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Sunday Crusade in Bristol, Tenn., and Bristol, Va.

By J. B. LOCKEN

LAST February the ministerial associations of Bristol, Tenn., and Bristol, Va., started a vigorous campaign for Sunday enforcement. Agitation for the Sunday closing ordinances began when the committee appointed by the ministerial association appeared before the mayor and commissioners with the request for the passage of an ordinance prohibiting the conducting of business on Sunday, on the ground that it was deleteriously affecting the morals of the city. After a consideration of two weeks the ordinance was passed, and its enforcement was held up until the Bristol, Va., council on May 4 adopted a resolution to assist the mayor in the enforcement of the Sunday ordinances passed in 1895, which had never been enforced. The commissioners of Bristol, Tenn., passed the ordinance on May 11, to become effective seventeen days later. Although the Bristol, Va., ordinance was supposed to become immediately effective, it was held up until similar action was taken in Bristol, Tenn.

When it became evident that the Sunday "blue laws" would be enforced, we began a counter agitation. We first presented memorials of protest to the mayor and council of each city. We also wrote letters to the editor of the city paper, which started a general agitation.

On the day the blue law was to have been enforced, we held a mass meeting, at which the president of the conference spoke on the subject of religious liberty, "Are Sunday Laws Constitutional? Are they American and Just?" The day before the meeting, we had a full-page announcement of the mass meeting in the city paper; and when the ministers of the city learned of this, they called a special meeting of their association, and at their Sunday morning services they warned their people not to attend the mass meeting. In spite of this, nearly three hundred were present.

At the close of the meeting a resolution of protest against Sunday legislation was introduced, and adopted by a rising vote. One of the editors of the city paper came forward, requesting a full report of the lecture and the resolution. It was evident that our opposition had created a public sentiment against the enforcement of the blue law, for late Saturday night the city drug stores were notified that the

law would not be enforced until further notice.

Tuesday we circulated the protest presented at the mass meeting, and in a few hours had the signatures of about fifty of the leading business men of Bristol, Va. The editor of the city paper, with the rest of his staff, headed the protest. It was placed in the hands of the mayor, who presented it to the city council that night at the regular session.

Three ministers who represented the ministerial association, appeared before the council and urged the enforcement of the Sunday blue law. They were very urgent in their demands, and one of them went so far as to state that not to enforce the law would be anarchy. This the mayor and his council resented, whereupon the preacher offered a mild apology for his language; but the unwise course of the ministers caused the council to vote five to two to repeal the Sunday law.

In a long letter to the editor of the city paper was presented the argument of the court of North Carolina in declaring the Sunday laws unconstitutional. No reply has been made to this letter, and we have heard favorable comments on every side on the arguments it contained, and on the full report of the lecture published, which has done much to mold public sentiment in favor of religious liberty.

Hoping to correct a wrong impression that obtained among the ministers of the city, I appeared before the ministerial association asking permission to make a statement of our position. My request was granted. When I had finished, four of them were on their feet at once, and we had a most interesting time for about an hour in discussing the principles involved in Sunday legislation.

At their next session I presented my request for membership in the association, with a written statement of the fundamental principles of our faith.

Most of the ministers agreed that they would have to indorse these fundamental principles as stated, but they could see no way of granting my request because of our opposition to Sunday legislation. After an extended discussion of the subject, like the council before whom Paul appeared, they became divided, and my request was tabled for a week. This is where the matter rests at present, but all this agitation has given us an opportunity to present the principles of our message, both in the public press and before the ministers of the city.

Our tent meeting is not quite so largely attended as last year, but we have a good interest, and the Lord is giving us a number of new Sabbath keepers. Elder C. R. Magoon and wife are assisting in the meeting, and their help is appreciated. The daily paper has given us liberal space for reporting our sermons, thereby enabling us to reach about twenty-five thousand persons with the message.

J. B. LOCKEN.

Religious Liberty Department

By C. S. LUNGAERS

C. S. LUNGAERS N. Am. Div. Secretary

Colporteur Work in Japan

By H. Stacey

In this fair land our colporteurs have difficulties to face and obstacles to overcome that perhaps are not to be found in some other countries. In the first place, it cannot be said that the Japanese are a businesslike people. Their education has not been such as to develop this quality. In the past the merchant and the shopkeeper have been looked down upon by the better class of people, and even today business life in Japan is vastly different from what it is in Western countries.

One may walk down a business street, and in practically every shop he will see the proprietor and his assistants leisurely smoking over a hibatchi (a box-shaped vessel containing a few hot coals). When a customer arrives and finds what he wants, he is invited to join the proprietor with pipe or cigarette; and as time is of little consequence to the Japanese mind, this invitation is rarely declined. The customer is seated but a few minutes when the servant appears with O cha (honorable tea), and gracefully bowing to the floor from a kneeling position, places a small bowl in front of the customer, and another in front of the proprietor.

This is business life in Japan; and when our colporteurs go from door to door pushing their business, they are looked upon by many as little more than beggars. Japan, however, in her intense eagerness to keep pace with the Western world, is discarding many of her old-time customs and adopting Western ideas and methods. The colporteur work should therefore become easier.

At present we have only two permanent colporteurs in the field. They are meeting with good success; and with what our Bible workers are doing in this line, a goodly amount of truth-laden literature is finding its way into the hands of the people.

In our mission training school there are twenty-one students who have stepped out from darkest heathenism to walk in the light of the third angel's message. Anxious to have a part in this last great work committed to man, they have entered the mission school to receive the necessary preparation. About fifteen of this number will enter the canvassing field for the six months' vacation beginning in April. In the meantime we are giving them a few days' practical work each month in the city. This is preparing them to face the difficulties every colporteur has to meet, and is also revealing what help they especially need.

It does one good on each of these monthly excursions to see the students setting out from the office each with a bundle of papers under his arm. So far success has attended the efforts put forth, and we expect some good work during the vacation. We pray that the Lord will abundantly bless the colporteur work in this heathen land.

H. Stacey.

News and Miscellany

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press

— Eleven huge bells are on their way by water from Troy, N. Y., to Los Angeles, Cal., where they are to form a chime for the new million-dollar Bible institute. They will have the twofold distinction of being the largest bells on the Pacific coast and the first to pass through the Panama Canal.

— The Fifth, World's and Twenty-seventh International Christian Endeavor Conventions will be held at Chicago, July 7-12. It is estimated that within a few hours' ride of Chicago there are at least half a million members of Christian Endeavor Societies, and preparations are being made for the accommodation of at least 15,000 delegates and visitors.

— The installation of modern motor vehicles in the transportation of rural mail will begin on a large scale in many parts of the United States on August 2, according to an official statement of the Post Office Department just made public. From that time 105 machines carrying mail will traverse more than 5,500 miles of rural post roads daily except Sunday, and this service is to be extended as rapidly as possible.

— Two important inventions have been announced during the past few weeks. Signor Marconi, the inventor of the wireless telegraph, announces that he has perfected a camera-like device, which, placed on wall or floor, makes the wood or the metal transparent, thus enabling one to see persons in an adjoining room. The other invention is announced by Mr. Edison, who says that he has perfected a device by which the telephone itself will transcribe all conversations that take place over the wires, making the spoken message as durable as the written one.

— The Wright factory near Dayton, Ohio, is busy turning out what is called "the new Wright stabilizer." It is designed to enable the aviator to keep his machine in control and preserve its equilibrium with very little effort, and thus he may give all his attention to the foe instead of constantly fearing air pockets and other perils in the currents. These machines are being sold to one of the warring nations of Europe. It is said this invention means a revolution in aerial warfare.

— A foreign exchange has this interesting paragraph: "There is still in existence an Egyptian papyrus of the date of 3,500 years before the Christian era, which contains the following caution: 'My son, do not linger in the wine shop or drink too much wine. It causeth thee to utter words regarding thy neighbor which thou rememberest not. Thou fallest upon the ground, thy limbs become weak as those of a child. One cometh to trade with thee and findeth thee so. Then say they, “Take away the fellow, for he is drunk.”' This is believed to be the oldest temperance lecture in existence.

— The health commissioners of New Orleans have been conducting a rat-killing crusade. About 318,000 rats have been killed. This was a part of an anti-plague campaign. Another feature of this campaign has been the rendering of approximately half the buildings in New Orleans rat proof. There are 70,000 buildings in the city, and this campaign has made New Orleans the most rat-proof city in the world. The campaign will be continued until every building in the city is proof against the rodent. There has not been a single case of plague since this work was accomplished by the health authorities, and it is hoped they will clean the city of both rats and plague.

— According to a recent consular report, sheepskin is used as a substitute for almost every kind of dressed skin. After being tanned, dried, stained, and dyed, sheepskins are dampened a little and passed between wood and copper or other metal engraved rollers, which impress clearly upon them the definite grain of the skin it is desired to imitate. In this way alligator, pig, elephant, fish, and goat skins are so clearly imitated that when used on small articles only an expert can detect the imitation from the real, and sometimes even the expert is deceived. Sheepskin marked so as to imitate morocco is often sold on cheap furniture, and the ordinary purchaser cannot tell the difference between the real and the imitation.

— The Liberty Bell on July 5 is to be taken on a trip across the continent to the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco, where Liberty Bell Day will be observed July 17. The special train which will carry this relic of the days that marked the birth of the nation, will make stops at numerous places on the way, that school children and others may have an opportunity to see it. The crack in the bell is now very marked. Rivets have been put into it to hold the metal together. The bell was cracked, it will be recalled by those who follow historical details, in the year 1835, on July 8, while it was being tolled during the funeral of John Marshall, chief justice of the United States. The Liberty Bell is twelve feet in circumference, and weighs 2,080 pounds. It was first cast in England, in 1752, but was cracked in ringing after its arrival, and was recast in Philadelphia from the same metal, with the same inscription, in 1753. Each anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence was marked by the ringing of this bell until the accident to it in 1835.

Mission Notes

A SABBATH school has been organized in Sewellton, Ky.; and Elder B. W. Brown reports the organization of a church at Covington.

BROTHER H. R. MARTIN and family sailed from Australia, February 18, for Fiji, where he goes to connect with the school work at Buresala.

Publishing Department

N. Z. TOWN General Secretary

W. W. EASTMAN N. Am. Div. Secretary

O Lord of Heaven

By N. D. ANDERSON

N. D. ANDERSON

O LORD of all the oceans wide, Look down with kindly eye Upon the struggling ships of men That through their waters ply! And when the tempest rages sore, And fearful yawns the deep, Be thou our captain through the storm, And vigil round us keep.

O Lord of all the deserts wide, Bend down with kindly hands To where the caravans of men Are laboring through their sands! And when the fiercely burning sun Doth blind us on the way, To some oasis guide our feet, And shelter there, we pray.

O Lord of all the heavens wide, Look down with tender mien Upon thy children in the earth, Through all the stars between; For thou must love us here below, Though outcast every one, Else hadst thou never given to die For us thine only Son.

Baltimore, Md.

Alberta Conference Association

By H. H. HUMANN; F. L. HOMMEL

NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the Alberta Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at 10 A. M., July 14, 1915, on the camp grounds at Lacombe, Alberta, for the transaction of such business as should properly come before the association. It is desired that all the churches be represented at this first meeting.

H. H. HUMANN, President; F. L. HOMMEL, Secretary.

Northern California Camp Meeting

By Clarence Santee

THE Northern California camp meeting will be held at Oakdale, July 1-11, 1915. The camp will be in sight of both depots—the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific. Those coming by the Santa Fe will change at Riverbank to the Oakdale branch. There is no change of depots. The Oakdale train stands ready as passengers step off the train on the main line.

Elder Daniells, who has just returned from his trip around the world, visiting our mission stations, will be with us. Other visiting brethren will be there, besides our local and union conference laborers. We expect this to be a meeting of great importance. As these seasons are rapidly drawing toward the last one,—we cannot tell but this may be the last,—they become more important and solemn. Events occur rapidly these days, and unexpectedly. No person can forecast what a single week may bring forth. Dear brethren and sisters, do not let any slight excuse keep you from being at this meeting. We shall arrange the camp as comfortably as we can, and hope to see many present to share in the blessing. To those who have had few spiritual privileges during the year, we hope that this season may be one of special uplift and encouragement. Let all who have felt the weakness and unprofitableness of their experience the past year, come determined that this shall be the beginning of better things.

Those who habitually stay away from the camp meeting lose out and become unprofitable. As far as possible, lay aside all cares and come to the meeting.

CLARENCE SANTEE, President.

Cumberland Conference

By W. H. BRANSON; CLARA RUSSELL

The Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will hold its annual session at Cleveland, Tenn., July 16-25, 1915, on the camp ground. The first meeting will be called at 10 A. M., Friday, July 16. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and to one additional delegate for each ten members.

W. H. BRANSON, President; CLARA RUSSELL, Secretary.

Cumberland Conference Association

By W. H. Branson; Clara Russell

THE annual session of the Cumberland Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene at 10 A. M., July 22, 1915, on the camp ground at Cleveland, Tenn. This meeting will be held for the purpose of electing officers and of transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and to one additional delegate for each ten members. Let every church be fully represented.

W. H. BRANSON, President; CLARA RUSSELL, Secretary.

Seventh-Day Adventist Association of Western Colorado

By E. A. Curtis; Wilbert Wilcox

THE seventh annual meeting of the Seventh-day Adventist Association of Western Colorado will be held in connection with the annual conference and camp meeting of the Western Colorado Conference, at Grand Junction, Colo., at 9 A. M., Monday, July 26, 1915. This meeting is called for the election of officers, and of the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the association.

E. A. CURTIS, President; WILBERT WILCOX, Secretary.

Western Colorado Conference

By E. A. Curtis; Wilbert Wilcox

THE seventh annual session of the Western Colorado Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp meeting, at Grand Junction, Colo., July 22 to Aug. 1, 1915, for the election of officers for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the conference. The first meeting will be held at 9 A. M., Thursday, July 22. All delegates from the churches should be present at the first meeting.

E. A. CURTIS, President; WILBERT WILCOX, Secretary.

Texas Conference Association Meeting

By J. I. Taylor; C. E. Smith

The annual meeting of the Texas Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Dalworth Park, Tex., in connection with the North Texas Conference and camp meeting, July 22 to Aug. 1, 1915. The first meeting of the association will be called at 10 A. M., Tuesday, July 27. Officers for the coming year will be elected, and such other business transacted as may properly come before the meeting. Accredited delegates to the conference are also delegates to the association.

J. I. TAYLOR, President. C. E. SMITH, Secretary.

Camp Meetings

ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE

Southern New England, Danielson, Conn. … June 24 to July 4

Northern New England, Woodsville, N. H. … Aug. 19-29

Maine, Dover and Foxcroft … Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

Eastern New York, Schenectady … Sept. 2-12

CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE

Western Colorado, Grand Junction … July 22 to Aug. 1

Missouri, Columbia … Aug. 5-15

Nebraska, Hastings … Aug. 19-29

Kansas, Emporia … Sept. 2-12

COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE

Chesapeake, Hamilton Avenue Grove, Baltimore, Md. … June 24 to July 4

New Jersey, Burlington … June 24 to July 4

Virginia, Charlottesville … Aug. 5-15

Ohio, Mount Vernon … Aug. 12-22

West Virginia … Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

Virginia, Newport News (colored) … Sept. 9-19

LAKE UNION CONFERENCE

East Michigan, Holly … June 24 to July 4

West Michigan, Charlotte … Aug. 12-22

Indiana … Aug. 19-29

North Michigan, Mount Pleasant … Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

Northern Illinois, Joliet … Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

Southern Illinois, Springfield … Sept. 2-12

PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE

Northern California, Oakdale … July 1-11

California, Richmond … July 15-25

Southern California, Huntington Park … Aug. 5-15

Southeastern California, Huntington Beach … Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

Arizona … Oct. 7-17

SOUTHEASTERN UNION CONFERENCE

North Carolina, Wilson (colored) … July 1-10

Cumberland, Cleveland, Tenn. … July 16-25

South Carolina, Spartanburg, July 29 to Aug. 8

North Carolina, High Point … Aug. 12-22

Georgia, Union City … Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE

West Texas, Hamby (local) … June 24 to July 4

North Texas, Sacul (local) … July 8-18

North Texas, Dalworth Park, July 22 to Aug. 1

Arkansas, Pine Bluff (colored) … July 22 to Aug. 1

Arkansas, Hot Springs … Aug. 5-15

North Texas, Linden (local) … Aug. 12-22

Oklahoma, Oklahoma City … Aug. 19-29

New Mexico … Sept. 2-12

South Texas, Corpus Christi (local) … Sept. 16-26

SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

Tennessee River, Hazel, Ky., July 22 to Aug. 2

Mississippi, Jackson (colored) … Aug. 8-18

Kentucky … Aug. 13-22

Alabama, Birmingham (white) … Aug. 20-29

Alabama, Bessemer (colored) … Sept. 2-12

WESTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE

Saskatchewan, Saskatoon … June 24 to July 4

Alberta, Lacombe … July 8-18

Obituaries

MUNTHE.—Laddie Munthe died in La Jolla, Cal., June 6, 1915, and was buried in San Diego, Cal. His age was 3 years, 9 months, and 9 days. He loved to sing of Jesus. F. DeWitt Gauterau.

UTTERBERG.—Johanna Utterberg died near San Diego, Cal., May 24, 1915. She was born in 1844, and for more than twenty-five years was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. F. DeWitt Gauterau.

CLEMENTS.—Sherman G. Clements died in Mount Vernon, Ohio, May 29, 1915, aged 28 years. He accepted the third angel’s message under the labors of Elder N. S. Ashton last fall. The funeral services were conducted by the writer. D. E. Lindsey.

MARSHAL.—Catherine Stanton Marshal was born in Ohio, Feb. 25, 1847, and died June 1, 1915. She was a faithful Christian, and fell asleep with a bright hope of a part in the first resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. Francis M. Fairchild.

QUINN.—Bobbie Pamelia Quinn, little daughter of Brother and Sister John F. Quinn, was born May 3, 1911, and died, after a brief illness, at Fresno, Cal., June 4, 1915. Brother and Sister Quinn are members of the Corpus Christi (Tex.) church. Though deeply feeling their loss, they sorrow not as those who have no hope. N. P. Neilsen.

JAMES.—Clifford Paul James was born in Oakland, Ill., March 18, 1895, and died in Battle Creek, Mich., June 8, 1915. He was baptized at the Shelbyville (Ill.) camp meeting in 1910. May 31, 1913, he was united in marriage with Adath Irene Krebs, of Olivet, Mich. His wife, parents, and one brother feel their loss keenly, but they sorrow in hope. G. E. Langdon.

CHAMPION.—Charity Champion was born in Ohio, July 30, 1821, and quietly fell asleep in Jesus, at Salem, Oregon, Oct. 13, 1914, aged ninety-three years. Through the labors of Elder R. C. Horton, mother accepted present truth in Michigan in the summer of 1882. Four of her eight children, and also a brother and a sister, are left to mourn. She rests until the resurrection morning. Mrs. Ada Rae.

HUBLEY.—Maud Florence Hubley was born in Three Fathoms’ Harbor, Nova Scotia, Dec. 16, 1879. Aug. 16, 1898, she was married to Willis P. Hubley. Six children came to bless their home; and four sons and one daughter, with their father, are left to mourn. Sister Hubley was an earnest Christian, and for fifteen years a devout member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She died at her home, in Seabright, Nova Scotia, June 2, 1915. G. H. Skinner.

HADDOCK.—Rachel Ann Haddock was born in Washington County, Arkansas, Jan. 16, 1898. Twelve years ago the family moved to Oklahoma. Rachel united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church last August. While automobile riding with friends, she met with the sad accident that caused her death. We believe that her peace was made with God, and her sorrowing parents and twelve brothers and sisters are comforted by the blessed hope. Vesta Haddock.

HILL.—May L. Scott was born in Lucas County, Iowa, Aug. 7, 1866, and died at her home, near Downs, Kans., May 24, 1915. She came to Kansas at the age of twenty years, and was there married to Elmer D. Hill on Aug. 15, 1891. With four of their eight children, he is left to mourn. Her father, two sisters, and one brother also survive. Sister Hill’s death will be deeply felt in her home, the church, and the community, for she was an earnest, faithful Christian. E. E. Dunham.

HOLMGRAIN.—Amelia A. Holmgrain, wife of A. W. Holmgrain, died at the home of her daughter, near Red Cloud, Nebr., June 11, 1915. The husband, two sons, and five daughters are left to mourn. Sister Holmgrain accepted present truth thirty years ago, and now sleeps in hope. Words of consolation were spoken by the writer. E. L. Cook.

STOHR.—George Stohr was born in Leer, Germany, Sept. 11, 1843. At the age of twenty-six years he came to this country, and in 1871 was united in marriage with Mary Brower. Seven children were born to them. In 1893 the family accepted present truth. Brother Stohr died at his home, near Dike, Iowa, June 5, 1915, in the hope of a part in the first resurrection. J. W. McComas.

DOW.—Nellie Marie Brown Dow was born April 23, 1866, near Amboy, Minn., and died at her home, in Denver, Colo., Dec. 9, 1914. On June 26, 1910, she was united in marriage with Dr. H. A. Dow, who, with her two brothers, is left to mourn. For years she labored in the Colorado Conference as a church-school teacher and Bible worker, and her loss is deeply felt by many friends. G. W. Anglebarger.

ANDREWS.—Laurin Berne Andrews, infant son of Dr. L. L. Andrews, was born in Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 25, 1913, and died in Ft. Myers, Fla., May 27, 1915. The body was brought to Atlanta, Ga., by the father and aged grandparents for burial. Funeral services were conducted by the writer, and the little one was laid to rest beside his mother, who died a few days after his birth. O. Montgomery.

MARTIN.—Nancy Johns was born in Indiana, Feb. 27, 1844, and died in Springdale, Ark., May 13, 1915. She was married to William Martin July 7, 1859, and with her husband accepted the advent message in 1884. Her husband’s death occurred about four months before her own. A daughter and two sons, one of whom is president of the Southeastern California Conference, are left to mourn. C. J. Dart.

DOYLE.—William H. Doyle was born in Indiana a little more than seventy years ago. He died in Houston, Tex., May 20, 1915. For fifty-six years his home was in Mills County, Iowa, and for about twenty-six years he was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. His wife, four daughters, and two adopted sons survive. Our brother sleeps in the hope of soon meeting his Saviour in peace. E. L. Neff.

Gospel Tent Meetings in Greater Boston

By Editor

A SERIES of gospel meetings, consisting of sermons and Bible studies on interesting subjects and of health lectures and demonstrations will be held in Greater Boston this summer.

These meetings will be conducted in a large canvas pavilion at Malden Square, Greater Boston. The place is easily accessible either by street cars or by the steam railroad. The meetings are expected to continue during the months of July and August.

We urge that those who have relatives or friends residing in or near Boston, Mass., write them at once, urging them to attend the meetings, and also to make themselves known to some one of the workers at the services.

The services will be held every evening at 7:45. Arrangements will be made to conduct several afternoon meetings, each week, on health and temperance topics.

In the evenings, subjects will be discussed that appear in nearly every issue of this paper.

We should also be pleased to receive the names and addresses of the relatives and friends of any who reside in Boston or its vicinity, and we will do our best to interest them in the truths of the Bible. Address all communications to Seventh-day Adventist Gospel Tent, Malden Square, Malden, Mass.

Change of Address

Mail, for Elder G. E. Langdon should now be addressed to him at Battle Creek, Mich., with care of Tabernacle, instead of to Chicago, Ill.

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