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New Books

By Editor

WE have just received from the Hamburg Publishing House the following new books:—

"Hymns and Tunes" in Polish; "Steps to Christ" in Hungarian; "The Mystery Unfolded," by Elder L. R. Conradi, in German; and a collection of sixteen new tracts in the Croatian, Dutch, Lettonian, Polish, Rumanian, and Servian languages. In "The Mystery Unfolded" the author traces the unfolding of the mystery of God as revealed in the prophecies down through the ages from creation until it is finished "in the days of the voice of the seventh angel." The book has 270 pages, 21 chapters, and 24 full-page illustrations.

We have also received from the International Tract Society in Hamburg a brochure of twenty-four pages, giving a brief history of the progress which has been made by that society since the beginning of its work in 1889. At that time it was little thought that a large publishing house, issuing publications in more than twenty languages, would be the result. The office force has increased to nearly seventy regular workers. A great work has been done during the last few years in sending out literature to the various European, Asiatic, and African fields. Nearly 532,000,000 pages of books and papers have been printed, the aggregate sales of periodicals amounting to 984 marks, and of books and tracts to 4,391,000 marks. In addition to the work carried forward from Hamburg, branch houses have been established in Basel, Switzerland; Riga, Russia; Constantinople, Turkey; and Budapest, Hungary. It is worthy of special mention that the Gospel of Matthew, prepared and published by the Hamburg house in the Chasu, one of the German East African languages, was the first part of the Bible ever issued in that tongue. Surely, through the good providence of God, our brethren have been enabled to accomplish a great work. May the blessing of God continue to be with the faithful workers laboring in this important field.

Our Student Colporteurs

By Editor

WE wish to express our grateful appreciation to our students who have been laboring so enthusiastically and faithfully during the vacation period, and whose efforts have largely helped to make possible the excellent showing in the accompanying summary. With but few exceptions, these young people have been blessed with splendid success. Some have earned as high as three scholarships during the vacation. One young woman earned a scholarship in twelve days. Others have earned scholarships in fifteen days; but let none of those who failed to make phenomenal records become discouraged. The results in the kingdom of God may be as great from the work of those who sold few books or magazines as from that of the ones who sold more.

We hope that as these students now return to school, they will do their utmost to interest others in this branch of God's work, and that a goodly number may decide to dedicate their lives to it. The calls from the foreign fields for strong leaders in the colporteur work are very urgent, and the Mission Board is looking for these workers from among the young men who are now preparing for service, and who are gaining successful experiences here in the home land.

Three Car-Loads of Books

The accompanying picture shows the unloading at Fort Worth, Tex., of one of the three car-loads of books ordered from the Southern Publishing Association, Nashville, Tenn., which was received at its Western branch Aug. 5, 1912. The car shown in the cut contained 104 cases of books.

The same day these books reached Fort Worth, there were also received from the Pacific Press and Review and Herald Publishing Associations, shipments containing 33 cases, weighing 14,177 pounds.

In order to accommodate so many books at one time, it became necessary to secure an additional storeroom. These and other books now on the way are for the fall deliveries of the colporteurs of the Southwestern Union Conference.

The Summary

By Editor

Our summary this month needs little comment. It speaks for itself. Last month the book summary was $2,000 ahead of any previous one, but this month it is $18,000 ahead of last month, and $29,000 ahead of the corresponding month last year. There is also a gain of $4,000 in magazine sales over the previous month. The totals from foreign fields show an increase of $6,600 over any previous report.

It is with fervent gratitude to God that we send out this splendid report. Will not the readers of the REVIEW pray that God may abundantly bless the seed that is being sown by our colporteurs?

The Bible as a Living Spring

At a certain spot on the coast of Maine there is a fresh-water spring below high-water mark. Twice a day the tide rushes in and covers up the spring, and twice a day the spring gushes forth again, washing itself free of the sand and the brine. Is not the Bible such a spring? When the tide of worldliness rushes in and threatens to drown out our spiritual life, the new life will rise up again, fresh and pure and sweet, if fed from the well-springs of the Word of God.—Selected.

The Publishing Work

By F. M. Wilcox

Conducted by the Publishing Department of the General Conference N. Z. TOWN - - - - - Secretary

An Omission

It is to be regretted that the following articles, "The Summary" and "Our Student Colporteurs," did not appear in this department last week, in connection with the "Colporteurs' Summary for July, 1912." Copy for the same was furnished by the Publishing Department, but through the oversight of the editor of the REVIEW, they were omitted. Study the summary of sales published last week in connection with these explanations and comments. F. M. W.

Suggestive Program for Fourth Sabbath Service in Planning for the Ingathering for Missions Campaign (Sept. 28, 1912)

By T. E. Bowen

[The following program was arranged by J. R. Ferren, missionary secretary of the Pacific Union Conference.]

Suggestive Program for Fourth Sabbath Service in Planning for the Ingathering for Missions Campaign (Sept. 28, 1912)

NOTE TO THE ELDER.—You should secure at once advance copies of the Harvest Ingathering number of the Signs Magazine, with which to supply those assigned parts in this program. It is designed that this service shall be one of life and interest, and that it shall give some idea of what this special paper contains, creating a desire to take part in the campaign. You should plan to make the closing part of the program strong, finishing with definite plans for one or more practical services in which the work of distribution will be thoroughly organized. The leaders in the church work should be appointed a committee, or form themselves into one, to lead out in the campaign. You should supply each family with a copy of the paper at this service, also see that all have the instruction and general information leaflets. You may wish to change some features of the program. If it will add to the interest, do so, introducing local experiences or other material that will be of greater help. Give each one taking part sufficient notice, and urge all to put their best energies into the service.

OPENING SONG: "Christ in Song," No. 547; old edition, No. 397. SCRIPTURE READING: Rev. 14: 6-16. PRAYER. SPECIAL MUSIC. INTRODUCTORY READING: "Looking Missionward," by the elder. READINGS, from Ingathering Signs:— "A Voice From Bengal," page 457; "A Hindu Basket-Maker's Conversion," page 457 (read by one person). "Progress in West Africa," page 481; "In the Region of Victoria Nyanza," page 484 (read by one person). "He Had No Money, but He Gave His Heart," page 486; "The Call for China," page 442 (by one person). SPECIAL MUSIC, if desired. TALK: Let some one present briefly the definite needs from articles beginning on page 440,— School buildings in Korea, Gospel tent for Japan. The need of men to carry the message. A hospital in China (see page 443). TALK: Another should briefly tell some of the points presented in the first two articles, touching,— Every dollar goes. Amount given last year. Mission funds needed for 1912. APPEAL by elder for entire church to take part in the campaign, based on,— The rapidly ripening fields. The great world movements opening countries to the gospel. The influence of telling the English-speaking world of the great work and needs abroad. Promises given through the spirit of prophecy (page 5, "General Information and Instruction Leaflet") concerning money to be given by men of the world for carrying forward the gospel message. ANNOUNCEMENT of definite plans for organizing the work. (The program may be shortened if desired.)

Looking Missionward

THE prophet Isaiah, looking down to the time when God's work should be finished in the earth, wrote: "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee. . . . Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee." Isa. 60: 1-5, A. R. V.

What a wonderful growth we see in the world-field since Seventh-day Adventists took up their work shortly after the passing of the time in 1844. Truly our hearts "thrill" with joy as we behold the lights multiplying out in the darkness. At the close of 1911 the reports showed that lights were shining from eighty-seven distinct mission fields, as nearly as they could be listed, while 2,464 missionaries were laboring to win souls to Christ. And what is still more encouraging, instead of there being more laborers at home than in fields outside the United States, as has been the case so many years in the past, at the close of last year there were actually fifty-one more laborers abroad than there were workers reported in the home land.

This is evidence that the Spirit is urging upon the people of God the importance of arising, and taking the light to the nations of the earth. A strong tide missionward has set in. This is as it should be. And people are coming to the brightness of the light. Down in dark Africa many scores have turned from their degrading demon worship the past year, and have found in the third angel's message the peace of God for which they had long sought, but in vain. In China many who were in dense heathen darkness a few months ago, now arise in their meeting, and with faces "radiant" with the blessing of heaven, thank God for the advent hope and the Sabbath truth. In cold, dark Siberia and Russia about a thousand hearts have been warmed with the message the past year. In dark Catholic lands, like Spain, Mexico, and South America, light is breaking despite the opposition, and, about five hundred souls are turning to it each year; while in Europe hundreds of new believers are found every few months. Altogether, a gain of 4,449 believers was reported for last year throughout the world.

What does all this mean? Is it not at least the beginning of the answer of God in the world to-day to the words he put into Isaiah's lips centuries ago, "Thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee. . . . and nations shall come to thy light"?

And may we not also expect that the Lord will fulfil the word that "the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee"? Just before Israel left Egypt, God so turned the hearts of the Egyptians to favor his people that they gave much gold into their hands, which was used later in instituting God's worship in the wilderness. But the Israelites went to their neighbors and invited them to render this assistance.

Next week another opportunity will come to all of us to go out among our friends to solicit help in sending on more missionaries to waiting fields. Altogether, about $132,000 has been given us by those not of our faith in the Harvest Ingathering efforts the past four years. Truly God is good to thus favor his people. May the self-sacrificing labor of the missionaries, some of whom have reported a few of their experiences especially for the Ingathering number of the Signs now ready to be placed in the hands of the people, urge us forward in our efforts to accomplish more this year than ever before in behalf of missions.

Church Missionary Work

By Sarah K. Bolton

Divine Leading

SARAH K. BOLTON

If I could feel my hand, dear Lord, in thine, And surely know That I was walking in the light divine, Through weal or woe; If I could hear thy voice in accents sweet, But plainly say, To guide my trembling, groping, wandering feet, "This is the way," I would so gladly walk therein; but now I can not see. O, give me, Lord, the faith to humbly bow, And trust in thee!

There is no faith in seeing. Were we led Like children here, And lifted over rock and river bed, No care, no fear, We should be useless in the busy throng, Life's work undone. Lord, make us brave and earnest, true and strong, Till heaven is won.

—Selected.

Beauty in Life and Character

"THERE is a beauty of life and character that in itself is a continual charm, and sheds a lovely radiance on this hard world of selfishness and sin. How beautiful God has made everything — the sun, the sky, the stars, and all the landscapes. Beauty must have an intrinsic worth of its own, else there would not be so much of it that none but the eye of God sees. Truly 'he has made everything beautiful in his time.' Why do we carry flowers into a sick-room, place them in the sanctuary, lay them on our coffins, strew them on our graves? — Because there is a ministry in beauty that sweetens, comforts, and exalts. To store one's self with all the gracious amenities of life; to scatter smiles and tender, sweet-toned words; to be gentle, kind, and winsome; to adorn one's self with all the arts and practises of good breeding, is to make the world easy for one to live in, and easy for one to get on in, and a glad place for others to live in."

News and Miscellany

By Editor

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press

— More than 21,000 persons arrived in New York last week, returning to their homes after spending the summer abroad.

— The figures for the drink bill of England are staggering. Last year they were $813,986,145, an increase of more than $25,000,000 over 1910.

— The New York Bible Society distributed in July more than 50,000 Bibles, an increase of more than 100 per cent over the distribution of any previous month.

— The funeral of the late emperor of Japan will cost $1,000,000. Of this amount $750,000 will be provided by the government, and the remainder from the emperor's private funds.

— The inhabitants of the island of Nicaria in the Ægean Sea, recently occupied by the Italians, have petitioned the European powers to be united to Greece. They claim that Turkish misrule is unbearable, and they desire autonomy.

— The funeral services for General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, were held in London, August 28, and toward the end were converted into a great revival meeting, during which thousands accepted the invitation to come to the "mercy-seat."

— Four hundred girls, dressmakers, employed at a Brooklyn factory, are on strike against the use of profanity by the foremen and other male employees of the shop. They demand that foremen and others be instructed that no profanity or abusive language shall be used in the workrooms at any time.

— Suit has been begun by the United States government to dissolve the so-called moving-picture trust. The defendants are said to print from 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 feet of these pictures a week, controlling from 70 to 80 per cent of the film business. Their capital stock is represented as being $100,000,000.

— London was recently for a time cut off from telegraphic communication with the rest of the country and with the continent, and connection with America was also severed, by a fire in the general post-office, in which building the central telegraph office is situated, and where all the wires of the service are concentrated.

— The national monument to the forefathers on Monument Hill in Plymouth was struck by lightning and badly damaged recently. Several large stones in the heroic figure of Faith, which is the center of the group, were displaced, and the tablet inscribed with the names of the Pilgrims who came in the "Mayflower," was blackened by the lightning.

— The discovery of a secret revolutionary conspiracy against the Chinese republic has led to the capture and imprisonment of the leader. Documents and badges found indicate that the secret movement had already chosen officials to take the places of those now in power. The unearthing of the plot has caused quite a sensation in Chinese circles around Hongkong.

— Julius Rosenwald, a leading Chicago merchant, made birthday gifts amounting to $687,500 on his fiftieth birthday, all going for charity and education.

— As a result of torrential rains on September 2, throughout western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, thirty-six persons are dead. The damage done to property is estimated at $1,500,000.

— All ships going five miles out to sea from American ports must be equipped, after September 15, with life-saving service sufficient to save all passengers and crew.

— In addition to the 600 foreign visitors to the eighth annual congress of applied chemistry, over 2,000 of the most prominent manufacturing chemists in the United States attended the deliberations of that body, which opened in Washington, D. C., September 4.

— It has been officially announced that the British government will make a formal demand upon the United States government for arbitration of the British claim that the Panama Canal Toll Act, as recently passed by Congress, violates the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.

— One passenger and five trainmen were killed, three other persons were fatally injured, and twenty-one were slightly hurt September 1, when train No. 112 on the Lake Shore division of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, running thirty miles an hour, was derailed two miles north of Lyndhurst, Wis., as the result of a washout caused by a cloudburst.

— A revolutionary plot was recently formed on the battle-ship "Ivan Ziatoust," of the Black Sea fleet, to seize the Russian imperial family on the imperial yacht and compel the czar to abdicate. The plot miscarried, and sixteen seamen and a petty officer were all arrested and then shot to death. The czar, the czarina, and their five children were all on the imperial yacht, being conveyed from Yalta to Sevastopol.

— A new and striking example of the efficiency of medical science to repel one of the most deadly forms of disease, plague from our shores, has been afforded recently. The strict measures taken by the public health service have successfully prevented the bubonic plague, which has broken out in Cuba and Porto Rico, from spreading to our mainland. As is nearly always the case, the plague started in China — its practically inexhaustible storehouse. The officials in the health service have carefully watched its progress across the Pacific and around the lower end of South America, jumping from island to island and from port to port. Its sudden appearance in the West Indies was the signal for prompt action. No incoming vessel is now allowed to land until it has been thoroughly fumigated to rid it of rats, which are the principal carriers of the disease germs. All vessels lying at anchor at any pier are required to have large rat shields on all hawsers, and to keep guards at gangplanks to prevent rats from landing. At the same time, war on rats has been declared in all coast cities, and a tremendous slaughter of rodents is the result, in addition to keeping off the much-dreaded disease. Fifty cases of bubonic plague were discovered in the islands to the south of us, but so far as is known not a single case has broken out in the United States.

Chesapeake Conference Association

The Chesapeake Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, a body corporate under the laws of the State of Delaware, will hold its annual meeting in connection with the conference meeting in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 10-17, 1912. The first meeting will be held on Monday, October 14, at 9:30 A. M. This meeting will be for the election of five trustees for the association, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the association.

R. T. BAER, President; EMMA S. NEWCOMER, Secretary.

Chesapeake Conference

The thirteenth annual session of the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 10-17, 1912. The purpose of this meeting is the election of officers for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the conference. The first meeting will be called Friday, October 11, at 9:45 A. M. Each church in the conference is entitled to one delegate for its organization, and to one additional delegate for each ten members. A full delegation is desired from all our churches.

R. T. BAER, President; EMMA S. NEWCOMER, Secretary.

Western Colorado Conference Association

The Seventh-day Adventist Association of Western Colorado will hold its fourth annual meeting in connection with the annual conference and camp-meeting, at Delta, Colo., Sept. 30, 1912, at 9 A. M. This meeting is called for the election of officers, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the association.

E. A. CURTIS, President; J. L. HUMBERT, Secretary.

Western Colorado Conference

By E. A. Curtis; J. L. Humbert

THE fourth annual session of the Western Colorado Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp-meeting at Delta, Colo., Sept. 26 to Oct. 6, 1912, for the election of officers for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the conference. The first meeting of the conference is called for September 27, at 9 A. M. All delegates from the churches should be present for the first meeting, that there may be no delay in the work of the conference.

E. A. CURTIS, President; J. L. HUMBERT, Secretary.

Florida Conference Association

THE sixth annual session of the Florida Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will convene on the camp-ground at Ocala, Fla., at 10 A. M. Friday, Oct. 4, 1912, to elect officers for the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the association.

R. W. PARMELE, President; B. W. SPIRE, Secretary.

Camp-Meetings for 1912

CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE West Kansas, Salina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 5-15 West Colorado, Delta . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 26 to Oct. 6

PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE Arizona, Phoenix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 24 to Nov. 3

SOUTHEASTERN UNION Florida, Ocala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 3-14

SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE Alabama (colored) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 27 to Oct. 5

The "Watchman," the Present-Truth Evangelizer

By Editor

THE October number of the Watchman will be a splendid City number. The cover page will represent a beautiful night scene in New York City. The editor will write on "The Peril of the Cities." This article should be read by every one, and widely circulated. It will indicate how the iniquity abounding in the cities has tempted the judgments of God.

An interesting report of the National Reform Convention will be given. The propaganda of this movement is gaining ground, and we as children of the truth should be earnest in our efforts to offset the influence of this movement.

Elder I. H. Evans will furnish a well-illustrated article on "Confucius and Confucianism." Elder Evans is in charge of the Asiatic Division, and we believe the Lord has a message to give in this article.

Prof. B. G. Wilkinson will write on "The Position of the Law in the Christian Dispensation." Many honest in heart have a misconception of the law and the position it should properly occupy. This article will give a clear exposition of the subject.

G. H. Heald, M. D., has contributed an interesting article entitled "Plague a Menace to the United States." In view of the present possibility of this country's being invaded by a scourge, we believe this article should be widely read.

Truly our magazines are doing a noble work. One good brother some time since forwarded $25 to the Watchman, with the request that fifty names be placed upon our list for six months, and the names were carefully selected. The following letter, which was written by a woman not of our faith, is a result of this brother's interest in presenting the message to others:—

"The Watchman still comes to me as a welcome visitor. I think it is fine, and we all like it. Your publishing house is indeed sending out good literature, and I pray that the blessed message may be sent to the uttermost parts of the earth, and accomplish wonderful results. Since beginning this letter, I have received another valuable copy of the Watchman. I have not finished reading it, but from what I have read of it, I believe it is the best issue yet published. I certainly wish your publishing house unbounded success in the distribution of such splendid literature. As I see from the wrapper that the subscription is about to expire, please write and tell me what I shall send for a year's subscription, and I will remit."

With the Spirit of God working on the honest in heart through our Spirit-filled magazines, do not more want to have a part in this work by sending us a subscription for a friend?

Rates in quantities: Five to forty copies, 5 cents each; fifty or more copies, 4 cents each. Yearly subscription price, $1.

Order through your local tract society.

Obituaries

GOULD.—Marcus Gould was born in Fairfield, Vt., May 10, 1839, and died at Essex Junction, Vt., Aug. 15, 1912. We laid him to rest to await the return of the Life-giver. The funeral services were conducted by the writer. A. J. Clark.

ANDREWS.—In Otay, San Diego Co., Cal., Aug. 24, 1912, Frank D. Andrews was instantly killed by the kick of a horse. He was a bright little boy, aged 5 years, 1 month, and 9 days. The family are stricken with grief, but they sorrow in hope of the new life that has no end. W. M. Healey.

SHUPE.—Baby Ruth Shupe was born July 10, 1912, and died Sabbath morning, July 13, 1912, at Superior, Wis. Though her little life was so short, she is sadly missed by her father, mother, two sisters, and one brother. Words of comfort were spoken by Elder John Hoffman at the funeral service. Mrs. John Hoffman.

HODGE.—Mrs. Julia A. Hodge died in San Diego, Cal., Aug. 13, 1912, aged 81 years, 5 months, and 17 days. Sister Hodge was a native of Ohio, and had been a consistent member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for twenty-four years. Four sons and one daughter are left to mourn. W. M. Healey.

SHULTS.—Anna May Augusta Shults, daughter of Brother and Sister G. C. Shults, died at the Florida Sanitarium Aug. 5, 1912, after a painful illness of three months. She was nine years old, and her loving disposition endeared her to all who knew her. Though a great sufferer, she never forgot the Sabbath-school songs she had learned, and always asked that those be sung which expressed love for the Saviour. Funeral services were conducted by W. S. Chapman. M. C. Bird.

KINGSLEY.—Lewis J. Kingsley was born in Colton, N. Y., and died at the age of 77 years at the home of his daughter in Concord, N. H. He was buried in Dickinson Center, N. Y. One son and three daughters survive. A. J. Clark.

CRAMPTON.—Edmund H. Crampton was born in Cortland Co., N. Y., July 17, 1838, and died at his home near Marietta, Tex., Aug. 6, 1912. He accepted the third angel’s message in 1873, and remained a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church until his death. He leaves a wife, two brothers, and an adopted daughter to mourn. *

UPSON.—Died at Leslie, Mich., July 17, 1912, Sister Marietta Ada Upson, aged 65 years, 11 months, and 16 days. Early in life she was converted, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which she remained a faithful member until her death. Her husband, four sons, and one daughter are left to mourn. Her life was a benediction to all who knew her intimately. The funeral services were conducted by the writer, words of comfort being spoken from Rev. 14:13. L. G. Moore.

NORDYKE.—Noble Nordyke was born in North Carolina, Feb. 11, 1832, and died at Wolcott, Ind., aged 80 years, 6 months, and 4 days. He was married to Mary E. Vinson in 1852. Forty-six years later she passed away, leaving her husband and three children. Fourteen years ago Mr. Nordyke married Mrs. Eliza Carpenter, who survives. He united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1886, and ever remained faithful to this truth. He was held in high respect by all who knew him. The writer spoke words of comfort from Rev. 14:13 to the large concourse of people who attended the funeral service. W. A. Young.

LINANDER.—E. M. Linander was born Sept. 2, 1844, at Ronneby, Sweden, and died at Galbis, Cuba, Aug. 10, 1912, at the age of 67 years, 11 months, and 8 days. About seventeen years ago our brother accepted present truth at Huron, S. Dak., afterward transferring his membership to the Memorial Church of Washington, D. C., of which he was a member at the time of his death. In September, 1910, the family moved to Cuba, where Brother Linander fell asleep in the hope of a part in the first resurrection. His companion and one daughter, together with many relatives and friends, are left to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Job 19:25-27. J. E. Anderson.

Florida Sanitarium and Benevolent Association

THE fifth annual session of the Florida Sanitarium and Benevolent Association will convene on the Seventh-day Adventist campground at Ocala, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 7, 1912, at 10 A. M., to elect officers for the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the association. The voters of this association are the regularly accredited delegates to the Florida conference. R. W. PARMELE, President; W. L. BIRD, Secretary.

International Publishing Association

THE ninth annual meeting of the membership of the International Publishing Association will be held at College View, Nebr., beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1912, at 9:30 A. M., for the election of a board of trustees for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of other business that may come before the meeting.

The members of this association consist of the executive committees of the General Conference, the Central Union Conference, the Northern Union Conference, and the Southwestern Union Conference; the board of trustees and counselors of the International Publishing Association; and the editors of the foreign periodicals published by the International Publishing Association. A large representation of the membership is desired at this meeting. E. T. RUSSELL, President; G. W. ERFURTH, Secretary.

Publications Wanted

By Editor

THE following-named persons desire late, clean copies of our publications sent post-paid:—

H. J. Peters, Newhome, N. Dak., would appreciate clean copies of our tracts and periodicals for free distribution. Only recent issues of weekly papers are desired.

A continual supply of clean copies of the Review and Herald, Signs of the Times, Youth's Instructor, Our Little Friend, Life Boat, and tracts, will be appreciated by Emma Kincaid, 505 Sangamon St., Lincoln, Ill.

J. Gregory, care of Paradise Valley Sanitarium, National City, Cal., desires a continual supply of Signs of the Times, Review and Herald, Youth's Instructor, Our Little Friend, Life and Health, Watchman, and foreign literature.

Mrs. Augusta Bivin, of Nonesuch, Ky., wishes to thank those who have kindly sent papers to her. At present she has all the literature that she can use.

Business Notices

WANTED.—Experienced single man to work in bakery. Geo. A. Keppler, 419 Chestnut St., Hamilton, Ohio.

FOR SALE.—House and three lots in city of 5,000. Seventh-day Adventist Church; healthful location, near mountains. Good water, mild climate. About seventy-five young bearing fruit-trees: peaches, plums, pears. Terms: easy payments, some cash down. Address J. A. Sweney, 1210 S. John St., Albuquerque, N. Mex.

The College of Medical Evangelists

By Editor

WE have received the annual announcement of the Loma Linda College of Medical Evangelists for 1912-13. The school year opens September 26. This college affords to its students excellent opportunities in hospital and clinical work. We would call special attention to the following important resolution passed by the Department of Education of the General Conference:—

"Whereas, Our young men and women are in great danger of losing their faith in God's Word and their interest in this message if subjected to the influences of medical schools where religious instruction is not a part of the curriculum; and,—

"Whereas, The members of the Department of Education of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in attendance at the annual council held at Loma Linda, June 1-6, 1912, have carefully examined the work of this institution, inspected its laboratories, library, course of study, clinical facilities, recognition by other medical schools and the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association, and have noted its efficient faculty and its broad and substantial plans for the future; we therefore unhesitatingly—

"Recommend to our young people who are contemplating the medical work that they attend the College of Medical Evangelists, of Loma Linda, Cal., rather than other medical colleges, because we believe by so doing they will be much more efficiently prepared for work in the great advent movement."

Six courses of study are offered to those of our young people desiring a training along medical lines,—the medical, a combined course whereby the student may receive a Bachelor of Arts degree upon completing the third year of the medical, a medical evangelist course, the evangelist nurses' course, a special missionary course of one year, and a cooks and bakers' course.

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