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Review and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 11.

Wave and Tide
Earlier text: The Mediation of Christ

Treating the Sick Child in Time

By Kate Lindsay; J. J. Bell

KATE LINDSAY, M. D.
EVERY year hundreds and thousands of persons, especially children, lose their lives because the disease was not treated in time. A child is ailing, seems feverish at night, chilly in the morning, is peevish and irritable, and has a capricious appetite. In the words of the mother, “Johnny is not like himself.” And truly he is not like his ordinary, healthy, happy self. Some poison is working mischief somewhere in the little body, deranging and upsetting the nervous system, and making him feel generally uncomfortable and out of sorts.

Taking a Child’s Temperature

Whether the indisposition is serious or not is what mothers, nurses, and all having the care of children should seek to discern at once. A clinical thermometer, or a thermometer for testing the temperature of the body, should be a part of every household outfit; and whenever a child is ailing, its temperature should be taken, and its pulse and respirations counted. The temperature of a child in health is slightly above that of the adult, it being 98.5° to 99.5°, while that of the average adult is from 98° to 98.5°. The temperature should be taken three times a day; when it reaches 101° or above for two days, it is an indication of something serious.

Respiration and Pulse

The respirations of a new-born baby are forty a minute, and usually decline to thirty or thirty-five by the end of the first month, continuing to decline until the child is four or five years old, when they are twenty to twenty-five a minute. They still further decline to sixteen or eighteen at fourteen or fifteen years, which is the ordinary adult rate of respiration. The pulse at birth is usually one hundred twenty to one hundred forty, at one year one hundred ten to one hundred twenty, and gradually declines until fifteen, when it is about eighty or eighty-five. In adult life the normal rate is seventy or seventy-five. The pulse and the respirations are difficult to count and very variable. In small children any exercise or other excitement may cause a rise of from ten to fifteen or twenty beats a minute, and the rate of breathing is increased in proportion. So a baby’s pulse and respirations are of value only when they are observed while it is sleeping; the temperature, not being specially affected by outside influences, is the most reliable indication.

Examining the Throat

After testing the temperature, pulse, and respiration, the next most important measure is to examine the throat for redness, swelling, or white patches, which may indicate either tonsillitis or diphtheria. Hundreds of children have contracted the last-named disease and died because of a neglect of these measures. Perhaps a child with an apparently slight sore throat was permitted to go to some child’s party, or some one in the family where the party was held had a sore throat. I know of a case where about twenty-five children were exposed to tonsillitis by being allowed to take a ride with a child suffering with it. As the child’s temperature had not been taken, no symptoms of the disease had been discovered, and no danger was apprehended. Hence, not only were the other children exposed, but the little one itself was made much worse.

Condition of the Stomach

After the examination of the throat and nose, the next inquiry should be as to the condition of the stomach. Many patients, especially children and young persons, owe all their trouble to a disordered condition of the stomach, due to a surfeit. The fever, headache, and boneache may all disappear with the emptying of the stomach and bowels. Often such cases have an alarmingly high temperature for a short time, but the symptoms soon become less marked, and disappear when once the decaying food has been unloaded from the system.

The Bowels

Constipation and accumulation of fecal matter in the bowels often cause a rise of temperature; hence mothers and others caring for children should know whether the bowels are regular. The writer has seen cases in youth and children which were diagnosed as tumor. In one case, when inquiry was made of the mother as to how long it had been since the bowels moved regularly, she could not tell, and by inquiry of the twelve-year-old girl herself it was ascertained that at least a week had passed without any action, the child meanwhile when eating heartily of all foods found at a farmer’s table. It was not until she was taken suddenly ill with chill and fever, that the case was looked into, and a course of mild cathartics, enemas, fasting, and fomentations prescribed, which finally dispersed the swelling, but the moving off of the impacted mass was the work of many days; and after it was over, the child was so weak and emaciated that it took weeks to recover her usual health.

Infectious Diseases

The next inquiry should be as to the possibility of infectious diseases, as typhoid fever, or any of the eruptive fevers. Children are often victims of typhoid fever, and this should be borne in mind, especially if the disease is in the neighborhood, or if there has been any danger of an infected water-supply in traveling or otherwise. In small towns and villages without water-works, there are likely to be numerous cesspools, and also many wells, shallow or deep; and it is only a matter of time, modified by the porous nature of the soil and the depth and location of the well, when the contents of the cesspool will drain into the well; or, worse still, the contents of the privy vault may contaminate the water, and whole families be thus poisoned with filth. There are always children who are running around the neighborhood, visiting other children, so that a case of typhoid fever may occur in a home possessing a faultless water-supply.

Weak Digestive Organs

WEAK digestion is perhaps more prevalent than any other abnormal condition to which the human body is subject. From the infant to the hoary-headed may be found those thus afflicted.

What the Dyspeptic Can Do for Himself

Yet there is possibly no condition of ill health for which more can be done by each individual himself, if he knows how to select his bill of fare, eating well-cooked, easily digested foods in moderate quantities, at proper times, and exercising due care in regard to thorough mastication. In addition, we should mention as of great importance exercise in the open air.

Knowledge of Foods Necessary

In order to be able to select the right kind of food, it is necessary that we should understand something about the chemical elements that the food contains. We must also know something about the right preparation of food. In other words, everybody ought to be a cook, at least as far as knowing how to prepare simple foods in a simple, easily-digestible, palatable manner.

Overloading the Stomach

The quantity of food eaten is just as important as the quality. Often individuals suffer greatly from digestive disturbance simply from overloading their stomachs. One who is accustomed to overeating is never satisfied in the true sense. There is always a craving for more food. He does not get sufficient nourishment from his food, due to the fact that much of it is wasted by fermentation; and although he may consume large quantities, he always remains thin and emaciated.

Perseverance Required

As a rule, persons suffering with indigestion feel weaker and less fit for their regular work as soon as they make a change for the better in their diet. This may be due to the fact that with the fermentation there are always poisons produced which act as stimulants to some extent to the individual. When this process ceases for a time, energy and tone seem to depart. However, with perseverance along right lines a permanent improvement soon takes place.

Too Frequent Eating

Many dyspeptics make the mistake of eating too frequently. When the digestive organs are weak, rest is a wonderful help to a cure. A safe rule for nearly all is never to eat more than three times daily; and for many with weak digestive organs two meals are likely to be better than three. When only two meals are taken, it is always best to dispense with the evening meal, which is often responsible for the morning headache, coated tongue, and foul breath, as well as lack of appetite for breakfast.

Thorough Mastication Essential

Too much stress can not be laid on mouth digestion, or mastication, as this is frequently neglected by all classes of people. Slow and prolonged chewing prepares the food for the stomach, and prepares the stomach for the food. The digestive juices all flow freely as the result of chewing.

Happy Effect of Outdoor Exercise

The effect of exercise in the open air on the digestion is wonderful. A walk in the fresh air, following a meal, is a great aid to its digestion. Violent exercise should not be engaged in soon after eating. But gentle exercise produces a balancing of the circulation as well as an increase in respiration, which have a happy effect on the digestive process.—J. J. Bell, M. D.

How Can I Wait?

By L. D. Santee

L. D. SANTEE
“And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven; prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” Rev. 21:2.
How can I wait the city, gladness bringing, That glows with rapture for the hearts that ache, When the redeemed shall come with joy and singing, And loved ones, with fond hands enclasped and clinging, Shall enter in, no more to watch and wait?
How can I wait? The years roll on to ages, And still the heavens conceal the pearly gate. ’Tis sung by poets, and foretold by sages, And plainly promised in the sacred pages. And still it comes not, and I sadly wait.
How can I wait? Unnumbered graves are filling, And hearts are breaking, homes are desolate, And gems of love the cruel world are chilling, And clouds their tears upon the earth, are spilling, And life is weary. Ah, how can I wait?
How can I wait? There are serpents ’mong earth’s flowers, And evil passions, scorn, and pride, and hate. There’s note of sadness heard in brightest hours. O, how I long for Eden’s fadeless bowers! But still they come not, and I sadly wait.
How can I wait? I pause and look before me, And say, “’Twill soon be here e’en though ’tis late.” Far from my childhood have the long years borne me, And still I know, ’tis God that watches o’er me; I’ll bide his time, though still I sadly wait.

The Woman’s Kingdom

NEVER was there a nobler challenge to heroic action than the words of Mordecai to Esther: “Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Every one is called to a kingdom; there is no domain like duty, no sovereignty like service, no royalty like opportunity. It is an inspiring example to all true hearts, and especially to true womanhood, this stirring story of the lovely Jewish woman who at the call of a great crisis mounted from an earthly queenship in the dreamy idleness of an Oriental harem to a more glorious throne in the realm of noble daring and unselfish duty.
Every true woman is a queen. It is the tritest commonplace to say that her first and dearest kingdom is the home. Within its charmed boundaries she sits enthroned as empress, ruling by the law of love and with the scepter of service.
But Christianity has enlarged the sphere of woman’s life. Jesus placed new crowns upon her brow. He rolled the stone away from the sepulcher of her old subjection, and in his own character exalted those virtues which the world calls feminine. To-day might well be called the “woman’s age.” Nowhere is this more so than in America. Nowhere else do women have such largeness of liberty, such wealth of influence.
“Such a time as this!” was there ever an age bigger with peril or opportunity? Both the political and the moral map of the world is changing. All walls are down; the crust of immemorial custom is breaking up. Is it not for such a time as this that woman has come into her kingdom? The problem of the expansion of Western civilization must be solved not by the might of militarism or the conquests of commerce, but by the sweet sovereignty of loving service. Our real victory in the awakening Orient will be won not by sending soldiers or goods, but by the creation of holy Christian homes.
“The woman’s cause is man’s; they rise or sink Together, dwarfed or godlike, bond or free.”
Service is sovereignty; selfishness is slavery. Larger privilege means larger duties. Power never means prerogative; it always means debt. Prosperity is an even severer test of essential character than adversity. The women, and men also, who clamor for larger rights need to remember that they are daring larger duties, coveting heavier burdens, and seeking the severe moral test of more awful responsibility. The true royal function is service. This is too often forgotten, and place, power, and wealth are made the ministers to a mean, callous selfishness. Those were stern words of Mordecai: “If thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise . . . from another place, but thou and thy father’s house will perish.” The heartless dancers of the Tuileries before the French Revolution ignored their suffering sisterhood of France; doom was not long delayed. Neglect is crime. God can get along without us better than we without him. Self-seeking is self-ruin. If self-preservation is the first law of nature, self-sacrifice is the first law of God’s kingdom.
Opportunity is always with us, and all may be sovereigns in the kingdom of duty. Sometimes all life seems a preparation for one great moment when out of the commonplace the heroic is born. Yet the daily task is not less imperial in its glory than such a supreme crisis. Better than a century-plant that waits a hundred years for one gorgeous bloom are the violets, whose dewy eyes open on every spring-time. One royal duty we may be ever performing, that of intercession. God makes us partners of his omnipotence by the path of prayer. And we come to no arbitrary Xerxes, as did Queen Esther, but to touch the merciful scepter of a living Heavenly Father. An aeronaut has said that the voice of woman, shrill and clear, reaches upward twice as high as that of a man. Are there any petitions that more surely pierce the sky and reach the heart of God than those of sister, wife, mother?
“O woman hearts, that keep the days of old In loving memory, can you stand back When Christ calls? Shall the Heavenly Master lack The serving love, which is your life’s fine gold?” —Selected.

Ask First

CHARLIE was going home with his uncle. They were on the steamboat all night. When it was time for Charlie to go to bed, his uncle said:—
“Make haste and jump into your berth, boy.”
“May not I first kneel down and ask God to take care of us?” asked Charlie.
“We shall be taken care of fast enough,” replied his uncle.
“Yes, sir,” said Charlie, “but mother always tells us not to take anything without first asking.”
Uncle Tom had nothing to say to that, and Charlie knelt down just as he did by his own little bed at home. We live on God’s bounty and goodness and grace day by day. Let us never take it without first asking.—Selected.

The Middle German Conference

By Guy Dail

GERA.—The third annual meeting of the Middle German Conference was in session here in Gera, Reuss, from January 17 to 21. About 150 of our people were in attendance. The outside interest was fair. The last evening of the meeting there were between 300 and 400 strangers at the lecture.
From the beginning, the Spirit of God was manifest among us. Four new companies were received into the conference. During the year, 144 persons were received by vote and baptism, increasing the membership from 670 to 757, giving a net gain of 87. There was a slight increase in the tithe, and in the weekly and annual offerings. The book sales were practically the same as last year.
On Sabbath, January 20, Brother K. Fluegel was ordained to the gospel ministry. This was a blessed day to all the brethren at the conference. We were pleased to see how willing our people are to accept the suggestions of the brethren where very material changes are sometimes called for. For example, in order that the territory may be properly arranged for the organization of two new unions in the East and West German Unions this summer, it has been found advisable to request the Middle German Conference to join the sisterhood of conferences in the West German Union. The spirit in which this request was acceded to by the delegates of the Middle German Conference and the remarks made from the floor demonstrated the earnestness and the uprightness of our German brethren to do everything in their power for the best interests of the cause of God. The same may be said of their acquiescence in the request to transfer Magdeburg from their territory to the East German Union Conference. The change will date from Jan. 1, 1912. Nearly four hundred dollars was donated in cash and pledges to foreign missions. Our people throughout Germany are certainly manifesting a love for mission work.
Brother Mathe was reelected president, and we wish him, together with his thirteen workers, the richest blessings of the Lord for the coming conference year. GUY DAIL.

Experiences in Brazil

We translate the following interesting report from the Zions Wächter, of Hamburg, Germany. Brother Kuempel went to Brazil last summer soon after the Friedensau council:—
“Ebenezer, . . . hitherto hath the Lord helped.” We also can say, Thank the Lord. Although I have been at work here in Brazil only two months, I can report some blessed experiences. The Santa Catharina Conference, which is placed under my charge, has an area of 74,156 square kilometers, with a membership of about 400. We have had three baptisms since I have been here. Among those baptized are three natives, one of whom is blind. The courage and joy which this brother showed at the time of the baptism did my soul good.
“Recently, during one week I rode 310 kilometers in six days on horseback. Traveling here is more difficult than in Germany. One must often travel long distances over high mountains in the burning sun, where the sweat-bath is certainly not lacking. As some of the churches here are a distance of two or three days’ travel apart, I am obliged to spend from eight to nine hours daily in the saddle, going through the valleys and over the high mountains. But there is one good thing in connection with these traveling sweat-baths, there are many cool streams and springs. There is also a superabundant supply of fresh fruit ever at hand.
“This outdoor life continually, so near to nature in the free, invigorating, fragrant, fresh air, is very pleasant to me. I am glad that I responded to the call from Brazil, and that I can have a part in the work in this great, needy field. How reviving it is when weary from the journey in the burning sun, to stop and rest in the shade of the orange-trees and refresh one’s self with the luscious fruit! Seventy or eighty bananas, of which I am very fond, can be bought for about ten cents.
“But I am especially thankful to see hungry souls turning to the Lord and accepting with joy his message of salvation. May God’s people awake and do their duty in helping to finish the work. Here in the Santa Catharina Conference there are only two workers besides myself. Pray for the work and workers in Brazil, where the need is so great. “F. R. KUEMPEL.”

A Plan for Missionary Work

By J. E. Hansen

At the North Carolina camp-meeting last August, it was recommended that our canvassers send to the conference office the name and address of each person who buys a book of them, also the name of the book purchased. As a result, our canvassers have sent in several hundred names.
These names are used for missionary correspondence by our young people's societies, churches, and by individuals throughout the conference. In reply to letters written by the Greensboro society some very interesting letters have been received. I quote from one which was written to the canvasser himself, who is a member of our society:—
“Having been informed of your whereabouts by comrade —, I feel desirous of congratulating you and the author for the favor conferred upon me and many others, through that very interesting, soul-stirring book ‘Coming King.’ It has been a source of enlightenment and pleasure to me. It has served as a great exponent of the awful condition of the laboring class of the world. What will be the results of present conditions? Hoping to meet you again, I am yours truly, —.”
Here is another very encouraging letter:—
“In reply to yours of recent date (which was an agreeable surprise), I will say that I have read ‘Coming King,’ and found it extremely interesting. We see this country drifting into the same condition as those described. I aim to keep the book in use. ‘Coming King’ was read by many in this and adjacent vicinities, Oriental included, and it is now in the normal college in Greensboro. Our daughter took it with her for the college students to read. I received copies of the Signs and Youth's Instructor, which are very interesting and instructive. Hoping to hear from you again, I am yours truly, —.”
From these few words, we see that it is a good plan to follow up the work of the canvasser; and I trust that many of our people throughout the States will think about this way of interesting others in our literature.
J. E. HANSEN.

Not My Will, but Thine

By Jessie L. Ames

JESSIE L. AMES
If by any heart pangs of mine, One life may be the better; Or if by throb of pain most keen, One soul may be the fitter, Then pray I, Lord, with all my heart, Thy will, not mine, be done.
Or if by anguish of my soul, Another’s hopes may brighten; Or if perchance this load of mine, Another’s load may lighten, Then pray I, Lord, with all my heart, Thy will, not mine, be done.
Or if by courage of my heart, Another’s courage heighten; Or if by simple word of mine, Another’s path may brighten, Then pray I, Lord, with all my heart, Thy will, not mine, be done.
O, teach me, Lord, from day to day, In everything soever, In all I do, in all I say, To show thy life forever! Then shall I say with all my heart, Thy will, not mine, be done.
Let never word of mine be said, Or ever thought be spoken, By which one may astray be led, Or good resolve be broken; Then shall I say with all my heart, Thy will, not mine, be done.
Mountain Grove, Mo.

British Guiana

By Mrs. F. E. Kennedy

NEW AMSTERDAM.—For the past five years my husband and I have been engaged in mission work among the Indians of the Essequibo. Although the enemy tried in every way to hinder our work, yet we can rejoice that many souls from among this people were brought to a knowledge of the third angel's message, for which we praise the Lord.
In January of this year we were asked to make New Amsterdam, Berbice, our field of labor; and consequently on the twenty-fourth of that month we, with heavy hearts, bade farewell to our brethren and sisters, and took our departure.
We arrived in New Amsterdam on the morning of the twenty-sixth, and took up our work with courage and enthusiasm. The field is a very large one, with many churches and companies. For many years Satan has been very active in this part of the vineyard; but we praise the Lord that some of our people are determined, with the help of God, to press the battle even to the gates of the enemy. There is need of more consecrated workers, who will look away from the difficulties and hardships of the way, and come up to the help of the Lord against the mighty. Daily many precious souls for whom Christ died are passing into eternity without a knowledge of this precious truth. Who will respond to the Lord's call, as did Isaiah, “Here am I; send me”? We desire the prayers of all our brethren and sisters throughout the world for the work and workers in British Guiana.
MRS. F. E. KENNEDY.

HAROLD ROBINSON

By Harold Robinson

Cuba

I HAD a good delivery in Matanzas last week; took over $300 worth of orders during January, and delivered over $250 worth. One day I met a man, in his home, who had influenza and a bad cough. He said, he had been sick for almost three months. I showed him my book, Spanish “Home and Health,” and explained to him as best I could how useful it would be to him. He could not see it so, and would not order. I then told him of the cheap paper binding, but even then he assured me he could not take any on account of his not having the money, after spending so much with the doctors. I then offered to let him read free that part treating of colds, coughs, etc., and told him if he took the treatments described, he would surely be bettered. He refused to have it, and said he could not change from the medicine he was getting from the doctor. After much beseeching and arguing on my part, he said I could bring the section. I did so the same afternoon, and the next day he was looking for me that he might get a complete book.
I did not go to see him until three days afterward, when I needed the section he had, to deliver to another man. As soon as I entered, I saw joy in his face. He was anxious to see the complete book, and know the prices. I showed him all, and he soon took out the cash for a half-leather. Then he thanked me and blessed me, and wished me every good thing, and I told him how glad I felt that I was able to help him.
Another day I went to the post-office, and one of the clerks there complained of a severe headache. I told him to take a hot-water treatment when he got home. He said he would. I then told him of a book I had which showed how to take such treatments and many others. He looked over my prospectus a few minutes, and then said, “I want one,” and signed his name. A few days later when I went to his house to deliver the book, he received me very cordially, and said he had done as I had advised in regard to treatment, with good results, and paid me promptly.
These experiences make me very happy, and help make up for the difficulties I encounter from day to day. I thank God that he helps us so much in our work.

HAROLD ROBINSON

Opportunities in a Needy Field

By E. P. Auger

To facilitate the work of giving the third angel's message to the people of New Orleans, the members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of this city were organized into a society, called the Home Missionary Society, and committees were appointed to oversee the work of the society among the several nationalities to which its members belong,—the German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Bohemian, and Chinese.
Our people here are not able to do as much as in some places in donating to the work, most of them being women whose husbands are not favorable to the truth. Yet they are doing nobly, especially in foreign mission donations, and for the work in their city have given very liberally according to their means. They would be able to do much more than they are doing if they had the means to buy literature to use in their work. This city is one of extraordinary opportunities. People of all nations are here. They come from and go to every part of the globe.
The members of the committee on distribution in public places go out once each week with all the papers they can gather. In one place over two hundred persons ask for papers each week, but the committee has only about seventy-five.
The ship committee can go out with papers in one language only, while people of four or five different nationalities beg for papers in their own language, to take to their home land. It is sad, but we are unable to give what we do not have.
In the hospital for sailors, men of more nationalities than are represented in our church beg for something to read in their own tongue. And when some of them write for more, we often have to tell them No.
For these reasons we are asking the publishers of our foreign papers and magazines to place notices in each, asking for papers, magazines, tracts, and pamphlets to be sent to our society, prepaid, for free distribution and to lend. Our people will use them judiciously. Address all literature to Miss B. Johnstone, 1614 Erato St., New Orleans, La.
E. P. AUGER.

Press Bureau Work at Walla Walla College

By W. L. Burgan

A WEEK'S visit at Walla Walla College, College Place, Wash., revealed the fact that this message has a quickening power upon the hearts of young men and women. There are 363 students at the college, including 165 in the normal department. Even the children seem to appreciate what it means to obey the Lord's commandments, and are anxious to learn more of the Master.
The young men have organized themselves into a self-government club, and it was pleasing to notice the interest they exhibit in the welfare of the institution, as well as their interest in spiritual affairs. The young men hold worship in their parlor every morning and evening, with one of their number generally leading. They have a president, a vice-president, and a secretary, who are most elected every six weeks. Two important committees have been appointed,—the discipline and sanitary committees,—and monitors are placed on each floor.
The pastoral training class is well filled, and some of the young men will go out into tent work this summer.
Considerable interest was manifested by both the young men and the young women in the instructions given on writing articles about our message for the daily newspapers. At these studies there was an average daily attendance of about sixty of the advanced students, and the demand for the printed lessons was greater than the supply. A test in writing items acceptable for the newspapers showed that with little practise several of the students will make capable reporters. They promised to utilize the press to help proclaim this last message of warning to a dying world when they enter actively into the work. Prof. E. C. Kellogg is president of the college. W. L. BURGAN.

Maryland

By Gustavus P. Rodgers

BALTIMORE.— The progress of the work in this city is a source of much encouragement. During a successful tent effort with Elder F. H. Seeney at Wilmington, the Lord greatly blessed our labors there. The conference then recommended that I should labor in Baltimore, in behalf of the colored people. My wife and I arrived in this city December 6, and sought God earnestly for his blessing and guidance. We believe he has answered prayer, and will continue to do so.
On coming to this city we found the company of colored believers much scattered, and the public having an unnecessarily poor opinion of the cause we so dearly love.
We labored from house to house among the members, after a blessed week of prayer; and Sunday night, January 21, started a series of lectures for the public in the same hall that had formerly been used, which seats about sixty persons. The attendance at every service, even though some nights were stormy, has been beyond our expectations, so much so that we have secured a hall that will seat about two hundred, well lighted and on the ground floor, in the very best location in the city. Our Sabbath services are well attended by the public, and during the week we hold cottage meetings every night but one. We ask the readers of the REVIEW to pray for the work in this large city. Among seventy thousand colored people in this city, surely more than fifteen ought to be living out the principles of the third angel’s message. GUSTAVUS P. RODGERS.

Kolo Mission

By M. E. Emmerson

Africa

Kolo Mission.—The week of prayer at Kolo was a profitable time. Each service was well attended. Some came a distance of six miles regularly.
From December 16 to 20 I visited Mr. and Mrs. van Rooyan, who live near Morija, Basutoland. Both Mr. and Mrs. van Rooyan are keeping the Sabbath faithfully. When times were very hard with this family, a position of overseeing on the roads was refused Mr. van Rooyan because he would not work on the Sabbath. It was a trial, but God sustained him and made him firm to principle. In compliance with Mrs. van Rooyan’s request, she is to be baptized before long. We hope that her husband will soon follow. They have two intelligent children, a son and a daughter, twelve and seven years old. The son, being the older, is coming to Kolo to attend school, Mrs. Emmerson having consented to give him private lessons in the home.
On my way home from Mr. van Rooyan’s place, I visited the paramount chief, who was sick at the time, and had been in bed five months. I talked to him about the cabinet-bath treatment and its benefits. I also offered to give him fomentations, to which he consented. He received such benefit from the treatment that when I had to go, he gave me money to secure a cabinet bath complete. This will be the first in Basutoland.
His parting words were, “Look my country through and find a well-watered place suitable for a school, and come point it out, and I will give it to you.” We praise God that he has given us favor with the big chiefs of Basutoland.
In your prayers remember the message and messengers in this country.
M. E. Emmerson.

Religious Liberty in Ohio

By H. A. Weaver

A RELIGIOUS liberty convention, including a mass-meeting, was held in Columbus on Sabbath and Sunday, February 24 and 25, under the auspices of the Ohio Religious Liberty Association. The Sabbath services were held in the Seventh-day Adventist church, and the mass-meeting was held on Sunday afternoon in the Board of Trade Auditorium, on Broad Street, opposite the Statehouse. From many view-points the meetings were a success, and those who attended freely expressed themselves as being benefited.
Elder K. C. Russell, of Washington, D. C., delivered the principal address of the mass-meeting, which was held at 2:30 P. M. There was a fair attendance, yet not so large as it was hoped; but there was a marked degree of enthusiasm manifested on the part of those present.
Elder E. K. Slade acted as chairman of the meeting. His introductory remarks were brief but clear. Elder J. F. Olmsted followed with a ten-minute paper. Elder Russell was then introduced to the audience, and spoke for forty-five minutes. He clearly set before his hearers the salient points involved in the question of religious freedom for all, but directed his most forcible arguments against two proposals that have been submitted to the fourth constitutional convention, which is now in session in Columbus. These proposals, which are glaring examples of the kind of legislation desired by National Reformers, read as follows:—
PROPOSAL No. 65.—“The General Assembly shall at all times protect the moral and religious and spiritual nature and Christian character of the divine institution of the Sabbath (commonly called Sunday), as the day of rest, worship, and spiritual uplift. The only exception of labor on the Sabbath should be that of urgent necessity.”
PROPOSAL No. 121.—“We, the people of the State of Ohio, grateful to Almighty God for liberty, acknowledge him to be our supreme ruler, and his laws to be fundamental; and declaring this to be a Christian State, in order to establish justice, and secure the blessings of liberty for the whole people, do establish this constitution.”
As evidence that Elder Russell’s argument produced the desired effect upon the audience, reference need be made only to the fact that at its close, when the writer submitted for vote a memorial to the constitutional convention protesting against these and all other similar proposals, the audience, almost to a man, responded by a standing vote.
Those taking part in the religious liberty convention and mass-meeting were Elders E. K. Slade, J. F. Olmsted, K. C. Russell, Dr. G. T. Harding, Jr., and the writer.
From churches in different parts of the State, memorials are being sent in against the measures; and just before this report was written, it was learned that consideration of Proposal No. 121 had been “indefinitely postponed” by the committee having it in charge, which is equivalent to its death.
H. A. WEAVER.

A Flying Trip Through New England

By K. C. Russell

THURSDAY, February 8, I left Washington for Portland, Maine, arriving there the following afternoon. It was my first visit to this important city, which is so closely associated with the early history of this message. While there, I was entertained at the mission, and also at the hospitable home of Elder J. F. Piper. The mission home is located only a few steps from the new White Memorial Church of Seventh-day Adventists. The mission is under the supervision of Elder and Mrs. S. N. Haskell. They have at present a corps of nine workers. Two regular services are held each week for the benefit of citizens of Portland. These meetings are conducted on Thursday and Sunday evenings, and a number of interested persons are in attendance at each service. One most encouraging feature in connection with these services is the fact that the newspapers of the city give very liberal reports of the lectures delivered from time to time.
A large amount of our literature is being placed in the hands of the citizens of Portland. Personal visits are being made by the workers to the homes of the people, while cottage meetings and Bible readings are conducted as opportunity affords.
Plans are already being laid by those in charge of the work in Maine to carry on a most vigorous campaign in behalf of the cause of temperance reform, should such an issue be submitted again to be voted upon by the citizens of Maine. This State occupies a strategic place in this particular feature in the United States, and therefore every State in the Union should feel a responsibility in the matter of sacrificing men and means to make another campaign for the cause of prohibition in this State a most signal success.
The Lord came near to bless in the services conducted during my short visit in this city. In company with Elder Piper, on our return trip I enjoyed a most pleasant visit in the vicinity of Boston, our former field of labor. We were delighted to see the work in the Melrose Sanitarium so prosperous. A most excellent spirit seemed to pervade the institution.
Tuesday evening, February 13, we spoke at the Y. M. C. A. Hall in Somerville, Mass., to a crowded house, on the work of the Papacy in this country.
Wednesday afternoon we went to South Lancaster, where we remained until Thursday afternoon. I enjoyed the privilege of speaking twice to the students of the academy, and was delighted to learn how God is signally blessing this institution in every way.
Thursday evening I was at the home of Elder L. S. Wheeler, at Worcester, Mass., and Friday came to New York City, where I remained over Sabbath, during which time I had the pleasure of addressing three different congregations of our people.
Elder R. D. Quinn, president of the Greater New York Conference, with his associates, is giving much attention and study to the gigantic problem of how the millions in the great city of New York can be reached with the third angel's message.
Sunday evening I spoke to a full house in the First Seventh-day Adventist church of Philadelphia. I trust that the results of the various services which were held during this short trip will prove a blessing to those who were in attendance. K. C. RUSSELL.
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