p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 14. (3/16/1916)

Christian Fortitude

From a Quarterly Bulletin sent out by the American Board (Congregational) we glean the following from reports of their missionaries in Turkey:—

It is estimated that 170,000 Armenian refugees are just over the border of Turkey, in the Caucasus region of Russia. The suffering is greater than among Belgian refugees. One of the young lady missionaries among them during their terrible experiences tells how the Armenian Christians bore their adversities. She says:—

“I saw the departure of hundreds of Armenians into a hopeless exile. It was heart-breaking and too awful even to imagine in detail, yet we praise the God of all mankind, whether Moslem or Christian, that we were permitted to see the spirit of Christian faith and humility manifested by so many in the darkest period of Armenian history. There may have been examples of hard-heartedness and cursing against God and an utter losing of faith, but we did not personally come in contact with them. How often did we pray together with those about to go, and with the tears streaming down our faces beseech God to keep our faith sure! How often did men and women clasp our hands at parting, saying, ‘Let God’s will be done’; we have no other hope!’ . . . Effendi —, the Protestant preacher, came to our compound the morning of his leaving and asked that with the girls and teachers we might all have worship together. His young wife, who was about to become a mother, was left to our care. Whether they will ever be reunited I do not know. With entire calm he read from God’s Word and prayed God’s protection for us all who were left behind. At the close he asked that the girls sing, ‘He leadeth me.’”

Missionaries Depart for the Orient

On March 7 another company of missionaries left their native shores, sailing from Seattle, Wash., for the Orient. Prof. and Mrs. Howard M. Lee and their children, after spending a few months on furlough in the States, are returning to Korea for the school work at Soonan. Their mother, Mrs. W. M. Lee, accompanies them. Mr. and Mrs. Josef Hall go to China. Brother Hall, after completing his course at the Washington Missionary College last spring, labored during the summer and fall in evangelistic work in the District of Columbia Conference. Brother and Sister H. W. Barrows are also in the party. Brother Barrows has been chosen treasurer and auditor of the Asiatic Division Conference. These workers are greatly needed in the East, and will be heartily welcomed by their associates across the water.

Tutoring Opportunity in Peru

The Mission Board is requested to recommend a young man (may be married) to a family in Peru, who are acquainted with and interested in the views and work of Seventh-day Adventists, to act as tutor to two sons (aged thirteen and fourteen), whom they wish prepared to enter college in the States. A fair salary with home and board is offered. This is not a Mission Board appointment, but a good opening for a young man to do self-supporting work in a mission field, affording opportunity for him to become familiar with the customs of the people and acquire the Spanish language.

The Message From Pole to Pole

DURING the past week, letters from our workers in Iceland in the north, and Punta Arenas in the south, both full of cheer, and recording news of believers rejoicing in the truth, serve afresh to remind us that God is actually enlightening the earth with his glory. Our work reaches from pole to pole, and erelong the sound of the message will have gone out into all the nations for a witness, and then the end will come.

The 1916 Year Book

In accordance with a desire on the part of the General Conference Association to place the new Year Book in the homes of all our people, an arrangement has been made with the association which enables us to furnish the book bound in paper covers, at twenty-five cents a copy. It contains much information of general interest, and is more complete than ever before. Orders should be sent to State tract societies, and ten per cent added to remittances on Canadian orders.

A Splendid Variety of Reading Matter

By Editor

We wonder if it is necessary to call the attention of our readers to the splendid variety of reading matter published in this number of the REVIEW. A wide range of truth and discussion is covered by the articles. Doctrinal articles relating to the coming of the Lord, the nature of man and his state in death, the claims of the law of God, together with articles dealing with practical questions of life and Christian experience, make up this splendid number of the church paper. The article from the pen of Sister E. G. White can be read profitably by all our young people. The excellent reports from home and foreign fields will bring a thrill of joy to the heart of every reader. We greatly appreciate the contributions which we are receiving from our brethren and sisters throughout the field.