Earlier text: All the World Wondered after the Beast“I LOVE you, dear!”
There is no phrase so worn and old
In all the world, nor one so sweet
To lover’s lips, or maiden’s ear,
As this refrain, “I love you, dear!” “I love you, dear!”
There is no change as time goes on.
No new words seem to mean so much
As when they’re uttered, fondly near,
In trembling tones, “I love you, dear!” “I love you, dear!”
No night so dark, no day so long,
But hope brings comfort to the heart,
If only “some one” standeth near
To murmur low, “I love you, dear!”
—Selected, THERE was a vegetable soup that had required several hours of preparation and cooking; a chicken fried to a perfect turn; potatoes that had been baked, the inside removed, mashed to a cream, seasoned with cream, put in the skins again, and reheated in the oven; cauliflower with a cream dressing; a salad of lettuce, pineapple that had been bought that morning, sliced, and cut in cubes, and nuts that had taken a half hour for the cracking and picking, and mayonnaise that had made a right arm ache with the stirring and beating; jam of home make; tiny hot biscuits; and hot apple pie with whipped cream. “What part of the chicken shall I give you?” The husband paused with serving fork in hand. “I don’t want any. I don’t want any dinner at all. I’m too tired to eat,” with a long sigh. “Then why do you go to so much trouble? The children and I would be satisfied with a simpler meal.” “I guess I know my duty to my family.” There was the silence that marks the knowledge of a futility of argument, and the father and children ate a perfectly cooked meal without comment or enjoyment; for at the foot of the table sat a woman who ate nothing, who sighed when she gave the baby its milk, when she served the dessert, who sighed with every breath, even, and wore the expression of a martyr. When Serena, the oldest daughter, repeated her employer’s compliment over some acceptable work she had done that day, it was her father who gave her a smile of encouragement. The mother remembered that she, too, had worked that day, and sighed. When Tom, aged ten, related an amusing incident that had happened in school, mother was the only one at the table who didn’t laugh. She was too tired to laugh. She was too tired to live. She only sighed. The next evening Serena was a guest at the Whites, next door. It was warm. The open dining-room windows revealed the Whites and their five children and Serena sitting at table. Across the fence came sounds of repeated laughter. Mrs. Brown paused between sighings to look across the way; and every time she looked, she sighed deeper. She could not see how Mrs. White with such a large family to cook for could laugh like that. “What,” she asked of Serena a few hours later, in a reproachful tone, for she remembered the laughing, “did you have to eat?” Serena wasn’t sure if she could remember. They had talked so much she hadn’t noticed what they were eating, except that the dinner was good. Soup? — No, there wasn’t any soup. Vegetables? — Yes, mashed potatoes, with creamed onions and Lima beans. Salad? — Lettuce with a simple French dressing. Dessert? — Little sponge cakes bought at the bakery and covered with a custard. Was it good? Oh, everything was good! she had never enjoyed anything so much in her life. But wasn’t that a plain meal to serve a guest? Serena didn’t think so. She couldn’t have eaten more; everything was good, and Mrs. White was so jolly. “I had more than that for our dinner,” said Mrs. Brown, resentfully, “and there was no one here but your father and brothers.” This with a sigh, the corners of her mouth drooping. Serena looked at her thoughtfully. Mrs. Brown resented the look. “I cook so much for my family,” she began defensively, “that I am too tired to be what you call jolly. I,” growing more antagonistic, though she could not explain why, “know my duty to my family.” “So does Mrs. White know hers,” answered Serena sorrowfully. “She cooks less than you do, but she smiles more.” “Cook less and smile more.” The words rang through Mrs. Brown’s brain the next morning when she beat batter for muffins, whipped up an omelet, put potatoes in the oven to bake, and prepared chipped beef with cream for the family breakfast. She could not go to the school exhibition, she told Tom at breakfast, because she had a ginger pudding to make that would require four hours’ steaming; she couldn’t eat lunch with Serena and her father down town because there was an angel cake to be made that would require at least an hour to beat. Both refusals were made with a sigh. As she turned from the door after seeing the last child start to school, she caught a glimpse of Mrs. White starting off to the school exhibition with her children. “I wonder,” she thought grimly, “what my family would think of me if I left my cooking for such a trivial excuse.” As if in answer to her question, there rang through her ears her daughter’s words of the evening before: “She cooks less than you do, but she smiles more.” The words hammered at her brain all day, keeping time with the egg beater, the nutcracker, and the paring knife. She baked, she fried, she steamed, she boiled, passing from stove to table, the words ringing in her ears no matter with what task her hands were engaged. Perhaps, she thought, when, later in the day she caught a glimpse of her face in the mirror, Mrs. White was right, and she was wrong. There were deep wrinkles in her forehead; Mrs. White had none. Her eyes were tired and listless; Mrs. White’s were full of purpose and laughter. Her cheeks were white and hollow; she saw a vision of Mrs. White’s, plump and pink. The corners of her mouth drooped unbecomingly, so unbecomingly she turned away with a sigh. The sigh! That was what made her face so hideously old. She must quit sighing, and laugh more. She must cook less and smile more! She turned back to the mirror and tried the effect of a smile on her face. It was magical! Then, with her chin in her hands, she sat before her mirror a long, long time for one who regarded every minute as of so much value in the general results in making a pie or a pudding. She stared earnestly into her own eyes, and through them into her own soul. And she saw there a woman who regarded the feeding of a family her sole duty to it; who thought nothing of her children’s hearts and brains and souls, being concerned solely with their stomachs; who made no attempt to be companionable to her husband save through the medium of a rich pudding or pie. She saw there a woman who had no higher ambition than to serve an elaborate meal, and whose family were beginning to take her at her own price mark. She shuddered. She had worked so hard for her family—so much harder than Mrs. White worked for hers,—and her family loved her the less for it. Her children never trooped into the kitchen after school, as Mrs. White’s did. There was a pie, a cake, or a pudding in the oven, and a step across the floor might make it fall. Her children never played around her when she cooked, for her cooking had always been too elaborate and complex for such interruptions as childish needs and questions. She never amused her children at the table with jokes, or entertained them with bedtime stories, for she was too tired. She never knew how long she sat there taking an inventory of her soul, but it was a long time; and when she returned to the kitchen, there was a smile on her face, a smile that was still there when her family gathered around a simple meal that night, a smile that grew into a laugh several times during the evening, that dimpled her cheeks when her husband praised the meal. “Your cooking improves all the time,” he said, with a look that reflected the love in his wife’s face. This time the smile swept away every wrinkle. She knew she had never cooked less.—The Mother’s Magazine. Early Education in the Home
By C. C. Lewis
FROM the recitation papers of the mothers who are taking lessons in the Mothers’ Normal Department of the Fireside Correspondence School we frequently get interesting experiences of the application of the principles and methods they are studying to the training of their children. Here, for example, is the experience of a missionary mother in the Philippine Islands. She says:— “I think the suggestions in this lesson are very practical. This week I have been using them. My little girl has been playing store, and has taken great delight in it.
“When it came time to make bread, she came in as usual to help. I began telling her the story of how the flour is made, and she became so interested that she forgot to ask for a piece of dough,16 and just stood and listened. Then she wanted to know how all the things in the kitchen were made.” “She has had a windmill, a sand pile, and a blackboard, and has played at blowing soap bubbles.” “One time she treated her rubber doll for sore eyes until she washed the paint out. But she enjoyed it, and learned that sore eyes should be bathed every few minutes with small bits of cotton dipped in boracic acid solution, and that she should not wash both eyes with the same piece of cotton.” Probably this lesson, which the child has thus early learned by treating her doll, is unknown to many mothers. This is only one of many practical lessons learned by the mothers and their children who are pursuing the instruction of the Mothers’ Normal Department. I wish more mothers would embrace the opportunity thus afforded them for help in training their children. Full particulars will be sent to any one addressing the Fireside Correspondence School, Takoma Park, D. C. The Kentucky Camp Meeting
By Chas. Thompson
This meeting was held August 17-27, in a beautiful grove in the city of Bowling Green. About one hundred and twenty-five believers from the various churches were in regular attendance, and a large number of intelligent people from the city were present at the evening services. In connection with this camp meeting, the business meetings of the ninth annual session of the conference were held. All departments of the work showed a remarkable and encouraging gain over the previous year. From the president's address I quote the following:— “A brief sketch of the work done in the conference during the year 1915 will no doubt be of interest to each believer here. “Ten series of meetings, varying in length, have been held in different parts of the conference. In each of these meetings some persons have accepted the truth. Seven churches have been organized, with a membership of 133. There were 178 persons baptized, and 32 were received into the church on former baptism, making an addition of 210 to the conference. Since our last camp meeting 124 believers have been baptized and added to the church. During the year 1915 five churches were erected, and others were secured by the conference. During the present year one church of colored believers has been organized in Lexington, with a membership of 28. Thus far in 1916 we have secured two church buildings. Our workers, both white and colored, have worked faithfully to bring about these results. We thank God for what has been accomplished. “The tithe for the conference amounted to $4,924.86 for the past year, a gain over the previous year of $803.25. The tithe of the Kentucky Mission amounted to $1,897.71, a gain over the previous year of $317.71, making the total gain in tithe $1,120.96. During the past year we gave $3,684.76 to support the work in foreign lands. This is more than was given the previous year, yet we were unable to reach the goal of twenty cents a week per member. I hope that during this meeting plans may be laid so that our missions will receive the full amount due them for 1916. We can raise this amount if we will do our best. “During the past year we have conducted six church schools, with an enrolment of 82. Plans are being laid to conduct seven church schools and one rural school this coming school year. “The Missionary Volunteer work has been a source of real encouragement the past year. By the blessing of the Lord our young people were able to meet the goal set by the General Conference in winning souls and in raising money for missions. I hope the older people throughout the conference will encourage our young people to labor untiringly for souls. “The Sabbath school work is a strong factor in our conference. We are glad to report a good increase in both the interest in, and the offerings for, missions. There has been a spirit of study manifested by our people throughout the conference, and a number are receiving cards for perfect attendance. Our offerings for the past year were $1,775.50, which is a good increase over the previous year. “Our field secretary, Brother James Hickman, and his band of faithful workers, during the past year have sold $18,765.77 worth of our literature, which is an increase over the previous year of $4,441.56; and nearly every canvasser in the field has reported men and women accepting the truth from reading the books sold to them. This should encourage others to be soul-winners. “We are also glad to see growth in the home missionary work. One church in the conference has been making a17 thorough campaign with our literature, and as a result several persons are keeping the Sabbath. I wish each church in the conference would take hold of the work to warn those in its neighborhood. The home missionary work has been greatly strengthened the past year; yet we trust there will be still greater zeal manifested in this work.” One of the most encouraging reports of the conference was given by the secretary of the Missionary Volunteer department. She reported five societies, with a membership of 134; forty conversions during the past year; and $250 raised for missions. Four hundred and forty-one persons are reading the Bible through at the present time. Elder B. W. Brown, who has been president of the conference the past five years, has the confidence and esteem of the constituency, and was unanimously chosen to serve the coming term. The same executive committee was retained, except that Brother E. A. Williams, the secretary and treasurer of the conference, was added to the executive committee, making a committee of six. The laborers present from outside of the conference were Elder Meade MacGuire, of the North American Division Conference, Brethren J. W. Davis, L. H. Wood, and G. H. Curtis, of the Southern Union Conference, and the writer. Subjects of a practical nature were dwelt upon during the day, and a regular series of doctrinal sermons was presented to the large congregation that assembled from evening to evening. The interests of the young people were looked after by Professor Wood and Elder MacGuire, and the missionary department by Brethren Hickman and Davis. The total offerings received for missions during the meeting amounted to nearly $500. One most helpful and inspiring feature of the closing days of the meeting was the music contributed by the Watchman Quartet from Nashville. The spiritual selections, and the soul and enthusiasm put into them were thoroughly enjoyed by all. We feel that the Kentucky camp meeting was a success, and we believe the laborers go to their fields, and the laity to their homes, with an enlarged vision and a renewed determination to win souls for the kingdom. This bespeaks for the conference a larger growth and a greater increase the coming year than ever before. I WISH to say a few words through the medium of the REVIEW AND HERALD to my many friends who are inquiring where I am, what I am doing, and what success I am having in my work. I accepted the points of faith as taught by Seventh-day Adventists, some forty years ago at Yorktown, Ind., under the preaching of Elder W. W. Sharp, as I was fully convinced that the message he was proclaiming was God's message to the last generation. After a few months of careful consideration I and my family united our interests with this great advent movement. For over thirty years I have been publicly helping to proclaim this message in a number of States. The Lord has been pleased to greatly bless my labors, and as the result many dear souls have embraced the truth and are rejoicing in it. Among the number are three ordained ministers, several Bible workers, a number of canvassers, and others holding positions of trust in various departments of this great movement. The message is penetrating through the dense darkness of heathenism, superstition, and dogmas, gathering out jewels from every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, preparatory to the second coming of Christ to this earth to take his people to his Father's house, in which there are many mansions, that where he is there they may be also. I am now in my seventieth year, but I wish to say to my many friends, that I feel young. I am strong, am enjoying excellent health, and I have reason to hope to live to see Jesus come in all his glory. I have just closed my labors in Galena, Kans., where ten were baptized, and fourteen added to the church. Others are keeping the Sabbath who will soon unite with the church. I am of good courage, and praise the Lord for this wonderful truth. My present address is Lock Box 493, Emporia, Kans. I should be glad to hear from any of my friends at any time. Waiting and Watching for Jesus
“O JESUS, my loving Redeemer,
Thou knowest I cherish as dear
The hope that mine eyes shall behold thee,
That I shall thine own welcome hear!
If to some as a judge thou appearest,
Who forth from thy presence would flee,
A friend most beloved I'll greet thee,
I'm waiting and watching for thee.” Guard the Viewpoint
By Viola Worthen Gustin
THREE-YEAR-OLD Brother was sitting one day in his beloved high chair, when some one said, “Soon Baby Sister will be big enough to need a high chair. Then she will have yours; and what will you think of that?” The little face clouded. Was his high chair to be taken away from him, and given to some one else? But mother spoke: “Will you not be glad when Baby Sister is big enough to sit in your high chair?” she asked. Immediately the cloudy face brightened, and many times since then he has come to mother with a beaming smile to tell her how glad he will be when Baby Sister is big enough to sit in his high chair. As in this case, does not the attitude of the children toward the newcomers in the family usually depend very largely on the grown-ups? One day this same mother heard a friend say to her two little girls, who had been looking lovingly and longingly at a sweet baby, and thinking of the time when they would have a baby in their own home, “If we have a baby like that, you will not have much time to play; you will have to take care of it.” Instead of thus teaching her children to look upon the baby as a burden and a trouble, could not this mother as easily have taught them to look forward to its care as a great privilege? The New Jersey Camp Meeting
By B. G. Wilkinson
WE are pleased to report this year a most excellent camp meeting held at Trenton, N. J., July 27 to August 6. The Spirit of God was present at all the meetings of the conference, and undoubtedly it was the best camp meeting ever held in this territory. More than eighty tents were pitched on the ground, but these were not sufficient to accommodate our people. Although many camp meetings have been held in this city, we were greatly pleased to note the unusually large attendance of those not of our faith at this camp meeting. The speakers and subjects were well advertised, and as many as six hundred persons, in addition to our own people, assembled at the evening meetings. Some who were not of our faith also camped on the grounds. These, we can say with great joy, later accepted the truth. Departmental work was taken up with vigor. Nearly every department of this conference is now in charge of one who is giving his whole time and energy to the work. The conference membership is growing, and New Jersey has now passed the one-thousand mark. The report of tithes and offerings showed splendid increase. The indications of growth lead us to look forward to better days in this field. The last Sunday $1,300 was given to foreign missions. Elder A. R. Sandborn was reëlected president of the conference, while practically all the other officers and secretaries of the previous year were also reëlected. From outside the conference the laborers present were, Elders A. G. Daniells, F. M. Wilcox, George F. Enoch, and C. S. Longacre. The usual Union Conference laborers were also in attendance. The Nebraska Camp Meeting
By Anna Peterson
The Nebraska camp meeting, held at Hastings, August 17–27, opened with a good attendance. The Sabbath school record showed 481 in attendance the first Sabbath, and about 650 the second Sabbath. The outside attendance increased the number present at the evening meetings to about 1,000, the full seating capacity of the large pavilion. Brethren F. W. Paap, C. L. Benson, and D. W. Reavis were with us during this assembly. They brought us timely instruction bearing upon the respective departments represented by them,—the Home Missionary, the Missionary Volunteer, and the Publishing. Elder J. T. Boettcher, president of the Russian Union, gave encouraging reports of the work in that vast field, showing that the “Bear,” which has been hibernating so long in the sense of being indifferent to the “better things,” is now awakening and beginning to give evidence of hungering for the true gospel message. In spite of conditions hampering the preaching of the third angel’s message, success has attended the work; and many have been turned from papal darkness to the marvelous light of Christ. Elder J. P. Anderson, who has labored in China for the past ten years, had many interesting experiences to relate in connection with his work for the people of that heathen land. The Chinese are a people whom the missionary learns to love and for whom he enjoys laboring, when he sees that God’s converting power can do in transforming them into the image of Christ. S. N. Curtiss, manager of the Kansas City Branch of the Pacific Press, was with us in behalf of the book work. Elder G. F. Haffner assisted in the German meetings, and Elders G. E. Nord and H. R. Johnson met with the Scandinavians. The Central Union officers, all of whom were present, lent their help to the work of the conference session as well as to the departmental work. A good spirit prevailed throughout the camp, inviting God’s presence with us. The last Sabbath proved a real spiritual feast to all present. Its services began with a workers’ meeting at seven o’clock in the morning, in which each one pledged himself to fast and pray for a marked evidence of God’s Spirit to be later in the services that day. At the close of the Sabbath school, Elder Paap presented the needs of the foreign mission fields, showing what the efforts of our people had accomplished in the past. He cited the case of the building and manning of the “Pitcairn.” If the boat had not borne the message to Australia, he might not have stood before us as a Seventh-day Adventist. One thousand dollars, which had been set as a goal for the Sabbath school donations for the day, was thought rather high, but the offerings kept flowing in until the amount reached $1,382.51. Combining this with that of the former Sabbath, $266.87, we found the total Sabbath school donations to be $1,649.38. The offering for missions taken up Tuesday amounted to $4,487.90 in cash and pledges. The whole amount given for foreign missions aggregated $6,137.28. Following the Sabbath school hour, the whole camp experienced a service in which God’s Spirit was felt to a remarkable extent. The quiet solemnity of the meeting, which caused a large number to come forward and covenant with the Lord, marked the deep moving of God’s Spirit upon hearts. A touching ordination service took place in the afternoon, when James D. Johnson was ordained to the sacred office of the ministry. The baptismal service which followed this meeting presented an impressive scene to the large number along the water’s edge of the lake in which the rite was administered. Melodious song between the burials in the watery grave, expressed the joy of those who saw the twenty-eight follow their Lord in baptism. The camp meeting closed Sunday evening with a sermon from Elder D. U. Hale, the retiring president. Monday morning found the camp breaking up. This season of rich blessings seemed all too short to us who had been partakers of this spiritual feast. Southern Illinois Camp-Meeting
By George B. Thompson
THE annual conference and camp-meeting of the Southern Illinois Conference was held at Martinsville, Ill., August 10-20. There were about ninety tents pitched, and about three hundred and fifty campers were on the ground. In view of the fact that the meeting was held somewhat to one side of the conference, the attendance was good. The Spirit of God was present during the entire meeting, bringing unity into all the business proceedings of the conference. The plans adopted, if carried out by the members of the church, will bring new life and power into the work in all parts of the conference, and will result in bringing many souls into the truth, in raising up new churches, in establishing companies of believers, and in strengthening older churches. Elder E. F. Peterson was unanimously elected president, and H. E. Moon, secretary and treasurer. The others chosen to bear responsibilities were practically the same as the past year. The reports rendered indicated growth in the various lines of work. Two new churches were admitted to the conference, and some aggressive efforts will be made in new fields during the remainder of the summer. There has been some increase in the tithe during the past18 year. A liberal response was made to the needs of the foreign fields. About twelve hundred dollars was contributed for missions, besides the Sabbath school offerings. The first Sabbath about $60 was given, and the last Sabbath nearly $300. Brother C. W. Curtis was ordained to the work of the gospel ministry at this meeting. The sermon was preached by Prof. W. W. Prescott, the prayer was offered by Elder L. H. Christian, and the charge was given by the writer. In addition to the local conference laborers, W. W. Prescott, L. H. Christian, Robert Thurber, Dr. Riley Russell, J. W. Mace, J. B. Blosser, C. A. Russell, and the writer were present, and shared in the burdens and blessings of the meeting. A strong work was done for the youth and children by those in charge of this work. Revival work was also carried on during the meeting, and a number gave their hearts to the Lord, some for the first time. The outlook for the work in this conference is encouraging, and all returned to their homes with renewed confidence in the triumph of the message. Importance of First Impressions
By Dr. R. S. Ingersoll
Paper Read by Dr. R. S. Ingersoll at the Madison Convention, Madison, Wis. THE subject of this paper was suggested to me by a recital by one of my patients of her experience at an institution where her stay was limited to twenty-four hours, rather than two months, on account of the first impressions she received. This was brought home to me in a forceful way, for the first impression we made upon this same person was unfavorable, and had I not at once gone to the hotels and searched until I found her, we should probably have suffered the same fate as the other sanitarium. I will cite our own experience in detail, as it emphasizes the importance of wide-awake drivers for the automobile, and of keeping buildings in good repair. Our driver failed to find the man and his wife at the station, and they came out to the sanitarium in a hired conveyance, and planned with the matron to have a trial dinner. It was raining when they arrived, and while waiting they were given seats on the veranda near the dining-room. Unfortunately there had been no recent rains, and the roof leaked in several places. Imagine the matron's surprise when the dining-room girl came and said they had told her they were going, and had gone. No doubt we have all had similar experiences, and I mention these things simply for the purpose of bringing to our minds in a more or less forceful way the necessity of preparedness, to the extent that first impressions are good, and that each new impression may be favorable, and increase rather than lessen confidence in us. I am sure we are all agreed that this is the thing to do. I believe we should have higher ideals than we have had, and should make every effort to come up to the ideal. What sort of ideal should we have? I realize it is easy to criticize, but difficult to remedy existing conditions. I propose to make a few suggestions, hoping that the discussion will bring out others, and emphasize points of importance. First, we must secure the patient before we can make any impression on him. How is this done? By far the larger number of those who come to our sanitariums do so on the recommendation of one or more former patients. Hence, the necessity of general preparedness in order that every patient may go from us willing and glad to speak a good word for us. When the written inquiry comes, either as a result of the influence of former patients, doctors' recommendations, or advertisements, the business office should immediately put in tactful, telling strokes to influence the patient to come, bearing in mind all the time the necessity of maintaining full integrity before God. It is far better, to my mind, to acknowledge unpreparedness than to claim to be able to care for a certain case, if the claim cannot be sustained by the real facts. This effort to influence the patient to come should not cease with sending literature and replying to questions. A short system of follow-up letters, carefully written and judiciously used, will tell in increased patronage. This follow-up system should not be carried to the extreme, but should be limited to three or four letters. When once the patient has decided to come to the institution, a little careful correspondence and questioning into his real needs will often enable us to select a room for him, so that on his arrival he will find everything arranged, and can be registered and taken to his room with a promptness that will increase his confidence in the institution. Perhaps the impressions that need be guarded with great care, are those made upon a patient when he arrives at the railway station, and from that time forward until he is comfortably located, and is receiving his regular daily treatments. To this end the chauffeur should be a congenial, affable man who will do his best to accommodate and look after the comfort of the patient until his arrival at the institution. It should be the duty of the chauffeur to stay by the new patient until he is in the hands of the rooming19 clerk, or of a call boy who will take him at once to the clerk. It is very desirable in institutions which can afford to have a good call service that a call boy meet the patient at the automobile, and immediately take charge of satchels, extra wraps, and umbrellas, lead the way to the register, and put the patient in charge of the rooming clerk, who should give him his first attention. In the event that the clerk is already busy, the call boy should see to it that the patient is seated and made comfortable during the time he has to wait. We have all had experiences in going to a hotel and being properly met by porters who take our baggage and escort us to the register. I have no doubt that we have decided to stay at a hotel overnight, or longer, because of the way we were met at the carriage and made to feel at home by the porters and clerks. I think we should be no less courteous than institutions of the world; on the contrary, I believe that we should be more careful to make our patrons feel at home. After the patient has been assigned to his room, the different department heads should be notified of his arrival. The physician should either examine the patient immediately or make an appointment for the same at an early date. If the initial examination has to be postponed until the day following, it is well for the patient to have some light, safe treatment the evening of his arrival, so that he will feel that his case is receiving attention, and that he is not losing time. I believe that if we give sufficient study to this question of first impressions, we shall also see that the patient receives proper care during his entire stay with us, and he will go away from the institution feeling that it has been good to be with us, and he will recommend others to come. To this end I submit this paper, with the hope that it will create discussion which will mean increased patronage and greater efficiency for the institutions represented here. Some of the discussions on Dr. Ingersoll's paper are given herewith:— DR. T. J. EVANS: The first and last impressions that a patient receives are the ones that are fixed in his memory. I like to see a patient so well pleased that he will send somebody else. I do not object to seeing a person leave the sanitarium if he is going to send somebody else to take his place. DR. D. H. KRESS: I think that we should be careful not merely regarding the first impressions. Every impression should be good, and we should reserve the best for the close of the feast. It is necessary to keep before the helpers Christian principles, and what patients are there for, and to bring into the institution a real spirit of service. Anticipate the wishes of the patient. I do not believe in being pleasant merely for commercial purposes. DR. H. W. MILLER: I have come to the conclusion that poor service is the result of wrong organization. This is true not alone with the call boys. It is the same in the bathrooms, with reference to tray service, and in every other detail of the institution. We need more carefully to consider proper system. ELDER F. M. WILCOX: It seems to me that sometimes there is danger of there coming into our sanitariums a feeling that we do too much for a patient. He needs the touch of humanity. It is our duty not to treat him from the professional standpoint merely, but as a fellow mortal. I do not believe that we can adopt any system of organization in our sanitariums that will wholly meet this need of making a patient feel at home; the workers here today must get under that burden. We ought to do more to improve the social atmosphere of our sanitariums. Often the only thing that a patient can do is to sit down by some other patient and tell him his woes. I believe we should arrange some program for every hour of the day, to keep his mind off himself. We must give a patient a good impression while he is with us, and we shall gain friends for the institution. We need to take broad views, and send our patients away happy. C. E. RICE: A lady told me she was glad that she had found an institution that had a soul. The service was offered so willingly and conscientiously that it made a great impression upon her. It should be so. The question that we should consider, is not what we get from the patient, but what we give him. If we would interest ourselves more in that phase,—in seeing that the patients get their money's worth,—we should be more successful in our work. DR. J. D. SHIVELY: Our sanitarium work should be placed on a basis higher than that of commercialism. MR. W. C. FOREMAN: We must have the closest coöperation, from the superintendent down to the one who does the most menial service. We should forget ourselves entirely, and put the spirit of Christ into our work. We are laboring not to make a good showing before the board or before the brethren, but for the souls of men. DR. F. A. LOOP: The doctor and the manager must be in harmony. They must work together to make the work a success. This, I believe, is the keynote of service. C. M. CHRISTIANSEN: We need to exemplify true service, otherwise we cannot lead the sanitarium families. The lack of service is many times due to a lack of organization. We should put responsibilities on the heads of departments. They are the partners in the work; we are the servants. MUSKOGEE.—The readers of the REVIEW will be glad to know that as a result of the tent meeting begun in Muskogee, July 5, in the interest of the colored people, who represent fifteen thousand of the population of this place, many are now attending our Sabbath services. When we move into our temporary premises, we hope to organize a church of fifty strong members. At our meetings we could not seat all the people. Some nights as many as four hundred would be standing around a full tent. On account of the opposition against the message, we made free use of the daily papers, presenting in short articles the message to the world today. We have been called into a debate on the Sabbath question. We tried to avoid it, but could not. The man who desires to debate is the pastor of the leading Baptist church, which has a membership of one thousand. We have on foot plans to awaken every large city of Oklahoma. The conference has ordered a large tent for us, with a seating capacity of 600. The message is going among our colored people. Pray for the work in Muskogee.
M. G. NUNES. ELDER F. J. GONSALVES reports five new believers among the Portuguese of New Bedford, Mass. One hundred and nine persons have been baptized in the Central California Conference since the new year began, and thirteen have been received into membership on profession of faith, making one hundred and twenty-two new members. “He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.” “THEY who break company with either sin or sinners by slow degrees never break at all.” Medical Missionary Department
W. A. RUBLE, M. D. - - General Secretary L. A. HANSEN - Assistant Secretary H. W. MILLER, M. D. - N. Am. Div. Secretary Department Business Items
By L. A. Hansen
OUR department has received information regarding another treatment-room enterprise offered either for sale or for rent. Death of the owner necessitates disposition of business. Our employment file has on its list of available workers the names of a number of doctors, nurses, stenographers, bookkeepers, pharmacists, engineers, and other workers. Among these are persons who can fill positions outside of sanitarium work. We have the name of a butter maker who has recently given up a well-paying position for the sake of keeping the Sabbath, and desires employment among our people. We solicit correspondence relative to openings offered for such workers as are mentioned above. We have received a call for a missionary physician to go to a Spanish-speaking field to engage in self-supporting work. A liberal salary, together with house, electric light, water, etc., is offered. We desire only information as to a possible candidate. Our Central Purchasing Bureau is making arrangements for a number of commodities used by our sanitariums and schools, as well as for some things that can be handled through conferences. We are issuing bulletins to all institutions in this country. It is possible that we have overlooked the names of some entitled to the benefits of our bureau. On receiving word from such, we shall be pleased to place them on our mailing list. It is desirable for us to get in touch with persons prepared to give us information relative to commodities that can be used by our institutions, and that may be purchased to advantage through our bureau. Possibly there are those of our own people who are producers of goods that could be handled to the advantage of all concerned. L. A. HANSEN.