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

Wave and Tide
Earlier text: Treating the Sick Child in Time

A New Plan

By L. Flora Plummer

Our Sabbath-school offerings have now reached so large a sum that it is thought we may safely have a special object for which we may set apart the gifts of—

One Sabbath in Each Quarter

without crippling the work that must be supported in the “most needy fields,” for which purpose the Sabbath-school offerings have been used for some time. The General Conference Committee has set apart the last Sabbath in each quarter as a day when the Sabbath-schools in the home land may donate to a special field, the field to be designated from quarter to quarter by the General Conference Treasury Department.

March 30, 1912

The new plan goes into effect the thirteenth Sabbath of the present quarter—March 30, 1912. The first special enterprise is the cities of India. Perhaps some will remember the intense interest that was manifest in Calcutta in the winter of 1898-99, when Elder D. A. Robinson began his work in that city. When he commenced his lectures on the signs of the last days and the coming of the Lord, the street in front of the theater where the meetings were held was fairly blocked with the carriages that brought the people to hear the message. His death stopped that work. Since that time calls have repeatedly come for evangelists to enter Calcutta and other cities of India. Each year the call has grown more urgent and more imperative. From the standpoint of the treasury, the enlargement of the work in this way seemed quite impossible, but the need was so urgent that Brethren G. W. Pettit and J. M. Comer, with their wives, have been sent to India to open up work in the cities. They are now there. The need for means to carry on this work is immediate and most urgent. It is hoped that the Sabbath-school offerings on the thirteenth Sabbath of this quarter will be so liberal that this work may be quite fully established. Let the unconscious call from the millions of India sound in our ears until it is our chiefest delight to respond to that call. Brethren Pettit and Comer understand that on March 30 the Sabbath-schools in this country will remember them and their work in a substantial way. Let us not disappoint them.

Pray as You Give

Let every giver pray on that day that God will bless his gift and bless the work in India. By intelligent, prayerful, cheerful giving, our gifts may be multiplied as were the five loaves and two fishes, and a multitude blessed thereby. Pray as you give. On that day let there be a season of prayer in every Sabbath-school in behalf of the cities of India.

How to Send the Money

The offering is to pass through the regular channels to the mission field. In sending Sabbath-school money for missions to the treasury, state how much of it should be set apart as the thirteenth Sabbath offering to the cities of India. This, as well as other Sabbath-school offerings to missions, will be counted on the fifteen-cent-a-week fund. May God give us liberal hearts. May we each receive the blessing that comes to him who by self-sacrifice is hastening the footsteps of the coming King.
Mrs. L. Flora Plummer, Cor. Sec. S. S. Dept. of Gen. Conf.

Christian Liberty

By K. C. Russell; S. B. Horton

Reports, Notes, and Comments Pertaining to the Current History of the Rights of Conscience
Conducted by the Religious Liberty Bureau
K. C. RUSSELL — — — Secretary S. B. HORTON — — — Corresponding Secretary

Victory for Religious Liberty in Newfoundland

By C. H. Keslake

Some time ago two of our brethren in Englee were fined, with the alternative of imprisonment, for working on Sunday. An appeal was taken to the supreme court of Newfoundland to test not the validity of the act, for which there is no provision whatever in British jurisprudence (Newfoundland is a British colony), but the legality of the conviction under the act of Charles the Second (1677). The appeal was heard before the full court on January 8, last. Our counsel argued that the act in question did not apply to this colony; that the actions of the appellants were not a breach of the act, inasmuch as the appellants could not be said to be tradesmen or artificers within the meaning of the act; and that the appellants’ acts were justifiable, coming within the exemptions made and provided.
The supreme court have handed down their decision, which was wholly unanimous, quashing the conviction. This sets our brethren at liberty, and settles for the time being the question of Sunday labor as far as the fishermen are concerned.
We are sorry that the judges could not decide that the act in question does not apply to this country, as then there would have been no general Sunday law in force here. We were, however, not sanguine at the time the matter was argued that the judges would take that view of the matter, notwithstanding the able manner in which our lawyer presented that phase of it. But even if the judges had taken a view altogether at variance with our position in the premises, our brethren would have been acquitted, as the court really quashed the conviction on the ground that the magistrate did not try the case within the prescribed limit (ten days) from the time the complaint was made against the defendants. The court, however, gave their opinion in extenso in regard to the second point argued by our counsel, and did so, as was stated in the decision, “in order to avoid further litigation,” holding that a fisherman is not a tradesman or an artificer within the meaning of the act.
As the fishing industry is the principal one in this country, the decision is quite far-reaching, and for the time being puts a quietus upon the operations of the Lord’s Day Alliance. While we rejoice in the victory, and praise the Lord for it, we can not tell how long we shall be permitted to enjoy it. Even now a petition is being circulated in one electoral district in which parliament, now in session, is to be asked to enact a law forbidding Sunday labor at the seal fishery and the landing of freight and mails in the outports on Sundays. Such a law, if enacted, would not be likely to affect our brethren particularly. But we realize that it would serve as a precedent for more drastic measures in the future. We shall do what we can to point out to the legislators the principles and dangers involved, with the view of defeating any proposed religious legislation. But we are aware that there are strong influences at work in favor of such measures. Nevertheless, we are grateful for the respite that this late decision will afford us, especially our brethren at Englee, inasmuch as it would mean a considerable loss to them not to be permitted “to haul their traps” on Sunday.
C. H. KESLAKE.

Notes

By S. B. H.

THE people of Toronto are being treated to a great agitation, brought about by the Lord’s Day Alliance, which is seeking to curtail the liberties of the people of Toronto and vicinity on Sunday. The press reports many meetings being held in opposition to the restrictions the alliance wishes to place on the conduct of people during Sunday.
IT is stated that the Catholics in Belgium fear an early catastrophe in that country similar to that which has occurred in Portugal. It seems that the Vatican proposes to excommunicate all who compel Catholic priests to appear before civil tribunals without the permission of the Roman Catholic Church. It is said by those informed that unless Rome recedes from this position, there will result the complete separation of church and state in Belgium, as has already happened in France and Portugal.
THE Evangelical Alliance, of Canada, received nearly three hundred thousand petitions against the Ne Temere decree of the Pope. These petitions came from representatives from all Protestant denominations, and a digest of these will be sent to the federal government as a plea for action.
THE Baltimore church on February 24 passed a memorial, addressed to the governor and legislature and the mayor of the city of Baltimore, regarding the principles of religious liberty. The documents were presented the following day to the above-mentioned officials by a committee composed of R. T. Baer, C. B. Haynes, and S. B. Horton.
THE commissioner of the Indian Bureau recently issued an order regarding the Indian schools, prohibiting the members of any denomination wearing distinct garb or the insignia of their denomination while engaged at lay duties as government employees; and gave notice of dismissal after certain date if the order was not obeyed. The President was appealed to by the director of the Catholic Indian Bureau, and as a consequence, the order of the commissioner was rescinded, pending “such time as will permit a full hearing to be given to all parties interested,” and a conclusion to be reached in respect to the matter after full deliberation.
ON March 20, the Maine Legislature will be convened in extra session for the purpose of considering the matter of again submitting to the people, for their approval or disapproval, the prohibition article of the constitution. It will be remembered that last September the people decided, by less than one thousand majority, to retain the prohibitory article in the constitution; but the saloon element prevailed upon the governor to call a session of the Maine Legislature and again present the matter to the people. We trust a much larger majority will witness for the present constitution, should the legislature again submit the matter for a vote of the people.
IN Toronto recently, a deputation representing the Lord’s Day Alliance and the Ministerial Association called upon the public authorities to prohibit the use of toboggan-slides in the public parks on Sunday, contending that the practise tended toward the secularization of the Sabbath. Another deputation, equally numerous, favored the continuance of the slides, asserting that they did no harm to any one, and held that to deprive the working classes of this privilege of enjoying the fresh air and sunshine was nothing short of tyranny. These maintained that personal liberty was of greater value than Sabbath observance. The ministers were sharply criticized for the spirit of intolerance exhibited. The officials appealed to decided to refer the matter to the city solicitor, who advised that in his opinion the city could take no action in regard to tobogganing in the various parks of the city. S. B. H.

The Secret of Prosperity

The secret of prosperity, the development and maintenance of manhood or womanhood, is trust in God.—John F. Goucher.

Sanitarium News

By L. A. H.

ELDER L. T. CRISLER has retired from the business management of the Florida Sanitarium, entering upon ministerial work in the Georgia Conference.
An item in the Workers’ Bulletin indicates that the sanitarium at Nevada, Iowa, is enjoying quite a full patronage, with the possibility of “always making room for one more.”
BROTHER L. M. BOWEN has accepted reelection as business manager of the St. Helena (Cal.) Sanitarium, with the provision that his family may be located on his ranch at Hughson.
THE Nebraska Sanitarium at College View reports a good list of recent arrivals, with indications of an increasing patronage. The sanitarium at Hastings, Nebr., is having a good volume of work, with new arrivals taking the place of departing patients who have been cured.
THE Kansas Sanitarium, at Wichita, also gives a favorable report of its work for the winter, and of its present outlook. Several influential persons have made prolonged visits to the institution. An excellent spirit of good cheer prevails, with a desire on the part of nurses and management to exert every energy in the giving of proper care to the patrons of the institution.
IN the Lake Union Herald appears a report from the Wabash Valley Sanitarium, of La Fayette, Ind. It says the institution is full to overflowing, having the best patronage it has ever had at this time of year. The training-school of the institution is to be cut down or discontinued as soon as possible. Dr. W. M. Byers has connected with the sanitarium as assistant physician. Brother H. E. Sanders retires from the business management, his work being cared for in connection with other departments, in order to save expense. Elder W. A. Young is now chaplain of the institution.
IN a late number of the Central Union Outlook, we note a report of a meeting of the board of trustees of the Boulder-Colorado Sanitarium, in which several important items appear. Brother Charles E. Rice retires from the business management of the institution, planning to operate a food store at Colorado Springs. The work he has carried will be divided among other responsible workers. A finance committee, composed of the superintendent, treasurer, and chaplain, was chosen, to have close and constant supervision over the work of the various departments of the institution, with a responsible person in charge of each department. An encouraging patronage is reported, particularly of surgical patients, an unusual degree of success in this class of work being especially mentioned. Plans were laid to make the institution more widely known to the public, with the purpose of building up a more constant patronage. The board decided upon some needed improvements, among them being a new elevator; a ward in the surgical building with provisions for lessening the cost of the care of patients who are not able to pay the regular rates; water from the mountain spring to be brought to the grounds adjoining the building, and a drinking-fountain to be installed, with shade and seats for guests. L. A. H.

News and Miscellany

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press
— Wisconsin is to spend $1,250,000 on highway improvements during the year 1912.
— The report of the National Child Labor Committee, just issued, shows that better child labor laws were passed in thirty States this year.
— Great complaints of lack of freight-cars come from the farmers of western Canada. It is said that, unless relief is found, 70,000,000 bushels of wheat will perish in the fields.
— Great Britain and Russia are about to revise their joint agreement concerning Persia, adopted in 1907, in order to bring harmony out of the existing conditions in that country.
— New Zealand has recently held a referendum on the total prohibition of liquor within four years. The measure was lost by a small majority; but the votes show a substantial gain in favor of temperance in the island.
— Because of his action in writing a letter advising the State Department that the proposed visit of Secretary Knox to the republic of Colombia would be “inopportune,” Gen. Pedro Nel Ospina, Colombian minister to the United States, was recalled February 24 by his own government.
— The wireless telegraphy station at Nauen, near Berlin, now possesses a tower which is said to be the highest in the world, with the exception of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, and the Singer and Metropolitan towers, in New York. The tower was originally 300 feet high, but to increase the range of the wireless station, which is already able to communicate direct with New York, it was decided to add another 300 feet. This engineering feat has been accomplished, and in overcast weather the summit is often lost in the clouds.
— The British and Foreign Bible Society has published the second and final volume of its great “Historic Catalogue of the Printed Editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the Society.” The first volume, issued in 1903, contained 428 pages; the second volume has 1,750. The catalogue describes nearly 10,000 separate editions, arranged under 628 different language-headings. It shows that some part, at least, of the Bible has now been published with a religious or missionary aim in 550 distinct forms of human speech.
— Diplomatic relations between the Argentine Republic and Paraguay have been broken off, and the Argentine minister at Asuncion has retired from his post. The trouble arose through Paraguayan revolutionists firing on Argentine vessels lying in Asuncion harbor.
— Missionary reports from Jerusalem speak of fresh modern improvements. A city government, pledged to carry through new water-works and a sewage system, has been elected, and property suited for building purposes is rising considerably in value. Land that sold for a penny a square foot some years ago now brings three shillings. A harbor is being talked of at Jaffa, and American reaping-machines can be seen at work. A Jewish university at Jerusalem is now under discussion.
— Senator Henry G. Davis, in discussing the prospects of a railroad to Central and thence to South America recently said: “It is within the range of possibilities that a railroad will reach the Panama Canal by the time it is completed, thus making possible a journey by land from any point in the United States to the banks of the great waterway. Only 170 miles of the line are necessary to connect with the railroad building southward from the city of Mexico and to complete an uninterrupted track to the canal. The Mexican government is pushing the work of railroad construction, and no doubt the Central American states which have disconnected links of roads, will do their part.”
— Fifty or sixty years ago geographers spoke of the Great American Desert. It was a vast semiarid belt, stretched across a great part of the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. So it remained until a comparatively recent date. June 17, 1902, the Reclamation act was passed, and through the work of the Reclamation Service a part of that formerly barren region now annually produces crops valued at $250,000,000. Much of that land sells for hundreds of dollars an acre. The sum of $70,000,000 has already been expended, or rather invested, in the work. During the next four years $48,000,000 will be spent. Irrigation has done the work. Thirteen million acres of the old-time “American Sahara,” that formerly were merely sage-brush and alkali waste, now yield abundant crops of grains, fruits, grass, etc.
— The present is surely a period of world unrest. Italy and Turkey are still seeking to wear out each other by inconclusive skirmishes on the sands of Tripoli. Russia has taken Mongolia, and has thus added a million square miles of territory to her empire without any “by your leave” to the Mongolians. France is finding out how difficult her task in Morocco is going to be. Germany faces the crisis involved in a socialist victory at the polls, which, if representation was fairly distributed, would make the socialists rulers of the German parliament. Germany and England still look upon each other as necessary antagonists in the great war for which each is making colossal preparations, while all the time protesting that peace is their one dream and their sole desire. Revolution is almost epidemic in some of the Latin-American republics, and Madero’s Mexico is still far from Mexico the peaceful-

Medical Missionary Department

Conducted by the Medical Department of the General Conference
GEORGE THOMASON, M. D. - - - - - Secretary
L. A. HANSEN - - - - - Assistant Secretary

Publications Wanted

The following-named persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, sent post-paid:—
T. F. Bilbrey, Springdale, Ark., desires a continuous supply of our denominational literature for reading-racks.
Susan S. Ward, Claremore, Okla., requests copies of the Signs of the Times, Youth’s Instructor, Liberty, and tracts to use in missionary work.
Copies of the Youth’s Instructor, Signs of the Times, and Watchman are desired for free distribution by Felix R. Parker, R. F. D. 17, Windsor, Mo.
J. R. Wood, Mountain Home, Ark., desires a supply of monthly and weekly Signs of the Times, also Watchman and the Protestant Magazine, for free distribution.
Any of our denominational literature in the English, German, or Spanish language will be appreciated by Mrs. S. M. Housler, Santa Monica, Cal., for use in reading-racks.
Clean copies of Life and Health, Signs of the Times, Our Little Friend, and the REVIEW AND HERALD are requested for use in missionary work by Frank Walker, Augusta, Mich.
Orno Follett, 706 Jones Ave., Garden City, Kans., would appreciate copies of the Signs of the Times, Watchman, Liberty, Protestant Magazine, and Life and Health for use in missionary work.
The church of West Scio, Oregon, requests copies of the Signs of the Times, Watchman, Life and Health, and Youth’s Instructor for use in missionary work. Address Mrs. Della Gossage, West Scio, Oregon.
A continuous supply of Signs of the Times, Youth’s Instructor, Life and Health, and miscellaneous Seventh-day Adventist tracts for free distribution, will be gratefully received by J. H. Downes, Y. M. C. A., Cornhill, London, E. C., England.
Mrs. F. S. Jenks, E. High St., R. F. D. 6, Lockport, N. Y., desires clean copies of Life and Health, Liberty, Protestant Magazine, Signs (weekly and monthly), Watchman, and the Youth’s Instructor, to place in two large reading-racks in the New York Central Railroad station and in the electric railroad station of that place. Mrs. Jenks writes: “We must have more papers and magazines soon. In these two racks we can use as many as four dozen magazines and six dozen papers a week. If our rack is not full, the other people put Christian Science literature in.”

April “Signs of the Times” Magazine

By Editor

THE cover for April is a reproduction of one of the finest photographs of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, and we believe the readers of the magazine will be delighted to secure this tinted reproduction of this most remarkable bit of natural scenery. El Capitan stands a mighty rock 3,300 feet high, overlooking one of the most wonderful scenic valleys to be found anywhere. The contents of the magazine, too, are both timely and interesting.
“Reading the Future.” In this article the futile efforts of humanity in all ages to penetrate the dark vistas of the future are referred to. From this pathetic example of human inability, we are turned to the surety of the prophetic Word, where all the important things of the future have been outlined.
“Four Universal Empires of Time,” by Charles L. Taylor. In sympathy with the preceding article on “Reading the Future,” this article shows by example from sacred history how the future has been outlined in merely one prophecy of the Scriptures. Some most potent lessons are drawn from the experience.
“Justice Turned Backward.” The depressing conditions outlined in this array of facts and statements, under the general idea of a failure of justice, are given a prophetic setting. The article is one that will stir any reader who cares for the future of this country.
“Too Much Governed.” This article may be said to be somewhat in sympathy with the preceding one. It shows the effort now being put forth in all parts of our land to prevent lawlessness by enacting more laws, a conscious acknowledgment of the failure of the great mass of our citizens to govern themselves. There is a definite cause. Be sure to read this article.
“Fletcherism,” by David Paulson, superintendent of Hinsdale Sanitarium, Hinsdale, Ill. All who are interested in the attaining of a good, sound digestion will be desirous of reading every word of this article. While it is from a practising physician, it is written in good, plain, understandable English, and the suggestions can be carried out by anybody. Worth more than the price paid for the magazine. As priceless as the way to health.
“Devil-Worship,” by Frank S. Weston. In this article we have an example of another great sign of the times—an evidence that we are living in the latter days. The striking things that are here enumerated teach their lesson regarding our whereabouts in the history of the world.
“Our Lord’s Own Signs of His Coming,” by Prof. George W. Rine, continues this great series on the second coming of Jesus. This wonderful story is presented in a wonderful way, and shows without question the times in which we live.
“Glimpses of China,” by F. E. Stafford, continues this month, with an illustrated article on the pagodas of China. As announced previously, these articles are unusually well illustrated. As there are over 200 illustrations for the eight or ten articles to be published, it is easy to see that a wonderful pictorial setting is given the subject.
The usual good line of current topics, also. Good illustrations throughout. An unusually good number for circulation.
Ten copies to your home, only 50 cents. Twenty copies, $1. Fifty copies, $2.

Business Notices

This department is conducted especially for the accommodation of the Seventh-day Adventist readers of this paper.
No advertisements of “agents wanted,” or “partners wanted,” and no “promotion” nor “colonization” enterprises, will be printed in this column. Brief business notices will be published, subject to the discretion of the publishers, and on compliance with the following—

Conditions

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We open no accounts for advertizing, and cash must accompany each order.
A charge of two dollars will be made for each insertion of forty words or less. Each additional word, initial, or group of figures in excess of forty, will cost five cents.
No discount for several insertions.
BIBLE MOTTOES AND POST-CARDS.—Sold over one million.—English, Spanish, German: 25, $1.25; 100, $4; 300, $10. Pure Cooking Oil: 5 gallons, $4; 10 gallons, $7.75. Write for barrel lots. Hampton Art Company, Nevada, Iowa.
The Colorado Sanitarium Food Co., Boulder, Colo., offers REVIEW readers the following low prices on same high-grade Cooking Oil which they have always offered: 1-gallon can, 90 cents; 5-gallon can, $3.90; barrel (about 55 gallons), 58 cents a gallon.
COOKING OIL.—Noted for quality. Free from animal fat. Keeps indefinitely. Eight 1-gallon cans, $6.60; 5-gallon can, $3.90; 10 gallons, $7.60; 30-gallon barrel, $19.80; 50-gallon barrel, $32.50. Cash with order. Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Louisville, Ky.
DELICIOUS PEANUT-OIL BUTTER, 10 and 25 lbs., 11 cents lb.; 50 lbs., 10 cents lb. Pure Olive-Oil, $2.70 gal.; $2.50 gal. ordered with Peanut Butter. Peanut Oil, 55 cents qt.; ½ gal. Pure Vegetable Cooking Oil, $1.10 gal. White House Cereal Coffee, 10 cents lb.; 25 lbs., $2.25. B. Coleman, South Capitol and N Sts., Washington, D. C.
FOR SALE.—Lein Brothers’ 220-Egg Strain White Wyandottes or Imperial Pekin Ducks (headed by 14-lb. males), $2 per 15. First Prize (St. Paul, Minn., 1912) White China Geese, 40 cents a piece. White African Guineas, $2.50 per 15. Fancy White Pigeons. Catalogue for stamp. Box 303, R. F. D. 1, Hillside Farm, Stanley, N. Dak.
FOR SALE.—18 acres in gold-district region, four miles from town. 6-room house; furnished cottage, rented four dollars; piped from spring to house and barn; 2 horses; 1 cow; 2 calves; chickens; large wagon; spring wagon; surrey; farm implements; fruit, variety; free wood; field planted. Sacrifice, $2,000. Louis Honorez, Placerville, Cal.
FOR SALE.—The following choice bulbs at prices given: Gladioli (mixed), 25 cents a dozen; tuberoses (excelsior pearl), 25 cents a dozen; cannas, 75 cents a dozen; caladium (elephant’s-ear), 10 cents each. If by mail, add 10 cents a dozen for postage on gladioli, tuberoses, and cannas; for caladiums, 5 cents a bulb. Orders will be booked, and bulbs forwarded as soon as danger of frost is over. Your patronage appreciated. Address Oakwood Manual Training School, Huntsville, Ala.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

By Francis McLellan Wilcox

The Review and Herald Publishing Association

NOTICE is hereby given that the ninth annual meeting of the members of the constituency of Review and Herald Publishing Association, Washington, D. C., will be held in connection with the Columbia Union Conference, in Carnegie Hall, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 15, 1912, at 3:45 P. M., for the election of five trustees for the coming year, to take the place of those whose term of office expires at that time, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
The following persons are members of this corporation: those composing the executive committees of the General Conference, the Atlantic Union Conference, the Canadian Union Conference, the Lake Union Conference, and the Columbia Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists; those who compose the executive committees of the several local conferences of the Seventh-day Adventists within the territory of the aforementioned union conferences; those who compose the board of trustees of Review and Herald Publishing Association; and such persons as have received certificates of membership in said association.
By order of the trustees.
F. M. WILCOX, President.

St. Helena Training School for Missionary Nurses

By GEO. THOMASON; MYRLE B. HUDSON

ON April 2, 1912, we would gladly welcome thirty-five consecrated young men and women to our spring class.
A call for a class of this size has never before been made, but it is now possible because of the expansion of the sanitarium and hospital work, and the opening up of additional facilities in San Francisco,—the laying of the foundation for a more extensive work in anticipation of the great opportunities offered by the world's fair of 1915.
The sanitarium board has decided to open treatment-rooms in the best part of the city of San Francisco in addition to the Laguna Street Dispensary. This added work will necessitate more workers; but the cities must be warned.
Believing that “medical missionary work is the door through which the truth is to find entrance to the large cities,” and realizing the need of medical missionary workers in foreign fields as well as in the home field, we urge our young people to come now and enter this branch of the cause.
With a large four-story hospital connected with the sanitarium, those in the training-school have the advantage of a thorough preparation in surgical work. A laboratory course in gastric and urine analyses is also now part of the required work.
It is necessary that students shall have completed at least the eighth grade of preliminary school work.
The training-school calendar and an application blank will be forwarded upon request.
Read the testimony given June 1, 1909, in Volume IX, page 167.
GEO. THOMASON, M. D., Med. Supt.; MYRLE B. HUDSON, M. D., Sec.

Address Wanted

THE Seventh-day Adventist Church of Davis City, Iowa, desires the address of Mabel Strange, who formerly lived at Leon, Iowa. This information should be sent to C. V. Starr, Pleasanton, Iowa.

Obituaries

EVANS.—Died at Charleston, near Wellsboro, Pa., Jan. 28, 1912, Miss Betsy Evans, aged 69 years. She accepted present truth over thirty years ago, under the labors of Elder K. C. Russell, and her life was one of unselfish devotion to the cause she loved. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, a large number of neighbors and friends being present. R. E. HARTER.
TERRY.—Margaret L. Terry was born Jan. 30, 1854, and died in Portland, Oregon, Jan. 18, 1912. When a girl, she was converted and baptized. Recently she accepted the truths of the third angel’s message. The last year of Sister Terry’s life was one of suffering, yet she was very patient, receiving great comfort from the promises of God. We believe that she sleeps in Jesus. Elder A. M. Dart spoke words of comfort to those who are left to mourn the loss of a faithful mother, sister, and friend. MRS. A. M. DART.
JOHNSON.—Died at San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 12, 1912, Frank Elwood Johnson, son of Brother and Sister Henry Johnson, of San Pasqual, Cal. He was born in Fonda, Iowa, June 17, 1879, and came to California with his parents in 1884. He was a teacher in the agricultural department of the State university, and the sentiment of his friends and acquaintances is well expressed in the following telegram, sent to the sorrowing family by Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the university: “Accept my deepest sympathy. The university, too, will suffer a great loss.” Funeral service was conducted by the writer. W. M. HEALEY.
BRYANT.—Died at Anoka, Minn., Jan. 24, 1912, Mrs. Matilda Bryant, in her fifty-second year. She leaves a husband, three daughters, one son, an aged mother, two sisters, and one brother to mourn their loss. The funeral service was conducted on Sabbath, January 27, by the writer. Text, 2 Tim. 4:6-8. ANDREW MEAD.
LEIGHTON.—Abbie Myers Leighton was born in 1843 at Lubec, Maine, and died Jan. 18, 1912. She was married to Samuel Leighton, April 1, 1871. Four years ago the family moved to California, and she united, by letter, with the Seventh-day Adventist Church at Petaluma, having accepted present truth in 1886. Of this church Sister Leighton remained a faithful member until her death. Her husband, one son, and several daughters survive. Many friends and neighbors were present at the funeral services, which were conducted by the writer. A. G. WILBUR.
STEVENS.—Hiram Benton Stevens was born near the village of Bloomingrove, Morrow Co., Ohio, Dec. 3, 1839, and died Jan. 23, 1912. With the exception of one year he had always resided within sight of his birthplace. Jan. 17, 1864, he was united in marriage with Mary H. Custer. To this union were born five children, four daughters and one son. We mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father, but sorrow not without hope. The funeral service was attended by many friends and relatives, and was conducted by Elder W. W. Miller. MRS. M. J. STEVENS, NELLIE M. STEVENS.
TENNIS.—Mary Edna Becker Tennis died at the home of her parents at Edendale, Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 4, 1912, aged 19 years, 10 months, and 7 days. Edna attended our denominational schools, and was converted at the age of eleven years. At that time she was baptized and joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was married to William Tennis June 19, 1911. After an exhausting and painful illness of three months, during which time she manifested heroic fortitude, she passed away in hope of the resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken from Prov. 7:1, 2; Isa. 57:1, 2. J. W. ADAMS, H. J. HOARE.
FINNEY.—Hannah Belma Finney, née Smith, was born July 29, 1861, in Jackson County, Ohio, and died Jan. 23, 1912. On Oct. 8, 1874, she was married to George H. Finney, and to them were born eighteen children, twelve of whom survive. Besides these she leaves a husband, a mother, and many friends to mourn their loss. In 1897 Sister Finney first heard the truths of the third angel’s message, and, with a part of her family, embraced it. Later she joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and remained a faithful member of that church until her death. She was a kind and loving wife and mother, and was highly esteemed by all who knew her. She loved God’s Word, and did all in her power to present its truth to her friends. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. JAS. H. SMITH.
LYTTAKER.—Died near Santa Rosa, Cal., Jan. 25, 1912, Finess Euen Lyttaker, aged 96 years and 2 days. He was born in Robertson County, Tennessee, Jan. 23, 1816, where he was reared and received his education. In early manhood he moved with his parents to the Central West, and in 1853 he went to California, crossing the plains with an ox-team. Brother Lyttaker was married to Miss Maria Lynch, Feb. 1, 1843. To this union were born nine children, five of whom survive. He accepted present truth under the labors of Elders J. N. Loughborough and D. T. Bourdeau, and was among the charter members of one of the first Seventh-day Adventist churches organized in California. Our brother lived a consistent Christian life, and service for the Master was his joy. Brother and Sister Lyttaker reared thirty-seven children, in addition to caring for their own large family. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. ANDREW BROBSEN.
BELL.—Thomas H. Bell died at Brookland, Pa., Feb. 20, 1912, aged 85 years. For ten years he had been a faithful Sabbath-keeper, having accepted present truth in Michigan. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, words of comfort being spoken from 1 Thess. 4:13 and Acts 1:9-11. FRED SHAW.
HALL.—John Hall, of Newton, Va., died Feb. 17, 1912, aged 23 years. He accepted the truths of the third angel’s message about four weeks before his death, and had asked for membership in the church. This would have been granted had not a stroke of paralysis ended his life. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. FRANKLIN G. WARNICK.
DAYTON.—Ellen A., wife of D. D. Dayton, was laid to rest in the cemetery at Lodi, Cal., Feb. 14, 1912. She was born near Bangor, Maine, Feb. 4, 1848. In childhood she went with her parents to Minnesota, where she was converted and joined the Baptist Church. She accepted present truth and lived a consistent Christian life until the end. Her husband and three children are left to mourn. D. T. FERO.
SWARTWOUT.—Mary Seares Swartwout was born in Cass County, Michigan, Nov. 20, 1835, and died at her home in College View, Nebr., Feb. 5, 1912, aged 76 years, 2 months, and 15 days. She was married to Daniel B. Swartwout Jan. 1, 1871, and together they accepted the truths of the third angel’s message in the year 1890 at Sheldon, Iowa, and united with the church there. Four years later they moved to College View, which has since been the family home. Sister Swartwout was a faithful and devoted Christian, loved and honored by all who knew her. One son is left to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Isa. 25:8, 9. J. S. HART.
GEORGE.—Helen Blackwood was born in Hillsdale County, Michigan, Sept. 15, 1843, and fell asleep at College View, Nebr., Feb. 12, 1912, aged 68 years, 4 months, and 27 days. Shortly after her acceptance of present truth, in the summer of 1864, she was married to Lydon A. George. To them were born eight children, four of whom, with their father, survive. Her son, Dr. Arthur W. George, of Constantinople, Turkey, died just five years, almost to the hour, previous to her death. She lived a consistent Christian life, and her loved ones sorrow, but not without hope. The writer conducted the funeral service, assisted by Elders J. S. Hart and H. R. Johnson. F. M. BURG.
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