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Review and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 18.

A PRAYER OF FAITH
Earlier text: Drudgery

Norfolk Island

By HARRY MITCHELL

We are all well, and are pushing on in our work. Our Bible class which we organized recently, is quite a success. Our dear people are anxious to learn, and are doing well. Quite a number are able to give a complete Bible study without the aid of helps. We are studying the subject of creation in its various phases, from Pastor Fulton's text-book, which we find to be an excellent little work.
We are adopting the plan of memorizing the Scriptures in our Young People's work also. We are indeed glad to report good progress in church work here. Our people are coming up on many lines, but we want to see a more decided stand yet. We need much patience, as the work of character-building is the work of a lifetime.
We will faithfully use all the Signs that may be sent us. The people here tell us that they like the paper very much. The only way that we can reach many is by our papers, and this must be done by free distribution, as the people are too poor to purchase a paper.
We are very hopeful that in the near future we shall have some brethren from Norfolk Island ready to assist in opening up the work in the other islands.
We are of good courage, and are striving to help these dear people to lay hold of this last closing message.
HARRY MITCHELL.

The Michigan Home for Girls

By W. H. McKee; M. D. McKee

This home was established five years ago, on a capital of faith and prayer. It was organized under the Michigan State law of 1893 for associations “not for pecuniary profit.” The home now owns a forty-acre farm in the country, with a twenty-one-room house, ice-house, corn-crib, and barn, and a ten-room cottage in the city. These are just half paid for. Besides these, it occupies a forty-acre farm across the road from the original home farm, on which there is a good house and barn. This place is held for the use of the home by a friend, and will eventually be owned by it. An exceptionally fertile hay-farm of eighty acres is also worked on shares for the benefit of the home. This is the result of five years’ effort, in answer to prayer, starting on a donation of twenty-five cents. None of the workers receives a salary, thus giving the girls a practical example of the life of faith, and convincing them that such a work must have a basis of love. By this many souls are won to love Jesus and his precious truth.
Many girls come to the home who have never known good homes or parents, and who are “strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world;” these are taken into the home life, and taught the way of salvation. The blessings of a Christian education, with the complete third angel’s message, are brought within the reach of all who seek the shelter of the home; and a mother’s care and counsel are freely given, and deeply appreciated by the majority who are received.
Heart-broken parents are comforted and encouraged, families re-united, and innocent infants provided for. The rich are interviewed in behalf of the work, and many thus hear for the first time the warning message for these last days. All classes come into touch with the work, and God has graciously blessed in every way. Plans are now being laid for the institution to become self-supporting; these will be hastened as rapidly as may be, in view of the approach of the time when we shall be given the alternative of confederating or losing popular assistance.
Much favorable comment on the work itself is heard; yet at the same time some bitterness is manifested because of our religious faith. We have been advised by some, moved in their own feelings by pure friendliness, to renounce our belief in the Sabbath, that we may gain worldly favor and money. While, like Paul, “we are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed,” yet we rejoice in this blessed privilege,—“as poor, yet making many rich: as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.”
We purpose erecting an industrial building in which fruit-canning will be carried on, and scientific cooking, with chemical analysis and food experimentation, for the better education of those who prepare food in the homes of the people, that our light on healthful living may be brought to those who need to know of its value. The sewing department, with gardening and housework, is a training-school for inefficient and young girls, who need preparation for usefulness in life.
The Home discipline is such as to cultivate refinement and Christian courtesy. Industrial, educational, social, and spiritual influences combine to build character, which is the chief object of the home’s existence.
Many marked evidences of God’s special leading are witnessed, and our hearts are full of praise for such a blessed ministry to the unfortunate and friendless.
After five years of intense activity, in which there have been but four days’ rest, we have at last found a place where we can accept the invitation of Jesus to come apart, and rest a while. We shall spend two or three months with our daughter in southern California.
W. H. McKEE, M. D. McKEE.

California

By John Norton Loughborough; G. W. REASER; F. I. RICHARDSON

I AM thankful to the Lord that during the past winter he has preserved me from such a siege of grip and lung trouble as I had from January to August, 1907. I have had only two slight colds, of short duration, during the whole winter. While I can not hold a long series of meetings in new fields, as in former years, I am thankful to have strength for some writing, and occasional meetings with our people.
February 14-23 I was with our people in Chico, Cal., and gave nine talks on the great second advent movement, and the agencies the Lord has connected with the work, for its establishment, from its very rise. As it was fine weather, with light evenings, we had good audiences at every meeting. The students from the intermediate school, one and one-half miles away, attended each service.
On the Sabbaths, March 7, 14, and 21, I gave a discourse to the Healdsburg church and the Pacific Union College students on the proofs that it is a genuine gift of prophecy that the Lord has connected with the third angel’s message from its very rise. During the last three weeks I have given talks to the college students on the rise and progress of the third angel’s message. To these talks they have given most earnest and undivided attention. I trust this may be of advantage to them in their future labors.
GRAHAM.—The new chapel at Graham, a suburb of Los Angeles, was dedicated Sunday, March 22, Elders G. W. Reaser, S. T. Hare, J. O. Corliss, and J. W. Adams participating in the services. A church was organized there the day before, composed of twenty members from other of our churches, and twelve were received upon profession of faith. The chapel is a neat building twenty by thirty-two feet, completely finished and painted, and, together with the lot on which it is located, has been paid for, except one hundred ten dollars, by the brethren in the vicinity within the past two months. The establishing of this new church comes as a result of tent-meetings held the past winter by Elder S. T. Hare, assisted by Brother C. F. Marvin.
G. W. REASER.
SAN PASQUAL.—By request of the Conference Committee, Mrs. Richardson and I came to San Diego to assist Elder W. M. Healey in a series of meetings. On our arrival we found the city making great preparations for the coming of Admiral Evans’s fleet, so it was thought best to postpone meetings until the fleet had gone. Having received an earnest invitation from Dr. Johnson Judson to spend a few days at San Pasqual, we decided to go there. We stayed ten days, holding meetings and visiting. On the last Sabbath of our stay, twelve were baptized and added to the church. Two were waiting baptism when we came, nine had recently come to the valley, and five were heads of families. Nearly all had learned something of the truth in their younger days, either through the teaching of their parents or by friends. They expressed themselves as believing that the Lord had brought us together at this time, that they might have the opportunity of hearing the truth more fully, and to accept it. May this experience encourage all to follow the instructions of the wise man, “In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.”
F. I. RICHARDSON.

Report of East Michigan Conference

By E. I. Beebe

THE sixth annual session of the East Michigan Conference was held at Flint, Mich., April 6-9, 1908. There were ninety delegates present, representing sixty-five churches and companies.
The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, E. K. Slade; Secretary and Treasurer, E. I. Beebe; Secretary and Treasurer of the tract society, Frank Hiner; Field Missionary Agent, J. H. McEachron; Field Missionary Secretary, A. R. Sandborn; Secretary of Educational Department, H. A. Boylan; Secretary of Sabbath-school work, Tillie E. Barr; Secretary Medical Department, L. G. Wagner. Executive Committee: E. K. Slade, C. N. Sanders, A. R. Sandborn, B. F. Stureman, R. B. Thurber. East Michigan Conference Association Board: E. K. Slade, C. N. Sanders, A. R. Sandborn, B. F. Stureman, R. B. Thurber. Adelphian Academy Board, E. K. Slade, A. R. Sandborn, B. F. Stureman, R. B. Thurber, C. N. Sanders, F. O. Rathbun. Auditing Committee, J. B. Keiser, Frank Fishell, Wm. Brace, W. R. Fellows, L. W. Lawton, Dr. G. G. Brown, E. R. Lauda, and Delmar P. Wood.
Ministerial credentials were granted to E. K. Slade, J. L. Edgar, L. G. Moore, Wm. Ostrander, E. I. Beebe, A. R. Sandborn, C. N. Sanders, B. F. Stureman. Ministerial licenses were granted to H. A. Boylan, R. B. Thurber, Claude White, Fred Hoxie, L. G. Wagner, Dr. G. G. Brown. Missionary licenses were granted to Anna L. Boehm, Ethel Burnett, Tillie E. Barr, Katherine Dunham, Nora B. Ammon, H. L. Cohoon, Frank Hiner, Marie Harriman, Beatrice Harter, Clara Kiep, Mina Pierce, Mable Reavis, Lucy Tyte, H. A. Weaver, Katherine Weaver.
The tithe report of the conference showed an increase of $3,577.33 over the previous year, also an increase of nearly two dollars’ in the amount paid by each member. The amount of the tithe of this conference for the past year was $22,956.47, and the amount for each member, $12.41.
Among the resolutions adopted were the following:—
“Whereas, The Lord has gone before this people, opening doors in all nations, so that there is an opportunity to teach the truths of the third angel’s message to all the world; and,—
“Whereas, The means received by the Foreign Mission Board is not sufficient to warrant the enlargement of our missionary operations as the opening providence of God seems to demand; therefore,—
“1. Resolved, That we undertake to raise for our foreign mission work an amount equal to ten cents a week per member for our church membership.
“Whereas, There is great need of all our church officers being more fully instructed in the duties and responsibilities which rest upon them; and,—
“Whereas, The special blessing of the Lord has attended the church officers’ conventions held in connection with this meeting, enabling all to realize more fully the responsibility of the Lord’s work; therefore,—
“2. Resolved, That we urge the holding of other similar conventions as may be arranged for by the conference committee, and that an effort be made to have all church officers present to share in the instruction given.
“3. Resolved, That we adopt the plan of sharing our tithe with the needy mission fields, and that we send annually to the Mission Board such surplus tithe as may be on hand.
“Whereas, The Sabbath-school occupies an important place in the advancement of the message in all parts of the world; therefore,—
“4. Resolved, That we urge upon all our people greater faithfulness in the study of the lessons prepared for the various divisions, that our knowledge of the Word may be increased, our spirituality deepened, and the Sabbath-school be made to fill the important place it should in the training of workers and the salvation of souls.
“Whereas, The Sabbath School Worker contains important instruction in reference to the Sabbath-school work; therefore,—
“5. Resolved, That we endeavor to place this most excellent journal not only in the home of every officer and teacher, but in the homes of all our people.
“Whereas, The Lord has blessed our Sabbath-schools in giving their donations to missions, and from this source many thousands of dollars are being annually passed on to the “regions beyond;” therefore,—
“6. Resolved, That we urge upon our people more liberal giving in our schools, and we further,—
“7. Recommend, That all our schools be encouraged to give all their donations to foreign missions, providing for their expenses from other sources.
“8. We recommend, The plan of offering inducements to students to earn scholarships in the Adelphian Academy and Emmanuel Missionary College in harmony with the plan recommended by the Lake Union Conference Committee.
“Whereas, Conditions demand, and the spirit of prophecy strongly urges, more thorough study and effort along medical missionary lines by all our workers and church-members; therefore,—
“9. We recommend, That our workers arrange for instruction on health and temperance topics to be given in connection with workers’ meetings, tent-meetings, visits to churches, church-schools, canvassers’ institutes, and all general meetings.
“10. We recommend, That the medical missionary work be recognized in our churches by selecting a health secretary who shall encourage the church in the circulation of our health literature, to conduct at least one medical missionary meeting a month, and to study and work along health lines.
“Whereas, In many places a mighty conflict is being waged against the foes of temperance; and,—
“Whereas, We as a people are most heartily in favor of Christian temperance; therefore,—
“11. Resolved, That we extend to all loyal temperance workers our earnest Christian greeting, and pledge our aid in every proper way by voice and pen.
“12. Resolved, That this conference make a special effort to circulate the forthcoming temperance number of the Watchman by placing a club not to exceed five thousand in the hands of the W. C. T. U., for their use in the temperance campaign, and also to encourage our people to sell this special issue.
“Whereas, The closing conflict of the third angel’s message will be along Religious Liberty lines; and,—
“Whereas, Our people are not as conversant with this most important subject as they ought to be, and as they must be to meet the coming crisis; therefore,—
“13. Resolved, That we urge upon all our people the importance of taking and studying the magazine Liberty, and other similar literature; and that the Religious Liberty secretary hold as many general meetings as feasible, in which instruction shall be given along this line.
“Whereas, The Lord has greatly blessed the labors of Elder F. G. Lane in the Caribbean field; therefore,—
“14. Resolved, That we continue his support in that field for another year.
“In accordance with the recommendations passed by the Lake Union Conference that the tract and missionary work be revived and reorganized; therefore,—
“15. We recommend, That a field missionary secretary be selected to develop the work by visiting the local churches, and encouraging them to engage in home missionary work by holding missionary meetings, and giving instruction and training to such as are willing to engage in this work, of which a report be kept by the church, and forwarded to the field missionary secretary.
“Whereas, The present arrangement is that each conference take care of its orphans and aged poor; therefore,—
“16. Resolved, That two collections be taken for this purpose each year, at such times as the conference committee may appoint.
“17. Resolved, That we place at the disposal of the General Conference several laborers for foreign fields, and pay their wage for one year.
“18. Resolved, That, in harmony with the recommendations passed by the Lake Union Conference, we furnish a tent, and two laborers to work in the southern or southeastern conferences, with support for one year.”
E. I. BEEBE, Secretary.

Wisconsin

By C. McREYNOLDS

A COMPANY OF HUNGARIANS
A COMPANY OF HUNGARIANS
MILWAUKEE.—More than a year ago, through the efforts of some of our young people who were selling the Signs of the Times in Milwaukee, Brother Joseph Kovats, a native Hungarian, became interested in reading the paper. At that time Elder H. R. Johnson and others were conducting the missionary institute in the city. This brother attended Bible studies, some of the workers held readings with him in his home, and he gladly accepted the truths of the third angel’s message. He began working as early as the last of May with the people of his own tongue, endeavoring to teach them the truth that he had learned and loves so well. Later he was employed by the Wisconsin Conference, and has worked faithfully to the best of his knowledge. This is the first worker of that nationality, to our knowledge, in this country. God is blessing his efforts, and others are seeing the precious truth. He very much desires the prayers of God’s people, that the message may soon obtain a strong hold upon the people of his own tongue.
C. McREYNOLDS.

_Kansas_

By Wm. L. Nott; V. W. Robb

HILL CITY.—After closing a series of meetings held in the Spring Hill schoolhouse near Hill City, I received a very cordial invitation from one of the board of an adjoining district to come and hold meetings in their schoolhouse. As a result of these two meetings, and other work since their close, four persons have accepted present truth, and others are very much interested. There was a good attendance at both meetings from the first, and many times there was not seating room for all who came. After the close of the meetings, a Sabbath-school was organized, and by the help of the old Sabbath-keepers, a very interesting school is being conducted. WM. L. NOTT.
KANSAS CITY.—Four were baptized and united with the church on March 28. One united with the church March 21, having previously been baptized in another church. The latter is the result of efforts put forth by the workers in Kansas City.
There are others very much interested in the truth who continue to investigate, but as yet have taken no stand. Since the first of the year, eleven have taken their stand for God, and united with the church. V. W. ROBB.

Colorado

By G. W. Anglebarger

DENVER.—It has been several weeks since I have made a report of the progress of the work in Denver. We feel to praise our good Father in heaven, that through his great love and blessing the message is moving onward. The Spirit of God is wonderfully impressing hearts. We are receiving many letters and calls from interested ones in the city to come to their homes and teach them the truth. We are even called into the country near the city, and there we find souls hungering for the truth of God. It makes our hearts rejoice to have the privilege of sitting with these dear ones in their homes, and opening to them the Scriptures. Persons are constantly accepting the truth, and are rejoicing in God and the knowledge of his Word which liveth and abideth forever. Our services on Sabbath and Sunday nights are still growing in interest and attendance. Precious souls are being buried in baptism. Almost every two or three weeks it is our privilege to administer this solemn ordinance. The church is actively engaged in missionary work distributing tracts, selling Signs, etc.
G. W. ANGLEBARGER.

Korea

By Mimi Scharffenberg

SOONAN.—At present I have eight students. All took part in the Bible studies held last week at the workers’ meeting. We truly enjoyed much of God’s rich blessing, and feel very thankful for the good spirit that prevailed most of the time.
Two weeks ago I was in Ping Yang, and had a very interesting Bible study with the sisters there. They have been pleading for help so much that I plan to go down to hold a Bible study with them every Thursday night for a while. On Fridays we have no school, so I shall be able to go. There are some really intelligent sisters there, and if some receive a little help, they in turn will be better able to help others.
MIMI SCHARFFENBERG.

Wyoming

By W. G. NETHERY

SHERIDAN.—Just one year ago we moved to this place, and organized a Sabbath-school with a Sabbath-keeping family living in the vicinity. Brother E. L. Cook, the elder of the Sheridan church, held a few meetings in a school-house near by, at the same time working at carpentering. As a result of his meetings and Bible work, an earnest man and his wife have taken their stand for the Sabbath. It was a great pleasure to have them meet with us Sabbath, April 11. Their hearts are open to the truth, and they seem to drink in the Word of God. Our desire is so to live the truth that others may be led to accept it. Some children whose parents are not of our faith attend our Sabbath-school. W. G. NETHERY.

***Atlantic Union Conference

By I. H. EVANS

Received on the $150,000 Fund

up to April 21, 1908

Atlantic Union Conference

Central New England ........$ 2,775.18 Greater New York ............ 1,505.46 Maine ....................... 852.89 New York .................. 2,326.50 Southern New England ...... 1,210.50 Vermont ................... 1,344.74 Western New York .......... 2,073.09 Total ....................... 12,088.36

Canadian Union Conference

Maritime .................... 566.49 Quebec ...................... 169.94 Ontario ..................... 807.28 Newfoundland ................ 20.80 Total ....................... 1,564.51

Central Union Conference

Colorado .................... 4,596.44 Kansas ...................... 3,735.78 Missouri .................... 1,981.40 Nebraska ................ 5,819.18 Wyoming .................. 813.00 Total ....................... 16,945.80

Columbia Union Conference

Chesapeake .................. 683.08 Eastern Pennsylvania ..... 2,549.51 New Jersey ................ 1,202.45 Ohio ...................... 6,302.43 Virginia .................. 1,034.77 West Pennsylvania ......... 1,976.56 West Virginia ............. 558.86 Total ....................... 14,307.66

District of Columbia

Washington Churches ....... 1,384.54

Lake Union Conference

East Michigan ............... 3,158.46 Indiana ................... 5,247.02 North Michigan .............. 1,705.22 Northern Illinois ......... 2,913.36 Southern Illinois ........... 1,457.71 West Michigan ............. 8,733.70 Wisconsin ................... 5,044.25 Total ....................... 28,259.72

North Pacific Union Conference

Montana ..................... 691.64 Upper Columbia ............ 3,036.43 Western Washington ........ 3,308.13 Idaho ....................... 1,022.65 Western Oregon .............. 2,956.15 Hawaii ...................... 21.05 Alaska ...................... 20.00 Total ....................... 11,056.05

Southern Union Conference

Conference not specified .... 97.41 South Carolina ............ 266.09 Alabama ..................... 623.14 Tennessee River ........... 1,405.31 Florida ................... 951.48 North Carolina ............ 954.75 Cumberland ................ 1,360.99 Louisiana ................. 572.54 Mississippi ................. 413.08 Georgia ................... 457.97 Total ....................... 7,102.76

Northern Union Conference

Iowa ........................ 7,777.58 Minnesota ................ 5,752.78 South Dakota .............. 2,666.47 North Dakota .............. 2,134.93 Conference not specified .... 73.82 Total ....................... 18,405.58

Pacific Union Conference

Southern California ....... 4,584.90 Arizona ................... 466.79 California-Nevada ......... 10,249.03 Utah ...................... 440.58 Total ....................... 15,741.30

Southwestern Union Conference

Not specified ............... 22.82 Arkansas .................. 938.93 Oklahoma .................... 3,938.79 Texas ....................... 2,538.90 Total ....................... 7,439.44

Western Canadian Union Conference

Alberta ................... 1,211.35 British Columbia ............ 244.50 Manitoba .................... 349.76 Saskatchewan Mission Field .. 59.60 Total ....................... 1,845.21

Unknown

Unknown ..................... 161.70

Foreign

Algeria ................... 13.33 Australia ................... 178.71 Bermuda ..................... 36.00 China ....................... 165.60 South Africa ................ 439.02 Jamaica ..................... 66.01 Yukon Territory ............. 20.00 England ..................... 281.55 West Africa ............... 50.00 Mexico ...................... 65.97 Costa Rica .................. 6.25 India ....................... 418.25 South America ............... 76.43 Switzerland ................. 9.69 Panama ...................... 27.11 Nicaragua ................... 9.00 Central American Mission .... 26.00 Trinidad .................... 28.69 Norway ...................... 25.00 Japan ....................... 12.50 Hayti ....................... 5.00 Egypt ..................... 51.55 Palestine ................... 2.00 Tobago, W. I. ............... 1.22 Cuba ........................ 8.00 Hungary ..................... 3.00 Tahiti ...................... 14.88 France ...................... 6.80 Philippine Islands .......... 1.00 Samoa ....................... 8.00 Barbados .................... 5.00 Portugal .................... 6.00 Straits Settlements ......... 10.08 Pitcairn Island ............. 20.00 New Zealand ................. 1.52 Fiji ........................ 4.87 St. Kitts ................... 7.51 Ireland ..................... 1.21 Russia ...................... 5.00 Denmark ..................... 14.59 Santo Domingo ............... 2.50 Total ....................... 2,134.84 Grand Total ................. $138,437.47
I. H. EVANS, Treasurer.
A star preceding the name of a conference, indicates that that conference has paid its membership share of the fund.

Field Notes and Gleanings

FOUR persons began keeping the Sabbath during the month of March, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, where Brother M. W. De Lhorbe is laboring.
ENCOURAGING word comes from Sheridan, Wyo., where the recent quarterly meeting was well attended, and all were of good courage. They also rejoice that three have taken their stand for the truth, and others are interested.
OF his recent visit to the little company at Lynden, Ontario, Brother B. B. Nofziger writes that although it had been a long time since any one except those of their own company had met with them, he found them of good courage, and rejoicing that three of their fellow townsmen had recently begun keeping the Sabbath.
BROTHER J. S. ROUSE, whose recent meetings at St. Clair, Ark., resulted in the baptism of two souls into the third angel’s message, reports from Black Rock, where he assisted in the canvassers’ institute: “We all enjoyed a feast at the quarterly meeting. Six being baptized and uniting with the church gave occasion for rejoicing.”
FROM Minneapolis, Minn., Brother Fred Johnson writes: “The work among the Scandinavians in this city, where Elder H. Steen and the writer are working, is making some progress, and we find here and there persons who are becoming interested by reading our literature or from attending the meetings. Last Sunday evening, in the baptistery of the church, baptism was administered to three adults, of whom two were man and wife. The audience, which gave close attention, was larger than could be accommodated with seats.”
BROTHER J. H. CARROLL reports progress in the work among the people of the cities of New Jersey where he is laboring,—Patterson, Passaic, Newark, and Jersey City. As there is no baptistery at these places, a baptismal service was held in the Beacon Light Tabernacle of New York City, March 28, when fourteen persons followed their Lord in the sacred rite, uniting with the churches in the New Jersey cities mentioned above.
“Our interest at Essex and vicinity has continued good,” writes Brother H. R. Godfrey, from Kansas, “and souls are still accepting the truth. Five have identified themselves with the commandment-keeping people of God. This causes us to rejoice, though laboring under somewhat difficult circumstances. The neighborhood being so sparsely settled, it necessitates much walking in visiting, five to ten miles being no unusual walk in a day. We have surely seen the fulfilment of prophecy while here, in Satan’s making war upon the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus.”
BRETHREN A. R. OGDEN and A. S. Bringle, who have been holding meetings in the new church at Conway Springs, Kan., since its dedication, March 15, give this report of the work there: “Sabbath, March 21, the little company was organized with a charter membership of six. Last Sabbath (March 28) three more were added. Others who are keeping the Sabbath will unite soon. So, while the organization is small to start with, there is every encouragement to believe that it will grow. Our prayer is that there shall be added to the church from time to time such as shall be saved. Of the nine who united with this church eight were received upon profession of faith. The church was fully officered, and we believe it will be a standard-bearer of the principles of the third angel’s message. All are taking hold nobly and earnestly in active missionary effort for others.”
A TENT-MEETING was held last summer at Nortonville, Kan., by Brother I. G. Knight and wife. He writes: “As a result of that effort, several took their stand for the truth, and a Sabbath-school was organized. Since then this company has passed through a very trying experience, meeting successfully all kinds of opposition. The brethren had secured the use of the United Presbyterian church for one year, and in this we held our meetings, beginning Friday evening, March 6. Elder L. F. Trubey joined me the following Sunday, and for two weeks we had pleasant and agreeable labor together. On March 21 we effected an organization, with a full corps of officers. A very impressive scene followed, when the chosen elder of the newly formed church was ordained. The ordinances were celebrated, and it will long be remembered as a time when the gentle Spirit of God came very near. Several indicated their intention to obey the truth, and two united with the church as a result of the meetings just held.”

Minnesota

By G. F. HAFFNER

MOUNTAIN LAKE.—After the Northern Union Conference I went with Brother C. C. Neufeld to this place, and started a meeting with the outside people. A certain professor had given lectures on the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation; so when we announced that we would speak on the same books, the people were anxious to hear what we had to say. This helped to increase the attendance, so that soon the church was filled with interested hearers. The people came night after night until some things were presented that did not agree with their doctrine, then stayed away; still we had a good attendance all the way through. Our people at this place were happily surprised; for they had no faith that the people would come out to hear.
We have had a German church here for about twenty years, and they passed through some severe trials and difficulties. Some had given up the truth, and others moved away; so that the church was decreasing instead of increasing, and the leaders of the other churches were hoping that the rest would soon give up and return to them. But now the Lord has changed the situation. The church took new courage, several have already taken their stand with us, and we believe others will do so. The work was not completed when I left. Elder A. A. Meyer, who came to our help, will remain and finish the work, together with Brother Neufeld. The Lord has blessed in the work, and his name alone shall have the praise. G. F. HAFFNER.

D. H. KRESS, M. D

By D. H. KRESS

receiving this training for future usefulness, they are, during the entire time, on missionary ground; for the sanitarium itself is a missionary field. Here, above all other places, the true spirit of helpfulness should be manifested.
“The sick and the suffering should see in our sanitarium workers a revelation of the grace of God.” For this reason those who connect with these institutions must give evidence beforehand of being missionaries; “frivolous young people are not to be chosen to act a part in the Lord’s work.” Those only should be selected who will exert a sanctifying influence.
In no place are gentleness, meekness, kindness, and an unselfish interest in others more needed and more valued than in a sanitarium.
During the year the greatest harmony and good will have existed between the Sanitarium and the Seminary. Classes on medical lines are conducted for the benefit of the Seminary students, and the teachers in the Seminary are doing their utmost to assist in making our Sanitarium work a success. The two institutions feel their dependence on each other to make each a success.
A new Sanitarium medical missionary training-class will be formed and begin work on September 1. We should be glad to know how many of those applying would be ready to enter the class June 1, should the class be started at that date. We are anxious to have those who desire to enter this class send in their names as early as possible, so that the applications may be brought before the Sanitarium board at an early date. Send for application blanks to the writer, at the Washington S. D. A. Sanitarium, Takoma Park, D. C.

D. H. KRESS, M. D

Report of the Medical Secretary of the West Michigan Conference

By L. J. Otis

It was stated by the medical secretary at the conference one year ago, that there is great need of medical missionary work throughout the conference, but it was not clear just how it should be done. From experience during the past year we realize that there is still great need of this kind of work.
Health lectures were given in various churches; but this entailed considerable traveling expense, and the results seemed hardly to justify it.
One can not become acquainted with health principles by listening to lectures at long intervals. It therefore seemed best to me to lay the burden of this work upon the local churches themselves, assisting in every way possible, and making the ministering brethren responsible for the progress of rational health reform among the people.
Articles appeared on this subject in the conference paper from time to time, in which we have endeavored to set before our people briefly the simplicity of health reform, giving consideration to topics most needed. These I have observed were much appreciated, and have been a help to our people.
The medical work has suffered in that it was ever allowed to separate itself from the denomination. This is evident for two reasons. First, because when the former champions were found to be proclaiming false doctrines, some of our people felt that health reform also was false; and some considered it to be of the same character as other doctrines that came from this source. Again, because of the way it was presented, it lost its simplicity and became impracticable. I mention this that you may see the inadvisability of continuing such methods.
The third angel’s message includes this department, and it is my opinion that the one who has charge of this work should make the proclamation of the message his main business. For this reason your medical secretary for the last six months has been doing ministerial work, and in many places he finds that the medical work may be used as an entering wedge.
L. J. Otis, M. D.
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