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Review and Herald, Vol. 79, No. 39.

Keeping Back Something
Earlier text: A Swarm of Bees

The Canadian Union Conference

By J. W. Collie

THE first session of the Canadian Union Conference was held at Waterloo, Quebec, Sept. 10-15, 1902. The conferences of Ontario, Quebec, Maritime, and the mission field of Newfoundland were represented by delegates; and Elder W. A. Spicer, of the General Conference, was present two days of the meeting. A spirit of unanimity prevailed in all the meetings of the conference, and many said that it was the best meeting of the kind they had ever attended. The general field was reported by Elder Thurston, who outlined what had been accomplished since the organization of the conference, and spoke particularly of the work in Newfoundland, which he had recently visited. Elder Farman, representing that field, also spoke encouragingly of the progress of the medical and evangelical work. The presidents of the Maritime, Quebec, and Ontario Conferences also presented reports which showed the outlook to be promising for the future.
The delegates present were chosen as a committee on plans, and the following additional committees were chosen: On Nominations, G. E. Langdon, H. J. Farman, J. M. Ellis; Credentials and Licenses, J. W. Collie, S. A. Farnsworth, M. S. Babcock. One very pleasant feature of the session was the willingness on the part of all to forget territorial lines and merely local interests, and plan for the entire field, each one expressing his willingness to render assistance where most needed.
Inasmuch as the field would be more accessible from Montreal, it was chosen as headquarters, and the depository now located at Toronto will be moved to that city. Elder Thurston will also locate there, as well as Brother Hartwell, and they will be able to render valuable assistance to the work in that city.
The publishing committee have under consideration the advisability of reprinting French tracts bearing the imprint of the Canadian Association, which can be used to good advantage among the people of that nationality in Quebec. Larger books and pamphlets will also be handled in the same way as may seem best.
The following officers were elected: President, W. H. Thurston; Vice-President, J. W. Collie; Secretary and Treasurer, S. D. Hartwell; Executive Committee, W. H. Thurston, J. W. Collie, S. D. Hartwell, G. E. Langdon, H. J. Farman, S. A. Farnsworth, T. H. Robinson, A. E. Lemon, M. D., E. P. Auger; Trustees for legal incorporation, W. H. Thurston, J. W. Collie, G. E. Langdon, M. S. Babcock, S. D. Hartwell, T. H. Robinson, S. A. Farnsworth; Publishing Committee, W. H. Thurston, J. W. Collie, S. D. Hartwell, G. E. Langdon, E. P. Auger.
The results of this meeting will surely be felt, as each one present was made better acquainted with the several fields and their needs. A feeling of brotherly kindness exists, and we confidently expect that advanced steps will be taken the coming year, and this field, which to a certain extent has been neglected, will begin to take the place that God designs it should, and that many precious souls will be gathered out as the result of faithful, earnest work. J. W. Collie.

Revival Meetings at Plains, Montana

By R. D. Quinn; W. D. Emery

Montana

PLAINS.— We arrived at Plains about the middle of July, and at once erected our tent, and began meetings. The special power that is just now attending the third angel’s message has been with us from the very opening.
A growing attendance and an ever-increasing interest have characterized the work, until at present we are in the midst of a revival which is shaking this country, and bringing out a people to stand on the eternal principles of truth and righteousness.
The work here thus far has been so manifestly under the direction of the great Shepherd of the sheep that we will not at this writing attempt to draw any conclusions as to the outcome. A goodly company have already taken their stand, and we firmly believe that the near future will see a church organized in this place.
“There shall be delay no longer” means business, brethren; God has put his hand to the work as we have not seen it before. “A crisis is right upon us. We must now by the Holy Spirit’s power proclaim the great truths for these last days.” “Invisible armies of light and power are attending the servants of God, and there is at this time “no measure to the usefulness of those who are willing to undergo the necessary discipline,” “and to become the hands of heavenly instrumentalities to work out the purposes of God in the earth.” Courage is the keynote now. Hasten, O hasten, to the work.
R. D. QUINN, W. D. EMERY.
[Later word from Elder Quinn states that eleven were baptized at Plains. Brethren Quinn and Gosner are now conducting tent meetings at Hamilton.]

Ohio Tent Meetings Draw Growing Crowds

By C. A. Watkins

Ohio

VINCENT.—At the late conference at Coshocton I was invited to make Ohio my field of labor for a season, and as arrangements had already been made with the Louisiana Conference, with which I was connected the past year, I was in readiness for immediate service. At a small town in the southern part of the State, but thirteen miles from Marietta, the oldest city in Ohio, the way was open for the presentation of present truth. This community is in no sense behind in any of the modern attainments, yet here, as in many other places, we found a great lack in the knowledge of that all-important attainment acquired only by the study of Scripture. Brother M. C. Kirkendall and myself were requested to pitch our tent here, and bear the message. We found a very desirable location. The people seemed kind, and gave us a welcome. At first we thought the cool nights would hinder the interest, but being convenient to gas, we were able to heat the tent comfortably. The interest has increased continually, the attendance ranging from one hundred and fifty to four hundred at every service. The truths presented seem to be carefully and prayerfully weighed. As yet we cannot say what the results will be, but we are sure that there will be a harvest to the glory of God. Our courage in the work was never more firm than now; for it is time to press the battle to the gate.
Our meetings have been attended by the Catholic priest and the United Brethren minister of the village. The priest reviewed one of our studies on the judgment, but to no disadvantage to the truth and its progress.
My home address is 861 Summit St., Columbus, Ohio; I would be pleased to receive communications from any of my friends in other fields where I have labored. C. A. WATKINS.

Newfoundland: The Norway of the New World

By W. H. Thurston

Newfoundland

NEWFOUNDLAND is called The Norway of the New World. It is only ninety miles by sea from Canada. There is a first-class steamer running between North Sydney, C. P., and Port au Basques, connecting the Intercolonial Railway from Montreal with the Reid Newfoundland Railway to St. John's. There is also a line of steamers plying between Montreal and St. John's, calling at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and North Sydney, C. P. St. John's is located on the southeast point of the island, and Port au Basques on the southwest, and the railway connecting these points makes a half circle, taking in the northern portion of the island.
The population of Newfoundland, including Labrador, is about two hundred and twenty thousand, and the chief industry is fishing. The majority of the men from the bays go to Labrador, and spend the summer fishing, as they have better success than when fishing around the island.
There are many nice lakes and rivers in the island, and some timber; but the interior is largely a barren, rough region, uninhabited except by wild animals.
The island is under British rule, and the people are very religious. The Church of England, the Methodist, and the Presbyterian are the leading denominations. The schools are denominational, each being assisted by the government. The people are taught that obedience to the church is a test of loyalty, and there are very few nonconformists. There are about fifty Sabbath keepers in the island, and the advent message is being given in several places, and considerable interest is manifested. Quite a few books have been sold in different localities, and we are now planning a systematic effort in the book business. There is only one ordained minister in the island, but we are in hopes soon to have two more there.
The health institute started in St. John's last May, with Drs. A. E. and Carrie J. Lemon in charge, is having a good patronage. It is wielding an influence for right principles, and is a light in a city set on a hill. More help is needed to meet the demands in this work, and we trust that it is forthcoming.
It was my privilege to visit Newfoundland recently in the interests of the work, and I found the few laborers there all of good courage, but much in need of help. The people are kind, courteous, and lovers of truth, but not easily turned until fully convinced. We have a truth, a special truth, for this time and people; and the people of Newfoundland should have the opportunity of knowing the truth as it is in Jesus, —the last message of mercy to the world.
In your prayers and in your offerings, brethren and sisters, please remember Newfoundland, that ways and means may be provided for speedily giving that people the third angel's message.
W. H. Thurston.

The Dover (Oklahoma) Camp Meeting

By S. H. Lane

This meeting was held Aug. 21–31, 1902, in a beautiful grove about half a mile from Dover, a village of eight hundred inhabitants.
Our people turned out well, there being about seven hundred camped on the ground. The meeting was an enthusiastic one. Every branch of our work was fully considered. The attendance of those not of our faith was good, and they became much interested. Two accepted the truth, and an excellent impression was made.
The Oklahoma Conference has been foremost in the sale of “Christ’s Object Lessons.” A few months ago the members of the various churches purchased their quota of books, agreeing to pay for them individually; or in other words, they donated the price of the books for the relief of the schools. All through the conference many have sold their books, and some have sold the books of others. The effort in these sales has given all who have engaged in the work a wonderful experience, and filled many with enthusiasm, which has impelled them to engage in the sale of other of our works. The sales of these other books amounted to about fifteen thousand dollars, or three times more than for the preceding year. The sale of books, including “Christ’s Object Lessons,” amounted to twenty-one thousand dollars. About fifty left the campground to canvass, and fully as many more volunteered to canvass in their neighborhoods as far as time and opportunity will permit. One hour was spent each day in the recital of experiences in the sale of our books, especially of “Christ’s Object Lessons.” These meetings were so interesting that at times it was difficult to close them. It was good to attend them.
There are several German churches in the Territory. They were well represented at the meeting, there being fully two hundred and fifty of their members camped on the ground. Several were held in their language in a large pavilion pitched especially for that purpose. They seemed to be fully alive in the work, and enjoyed many spiritual feasts. Elders Shultz, Riffel, and Miller were the German laborers among them from other States. The general laborers among the English were Elders G. G. Rupert and A. E. Field, and the writer.
The entire meeting could properly be termed a missionary camp meeting. The Germans donated one hundred dollars in money to aid the training school in Germany. The contribution for the mission work in the first Sabbath school was about thirty dollars; the last Sabbath one hundred dollars was donated. The Germans in both instances gave fully two thirds of the amount. There was raised fully one hundred and fifty dollars in pledges and money on the Missionary Acre Fund, an equal amount for missionary work among the Spanish-speaking people in the Southwestern Union Conference, and a similar amount for the Tent Fund.
It was with difficulty we held a social meeting, as so many would be standing at once. We often divided the camp in order to give all an opportunity to speak. The testimonies were short, earnest, and fervent.
The business meetings were harmoniously conducted. Elder G. H. Haffner was re-elected president of the Conference. The tithe increased about three thousand dollars during the past year. There was an increase in annual and Sabbath-school offerings. Three churches were added to the conference.
The revival efforts were greatly blessed. Fully one hundred and fifty came forward for prayers the last Sabbath. Quite a number of the young were converted. Thirty were baptized, eighteen of whom were Germans.
When the meeting closed, and the campers departed for different parts of the Territory, some by train, and others in well-loaded covered wagons, many did so with praise on their lips, with hearts softened by the Spirit of the Lord, declaring it to be one of the best meetings they ever attended in Oklahoma.
S. H. LANE.

Helena (Montana) Camp-Meeting Notes

By Wm. Steele

THIRTY-FIVE tents were pitched on the ground, and were occupied by one hundred and twenty-two persons. About eighty of these came by rail, so rates were easily secured.
Nearly every church in the conference was represented. The laborers from abroad were Elder W. T. Knox, superintendent of the Pacific Union Conference; C. C. Lewis, president of Walla Walla College; H. H. Hall, of the Pacific Press; and Dr. Yarnell, of the Spokane Sanitarium. All the laborers of the conference were also present.
The spirit of the meeting was absolute surrender and complete victory. The Holy Spirit was present in great power, and a mighty shout of victory ascended from the camp of Israel. We are sure that many homes will be brightened by the Spirit of God, which was received at this gathering.
The youth's meetings, conducted each day by Brethren Gibson, Quinn, and Gosmer, were certainly soul inspiring, as the young people bore their testimonies of surrender and victory, and a determination to see this truth triumph in the earth.
The sales from the book tent were about two hundred dollars.
The meeting was one of the best ever held in Montana, and was a great strength to all who attended it.
The church-school teachers' institute, which preceded the meeting, was a decided success, about fifteen taking the instruction under Prof. C. C. Lewis.
The last day of the meeting a large assembly gathered in the West Side Christian church, where seven candidates were buried with Christ in baptism, to arise and walk in newness of life.
Wm. Steele.

Missouri Camp Meeting

By E. T. Russell

This meeting was held at Booneville, August 13-25. The business meetings passed off pleasantly. About the same persons were again chosen to serve officially as served last year. Elder Rees was again elected conference president.
The laborers present from outside of the conference were L. A. Hoopes, S. H. Lane, Dr. W. A. George, Professor Rees, H. Shultz, O. E. Cummings, and the writer.
Brother R. C. Porter conducted an institute for the benefit of those intending to engage in church-school work, in which he was assisted by Brethren Hoopes and Rees, and others.
A call was made for recruits to enter the canvassing work, to which quite a number responded. The canvassers were drilled daily by Brethren Cummings and Fairchild.
During the meeting a number gave their hearts to God, and twenty-four followed their Lord in baptism. During the day practical themes were presented, and in the evening discourses were of a doctrinal character. After the meeting closed, Brethren Heacock and Terry pitched a tent in the town, and they report a good interest.
A call was made for means to assist in building a church in Kansas City, Mo., and about three hundred dollars was pledged.
According to the report of the treasurer, the conference and tract society are in good condition financially. Reports also showed that the Lord had blessed the labors of the workers in the field in the conversion of souls.
Everything considered, this was a good meeting.
E. T. Russell.

South Dakota Intermediate School

By N. W. Allee

The location for this school has been selected near Elk Point, Union County. The soil is of excellent quality, and in this part of the State crops are quite certain and market facilities good. Most of the land was donated by brethren living there. Brother J. W. Beach has been appointed to superintend the work of erecting the buildings, and he, with a number of others, is on the ground. They have begun work on the first building, which will be ready for the use of the school in a few weeks. Leading citizens of the town and surrounding country are much interested in the nature of the work that is to be carried on,—that is, the teaching of agriculture and the useful mechanical trades in connection with the study of books, thus educating and training the students for useful vocations. These citizens, unsolicited, promised financial assistance.
Our brethren are taking a lively interest in this enterprise. Money is being freely given to forward the work; and with the blessing of God we expect soon to see a modest institution established in this conference where our young people can receive a preparation to enter our college, or to fill some useful position in the service of the Lord. Our brethren are praying and working for the success of this school. Money may be sent to Brother J. W. Beach, Elk Point, S. D., or to Lyman D. Randall, Sioux Falls.
N. W. ALLEE.

Chicago Bible Study Work

By Clyde Lowry

THE workers in the Chicago medical missionary work have received a great blessing from taking up a systematic study of the Bible. Early this summer each worker adopted the plan of committing to memory at least one verse of Scripture each day, and seeking to add something to the happiness of at least one soul each day. A little later, Miss Grace Amadon came from Battle Creek to spend a few weeks with us, and she began a regular Bible study class at 5:30 each morning. This was found to be a good hour; for all were wide awake, and had not yet begun to feel the effects of the strain and responsibility of their hard day’s work. The class grew in interest and attendance, and the seeds that were thus sown are already springing up and bearing fruit.
When she returned to her church-school work in Battle Creek, Dr. Paulson and others felt impressed that the proper course to pursue was to divide our large family into many small Bible study circles. Several meetings of leading workers were held, and it was made very clear that no one had a right to be considered a leader in an institution who was not prepared to lead out in Bible study and in missionary activity. The result was that fourteen volunteered to organize Bible classes to meet at convenient times and places, so that every worker should have an opportunity to attend one of these classes each day. These leaders included our five physicians, and the matrons of the sanitarium and hospital, the head nurses of the ladies’ and gentlemen’s treatment departments at the sanitarium, the manager of the Hygiea Dining Rooms, the medical students at the Workingmen’s Home, the superintendent of the Life Boat Mission, and several others.
There has been a general and growing interest, and plans are being laid that will yet constitute this a mighty force for the spreading of the gospel message in this city. All members of our family are included in these classes, the average attendance of each being about six. Some of the patients attend these studies, Dr. Hunter’s class being composed almost entirely of patients.
A schedule has been prepared, so that each class will attend the Life Boat Mission at least one night each week. This will not prevent any individual from going at other times.
A working committee has been appointed to assist in the Sunday morning services at the Harrison Street Police Station, and this interesting work will be pushed with greater energy than ever before. Each class will have access to at least one copy of the REVIEW AND HERALD, so that the Sabbath-school lesson can be studied from that source as well as from the Lesson Quarterly. It was agreed that two meetings each week should be devoted to the study of the Sabbath-school lesson, and that every effort should be used by classes and individuals to increase the interest and attendance at the Sabbath school. The other hours are spent in studying the life of Christ from the four Gospels, with “The Desire of Ages” as a side study.
As a result of this work, additional laborers have been secured for the Life Boat Mission Sunday school and for our mission Sabbath school. Hundreds of God’s little ones are living and dying in darkness here because we have been unable to carry them the gospel light.
Bible meetings are held daily in the Workingmen’s Home Dispensary and in the Halsted Street Dispensary, and there our workers meet with men and women who perhaps might never hear the gospel at any other place.
The work is onward and upward, and God is wonderfully blessing this movement. We are of good courage, and we believe that God will develop our faith and expand our minds as we exercise the talents that he has given us.
What is proving such a source of help to our Chicago medical work will be equally helpful in every institution as well as in every church and family that will adopt the same plan as far as their circumstances permit.
CLYDE LOWRY.

Why I Am at Home

By D. T. Bourdeaux

IT is due me to say to my numerous friends who wonder why no reports of labor appear from my pen in the REVIEW, that one reason for my silence in this respect is that in April last I met with an accident whereby my head was bruised and my right arm disabled. But from this, thanks to a good constitution and to the exhaustless fountain of life in a merciful God, to which I have access, I am fast recovering; and I hope that by grace divine I shall yet, through humble endeavors, contribute to the furtherance of the cause of present truth, which is dearer to me than my own life.
I have not been idle for the past four months, but have taken great delight in doing errands for the Lord, and in feeling after the pillars of our faith, which to me seem as firm as the character and throne of the Eternal. I have had the privilege of indulging in physical exercise, first with one hand, then with both hands, as my injured arm was recovering. Notwithstanding the effects of my accident, I have been able to do necessary writing, and to keep up quite a heavy epistolary correspondence, instructing and encouraging French brethren and sisters with whom I could not meet.
At the place in the West where French ministerial effort was most needed, the smallpox was raging, which, of course, would be an obstacle to my holding meetings, and this was one reason why I have not made a trip among our French churches in that section of the country. With the sanction of leading brethren, I still contemplate visiting these churches. My courage is good. I follow with deep interest the progress of the cause in different fields, and my greatest ambition is to aid in its advancement, and to triumph at last with those who endure unto the end.
D. T. BOURDEAUX.

Large-Print Bible Comforts an Elderly Sumatra Woman

THE following interesting report from Sister Carrie L. Munson, in Padang, Sumatra, we copy from the August number of the Bible Society Monthly Reporter published in London: “Mrs. Carrie L. Munson, an American missionary, writes from Fort de Kock, Upper Padang, Sumatra, dated May 4, 1902: ‘Some of your readers may be glad to hear of the comfort and help which one of your large-print Bibles gave to a dear old lady in this remote country. In Padang we find few people who can speak English, but it was my great pleasure to visit for more than a year an English lady, Miss Repsy, whose relatives settled here during the English occupation of these islands. She had always lived in Padang, except for three years, which she spent in a Baptist girls’ school in Calcutta, during her teens. When I met her, she was trying to read a very fine-print Bible, which she had always used since those far-away school days, about sixty years before. We procured for her from your Singapore agency a fine large-print copy of the New Testament. It was her greatest treasure. She lived alone, except for her Malay servants, and was nearly helpless. When asked if she felt lonely, she would smile, and lay her hand on her Bible and papers, saying, ‘These are my friends; come often; I sleep better after we have read and prayed together; I now think of my God more than I used to do.’ After she had fallen asleep, her relative sent me the Book she loved.
“The Chinese people here buy the Scriptures readily. One elderly man in Padang has read his Malay Bible through at least seven times in the last two years; it is his constant companion. His children are learning to read from the Word as their only primer. Last Sabbath I visited a Chinese woman here, and sang a hymn; while looking for another, she pointed to the Gospel of Luke lying in my lap, and said, ‘Read from that book, I like that better;’ so I read and talked of the gospel a long time. I thank God for the Bible Society which is doing so much to hasten the coming of the Lord when the gospel shall have been preached in all the world.”

An Experience

By S. H. Lane

At all the camp meetings I have attended in the Middle Western States, we have devoted a portion of the time of several days to experience meetings, in which our canvassers, and our workers who are not regular canvassers, but who devote what time they can to selling books in their respective neighborhoods, gave interesting items of their experiences. In the Oklahoma camp meeting an earnest sister arose, and said, in substance, with an enthusiasm which electrified the large congregation:—
“I am the mother of twelve children. We have always been in moderate circumstances, and I have had the work of the family to perform. I have been an Adventist for nearly twenty years. From the first, I have handed out tracts and papers. About ten years ago I felt impressed to canvass for our larger books. At that time my youngest child was eight months old, and my oldest daughter was twelve years of age. I knew I could trust my little ones with her for a few hours at a time. We then lived in Kansas. I stated my impressions in regard to canvassing to my husband, but he laughed at me, and declared that should I canvass the entire township, I could not sell three books, for all knew that I was an Adventist.
“I began with ‘Bible Readings,’ and almost immediately I sold three of the library binding to one man. At first I spent only a short time each day, but as my children did well, I began to spend an entire day occasionally. Inside of eight months I sold four hundred dollars’ worth of books, mostly of the best bindings. I delivered seventy-five books before I lost an order.
“Two years ago I canvassed again. One day I took nine orders, amounting to thirty dollars. Another day I secured twenty-seven orders,—two for ‘The Desire of Ages,’ fifteen for ‘The Coming King,’ and ten for ‘Gospel Primer.’”
“Eight years ago we moved to Oklahoma. Recently I was impressed again to canvass. We have a neighbor living near who is very bitter against all churches, and is especially hostile toward book agents, having driven one lately from his yard. I decided to try to place at least one of our books in his family. My husband said, ‘Surely, you will not dare to go there.’ I concluded to canvass his wife. I visited his home, hoping that he might be absent; but when I reached his house, behold, he sat on the porch. I felt very timid, but asked the Lord to aid me. As I approached, I handed him a copy of ‘The Marvel of Nations,’ and said that I would be pleased if he would look the book through. I passed into the house, and visited with his wife, showing her ‘Best Stories.’ When I was ready to depart, I asked him what he thought of the book. He turned to his wife, and asked her if she would like it. She replied, ‘Yes.’ ‘Bring me one, best binding,’ he then said to me. His wife said, ‘This lady has one which would be nice for our little girl.’ ‘Very well, bring one of the best binding.’ I delivered the books in about a week. He sent for another copy of ‘The Marvel of Nations,’ best binding, as he desired to send it to England as a present to a relative.
“When the work with ‘Christ’s Object Lessons’ was introduced, I felt that it was a call to me, and I began to sell that book in my neighborhood. I have sold twenty copies, and have been greatly blessed.
“I was born in Kentucky, and have longed to return to carry the message there, but until recently my husband has not been fully with me in the faith, but he now is, and we have determined to visit that State and carry the truth by the printed page.”
If all our sisters who can possibly do so would do as this sister has done, thousands upon thousands of dollars’ worth of books could be sold, and the message would soon go with astonishing rapidity. Now is the time, while money is plenty, and crops are abundant, to enter the work.
S. H. LANE.

October Study of the Field

1. WHAT evidence does our missionary in Fiji give which proves that one essential qualification of the missionary is adaptability?
2. Tell what you can of the great mission field of Malaysia. Describe Elder Gates’s visit to this field.
3. Give an outline of Elder Reaser’s trip to our Matabele Mission. Describe the Mission farm. Tell about the organization of the church. Mention some of the needs at this mission.
4. Describe the work of John Meyer among the aboriginal Indians of British Guiana.
5. Give an outline of Elder Westphal’s recent trip through Chile.
6. Relate briefly the history of the third angel’s message in the Cook Islands.
7. What is the population of India? How many of these are women? What openings are there for work among them?
8. How many baptisms are reported this month? How many are enrolled in our school? What classes of workers are especially called for? Mention any reports that have been particularly interesting or helpful to you.
9. What may we each do to share in this work? See “The Missionary Campaign,” REVIEW AND HERALD, September 16.

A Brazilian Church Raised Up by Bible Reading

THE Missionary Review of the World gives the following interesting account of a church raised up in Brazil simply as the result of the reading of the Bible: “Some time after the Presbyterians had established mission work in Brazil, they found in the interior of one of the provinces, quite remote from any Protestant work or influence, a community of Bible Christians, with an organized church, living harmoniously together, without any connection or definite knowledge of any other like Christian community. Investigating the origin of this society, it was ascertained to be a growth from the reading of a Bible that had fallen into the hands of a young man in the community. Other young men joined him in reading it, and became deeply interested. They believed the truths and accepted the salvation thus made known. Others were brought under its influence, and after a time they decided to organize a church according to the teaching of the apostles, with elders and deacons. One served as pastor, to whom they paid a moderate salary. The missionaries found that this Bible was one of an edition of the American Bible Society, published in 1834 or 1836, and doubtless was taken to the country by a Methodist missionary, who was the first one to distribute Bibles in Brazil. He was there from the winter of 1837 to the summer of 1840. No other Bibles were sent to that country till several years later. An attempt was made by the Romish priests to destroy these Bibles, but this one and a few others escaped.”

Finding Heaven on Earth

HE who cannot find heaven on the earth would not be able to find it in the sky.

Current Mention

— Rich gold fields are reported to have been discovered recently near Thunder Mountain, Idaho.
— Fourteen hundred and sixty-seven coal miners in the United States lost their lives in the mines during 1901.
— Mgr. Falconio, the present papal delegate to Canada, has been appointed “apostolic delegate” to the United States.
— Cholera is reported to be on the decline in Egypt, after having killed, according to a late estimate, 25,734 people in that country.
— Three fast gunboats will be sent by Russia to put a stop to seal poaching by American and Japanese seal catchers off the coast of Siberia.
— Anarchy is reported to be rapidly spreading in Macedonia, and there is general uneasiness among the peaceful portion of the population.
— Cold and wet weather in Germany has greatly damaged the grain crops there, and American grain will be called for in large quantities to supply the shortage.
— The South African Boers, through Generals Botha, Delarey, and DeWet, have issued a general appeal to the outside world for help to relieve the distress due to the general devastation of their country during the late war.
— There is fighting still in the Philippines, the Moros tribes of Mindanao refusing to submit to the authority of the United States, and believing themselves unconquerable. Several Moro forts have recently been captured by the American troops.
— Kansas farmers, who something over twenty years ago were accustomed to burn corn in their stoves, will this winter resort to this old-time fuel on account of the scarcity of coal. Corn will be plentiful there, and there is an abundance of alfalfa for feeding stock.
— It is reported that Chicago beef packers, alarmed at President Roosevelt’s attitude toward the trusts, and fearing that the power of the federal government will be turned against them, have decided not to form the combine which was to have been carried into effect this month.
— President Palma, of the Cuban republic, has made an informal demand for the withdrawal of the remaining American troops in Cuba. The United States government has refused to comply with the demand on the ground that Cuban affairs are not yet in a settled condition.
— A careful analysis of the death rate in Great Britain, published by Knowledge, in London, shows that the decline in the rate is entirely among children. It is increasing among older persons. Between the ages of 45 and 55 the rate has increased 6 per cent, between 55 and 65 the increase is 12 per cent. Modern sanitary improvement saves the lives of children, but the strain of modern life increases the death rate of older folks.
— Violent earthquakes, causing the destruction of several towns and the loss of hundreds of lives, are reported from Kashgar, in Russian Turkestan.
— The continuance of the strike in the anthracite coal region has of late been marked by outbreaks of violence on the part of the strikers, directed against non-union workmen in the mines. The sheriff in Lackawanna County, Pa., sent an appeal to the governor for troops. Order is maintained only by the presence of a large force of militia.
— The United States government has sent a protest to Europe, Great Britain joining in the action, against the severe persecution to which the Jews are subjected in Rumania. Rumania has assumed a defiant attitude in the matter, and as the use of force in connection with the protest is not contemplated, the persecution of the Jews in that country will continue.
— There is trouble again between Great Britain and Venezuela over the boundary-line question, both countries claiming possession of Patos Island, lying near the mouth of the Orinoco River. Great Britain has long claimed the island, and the dispute was started by a protest from Venezuela when the British flag was raised as a protection to the inhabitants against the Venezuelan revolutionists. There is a possibility that the United States may be drawn into the dispute.
— President Roosevelt has been obliged to abandon the concluding portion of a trip he was making through the northwest, and on September 23, at Indianapolis, submitted to a slight surgical operation for the removal of an abscess which had developed on his leg as a result of the accident through which he passed recently at Pittsfield, Mass., when a trolley car collided with the carriage in which he was riding. After the operation the president returned to Washington.
— At a large meeting of the National Baptist Association (colored) in Birmingham, Ala., September 19, a false alarm of “fire,” which was raised in the building where the audience was gathered, precipitated a panic, and the number of exits from the building being insufficient for such an emergency, the weaker ones were thrown down and trampled underfoot in the mad rush of people through the aisles, the result being that 116 of the number in the building were found dead after the panic was over, the majority having apparently died from suffocation. Many more were seriously injured.
— Several columns of newspaper space have been given in Chicago dailies to advertising the supposed efficacy of prayers to “St. Vito” for protection against impending ills. A small boy named Carlo was bitten by a dog in August last, and began to pray to “St. Vito” to protect him from hydrophobia. Now the wounds have healed, and the boy has taken a vow never to eat meat on Monday (the day he received the bite), and also to offer a prayer to “St. Vito” each Monday at eleven o’clock. The hold of the Catholic Church upon the press in this country is shown by this and frequent like instances of advertising Catholic dogmas and superstitions in the leading American dailies.

List of Missionary Acre Pledges

A. J. Gange, $1.
John I. Phillips, $5.
James & Oliver Dickerson, 1 acre corn and brood of chickens.
Springdale Arkansas Industrial School, about ½ acre of peanuts.
F. N. Elmore, eggs from 20 hens.
S. H. Carnahan, proceeds of 1 row of cabbage.
Mrs. Martin E. Kierstead, ½ of proceeds of garden.
Henry Quantock, $5.
R. S. Wheat, $1.
Robert Brittain, $1.
Mrs. H. Quantock, $1.50.
Nina McBride, proceeds from sale of 3 hens.
Gertrude Jenkins, $10.
K. Winther, $3.
Mrs. K. Winther, eggs laid on Sabbath from May 10, as long as chickens lay.
Emil Nielson, $5.
J. H. & N. A. Morgan, $2.
Albert Hedgecock, 1 acre of potatoes.
Mrs. Carrie S. Hammerd, $1.
H. A. Whitaker, $1.
Maud Stevens, $1.
Jacob Gaede, $1.
James Dunkin, $1.
Jacob J. Eson, $5.
Lola McComb, $5.

Donors to the Relief of the Schools

The Total Cash received on the Relief of the Schools Fund up to Sept. 22, 1902, is $46,163.17
NAME AMOUNT
A friend (Michigan) $ 3 90
J. Simonds 10 00
Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Sweaney 2 00
Earl A. Rowell 4 35
Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Clark 1 00
J. J. Davenport 10 00
Alfred Eden 1 00
John Bess 2 00
Earl A. Rowell 5 00
W. J. Wilson 5 00
Mrs. Willard 4 00
Mrs. F. E. Woolf 2 00
Mrs. Shippley 50
Dr. Albert Carey 6 70
Mrs. D. T. Richardson 2 50
Hans F. Williamson 5 00
Mrs. D. J. Hitchcock 5 00
Edna Edelman 5 00
Cora Burkholder 1 00
Robert S. Hall 5 00
H. H. Griswold 5 00
Hawaii 1 00
Upper Columbia Conference 37 73
H. A. Smith 2 00
T. S. Parmele 2 50
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