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Review and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 8.

The Law of God
Earlier text: Gold Coast, West Africa

Satan and the Sabbath

Though the weather was unfavorable, quite a large number attended the services in the Lafayette Theater last evening under the auspices of the Seventh-day Adventists. Evangelist Luther Warren spoke on the topic of the “Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan.” He read as a text 1 John 3:8: “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.” He said in part:—
“Sin originated with Satan, who was a covering cherub around the throne of God. This exalted angel became jealous of Christ, and rose up in rebellion against God. The great controversy, which began in heaven, was waged over the law of God. Satan rose up in rebellion against God’s law, and led in revolt against the government of heaven a large number of the hitherto loyal angels. But the revolution failed, and the great rebel leader and his host were cast out. The controversy begun in heaven was thus transferred to this earth.
“It is needless to argue concerning the personality of the prince of devils. He is a real being, for he is an angel fallen. And the wicked spirits whom he marshals under his banner are real beings also. Through the transgression of God’s law they lost their first estate, their abode in the holy habitation of heaven.”
“In the closing days of the history of this world Satan is to work with special power. It is at the time of the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness, that Christ will be revealed in heaven, coming with power and great glory. Great miracles will be wrought through the agency of satanic spirits, to deceive those who are dwelling on the earth. Satan comes down with great power because he knows that he has but a short time. In Revelation 13 is found a remarkable prophecy which gives a prophetic outline of the history of this nation. We read: ‘And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.’ Here in this land of light, the greatest nation of the earth in arts and sciences and Christian enlightenment, is to be the greatest manifestation of satanic power and the deceptive, miracle-working agency of evil spirits. From the bosom of this heavenly code Satan has torn out the Sabbath of the great God, which was given to man in the beginning as a sign of God’s power, and he has substituted in its place the holiday of all pagan times—Sunday. As the nations departed from God and went into idolatry and sun-worship, they left the Sabbath of Jehovah, and kept instead the first day of the week, the day upon which light was created. Sunday, therefore, stands as a great rival of the Sabbath of the Lord, and a sign of rebellion against his government.”
The subject to be considered at the next meeting, Mr. Warren said, would be “Modern Spiritualism.”
After the address the speaker answered a number of questions which had been handed in. Several male quartet selections were rendered during the services.

Field Notes

Elder F. H. Conway reports three conversions at Morrison, and two at Pawnee, Okla.
Recent labors of Brother Valentine Leer, at Bowdle, S. D., have been rewarded by the conversion of seven persons to the truth.
Two new Sabbath-keepers are reported in Leavenworth, Kan., as a result of Bible work by Sisters Hornbeck and Bland.
Brother Wm. H. Brown, elder of the Jerome (Kan.) church, reports that four were added to the church-membership at the time of the last quarterly meeting, making the present membership twenty.
The company at McCloud, Okla., was organized into a church, January 14.
Elder Geo. W. Rine reports the baptism of four persons at Sacramento, Cal., January 21.
The West Michigan Herald reports the baptism of three persons at Grand Rapids, January 29.
Brethren J. W. Crouse and John Manful, who are working in Luana, Iowa, report that “three precious souls have taken a firm stand for the commandments of God” there.
Five persons signed the covenant to keep God’s commandments, at Helena, Mont., at the close of recent meetings held by Brother W. A. Gosmer. One backslidden Sabbath-keeper also was reclaimed.
Brother C. L. Taggart reports from Marion, Ill.: “The work at this place is encouraging. A few faithful souls who recently began the observance of the Sabbath give evidence of genuine conversion.”
“The Reading [Pa.] church,” says the Atlantic Union Gleaner, “has gone ahead of any of the other churches in the number of ‘Christ’s Object Lessons’ which they have taken, having pledged themselves for one hundred and thirteen copies.”
In a recent report from Seattle, western Washington, Brother H. J. C. Wollekar says: “Within the past two weeks fourteen have united with our little company here at Green Lake, either by baptism or by letter. It is only two years since this church was organized, with thirty-eight charter members, and now we number nearly eighty.”
The Minnesota Worker of February 8 prints this item: “Brother Steen writes from McHugh, Minn., that there is a family at that place to whom he preached just one sermon a year ago. Upon visiting the place this year, he finds them keeping the Sabbath, and looking for more light. Brother Steen reports eight new Sabbath-keepers at the place, and a good interest.”
The Southwestern Union Record of February 7 announces: “Oklahoma is preparing to sing the song of jubilee, or freedom from the debt of Keene Academy which was apportioned to that conference several years ago. It is expected the last of the account will be paid before the close of this month. The conference energies can then be turned wholly into missionary lines.”
Of the work in the Eastern Pennsylvania conference Elder W. J. Fitzgerald says, in a recent report: “The wheels are moving in this field. Progress is perceptible in every phase of the work. The year 1904 was a year of growth. During the last eight months of the year nearly one hundred were added to those who walk in the light of present truth. Our conference workers and the churches have all taken hold earnestly to make more rapid progress during 1905.”

The One Hundred Thousand

Dollar Fund
Amount previously reported... $56,965 59 South Dakota Conference ............ 120 50 Emily A. Goff ............ 100 00 Frank B. and Mary C. Armitage ............ 100 00 Lucy A. Pennell ............ 100 00 M. C. Wilcox ............ 40 00 West Michigan Conference ............ 39 25 M. Shanks (Ontario) ............ 35 00 George Heinrich ............ 22 00 T. H. Branch ............ 15 00 Council Bluffs (Iowa) Society ............ 13 50 D. A. Ball ............ 10 00 Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Heatar ............ 10 00 I. C. Sultz ............ 10 00 Audubon (Iowa) church (per E. J. Fenton) ............ 10 00 M. C. Robertson (Jamaica) ............ 9 74 Mount Pleasant (Iowa) Society ............ 8 50 Ontario Tract Society ............ 7 75 “‘Alice’ (Broken Bow, Neb.) ............ 7 25 Mrs. E. P. Asbury ............ 7 00 Akron (Ind.) Society ............ 6 50 Miscellaneous (Jamaica) ............ 6 47 C. E. Knox ............ 5 25

FIVE DOLLARS EACH

Mrs. B. A. Liverance, Sister Good (Ontario), Fred Luig, John F. Welch, Miss Dormer (Jamaica), Jacob Bloom, John Riffel, Ben Riffel, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Gaskell, Mrs. F. M. Beeman, J. J. Ames, Elder and Mrs. S. J. Hersum, W. Willey, Mrs. E. Massic, James Shields, Dr. L. H. Wolfsen.
W. R. Innis (Jamaica), $4.87; W. R. Smawling (Jamaica), $4.87; M. L. Andrus, $4.50; Kingston (Jamaica) church, $4.18; B. Haynes, M. D., $3.45; Bradford (Pa.) church, $3; friends in the truth (per Mrs. Grace Longfellow), $3; George R. Close, $2.63.

$2.50 EACH

Anna Hibben, J. C. Bauer, Jean Phillips.

TWO DOLLARS EACH

Mrs. M. A. Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Pelham, John Ford, Emma Carney, Frank F. Fry, Salma Schramm, Mrs. Nellie Pfaff, Miss A. Z. Rexford, J. D. Brownley, Mrs. Sue F. Herring, Fred Gallusha, S. Todahl, Mrs. M. A. Henderson.
Southfield (Jamaica) church, $1.75; W. Burkley (Jamaica), $1.58; Phillip Porter (Jamaica), $1.50; M. A. Leonard, $1.50; Mrs. M. Clemenson, $1.20; M. Morey, $1.10; Mr. and Mrs. Butler, $1.10; Front Hill (Jamaica) church, $1.09; Johns Hall (Jamaica) church, $1.03; J. Weatle (Jamaica), $.97; Glen Goffe (Jamaica) church, $.97; Brother and Sister Lislie (Jamaica), $.97; W. Blackburn and W. C. Andrews, $.75; J. A. Wahrmann, $.60; E. Rickett (Jamaica), $.36; Priscilla Spencer, $.35; Clarence Spencer, $.30; Mrs. B. Willson (Ontario), $.15; S. Beuhn, $.12; Ann Thomas, $.12.

ONE DOLLAR EACH

Mrs. R. Jones, Mrs. F. L. White, Mrs. H. B. Reynolds, Mrs. E. Haynes, Mrs. S. M. Thomson (Ontario), friends in Milford (Cal.), Mrs. J. B. Mills, A. D. Pember, Mrs. S. Manhart, Dedrich Meyer, George Steinert, Carl Riffel, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Banks, Jennie Metcalf, Sister Mulhorn, L. B. Hoyt, Beaman (Iowa) Society, a friend, Mrs. Lena Doutham, Mrs. D. A. Mais, Mrs. Jennie Preesnell, O. C. Rector, H. Sather, Mrs. M. S. Spicer, E. M. Webster, Mrs. Malinda McGuire, Mrs. Ida Webber, a friend, Mrs. M. C. Otis, Samuel Ham, Mrs. S. Whale, Foust D. Rodgers, Mrs. E. Rodgers.

FIFTY CENTS EACH

Jane Leonard, Orva Leonard, Mary Leonard, Mrs. C. Thompson (Ontario), Ida M. Cronk, Mrs. M. F. Brown, Mina Neufeld, Esa Riffel, Mary Riffel, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Bates, R. H. Wiper, Mrs. R. H. Wiper, S. S. Butler, Mrs. J. A. Scott, Eugenia Soule, Mrs. Emilie Winter, Alana Neufeld.

TWENTY-FIVE CENTS EACH

M. Meyers (Ontario), C. Cornwell (Ontario), Mrs. I. T. L. Davis (Ontario), Mary A. Davis (Ontario), Willie Riffel, Vivian Wiper, Peter Pegg, Edward Pegg, I. C. Knepshield, Mrs. Mary Gray, Ernest Spencer, Walter Scott, Robert E. Scott, Taylor Stepleton.

TWENTY-FOUR CENTS EACH

R. Morris (Jamaica), L. Thomas (Jamaica), J. Thomas (Jamaica), Linstead (Jamaica) church.

TEN CENTS EACH

Mrs. S. A. Fitch, E. V. Bryner, Eliza and Gertrude Ball, Nettie Spencer.
Mrs. Mary Saare ............$ 10 00 Mrs. J. H. Saare ............ 10 00 John Vaes and family ............ 25 00 J. N. Loughborough ............ 25 00 Rosalia Wickline ............ 50 75
Total reported ............$57,976 72
A further list will follow.
Send all donations to W. T. Bland, Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C.

Current Mention

— General Lew Wallace, conspicuous as a military figure, diplomat, and author, died at his home in Crawfordsville, Ind., February 15, aged seventy-eight years.
— President Roosevelt has instructed Commissioner Garfield, of the Department of Commerce and Labor, to begin an investigation of the Standard Oil trust, in compliance with a request embodied in a resolution unanimously adopted by the House of Representatives, February 15.
— The long-drawn-out asphalt controversy in Venezuela has reached a crisis by reason of the action of the Venezuela Supreme Court, which has ordered the sequestration of the property of the American Asphalt Company. It is now considered necessary for the United States government to interfere and bring force to bear on Venezuela.
— The State of Kansas is making war on the Standard Oil trust, and other trusts, and has authorized the establishment of a State oil refinery. To give the legislature greater power to deal with the situation, it is proposed to amend the State constitution. Measures which have already been passed by the legislature against these combines are of doubtful value on account of their alleged unconstitutionality.
— Much significance is attached to preparations for war which are observed on the part of Turkey. A recent dispatch from Sofia to the London Times says: “The rapid progress of Turkish military preparations attracts attention here. War material is being constantly dispatched from Constantinople to Salonika and Adrianople. Fifty quick-fire guns recently arrived at Monastir. Large supplies of uniforms have been ordered for the reserves.”
— Reports from Manchuria indicate the imminence of another great battle between the Russian and Japanese forces, as the weather is moderating, and gives promise of an early spring. The Japanese are employing siege guns used at Port Arthur, and are shelling the Russian fortifications. There are reports of numerous encounters between small detachments of the armies. Press reports state that there is a prospect that Washington will be selected as the place for the conclusion of peace negotiations when the time arrives.
— President Roosevelt has transmitted to the Senate a message giving the new Dominican protocol providing for the collection and disbursement by the United States of the customs revenues of San Domingo for the adjustment of all the obligations of that government. By order of the Senate in executive session, the message was made public. Few documents that have come to the Senate in relation to any of the South or Central American or West Indian republics have attracted so much attention, because of the controversy that has arisen as to the right of the executive to enter into treaty arrangements with any foreign government without the advice and consent of the Senate, as provided in the United States Constitution. The message is of nearly 4,500 words, and was read in full to the Senate. It is largely a discussion of the rights and duties of the United States under the Monroe doctrine, and the president says the protocol affords a practical test of the efficiency of the United States government in maintaining the doctrine.
— An era of terrorism appears to have been opened in Russia by the Social Revolutionary party, signalized by the assassination of the Grand Duke Sergius, uncle of the czar, who was killed at Moscow by a bomb thrown against his carriage while he was being driven through the enclosure surrounding the Kremlin palace. The bomb was filled with a high-power explosive, and part of the victim's body was blown into fragments, death being instantaneous. Others of the imperial family have been warned that they are marked for a similar fate. The only safety for them, says a Russian paper, “seems to be in seeking safety behind palace walls, and all the imperial family have been warned not to venture out.” An extraordinary sitting of the council of the empire has been summoned to consider the situation. Grand Duke Sergius was considered the foremost of the ducal party which opposed the demands of the people, and is held to be more responsible than any other for the recent massacre in St. Petersburg. At the court he wielded very great influence. It is rumored that the czar will now withdraw all opposition to the formation of a Russian representative body called the “zemsky sobor,” and that a measure of popular government will be accorded the Russian people.

Educational Work in the South

By C. L. Stone

DURING the past four or five years, the expression, “The South is a hard field,” has been heard frequently. Not infrequently do we hear it said, “The South is the hardest field.” Whether the difficulty attending the labor is expressed in the positive or in the superlative degree, the work is before us, and must be done.
While interested ones five hundred or a thousand miles away may theoretically solve the knotty problem, yet it necessarily is left for those in the field to grapple with the real situation.
The call for means and for consecrated laborers for the South is also frequently brought to our attention.
It is true that the South is a hard field. For it, means must be solicited. If consecrated workers are needed anywhere, they are needed in the South. After five years of labor in this field, observation has taught me that even the consecrated worker does not always succeed in the South. As a companion for his consecration he must also be blessed with that indispensable requisite, adaptability.
A constant stream of interested workers is pouring into the South, but like the wind described by Solomon, it “goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north.” One can readily see that the supply of workers is not materially increased by this stream that flows both ways.
Long ago the brethren in the South recognized that workers for this field must be secured from among the Southern-born youth. Since the youth were untrained, a goodly number were sent North to secure an education. For various reasons but few of these ever returned.
These facts have brought us face to face with the school problem in this field, and considering the numerical weakness of our conferences and the poverty prevailing in many sections, this is a much greater problem than the school question in the North.
For instance, compare the founding of the intermediate school at Hazel, Ky., with one of like character in a Northern State. I have in mind one such school, which, after having a donation of a good farm, put improvements upon it to the amount of ten thousand dollars the first year, and was under obligation to double that amount in future years. The Hazel school, which is expected to do the same grade of work, was obliged to start with an outlay of only six hundred dollars the first year. This six hundred dollars was the only resource with which to supply land, buildings, and facilities for conducting an industrial school. By judicious management, and by securing one or two temporary loans, a building that will accommodate eighty students was erected on a plat of six acres of land. With a moment’s thought one can readily believe that none of the luxuries, and but few of the necessities for school work could be provided with this meager sum.
There were seats with desks, and abundant blackboard space. We were thankful for even these facilities. Up to the present, nothing has been added to this with the exception of a few denominational books, and the “Encyclopedia Britannica,” which were kindly donated.
During the past three years, by earnest effort, and much sacrifice on the part of the givers, sufficient money was raised to purchase a four-room cottage, to which four smaller rooms were added. This building is the only home the school has to offer to its family.
It is pitiable to note the helpless condition of many of the young people in our conference. The aggregate of promising young people would be sufficient for a good-sized intermediate school. In traveling from church to church one finds in almost every place, from one to ten young people almost or wholly without means. One father said, “If you could meet the expenses of my children after they are at school, I could not secure means to pay their car fare to the school.” After looking the conditions over, I was thoroughly convinced that he told me the truth. While in many places the brethren are not in so close circumstances, yet his was by no means an isolated case. With these facts staring us in the face, it seemed imperative that something must be done that students might help themselves.
The matter was laid before the church at Hazel, and at that meeting sufficient money was pledged to purchase fifty acres of land. The original school building was then transferred to the church to be used for meeting and church-school purposes.
The school now has land to clear and buildings to erect, which provides work for the young men. There is, however, no money in the treasury with which to provide buildings. A large barn has been erected by the principal, and by students who are glad for the opportunity of meeting their expenses in this way. The material in this building was obtained almost entirely from timber cut on the school land, the sawing being done by one of our brethren.
An exhausted bank account and an empty flour barrel are not an unusual coincidence with us. Although the school has been in session more than five months this year, less than fifty per cent of the salaries due to the faculty has been met. From a financial point of view, this outlook would seem discouraging, but in reality the outlook for the school was never brighter. The spirit in the school, and the progress of the earnest class of students, have been so satisfactory that the hearts of the management are full of hope and courage.
It is the earnest wish of the school board to continue building on the school farm during the summer and fall, and if the property now used as a school home could be sold, this would be possible.
Is there not some good Adventist family desirous of locating in the South, who could purchase this place? This is located a short distance from the church and church-school, and is only half an hour’s walk from the intermediate school. This property is advertised in another column. Any donations to this work will be most gratefully received.
C. L. STONE, Principal.

Christian Education

Conducted by the Department of Education of the General Conference.
L. A. HOOPES, Chairman; FREDERICK GRIGGS, Secretary.

Business Notices

BRIEF business notices will be published in this department subject to the discretion of the publishers. A minimum charge of one dollar will be made for one insertion of forty words or less. Three cents a word will be charged for each additional word, and remittance must accompany each order. Initials and figures count as words. Name and address must be counted.
ALL persons unknown to the managers of this paper must send satisfactory written recommendations whenever submitting notices for insertion in this column.
IN THE CASE of poor persons who wish employment, the charge may be remitted, but in order to secure this concession a letter from the elder of the local church of which the advertiser is a member, or from one of our well-known ministers, must accompany the advertisement.
WANTED.—Man to do all kinds farm work, good milker. Age, 20 to 30. Must be Seventh-day Adventist. Work from April 1 till work is finished in fall. Address, stating wages, E. H. Howland, R. F. D. 2, Lapeer, Mich.
THE vegetable oil, with prices advertised in this paper of the 9th inst., is for shortening and cooking purposes; good substitute for olive-oil; free from animal fat. For further particulars, address R. H. Brock, Arkansas City, Kan.
WANTED.—At once, a competent lady stenographer; must be a good penman, and able to take dictation rapidly. This is a good opportunity for the right person. Address, stating experience, the Iowa Sanitarium, Des Moines, Iowa.
SITUATION WANTED.—A reliable young man who has had six months’ experience in restaurant and sanitarium cooking and baking, would like situation. Good references given. Address W. L. Newton, 28-33d Place, Chicago, Ill.
WANTED.—By Seventh-day Adventist, to correspond with those of like faith in North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, or Colorado, who desire to hire a good hand for the coming season. Contemplate taking claim. Address R. L. Hickok, Mantorville, Minn.
FOR SALE.—Eight-room house (4 rooms unfinished) with 4 acres. Good young orchard coming into bearing. Price, $550 cash. Property of Hazel Industrial School, Hazel, Ky. See article “Educational Work in the South,” page 22, or address C. L. Stone, Hazel, Ky.
WE again call attention to our ripe olives and California honey, as some may not have seen our former notice. Now is the time to ship olives before warm weather. Directions for canning olives, which insure keeping and much improves flavor. Address W. S. Ritchie, Corona, Cal.
FOR SALE.—40-acre farm. Price, $800; $500 cash down, and remainder on time if desired and bought before April 1, 1905. This farm is located at Cedar Lake, Mich., about one-half mile west of Seventh-day Adventist academy. Immediate possession. Write owner, Ed. A. Rundell, Edmore, Mich.
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.—Two-story, 9-room house, 28 x 30. Basement and cellar. City water both floors; cistern. Two lots, 70 ft. front, 210 ft. deep. Fruit: cherry, grape, apple, peach, and quince. Two doors west college campus, 61 Manchester St., Battle Creek, Mich. Address Mrs. C. H. Wood, 1104 San Jacinto St., Houston, Tex.

Important Notice

By Irwin Henry Evans

THE committee of arrangements for the General Conference to be held at Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., May 11-30, 1905, desires to secure at once the following information from those who plan to attend this meeting:—
1. Give your full name and address. If you are a delegate, state the fact.
2. Do you wish the committee to provide you with a tent? or must you have a room?
3. If you wish to tent or to room with any particular person, please state your choice.
4. Do you prefer to board yourself? or will you expect the committee to arrange for your board?
Accommodations will be provided for all those who reply to these inquiries prior to March 15, but it is necessary for the committee to receive the information by that time in order to be able to make the necessary arrangements. Tents will have to be secured from distant conferences, and it is therefore necessary to learn as early as possible the number who will require accommodations.
Address all communications concerning this matter to J. S. Washburn, Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C.
In behalf of committee, I. H. EVANS.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

The Spring Term at Union College

THE spring term at Union College begins March 1, and continues twelve weeks. It is the best time in the year for study, being especially favorable for those who have been teaching during the fall and winter. Besides the regular classes running through the year, all of which are open to those who may find any of them adapted to their needs, classes will be organized in the following subjects, to continue during the term: botany, modern church history, biology, advanced algebra, geology, Bible nature, church-school methods, teachers’ review, school management, church-school drawing, elementary algebra, and commercial law. All our industrial classes and trades are also open, and will be at their best during this term. For further information, address President Union College, College View, Neb.

Obituaries

McGrew [corrected notice].—Died at Bird City, Kan., Jan. 8, 1905, of membranous croup, Frankie, the only child of Mrs. Sarah McGrew, aged 6 months and 5 days. He was laid to rest beside his father and two little brothers in Bird City Cemetery. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mickey.                                                                     J. Edward Pegg.
Crawford.—Died in Dunkirk, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1905, Mrs. Maria Crawford, aged 78 years. Sister Crawford received the Sabbath truth about thirty years ago at Rome, N. Y. She leaves two sisters, both of Dunkirk. The funeral service was held at the home of her niece, Mrs. W. E. Stewart, and was conducted by the writer; texts, Acts 26:8; 1 Cor. 15:35.                                                                     J. B. Stow.
Fisher.—Died at Placerville, Cal., Dec. 19, 1904, of cancer of the stomach, Sister Dorcas A. Fisher, aged 63 years, 8 months, and 2 days. Sister Fisher accepted the truths of the third angel's message over twenty years ago. She was an exemplary and conscientious Christian. Her kindred mourn their loss, as do also the household of faith. Words of comfort and hope were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 14:13.                                                                     W. L. Sims.
Rivard.—Died at his home in Clay Center, Kan., Jan. 24, 1905, Brother Thomas Rivard, aged 84 years, 4 months, and 29 days. He accepted the message for this time about five years ago, and has been a true soldier for the Lord. We laid him away to rest until the trump of God shall call forth the sleeping saints. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from 1 Cor. 15:26.                                                                     B. W. Brown.
Downs.—Died at her home near Hunters, Wash., of consumption, Mrs. May Downs, wife of J. E. Downs, aged 32 years, 1 month, and 23 days. She accepted present truth, which she ever held dear, under the labors of Elder D. T. Fero. Hers was a life of self-sacrifice. We hope soon to meet her, therefore we sorrow not as those who have no hope. The funeral service was conducted by Brother House.                                                                     J. M. Downs.
Hendershot.—Died near Tell City, Ind., Dec. 29, 1904, Sister Hitie Hendershot, aged 29 years, 3 months, and 8 days. Eight years ago this dear sister and her husband, Brother L. C. Hendershot, accepted the third angel's message. Since then she developed a beautiful Christian character, which greatly endeared her to all with whom she associated. The funeral service was conducted by the writer.                                                                     J. E. Collins.
Waldo.—Died at Hebron, Conn., Dec. 18, 1904, of pneumonia, Mrs. Eva J. Waldo, aged 51 years and 10 months. About ten years ago, under the labors of Elders H. W. Cottrell and C. L. Kellogg, she accepted present truth, which she loved till the close of her life. She leaves a husband, Brother Loren A. Waldo, elder of the Hebron church, and four children, to mourn their loss. Services at the home were conducted by Elders H. W. Cottrell and G. E. Langdon, and the writer.                                                                     C. H. Edwards.

Publications Wanted

THE following persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, post-paid:—
Mrs. M. A. Henderson, 1616 Brooklyn Ave., Los Angeles, Cal., Watchman, Life Boat, Instructor.
W. P. Fairchild, Sheldon, Wyo., Signs, Life Boat, Good Health, Little Friend, Instructor, Bible Training School, and tracts.

The Falling Stars of 1833

IN renewing his subscription to the REVIEW, Brother John Place, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, who is now eighty-one years of age, states that he has taken this paper ever since it first started under the name of Present Truth. Brother Place further writes:—
Will you please ask all who saw the stars fall Nov. 13, 1833, to write to the REVIEW? I for one saw them. My father and mother lived in Rhode Island on a farm. Father had gone to Boston, sixty miles away, to sell a load of poultry, and mother sat up waiting for him. She called us children, and said, “I think the judgment day has come; for the heavens are all on fire.” I went into the yard under an apple-tree, and O, what a sight! The air was literally full of balls of fire, which fell to within about twenty feet of the ground, and then went out, as a lamp blaze when turned down. I see them yet; blessed sign of my Saviour’s near return!
We should be glad to hear from any others who were eye-witnesses of this remarkable phenomenon. It is evident that the generation has not yet passed away which saw the signs of the coming Saviour, but the time is growing very short. We must now work “with intense earnestness.”

The Missionary Acre Fund

By I. H. Evans

MANY of our people are well acquainted with the plan of the Missionary Acre Fund. It is the giving of what is produced from an acre, more or less, of land, or the earnings of a certain period of time, to be used for a specific purpose.
Heretofore this fund has been used by either the International Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association or the International Medical Missionary Training-school Association. What the latter received was applied in liquidation of the old Battle Creek debt.
This property is now deeded to the General Conference Corporation of Washington, D. C., and this corporation is to pay the debts of the International Medical Missionary Training-school Association. These debts that must be paid amount to $43,071.83.
The General Conference Committee advised this transfer for the sole purpose of protecting the creditors of the old Seventh-day Adventist Educational Society. Conditions had arisen so that the International Medical Missionary Training-school Association was unable to longer carry the obligations against it, and the General Conference Corporation stepped in to protect the creditors.
The General Conference Committee believes that the people will gladly help when they are assured that everything is being done in good faith for the work of God.
Each church and each family is invited to help in this fund. Plant an acre this year for God. If you have no land to till, set apart a portion of time, and give to God the earnings of this time. Together we can pay these obligations in a short time, and scarcely feel it. Let each one resolve to do something this coming year. Send all offerings to the General Conference Treasurer, 222 North Capitol St., Washington, D. C.
I. H. EVANS.

General Conference Attendance Notice

ALL those who have any expectation of attending the next General Conference should read and act upon the important notice printed on page 23.

Business Notice Instructions

By Editor

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General Conference Office Moved

By Editor

THE General Conference office has now been removed to Takoma Park. All mail for the General Conference and the Mission Board should hereafter be addressed to Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. All mail for the Review and Herald Publishing Association and for all the periodicals published by the Association should be addressed to 222 North Capitol St., Washington, D. C., as heretofore.

Special Foreign-Language Editions

The International Publishing Association has issued special editions of the German, Danish, and Swedish papers in which appear the “Open Letter” on the Sabbath question addressed to the Protestant ministers of Washington, and an article on Spiritualism, by Elder R. C. Porter. Both of these subjects are of great importance at this time, and the papers containing them ought to be widely circulated among those who speak these different languages. A very reasonable price has been placed upon these editions; namely, five papers for ten cents, or $1.50 a hundred. Orders should be addressed to the International Publishing Association, College View, Neb.

E. R. Palmer’s Health Restored

BROTHER E. R. PALMER, who was compelled to leave his work with the Review and Herald Publishing Association on account of the condition of his health, and to seek a more favorable climate, writes in a personal letter as follows: “I am free from all unpleasant symptoms, and am apparently in as perfect health as I ever enjoyed.” Brother Palmer has been associated with others in the work of preparation incident to the opening of the Paradise Valley Sanitarium, of which mention is made in an article in this issue of the REVIEW, but he will soon enter the employ of the Pacific Press Publishing Company in its department of circulation. We are much pleased to learn that his health has been restored.

The Year-Book for 1905

By Editor

BECAUSE of other important matter which it has just been decided to publish in the 1905 Year-book, its publication has been necessarily delayed.
This additional matter will make it all the more valuable, and all our people should have a copy. See additional notice on the second page.
The Year-book will be published by the Review and Herald Publishing Association, instead of by the General Conference.
We are sure the demand this year will be double that of last year, and all our depositories should order a liberal supply at once.
Orders can be filled about March 5.

Washington, D. C

By J. S. Washburn

As will be seen by the list on page 21, the Washington building fund has now reached the amount of $57,976.72. This leaves $42,023.28, which we earnestly hope will be supplied before the opening of the General Conference, May 11. This means that $3,222.56 should be supplied each week until that time. During the last week we received $1,011.13. At this rate the amount needed for the work in Washington would not be supplied until Dec. 2, 1905.
The work of building will go no faster than the means are supplied. We shall incur no debt. The purchase of land, the work on the school buildings, and the fitting up of the sanitarium in the city have taken a large amount of money, although the work has been economically done. Unless there is a very large increase in donations, the General Conference offices can not be built before the General Conference. Will not several of the true friends of the work send in one thousand dollars each, that these offices, which are greatly needed, may be erected immediately?
We quote again from a Testimony written January 11:—
Let the churches in every State act their part, that the work in Washington may not come to a standstill. Let us make liberal gifts to this work, and the Lord will bless us and it. We can not see this work coming to a standstill while it is but half done. It need not come to a standstill if all our people will come up to the help of the Lord. Let us come up to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty powers of darkness.
J. S. WASHBURN.
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Review and Herald · Feb 23, 1905