The meeting of the Scandinavian Seventh-day Adventist laborers on the Pacific Coast, was held at Monitor, Ore., March 29 to April 8, 1900. Present were L. Johnson, superintendent of the Scandinavian work in North America; Andrew Brorsen and L. P. Jacobsen, from the California Conference; C. Johnson, John Peterson, A. Williamson, J. A. Roos, and John Sidfeldt, from the North Pacific Conference; A. G. Christianson and S. A. Anderson, from the Upper Columbia Conference.
S. A. Anderson was chosen Secretary of the meeting, with instructions to report to the papers most interested.
Monitor is a country post office about two miles from McKee, a station on a branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and about forty miles from Portland, Ore. The largest church of Scandinavian Seventh-day Adventists on the Pacific Coast is situated here.
The visiting brethren were met at the railroad station, and conducted to the homes of the brethren, where they were entertained as members of the family during their stay. We had a foretaste of the reunion of God's people in seeing joy shine through tears in greeting friends of old, and receiving a hearty welcome at our arrival, and tender care during our stay. The homes of our brethren generally gave testimony not only of their industry, but also of the presence and guidance of God's Spirit in all things.
Meetings were held from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. during the day, except Sabbath and Sunday, beginning with prayer and testimony, after which practical questions relating to the need of labor among the Scandinavians, and the best means for doing the same, were considered. A good spirit of unity and thankfulness to God for his goodness prevailed in all our deliberations. The evening meetings and one meeting each Sunday were conducted in the English language, and were listened to attentively by a comparatively large audience, and we pray for good fruit of the seed sown.
Sabbath, April 7, the ordinances instituted by our Lord were celebrated. The Spirit of God came in, and hearts were made tender, so that while we remembered our Saviour and longed for his coming again, that peace and joy which passeth all understanding were our portion.
The Secretary, together with Elders A. Brorson and C. Johnson, were appointed a committee to draft recommendations in harmony with principles and conditions considered. The committee reported the following, which were unanimously adopted:—
Whereas, We firmly believe our organization to be of the Lord; and that a strict adherence to its principles is essential to Christian unity, therefore,—
(1) Resolved, That we will respect the organization, and work in harmony with our respective Conferences; and that all recommendations made by us shall be subject to said Conferences in session, or the executive committees of same, as it shall appear that they are interested.
Whereas, The Evangeliets Sendebud and Sions Väktare have been established in the order of the Lord to spread the truth among the Scandinavians; therefore,—
(2) Resolved, That renewed efforts be made by all our laborers to extend the circulation of said papers.
Whereas, There is great need of laborers among the Scandinavians in the North Pacific Conference; therefore we—
(3) Recommend, That Elder A. G. Christianson be requested to spend a part of his time in labor among the Scandinavians of the North Pacific Conference. We also—
(4) Recommend, That Elder A. G. Christianson attend the California State camp-meeting in the interest of the work among the Scandinavians at that meeting.
Whereas, We believe that the Lord's work among the Scandinavians will be materially advanced if the laborers among this people can meet at suitable times and places, to seek God and counsel regarding the work for the future; therefore we—
(5) Recommend, That a meeting similar to this, be held in 1902, at such place on the Pacific Coast, and at such time during the year, as shall be agreed upon; and that the Conferences within said territory be requested to send their Scandinavian laborers to said meeting.
Having enjoyed many blessings from God at this our first general meeting of Scandinavian laborers on the Pacific Coast, for all of which we sincerely thank our Heavenly Father; and recognizing that it is by the liberal co-operation of the General Conference, together with the California, North Pacific, and Upper Columbia Conferences interested, that this meeting has been made a pleasing reality; we hereby express our hearty appreciation of the kindness manifested by the General Conference, together with the California, North Pacific, and Upper Columbia Conferences, in sending delegates to this meeting; and extend to the officers, fellow laborers, and brethren of said Conferences, our greeting of Christian love and fellowship.
S. A. ANDERSON, Sec.
ADVANCEMENT
By I. Sanborn
It has been forty-six years since I fully received and began to teach the truth as God has given it in the Third Angel's Message. When I began, there was no organized Seventh-day Adventist church in existence. There were a few scattered believers like myself. And yet I knew the Lord had called me to teach the truth to my fellow men. I have traveled and taught the people more or less in thirteen States, and have baptized more than two thousand people. I have enjoyed much of the blessing of the Lord in my labor, never having the least occasion to doubt any part of this grand and glorious message. The Testimonies of the Spirit of God have been a wonderful help to me all the way.
It was twenty-four years since I had been to Battle Creek; but on the tenth of last April I arrived in that city and called at the house of Brother T. M. Steward, one of the first Sabbath-keepers I became acquainted with in Wisconsin. I had read of the improvements and advancement the cause of God had made. But when my eyes beheld the wonderful changes that had taken place in this glorious cause since I had last been there twenty-four years ago, my heart overflowed with joy and praise to the Lord, who doeth all things well. And as I went through the several institutions connected with this denomination and saw the many young people that the Lord has there in training for his work, I felt very thankful that the Lord has lengthened out my life to over seventy-seven years so that I have the precious privilege of seeing this wonderful growth in his precious cause.
The treatment I received at the Sanitarium I appreciated very highly. The kindness of the doctors and helpers constrains me to think of them as the servants of the Lord. As I went into the bath room one morning, I noticed several of the helpers on their knees, praying for the blessing of the Lord to help them to do their work well. I always have recommended the sick to go to the Battle Creek Sanitarium, and will continue to do so now more than ever before; because I have been there and seen for myself, and hence can speak of what I know to be true by experience.
I also met with the old people in their home, one morning at the hour of prayer and once at an evening meeting, both of which I greatly enjoyed. At another time I visited the Haskell Home for children. I praise the Lord for putting it into the heart of Mrs. Haskell to make the donation she did for the purpose of rearing and training orphan children for the Lord. The Lord's blessing is upon the children, who number more than one hundred. As I was conducted through the building my heart said, Praise the Lord for his loving-kindness still over the children of men.
May the Lord continue to bless all those institutions which he has brought into existence for the purpose of saving his people from their sins.
I. SANBORN.
SOUTH AFRICA.
By J. V. Willson
KIMBERLEY.—During the last four months we have been passing through the experience of laboring in a city undergoing active siege. For one hundred and twenty-four days Kimberley has been bombarded by the Boers, and some three thousand shells have been thrown into the city, many of them one hundred pounders. Our mission building was directly in the line of fire between the large six-inch cannon and the main business portion of the town, and many shells struck near to us. Our buildings were struck three times, one shell exploding in the business office and two in one of the living rooms, wrecking the furniture and shattering the walls, but not injuring anyone.
We foresaw the siege coming, and laid in a large supply of beans and other food stuffs, so we were enabled to supply many destitute people during the scarcity.
Food supplies got so low that resort was had quite extensively to the use of horse flesh. Lubricating and burning oils were used for cooking. The issue of food was controlled by the military, and only those who had permits could buy any of the necessaries of life.
The Lord blessed our mission in a remarkable manner. Our garden, planted after the siege began, yielded bountifully. Our soup kitchen did well, and the baths were largely patronized by the officers and soldiers. The army doctors and surgeons sent for us many times to give massage to wounded officers, and the results were very marked, especially in cases of stiff joints resulting from tight bandaging. During the year the home has been favored by donations from the people of the place, one company alone having given us one thousand dollars.
During the siege we have been brought in contact with many influential people, and there is a call for us to open up a health food depot here. Our vegetarian soup came in competition with the soup made from horse and mule flesh, and the result was a triumph for vegetarianism.
We are laying plans to extend the work here, and hope for material progress the coming year.
The heat was great during the summer, but none of the mission family suffered from it.
With the new impetus given to our work by the health foods and hygienic treatments, we hope for renewed prosperity in the medical missionary work in this important city. We can plainly see the hand of the Lord in protecting us and in causing the war troubles here to be a means of making an opening for the spread of health principles. It is evident that one result of this war will be to open up a field for missionary work. J. V. WILLSON.
ILLINOIS
By J. P. Henderson
JERSEYVILLE.—Last September Brother W. M. Lewsadder and I pitched a tent at this place, and began a series of meetings in a field where the truth had never been preached. One family had recently moved to the place, and another lived a few miles away. These families constituted our support. Our congregations were so large we found it necessary to enlarge our tent, which we did by using middle strips, making it thirty by seventy feet, and yet many times it was insufficient to accommodate the people. We continued in the use of the tent until snow fell in November, when we found it necessary to move to a hall, in which services have been continued, at intervals, ever since. As a result fifty persons have accepted the truth. All points of the faith have been presented in an unreserved manner, and are being accepted with good will. Over fifty dollars' worth of our publications have been sold, and our periodicals are being freely subscribed for. Tithing and health reform have already been adopted by the majority, and we have endeavored to instruct so that they would not come short in any good thing. We feast upon the “first” love manifested by these souls newly born into the truth, and rejoice in the work that God has wrought.
J. P. HENDERSON.
WISCONSIN
By O. C. Godsmark
IT has been my privilege during the last winter to labor for the Master in Wisconsin. The general meeting held in Milwaukee, January 22-28, was of unusual interest and profit to the laborers in this State. As the different phases of the work were studied, the Holy Spirit came in and witnessed to the work we are trying to do.
While at Milwaukee, it was my privilege to meet with the companies at Watertown and Racine. At each of these places our people are earnestly doing what they can to further the message of present truth.
I spoke several times in the Helping Hand Mission, to the sin-hardened men who came in from the lower walks of life; and I wish to emphasize the statement that it is a mistake that these men, many of them literally out of the gutter, can not, and will not, receive the distinctive truths that have made us, as a denomination, what we are. We preached the plain, straight-cutting truths of the Third Angel's Message, in a simple manner, to these seemingly ignorant men, and it was a satisfaction to see how eagerly they listened, and how intelligently they questioned regarding the truths bearing upon the subjects presented.
God has especially raised us up, as a distinct people, to do a specified work; that is, to live, talk, teach, write, and preach the Third Angel's Message. And when we leave this special, God-given work to preach only the general principles of the gospel, that have been applicable to all ages since the fall of man, what better do we than the popular ministry around us, who are not giving the trumpet any certain sound!
After the good State meeting it was my privilege to speak to the churches at Portage, Dell, Star, and Readstown. In company with Elder Shreve, I spent some time in the Kickapoo Valley, where we felt that a good work was done. Every branch of the message in Wisconsin is certainly onward, and our people are of good courage, and are pressing the battle to the gates.
My address is 865 5th St., Milwaukee, Wis.
O. C. GODSMARK.
NEWS AND NOTES
—The plague has again broken out in Japan.
—The street-car men in Dayton, Ohio, are on a strike.
—California raisin growers have combined to raise prices.
—The capitalization of the tobacco trust is given as $171,500,000.
—John Clark Ridpath, the historian, is very ill in New York City.
—The Olympic games, in connection with the Paris Exposition, began May 17.
—Coffee steamers are refused a landing at New Orleans, La., for fear of the plague.
—Berlin (Germany) newspapers will fight the paper trust by erecting a mill of their own.
—July 1, passenger fares on Washington State railroads will drop from four to three cents a mile.
—Stores were closed in Madrid, Spain, May 10, in protest against the government's taxation measures.
—Of the 15,000 immigrants who arrived in New York during the week ending May 19, forty per cent were Italians.
—Ex-queen Liliuokalani, of Hawaii, left Washington, D. C., May 15, for her home, with a retinue of servants and two automobiles.
—The United States health department reports smallpox in every State and Territory of the country, though not in a serious form.
—The steamer “Monarch” sailed from New Orleans, May 12, with 1,500 mules for South Africa, and the “Corinthia” carried 1,400 mules for British army officials.
—Julius Fleischmann, who will become mayor of Cincinnati, July 1, is only twenty-eight years old. When he was twenty, he was made a colonel on the staff of McKinley, who was then inaugurated governor of Ohio.
—Speaking of the relief of Mafeking, an exchange says: “The relief of a beleaguered city in South Africa relieves many people in all parts of the world. There were thousands shut up in Ladysmith, Kimberley, and Mafeking, that never saw those places.”
—William A. Clark, of Montana, resigned his seat in the United States Senate April 15, and was immediately appointed to fill the vacancy caused by his resignation, by Lieutenant Governor Spriggs, of Montana. The “trick up the sleeve” is creating quite a sensation throughout the country.
—Paderewski sailed from New York, May 16, with nearly 200,000 American dollars, as the result of his concert tour of 23,000 miles in this country. On reaching Europe, he will go to his villa near Lausanne, Switzerland, where he will complete his opera, “Manru,” which is to be produced in Dresden.
—The Boer envoys arrived in New York, May 15, and were warmly welcomed by crowds of New York Boer sympathizers. The President's cabinet, in discussing the reception to be given to the Boer delegation, decided “to make no unnecessary technical points against the delegates, but to treat them with as much liberality as is possible without a breach of the diplomatic proprieties.”
—The king of Belgium is visiting in England.
—Kaiser William has invited Sousa's band to play at his court.
—The grand vizier of Morocco, Ahmed Ben Mussa, died in Tangier, May 17.
—The Methodist Conference has decided that it is not necessary to kneel at prayer.
—The government of Peru has ratified the extradition treaty with the United States.
—The Australian Federation bill has passed its first reading in the British House of Commons.
—Owing to recent disturbances in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Parliament was prorogued, by royal decree.
—May 16 a man leaped to death from the Brooklyn Bridge, New York. He was the fourth person within a month to jump from the structure.
—By a narrow margin of two votes, the Massachusetts House of Representatives has decided not to abolish the death penalty in that State.
—The Russian minister to Korea has informed the Korean government that Masampho, in Korea, will be the winter headquarters of the Russian fleet.
—May 20, 500 Filipinos attempted to ambush 80 American scouts, near Aquasan, in Mindanao, but lost 51 killed; two Americans were killed and three wounded.
—The rebels in Colombia suffered a defeat on May 17, in the Velas district; Generals Leal and Herrera were among the killed, and 1,200 rebels were captured.
—Russia has shipped 100,000 coolies from China to Manchuria, to construct the railway to Port Arthur. The fortifications at Port Arthur are progressing rapidly.
—May 19, the United States Post Office Department extended the privilege of domestic money orders to the Paris Exposition grounds and to Porto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines.
—The Secretary of the Interior has received information that the Indians on Tongue River, Montana, are becoming restless, and that an incipient “Messiah craze” has made its appearance there.
—The Department of State has been “officially informed that the French government has decided not to grant permission to foreign militia to visit Paris in organized bodies during the Exposition.”
—The Presbyterian General Assembly strongly urges all communicants more closely to observe the “Sabbath,” and has asked the St. Louis papers not to publish its proceedings in their Sunday editions.
—Lady Roberts, wife of Lord Roberts, has gone to South Africa with her two daughters. Since the death of her son she has continually expressed the wish to visit the scene of his death and to see his grave.
—Governor Smith, of Montana, appointed Martin Maginnis United States senator, May 18, in place of W. A. Clark, whose appointment by the lieutenant governor, he declares, was vitiated by fraud.
—The Ontario government has prohibited the export of tan bark cut on crown lands. This action was taken at the request of tanners, who asserted that “the Americans were saving their own bark, by getting their supply from Ontario.”
—The fourth assistant postmaster general, Bristow, has been ordered to Cuba, to take charge of investigations into Cuban postal frauds. Postmaster Thompson, of Havana, has been suspended, and several employees have been arrested.
—The number of American exhibitors at the Paris Exposition is second only to that of France herself, and far ahead of all other competitors. Where the English have only 1,000 and Germany 3,000, the United States has 7,000.
—J. C. W. Beckham is governor of Kentucky, by a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that it has no jurisdiction in the case; and Mr. Taylor, the rival of the late Mr. Wm. Goebel, is in Indiana, under the protection of Governor Mount.
—The Boer peace envoys now in this country are Messrs. Fischer, Wolmarans, and Wessels. They have been informed by Secretary of State Hay that the government can do nothing for them, as any official act on its part would jeopardize the peace of the United States.
—And now Mrs. Dewey announces “that she has materially changed her political views since her trip through the West, and has no desire to see the Admiral elected president.” The reasons for her change of opinion are that “the strain would be disastrous to his health, and public life would interfere too greatly with her domestic happiness.”
—It is reported that “the Russian Embassy has considerably perturbed governmental and diplomatic circles in Constantinople, by inviting the immediate attention of the Porte to the deplorable situation of many districts of Armenia, resulting from brutal methods of collecting taxes and from persecutions, which has driven many to embrace Islamism, while whole communities are preparing to emigrate to Russia.”
—According to South African advices, President Kruger and the other high officials purpose leaving Pretoria almost immediately, for Lydenburg. The British prisoners will be conveyed there, and the foreign consuls at Pretoria are leaving for Lydenburg.
—The International Peace Bureau at Berne, Switzerland, has decided to make an appeal to the twenty-five powers who are signers of the conventions adopted by The Hague Peace Conference, in favor of the restoration of peace in South Africa, by means of mediation.
—May 17, the heroic garrison at Mafeking, South Africa, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Baden-Powell, was relieved, after a siege of 214 days. The relief was effected by 1,500 Cape Colony troopers, the Boers offering little opposition. In fact, the English garrison succeeded in finally surrounding and capturing a strong body of their former besiegers. London, upon receipt of the news went wild with joy. Baden-Powell has been promoted to the rank of major-general.
—The Christian Advocate states that “superstition still exists in England,” and that “Angill Castle, Westmoreland, which cost $70,000 to build, and was sold some years ago for $10,000, has now been resold for $3,250, because it is reputed to be haunted by mysterious flaming spirits flitting about the premises.” Upon this incident the Advocate comments as follows: “This does not surprise us. There is hardly a county in the United States in which a report of that kind could be started about a house, without making it unsalable.”
—After a two-hours’ debate Tuesday, May 15, the Methodist Conference in session in Chicago, adopted the following resolutions regarding the United States army canteen: “We are, however, chagrined, humiliated, and exasperated by the puerile and absurd construction placed upon the anti-canteen law, so-called, by the attorney-general of the United States; and with all due respect to his exalted station, we record the fact that we are pained and disappointed at the course of the president in accepting as final and satisfactory an opinion without binding force. Such an abuse of power is nullification in its most dangerous form. Upon the president, as commander in chief of our army, rests the responsibility for the canteen saloon, an evil which he has ample power to suppress, and which, to quote the episcopal address, is a more deadly foe to the soldier than bullet or tropic heat.” President McKinley, it will be remembered, belongs to the Methodist body.
MAINE
By J. B. Goodrich
From March 9 to May 6, 1900, I have been holding meetings with the church on Cliff and Long Islands.
From the first, the Lord came near to us, and helped in our meetings. Some, who had become discouraged, and given up the truth, returned unto the Lord, the shepherd and bishop of their souls. New ones came out and began to keep the Sabbath on both islands, and others are convinced that we have the truth. May God help them to obey.
May 5 and 6 Elders H. C. Basney and S. J. Hersum were present to “preach the word.” Our meeting was free, and it was good to be there. Eight were buried with Christ “by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead, by the glory of the Father,” even so they are to walk in newness of life. One of them was the first fruit of the Portland Open Door Mission. Twelve united with the Cliff Island church. We thank God for the good work that has been done. May it still continue.
J. B. GOODRICH.
TO THE CHURCHES.
By E. A. Sutherland
How many times have these words been read by you:— “In all our churches, and wherever there is a company of believers, church schools should be established.” “The education that is generally given in the schools of the world is not that which can be accepted as true education.” “Children are the heritage of the Lord. . . . Shall the members of the church give means to advance the cause of Christ among others, and then let their own children carry on the work and service of Satan?” “I say again, Establish schools for the children wherever there are churches. Where there are those who assemble to worship God, let there be schools for the children.”
The churches can not plead poverty; for the poor churches are not excepted in the command to establish schools. It is useless to say that too much is now being given to other enterprises, for the education of the children is placed ahead of any other missionary work. The fact in the case is that there is no excuse for any church, for all must educate their children. Since there are 1,470 churches in the United States, should there not be as many schools? There are probably a few churches where there are no children, but these are very few. Many of these churches will open schools in the fall. They will need well-trained teachers, for the Lord has said that the work of educating the children should not be intrusted to novices. It is time for each church to decide the matter, and, if possible, select a competent teacher from their own number. Send this teacher to the summer school for a training. Be sure that the one selected has the proper qualifications for a teacher. He should be thoroughly consecrated; should have an education sufficiently thorough to do good work; that is, he should at least be able to obtain a second-grade teachers' certificate. With the knowledge of the principles of Christian education and the methods to be used in a church school which may be obtained during the summer, you have fair prospects of a good school.
Let the matter be decided at once, for the summer school opens June 20, and every day is valuable. If you desire reading matter on educational topics, address The Advocate, Battle Creek, Mich.
There is much greater danger of obtaining a weak teacher if there is delay in making the application, for those churches which first apply are first supplied.
It has frequently happened that after much delay a church has insisted upon a teacher at the last moment. Much of the weakness in the work has been due to this. We do not wish to send out any incompetent teachers; so make application at once.
E. A. SUTHERLAND.
VIRGINIA, NOTICE.
By R. D. HOTTEL
AS THE tract society office has been closed for the present at Richmond, Va., all business pertaining to the Virginia Tract Society or Virginia Conference should be directed to Newmarket, Va., until further notice. The Messenger is also published at Newmarket, Va. Considerable delay and trouble will be avoided by addressing as above.
R. D. HOTTEL.
SPECIAL NOTICE
By Geo. W. Spies
To Nonresident Members of the S. D. A. Battle Creek Church.
The Battle Creek church is desirous of obtaining the present address of every nonresident member, and earnestly requests all such to send this information to the undersigned at as early a date as possible.
This church is under the supervision of the General Conference. There are upon its membership record about six thousand names, and it is no small matter to search through this mass of names, in order to keep up a revised directory and to remain in touch with its present membership. Hence it is very important that every member keep the body informed of his or her address. Any change in name, or address, should be promptly reported to the clerk. Owing to a failure on the part of many to attend to this important duty, or to that of regularly reporting to the church, the addresses of a majority of the five hundred or more nonresident members have been lost.
We frequently have matter of special interest and importance which we desire to send to our nonresident members, and therefore desire their addresses. If you hold your membership here, but are among these absent members, please send your name and address in full to the church clerk as soon as possible. Any information that will assist in finding the addresses of these unknown members will be thankfully received.
In view of the solemn time in which we are living, we esteem it a pleasure as well as a duty to correspond with our brethren, that we may help each other in this time of trouble.
Geo. W. Spies, S. D. A. Church Clerk,
Care of Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich.
MIDSUMMER GOOD HEALTH.
THE Good Health Publishing Company desires to call the attention of the REVIEW AND HERALD readers to a special issue of Good Health, called “The Midsummer Number,” which will be ready about June 20, and suitable for circulation until the latter part of October. It will be a real missionary number and all who would do a little missionary work among their neighbors and friends, and give them the principles of “health reform” in an acceptable way, will find this issue to meet a long-felt want. And your neighbors will BUY this number where you could not reach them with religious tracts.
“The Midsummer Number” will be a true entering wedge for all religious work. It will contain many valuable articles treating upon diet and dress adaptable to summer, and the methods for treatment of summer diseases.
Among the principal articles will be the following: “Summer Foods,” “How to Treat Children’s Diseases in Summer,” “Hygiene on the Farm,” “Hydrotherapeutic Measures Appropriate to Summer,” by Dr. J. H. Kellogg; “Japanese Children,” “Manifestations of Nervousness,” and “Pretty Designs of Summer Dresses.”
The above are important subjects, and the people are looking for true methods of treatment for their diseases. Many are losing confidence in patent medicines, and are turning to the false divine healers who are constantly springing up to reap a rich harvest, because they have no knowledge of the laws by which health is secured and preserved. Sickness, disease of every kind, ruined constitutions, premature decay, and untimely deaths are the result of the violation of nature’s laws.
If you would help humanity, aid in selling this number. Price, ten cents a copy. The Good Health Publishing Company desires every REVIEW reader to become their agent, and will furnish this number in lots of five or more, at five cents a copy. Order at once, through your tract society, or from the Good Health Publishing Company, Battle Creek, Mich.
MINISTERS’ AND BIBLE WORKERS’ DEPARTMENT AT KEENE ACADEMY.
The sole aim of this department is to prepare men to “preach the word,” and practise it, and to go forth as true servants of Jesus Christ,—men who hate iniquity and know how to reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine; men who can meet difficulties and surmount them in the name of the Lord, and who are sound in the faith.
No one can receive a standing from this department unless he is firm as a rock upon every part of the Third Angel’s Message. It strives to train men to weigh Scripture evidences and meet wickedness and error with wisdom and patience,—men of deep piety, yet properly balanced; not men who will rush first into the fire and then into the water, nor men who can simply raise an excitement. There is need of men who know how to pray, how to work with their hands, and how to hang on in a difficult field. If ever there was a time when the cause of God needed men who can be relied upon in a crisis, it is now.
The following is an outline of the two-years’ course of this department. It constitutes grades nine and ten in the course offered by Keene Academy, and presupposes a knowledge of the common branches as taught in the preceding grades, or else sufficient maturity and experience to insure successful pursuit of the studies named. It is open to men who believe they are called of God to the ministry, and also to women who believe they are called to the work of reading the Bible in the homes of the people, as the preparatory study for both kinds of work is largely the same.
FIRST YEAR.—“Desire of Ages,” Rhetoric and Public Speaking, General History, Bible Nature Study and Science, Testimony Study.
SECOND YEAR.—“Daniel and the Revelation,” and “Great Controversy,” Topical and Doctrinal Bible Study, Physiology and Nursing, Methods of Gospel Work and Study, Voice Culture and Public Speaking.
For a full description of this and other departments of study in the Keene Industrial Academy, write to C. O. Lewis, Keene, Tex., for a copy of the annual calendar.
