BOUGHMAN.—Effie Leona Boughman died at Bridgeport, Neb., Oct. 2, 1909, aged 12 years, 3 months, and 7 days. Effie was converted and baptized at the age of ten. She had shown by her life that she loved Jesus, and placed her trust and confidence in him. Her death was the result of a fall and an attack of typhoid fever. In her last conscious moments, her mind was uplifted to the Lord in prayer. At the funeral, words of consolation were spoken to the mourners and the sympathizing friends on the subject of the resurrection.
G. W. BERRY.
MOOREHOUSE.—Sister Emma Moorehouse, aged sixty-five years, died near Woodhull, N. J., Oct. 6, 1909. She was born near South Putney, N. Y., her father, Lebbeus Drew, being one of the disappointed ones of 1844. She was one of a family of eleven children, four of whom are left to mourn for her, but not without hope. Sister Moorehouse was a faithful member of the South Putney church. There being no minister of her faith near, the Baptist minister of the place spoke words of comfort found in 1 Thess. 4:13. She was laid to rest beside her husband in Woodhull, until the Life-giver shall come to awaken the sleeping saints.
MRS. J. H. GIBSON.
AITKEN.—Brother Robert Aitken was born in Scotland, March 20, 1838, and died Aug. 18, 1909, at the home of his son, Robert Aitken, in Oklahoma, aged 71 years, 4 months, and 29 days. He was for many years a member of the Methodist Church. He accepted present truth under the labors of Elders J. H. Cook and L. D. Santee, near Parsons, Kan., in the fall of 1876. He ever loved the truth, and fell asleep in hope. He was brought to Severy, Kan., and laid to rest beside his wife, near the old homestead. Three daughters and two sons mourn the loss of a fond and loving father. He also leaves two sisters and two brothers to mourn. They hope to meet him when the Life-giver comes. The funeral services were held in the Methodist church at Severy. A large and sympathizing congregation of friends and neighbors listened attentively to thoughts on the second coming of Christ and the resurrection of the dead. These were to the deceased the blessed hope. He had often expressed the desire to have them spoken of at his funeral.
JAMES A. MORROW.
SILSBEE.—Mary Henderson Silsbee died Oct. 11, 1909, at the age of 56 years, 8 months, and 15 days. Her death was the result of a shock caused by burns received while rescuing a little child. Funeral services were held at their home in Morgan Hill, Cal., and the body was laid to rest in the cemetery near Mountain View, Cal. Comforting words were spoken by the writer from the twenty-third psalm. She was born in Vermont, and was reared in the faith. Her married life extended over a period of nearly forty years. Sister Silsbee has been a devoted, earnest Christian, and the sorrowing husband, children, and friends can cherish the constant expectation of meeting her at the first resurrection.
J. H. BEHRENS.
LYTTAKER.—Sister Mariah Lyttaker, wife of Brother F. E. Lyttaker, died Oct. 11, 1909. She was born in Indiana, Dec. 28, 1827; and crossed the plains to California in 1853. She embraced present truth with the first company of Sabbath-keepers that accepted the third angel’s message in Petaluma, Cal., in 1868, under the labors of Elders J. N. Loughborough and D. T. Bourdeau. Her earnest testimony will be missed in the church. A large congregation attended the funeral at Santa Rosa, Cal., where we laid her to rest. Her grave and the earth around it were covered with a mat of wreaths and flowers. She leaves a husband, two sons, and three daughters.
ISAAC MORRISON.
MOORE.—Sister Mary Moore died at the home of her daughter, Sister Mary J. Yarger, in Freeport, Mich., July 2, 1909, aged 82 years, 10 months, and 25 days. Her maiden name was Mary Richmond. She was born in Carolina, Ireland, Aug. 7, 1826. At the age of twenty-two years, she came to Geneseo, N. Y., and was married to John Moore, Oct. 12, 1848. Six years later they moved to Victor, Mich., where they lived until 1880. Then they came to Freeport, where she lived until the time of her death. Nine children were born to them, seven sons and two daughters. Seven survive their mother, the oldest reaching his sixtieth birthday on the day of his mother’s burial. In 1887 Elders L. G. Moore and W. C. Wales held meetings in Freeport, and she and her daughter Mary joyfully and firmly embraced the truth, and have ever stood faithfully for it, though they both have known much of sorrow and suffering for the truth’s sake. The remarkable patience and submission manifested during the long period of suffering will always be remembered by those who knew her best. The remains were laid to rest in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
FRANK ANDRUS.
BRIDGES.—Edgar Lincoln Bridges was born in Whitneyville, Maine, July 11, 1860. He came to Minneapolis in 1885 or 1886, and was connected with the Pillsbury flouring mills for over sixteen years. Mr. Bridges married Minnie Helen Smith, of Minneapolis, June 9, 1897. In 1901 he moved to Washington for the benefit of his health, but returned to Minneapolis last January. After months of great suffering, he passed away Oct. 24, 1909, being 49 years, 3 months, and 16 days old. In his last sickness he gave his heart unreservedly to God. The last six months of his life, though suffering greatly at times, was an example of Christian patience and fortitude. About twenty minutes before Brother Bridges died, in response to the question, “Is the grace of God sufficient in this hour, Brother Bridges?” he replied, in a clear voice, “Yes, and God’s grace is abundant at all times.” Everything was done by a loving wife and kind friends that could be done for him during his long months of suffering. The funeral service, conducted by the writer, and assisted by Elder A. W. Kuehl and the pastor of the Methodist church, of which his wife’s parents are members, was held at the residence of his father-in-law in Minneapolis, where he had been kindly cared for in his last sickness. We laid him to rest with the blessed assurance that soon we shall meet where suffering will be unknown.
R. A. UNDERWOOD.
STEPHENS.—Mrs. Rosa A. Stephens was born at Lafayette, Ore., June 30, 1863, and died at McMinnville, Ore., Sept. 14, 1909. She embraced the Adventist faith in 1898, and was a true believer of the Scriptural teachings until her death. Besides her husband and mother, the deceased leaves four daughters, two sons, five grandchildren, five brothers, four sisters, and other relatives to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by Brother Johnson, of McMinnville, Ore.
J. F. STEPHENS.
WOOD.—Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Miller, in Springfield, Ohio, Oct. 11, 1909, our esteemed brother, Elder Joseph Garner Wood, aged 83 years, 6 months, and 10 days. Brother Wood was born in Hope, Hamilton Co., N. Y., March 31, 1826. At the age of twenty-one he was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Bass, with whom he lived till Feb. 17, 1859, when she was summoned by the messenger of death, leaving three sons and one daughter as the fruit of this union. In November, 1855, he moved with his family to Green County, Wisconsin, where he and his wife were converted under the preaching of Elder Isaac Sanborn, and embraced the doctrines of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was ordained local elder of the church on June 4, 1859, Elder Wm. S. Ingraham and Isaac Sanborn officiating. This same year, October 11, he married his second wife, Adaline Hale. To this union five children were born. In 1869 he removed to southwestern Missouri, where he began his public ministry, and in 1872 received ordination by Elder James White. About eight years later he went to Arkansas, where he labored for six years against fierce opposition, but was successful in raising up believers to the faith, notwithstanding many arrests were made during this time for Sunday labor. In 1891 he was recommended by the General Conference to make Ohio his field of labor, and to occupy a place on the conference committee, which he filled with credit. He was afterward chosen to serve on the conference committee several terms in succession. He was a man of sound judgment, true to all points of the faith, and loyal to the cause he professed to love. On connecting with the Ohio Conference, our beloved brother labored successfully in Washington, C. H., where he first located, afterward in Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Portsmouth, and Springfield, where he finished his work. On March 23, 1907, he was bereft of his second companion, who for nearly fifty years had stood faithfully by his side to aid and encourage him in his work. This separation at his advanced age proved a great shock to Brother Wood, and her loss in his home was keenly felt. Several months previous to her death, however, he was compelled to retire from active service and give to his loved one his undivided attention and care. This devotion and service drew heavily upon his physical strength, and left him worn and enfeebled in body, but his mind remained clear and active to the end. As the time of his departure approached, every necessary preparation was made for the end, and we have every reason to believe that he was fully prepared when the summons came. In closing his last letter to the writer just a short time before his death, he said: “My Bible and the Testimonies of his Spirit have been and are still my sure support. These precious gifts from God, coupled with earnest prayer and secret devotion, furnish me all necessary comfort, and banish all fears.” The cause of his death, which occurred with comparatively little suffering aside from a sense of exhaustion, was affections due to old age. Weary and tired, death came as a relief to this aged warrior, and without a struggle he fell asleep. The funeral services were held at the Seventh-day Adventist church in Springfield, conducted by the writer, assisted by Elders R. G. Patterson, C. C. Webster, and C. T. Redfield. Brethren Francis Fairchild, W. E. Bidwell, and M. V. Downing were also in attendance. “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.”
H. H. BURKHOLDER.
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Week-of-Prayer Readings
By Editor
Next week’s Review will contain the week-of-prayer readings, prepared for the annual prayer season, appointed for December 11-18.
Christ’s Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
By Editor
WE call special attention to the articles now appearing in the Editorial department, begun last week, on the ministry of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary. With the effort that has been made to bring in erroneous teaching on this subject, the articles are timely. Strange that any one should be prepared to repudiate practically the whole history of the advent movement in fulfilment of prophecy on an arbitrary interpretation which has no basis in either the plain reading or the critical examination of the texts.
1910 Year Book Directory Requests
REQUESTS for revised directories of conferences and institutions for the 1910 Year Book were recently sent to the secretary of every conference, and to those in charge of every institution, in this country. Returns should be sent forward at once, in order to insure publication in the forthcoming Year Book. While waiting for delinquent reports, those already received become obsolete. Let those concerned please send all information immediately to H. E. Rogers, Statistical Secretary, Takoma Park, D. C.
Eight Thousand New Subscribers
EIGHT thousand new subscribers in thirty days! This is what Brother C. H. Jones reports for the weekly Signs. See his announcement of a special Synopsis number, on page 22.
Change of Prices on Periodicals
Particular attention is directed to the announcement on page 2 from Brother S. N. Curtiss, manager of the Review and Herald Publishing Association, regarding change of prices on periodicals.
Protestant Magazine, Number Three
By Editor
THE third number of the Protestant Magazine, which will be ready this week, contains matter which every one ought to read. One special feature is an article on the change of the law of God by the Papacy. Some testimony never before quoted in our works upon this subject is introduced. A full review of the contents will be given next week. We suggest that those who do not have this magazine ought to subscribe for it at once. The price is only twenty-five cents a year.
Conradi Reports on Meetings in Russia
From the Russian Black Sea port of Noworossisk, Elder L. R. Conradi sends a post-card report of general meetings in Russia, saying:—
“We had good meetings at Helsingfors (Finland), St. Petersburg, and Zarizun. At the latter place and here, we had considerable difficulty in securing permission for our general meetings, but succeeded at the last moment.”
Brother Conradi was soon to leave for Odessa, where Dr. F. W. Vasenius and wife, of Finland, were to join him, and thence on to Constantinople and Egypt, en route to the Abyssinian border.
Nurses’ Training at Paradise Valley
The Paradise Valley Sanitarium is away on the southwest borderland of the States, where the number of young people looking toward the nurses’ training course is not large. If any strong and devoted young people in the West or middle West wish to correspond with the manager of the institution regarding taking the nurses’ course, they should address Harmon Lindsay, Paradise Valley Sanitarium, National City, Cal. With the calls coming for workers, none of our training centers should lack the material to train—consecrated youth, who are willing to work hard and study faithfully, and to give their lives to the finishing of the work.
Pacific Press Missions Canvass
In a recent note Brother C. H. Jones, of Mountain View, Cal., says: “We are going to do all we can to circulate the Missions number of the REVIEW, and secure donations for foreign missions. We have decided to close the Pacific Press on Monday, November 15, in order that all the employees may have a part in this good work. We purpose to canvass the entire territory between San Jose and San Francisco, a distance of fifty miles, including many small towns. A week from to-morrow the matter will be taken up in the church, and following that we shall have two evening meetings in which to instruct the workers, appoint leaders, divide up the territory, etc. We hope for good results.” From every quarter is sounded the note of courage for the work.
Elder Peckover Sails for Jamaica
ELDER C. E. PECKOVER and family, of Kansas, were booked to sail on the tenth from Philadelphia for Jamaica, West Indies. This is Brother Peckover’s second call to the tropics, he having labored some years ago in Panama.
Lake Union Conference Session
At the time of publishing the list of union conference meetings the Lake Union Conference arrangements had not been fully perfected. We learn from Elder Allen Moon, its president, that the committee has decided to hold the union conference session in Chicago February 8-18.
C. E. Weaks Accepts Call to India
In response to an invitation from the General Conference Committee, Brother C. E. Weaks and wife, of the North Pacific Union Conference, have accepted a call to India, and are preparing to leave soon for that field. Brother Weaks is to take the general oversight of the circulation of our literature in India. He has been released from the general book work in the North Pacific Union Conference to accept this call.
Campaign News
By A. J. S. Bourdeau
Up to Friday noon, November 5, our presses had turned out seven hundred thousand copies of the Missions REVIEW.
A number of large telegraphic and mail orders are still being received for the special REVIEW and other campaign supplies.
The ten extra copies of the REVIEW sent to each REVIEW reader and church elder will not be counted in the final statistics given for each local and union conference.
During the past two weeks our mailing department delivered at the post-office 1,570 sacks filled with the Missions REVIEW. This represents a total weight of 63,073 pounds.
Up to Thursday evening, November 4, 683,290 copies of the Missions REVIEW had been called for. This includes the ten sample copies sent to the readers of the REVIEW and to church elders.
At last accounts the California-Nevada Conference had ordered the largest number of copies of the Missions REVIEW. Following is a list of the twelve conferences now in the lead, with the number of copies of the REVIEW ordered by each: (1) California-Nevada, 30,577; (2) Kansas, 18,838; (3) Southern California, 17,724; (4) Nebraska, 16,784; (5) Minnesota, 15,940; (6) Ohio, 15,799; (7) Iowa, 13,260; (8) Eastern Colorado, 13,122; (9) West Michigan, 13,030; (10) Western Washington, 12,826; (11) Eastern Pennsylvania, 12,706; and (12) Indiana, 12,430.
In order that the faculty and students might have an opportunity of doing some actual campaign work, the Foreign Mission Seminary closed its doors Thursday, November 4. About fifty of the faculty and students took their supplies of the Missions REVIEW and “Official Solicitor’s Cards” and went to their assigned territory in the city of Washington. One student turned in his card the same evening with $2.50, which he had received from thirteen persons. A young lady, the second one to report, had twenty names on her card, the total amount she had collected being $2.15.