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' ';', P9INTN't'• EDITORI AL. The Outlook — Holding the Winds -In Every. Country = Front the Fields L- In China - Under the _ I ' Law —in Othet longues =Death ,of a Worker — The :Annual Offering — Increase in. Home '. Funds ' ,The Haskell Home . raining School --:- GoOd Circulations— Our Mexican Health' Journal 90 ', •\ , (Illustrated)Doing Good.— The Simplicity of His Greatness , , GENERAL ARTICLES. 'The Anglo-Chinese" Academy (Illustrated) ' ;103'. Calcutta, India . , . - . . '. ' ' 104, Natal (Illustrated) . ,, 105 ' Belgium ' ....' .. ' 108 Tidings frOni Helsingfors, Finland ('illustrated) 109 Medical Missionary Students in Foreign Fields 111- -The Message in 'Japan (Illustrated) ' 112 Kolozsvar, Hungary- • .,- . , ,. . 114 e, . Our:Literatbre in AuStralia (Illustrated) - 115 Missionary Onportunities in Chicago ' . ' , , , 116 From Southern Russia Through ,Asia Minor (Illustrated) , 118 The Work 'Among the Mexicans of Atizona (illustrated) ' 121 ' .. We$ Coast Mission Field, Smith America (Illustrated) ,. 122. RenOtt from EurOpe (Illustrated) . . 124. ilARCH STUDY' OF THE FIELD" ,' ' ' . ' \ 126- .- 'INCIDENTS' IN THE 'MISSION STORY.'.„ ," , ..t, iliSitionary, . Heroine 7,Telitgu Missionaries 127 CILIMPse* OF UNENTERED FIELDS.: ' ' The Herthit Kingdom = The Island of Guam —.Micronesia 129-, BUR MISSIONARY SANITARIUMS., --,' , The Bittie Creek Sanitarium and Hospital —.The Nevi England .Snnitariun —, Portland (Oregon) ' Sanitarium — Lone ' Star ' Sanitarium, Texas — Egypt :— Calcutta Sanitarluni —Jeritsalem, Palestine — Avondale Health Retreat—'The Electro-Hydropathic Institute — Kimberley,,, South ' Africa — Medical Missionary Work in the South — Alaska —.Vegetarian Dinners ., • ' ., ' 11.3i GLEANINGS "FROM OUR POST BAGS. ' . . . fientsin, China= Among. the' Islands —Hamilton, Bermuda —Biazil — Micas del Toro, COlombia— ',Bridgetown, Barbados — Bonacca, Bay Islands = Cairo, Egypt — Santa Cruz, Jamaica — Tuna- , . puna, Trinidad — Georgetown, British Guiana , ' . . . . • . The- issionary EdUcation of 'Children- (Fourth Sabbath Reading) , 141- ' Brief Mention . . . . ,., 143 ,

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The Outlook. and to develop the work systematically in The situation in all the world-wide every land already entered. Workers are mission field to-day should stir us to offering themselves. The contributions such activity as has never before been show that the tide of missionary interest witnessed in the history of God's work is rising. No spasmodic effort will an- on earth. swer the call of to-day. We must pray and work as never before, for how can Holding the Winds. we be indifferent while angels that excel The angels at the four quarters of the in strength are exerting all their powers earth are holding the winds. The prophet to keep open for a little time our pathway describes it in the Revelation, in terms of service ? which indicate that all the energies of From the Fields. heaven are called into service in order to restrain the powers of evil, Now and Now and then we hear from laborers in various fields as to their earnest long- then gusty currents of hateful strife blow here and there, but the final Armageddon ing to get the work further forward with all speed on account of indications is held back. of less favorable times just ahead. For instance, Brother Town writes from Bue- Into Every Country. nos Ayres : " War talk is very strong All this is for the one purpose that the here just now, and before this reaches way may be held open for the progress you Argentina and Chile may be at it. of the Advent message. While all heaven This will make it more difficult to prose- has these many years been laying hold cute the work." Evidently the tension upon the world's wide door to keep it has subsided. The suggested danger calls, open, we must confess with grief that we attention to the fact that in many fields have been slow to enter. The time past where we might now have scores profit- of neglect must suffice us. The practical ably at work, the way may be very largely thing to do now is to plan definitely to closed at a later period. Years ago, be- open stations at once in every country fore our work had entered the remote where this message is not being preached, lands, reports of local wars or rumors of 100 EDITORIAL. wars had a far-away sound to our ears. the cause in this country, who have a Now every throb of the great world's knowledge of French, Spanish, Portu- pulse is felt directly in our work, and is guese, Italian, or other foreign languages. a signal to us to hasten on. There may be Bible workers or teachers having some foreign language at their In China. command who might be available for Our small work in China must be service at some time in other lands. Will vigorously pushed forward and increased not conference workers kindly take an if we would make up lost time. Now is interest in reporting such ? the time to work, too, for, according to the following observation of a Bible Society agent, trouble is certainly brew- Death of a Worker. ing: — Dr. John Eccles died at Bocas del " Thousands of boat-loads of small arms Toro, South America, January i8. Dr. and ammunition were passing weekly up Eccles had been living in St. Andrew's the Yangtse-kiang, and the arsenals were being enlarged an worked day and night. Island, off the Colombian coast, where Cargoes of explosives were being received. he practiced as a self-supporting worker. I must believe that the end is not yet, and He and Sister Eccles had become much that within ten years, and possibly within five, a war will ensue, the like of which the interested in a school enterprise on the world has never known." island, the doctor having plans laid to The next few years must be made to erect a school building. Falling ill, he count in the extension of our work in the was taken to the mainland to secure the Far East. It is impossible to take matters best hospital care, but after a hard fight quietly and pass on our way as though for life, he fell at his post. Sister Eccles God had never given us a message, and may be assured of the sympathy of all as though the conditions in the fields did in her sad loss. not call for the consecration of our all to instant and continuous service till the The Annual Offering. end. The full report of the annual offering Under the Law. cannot as yet be made. It is still coming The progress of the work in Europe in. It will surely be the largest ever is rousing the opposition of the enemy. taken up by us. The Mission Board We are informed that in western Russia should be able to send out quite a number two of our workers have had their pass- of laborers to new fields and to strengthen ports taken away, and are now under the the forces in all the most important sta- law. The work in that part has of late tions. But in order to do this our breth- been specially blessed. We hear also that ren and sisters must resolve now to some are endeavoring to secure the en- faithfully remember the weekly offering. forcement of a Sunday clause against If regularly and systematically every our Hamburg printing house. church leader will remind all of the weekly offering for missions, and see that the same is sent on to the State office In Other Tongues. monthly, then the good work which was The Mission Board will be glad to be begun with the annual offering may be put in communication with workers in continued throughout the year. EDITORIAL. IoI

Increase in Home Funds. nevertheless an encouraging indication of In a number of cases we notice that the progress of these principles in lands States reporting large increase in gifts abroad. La Salud, our monthly Mexican for missions, report also an increase in health journal, has been issued for some tithes and offerings for the home work. time, but we have never shown our There is no antagonism whatever be- tween the interests of the home and for- eign work. The reflex influence of the missionary spirit will bring new life to g.7, ud, home interests. It has always worked :---::,..,',.,1 1:1,.-1---- out thus. The quickest way to finish the H1/ens ..n i, work of witnessing at home is to carry : 7 ,„ cor ores : this gospel of the kingdom through the \,-. ----- °1-10, •,, lands abroad. Then shall the end come. _.. f

,-. The Haskell Home Training School. 4 The reference in the February issue of ... -i PA1 ' the MISSIONARY MAGAZINE to the oppor- 1 0 4: tunities for instruction in kindergarten and teaching has called forth some letters .. ri of inquiry concerning it. It may be of u: b i, interest to our readers to know that the • above instruction is part of a year's course ,„ , I, 4 - --'--- R kill 12 in missionary training, which includes -14f- -,` • -"--- ._- 6is ' also some practical features of the nurses" ,.. J, I I course, care and training of children, Bible, sloyd, graded sewing for children, friends the cover design of it. We re- kitchen-garden, domestic science, etc., produce it here. making a course that is an excellent prep- aration for the mission field, at home or Doing Good," abroad. Any inquiries addressed to the Haskell Home will be gladly answered. In introducing Christ to Cornelius and his friends, Peter describes him as one who, having been anointed with the Holy Good Circulations. Ghost and with power," went about doing Our friends in England can surely re- good, and healing all that were oppressed port splendid, lists for their periodicals, of the devil." Acts to: 38. He did not considering their membership. The regu- even lay special stress upon his preach- lar issue of the weekly, Present Truth, ing and teaching, though these doubtless recently ran to 19,00o, and their health were included in the " doing good." journal has reached a circulation of Neither did the apostle magnify Christ's 25,000 copies. miracles as the method by which he wrought, though these formed so great Our Mexican Health Journal. a part of his work, and might have given The increase of health literature in him a certain prominence in the minds other tongues, while slow it may be, is of the hearers. The special point Paul [02 EDITORIAL. seemed desirous to impress was the benev- derful as they were, were they the great- olence which prompted his work, the est of his works. But we, too, may love motive of love which lay behind the and endure and labor for the souls and " doing good." bodies of men. We, too, may teach, we As Paul in his wonderful chapter on too, may go about " doing good " as we love (1 Cor. 13) tells us that though man have opportunity may have full intellectual equipment and even great faith, yet lacking love he is The Simplicity of His Greatness. nothing, so Peter in this picture of The more we observe the works of Christ gives the lesson in another way. God in nature, the more impressive seems Ignoring the striking, the surprising the might of nature's silent forces, the things in Christ's life, he touches in this work Of things invisible. A thunderbolt brief description upon those things in may cleave a tree from top to bottom, which the humblest of Christ's followers or a tornado uproot it, and we exclaim, may imitate him. " What mighty power ! " forgetting that When shall we learn that the great- the silent, daily, persistent' growth of the ness of our Saviour's life was not so tree from the tiny seed is only another much in the miracles that he wrought as and even more' wonderful manifestation in the love for man which prompted him of power. to sacrifice, to endure, to teach dull pupils, The wonderful things in Christ's life to preach to indifferent ears, to bear with are not the glimpses of the divine flash- unappreciative sinners, to labor and be ing through the veil of his flesh in mir- 'patient. Indeed, was it not all this that acles any more than the steady, faithful lay behind the miraculous touch? Of following out of his purpose, the all-per- himself Christ says : " He that believeth vading, never-failing love for the souls on me. the works that I do shall he do he came to save (Isa. 42 : 2-4), and this also." We exclaim at once, " 0, shall we is a part of his " works " with which we do miracles ? " forgetting that " the have especially to do as imitators of works " were not all miracles, nor, won- Christ.

THE BATTLE CREEK SANITARIUM BURNED. AT 3:3o o'clock Tuesday morning, minded and had been assisted from his February 18, fire was discovered in the room by one of the doctors, but for some basement of the main building of the reason returned, and could not be found. Battle Creek Sanitarium. It spread The value of the property destroyed rapidly, and in spite of the efforts of the was about $300,000, which is partially firemen to hold it in check, at 8 o'clock covered by an insurance of $150,000. the main building, hospital, annex, and Deep sympathy is expressed by the cit- one private dwelling were a smouldering izens of Battle Creek. A mass meeting mass of ruins. to this effect was held at the Tabernacle Over three hundred guests were in the on the Wednesday evening following the institution at the time. We are glad to fire, and the people are unanimous in urg- report that, through the heroic efforts of ing that this institution of world-wide doctors, nurses, and citizens, all were fame be immediately rebuilt. We go to hurried out of the burning building in press too early to announce any plans for safety, but one aged man, who was feeble- the future. HONOLULU ANGLO-CHINESE ACADEMY.

ANGLO-CHINESE ACADEMY.

BY W. E. HOWELL.

THIS school for Chinese boys, located In fulfillment of this promise, one in Honolulu, is now in its fifth year of young man took his stand for Jesus, service. To those intimately connected and was baptized in May of that year, with its work from the beginning, the under circumstances of a nature to test year I900--or is a memorable one. It was severely his sincerity. Cast off by his in that year that it became more perma- father, and frowned upon by friends of nently established in new and commodi- the family, he remained at the Acad- ous buildings ; that it assumed its present emy through the summer, boarding him- buildings ; that it assumed its present self, at the house of one of the teachers. name ; and best of all, it was near the Being promised aid by friends, he en- close of that school term that we cele- tered school at the fall opening, where brated our first " feast of harvest, the he continued his study until the oppor- ftrstfruits of thy labors, which thou hast tunity came for him to come to Emmanuel sown in the field." For more than four Missionary College, to put himself in full years long years, they seemed at training for service in China. He feels times — We sowed our seed in the morn- called to the medical missionary work, ing, and in the evening withheld not our because of the great value it will be to hand, waiting for the precicus fruit of him in gaining access to the hearts of the earth in the realization of that most his countrymen. After completing his 1,eautiful and most precious assurance to preparatory work, it is his present pur- the seed-sower,— "As the rain cometh pose to enter the American Medical Mis- down, and the snow from heaven, and sionary College, and take a regular course returneth not thither, but watereth the in medicine. He is now eighteen years earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, of age, and by the time he finishes his that it may give seed to the sower, and course, will be of sufficient maturity to bread to the eater ; so shall my word be enter active service in his native land. that goeth forth out of my mouth : it shall Our illustration shows the Academy not return unto me void, but it shall ac- buildings. On the first floor of the main complish that which I please, and it shall building are six recitation rooms, and an prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." assembly room. On the second floor is

r03 104 WORD FROM INDIA. the dormitory for boys, accommodating of faithful, efficient teachers. By the last comfortably and healthfully sixty-three mail the good news came that two more students... The stairway ascends opposite students have been baptized, and a third the middle flight of steps, and from its has expressed his intention to follow their head, opens a passageway and a little example. These are all young men who court out. to' the upper veranda.. To the have' been under our instruction at least left of the main building is the dining three years, and, some four, two of them hall, with kitchen, Store rdom,, and bath being .original members of cp-tir boarding room, extending_ to the right in the ,one- school. There is no reason .why they story part. On the second floor are a should not become efficient workers for library and reading room, and two rooms God,, if properly trained. Their hearts for teachers. To the left of the dining seem to turn already „toward their coun- hall is our entrance through an eighty- trymen ; and when they are prepared to foot drive from the street. carry the gospel to them, we believe that The work of the Anglo-Chinese Acad- God 'will turn the hearts of their country- emy still continues, and is under the care Men toward them.

CALCUTTA, INDIA.

BY L. J. BURGESS. LT.PoN arriving in India I found that America, but I find it easier to reach the there was plenty of work to do. There people here, as they have few visitors,. are many English people here who have and less to occupy their attention. not as yet heard the message. There are I have just spent a few weeks at also many native men, especially in the Asansol, a small town about one hundred ,cities, who, understand and speak Eng- miles from Calcutta. The Lord blessed lish very well. Many of the young men me with about sixty subscribers to our have a college education, and express paper, and I found some interested ones their thoughts in language much better who were hungering for the truth. I than some who have spoken English met one man who had never heard about from their birth. the second coming of Christ. But the. We are making an effort to double the Spirit had been impressing him with list of The Oriental Watchman this year, this truth fOr some time, and as we if possible. I have had a good experi- opened the Word together and studied ence during the past few months in can- the subject from the Scriptures, I could vassing with this paper. I have traveled see that the words of truth were re- several hundred miles with my hag and ceived with gladness. One woman in blankets, visiting some railroad towns, the same town has accepted the Sab- and giving them the message by means bath through reading the paper. of the paper. This is work which I have There is no trouble in obtaining an always enjoyed, and I find that the can- audience among the natives of India. A vassing evangelists meet with special company of several hundred can be blessings here in India. One can travel brought together upon short notice, as very cheaply here, and it takes but a their time is not taken up by urgent en- short time to become accustomed to the gagements or business affairs. ways of the people. I have canvassed in The excuse for violating dietetic prin- NATAL. 105 ciples would appear hopeless here in a This is Christmas day, and the weather land where bananas, pumalos, coconuts, is just as near perfect as could be de- etc., grow in abundance, and where sired. The day is neither too hot nor parched rice and flour of peas, parched too cold. At night a good blanket is and ground, may be obtained in every very comfortable. village at very small cost. I wish more I have begun the study of Hindi, of our brethren were here to enjoy the taking up the Gospel of St. John. As blessings of a country where flesh-eating I become acquainted with the people of has long been tabooed. The results of India, I can see many things to encour- a vegetarian diet are seen in the men of age me in working for them. I am glad Bengal, who are fine examples of phys- I am here, and hope to remain until the ical and mental development, and in dis- harvest is gathered in. My courage is position are very mild. A good coolie very good. As the news of the coming will carry a trunk weighing a hundred of other workers has reached us, we have pounds upon his head without difficulty. been made to rejoice.

NATAL. BY G. W. REASER.

NATAL is popularly known as " the peaks lift their lofty heads to the altitude Garden Colony of South Africa." The of from eleven thousand to twelve thou- irregular strip of territory, bordered on sand feet above the level of the sea. the southeast by the Indian Ocean, and From their sides numerous small terminating in a point about two hun- streams hurry seaward, occasionally dred miles northward, where it touches pitching over precipitous rocks as they the gold-famed Transvaal, has some tumble from one plateau to the next still characteristics which suggest this title. lower, thus forming magnificent water- Its total area is about half as great as the falls. . . . The highest of these is State of Washington. Its surface rises known as Howick Falls, over which the in successive steps from sea level at the waters have an unbroken descent of three south to the Drakensberg range (the hundred and sixty-five feet, according to Dutch expression for Dragon Moun- published reports. None of the rivers tains) which forms its northwestern carry clear water, as the nature of the soil border, and separates it from Basutoland. is such as to mingle a considerable quan- Between these steps are stretches of tity of sediment with the waters, washed table-lands, covered with grass, occa- by the rains from the steep mountains sional natural timber belts, and scattered and hillsides. mimosa trees. SOIL AND PRODUCTIONS. Scarcely any portion of the country is On the whole the soil of Natal is not level, the table-lands being decidedly un- rich, but in occasional localities it pro- dulating, and in many instances broken duces various crops abundantly, pro- by deep gorges or " kloofs." The most vided no calamity overtakes them in tropical climate of Natal is adjacent to their growth and thus blasts the farmer's the ocean, and the most frigid, in the hopes. The summer months constitute high Drakensbergs, some of whose the rainy season, and the winter months, io6 PRODUCTS. from May to November, the dry season. tion in the same gardens as in Natal. During the three months just passed the On the same farm one can see the sturdy precipitation of moisture has aggregated oak, with its boughs interlaced with the nearly twenty inches. slender bamboo; the peach growing be- The land is generally owned in large side the orange and mandarin ; the fig, tracts, from two thousand to six thou- the pawpaw, and the pineapple also com- ing to fruitage in the same enclosure. It is also a pleas- ing sight to observe the flowers of both zones grow- ing side by side, to perfec- tion. Stock raising is the para- mount industry in the higher tablelands.

THE CURSE RESTS HEAVILY Upon the whole of Africa, so we may expect to find that Natal is not free from the results of sin. Nothing of an industrial nature seems to give positive as- surance of success. even in NATAL RIVER AND DRIFT. FARM HOUSE AND ORCHARD IN DISTANCE. this " garden colony." The sand acres constituting the average crops are subject to visitations from one South African farm. The farm work is of the plagues which devastated ancient usually done by the native Zulus, who Egypt,— the locusts sometimes come in live in little thatched kraals (villages) such numbers as to dim the brightness on the estate, and pay the owners a rental of the sun's shining, and they quickly of from five to seven and a half dollars consume all vegetation, leaving the per year for the use of a garden spot ground bare, or at best simply stocks de- for their families. They receive a low void of leaves, to greet the farmer's vis- wage for the labor which they perform ion. Next in destructiveness is another for their landlords. The average price of Egypt's judgments — hail, which of these farms at present is from five to sometimes lays whole fields desolate. ten dollars per acre. Then occasionally a drought plays its Along the coast belt the principal crops part in making the tiller of the soil have are sugar-cane, tea, bananas, pineapples, a feeling of uncertainty as regards his oranges, lemons, and numerous other livelihood. tropical fruits. As you approach the Stockmen, whether they rear horses, interior you will observe that mealies cattle, sheep, or goats, live in dread of (corn) and potatoes are the leading crops rinderpest, lung sickness, red water, produced. horse sickness, and cattle sickness, be- I have never seen a country where the sides the diseases common in other parts tropical productions and those of the of the world, which may attack their temperate climate grow to such perfec- herds and flocks, and leave them almost ANIMAL LIFE. 107 penniless, when the destroying disease Natal boasts of having at least forty has wrought its deadly work. In addi- varieties of snakes. Some of these are tion to those there are several poisonous very poisonous; and the kinds most to be plants which kill stock quickly. Yet dreaded do not shun the habitation of despite all these maladies, some men man, but being apparently social in their who farm on a large and diversified scale habits, are frequently encountered near become well-to-do and even wealthy, the dwellings of the people. The huge while others meet with financial failure. Python is the largest of the reptile Sometimes a large flock of poultry will family ( except the crocodile) which is be swept away in a few days, leaving the a native of this colony. This monster owner to start again, or, in disgust to has been known to chase men who were abandon the pursuit. Lightning plays mounted on horseback. Its mode of kill- its part as another element of destruction. ing its victims is by strangulation or the It is not unusual to hear of from one to crushing process. The serpent most thirteen head of cattle or horses being feared, on account of its venom and its destroyed by one bolt of the electric warlike disposition, is the Mamba. fluid. On one occasion recently five men Worms and insects are abundant. Some- were struck by lightning at the same times the former are found of great size, instant, and only a few days later eight some of them attaining a length of more persons were the victims of another bolt. than twenty inches, with a diameter of Johannesburg is said to have " a cov- more than half an inch. ert from the storm," formed by a high moun- tain ridge which skirts the city on one side, and which, being filled with min- erals, attracts the electric cur- rent, and re- ceives the charges, which would be ver- itable bolts of death, if they played freely in the city so near by. Those who NATIVE HUT, NATAL. have witnessed the electric storms along Natal was formerly the home of the this mountain range, and heard the sound elephant, lion, tiger, hyena, leopard, of heaven's artillery, like heavy cannon- chetah, and many varieties of antelope. ading against the walls of an impregnable The monkey family was also well repre- fortification, say that the scene is truly sented. The only kinds of these that are awe-inspiring. now found in a wild state are tigers, 108 BELGIUM. leopards, hyenas, chetahs, monkeys, and overhead, but on looking up and expect- a few species of the antelope family. ing to see the beautiful songster only The native Zulu cattle, with their high a few feet above, nothing of the bird humps and peculiarly shaped horns, have kind could be discovered, neither was the appearance of wild animals, but they there a tree in which this deceiver could are as fully domesticated as the horned conceal his form. On careful search I cattle on the farms in America. found this to be a musical frog. The " Garden Colony " has three hun- One of the greatest pests in the coast dred eighty-six varieties of native birds ; district of Natal is the numerous and at least so experts have reported. everywhere present white ant. Its de- Among these are some sweet songsters ; structiveness is manifested in cutting off others of beautiful plumage; and still and felling to the ground numerous va- other varieties which are, so strange and rieties of plants and flowers, so that weird in their appearance that they im- nearly all of these (except a few kinds press the superstitious as being birds of which do not appeal to the appetite of " ill omen," and bring to their darkened these marauders) must be planted in minds gloomy forebodings. tubs and flower pots just as house plants A certain kind of frog, whose name I are cared for in colder climates. The cli- cannot give, seems to be a veritable mate of the coast district is so warm that ventriloquist. Repeatedly I have been delicate flowers and plants flourish in deceived and perplexed at hearing its the open air all the year round. rich, melodious notes seemingly directly Durban, Natal.

BELGIUM. BY C. GRIN.

ALTHOUGH the work in Belgium has been for many centuries under the yoke moved forward slowly, we are not left of Rome. So far, those who have ac- without encouragement. Since this field cepted the truth are from among Protes- was entered about four years ago, almost tants, but these are but a small minority all the efforts have been directed in in the land. Catholics and Socialists, the the vicinity of Liege. We have there latter forming the majority in many in- in Seraing a little church whose members dustrial localities, must also be reached are found in various localities. with the message. As it is difficult to Last September, I came with my induce them to attend religious meetings, family to Jumet, near Charleroi. This they will have to be reached mostly by is an industrial center, densely populated. house-to-house work or by open-air meet- It offers a large field for work. I ings. labored here for a few months about Since the return of Brother Augs- three years ago. I am glad to see a bourger to Switzerland last summer, I greater interest now than during my first have been working alone in this field. visit. Some of the seed sown has de- But more workers, especially consecrated veloped, and a few are now investigating canvassers, are greatly needed. the truth with good interest. May the Lord of the harvest send The needs of Belgium are the same as forth workers in his wide harvest field. those of all other countries which have Jumet, Belgium. HELSIN GITORS HARBOR.

TIDINGS FROM HELSINGFORS, FINLAND. BY ADOLPH BOETCHER. WHEN we look back on the last five and the Finnish. But the Lord has helped months we can truly say, Ebenezer — us in a remarkable manner. Hitherto bath the Lord helped us. Some Helsingfors is a beautiful city of about time before our general meeting in Fried- eighty-five thousand inhabitants. It was ensau, Germany, the call came to us to founded about the year 155o, by King prepare to leave for northern Finland. Gustav Wasa. About thirty thousand of Although we had never thought of going the people speak the Finnish, and about to Finland, we were glad to follow the as many the Swedish language; besides call of our Heavenly Master. these there are a number of Germans, Within a few short weeks we started English, and Russians. Here, as all over upon our journey. But before this we Finland, stones and granite rocks are had the precious privilege of attending plentiful, and one can see that the houses the conference in the German field. This are literally built upon and into the rock. was a glorious time for all, and we re- In spite of the difficulty of acquiring ceived new food for the work awaiting the languages, through the blessing of us. Our hearts are even now filled with God, after four months I have had the gratitude to God as we think of that privilege of conducting Bible readings in time. the Swedish. Although the Finnish is On August 9 we arrived, well and one of the most difficult languages of sound, in Helsingfors, and a few days which we know, we find it easier from afterward entered upon our work. It day to day as we study. was very difficult at first, as we had two We have had our hands full in the.book new languages to learn the Swedish depository. We secured a young lady to 09 hic3 THE WORK ADVANCING. assist who had been in England for a good hopes that he will be a help in the long time, and hence was able to speak work here. English. We had Bible readings with her For a long time our brethren and sis- in that tongue, and soon rejoiced to see ters have felt the necessity of having her give herself fully to the Lord. At some one fully grounded in the truth present she is in the rank of our laborers. translate our papers and publications. As she speaks the Swedish and Finnish We have hopes now that this will soon also (she was born in Finland), she is be realized. At present we do not have excellent help. the means to employ new laborers, but A young sailor has also taken his stand we confidently hope that as soon as the for the truth. He is a Finn, but speaks Lord, sends us the laborers he will also the English and Swedish. We were per- send the means to support them, and we mitted to present the truth to him in Eng- are asking him for it. lish. This young man has a very So the work advances in this part of good education. He has been employed the wide harvest field. And although by the court as Finnish translator. He we are yet weak in the languages, the had passed the examination as first mate, Lord helps in a rich manner. but last week resigned his position on the We close this report with a desire that ship. When asked what he would do the Lord may pour out his blessings in now, he said : " What I shall do now I a richer measure on the work here, and do not know myself ; but one thing I do that the people in this country may be know, and that is that I will follow the enlightened by the glory and clearness of Lord in all things." He has resolved to the message, and be prepared in the day enter the canvassing work, and we have of his corning. Eph. 6: i8, 19.

GO FORTH TO MY VINEYARD. BY JUAN MC CARTHY. HAST thou learned of a Saviour, who's love Dost thou hope soon to reach yonder man- without measure sions in glory? Constrained Him to die on the cross, in Art thou helping poor sinners God's truth thy place? to receive? Canst thou then selfish live, seeking only thy pleasure, Oh, brother, arise from thy slumber, no And not tell abroad of God's wonderful longer grace? Delay, for the moments pass rapid away. Hast thou read in the Bible that marvelous For the great final conflict wouldst thou story then grow stronger? Of Jesus' soon coming? Dost thou it be- Go work for the Master while yet it is day. lieve? Argentine Republic. MEDICAL MISSIONARY STUDENTS IN FOREIGN FIELDS. BY JEAN VUILLEUMIER. IN the recent book, " Story of Daniel a weighty testimony in favor of temper- the Prophet," by Stephen N. Haskell, I ance. read : — " These principles, cherished, would fit " When, at the end of three years, young men who are rooted and grounded King Nebuchadnezzar tested the ability in the Scriptures, to enter worldly uni- and acquirements of the royal princes versities, and while taking a course of from conquered nations, whom he had study, disseminate the truths of the gos- been educating, none were found equal pel, and at the end of their course, come to the Hebrew youth, Daniel, Hananiah, forth unsullied. There were consecrated Mishael, and Azariah. They surpassed youth among, the Waldenses, who entered their associates tenfold in their keen ap- worldly universities, and while gaining prehension, their choice and correct lan- their education, scattered the seeds of guage, and their extensive and varied the Reformation. The papal authorities knowledge. The vigor and strength of could not, by the most careful inquiries, their mental powers were unimpaired. find out who had introduced the so-called Hence they stood before the King. heresy ; and yet the work had been accom- " These youth respected their own man- plished, bearing fruit in the conversions hood, and their intrusted talents had not of many who became leaders in the cause been enfeebled or perverted by indulgence of Protestantism. Were these principles of appetite. The good they wished to practiced, more young persons could be accomplish was ever in mind. They were trusted as missionaries in responsible faithful in the little things. God honored positions, and in institutions of learning. them ; for they honored him. God always Many will yet be called to stand before honors adherence to principle. Among judges and kings. How are the children all the most promising youth gathered being educated ? " — Pages 25, 26. It from the lands subdued by Nebuchadnez- will do you good to read the Whole zar, the Hebrew captives stood unrivaled. chapter. Their regard for nature's laws and the It occurred to me as I read the above, God of nature was revealed in the erect what a grand work could be done just form, the elastic step, the fair counte- at this time by such young men as nance, the untainted breath, the un- here described. In South America and dimmed senses.. . . in Latin Europe, it is difficult for our " Where are the parents who to-day medical missionaries to be received as are teaching their children to control ap- practicing doctors. In many cases the petite, and to look to God as the source laws require them to go through their of all wisdom? Our youth are daily long studies over again. How much bet- meeting allurements to gratify appetite. ter it would be if they could study right Every form of indulgence is made easy on the spot ! And while studying, what and inviting, especially in our large cities. a grand work they could accomplish Those who steadfastly refuse to defile among their fellow students I Shall we themselves will be rewarded as was not soon have a score of Daniels to enter Daniel. The youth of to-day may bear medical schools in Buenos Ayres, Mon-

III 112 THE MESSAGE IN JAPAN. tevideo, Rio de Janeiro, Brussels, Paris, God-fearing and bright young men in the Madrid, Lisbon, Florence, and Rome ? heart of these old nations, thus planting Are there not brethren of means who the truth there in a most effectual way? would feel it a privilege to help educate College View, Neb.

THE MESSAGE IN JAPAN. BY F. W. FIELD. AFTER a pleasant and prosperous voy- who desired to learn English were at- age, which we all as a family enjoyed, tracted into these classes. And while we landed at Yokohama, November io. many, doubtless, had no higher motive The next day we came on to Tokyo, and than to learn the English language, all were welcomed to the home of Brother had precious seeds of truth sown in their Burden, where we have since remained. hearts. Some have fully accepted the Many strange sights greeted our eyes as truth, and are living it out. we entered the harbor, went ashore, and This Bible class work is still continued. traversed the streets of these Japanese Here at Shiba Koyen, where Brother cities. But even now, after a stay of only Grainger labored, we have two rooms a few weeks, these things are becoming fitted up for this work. And here we familiar, and our wonderment less in- hold our Sabbath meetings. Brethren tense. And as we meet the people, and Wade and Hasegawa are located in the become acquainted with their needs, all more northern part of the city, and en- differences of race, language, and cus- gaged largely in the same line of work. toms, are lost sight of ; and we find a A Sabbath-school is held there, which is feeling of brotherly love springing up attended by some of our brethren living in our hearts, with a desire to help them in that vicinity, and by interested stu- in their need. For have we not all the dents from the week-day Bible classes. same Father? While large results are not yet seen from The work begun here by Elder W. C. our work, we labor on, sowing the good Grainger, about six years ago, has seed, expecting a harvest when the grown, though it is still not a large plant. gathering time comes. Four Japanese and three Americans con- In July, 1899, just a few months before stitute our force of workers; but many Brother Grainger's death, there was is- more could be employed in this city alone, sued the first number of the Owari No to say nothing of the many other large Fukuin (Gospel for the Last Days). cities. We have a church organization This has since been published regularly in Tokyo, numbering about twenty-five as a monthly of eight pages the size of members. This is our only organization the Review and Herald. One page is in Japan ; but there are four Sabbath- printed in English, in the interests of keepers in full sympathy with us at Wak- those Japanese who know something of amatsu and three more at Nagasaki. our language. We do not have a large Most of these are awaiting a favorable list of regular subscribers; but we publish opportunity for baptism. two thousand copies each month, and dis- Our first work here in Tokyo was the tribute them widely. For January, 1902, organization of classes for the study of we prepared a special New Year's num- the English Bible. Many young men ber of twelve pages, illustrated. We JAPANESE WOMEN COOKING DINNER. ordered a larger edition than usual, and donations much larger than the price of are planning to circulate it among the papers sent out. Some letters contain native Christians all over Japan. the paper. Others express the interest Besides publishing the paper, we have and appreciation of the writers, or con- made a beginning in issuing some of tain questions concerning subjects our standard books. An edition of treated in the paper. " Steps to Christ " has been printed ; So we are planning and working. And " Christ Our Saviour," and " His Glo- now, dear brethren in America, what are rious Appearing " have been translated, you going to do to help us ? Over forty and wait publication. And we hope soon million Japanese await the message that to prepare translations of some of our Jesus is coming soon. The way is pre- best tracts, and to scatter them like the pared for us to give this message quickly. autumn leaves. The people have the Scriptures in their It seems very plain that the publishing own language. We can scatter the work is destined to be a very important printed pages by the million. Native factor in the spread of the message in workers are being raised up to carry the Japan. Printing can be done very message to the homes of the people. We cheaply here, so that it will be a very are entering into the labors of other faith- economical means of getting the truth ful. missionaries who have preceded us. before the people. We have received Already the third generation of native many encouraging responses from the Christians is coming upon the stage of II3 114 PROGRESS IN HUNGARY. action. Aid us in sending this last mes- character that leads to earnest consecra- sage quickly to these Christian Japanese, tion of all you have to this cause. Then and to their brethren who are still in the we shall have men and means to push the darkness of idolatry. Aid us by your work. And let us hasten, for his com- prayers ; and let your prayers be of that ing draweth nigh. Tokio, Japan.

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KOLOZSVAR, HUNGARY. BY J. F. HUENERGARDT. THE week of prayer is now in the past, ores would readily accept the truth if but the blessings will long be remem- we had some one who could labor with bered. Our brethren had supplied us them for a longer period of time. I with the manuscript for the readings, sometimes wish that some of our well- and we were able to translate them into fed churches in America could see these the Hungarian language; and for the thousands of people who are hungering first time our Hungarian brethren could for the bread of life. I am convinced fully enjoy the privileges of this occa- that they would be even more willing to sion. From every part of the field comes divide the loaves with them. There is the word that the week of prayer has room for dozens of laborers in this field. been a blessed season. The experiences At present I am laboring among the of this week bring to mind my first work German Saxons. A few days hence among the Hungarians. We had then I will be among the Rumanians, labor- many difficulties with which to contend. ing through an interpreter. I will spend Our work is now spreading from village some time in Rumania and Bulgaria in to village, and we are receiving calls the southern part of this field. Accord- from all parts of the country. ing to the reports of our laborers there Since the last general meeting in Ger- the work is progressing. many we have baptized about twenty, Such is our field. Surely we have a and a good many more than that are good share of the many tongues, nations, deciding to obey. As I go from place to and peoples to whom this message must place and visit the hungry souls who beg go before our Lord can appear. We ask me to stay with them just a little while, our brethren to remember us in their my heart is sad to think that these dear prayers. WORKERS TN THE ECHO OFFICE.

OUR LITERATURE IN AUSTRALIA.

BY E. R. PALMER. FROM the beginning of the work in There are seven small states, with an Australia prominence has been given to aggregate population of four and one half the publication and circulation of our lit- millions. The number of Sabbath-keep- erature. Since the time when Brother ers, is, approximately, two thousand. William Arnold was sent to that country There is a well-organized tract so- as a canvasser, and through the blessing ciety in each state, and these transact of the Lord surmounted the many diffi- all the business within their borders, the culties, and attained success in his book Echo Publishing Company acting only work, the Lord has greatly prospered as wholesalers. The continued prosper- this department. ity of the book work in that country is For nearly twenty years the Echo Pub- largely due to the fact that it has been lishing Company has been printing our fostered and encouraged by the leading literature and promoting its circulation, workers of the Union and State Confer- and still the good work goes on, growing ences. stronger every year. Their field of oper- Their sales of large subscription books ation is not so large as might at first ap- for the two years ending June 3o, 1901, pear from a look at the map ; for a large amounted to $162,855. Recent reports proportion of the country is uninhabited. indicate that the sales are still increas- 115 116 MISSIONARY OPPORTUNITIES. ing. The report for the month of Oc- tory of their book work. Thus the tober, 1901, which has just come to hand, printed page is being rapidly carried to shows that the sales for that month the people, and we may confidently amounted to $10,025. We believe this expect an abundant harvest from such to be the highest point reached in the his- faithful sowing

OTHER MISSIONARY OPPORTUNITIES IN CHICAGO. BY DAVID PAULSON, M. D. IN addition to the different depart- but more often this is done by our own ments of work mentioned last month, we workers. Our nurses have the entire have : - charge of the Life Boat meeting one THE LIFE BOAT MISSION. night in the week, and our medical stu- No one who has ever visited the meet- dents another, but all who desire may ings at this mission under ordinary cir- assist in some way every night. cumstances will be likely to forget the THE LIFE BOAT REST FOR GIRLS. sense of the presence of God which he experienced. Many a worker that has This institution is located in the heart attended one of these for the first time of one of the darkest spots in this great has-not closed his eyes in sleep until he city. Christ did not avoid those who has sought God in a special manner for needed him most, and neither will his a more definite missionary experience. children ignore the most difficult and try- A few evenings ago twenty-five men ing phases of missionary work. The and two women yielded to God at the great majority of the women who lead conclusion of one of these services. such sinful lives have inherited a con- Many of the young people who come to dition of weakened moral resistance, and us as workers have not had the definite seem perfectly satisfied. But among experience of winning wayward souls to these are precious jewels, whom a train the feet of the Master. This is alto- of circumstances too pitiful to express gether different from simply convincing in words, has dragged deeper and deeper one that some particular point of doc- into despair. They appreciate the loving trine is truth. hand held out to them far more than The Life Boat Mission is a training- many of us appreciate the efforts God is school for soul-saving three hundred and putting forth in our behalf. But the sixty-five nights in the year, and those worker who searches for even these must who have done the most effective work have experienced a definite call from there love it the best. Occasionally, God for this work. Then the Master evangelists whose service God has recog- goes before, and prepares the way in a nized in other places, speak to the people; manner so marvelous that one could IN CHICAGO. 117 ects to be carried on, is an experience, The far-reaching results of such work scarcely believe it without actually know- can never be known until the day of God. ing the facts. SALE OF LITERATURE. None of our nurses are permitted to Some of our sisters are spending all, take up this work until they are of and others a part, of their time in selling mature age, with good judgment and a the Life Boat, the Good Health, and substantial Christian experience, and can some of our more strictly denominational present evidences that they have a call literature from house to house. Almost of God to enter it even temporarily. without exception they are received We are glad to report that no one who kindly, and they have many most en- has devoted even a portion of her time couraging experiences. This field is al- to this work under the supervision of most unlimited. A hundred thoroughly our Medical Mission has met with any consecrated, determined, persevering moral disaster, but, on the contrary, our workers could be kept constantly at work laborers come out with a brighter and in these lines, and would never need to clearer Christian experience. We feel cross each other's territory. thankful to the Lord that his preserv- With all this we have made only a ing hand has thus led them. beginning. Let no one suppose that the medical missionary work has been over- HYGEIA DINING-ROOMS. done in Chicago, for thus far we have This is one of our latest, but by no scarcely touched it with the ends of our means the least, of our missionary lines fingers. Then think of the large cities of work. These dining-rooms are lo- all, over this land, and in other countries cated a few rods from the main building which are unentered. Are we going to of the University of Chicago. They are enter these, or are we going to compel patronized by some of the very best class the Lord to raise up others to do our of students, and already a deep interest missionary work for us? is being aroused to study the truth in There are plenty of young men and other lines. Those who have the over- young women among us who, if they sight of this enterprise, as well as the could get the view of the reality of life table waiters, have an opportunity to as it will appear to them when they stand reach a class of people which perhaps at the bar of God, would quickly get out could not be reached in any other way. of the ordinary worldly business in which they are engaged, aLd consecrate HEALTH EDUCATIONAL WORK. all their powers to the service of the Most encouraging opportunities are Master. Some of these would come at continually opening before us to conduct once to us in Chicago and volunteer to lines of health educational work in vari- partially support themselves while re- ous churches, clubs, and other organi- ceiving the necessary training; then they zations. The pulpits of some of the best would go forth charged with the love of churches in the city have been open to a souls, into other difficult spots in our number of our workers, and the truths large cities, and plant similar missionary there enunciated have in many instances enterprises. been very favorably noticed by the lead- To know that you are where God ing Chicago papers, and so these truths would have you, and that he is going have been carried into hundreds and before you in the various missionary proj- thousands of homes all over the land. ects to be carried on, is an experience 118 IN CONSTANTINOPLE. that, once enjoyed, one is not willing to other mortal, with no ambition beyond part with for the opportunity of dealing this life, can do quite as well. in common, worldly business that any Chicago, Ill.

GENERAL VIEW OF CONSTANTINOPLE.

FROM SOUTHERN RUSSIA THROUGH ASIA MINOR. BY L. R. CONRADI. LEAVING our good meeting in southern nople my mail was received a week later Russia October 14, I went to Odessa than it should have been on this account. en route to the Orient. This is the most I found our work there in a worse con- important port of all Russia, and one of dition than it was last year. The breth- her finest cities, having a population of ren had given up their hall, and so had no four hundred and five thousand. Lately regular meetings, and but little was being one of our laborers has located there done for the development of the work in to open up the work in this great center, the city. Constantinople itself presents and during my interview with him I a wonderful field of labor. It contains learned that the outlook is very encourag- about a million and a quarter of people. ing. I was fortunate in securing an It is an important center, for here the Italian steamer for Constantinople the Occident and the Orient meet. Much next day, spending Sabbath' on the Black might be accomplished by medical mis- Sea. sionary work. One Armenian sister, a Sunday morning we arrived at the nurse, who has just completed her train- Bosphorus quarantine station and learned ing in the Imperial School of Midwifery, that the pest was in Constantinople. has considerable to do. A physician and That means much to a traveler in the a few competent nurses filled with the Orient, where most of ,the traveling is genuine missionary spirit, could find a by boat, and quarantine regulations may vast field of usefulness in this city. occasion a delay of from one day to two While I was stopping at this place, one weeks in sailing. Even in Constanti- of the brethren who had been thrown CHURCHES OF ASIA MINOR. 119 into prison because an officer suspected Pliny addressed to that emperor. This that the Review (to which he was a regu- famous letter was written in Nicomedia, lar subscriber) was a dangerous paper, the Ismid of to-day, whose houses we was set free; it had taken three weeks to could see far across the bay — and some translate that issue of the paper into of the candidates were from that very Turkish, and the brother had to remain city. The Lord met with us on this in confinement that length of time before occasion, and he was present also in the it was made clear to the authorities that social service which followed the baptism, neither the brother nor our good church and which was held in the open air. All paper could be justly called dangerous to promised to serve him more faithfully the best interests of mankind. in the future, several others gave their As our churches in Asia Minor, about hearts to God, and some of the youth eighty miles from Constantinople, had offered themselves for his service. not been visited since 1 met with them While here I received a letter from last year, I planned to see them, Sister another church some fifty miles distant, Baharian being the only one who could urging me to visit them ; but as my inter- accompany me as interpreter. We had preter lacked the necessary papers, I had heard various rumors as to the effect of to forego this privilege. Their church the 'quarantine, but were happily disap- treasurer was at the time in prison for pointed, for the doctor simply looked over having faithfully done his duty in receiv- the passengers, and we did not lose any ing the tithe of the Lord. Every day we time. The brethren were indeed glad had counsel meetings with our leading that some one could visit them again, brethren, and they all expressed their and the five days we spent in their midst conviction that more help should be fur- were truly seasons of refreshing. The nished them. word spoken in weakness through an The last annual report we have re- interpreter was nevertheless wonderfully ceived from this field shows that in Asia blessed with power, to the good of the Minor, including Constantinople, there hearers. On Sabbath more than seventy are one hundred and ninety-one Sabbath- of our people were together, and while keepers, of whom one hundred and fifty only one brother had previously mani- are regular members. The tithe of the fested a desire for baptism, the number eleven churches and companies last year of candidates was then increased to amounted to five hundred and sixty dol- eight. All were happy to see that the lars, and their offerings to fifty dollars. good Lord was working on the hearts of If one considers the poverty of the larger the youth. number of our brethren here, the report Sunday afternoon we went far up the certainly speaks well concerning their mountains, our road finally losing itself spirit of sacrifice. in the bed of a stream which we followed We now have in this part of the until we found water deep enough for Oriental Mission one ordained minister, baptism. three Bible workers, and one medical mis- As I saw such, a goodly number of our sionary. There is indeed room for more brethren in this romantic spot, my mind help, and something should be done to- was led back to the earlier days of Chris- ward supplying European Turkey and tianity. In this very region the primitive the northern portions of Asia Minor Christians had suffered bitter persecution with the assistance they so much need. under Trajan, as is shown by the epistle The leading language is Turkish. Next 120 BAPTISM AT SMYRNA.

to that comes the Armenian, and then the Paul was still preaching; and I could see Greek. In general, the business is in the the steep mountains which Paul crossed hands of Europeans and Armenians. to save time. By noon we passed the Many of the latter are found in the cities, island of Mitylene. (Acts 20 : 14. ) and the towns which I visited are almost Later on we entered the beautiful bay wholly made up of them, while in Ar- at the head of which lies amphitheater- menia proper, which is located in eastern shaped Smyrna, surrounded by moun- Turkey and the adjoining Russian dis- tains. The city contains two hundred tricts, there and one is a great t h o u - field among sand inhab- this people. itants. More The work than half of in Mace- these are donia is, for Greeks, and the present, it is owing carried for- to their in- ward by the fluence that German the town Union Con- presents ference. such a good There is one appear- Mace- ance, wit h donian its clean, brother i n well - paved our school streets, a n d at Frieden- excel- sau ; but po- lent harbor. litical Of the cities troubles SMYRNA FIG MARKET. in which have kept were located our workers from entering that country. the seven churches of Rev. 2 : 8-11, Here is a field with eighteen millions of Smyrna is the only one that has people, whose great need for the living withstood the changes of time. As preacher, for publications, and for med- we entered the harbor we noticed ical missionaries appeals to us. three Greek men-of-war,' to which the After securing the necessary Turkish Greek inhabitants of the city were con- passport I left Constantinople, October stantly flocking. Smyrna is a thriving 31, on a French steamer, en route to city. Caravans of camels from all parts Smyrna, two hundred and seventy-nine of Asia Minor are continually arriving -miles 'distant. We passed the Darda- and departing. Smyrna figs and carpets nelles during the night, and I had a are famous everywhere. Several rail- glimpse of ancient Troas early in the roads go from here into the interior, and morning. Our steamer rounded the one may reach most of the sites of the promontory from there to Assos (now other six churches by rail ; but my time called Baba Kalassi), just as the disciples was so limited I did not visit any of them. sailed in this course centuries ago, while On landing, I expected to meet an Ar- MEXICANS IN ARIZONA. 121 menian brother from Adrianople, but he hope the day is not far distant when we, missed me, and I could not find him until too, shall be able to establish a permanent Sabbath noon. We soon secured a con- work in this city. I very much desired verted Jew as interpreter, and thus I to visit our two brethren at Adana, near was able to hold a number of Bible read- Tarsus, but as this would have required ings with him and several others who two weeks, and my connections would were interested. Sabbath afternoon I then be quite uncertain, I had to leave baptized his brother in the beautiful bay. this for Brother Krum. He had been waiting for baptism for Remember these fields in prayer, that nearly two years, and he returned happy the proper persons may soon be found to in the Lord. There are a number of enter them. Protestant missions located here, and I Hamburg, Germany.

SPANISH CHURCH IN NEW MEXICO. THE WORK AMONG THE MEXICANS OF ARIZONA. BY WALTER L. BLACK. THE population of Arizona is more for Americans, the Lord opened the than one-half Mexican. Joining New way through an interpreter, so that we and Old Mexico and having the same could preach the message to some of climate and much the same people, it these poor souls. Soon a goodly num- bids fair to join them as a mission field ber, with a minister, accepted the com- for gospel work. mandments of God and the faith of Three years ago, when we began to Jesus. Thus the work began. We have labor in the southern part of this Ter- since built a neat little church, with a ritory, we had no thought of working Mexican membership of twenty, and an among the Mexican people, as we did organized Sabbath-school of thirty-five. not know a word of Spanish. The ques- I have also had the privilege of laboring tion with us was, How can we teach them with this minister in another place and the truth ? While engaged in our work raising up a church of seventeen mem- 122 WEST COAST, SOUTH AMERICA. hers, and a Sabbath-school of forty. that workers of this nationality may Here we also have a church building. soon be raised up to go forth and pro- During this time my wife and I have be- claim the message to this nation. We come quite conversant with the language, also need the message translated and and are now able to do more for these printed in cheap pamphlet form, so small dear souls who are longing for the lib- that only one phase of the message will erty that there is in Christ. Our Mex- be treated in each, such as the coming ican minister — Brother M. Serna — is of Christ, Sabbath, baptism, prophecies, now connected with the work in New etc., under separate covers, and illus- Mexico, and is having a good degree of trated. Publications that are attractive success. and cheap may be readily sold. High- Thus the Lord has blessed the seed priced books cannot be sold, for the peo- sown among these dear souls, even ple are all very poor, and are only able though it was done through an inter- to pay out a little at a time. preter. This nation is loudly calling for The question for every one of God's the message. A little done now, with the children to settle now is, Am I at my blessing of the Lord, will amount to the post of duty ? Am I obeying the com- salvation of many souls in the end. Are mand of the Lord Jesus, " Go ye into there not some who desire a part in this all the world and preach the gospel "? blessed work? What we need is good May we all " come up to the help of the missionary families to settle among these Lord against the mighty." humble souls and start industrial schools, Tucson, Arizona Territory.

WEST COAST MISSION FIELD, SOUTH AMERICA. BY A. R. OGDEN. THE West Coast South American field The population of the four countries is is a large one, and the laborers are few. ten millions. The greater part of these There is but one active ordained min- are in the thraldom of the papacy. ister here, and he is now in Peru. Many have renounced Romanism be- Brother Ketring and myself have so re- cause of the inconsistencies which are cently arrived, and being unfamilar with seen in the church in the name of Chris- the language, we feel as though we were tianity. There are about five thousand of little or no help. The field embraces natives who profess Protestantism, but the countries of Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and many of these know little of its real prin- Ecuador, a territory extending along the ciples. The remainder of the ten millions West Coast of South America from Cape are in one or the other of two classes — Horn on the south to the northern line Catholicism or infidelity — two very dif- of Ecuador, or nearly two degrees north ferent classes to reach with the truths of of the equator, having a seacoast of the gospel. something like four thousand miles. It Some may think that the people are can thus be readily seen that the field is scattered here and there through rural a large and difficult one, because of its districts, but such is not the case. There great length from north to south. The are a number of cities of considerable traveling has to be done largely by water, size. Santiago, the capital of Chile, has as the railroads are short and interior. a population of about two hundred and ENTERING VALPARAISO. eighty thousand, Valparaiso, one hundred ature, calling their attention to the truths and fifty thousand, and Lima, Peru, one chat are so precious to the soul. hundred and fifty thousand. There are Brother Davis, who has labored faith- many cities of less population. And in fully for seven years, has been successful all of these the people must have the mes- in selling a large number of books, and sage. many have been brought to the truth by To show something of the power of his influence. He now returns to the Catholicism, it is only necessary to state States because of ill health. We must that in two cities — Santiago, Chile, and have many others to engage in the same Lima, Peru,— there are one hundred and line of work. We can easily place twenty-five church buildings. If one ten in the field at once. Who will answer were to judge the spiritual and intellec- the call ? Yes, ten. That would be equal tual development of the country by the to placing one each in Maine, New York, great number of churches, and parochial Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, schools, he would be led to think that all Kansas, Colorado, Texas, and California. was developing well. But when reli- Just think ! If the workers were placed gion loses its power and has to supply at that distance, how often could they the lack with empty forms and cere- meet together? You would think that monies, the more form there is displayed, there were few canvassers if such were the worse are the conditions that exist. their location in the States. Of course A great territory, a credulous people the population is not so great. with whom to deal, and a few workers, Another crying need is the translation all combine in making the needs for this and publication of other books in the part of the Lord's vineyard very great. Spanish language. At present we have Nothing but the power of God and his only one large book in the language — truth can break the fetters that are bind- " Patriarchs and Prophets." There is ing the people. the greatest immediate need for " Great We are confident that the greatest good Controversy " and "Daniel and the Reve- will be accomplished in these countries lation," to place in the hands of the people by the faithful colporteur going into the everywhere. Can we have them? We homes of the people with Bible and liter- must not wait years for them.

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The monthly paper, Senales de los and openings which must be filled. Truly Tiempos, we are confident will do much " the fields are white to the harvest." toward bringing the light of truth to Some of these countries, especially the people. There is a very favorable Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, whose doors opening for us in the paper work, as have been closed in the past, are now there is no postage on papers either in open so we can find a ready entrance. Chile or Bolivia, the government carry- As to living expenses, thus far in Val- ing them through the mails free. We paraiso, we find that for vegetarians, liv- can send the paper to every corner of ing costs just about what it did at home these countries. We are now making a (Kansas). This being summer, vege- special effort to interest the brethren tables and fruits are quite cheap. Almost in selling it. Brother Thomann on everything is grown here that we have Christmas afternoon in a few hours sold in the States. What does not thrive fifty-three copies. At another time in in one part is raised in another ; the three hours he sold one hundred and country reaching from fifty-five degrees eleven copies. Two brethren have each south to north of the equator, gives a agreed to sell five hundred copies a varied climate — from almost a frigid to month, beginning with the new year. the torrid. But we did not come thinking Our call will not be so much for min- what we might eat, but with a longing isters as for earnest young men who will desire to feed the poor hungry souls who come and engage in the colporteur work, are dying for the Bread of Life. " Man going over the country, selling and giv- shall not live by bread alone, but by every ing away the literature as the circum- word that proceedeth out of the mouth stances may require. Much more might of God." be said concerning the work, its needs, Valparaiso, Chile.

REPORT FROM EUROPE. BY GUY DAIL.

IN view of the growth of the work in Basel, we stopped off at Cassel in the Europe, and the consequent organization evening, where Elder Conradi addressed of so large a number of local conferences an intelligent audience of about sixty per- and mission fields, it has been thought sons, giving a very interesting account of best to hold local meetings in various his recent missionary experiences in the places during the winter season, and thus Orient. Cassel contains over one hun- many in each district who otherwise could dred thousand inhabitants, and we have not have the benefits to be derived from had a worker there holding public lec- such Christian intercourse and fellowship tures for about three months. He has (because of the distance and expense at- met much bitter opposition, but this has tendant upon going to one of our more only stimulated him and his fellow labor- general gatherings), find it possible to ers to greater effort, deeper heart-search- attend these midwinter sessions. ing, and more complete surrender of self The first conference of this kind was into the hands of God. About fifteen held in German Switzerland, December have already accepted the message in this 27 to 3o. Leaving Hamburg the 26th for city. WORK OF THE CONFERENCE. 125

About eighty of our brethren and sis- went on to Stuttgart, whither the ters, representing the two hundred Sab- churches of the Southern German Mis- bath-keepers of the German - Swiss sion had sent their representatives, about churches, were in attendance. A good ninety strong. Elder Conradi there ad- spirit characterized all the services. The dressed an interested audience of about laborers' accounts were audited, and ar- two hundred in a large hall in the city, rangements were made for the various and six were baptized at the close of the efforts to be put forth during the ensuing meeting. Since the organization of this season. The financial condition of the mission field last July, it has received fif- conference is encouraging, and the out- teen new members, making its present en- look for the two ministers, one licentiate, rolment two hundred and two. After five Bible workers, and nine colporteurs settling with its workers for the half year in this territory, is very good. In Basel itself Elder Boettcher and Brother Voth are conducting a series of meetings, which has awakened a deep interest in the third angel's message. Elder Conradi spoke Sunday afternoon, on " Oriental Life of To-day," to over two hundred interested listeners. The Zionist Congress was in session at this time. There were about twelve hundred men from all parts of the world, forming an enthusiastic delegation desirous of ameliorating the conditions of their dis- tressed countrymen. The larger num- ber of speakers used the German lan- guage, but Russian and English were also heard, each man choosing that lan- guage which he could speak with the ALBAN GATE. most ease. The promoters of this move- ment are now talking of purchasing a ending Dec. 31, 1901, there was a deficit tract of land east of the Jordan, if they of seven hundred dollars. There are now can secure the consent of the Turkish in the employ of this field two ministers, government. two licentiates, five Bible workers, and The day after the close of the confer- about one dozen colporteurs. ence proper, there was a meeting of the The next meeting in the series was Publishing Board, followed by a session that of the Central European Conference of the Sanitarium Board. The publish- Committee, and leading representatives ing and the health work in this place from the French-Latin field, held at are doing nicely. The health food fac- Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland, January tory has an increasing trade in Basel 5 to 8. The work in this territory is itself, as well as throughout all Switzer- making commendable progress. Elder land. The nurses who are in the field Wilkinson is fast gaining a working under the direction of the Sanitarium knowledge of the French, and has become are, generally, having good success. quite well acquainted with the entire Leaving Basel Tuesday evening, we field. We were pained to learn that it S. D. A. CHURCH BUILDING, CHAUX DE FONDS (SECOND BUILDING FROM THE RIGHT). had been necessary for Elder J. Vuilleu- as in French Switzerland, a number have mier to leave the French field on account lately embraced the message. Preceding of failing health and that Elder Tieche, the time of the conference, the canvassers who was laboring in southern France, had been holding a successful institute in had found himself compelled to take a Chaux de Fonds. The canvassing work rest. In view of this, it was thought best is in a prosperous condition. The church that Elder Curdy be requested to so ar- at Chaux de Fonds has bought the build- range his work in Italy that he could re- ing which hitherto belonged to the Con- turn to the French field next summer. ference, and it will be utilized as a house As the result of his labors among the of worship in the future. The Chaux de Waldensian valleys, about twenty have Fonds meetings were well attended. To recently accepted the truth. He has had aid in the training of more workers, it is a young man associated with him in planned to hold a short training school labor, and another brother will now go near the city of Geneva. Financially, this there to help push the work, so that he field should receive help, especially for can be more easily spared to strengthen the work in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. the work in France. In France, as well Hamburg, Germany.

MARCH STUDY OF THE FIELD. I. MENTION some of the cities of Sabbath-keepers in this field ; and the Europe in which laborers are located. outlook in Macedonia. Give population, and tell something of 4. Describe the city of Smyrna, and the work that is being done. the work being done there. 2. What is the membership of the 5. By what name is Natal popularly southern German mission field ? How known? Why? Describe this country. many laborers are employed Its products. 3. Outline Elder Conradi's trip from 6. What countries are embraced in the southern Russia through Asia Minor, West Coast South American mission noting the condition of the work in Con- field? What is the population of this stantinople ; the visit among the other field ? How many workers are located churches in Asia Minor; the number of there?

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7. What is the religious belief of the 1. Mention some items of special in- people? Tell something of the power of terest concerning the work in India. In Catholicism. Japan. In Australia. 8. What class of workers are especially 12. What good report comes from called for? If these could be placed Hungary ? where they are most needed, how widely 13. How many new Sabbath-keepers would they be scattered? are reported in the letter department? 9. How is the way especially open for How many churches organized? What the circulation of their Spanish paper? other items of interest do you find there ? 1o. Tell what you can of the progress Do not fail to locate on the map the of the message in Belgium. In Finland. different places mentioned, making note At the Anglo-Chinese Academy in Hono- of the rapid progress of the message in lulu. the regions beyond.

Incidents in the Mission Story

A MISSIONARY HEROINE. him in a condition disgusting and hideous No woman stands out in the century's beyond description. She approached the annals as more a missionary heroine than queen, but received no encouragement. Mrs. Ann Haseltine Judson. In no trials She so baffled the officers sent to her of courage or patience, of faith or love, house as to secrete and save the money did her sublime confidence in God and needed for supporting life, and almost consecration to duty fail. Thousands of daily for seven months sought help from miles from home, standing alone at her some one of the royal family. Often she post, her husband absent, and with returned from that dreary prison at nine scarcely any one about her whom she o'clock at night, solitary and worn out could trust, she calmly waited, " leaving with fatigue and anxiety, only to invent the event with God." Afterward, when some new scheme for the release of the wrecked health compelled her to return prisoner. At last she was allowed to make to America, she left her husband at his a small bamboo room in the prison in- work, and faced that long voyage, sick closure, where her husband could be more and alone; then, after recruiting her own comfortable. In the midst of such cir- health and gathering a little company of cumstances a little child was born ; and, missionaries, she started back, never again when again able to look after her hus- to see her native land. band, he had been put in the inner prison The last part of this heroic history in five pairs of fetters. More than a ought to be more fully recorded. War hundred men were shut in a small room, between England and Burma brought like the Black Hole of Calcutta, with chaos in the mission field, and Dr. Judson no air save what came in through the was violently arrested under suspicion of cracks in the boards. After she had being a spy, and imprisoned. She sent secured to the prisoners the privilege of her servant to learn his whereabouts, and eating in the open air, they were, with- when at last allowed to see him, she found out warning, carried to a distant city. 128 NATURE'S MISSIONARIES.

" You can do nothing for your husband," hopia, or hope, tree, and the native con said the heartless officer; " take care of verts mourned for " Mamma Judson." yourself." Professor Gammel says of her : — Learning where the prisoners had been " History has not recorded, poetry it- taken, she took her baby and started after self has seldom protrayed, a more affect- them. Almost wild with pain and pros- ing exhibition of Christian fortitude, of tration, she found them in an old shat- female heroism, and of all the noble and tered building, partly exposed to the generous qualities which constitute the burning sun, chained two and two, and dignity and glory of woman. In the almost dying. " She prevailed on the midst of sickness and danger, and every jailer to give her shelter in a wretched calamity which can crush the human little room, half filled with grain, and in heart, she presented a character equal to that filthy place, without bed, chair, table, any trial, and an address and fertility of or any other comfort, she spent the next resources which gave her an ascendency six months." To add to her misery, over the minds of her most cruel ene- smallpox broke out in her family, and, mies, and alone saved the missionaries after nursing the patients, she was taken and their fellow-captives from the ter- sick herself. Here was a mother at rible doom which constantly awaited death's door, the father, half dead in a them."— The Modern Mission Century. filthy prison, and the babe crying for food with hardly any one to care for it, TELUGU MISSIONARIES. and all in a strange land, and among THE Telugu Christians of South In- enemies. dia have undertaken mission work among When the war was over, the English a neighboring people known as Savaras. commander honored her with distin- The first converts were the fruits of the guished attentions, and the English in labors of a leper Christian, who taught that part of Burma looked on her as school for the Pariahs beneath the tam- their saviour. " She had no helper or arind-tree. Two Savara boys living a adviser. With her babe upon her breast, few miles away near the foothills yearned her husband in a pen not fit for swine, to get a little education, and, braving and all the nation against her, she had their parents' commands, clandestinely never faltered." sought the poor persecuted Christian When the mission station was changed teacher, and sat at his feet beneath the to Amherst, the missionaries built a home tamarind-tree, where they made letters in and prepared to teach once more the good the sand. This teacher won several con- news. Dr. Judson was called to Ava to verts from among these hill people. Since assist in the making of the treaty ; and, then about twenty of them have been re- while absent, she who had crossed the ceived into the church. The Telugu oceans alone, had followed her husband churches were urged to undertake the from prison to prison, and been a friend evangelization of this tribe, and a board to the friendless in their distress, passed consisting of four Telugu brethren and away. They buried her body under a three missionaries, was appointed. Glimpses of Unentered Fields

THE HERMIT KINGDOM. better civil courts and to open schools So Korea has been called. But now for general and special education. In this land has come out of its hermit's one of the latter departments a humiliat- cave, and is learning modern ways. Dr. ing but encouraging sign recently was Scranton writes of it in the Missionary an attempt on the part of some of the Review as follows : — students to obtain redress from the gov- " Korea, or rather Tai Han, the Great ernment for the time and money ex- Han country, as they now prefer to call pended without receiving the educational it, has come into the view of the world advantages which the government had to stay. She is situated as a near neigh- promised to them. There is now a de- bor to Japan, and is closing her second mand for real practical instruction along decade of intercourse with Western every line. powers. During this period she has " Protestant converts now number a had foreign representatives continuously round ten thousand and more. Roman- at her court, foreign advisers, and many ists have not been idle, and number instructors of one sort and another in forty-two thousand odd as the result of her employ and pay at the capital, and not quite two hundred years of sowing an energetic body of missionaries in the and care. field. It is natural to ask, What im- " What is the outlook? I answer, in pression have all these made, and what the first place, it never was more encour- is the outlook? aging than at the present. The oppor- "At the capital, the streets have been tunities for work, to say nothing of the widened, and lighted with electricity, needs for teaching in all departments, and electric cars give the people some are far beyond the power of the force in idea of the rapidity of modern progress. the field." A steam railway connects the western port (Chemulpo) with the capital, and THE ISLAND OF GUAM. concession has been granted to the Jap- A MISSIONARY of the American Board anese to lay three hundred and fifty miles writes of this new possession of the of railroad from the most southern port United States in the Philippines : — (Fusan) to Seoul, and a further con- " The beautiful island of Guam, the cession has been made to the French for largest of the Ladrone group, has a popu- a like length of road from the capital lation of about ten thousand, of which to the far northwest border at We-ju. Agana, the capital, has seven thousand. These roads are but the forerunners and There are two somewhat distinct classes provoking instruments of trade and of of people here: those of Spanish blood development of native resources. (the so-called high-classed Chamoros) "Attempts have been made, especially and the common people. The first class aided by the Japanese, to put the Korean furnishes the civil officers of the govern- government on a better plane of admin- ment, and possesses most of the wealth istration, to give the country laws and and intelligence, though a large propor- 129 130 UNENTERED FIELDS. tion of the poorer class have each his cigars made from the native plant which, own home in Agana, and a little farm in judging from the odor, can scarcely rival the hills. The blood of many national- the Havana. Many of them chew the ities flows in their veins, but the Malayan nut of the areca palm, the betel-nut, undoubtedly predominates, and gives its which is slightly intoxicating, and whose character to the people. juice, mixed with lime, imparts a reddish " The language spoken in Guam is color to the lips, and is supposed to add more highly inflected than those of other much to their beauty." Micronesian islands. It has personal prefixes and suffixes for the verb, distinct rlICRONESIA. forms for some of the tenses and for the LYING north of the equator and be- singular and plural of nouns. The Span- tween 130° and 180° east longitude, ish language is used to some extent, and is a cluster of islands varying in extent, probably one tenth of the people know including the Gilbert, Marshall, and Car- enough Spanish for business purposes, oline Islands and many other smaller and one tenth of these understand it rea- groups. This is Micronesia, a section of sonably well. The vast majority of the Australasia. The land, ranging in ele- people speak only the Chamoro, under- vation from five to twenty-five feet above standing very few words of Spanish or high-water mark, is composed of coral, English. At present every one wants to rocks, and sand washed up by the waters, learn English, and our tongue will doubt- and forms a series of islets, receding at less supplant all others in the course of various distances from one another upon time. the reef. At high tide the water sur- " The homes of the people are superior rounds the islets ; while at ebb tide the in many respects to those of other Mi- reef is bare, and furnishes a connecting cronesians, but inferior to those of the pathway from islet to islet, except where very poor in America. The small thatch- broken by a channel. covered houses are set on posts three The coconut-palm abounds every- or four feet high, which have wooden where, and furnishes the natives food, (often bamboo) sides and floors, and shelter, and sometimes clothing. The consist of two or three rooms. The bet- breadfruit and bananas are cultivated on ter class have stone houses, covered with all except the Gilbert Islands. The is- tile or corrugated iron ; many of them are lands are well-wooded, some having neat and homelike, but are generally des- dense groves of low trees and shrubs. titute of furniture, and suggest anything Foreigners depend on rain-water, there but comfort. Chairs are unknown, and being no fresh-water streams. On the a mat spread on the floor at night serves higher islands are found the yam, pine- for a bed. The women do the cooking apple, sweet potatoes, sugar-cane, and on mud ranges ; they chop their own tropical trees which have been intro- wood, even going to the hillsides to cut duced. and carry home bundles of sticks on their The people are of the brown Polyne- heads or shoulders. Rice and corn con- sian race. The languages are distinct, stitute the staple food, with vegetables, but are of common origin. They are fish, and meat for variety. simply constructed and easily acquired, " The Chamoros are inveterate smok- yet difficult to reduce to writing, on ac- ers; men, women, and children smoke count of the presence of close consonants pipes, or, if they can afford it, immense at the end of words. Portions of the OUR MISSIONARY SANITARIUMS. 131

Bible and hymn-books have been printed Hawaiian helpers. In 1857 three in five of the languages. The religion churches had been organized. of the islands is similar to modern spirit- In 1890 Micronesia had a population of ism. Missionary work was begun in 84,000. Of these, perhaps 50,000 had 1852, by American missionaries with two heard the gospel, 8,0oo were converts.

Notes from Our Missionary Sanitariums

BATTLE CREEK SANITARIUM AND The Training School for Missionary HOSPITAL. Nurses modeled on the plan of that at the THE patronage at both of these institu- parent institution at Battle Creek has tions was about the same during January now twenty-three members. A class of as the preceding month, a slight increase. seven recently completed the two years' The buildings are well filled, and are busy course of study. Fifteen students who places. are attending school at the Academy are The Hospital patients numbered one meeting their expenses by work in the hundred seventy-three, and three thou- Sanitarium. sand four hundred treatments were given There has been but one death among them. There were nineteen surgical the patients this past year. The surgical cases, of which nine were free. cases numbered eighty-five without a death. THE NEW ENGLAND SANITARIUM. About twenty were treated without THIS institution has had a steady charge, and a number at reduced rates. and healthy growth since its organiza- Ten of the twenty occupied the New tion. Like a tree sending down its roots England endowed bed. as its throws out new branches, so these Three schools of health have been held institutions if they are really growing, by Dr. Mary Nicola assisted by others make not only a growth which shows in from the Sanitarium, at Northhampton, numbers of patients and increased facili- Mass., at Boston, and at Dover, N. H. ties but also in the influence they send The institution has also sent a physician out to more distant localities. The to all the camp-meetings held in the East- Atlantic Union Gleaner says of the New ern Union Conference in the interest of England Sanitarium that it has had five health work. hundred and two guests the last year as The press of patients last summer was compared with three hundred and thirty far beyond the capacity of the Sanita- the preceding. These have come from rium, over twenty at one time being twenty-two States, besides Canadian provided for outside. provinces, and two from the West Indies. The religious interest in the institution The family of patients and helpers now is good. Morning worship and a noon numbers about one hundred. Improve- prayer-meeting are held for the helpers, ments have been made in the equipment and morning worship with the patients, of several departments of the institution, besides the mid-week prayer-meeting and and a large cottage has been purchased. the Sabbath vesper services. 132 OTHER SANITARIUMS.

PORTLAND, OREGON, SANITARIUM. EGYPT. DR. S. A. LOCKWOOD writes from the ASIDE from our Bible work we have Portland, Oregon, Sanitarium, where he • what we call our Health Home to look and his wife, also a physician, went to after. Here we have at present three assist Dr. W. R. Simmons, and to spend persons for treatment and hygienic board, some time in practice before going on to and about twelve others who take their Japan, which is the field of his choice. meals regularly. These are all of an in- he has registered in both Oregon and telligent class of people, much interested California. He appreciates the experi- in our work, and very anxious to have ences in the laboratory with patients and a doctor come here soon. The right in the training school for nurses, as a • man could do a great work. He should fitting for future work. Of the Sani- be a good oculist and a good surgeon, tarium he says, " The house is filled to and above all, consecrated to the Lord's overflowing. There has been an excellent work. LOUIS PASSEBOIS. interest among the patients in spiritual CALCUTTA, SANITARIUM. things. There have been some very crit- WE are looking for the arrival of the ical cases of illness, but all have made new workers soon, and by the time this good recoveries." reaches you we will doubtless have them The call from Japan is still pressing, quite established in their duties. We see and the Doctors Lockwood are ready to enough work ahead for Brother Hansen go or stay as Providence may direct. to keep about six men busy, but we will do our best to see that he is not over- worked. THE LONE STAR SANITARIUM, TEXAS. We have not many patients just at THE work in Texas is gaining ground. present, but with the treatments given Doctor Garvin writes that he hopes to in the office our nurses have plenty to see it before long even further advanced do. We are all putting in our extra time than some points where much more effort in the bakery, as there has been a special has been bestowed. rush for the past few days. There is Last July they opened the Lone Star a native congress in session here for four Treatment Rooms, and have had a pat- days, to attend which representative men ronage that makes them self-supporting. from all parts of India have come. In They have treated one hundred and connection with this congress there is an twenty cases, and given about two thou- Exhibition of Indian Arts and Industries, sand treatments. The prejudice which where there is a good display of Indian existed against Sanitarium methods and products and manufactures. We thought principles is passing away. The local this to be an excellent opportunity to physicians are beginning to see the bene- advertise the foods, so we put in a small fit to be derived from them. exhibit, and have a man there to give Besides his medical practice Doctor away samples and literature. It has re- Garvin has been helping in educational quired some expense, but we all felt that lines, carrying full work in the science it would more than pay in good returns. classes in connection with the Keene We had good meetings during the Academy. He also has a class of about week of prayer, and as workers together, twenty intelligent young people in Theo- I do not think we have ever had more retical Nursing, preparing them for courage. The Lord is certainly blessing entering a regular training school in con- us, and we look for still more from his nection with some of our Sanitariums. hands. OLIVE P. INGERSOLL, M. D. PALESTINE. 133

JERUSALEM, PALESTINE. Melbourne camp-meeting, especially in personal work with various individuals, THE treatment rooms have been more than full for some time, it having been which resulted in their conversion to God necessary to send away many who could and his truth. He says, " God's Spirit not be treated. At last account the work sends conviction to hearts as we present was to be moved into larger quarters. the principles of health. The people They were hoping to have accommoda- recognize it as truth. tions for about ten in-patients of the ordi- " I enjoy this work, and make it my nary class, besides a few rooms for the aim to bring a little more brightness and well-to-do patients, several of whom were good cheer to every one I meet. There waiting for admission. are so many sad faces in the world, so They had enough children waiting to many countenances with an empty ex- begin a school, and were hoping to have pression. To see changes come over a teacher soon. Brother Krum finds that some of them makes the work seem the Jews can be reached through health blessed." subjects and the prophecies of Daniel. THE ELECTRO=HYDROPATHIC IN- They are cordial supporters of rational STITUTE. treatments, and the success of the medical THIS institution in Adelaide is grow- mission among them has been remark- ing in favor. Brother A. W. Semmens able. writes that they have been there two and a half years, and now have a nicely THE AVONDALE HEALTH RETREAT. equipped place, and are prepared to give WRITING in November, Mrs. Kress treatments according to the most ap- reports a nice class of patients and a fair proved methods. They have just in- outside practice. It was not the season stalled an electric light bath of home of the year when there is usually much manufacture, a nice piece of furniture sickness. Dr. Kress was in New Zealand with seventy-two lights of sixteen candle attending the camp-meeting. She adds : power, and it works finely. " I never enjoyed a week more than this. The physicians of the place have Our workers are of good courage and worked well with the institution. Their in harmony. The classes are full of attention has been called to the health interest because the nurses are all wide foods, and they are using them, especially awake and earnest. We have seven even- the gluten for diabetic patients. They ing classes each week and workers' meet- seem quite willing to trust their patients ing daily from I to i : 3o. We are now to the treatment of the Institute, recog- studying the book of Revelation. nizing that the workers there understand " We hold a Sabbath-school four miles their work. from here, some of the girls going down every Sabbath at 3 P. M. On Sunday KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA. evening I go down to speak to the people. DURING the last four months all of our Thus far we have had a crowded house. American papers have been stopped by " Dr. Kress is in excellent health. He the press censor, so letters are the only was not at all seasick crossing to Wel- means by which we can learn about the lington, the only one of a party of seven work. going to the camp-meeting who escaped." This dreary war still drags on, and of Dr. D. H. Kress wrote after his return course hinders in many ways. I was of very interesting experiences at the never in better health, and my courage 134 SOUTH AFRICA. is good. I canvassed with fair success SISTER ROSA also writes from Nga- until the last of August. Then I found makwe in the Transkei that she has not difficulty in getting books up from the had one of our religious papers for more Coast, and just at that time Sister Wil- than six months, and is very lonely with- son was taken ill, so I took care of her, out them, especially on the Sabbath. and did the work in the baths for a " However," she adds, " the precious short time. Just as she was growing truths are more real than ever, and I am better I was called to Klipdam, a min- thankful that I have learned, and am ing town forty miles north. One of our daily learning, more and more of their sisters had been ill since June, and her beauty. I only wonder why I never was husband was very anxious that I should brought into contact with them before, come and do something for her. I found and my heart just bounds with joy and her very weak. She had not been able yet with great humility to know that he to sit up for some time, but after a week's now trusts me to pass on a little of this treatment I was able to bring her back light in this part of the land where all is with me to Kimberley. She stayed a darkness and heathenism. Oh, may I be month, and went home well. faithful and be a right representative of I am now working in the baths, as all he would have me be. Sister Wilson 'has gone to Cape Town " I am just now occupied with a case for a much needed rest. I have several that is doing well. Next March I expect very interesting cases, and I praise the ,to go fifty miles over the wild country Lord each day that he gives me strength where there are no roads except sheep to work for him, and that he blesses the tracks, so my. ' medical' fame is spread- work I do. ing. I am a standing wonder to every There is a very large refugee camp one, as I eat no meat and drink little else of Boers near here. They are really but water. I have been enabled to per- prisoners of war. I have a pass to visit suade five families to give up coffee, and them, and have distributed several hun- both doctors in the district pronounce dred papers and tracts among them. -A the Cereal to be very good. The peas goodly number can speak and read Eng- and beans I planted were named ' The lish, and there are three or four who American Wonder.' Out of eight long keep the Sabbath. They are always very rows only four peas and six beans came glad to see me, and seem very grateful up, and I have been teased very much for the reading matter. There are several about my American vegetables. How- thousand tents, each containing a family. ever, I can now get dried beans. There is also a large military field hospi- " I have canned a few strawberries and tal here where there are about five hun- hope to can pears, apricots, and plums. dred men. I have sent them some litera- We have one apple-tree which at present ture, and one day went and distributed is full of fruit. We also have a few car- two hundred papers among them. rots in our garden. So you see there are many ways open "Ngamakwe is the chief town in the for work. I see much every day that I territory. If you will look on the map cannot do. Africa is certainly a most along the east coast of Cape Colony, you needy field, and I am so glad I am here will see the Bashee River marked, and to do even a little. perhaps Butterworth. Ngamakwe is AMELIA WEBSTER. eighteen miles from this place." INTERESTING EXPERIENCES. 135

" The students love to read Good MEDICAL MISSIONARY WORK IN THE Health. I have a health and temper- SOUTH. ance class of fifteen members. Most of A NURSE who is connected with one them are earnest and consecrated, and of our schools in the South writes as fol- anxious to carry the health principles to lows : " I meet the young ladies every their people. I am exceedingly busy all morning for worship, and on Sabbath I the time, but, really, I am very contented. have a class in Sabbath-school, and two I do enjoy being with these students. I meetings with the students besides. I hope that you will speak a word often began with just a few, but we have a for these poor people here. There is larger attendance each time, as others room for hundreds of our people to work. become interested. Those who come en- There is joy in presenting Christ to some joy it so much that as others hear them one who is hungry for him. speak of it, they are influenced to come. " The students appreciate care in sick- No one has been urged to come at all. ness. Oh, medical missionary work wins Yesterday evening the health and tem- hearts! perance class met, and we had a grand " I have had considerable experience meeting. Many of the other students with malarial fever cases since I have were in and took part — some who never been here. Sometimes I have been very have participated in the regular Friday anxious, and have pleaded with the Lord evening social meetings. One boy espe- to show me just what to do. It seemed cially, who was so wild at home and an inexpressible comfort to know that going with bad boys, was sent here as a the Great Physician was where I could last hope of, saving him. At home he go to him. In every case but one the would not go to services if he could avoid treatments, with God's blessing, broke it. No one asked him to come to our the chills in a week or less. One case meetings, but he came and said he was very obstinate, but finally yielded to needed help, and asked us to pray for persevering treatment. I gave diluted him. He comes both to the morning and lemon juice, two or three times a day, afternoon meetings, and takes an earnest and a very light diet,— much of the time part. His life is affected by it, too. fruit juice. About an hour before the " In these meetings I read to them chill was due I put the patient into a from the Bible, and then we have a real hot pack, and gave a hot enema, and hot social meeting. They all seem to want water to drink ; when the fever stage to take part, and keep saying they hope comes, cold sheets, cold enemas, cold we will keep up the meetings right along. drinks, etc. I am sure that yesterday there was an Quite often the chills are broken be- earnest spirit of consecration there. Oh, fore the second attack. I often have it makes me glad to see them getting wished when perplexed that I could ask a burden to go out and work for their advice of a Sanitarium physician. I own people. There is such great need. know that it is my duty to put forth an " I feel that great responsibility rests effort to learn all I can, and then expect upon me to live very close to God, that God to bless the treatments given. He he may do just the work he desires to certainly has done so because of his ten- do through me. My prayer is, ' Mold der mercy, for I realize that I am not me, fashion me, raise me into a pure and worthy to ask his help. I am glad he holy atmosphere, where the rich current asks us to unite our weakness to his of thy love can flow through my soul.' strength." 136 HERE AND THERE.

VEGETARIAN DINNERS. FROM the other side of the equator comes a line from another correspondent A REPORT of the recent Medical Mis- of the school, who has been visiting some sionary meeting in New York City of the islands of the Pacific. He says : speaks of a vegetarian dinner given to " I am more and more convinced of the two hundred guests for the purpose of urgent need of loyal workers whose in- demonstrating that such a diet is not as fluence tells all the time on the side of expensive as a flesh diet. The dinner the truth, and to no one is the advantage was in three courses, and the cost per greater than to the worker himself." course was but ten cents for each indi- vidual. The guests went away satisfied that healthful 'diet was within their means. BROTHER F. I. RicHARDsoN writes A similar dinner was served at the from Jamaica that there is a deep and general meeting of the West Virginia growing interest in health questions Conference. About fifty persons partook among the people there. They are ask- of it, among whom were ten ladies from ing for treatment rooms and health foods. the city, who were interested in health Several residents of Kingston have principles. visited the Sanitarium at Battle Creek as The nut foods at this last dinner were patients, and are very desirous to have a furnished gratuitously by the Sanitas Nut similar work begun in their vicinity and Food Co. On both occasions addresses a health food depot established. were given on healthful living, and health literature was distributed. MISS CARRIE SCHULTZ, of the Battle Creek Sanitarium Training School,writes ALASKA. from New York City that she has been A MEMBER of the Sanitarium Train- demonstrating health foods and giving ing School for Nurses by correspondence treatments, and that the subject of vege- writes thus appreciatively of the course. tarianism is being agitated in various " I am enjoying my studies greatly. parts of the city, and calls are made for If I succeed in carrying them through vegetarian restaurants. thoroughly, it will be worth almost as much to me as a year at college. " You will be interested to know that two of our neighbors joined us yesterday THE December and January numbers in the observance of the Sabbath, and of the Life Boat are brimful of interest. others seem to be much interested. In these two numbers the history of the Brother Watson, my fellow-laborer in mectical missionary work in Chicago is Alaska, is at Skagway, holding meetings, given, and as we read we can but say, and is asking me to join him as the at- " What hath God wrought !" tendance is large and the interest good. Skagway is about one hundred and twenty-five miles north of Juneau. One DR. A. N. LOPER, formerly superinten- of our brethren has lived there with his dent of the Nebraska Sanitarium, has family about four years. I expect to go been appointed Superintendent of the St. to spend a week with them." Helena Sanitarium, California. Gleanings from Our Post Bags

TIEN-TSIN, CHINA. few lonely ones well, and pleading that a HERE, up in the north of China, is a minister be sent to open up the work in great needy mission field. From this that island. point you can reach thousands of foreign I could not go ashore at St. Lucia, soldiers and merchants. War-ships are because of the quarantine. I spent three on the sea, and camps on the land. But clays in Barbados, besides two days in your real field is China with its millions the harbor on the steamer. Elder and for whom Christ died. Here we have Sister Sweany and Sister Honeywell are railroads and steamboats in all direc- doing a good work there. Fourteen tions. The climate is very healthful, the were baptized the morning I arrived, and food supply good, and the people very others will go forward soon. The school friendly. And above all, God is for us. taught by Sister Sweany is already prov- Who can be against us ? It is better to ing a great blessing. Several young live in a low cottage, a rich supporter of ladies are in attendance, fitting them- the cause of God, than to live in a palace, selves for work as teachers or Bible a selfish niggard. E. PILOUIST. workers. Its good influence is already being seen in the town. We need more workers in this field, AMONG THE ISLANDS. and especially above all, several churches. Tun last few weeks in St. Thomas I wish our people could see this need. have been a victory for the truth. On It would put our work on a strong foot- Christmas day we all went out three ing in these islandS if we had -a neat miles to a beautiful bay, and had a meet- church in the main city of each one. We ing. Five more were baptized, making are trusting that this may yet be brought seventeen in all. The following Sab- about. A. J. HAYSMER. bath and Sunday we organized a church with twenty members, and celebrated the ordinances. Our Christmas offerings HAMILTON, BERMUDA. amounted to almost $20. We consider ABOUT six years ago we came to Ber- that good, owing to the poverty of the muda and opened a sewing-machine re- people. pair-shop. The Lord has indeed blessed En route to Trinidad I had a short us. I have been able to do many thinks visit with Brother and Sister S. A. Well- that I never thought I could do. Truly, man at St. Kitts. They came out to the he gives wisdom to those who ask for it. boat. They were well, and of good We are nicely located near the post- courage. I stopped at Antigua for four office. We have a salesroom, and besides hours, and found Elder Wellman just carrying in stock material for our sewing- recovering from a severe attack of fever, machine and bicycle business, we have a and Sister Wellman quite worn from department where we sell Bibles, and overwork in caring for him. :I also went have recently added to the stock a supply ashore at Dominica. There I found the of our own publications. Through this

137 138 LETTERS FROM THE FIELD. business we come in contact with many BOCAS DEL TORO, COLOMBIA. people, both natives and strangers, and WE had a good week of prayer here we do not lose an opportunity to bring to with the little company, at the close of their attention the truths for these last which four were baptized. This makes a days. Many an American has come into company of twelve who have been bap- our shop, perhaps to get an umbrella tized. Our annual offering was eighty- repaired, who has had his attention five dollars, gold. This was a surprise called to the Sabbath of the Lord. And to us. The people gave very liberally, and many hundreds of pages of reading mat- joyed in giving. F. J. HUTCHINS. ter have found their way into the pockets of my customers. This is a difficult field. Bermuda, like BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS. Gibraltar, is regarded as a fortress by WE have three companies here that Great Britain. Two thirds of the people hold meetings, besides a few scattered belong to the Church of England. And ones. I have been conducting outdoor not only this, but the military and naval meetings during the recent moonlight people control society with such influ- evenings, five miles out, in the village ences as to make it an exceedingly hard where one of our companies meets. field for the third angel's message. Some interested ones are there. A num- One has recently been added to our ber — some from the country companies little church. We are so scattered that and some from town — are preparing we cannot always meet together, but we for baptism at the next quarterly meet- do meet on the quarterly meeting occa- ing. Three young men, two of whom I sions. We enjoyed the week of prayer baptized at the last quarterly meeting, readings very much. M. ENOCH. are canvassing with good success. Barbados has been canvassed over BRAZIL. and over again for most of our books, THE outlook for our work in Brazil and hundreds of them are in the hands was never better. We could employ of the people. And still they will buy, as many more ministers if we had them, far as their means will permit. We need and scarcely fill the openings that are cheap, simple, illustrated literature for now calling loudly for help. this field. I never saw a people so eager At the meeting last Sabbath in the for good literature. We are loaning our Brusque church and missionary school, library all the time, and it is proving a they decided to look after the interests blessing to the church. near home, and leave me free to go to We have an enrolment of thirty in the other places where calls are urgent. In school now, and have made no effort to a few weeks I hope to go to Rio Grande increase it, because of our meager facili- do Sul to assist there. Elder Graf ties. In our Bible class we have been passed through that place on his return studying the first chapter of Genesis. trip from Argentina, and reports a deeper We have never been so richly blessed as interest than he has yet seen since com- in this work. The school enjoyed the ing to Brazil. Ordinarily it would re- Bible lessons so much that the whole quire from four to six months to develop church wanted the benefit of them, so we it. This means much when one con- give them in the different meetings, 'and siders how slowly the work generally it is proving a great blessing to the entire goes here. F. W. SPIES. church. The members of the young LETTERS FROM THE FIELD. 139 ladies' Bible class conduct some of these where we had a profitable time with the studies in the church. brethren. This field is everywhere ready We are of good courage, and glad for the message. The greatest need is that we are here. workers. W. A. SWEANY. The week of prayer was a great bless- ing to us all. The first Sabbath I bap- BONACCA, BAY ISLANDS. tized an old brother who had kept the Sabbath for some time, but had been THE Lord is blessing in our school using tobacco. Elder Conradi refused to work here. My wife and I are both baptize him. His testimony is so good teaching at present. The work seems that I will try to give it just as he did: scarcely begun in this field, and the needs " When Elder Conradi refused to baptize are pressing themselves upon us more me, it was like a sword to my heart, but and more. We have a few in our school I am so happy that he did. It has helped who will doubtless make teachers, and me to -gain the victory, and now I can some who could be encouraged to can- be buried with my Lord. Since I have vass, and others to do Bible work. gained this victory, I am so happy. For A. W. ALLEN. fifty-five years I was a slave, but now I am free, and I feel so much stronger. CAIRO, EGYPT. Sometimes I have been afraid that I THE message is making progress in would not live till Christ came, but now this land of the Pharaohs. We have I believe I will live till he comes, even waited anxiously for some of our breth- if I have to wait a few more years." ren to come here for a long time, and at This rejoices our hearts, and we can last had the great joy of welcoming see on his face the change which has Elder Conradi. taken place. He is nearly seventy years Meetings were held every evening, and old. some of the natives came and were very We are so glad for the promise of a much interested. We also had very doctor, but we need more than one. Mil- profitable times in our morning worship. lions and millions are here in darkness. Sabbath, December 1, was especially What a large field is open before us! a day of great joy for the little company But where are the laborers ? We need of Sabbath-keepers in Cairo. At about some good, strong men in the Lord. We ten in the morning we gathered on the need a printing press to print Arabic, banks of the great river Nile, and there Greek, Turkish, Armenian, and Hebrew. eight souls were buried with their Lord What has been done for Egypt and the by baptism. It was indeed a precious Soudan and all these Oriental fields? time for us all, and we felt the presence For twenty years Egypt has had full of the Lord with mighty power. In the freedom under the English occupation, afternoon a church of sixteen members and what work we might have done! was organized, and then we celebrated The Lord has abundantly blessed that the ordinances together. Elder Conradi, which has been undertaken. a native teacher, and I went to Luxor, Brethren, do not forget the church where we found a good interest. On in Cairo. Pray for it, and send us help. our return the native brother was or- You who are at home surrounded with dained to the ministry, and I accom- all the comforts of life are responsible panied Brother Conradi to Alexandria, for these people who are sitting in dark- 140 LETTERS FROM THE FIELD. ness, and who would accept the light if lay hold. on such opportunities for mak- it were brought to them. My heart aches ing him known as we move along in our for the many souls who perish every everyday life, in so doing fulfilling the day in this land, who have never heard word of God, " He that watereth shall of the gospel of the kingdom. be watered also himself." Prov. z r : 25. We would be glad to receive all the MRS. FRANK HALL. books, tracts, and p'apers, in the French, English, Italian, German, and Spanish languages that any one feels inclined to TUNAPUNA, TRINIDAD. send us for free distribution, as they WE had a very pleasant voyage from can be used in all these languages to Jamaica. We stopped at Barbados over good advantage. the Sabbath, and were glad to find the At present we have four workers in brethren and sisters of good courage. Cairo, one in Alexandria, .and one in We came to this place to look Over the Upper Egypt. Where are those for the situation and to assist in erecting the Soudan? Louis PASSEBOIS. church building. A lot has been secured in the center of the city, and work has. SANTA CRUZ, JAMAICA. begun on the church. DURING the last six months I have GEO. F. ENOCH. been calledto care for four cases of sick- ness, besides those who have come to me GEORGETOWN, BRITISH GUIANA. for home treatment and advice. I have I HAVE made another trip to Conje seen much necessity for a trained nurse Creek. The brethren came a second here, not only to administer to the com- time for me with their boat before I was fort of the sick and suffering, but to help able to go, making in all two hundred the people to rise above the superstition and eighty miles of rowing by hand. in which they are steeped. My heart While there I baptized four. This com- yearns after such, and I feel it equals my pany grows right along. pleasure to help these unfortunate ones I have since visited Essequibo and who cannot pay their pounds. Another Danielstown where Brethren Giddings- thing they always seem to enjoy is having and Downer are laboring, and the interest us read God's word and pray with them. is good. I baptized one soul, and others On two occasions, after getting off my will soon be ready. Sickness prevented knees, it was remarked that their min- some. The meetings held at that time isters and church visitors never did that have deepened the interest. The work at for them. In how many ways we can Georgetown and among the coolies con- carry the .love of Jesus to those who tinues. think and know so little about him. We expect soon to make a trip in our- Since we are his representatives, let us new boat. D. C. BABCOCK. Fourth Sabbath Reading

THE MISSIONARY EDUCATION OF CHILDREN. Reading for Sabbath, March 22. BY MRS. E. H. WHITNEY. AGAIN and again has the thought been also may be sanctified." If a parent -pressed home to us, that our children wishes to cultivate obedience in the are to be educated, not for a place in the highest form in a child, he must demon- world's work, as it is commonly con- strate in his own life obedience to a sidered, not to make fortunes or rise to higher authority ; if he wants him to be heights of human greatness, but that they manly or courteous, in no way can he may help to carry the last message of so effectually teach him, as to be manly mercy to the world. To this end our and courteous himself. So if he wants schools are being shaped, and this is him to be a missionary, his best method well; but the child whose education is is to be one himself. left until he is old enough to be sent away The atmosphere which surrounds a to school, or even to the church school, child is undeniably the strongest factor has lost much valuable time. The home in the formation of the child's character. is the best place to develop those graces Most of us, if we will look back, can see which have root in the sympathies and in our lives the formative influence of affections. The after work of the school some train of circumstances which kept supplementing the home work is com- a steady pressure upon our characters paratively easy if the latter has been well during our early years. Clone. It seems almost superfluous to say that The longer one studies the subject of the foundation of any real missionary the development and education of chil- efficiency lies in a consecration of self dren, the stronger grows the conviction to God and his service, an obliteration of that the work needs to begin in every self, and living for others ; but this is instance with the parents themselves. also the beginning and the steady aim They may need more or they may need of all true Christian experience. The less training in the lines in which they great missionary commission, which want their children to follow, but they forms the, last of the recorded teachings . must look well to their own ways or of Christ before his ascension, makes no their work for the children will fail in exceptions of any one of his followers. so far as they themselves fail to meet The only reason for the existence of a the ideal they have set. The principle church is that it may be a center of light laid clown by Christ applies in every de- to those in darkness. The blessings of partment of child training, as in every the gospel cannot be treasured up like other work in which human mind and water in a cistern; like the water, they heart touch human mind and heart. " For would stagnate. They must flow on in their sakes I sanctify myself, that they the channel of our lives to others. If our 141 142 INTERESTING THE CHILDREN. children witness in us this steady out- especially the plan of missionary garden- flowing of blessing to others, our lives ing and similar enterprises, is invaluable will not fail of their influence upon them. as an education. It is a tangible co-op- We must love the work ourselves, and eration with the Lord which unfolds more work from the motive of love for Christ and more of his providence, his loving and sympathy for those who do not know sympathy, and his faithfulness every day, the blessings of his love, and are suffer- and may be a direct means of grace to ing from the lack of it. those engaged in it. To a child learning With the love of missions in our to love the dear Father above, the hearts, with our own lives consecrated, thought of helping by the pennies and what else can we do to create a mission- dimes he saves or earns in his missionary ary atmosphere in our homes ? One im- garden or elsewhere, is often an inspira- portant point is to keep missionary in- tion which stirs his nature to its very formation before the children, for neither depths and shapes his whole life. children nor adults are apt to be inter- Then there is the matter of prayer. A ested in that of which they know nothing. good illustration of the place prayer has Every Christian family should have in missions was recently given by a mis- ready access to missionary periodicals sionary in a public address. " Talk of which give the freshest information from prayer for missions," he said, " what are both the home and foreign fields, that you going to pray about unless you have the whole family may keep in touch put something on the altar ? You ask with what is being done in city mis- the Lord to bless — what? Nothing? sions and foreign fields, by preaching, Then what is there for him to do? Put teaching, and caring for the sick. If the your gift on the altar, and then you have adult members of the family intelligently something to ask God's blessing upon." discuss these things before the children We must teach the children, then, that and with them, they will be surprised to if they expect God to hear their prayers see how well informed the children will for missions, or, for that matter, for become ; and if there is a quick and ten- anything else, they must show their in- der sympathy with the subject on the part terest by their own efforts ; and, on the of the parents, it will be even more so other hand, teach them to consecrate with the children. their gifts, and follow them with prayer. But this sympathy must take a prac- If they are contributing to a certain tical form. The last missionary paper field or object, as, for example, the edu- brings word, perhaps, of some special cation and support of a needy child, en- need in some part of the field, of the courage them to bear that object on their children some missionary is educating, hearts in prayer as they study about it or the call of some company of native and plan for it. Let them ask God to Christians for more Bibles, or the build- bless their missionary garden, or their ing of a missionary ship, or the starving missionary hens, or whatever they have poor of our cities,— starving in soul and set apart for God. body. Let the parents plan to contribute A touching example of faith came to something, be it ever so little, and take my notice several years ago. A child the children into their counsels. had set apart a hen which was known The systematic planning for mission- as his missionary hen, and whose eggs ary funds, as in the case of a weekly set- were carefully gathered and sold for ting apart of a portion of the income, and missionary purposes. The hen began to BRIEF MENTION. 143 droop and seemed quite ill, and the little Let the children help to plan and study fellow took it to the Lord and prayed out ways and means for themselves as earnestly that his hen might get well well as to carry out the suggestions of to lay more eggs for God. The hen older minds. What if their plans are not recovered promptly, and who shall say always the very best in our estimation; that it was not through God's healing the very effort is in itself an education, power in answer to a child's faith? and they will take more interest in some- Surely he who notes a sparrow's fall thing in which they have had a share could remember a missionary hen when in planning. one of his " little ones " asked him to, Christian help work, in which parents for he loves to give good gifts to his and children can engage together, is the children. Matt. 7: II. best kind of a missionary school. To But our work for the children will not come into personal contact with cases of be complete if we neglect to show them real need, and be able to do something by example and precept the personal op- to relieve them, makes missionary work portunities around them. The first mis- seem very real and interesting. Thus sionaries of the cross began at Jerusalem. let the children find their " Jerusalem," Luke 24 : 47. Call the children's atten- their " Judea " and " Samaria," and tion to this, and study with them the when the call comes with riper years to story of the spread of the gospel as given " the uttermost part of the earth " (see in Acts, showing them that the first Acts i : 8), they will have, not only the missionaries told the story of Christ to will, but the experience, the disciplined those just about them, and when the right heart, and the balance of character with time came, they were led to those farther which to answer it successfully. away. John I : 40-46. Battle Creek, Mich.

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ELDER F. W. FIELD reports the safe meetings. It was expected that the cor- arrival of Brother J. N. Anderson and ner-stone of the church at Indian Walk company at Yokohama, January 25. would be laid the first week in Feb- ruary. The arrangements for building OUR brethren from Raratonga who this church have been the means of dou- were carried to the Maldon Islands on a bling the outside attendance at the reg- labor ship write that they are giving ular meetings. out tracts and doing what they can to help the people to understand the word WE learn from a letter from Elder L. of God. R. Conradi that Brother Krum has ELDER W. G. KNEELAND writes that visited Adana, and found a good interest. one of the agents who has been canvass- He baptized four during his four weeks' ing in Trinidad reports three keeping stay, and writes that there is a good the Sabbath, and others are calling for interest farther in the interior. 144 BRIEF MENTION.

ELDER REASER and Brother Chaney changes can be made into a most com- are prospecting for a location for a fortable and convenient chapel, but they native mission in Natal. lack the funds necessary to make these changes and furnish it. A TRACT, " What Must I Do To Be He adds that never since he began Saved," has been issued by the workers in evangelistic work has he seen so many South Africa in the Kafir language. tokens of encouragement in a field. " Meantime," he says, " we are only two A GENERAL awakening on the subjects workers for a population of more than , of religion and education is reported thirty million souls who are nearly all among the natives at the Matabele Mis- wrapped in the darkness of the papacy." sion.

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