Earlier text: The Official Organ of the Religious Liberty BureauOne Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar Fund
By C. M. S.
For Special Work at Home and Abroad An Impossible Undertaking
It is feared by some that the slowness of the growth of the $150,000 fund is an indication that we have grappled with an impossible undertaking. This Is far from the Fact
So far as we have learned, every church that has taken hold of the work upon the plan suggested, has accomplished its allotment, and has found, as Jacob did at Bethel, that the Lord was there with a blessing for them, though they, through lack of faith, had not really expected it. Recently one of the larger churches in California, a church, by the way, which had recently built and paid for a church-school building and a church within the year, made up their minds it was time to grapple with their apportionment of the big fund. They more than did their share at the first attempt, and are rejoicing over the completed task. Surely, if any church ever had an excuse for holding back, that church had. But they surprised themselves when they saw what they had done. It was accomplished without any oratory or laborious effort. Other churches have had the same experience, while still others are holding back, fearful to make the attempt. Of course, the initiative must be taken by the officers of the several churches. That is what they are made leaders for. Israel's success did not come until the leaders took the lead. Then there was nothing that could stand before them. Until they did take the lead, there was nothing too small to hinder them. There is glorious victory for every church in this matter. Our church leaders can not afford to stand between the people and that victory. The only way they can keep from standing there is to take the lead in this matter as in all others. Every church that has done its share has felt the vivifying influence of God's blessing. Atlantic Union Conference
By I. H. Evans
Received on the $150,000 Fund up to July 23, 1907
Atlantic Union Conference
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| Central New England |
$2,634.61 |
| Chesapeake |
424.26 |
| Eastern Pennsylvania |
1,412.85 |
| Greater New York |
462.07 |
| Maine |
362.22 |
| New Jersey |
552.63 |
| New York |
1,103.42 |
| Southern New England |
1,138.50 |
| Vermont |
850.70 |
| Virginia |
276.67 |
| West Pennsylvania |
932.57 |
| West Virginia |
241.67 |
| Western New York |
1,301.67 |
| Total |
$11,693.84 |
Canadian Union Conference
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| Maritime |
$316.43 |
| Quebec |
33.78 |
| Ontario |
353.48 |
| Total |
$703.69 |
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| Colorado |
$882.69 |
| Iowa |
2,936.09 |
| Kansas |
1,739.37 |
| Missouri |
929.31 |
| Nebraska |
4,819.18 |
| Wyoming |
412.87 |
| Total |
$11,719.51 |
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| Washington churches |
$1,317.09 |
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| East Michigan |
$1,308.82 |
| Indiana |
4,475.48 |
| North Michigan |
131.51 |
| Northern Illinois |
1,638.74 |
| Ohio |
2,662.61 |
| Southern Illinois |
750.58 |
| West Michigan |
3,178.97 |
| Wisconsin |
1,818.22 |
| Total |
$15,964.93 |
North Pacific Union Conference
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| Conference not specified |
$362.96 |
| British Columbia | 112.80 |
| Montana | 292.05 |
| Upper Columbia | 1,622.87 |
| Western Washington | 1,132.26 |
| Idaho | 844.90 |
| Western Oregon | 1,420.47 |
| Total | $5,788.31 |Northern Union Conference
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| Alberta |
$156.10 |
| Manitoba |
239.70 |
| Saskatchewan Mission Field |
34.85 |
| Minnesota |
4,795.44 |
| South Dakota |
2,635.47 |
| North Dakota |
1,767.41 |
| Conference not specified |
73.82 |
| Total |
$9,702.79 |
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| Arizona |
$177.87 |
| California-Nevada |
5,199.16 |
| Southern California |
502.16 |
| Utah |
205.46 |
| Total |
$6,084.65 |
Southern Union Conference
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| South Carolina |
$135.19 |
| Alabama |
242.42 |
| Tennessee River |
703.50 |
| Florida |
342.85 |
| North Carolina |
268.36 |
| Kentucky |
30.36 |
| Cumberland |
581.26 |
| Louisiana |
388.61 |
| Mississippi |
194.66 |
| Georgia |
355.89 |
| Total |
$3,247.10 |
Southwestern Union Conference
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| Not specified |
$20.18 |
| Arkansas |
222.64 |
| Oklahoma |
1,700.55 |
| Texas |
1,157.26 |
| Total |
$3,100.63 |
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| Unknown |
$153.20 |
| Conference |
Amount |
|---|
| Algeria |
$13.33 |
| Australia |
137.06 |
| Bermuda |
25.00 |
| China |
20.60 |
| South Africa |
128.16 |
| Jamaica |
13.41 |
| Yukon Territory |
10.00 |
| England |
256.32 |
| West Africa |
14.06 |
| Mexico |
2.00 |
| Costa Rica |
6.25 |
| India |
12.48 |
| South America |
23.35 |
| Switzerland |
9.69 |
| Panama |
9.00 |
| Nicaragua |
4.00 |
| Central American Mission |
17.00 |
| Trinidad |
.34 |
| Norway |
25.00 |
| Japan |
12.50 |
| Havti |
5.00 |
| Egypt |
51.55 |
| Palestine |
2.00 |
| Tobago, W. I. |
1.22 |
| Cuba |
4.00 |
| Total |
$803.32 |
Grand Total ................................ $70,279.06 All remittances should be made to the treasurer of the State conference wherein the remitter resides. If, for any reason, this is not possible, then remittance should be made to I. H. Evans, Treasurer, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., and not to the Review and Herald Publishing Association. MRS. E. G. WHITE
By Ellen G. White
On Monday morning, April 22, we left Fernando for Loma Linda, where we were to join the rest of our party, who had made short visits to Glendale and Paradise Valley. At Loma Linda we found the work moving forward encouragingly. Since my last visit to this place about one year ago, some improvements have been made in the property. Two cottages have been added, and a three-story addition, forty by eighty feet in size, has been made to the main building. This addition was necessary to provide satisfactory bath-rooms, and offices for the physicians. The new bath-rooms are roomy and convenient, and they add greatly to the popularity of the place. The patronage at the sanitarium during the winter months has been better than at any previous period. Favorable impressions have been made upon the patients who have visited the institution. Some of these have been converted, and others are deeply interested in our message. For this we are thankful. This is the object for which our sanitariums have been established, the conversion of souls. This beautiful sanitarium property, that in the wonderful providence of God has come into our possession, is in the midst of the orange district, and is noted for the excellency of its fruit. It is within easy access of Redlands, Riverside, Colton, San Bernardino, and other cities. As a result of the labors of Elder Simpson, Elder Haskell, and others, strong companies of believers have been raised up in Riverside and Redlands, and there is also a small company at San Bernardino. Elder Hare and Elder Whitehead have just concluded a series of meetings at Redlands, as a result of which five new converts have been added to the church there. In San Bernardino Dr. Lillis Wood-Starr has found many openings for educational work. About three months ago she began to conduct studies in cooking, healthful dress, and general hygiene, with some of the families of our own church. She was assisted in her work by some of the helpers from the sanitarium who were able to give practical demonstrations in healthful cooking and in simple nursing. Neighbors were invited to attend these demonstrations, and some who were present by invitation requested that similar studies be given in their homes, to which they might invite some of their friends. Thus the work grew rapidly, until Dr. Starr was unable to respond to all the requests she received. Her work was brought to the attention of the superintendent of public schools, and at his invitation she gave health talks before as many as fifteen hundred children in the schools of the city. Her co-operation with the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union has enabled her to become acquainted with many excellent ladies. Such efforts as these are powerful factors in removing from the minds of many the prejudice that exists against our people. While we were at Loma Linda, we were made sad to hear of the death of Elder W. W. Simpson. Brother Simpson was a man who thoroughly believed the message for this time, and he preached it with power. His winning way of presenting Bible doctrines, and his ability to devise and to use suitable illustrations, enabled him to hold the close attention of large congregations. He had confidence in the power of the word of God to bring conviction, and the Lord greatly blessed his efforts in the salvation of many souls. We may say of our brother, “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” On Sabbath, April 27, many of our brethren and sisters from neighboring churches gathered in the parlors with the sanitarium family, and I spoke to them there. I read the first chapter of Hebrews as the basis of my discourse. This chapter clearly indicates the individual personalities of the Father and the Son. Speaking of the Son, the apostle says, “God . . . hath appointed [him] heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.” If men and women could be once inspired by a view of the great and grand work that has been accomplished through God’s gift of his Son, their days would no longer be given up to pleasure-seeking and frivolity. Our ears would no longer be pained by the drunkard’s song and the story of crime and wickedness. Men would endeavor to place themselves where they could realize the meaning of the great salvation offered through Jesus Christ. It means life, eternal life to the receiver. Christ was the greatest medical missionary that ever trod the earth. Did he come with grandeur, making a wonderful display, as some seem to think is necessary in order to make a favorable impression? Souls are not converted by such impressions. Had it been best for the success of his mission, Christ would have come in great glory, accompanied by myriads of angels. But no; he laid aside his glory and his high authority as commander of the hosts of heaven, and came to our world as a humble child. He was born in poverty. His early years were spent in an obscure village, toiling at the carpenter’s bench. Even here, thoroughness characterized his work. Nothing left his hands that was not perfect in workmanship. “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” To all who believe in him he promises power to become sons of God. But there must be a continuance in that belief. So long as we maintain a living connection with God, his Holy Spirit will enable us to preserve our faith in him and in his word. But unless we continue to lay hold of the hope set before us in the gospel, we shall drift,—drift away from the truth on the tide of skepticism and infidelity. Few have any idea of the battles that are before us. The stronger the conflict, however, the more strength will the Holy Spirit impart to us. We are not left to struggle alone against the mighty opposing forces of evil. Were our eyes opened, we should see heavenly angels about us, to protect us from the influence of the hosts of evil. Jesus watches over every one. He will not suffer us to be tempted above that which, with his help, we are able to bear. He desires us to have faith and confidence in him, that he may fill us with peace and happiness. As laborers together with God, we are not left in our poverty-stricken condition to do the great work that lies before us. Christ does not send forth his disciples upon their world-wide mission without promising to sustain them. “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth,” he declares. “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” How wonderfully the Lord has wrought for us in the securing of the9 Loma Linda Sanitarium! He knew that we could not unaided have purchased these buildings and their furnishings. But he opened the way before us, that we might secure the property, and make it a blessing to others. And so he will open the way in other places where sanitariums should be established. These institutions should be out of the cities, yet near enough to make it possible for the workers to give the message of warning in the great centers of population. Let all connected with our sanitariums work under the guidance of our Heavenly Father, seeking to improve every opportunity to reach the hearts of those with whom they are associated. As they do this, they will increase in capability, in judgment, and in the fear of the Lord. Let the workers realize that this is God’s property. Each one should know for himself that he is faithfully performing the duties that are laid upon him. Let us all be kind and patient, tender-hearted and forgiving. Never let us give expression to a rough or an impatient word. Let us pray that the Lord’s name may be glorified in us. God will surely work through us, and cause the power of his truth to reach human hearts, if we will, as workers, give ourselves unreservedly to him, and diligently study his Word. O how inexpressibly precious is his Word! Shall we not study it more faithfully? It has been wonderfully preserved for us through the ages. As we present its principles to others, it will have a holy influence upon mind and character; for there is life in obedience to its commandments: there is strength and encouragement in its promises. My soul is drawn out in intense earnestness for the salvation of souls. At times the burden rests upon me so heavily that I can not sleep, and I arise in the early morning hours, and write, urging our brethren to labor earnestly for the salvation of their fellow men. I am now nearly eighty years of age, and although my enthusiasm is still strong, I desire to see many who are younger than I stepping into the ranks. We do not want the judgments of God to fall upon our world, while so little has been done to warn its inhabitants. We must put forth intense efforts to cause the light of truth to shine forth in every city and town. Much more would be accomplished if all were laboring for souls with the intensity that Christ put into his ministry. Night after night he spent in the open air, with strong crying and with agonizing prayer to his Father. Let us resist the enemy, that he may flee from us. Let us lay hold upon eternal life. God has prepared for us a city, whose glories it is impossible to describe. In this beautiful city, in the earth made new, we may spend eternity. There we shall be free from the sufferings and the heartaches of this earth. Christ is calling us to hide our lives in him by living faith. He opens before us the privilege of being “partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” The Glory of the Lord
By Eliza H. Morton
The glory of the Lord is like
A flame of living light.
It burned within the wayside bush,
It led a host by night.
And shall we turn it into shame
And bring reproach to God's dear name? The glory of the Lord will fill
The house of praise and prayer,
And angels glide adown the aisles
When faith and love are there.
Thy glory, Lord, will crown the meek;
Help us that glory now to seek. The face of Moses shone with light
When he had talked with God,—
A light with splendor not of earth,
The glory of the Lord;
And we may show upon our face
The miracle of love and grace. And when our King in glory comes,
He’ll open wide the door
To mansions for his own prepared
Forever, evermore.
O glorious Saviour, we are thine;
Through us now let thy glory shine. Camp-Meeting Board
By William Covert
It is scarcely possible to please everybody with the camp-meeting board. Even if the food is very good and prepared in the best of style, some one whose judgment regarding such matters is imperfect, and whose appetite is out of line with normal conditions, may complain. However, since there are a great many minds and tastes to be dealt with, it is best to provide the table with a good variety of good hygienic dishes, so that as many as possible may be satisfied. The writer desires it to be distinctly understood that he has no disposition to complain about this matter, for he personally knows that cooks, stewards, and waiters sincerely desire to satisfy all with an excellent menu served in good order. He can therefore with kindness to all consider this subject. The desire is that in harmony with the Lord’s advice, all our eating and all our drinking be done to the glory of God. Perhaps the first item for consideration at any American table is bread. This is wanted in abundance. Our people, if they can get it, will use more brown bread than white. Soft bread is better one day old than fresh. Sour bread is a serious offender when it appears at the camp-meeting, or at any other table. Some of its worst qualities can be removed by toasting in an oven. The various toasted foods should have a place on the camp table, as they are easy of digestion, and many want them. Beans, peas, lentils, fresh cooked potatoes, beets, squash, apples, peaches, pears, plums, oranges, prunes, cherries, apricots, grapes, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, melons, sweet corn, cooked grains, salads, dairy products, eggs, nuts, and other healthful articles of diet may all very properly be placed before our people to be eaten at the camp-meetings. These things in their seasons, suitably prepared and well served, leave no reasonable room for any dissatisfaction regarding the camp-meeting board. If places were assigned and held for all who eat at the camp table, some unpleasant features would be avoided. Such an arrangement would go a long way toward preventing the unkind and improper rush for the table which is often seen. Surely something should be done to institute a proper course in this respect. None of us conduct ourselves after this unpleasant manner in our homes, and why should it prevail in the sacred camp of the Lord? It is not done anywhere else by us, and it is high time that this method cease at our camp-meetings. This manner of rushing to the table to get possession of any seat that can first be reached, crowds out those who are busy, and those who are infirm,—a thing that never should be done anywhere. Every properly regulated boarding-house has a place assigned to each individual, and his right to that place is respected by all. This is done in many of our camp-meetings. It should be done in them all. As a rule, there should be a table provided for the ministers attending the meeting, because they are often detained from getting to the table at the ringing of the bell. This is not because they desire it to be so, but because the call to some duty has made it so. By arranging a separate table for them, they can be saved from embarrassment and inconvenience when these irregularities occur. It is only intended by these few suggestive remarks that we all as Christians endeavor to follow the golden rule, and thereby do more acceptable service for the Lord. Talking Peace—Preparing War
By John S. Wightman
The reason of the hesitancy of Europe in taking up the question of disarmament seems to be merely that “the time is not ripe,” is the report of Professor De Maartens, who has been sounding the powers in behalf of the Russian government. From the plea for more time, the Boston Transcript draws the conclusion that “each opposing power doubtless hopes to increase its relative strength before the time for a final adjustment of the equation arrives.” What a foolish and ruinous rivalry it is! England builds a “Dreadnaught,” and we provide for two, whereupon our kin beyond the sea—with whom war is unthinkable—respond by ordering three more great battle-ships; while Japan, Germany, and even Brazil, are not a whit behind in the mighty preparations for war. Collier’s Weekly, in its issue of March 30, said: “The fact that eight great powers of the world are squandering fourteen million dollars a year—enough to build thirty thousand miles of railroad every twelve months—on preparations for war finds great difficulty in impressing itself upon the minds of practical statesmen as a thing to be reformed. There is no other way in which five hundred million dollars a year could be so easily saved as by an agreement to limit armaments all around; yet this simple process, which could be practically worked out in a day, is treated by most members of the ruling classes of Europe as a feat beyond the capacity of the human mind.” Alas, there can be no hope for the abolition of war! Rather, as the Paris Temps says: “This continual talk of peace will eventually lead to the complete embroilment of Europe.” The Scientific American notes: “Among the maritime nations of Europe there is a feverish anxiety to equip the respective navies with a large force of submarine vessels.” And when we consider what a hundred of these little demons of the sea, costing ten million dollars in all, would have accomplished for the Russian government at Port Arthur and Vladivostok, how they could have annihilated the Japanese fleet, we can perhaps better understand M. De Bloch, and his “War of the Future,” a work, in fact, that awakened the czar’s keenest apprehension as to the dread possibilities of a future international world strife on sea10 and land. According to Mr. H. H. Wilson’s views of the naval situation, published in the Nineteenth Century, there “is no immediate prospect of anything like naval disarmament on the part of the great powers, or even a cessation of activity. It grows clearer and clearer from the signs that far from naval disarmament being at hand, the competition is growing fiercer and fiercer.” When the “time for a final adjustment of the equation arrives,” it will be found to be, as Daniel declares, “a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation,” a time of which the apostle John writes, when “the nations are angry;” “the last days,” Paul writes, when “perilous times shall come.” It must be clearly seen that a court of arbitration, which now seems to be the special aim of the peace advocates at The Hague, recourse to which is purely optional, and which has no armies at its back to enforce its decisions, is a mere castle in the air. In our realm of the political, there is no peace anywhere except that secured by force, and force is not and can not be a proper synonym for the peace that satisfies and is beyond natural understanding. And with the armies and the navies ready and equipped for service, the power which Mr. Andrew Carnegie declares must prevail, and, if necessary, force the recalcitrant nation into line—an international police power that will brook no defiance—the federated sovereignties of the world will be no more immune from the possibilities of war than were the Federation of American States in 1861-65. With the setting up, permanently, of the world legislature and the world court, the installing of a world executive,—the legislative, the judicial, the executive,—a universal world government, armies and navies will be absolutely as necessary to enforce the decisions of the tribunal and secure the application of the laws as at any other time in the history of world-empires. The prophet Joel, with clearest prophetic vision, saw it all—saw it in “the last days”—saw it in the revealing light of heaven’s own lamp: “Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.” Reader, the great day of the Lord—the day of “his appearing”—is near. The disciples of Christ asked the Master a simple, plain, direct question: “Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?” Matthew and Luke and Mark relate his reply—a reply as direct and specific as the question. There were to be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars, and upon the earth distress and perplexity of the nations. We can see it. The nations, weak and strong,—distressed and perplexed,—are making gigantic preparations for war. China, Japan, the great powers of Europe, the South American republics, Mexico, the United States, and even islands of the sea, are steadily, unceasingly getting ready for war upon a scale never before attempted. They are coming up to the great battle of Armageddon, even while the prophetic peace and safety “cry” reverberates through the earth. Be not deceived; all this means the coming of Christ and the end of the world. War, desolation, carnage and ruin—“a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation”—“then cometh the end.” The Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
By J. W. Westphal
MUCH is said in these days about the papal spirit in the church. We are taught and warned against it. It is taken into account in our organization, that no man in position of responsibility shall assume undue authority. And this is right. Man is so constituted that, except for the grace of God, he will readily become a pope. There was the same danger in the Jewish church that there is now, and the Lord knew it. Every believer in the Bible will readily recognize that it was never manifested by Moses and Aaron (despite the universal complaint to the contrary), save when smiting the rock twice. But the papal spirit manifested itself among the people many times. The most noted instance was the rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. It pervaded the entire Israelitish ranks on that occasion, and was determined on driving from among them those whom God had appointed to lead his people. They wished to put themselves and their authority in the place of God and his authority. Only by divine interposition was it prevented. The spirit they accused Moses of possessing was in them. It thus appears that there is the same danger of popery from the many as from the one, from those not in authority as from those who are. The triumph of the spirit of prophecy in the congregation dethroned popery. The recognition of the voice of God is the only thing that will keep popery out of any organized church, however perfect. How they misjudged and misinterpreted the words and actions of Moses and Aaron! He whom they looked upon as their enemy and oppressor was their best friend. His jealousy for sacred institutions was not for himself, but for God and the good of his people. How often had he demonstrated his love! His interests were all bound up with the interests of the Jewish people. When judgments were visited, it was only to prevent the whole lump from becoming leavened. After having carried the heavy load for some time, feeling their jealousy and criticisms, accused of wanting to domineer over them, and finally of killing “the people of the Lord,” he is always the first to plead their pardon. “Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord; for the plague is begun. And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.” Num. 16: 46-48. How just was the Lord in dealing with all on that occasion! The three leaders in the rebellion were first punished, and in a most signal, exemplary way. The families of Dathan and Abiram boldly took their position with them till the last, and so were destroyed with them. It seems that the family of Korah did not fully share his spirit, and when Moses told the people to depart from their tents, his family left him in his tent alone, and he alone perished. Num. 16: 26-33; 26: 9-11. The two hundred and fifty who, contrary to the Lord’s arrangement, took upon themselves the responsibility of offering incense before the Lord were consumed by fire that came forth from him, as had been Nadab and Abihu when they offered strange fire before the Lord. The congregation had been led into the mutiny. They had not gone so far as the leaders. They were not so responsible as the rest. The Lord heard Moses’ prayer in their behalf, and they would have gone unpunished had they not afterward continued their complaints and rebellion. May we not believe that the fourteen thousand seven hundred who died of the plague were those who, as leaders, raised again the standard of rebellion? Now for the first time they resigned themselves to their lot to fall in the wilderness. Hitherto they had hoped in some way to reach the promised land. Believing that the word that they should die was only from Moses, they saw no reason why they might not enter. Referring to the impending judgments, Moses had said: “Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.” Verse 28. They at last saw the utter hopelessness of all their efforts to escape their well-merited punishment. In despair they cry, “Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. Whosoever cometh anything near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?” Num. 17: 12, 13. The Washington Sanitarium and the Sanitarium Idea
By D. H. Kress
For a generation a wave has been passing over the medical world in favor of rational remedies in the treatment of disease. Drugs, which were at one time universally employed, are now not so much in demand. Physicians have shown a marked tendency in favor of treating disease by external rather than internal remedies. Massage, electricity in its various forms, general and local baths, Russian and electric baths, mechanical and Swedish massage, physical culture exercises, and a corrected and antiseptic dietary are the remedies that are at present recognized by the medical profession as of the greatest value in treating disease. It is recognized that disease is due to auto-intoxication, an accumulation of poisons or organic wastes in the system, and that this results in disturbed circulation of the blood, causing internal congestion. Rational medicine aims to prevent the formation and retention of these wastes by assisting nature to eliminate them, and at the same time equalizing the disturbed circulation of the blood. There is nothing new in the modern medicine idea. The principles upon which it is based, though at times unrecognized, have always existed. Even little birds appreciate the beneficial tonic influence of the cold morning plunge bath. There is nothing known to nature that is more beneficial in equalizing the circulation than impressions made upon the circulatory system from without, and no agent equals water in making these impressions. It is a historical fact that the Russians, Swedes, Tartars, and Finns have for ages employed, in one form or another, water and hot-air baths. Through the ancient Greeks, Romans, Turks, and Russians, the idea of water and hot-air baths as therapeutic agencies has been handed down to the moderns. Rheumatism and kindred complaints have in all ages been treated externally by the application of heat and friction. During recent years electricity has been applied with good results, and among its special uses, none can rank higher in importance than the electric-water and the electric-light baths. The rays of light may be applied to the body without heating the surrounding air. They may be used locally, as on an arm or any painful area. They may be diffused and caused to heat the air surrounding the patient. The result of this bath is increased skin elimination and improved circulation of the blood, etc. In painful affections, the pain may be almost immediately relieved on application of the rays of light. These treatments are merely aids in eliminating poisons from the system. They do not remove the causes which are responsible for their accumulation in every case. In recent years special attention has been called to the fact that disease is usually due to errors in eating. The free use of tea and meat has been condemned by medical authorities as active causes in producing disease. Then again, foods wholesome in themselves may be combined in a manner to cause digestive disorders and general disease. The aim at the present day is to cure disease by the removal of the causes, and by assisting nature, by the use of the natural and rational therapeutic remedies, in the restorative efforts. The aim of the modern sanitarium idea is to bring together and to make use of all rational agencies that can be utilized to assist nature in her efforts to establish a normal condition of body and mind. The sanitarium idea had its origin about forty years ago. The first sanitarium established by Seventh-day Adventists was launched at Battle Creek, Mich., in the year 1866. So successful has been the result of this mode of treatment, that demands were made for enlargement, and for sanitariums in other places. These demands are responsible for the rapid growth of this modern reform in treating disease. At present Seventh-day Adventists have treatment rooms and sanitariums all over the world. They believe bodily healing to be a part of gospel work. While in their sanitariums no doctrinal views are urged upon any, none but skilful Christian men and women are employed. A cheerful Christian influence pervades the place, and is considered essential in aiding the sick in gaining health. The Washington Sanitarium, located at Takoma Park, is one of the most recent additions to the work in Washington. Although it has been in operation only a little over a month, already it has a fair patronage. The location of the Washington Sanitarium is all that could be desired. The surroundings are restful and delightful. The water can not be surpassed for purity. The elevation and surrounding woods and almost constant breeze make it several degrees lower in temperature at the Sanitarium during the warm weather than in the city of Washington, distant only seven miles. The Educational Methods of the Jesuits
By Chas. T. Everson
I took occasion a short time ago to look into the modus operandi of the largest Jesuit college here at Rome. It contains upward of a thousand students, and has a beautiful site near the railroad station. It is really the school of the rich, as its requirements in apparel, tuition, etc., are above the purse of the lower classes. The leading families of the aristocracy send their children to this school. On one occasion a minister of the king’s cabinet upbraided the senators of the Italian Parliament because they were endeavoring to make a strong fight upon the papacy, while at the same time they were sending their children to the Jesuit college for their education. They replied that if an institution which furnished the same advantages were provided them, they would immediately take their children out of the hands of the Jesuits and send them there; but as long as there was not an institution at Rome that could afford the needed education for their children, they would be compelled to continue sending them to the Jesuit college. Should we not stop right here and ask ourselves if this is not an opening that should be occupied by our people who have received special light on the educational problem? One needs take but a hasty glance at the methods used by the Jesuits to understand the secret of their success. The student enters their school at the tender age of seven; and after once entering the school, he must not return to his home until his education is completed. During the vacation the students go into the country, accompanied by their teachers, to spend the hot summer months, and in the fall they return again in time for the opening of school. At the special request of the parents, the students may return home during the vacation, but only for a short stay. During the school year, however, they are not permitted to sleep out of the institution for a single night. Even relatives can not see the students except by special consent of the parents of the children; and if the students are accorded the permission to take a walk with their parents or relatives, they must be back in the school building before sunset. On holy days there must be no visiting at all, in order not to interfere with the religious devotions of the students; for every student is required to attend religious service, and this duty is as obligatory upon him as to present himself for his lessons. The students must have no money on their persons, but whatever money is for them is consigned to the superiors of the school. Thus the child is made fully dependent upon his teachers for everything he needs. It can be readily seen at a glance that it is a system calculated to obtain the results at which the institution aims. The Jesuits take the children at a tender age, keep them under their influence constantly day and night for the entire year. After a few years of this continual contact with these Jesuitical teachers who constantly and persistently work away at the pliable minds of the youth under their care to inoculate them with their poisonous teachings, the students are bound to succumb to the toxic effect of the Jesuitical atmosphere. Is it to be wondered at that the students who come under Jesuitical teachers become bigoted Catholics? Jesuitism studies and persistently endeavors to hold the young and tender mind of the student under the continual and direct control of the dominating influence of the teacher until the Jesuitical mold has been given to it. In the Jesuit institution the instruction that the student gains from books and in class is the smallest part of his education. What he absorbs from the Jesuitical atmosphere and in contact with his astute teachers is the part that has the greatest molding influence upon his life.