken unto the commandments out on ruins. With degenerated soils, de- sojourner; that he may live with thee." of the Lord thy God, which I 'command thee pleted herds, no farming implements, and Lev. 25: 35. this day, to observe and to do them." Deut. but few work animals, winter now beginning " When ye reap the harvest of your land, 28: 1-13. and the next harvest a long way off, the thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of Israel used deceit and oppression in deal- war-devastated countries face an uncertain thy field, neither shalt thou gather the ing with the stranger, the fatherless, and near-future. Certain it is that many will gleanings of thy harvest. And thou shalt the widows, and these things the Lord die of famine. not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou classes with Sabbath breaking: The release of cargo ships that have been gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou "Moreover, the word of the Lord came engaged in carrying soldiers and war ma- shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: unto me, saying, Now, th.ou son of man, wilt terial, and the clearing of the seas of sub- I am the Lord your God." Lev. 19: 9, 10. thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? marine dangers, will make accessible the They were not to abhor Edomites nor yea, thou shalt show her all! her abomina- food supplies of Australia, India, South Egyptians: tions. . . . In thee have they set light by America, and other distant places. It will father and mother: in the midst of thee be some time, however, before these food "Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for supplies can be placed where they are he is thy brother; thou shalt not abhor an have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the father- needed; and in the meantime, famine does Egyptian; because thou west a stranger in not wait. At the best, the entire world's his land." Deut. 23: 7. less and the widow. Thou halt despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my Sab- food supply will be small enough, the great The stranger is to rejoice with God's baths." Eze. 22: 1-8. cargoes lost at sea and the want of produc- people: tion in large areas making a marked deple- " Now, behold, I have brought the first In failing to love their neighbors as tion in the world's supply. fruits of the land, which thou, 0 Lord, hest themselves, they failed in their mission. The Food Administration, or some other given me. And thou shalt set it before the They grew selfish, and " vain in their imag- organization to take its place, will keep a Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord inations, and their foolish heart was dark- careful survey of the world situation, both thy God: and thou shalt rejoice in every ened." Rom. 1: 21. And where they should as to what foods can be exported from the good thing which the Lord thy God hath have been lights and living. examples of countries that have, and how much is nec- given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, God's love to the many nations about them, essary in the countries that have not. The and the Levite, and the stranger that is they became " an astonishment, a proverb, European countries will be placed upon the among you." Deut. 26: 10, 11. and a byword, among all nations." Deut. lowest allowance necessary to the preserva- 28: 37. The Lord warned them that if tion of health. At present the outlook in- They were not to vex nor oppress the they should fail in their mission to the dicates a sufficiency in most foodstuffs, pro- stranger: strangers, " the stranger that is within thee viding economy in consumption is exercised " Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor shall get up above thee very high; and thou by all. This applies to wheat, rye,_ beans, oppress him: for ye were strangers in the shalt come down very low. He shall lend to peas, rice, beef, and sugar. There is a 4 land of Egypt. Ye shall not afflict any thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shortage in high protein feed for animals, widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict shall be the head, and thou, shalt be the pork products, dairy products, and vege- them in any wise, and they cry at all unto tail." Verses 37-44. table oils. Of coffee there is a surplus. me, I will surely hear their cry; and my " Now all these things . . . are written The United States will ship to Europe wrath shall =‘,.x hot, and I will kill you with for our admonition, upon whom the ends of 20,000,000 tons of food of all kinds the

December 12,1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD (1171) 27 coming year. In prewar times we shipped P. F. Bicknell, South Lancaster, Mass. S. B. Horton, P. 0. Box 230, Battle Creek, Mich. 6,000,000 tons a year, and 11,820,000 tons Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass. Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich. B. M. Butterfield, 1611 School St., Rockford, III. in 1917. Needless to say we shall feel this Columbia Union Conference Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. increase of exports in our own supply. We T. W. Young, 411 Cedar St., Takoma Park, D. C. Northern Union Conference shall probably see little difference in the General oversight of camps in union. J. S. Washburn, 12 West Main St., Richmond, M. B. Van Kirk, 2718 Third Ave. S., Minne- prices of foodstuffs for some months yet, apolis, Minn. some items perhaps being reduced a little Va. Camp Eustis, Va. General supervision of camp work in union. and others increased: Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va. Wm. Ostrander, 1820 West Ninth St., Des The stress is now being laid on elimina- Camp Stuart, Newport News, Va. Moines, Iowa. C. T. Redfield, 41 South Fifth St., Zanesville, Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, and near-by tion of waste in food consumption, and the camps. strictest economy. Pure wheat bread has Ohio. Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio. North Pacific Union Conference been granted by the Food Administration. C. S. Baum, 459 High St., Biltmore Apts., No. A liberal supply of wheat and rye in this 66, Newark, N. J. C. A. Purdom, 1420 South Fifty-second St., Ta- Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. J. coma, Wash. country, and large accumulated supplies in Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash. N. W. Philips, 1210 Twelfth St., N. W., Wash- Argentina, Australia, and other markets, ington, D. C. Tacoma Barracks, etc. make this possible. The elimination of sub- Camp Meade, Annapolis, Md. Pacific Union Conference. Camp Humphreys, near Alexandria, Va. stitutes in our bread will allow an increase J. Adams Stevens, Box 146, Glendale, Cal. Camp Meigs, Washington, D. C. in dairy feed, which will improve the situa- Camp Kearney, California. tion as to dairy products. Our sugar ra- Central Union Conference Camp Fremont, Palo Alto, Cal., and all other camps or stations in union territory. tion is made more liberal, and if Europe W. W. Ruble, College View, Nebr. does not raise its sugar ration very con- General supervision of camp work in union. Southeastern Union Conference siderably, we shall not see heavy restrictions, H. Cooper, 604 Kearney St., Manhattan, Kans. W. McMahan, 169 Bryan St., Atlanta, Ga. though soft drinks and confectionery may Camp Funston, Ft. Riley, Kans. Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. Camp Gordon; Atlanta, Ga. Lake Union Conference feel a shortage. Ft. McPherson, Ga. The fat supply of the world will see a C. A. Russell, Berrien Springs, Mich. Chickamauga Park, Ga. shortage for two or three years at least, due General supervision of camp work in union. Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. to undeNeeding of dairy herds, heavy in- roads on hogs, and a great degeneration more .140N1I.W7 #64,40, IIII in the production of vegetable oils. The Aid% 14.11: upla ityx. e ttk. up JAVA% 0141141 P JX(f largest item in the export of fats from the 4:k Itif United States is in pork products. This 114 will of course affect other fats, in supply t 1110 and cost. Of dairy products this country loe,4 Ne4 has a limited supply,,and a reduction in the net consumption of butter and condensed milk is urged, and ultimately this reduction will 4%. Dainty Little Gift Books kVel, likely apply to all the fats. It is now a fight against famine. The question that affects our sending of food- J stuffs to the hungry of Europe, is not so .11,11,01 Ak Alone with God $ .50 n' it/ much one of substituting this for that, as S:106 4 of using a minimum amount of foods of all Blessed be Drudgery .50 kinds. Some of the food regulations may J see changes, but in one thing there will be "We Good Form and Social Ethics .75 no change — the vital necessity of simple living. In His Name .50 So, under some form or other, an organ- ization will carry on the policies of food In Touch with God 1.00 conservation in this country, and in one way vo.f. .1,1/41.4 or another or in many ways, the people of John Ploughman's Talks .50 the country will be called upon to give help. Master's Greatest Monosyllables, The .50 It is strictly a work in behalf of humanity. How much the world will be able to check MVP Ministry of the Spirit .75 „Vol the inroads of famine and pestilence is a big question. Our Father's House .50 Our readers who believe that the Word of LIJ God foretells just such conditions as we Pen Pictures of the Face of Jesus .50 Nitio# now see in the world, will all be ready to Z.Z.N Power for Witnessing .75 do everything possible to help save life. Since we are in position to carry out with- Shams .50 out serious inconvenience most of the re- mto, MVO quirements of food conservation, what an Soul Winning .75 7"ef- opportunity is presented to do good in vari- .75 ous ways! How thankful we should be that PI Steps to Christ J we can do it! L. A. HANSEN. woro Special gilt, in box 1.00 ;44,c‘ 4.4 I.:NAtI„ zi• appointinent5 anb Ten per cent discount on any six books, postpaid, N‘ tep selected from the above assortment AV4\ye goticet; 419 r• nNIC.

WAR SERVICE COMMISSION vy, PI Weji Carlyle B. Haynes, Secretary. A. G. Daniells. W. T. Knox. J C. S. Longacre. Order of your tract society F. M. Wilcox. W. E. Howell. AVE. W. A. Ruble. Review and Herald Publishing Association M. E. Kern. J WASHINGTON, D. C. 1114,1 WELFARE WORKERS NIte Atlantic Union Conference SIP••• SOUTH BEND, IND. NEW YORK, N. Y. Zvi1.g:` J. E. Jayne, Room 603, 32 Union Square, New York, N. Y. Camp Mills, Mineola, N. Y. ;VP Camp Upton, Yaphank, Long Island, N. Y. 1f,‘" Age, 0111,1A/4 Camp Merritt, Dumont, N. J. ttkel J'AelP fri% Y•4‹: New York Navy Yards. 0+)

28 (1172) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD Vol. 95, No. 50 T. E. Pavey, 1923 Gadsden St., Columbia, S. C. Hockett.— Anna Mary Hockett was born at Cordray.— Mrs. Mable Cordray was born Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. Holdrege, Nebr., Feb. 28, 1888, and died at her April 8, 1885, and fell asleep Oct. 10, 1918. home in Lusk, Wyo., Nov. 8, 1918. She rests She was a member of the Seventh-day Advent- Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. Charleston Forts. in hope of a part in the first resurrection. ist church at Zanesville. Ohio. Paul Stokes. W. Spire, P. 0. Box 372, Orlando, Fla. C. M. Christy. B. Peck.— Katherine L. Peck was born Jan. 17, All camps in Florida. Kirstein.— Mrs. Gottlieb Kirstein died at the 1860, near Portage, Wis., and fell asleep in C. R. Callicott, Rooms 223, 224 Piedmont Bldg., hospital in Merrill, Wis., Oct. $0, 1918, as the Jesus Nov. 17, 1918, at Howe, Ind. Though Charlotte, N. C. result of an automobile accident. She was born in poor health for a number of years, she was Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. in Germany Oct. 21, 1852. Two sons and five ever faithful in missionary endeavor. Camp Wadsworth, Spartansburg, S. C. stepchildren mourn. Sue Jones. S. B. Horton. Camp Green, Charlotte, N. C. Orren A. Smalley was born in Al- Southern Union Conference Christiansen.— Svend Christiansen was born Smalley.— in Denmark, Aug. 14, 1839, and died at his den, Mich., twenty-six years ago, and died at A. N. Allen, 2006 Twenty-fourth Ave. N., Nash- home in Bethel, Wis., Oct. 28, 1918. He was Camp Custer, a victim of influenza, Oct. 22, ville, Tenn. a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church 1918. He was a consistent member of the Sev- G. A. Davis, Crutcher-Starks Bldg., between at Raymond, Wis. P. E. Berthelsen. enth-day Adventist church, and died trusting Fourth and Jefferson Sts., Louisville, Ky. in his Saviour. S. B. Horton. Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Ky. Edwards.— Orris C. Edwards was born in Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala. Howard County, Indiana, March 30, 1870, and Wiswell.— Tennessee Wiswell, née O'Neal, Camp Beauregard, Alexandria, La. died in Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 24, 1918. was born in Tennessee Oct. 19, 1845. She spent Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss. He was married to Nora Belle Wilson, and four most of her life in Arkansas, and fell asleep children were born to them. in Springdale, Nov. 6, 1918. She was a devoted Southwestern Union Conference S. B. Horton. member of the Seventh-day Adventist church for thirty years. * * N. H. Conway, Keene, Tex. Danielson.— Christene Danielson, née Peter- Camp Cody, Deming, N. Mex. son, was born in Denmark June 7, 1860. She Patterson.— Ethel Luvina Hayden Patter- Camp Bowie, Ft. Worth, Tex. came to America in 1875, and was married to son was born Oct. 17, 1893, and died at her Camp MacArthur, Waco, Tex. M. Danielson in 1879. They united with the home in Sharon, Pa., Nov. 17, 1918. Her hus- W, A. McCutchen, 2015 Louisiana St., Little Seventh-day Adventist church at Rock Island, band, two sons, three sisters, and her parents Rock, Ark. Ill., being charter members. Her husband, nine mourn. Sister Patterson accepted present truth Camp Doniphan, Ft. Sill, Okla. children, two sisters, and one brother mourn during the past summer, and was awaiting bap- Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark. her death, which occurred at Homestead, Okla., tism when called by death. E. H. Rees, 132 City St., San Antonio, Tex. Nov. 7, 1918. Carl Voss. R. M. Spencer. Camp Travis, San Antonio, Tex. Camp Logan, Houston, Tex. NIP •• ,. •,_ .,,, • • t,• • • • • oo v•Ai oo Porto Rico pm •,,....„,priumwTrunc71 •4 • • D. D. Fitch, Calle Nueva, Stop 14, Santurce, 141 Porto Rico. • 140 Camp Las Casas. • - A REQUEST • NATURE BOOKS FOR •- Mrs. Fred Klotz, 803 West Sixteenth St., Cheyenne, Wyo., would like to correspond with • . a Seventh-day Adventist living in Cadillac, . Mich., and another in Tacoma, Wash., who would be willing to call upon friends of hers YOUNG PEOPLE • and give them the third angel's message. ..• 4Vr. 4 )P.l? • Elo the Eagle and Other Stories $1.00 . PUBLICATIONS WANTED • • • Friends and Foes in Field and Forest i.00 The persons named below desire late, clean 14 copies of our publications, sent postpaid, for use . House We Live In, The, or the Making of the Body r.00 • in missionary work. In sending publications • care should be exercised to select only such as • My Garden Neighbors. Interesting Stories of Animal Life Loo • are free from soil and disfigurement. We have Uncle Ben's Cloverfield. Talks on simple nature subjects . Imo 14 been credibly informed that some who oppose • l• this movement and the truths which it repre- Uncle Ben's Cobblestones. Talks on the common articles sents, answer these requests for literature, and • • are sending to our brethren and sisters in va- • of everyday use 2.00 • rious parts of the country tracts and papers rep- • resenting their opposition. Our workers should Special: These six books, postpaid, for $4.00 l • be careful not to confound this literature with • • our denominational publications, and thus un- • • wittingly become agents in sending out matter not printed in the interests of the cause of truth. • • Mrs. H. F. We'st, Route 1, Wellington, Kans. • • W. J. Beaman, 704 South Milwaukee St., • • Jackson, Mich., desires Signs, weekly and monthly, Lifeboat, Watchman, and Liberty es- • BOOKS FOR SMALL • pecially. • • James Abegg, Route 8, Orchard Ave., Spo- • . • kane, Wash. Especially Signs, weekly and . monthly, Watchman, Instructor, Life and Health, Bible Training School. • . CHILDREN 1 .011•1••••1110•011.11i10 ,,, • OBITUARIES • Best Stories from the Best Book $ .85 • Gospel Primer No. 2, The .5o • Gospel Story, The .5o .. Bennett.— Wilford Benjamin Bennett was g born Dec. 7, 1917, and died Nov. 17, 1918. New Testament Primer .5o A. J. Stover. • Our Little Folks' Bible Nature .5o Calkins.— Frank Calkins was born in Minne- :. sota Oct. 12, 1861. The last fourteen years of • Sketches of Bible Child Life .75 :.. hie life were spent in Portland, Oreg., where • Special: These six books, postpaid, for $2.35 :. he fell asleep in Jesus Nov. 12, 1918. • '.C:. L. K. Dickson. Order of your tract society Hells.— Ruth Legine Hellis was born in • Portland, Oreg., Dec. 15, 1906, and died in the r same city Nov. 5, 1918. She is survived by • 1 her mother, two brothers, and five sisters. ._ L. K. Dickson. Review and Herald Publishing Assn. 1 Knox.— Mrs. Martha Isabel Craig Knox was born in Minnesota, March 20, 1858. She was WASHINGTON, D. C. 1.. married at the age of eighteen and became the • South Bend, Ind. New York, N. Y. mother of four children. In 1892 she accepted C the third angel's message, and remained faith- ful until her death, which occurred at the home of her daughter, in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1918. W. R. Elliott. ittWaitailaitietFariiiTifiatrilrVIRYDrrettrirmitriti ciAltreit • I- • l'atteirlritil triaeitaintiiit a WriicailWak IrWteriNVile December 12, 1918 THE ADVENT REVIEW ,AND SABBATH HERALD (1173) 29

Flickinger.-- Mrs, Alice Talmadge Flickinger Van Duzer.— Harriet Amelia Van Duzer died Burroughs.— Died Oct. 2, 1918, after a short was born in Erie, Pa., Jan. 19, 1901, and died in Newburgh, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1918. In 1888 illness, Sister Julia Burroughs, of Des Moines, Sept. 28, 1918. *• * she accepted present truth, and became a char- Iowa. Though not in the best of health, she ter member of the Newburgh church, organ- Jones.— Mrs. France Jones died in Chicago, was faithful in attendance at church and Sab- ized in that year. She remained faithful to III., Nov. 10, 1918. She was a consistent mem- bath school until the Sabbath before her death, the end of life. D. N. Wall. ber of the Forty-sixth Street Church, and a true A. R. Ogden. Christian. Emil R. Lauda. Boger.— Henry H. Boger was born Sept. Johnston.— Harold Johnston was born Oct. 30, 1850, near Greenville, Pa., and died July 25, 17, 1898. He was an earnest Christian young Masson.— Helen M. Masson died Oct. 29, 1918, near Machias, Wash. Father accepted 1918, aged twenty-three years. She was con- man, and a student at Oak Park Academy, Ne- present truth through the labors of Elder John verted in 1908, and led a consistent Christian vada, Iowa, when called by death, Oct. 16, 1918. Atkinson in Wisconsin. One son, one daugh- life. Her parents and one brother survive. The sorrowing relatives and friends are com- ter, and five sisters survive. H. C. Boger. forted by " that blessed hope." D. N. Wall. A. R. Ogden. Bechtel.— Sallie E. Bechtel was born Dec. 24, Franzke.— Court G. Franzke was born Jan. 1875, and died at Dauphin, Pa., Sept. 17, 1918. Trager.— Wilma LaNetta Trager was born 12, 1880, at Forest Junction, Wis., and died About eight years ago she, with her husband at Newton, Iowa, Aug. 2, 1901. She was bap- Oct. 15, 1918, at Tyrone, Okla. He is survived and children, accepted present truth, and united tized at the age of eleven years. Last spring by his wife, two children, his parents, three with the Harrisburg church, remaining faithful she was graduated from Oak Park Academy, and brothers, and one sister. G. A. Grauer. until her death. Tier husband and three chil- at the time of her death, which occurred Nov. 6, dren are left. Virbrook Nutter. Lewis.— Mrs. Laura B. Lewis was born in 1918, was a student in Union College, College View, Nebr. A. R. Ogden. Erie, Pa., Jan. 9, 1891. She was married to Erickson.— Alice Elizabeth Johnson was born Wayne Lewis in 1914. During her last sickness in New Denmark, Wis., Aug. 9, 1898. She was Enck.— Edward T. Enck was born in Lan- she learned to trust fully in her Saviour, and married to Elmer M. Erickson just two months caster County, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24, 1847. fell asleep July 31, 1918. before her death, which occurred at Emmanuel He was married to Amanda Mechley in Decem- W. F. Schwartz. Missionary College Nov. 3, 1918, as the result ber, 1868, and eleven years later accepted the of an attack of influenza. Her husband, par- third angel's message, becoming a charter mem- Krainean.— George Theodore Krainean was ents, three sisters, and three brothers mourn, ber of the Corsica (Ohio) Seventh-day Advent- born in Maple Plain, Minn., March 14, 1916, but they sorrow in hope. ist church. He fell asleep in Jesus at the home and died in Gary, Ind., Nov. 6, 1918. The sor- Frederick Griggs. of his daughter in Galion, Ohio, Nov. 5, 1918. rowing family are comforted by the hope of a C. A. Russell. J. W. Watt. resurrection morning soon to dawn. J. W. Hirlinger.

Dreghorn.— Norma Virginia, wife of James ..,OlinillOOMHOMMOOOMMOORWOMMOOOlomiionlinOmoolinoMm0000miliornomMinomornitiMoonotiMiiiiMioniiiiOrniMitionOnioffilion000W Dreghorn, Jr., was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 4, 1888, and died there Oct. 27, 1918, of pneumonia. Sister Dreghorn accepted the truth under the labors of Elder J. C. Stevens. John E. Hanson.

Best.— Sarah E. Best was born in Springfield, Mo., July 12, 1847. She was married to Joseph BOOKS Best, Feb. 22, 1870, and about twenty-six years ago accepted the third angel's message. She died suddenly at her home near Boise, Idaho, Oct. 23, 1918. C. S. Front. That Will Interest Merriam.— Charles Anthony Merriam was •f• born at LaGrange, Ohio, Aug. 29, 1863. He was married to Isabelle Jackson in 1886. At the age of twenty-one years he united with the Seventh-day Adventist church. His death oc- Young People curred at Battle Creek, Mich., Oct. 17, 1918. S. B. Horton. $ .5o Hellis.— Osborn Hellis was born in Denmark Among the Northern Icebergs June 11, 1876. He was married to Kirstine Boy Wanted 5.00 Jensen, Dec. 15, 1900, and in 1903 they came Christ Our Saviour .85 to America. His sudden death, which occurred Nov. 11, 1918, is mourned by his wife, two Confidences: Talks with a Young Girl Concerning Herself .5o sons, and five daughters. Jack the Conqueror .5o L. K. Dickson. John of Wycliffe .5o Bailey.— George P. Bailey was born in Orange John Huss .75 County, Vermont, in 1853, and died at his home in Bunkerhill, Mich., Sept. 16, 1918. He was Girl Wanted Imo married to Harriet Beers, and to them were Happy School Days born nine children, five of whom survive him. The deceased was a member, of the Seventh-day History of the Waldenses .5o Adventist church. W. D. Parkhurst. King's Daughter, and Other Stories for Girls .75 Harrison.— Harlan Curtis Harrison was born Letters from the Holy Land .5o Dec. 5, 1891, in Le Roy, Kane., and died in the Life on the Congo .5o service of his country at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 5, 1918. He was married to Miss Making Home Happy .75 Elizabeth Van Voorhis in 1911. She died a year Making Home Peaceful .85 later, and he subsequently spent some time in Man of Valor 1.00 the school at Keene, Tex., later going to Union College. From this school he was called to the Martin Luther .5o colors, June 28, 1918. A. F. Harrison. My Garden Neighbors T.00 Broder.— Orville Roland Broder was born at Native Life in India .50 La Conner, Wash., Sept. 3, 1895, and died in Places Young Americans Want to Know 5.00 Seattle, Wash., Nov. 5, 1918. While not a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church, Robert Morrison .5o he observed the principles of the third angel's Savonarola .5o message for the last two years of his life, and it was his purpose to receive the ordinance of Selections for Our Little Folks .75 baptism and unite with the church at his earli- Story of Pitcairn Island 1.00 est opportunity. J. F. Piper. Those Bible Readings .85 Hayes.-.- Ella Elizabeth Hayes was born in Tiger and Tom, and Other Stories for Boys .75 Iowa, Aug. 23, 1872, and died in Mountain Tonga Islands .5o View, Cal., Oct. 28, 1918. She was married twice, her first husband being Mr. Will Ham- Truths: Talks with a Young Boy Concerning Himself .5o ilton. To them one son was born, who is now Two Cannibal Archipelagoes .5o serving in the United States Navy. She was married to B. S. Hayes in 1901, and to thdin Under Marching Orders .6o was born a son, who survives. The deceased Little Stories for Little People .85 accepted present truth in 1888. M. C. Wilcox. Order of your tract society Robison.— Mrs. Lou Adams Robison died at Schell City, Mo., Nov. 1, 1918, of influenza. Her little son, aged one year, died the follow- Review and Herald Publishing Assn. ing day, of the same disease; and November 6, South Bend, Ind. WASHINGTON, D. C. New York, N. Y. Edwin Francis, aged three years, also fell a vic- tim to the dread epidemic. The husband and father is thus left alone. Sister Robison was a Seventh-day Adventist from childhood, and ,arnimminumummmiummummummummimmiinmmiinimmummtimilimmiminutinnimmintimmuummumummummummmimmmininiM, fell asleep in hope. L. W. Terry.

111111111•111111,411111111111/11111•111•111111111•111•11,1111111111111111111■111111111111111101111M11111•111011110111111111111111■1•111111111111111111111111111111111•1111111111•1111111111.1111111 MR. uuuuuumuumuumuummmuuuuummuummuumumuummummmummmmuuummuuummimmuummmuummuu _ • -m- , • 2 I --. g .--.=-, Ili 111• • II • .1 i A Present-Day Necessity ii a NEVER in the history of this movement has there been a time when it . was more i I I i 1 essential that Seventh-day Adventists should receive the help and encouragement which 17 E comes through reading our periodicals. . . ii l• . I a What is true of our periodicals in general, is especially true of the REVIEW. Be- 1 I i ing the church organ, it is tne mission of the REVIEW to proclaim the message with no 11 2i uncertain sound, and to report regularly the progress of the work throughout the field. i 1 it I REVIEW is able to do, having able contributors, and active correspondents in This the every part • of the globe. 1 i a RE- 1 i Our leaders recognize the great good which our, members who are readers of the 1 receive. In a letter received a few days ago, one of our conference presidents 0_ 1 VIEW 2• expressed his convictions regarding this matter as f011ows : 1 s m. - We believe that we have reached the time when it is really dangerous for any E.: • Seventh-day Adventist to be without the REVIEW. All need the good articles which i ri 1 come each week. We shall do all we can to see that it is in the homes of all our people la i in this conference." 11 a There has come a great awakening in recent years . regarding the necessity for all I 1 I

1 our members to read the REVIEW. This awakening has resulted in , increasing the list E •:-;--__.- i about 3,000 a year for the past two years. Good though this increase has been, there i 111 i are yet thousands of Seventh-day Adventist homes in North America where our church 11 1 paper is not read. , =1 We desire that these homes shall have the blessing and spiritual uplift which comes 1 a 1 through reading this paper. Our readers can be of great assistance in this matter, if i a 1 they will find out who in their church are not subs6ribers, and then endeavor to secure I a 1 their subscriptions. I 1 1 In order to encourage members who are not readers of the REVIEW to subscribe i il 11 now, we will send it to all new subscribers i I i _I i I a. a 14 Months for $2.50 Clubbing Propo sition 11- w This special offer is good only,ii from now To', our present subscribers and others we w II until Jan. 31, 1919. ft applies to new sub- make a special offer in our clubbing proposi- tion. This offer will enable you to secure i N— • scriptions only, not to renewals. H your reading for the . coming year at a re- I i This special offer ought to be the means duced ', price. ri I P F.: ThP following rules govern the clubbing I w of influencing 5,000 members to begin read- arrangpment: I pi 1 ing the REVIEW; and if our friends can I ii 1. A club is three or more papers. find time to do a little missionary work in 1 ,__. I I 2. ¶lub papers should go to the same behalf of this periodical, we believe 5,000 I. • 11 name and address. i i new subscriptions will be secured. 3. This club offer expires Jan. 31,(1919. `I E- I M i CLUB PRICES - --imil a Sabbath School Worker .... $ .50' ga ag Review and Herald $2.25 g I Youth's Instructor 1.55 Church Officers' Gazette .50 II E Life and Health Libertp I .90 .30 -.i.gi --- ®= Christian Educator .90 Present Truth .15 II ii . t =I 111._=.,-.- :.1.. _1 • 1 Study the List, Select as Many Papers as Possible, and Send the Order to Your Tract Society 11 il -4 i ii i 1 1 ; Review & Herald Publishing Assn., Washington, D. C. .=I a I 1 i 1 g 1 ,.._0-g_„„„„,„.„„ „„„„„„ „„„„„,„„ ,„„„„„„„,,„ „„„„„„„„...... ,...,...... ,,,,,...... ,...... "...... ';...... - ...... ,...... nionimmunimanunalmniummniiimmunoinumatimmoommum ffinonitaminsitinumentommumannutanou THE WORLD'S CRISIS SERIES Nearly THREE MILLION SOLD Several New Numbers

RLA.IN PLEX1TY fr

Total Sales to Date 2,857,767 copies THE WORLD'S CRISIS WORLD PROBLEMS The signs of the times and their con- The Industrial Conflict; the Past prophecy; events of War; a Narcotized World; the Bible or nection with Bible Tradition ; Can We Talk with the the last days ; and the culmination of Dead? Solution and Remedy. all things. Sales to date, 102,582. Sales to date, 368,065. A NEW BOOK THE WORLD WAR ARMAGEDDON Ready Very Soon The greatest seller and one of the The last great battle in the world's best books on the war ever• published. history, where will it be fought and The relationship of the past war to when? Marshaling of the nations. Bible Prophecy. Storm-center of the Near East. Sales to date, 880,620. Sales to date, 241,009. "After the War THE FOOD QUESTION HIS GLORIOUS APPEARING A book on foods and how to conserve. The reason for a vegetarian diet, food An exposition of the Saviour's won- tables, fruits and their value, etc. derful prophecy of his second coning Sales to date, 22,371. and the end of the world, as found in Matthew 24. —What?" THE SHADOW OF THE BOTTLE Sales to date, 39,709. The story of crime, misery, bloodshed, (Sales of previous editions, 450,00.) and wickedness resulting from the liq- uor traffic, as told by the cartoonist, the THE OTHER SIDE OF DEATH The Problems of Peace, The Signs statistician, and the lecturer. Answers to questions relative to of the Times, and the Fulfil- Sales to date, 149,736. death and the future life. The teach- SPIRITUALISM VS. CHRISTIANITY ings of the Bible on this subject care- fully outlined and listed. ment of Bible Prophecy. An account of the origin, history, Sales to date, 178,491. work, character, and destiny of the This book will cover the present Spiritualist Movement. Christianity OUR PARADISE HOME vindicates itself. Sales to date, 56,796. A masterly treatise on the important World Outlook, the Bolshevik subject Of the saints' inheritance, the Germ, the League of Nations, THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH future universal kingdom, and the res- In the Christian world there are two titution of all things earthly. the Nations Fulfilling Prophecy, Sabbaths. Which is the true Sabbath? Sales to date, 25,517. the Eastern Question, the Com- Scripture compared with history snakes (Sales of former editions, 100,000.), this very plain. ing of Christ, and the Last Uni- Sales to date, 70,763. OUR LORD'S RETURN versal Kingdom. An earnest review of the Scripture A WORLD IN PERPLEXITY evidences which establish the great This book considers present-day con- Christian doctrine of the second coming Truly a book for the times. ditions, the whole world in perplexity of our Lord Jesus Christ. and trouble, and the obstacles to lasting A New Book. peace. Sales of former book, 187,585. Sales to date, 466,848. Complete Set, 14 Books, Paper Covers, $3.50. Single Copy; 25 cents postpaid. Order of your tract society.

REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSN. NEW YORK WASHINGTON, D. C.' SOUTH BEND, IND. 32 "176) THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERAX, Vol. 95, No. 50

fying experience, a fuller and More fruitful duty, I very pleasant duty, a very. helpful service, than we have ever enjoyed in the duty. :t means more than feeling: it means past. The Lord would have the coming determeation; it means absolute confidence year bring to each of his children a different in the :laptain of our salvation, who never experience from any they have previously lost a rattle; in God, who cannot fail, who enjoyed, an experience characterized by vic- never hs been unfaithful to those that have tory over sin and every besetment, a life that been tue to him, who never has failed to will be a constant revelation of his Son forgivethose who have fallen and have come Jesus, and a witness for his truth. back aking forgiveness. WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 12, 1918 During 3918 the people of God have been Haw you stumbled? Rise up again. Be

very, liberal in their gifts to the cause, far of god courage in the Lord. The whole EDITOR • • FRANCIS MCLELLAN WILCOX outdoing all past records. The needs of the ScriptUe record shows that there is but one ASSOCIATE EDITORS work, however, have more than kept pace thing hat can separate us from the Lord, W. A. SPICER G. 0. THOMPSON L. L. CAVINESS with our liberality. New openings for the and tint is sin; and if there is sin upon us,

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS truth that cannot be ignored; gaps in the He win take it away, casting it into the A. G. DANIELLE I. H. EVANS W. W. PRESCOTT ranks of our workers caused by disease and depths )f the sea, placing it behind his back, long years of service in unhealthful sur- rememlering it against us no more forever. We cordially invite all our readers to contrib- roundings, that must be filled 'with new re- We lave no excuse to be weak and fearful. ute articles on Bible subjects and Christian ex- cruits; the high cost of living; and the un- The ferful at the last terrible day are out- perience. If found suitable, these articles will be used as rapidly as our space will permit. usually heavy expense in transportation in- side tie city of God. " Be strong and of a We cannot undertake either to acknowledge the cident to war conditions,— al these have good enrage." He is with:us wherever we receipt of, or to return, manuscript not person- ally solicited. Duplicates of articles or reports brought demands upon the General Confer- go. 143 will never leave us nor forsake us furnished other papers are never acceptable. ence Committee, many of which have had to till he ins brought us home, where we shall be denied, at least temporarily, but with the see his lace, and be beyond the reach of dan- All communications relating to the EDITORIAL hope that the closing months of the year ger of falling, forevermore. DEPARTMENT, and all manuscripts submitted for publication, should be addressed to EDITORIAL would bring relief by a large overflow in " Wlo shall separate us from the love of DEPARTMENT, Review and Herald, Takoma Park mission offerings. Our chief hope has rested Christ I Shall tribulation, or distress, or Station, Washington, D. C. in the Annual Offering; that during the persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, week of prayer the Lord would move upon or swodi As it is written, For thy sake A LETTER from Elder F. W. Paap, inclos- the hearts of his people to give, liberally of we are killed all the day long; we are ac- ing copy of resolutions printed on this page, their means, that relief may be sent to these counte-] as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in speaks of the good Home Missionary con- distant fields. May the Lord make known all then things we are more than conquerors vention held at College View, Nebr. A re- to each soul what he would have us do in througl him that loved us. For I am per- port of the meeting will he furnished later. this matter at this particular time, and give suaded, that neither death, nor life, nor an- to all of us willing hearts to yield to the 94 9M gels, mr principalities, nor powers, nor promptings of his Spirit. things present, nor things to come, nor ELDER J. E. FULTON writes of his safe W. KNox. height, nor depth, nor any other creature, arrival in Australia from China. 'He tells shall be able to separate us from the love of of the Australasian Union Conference and God, wlich is in Christ Jesus our Lord." the good meetings held. He and Brother IMPORTANT RE SOLUTIONS J. S. WASHBURN. Parker were to leave soon for Fiji, to fol- PASSED AT THE HOME MISSIONARY CON- low up the remarkable interest that has VENTION AT. COLLEGE VIEW, NEB., sprung up among the hill tribes. We shall NOV. 25-28, 1918 THE -;OWEE": MOUNTAIN SCHOOL " BULLETIN " look forward with interest to reports of WHEREAS, Our 1918 Harvest Ingathering this awakening in Fiji. campaign to raise $250,000 for missions has MY atention has been called several times to the !act that it is generally understood 4Pg.. been greatly hindered by the influenza epi- demic and other causes; and, that the Emmanuel Missionary College Press ELDER M. B. 'BUTTERFIELD, Who has been WHEREAS, Unless a strong, United effort prints end publishes the Cowee Mountain spending the past four years in evangelistic be made at once to enlist the cooperation of School Bulletin, edited by H. B. Allen. work in the South Caribbean Islands, writ- every believer in this important task, irrep- This-Bulletin was printed by the college ing from Port of Spain, Trinidad, says: arable loss will be sustained, and the treas- press as job work for the Cowee Mountain " Our work is prospering. We have bap- ury, which is being taxed to the limit, will School until about a year ago, when, upon tized sixty-four already from a late tent be further hindered in meeting ever-increas- the umlerstanding that that school was not effort hero in. Port of Spain. I think I can ing demands made upon it; working in harmony with the general prin- safely say that five thousand people at- Be it resolved, That we do hereby set our ciples adopted by the North American Divi- tended the meetings, which lasted nine weeks. hearts as one man to the finishing of this sion Conference for the operation of the It was the largest effort we have had in the great campaign: rural wheels of the South, the printing Of West Indies." a. By enlisting all our forces, for another the Bulletin and other matter for this school was discontinued. 9.5 big final Harvest Ingathering drive for one full week, making December 744 the time The Bulletin bears the notice, " Office of UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES wherever possible. Publication, Berrien Springs, -Mich.," on its front rage. This has undoubtedly led to FOR SERVICE b. That we ask every church, einnpany, and believer teL make up the $5 goal, at least, the understanding that it is printed by the A LIBERAL OFFERING DEMANDED TO during this time. college press as formerly. But this is not • MEET THE EMERGENCY c. That every effort possible Ebe made to true. FREDERICK GRIGGS. By the time this issue of the REVIEW AND use wisely the full complement of papers 9f 9f HERALD reaches the majority of its readers on hand. • in North America, they will be enjoying the AT least one of our readers does not ob- benefits of the week of prayer. It should If If ject to the decrease in the size of the RE- VIEW. We have a letter from C. N. Pike, be to all of us a most blessed season. In FEAR NOT answer to our long-continued petitions the of Jamaica, Vt., who is now eighty-one years Lord, has at last sent peace to this war- WHEN God was about to lead the children of age, and has read the REVIEW for fifty- stricken earth, and from the councils of of Israel into the Promised Land, he said to eight years. He says: those in authority we are praying that con- Joshua, "Be strong and of a good courage. " I have often wished the REVIEW was not ditions may issue that will permit the peo- Only be thou strong and very courageous, BO large, and had decided to stop taking it; ple of God quickly to accomplish their work that thou mayest observe to do according to but if it is to be smaller, I think I shall of carrying his message of peace and warn- all the law.... Have not I commanded thee? keep on taking it, although my eyes are get- ing to the uttermost parts of the earth. Be strong and of a good courage; be not ting a little dim, and I must have time tc We trust that to all of us this may prove afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the study my Bible. I have read the Bible to be a most precious occasion; that putting Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou through a number of times by course, and away all difficulties and every sin, each in- goest." Joshua 1: 6.9. have commenced it again. I have also read dividual may be able to enter into that full One of God's commands is, ¶' Be strong all the Testimonies for the Church,' from and complete consecration that will render and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither number one to number thirty-seven, and the presence of God very real; that this be thou dismayed." There are many people some parts many times; also Early Writ- presence and the infilling of his Spirit may who disobey this command. Brethren, let us ings," Spiritual Gifts,' and ,‘ Spirit of bring to each of us a better and more satis- remember that to be of good courage is a Prophecy.'"