Earlier text: North Michigan Conference ProceedingsThe One Hundred Thousand Dollar Fund
Further partial list of the donations received on the Washington building fund at the General Conference office:— Amount previously received ........ $43,268 31
Friends in Idaho ................. 200 00
Mrs. L. G. Mookergee (India) .... 80 00
North Michigan Conference ........ 32 60
Mrs. H. Q. Marriner .............. 30 00
William E. Crandall .............. 25 00
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Brown ......... 25 00
C. R. Dubber (South Africa) ...... 24 35
Charles Kinney ................... 24 00
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Bartlett ...... 20 00
Mrs. J. N. Nelson ................ 20 00
Harry Gibb (South Africa) ........ 19 48
M. E. Covert ..................... 15 00
F. H. Davis ...................... 15 00
Stillwater (Minn.) church ........ 12 00
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frymire .... 11 80
Marshfield (Ohio) church ......... 11 20
Jennie Williams .................. 10 00
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Myers .......... 10 00
W. H. Lee ........................ 10 00
S. R. H. .......................... 10 00
Mr. F. H. Hicks .................. 10 00
Luke M. Twing .................... 10 00
Isaac W. Cook .................... 10 00
Mrs. M. K. Oxley and daughter .... 10 00
Mrs. M. E. Hitchcock ............. 10 00
C. Van Vrankin ................... 10 00
Fritz Guy ........................ 8 0021
J. B. Robinson ................... 8 00
Ordis Dow ........................ 5 00
Hubert Fletcher .................. 5 00
Mr. and Mrs. Spence .............. 5 00
Tribby and family ................ 5 00
W. W. Cole ........................ 5 00
Henry Warner ..................... 5 00
R. Vickery ........................ 5 00
W. C. Dalbey ..................... 5 00
Mrs. W. C. Dalbey ................ 5 00
Emma J. Campbell ................. 5 00
Katie Weibricht .................. 5 00
Reuben Ford ...................... 5 00
Ernest Madt ...................... 5 00
William Graham ................... 5 00
J. W. and E. Rogers .............. 5 00
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Summey ........ 5 00
Mrs. J. G. Lorenzen and sister ... 5 00
Mrs. F. M. Hummer ................ 5 00
E. A. D. Goodheart ............... 5 00
Lillian Glass .................... 5 00
Amelia Webster (South Africa) ... 4 87
Jacob Loewen ..................... 4 65
Jacob Buller ..................... 4 50
A sister .......................... 4 40
Jacob Richert .................... 4 25
Mrs. R. A. Johnson ............... 4 00
Ella M. Ransom ................... 4 00
Mrs. Evaline Huffaker ............ 4 00
Peter Buller ..................... 3 62
A. Peterson ...................... 3 50
Abraham Voth ..................... 3 49
Daniel Voth ...................... 3 30
Byron (Cal.) Sabbath-school ..... 3 25
F. A. Anderson ................... 3 00
Jacob Gaede ...................... 3 00
C. Voth ........................... 3 00
Jacob Voth ....................... 3 00
S. A. Miller ..................... 3 00
A. J. Thomson .................... 3 00
Kate Gibb ........................ 2 92
Carl Schaeffer ................... 2 50
A. C. Neufeld .................... 2 50
Mount Vernon (Ohio) church ...... 2 50
A. Kuehl (South Africa) ......... 2 44
Mrs. C. Howard (South Africa) ... 2 44
Henry Wall ....................... 2 13
John C. Wells .................... 2 00
W. N. George ..................... 2 00
Grace E. Smith ................... 2 00
Mrs. Betsey Jane Carpenter ...... 2 00
John Isaac ....................... 2 00
Mary Isaac ....................... 2 00
C. P. Willis ..................... 2 00
Mary Nash ........................ 2 00
Rosetti H. Cook .................. 2 00
A. A. Voth ........................ 2 00
C. F. Keeling .................... 2 00
Della M. Keeling ................ 2 00
James Harding .................... 2 00
Lena Harding ..................... 2 00
Walter Taggart ................... 2 00
Grace G. Schwartz ................ 2 00
Mr. and Mrs. Larson .............. 2 00
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Nelson ...... 2 00
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Peterson ...... 2 00
Harry McCarthy ................... 1 85
Jacob Thomas ..................... 1 80
J. B. Blosser .................... 1 75
Mrs. J. B. Blosser ............... 1 75
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Gilliland ..... 1 50
Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Shafer ........ 1 50
Leander Brush .................... 1 50
Mrs. M. E. Brush .................. 1 50
A friend .......................... 1 49
A. H. Miner ...................... 1 25
S. E. Stevens .................... 1 25
Mrs. E. M. Vincent ............... 1 17
A friend .......................... 1 05
Robert W. Clark .................. 1 00
Mabel Gowell ..................... 1 00
S. and C. J. Zinn ................ 1 00
Mrs. O. M. Kelly .................. 1 00
H. C. Rahn ........................ 1 00
Mrs. H. C. Rahn ................... 1 00
Carl A. Rahn ..................... 1 00
Lydia R. Rahn .................... 1 00
Minnie Rahn ...................... 1 00
Mrs. G. H. Hall .................. 1 00
Mrs. Judith A. Ransom ............ 1 00
Henry Schaerch ................... 1 00
A friend .......................... 1 00
Alonzo E. Isaac .................. 1 00
S. H. Logan ........................ 1 00
Mrs. E. P. Warner ................ 1 00
Lucy G. Tracy .................... 1 00
Mrs. F. A. McKercher ............. 1 00
Mrs. Luther Butler ............... 1 00
E. G. ............................. 1 00
E. S. ............................. 1 00
Mrs. Stych ........................ 1 00
W. E. Stych ...................... 1 00
E. J. Stych ...................... 1 00
J. R. Waite ........................ 1 00
Jesse Adams ...................... 1 00
Elston Adams ..................... 1 00
Emily Vescelius .................. 1 00
Mrs. C. G. Howell ................ 1 00
Mrs. Annie Renstrom .............. 1 00
Maud Drinkenberg ................. 1 00
Mrs. A. R. Smith .................. 1 00
F. G. Hunziker ................... 1 00
A friend .......................... 1 00
Mrs. L. Kolterman ................ 1 00
Brother Parmers .................. 1 00
Mrs. M. D. Jones .................. 1 00
G. H. Faris ........................ 1 00
Mrs. Luther Smith ................. 1 00
Alma M. Case ..................... 1 00
Jesse Werfield ................... 1 00
Eliza Maxted ..................... 1 00
Mrs. Alma McFall ................. 1 00
Charles Kottke ................... 1 00
Mrs. E. Spicer .................... 1 00
William B. Palmer ................ 1 00
Mrs. Mahala Hayes ................ 1 00
Mrs. L. Fairchild ................ 1 00
H. W. Larson ..................... 1 00
Godfrey Gibb (South Africa) ..... 97
Archie Gibb (South Africa) ...... 97
Dorothy Aleatha Loose ............ 92
L. M. Fronabarger ................ 75
George W. Pease .................. 75
Mrs. Guisiger ..................... 75
Luella Wells ...................... 50
L. M. Wells ........................ 50
Minnie Wells ...................... 50
Charles Slocum ................... 50
L. A. Wade and family ............ 50
Cora Blosser ..................... 50
Augusta Blosser .................. 50
W. F. Lane ........................ 50
H. Bronson ........................ 50
H. F. Lamb ........................ 50
Hattie A. Lamb .................... 50
A friend .......................... 50
Henry Stych ....................... 50
Annie R. Keeling ................. 50
Ralph F. Keeling .................. 50
Cora Howerton ..................... 50
Mabel Ransom ...................... 50
Georgia Ransom .................... 50
Florence Harding .................. 50
Wellington Harding ............... 50
O. W. Jenkins ..................... 50
Mina Jenkins ...................... 50
Riley Ralston ..................... 50
Mrs. Ida Hugh Darnell ............ 50
A. C. Allen ........................ 50
Mrs. A. C. Russell ............... 50
Mrs. P. E. Westphal .............. 50
Mrs. A. C. Allen .................. 50
F. O. Ray .......................... 50
Mrs. May Rasmussen ............... 50
Mrs. Emma G. Hoffer .............. 50
Hattie Hayes ...................... 50
S. E. VanSyoc ..................... 50
Gust Carlson ...................... 50
Flossie Crooker ................... 50
Lulah Lamb ........................ 35
Florence Nash ..................... 30
Mrs. M. A. Goodrich ............... 25
Curtis Blosser .................... 25
Leroy Lamb ........................ 25
Bessie Lamb ....................... 25
Mildred M. Keeling ............... 25
Paul Howerton ..................... 25
Esther Howerton ................... 25
Eloise Case ....................... 25
Letcher Gilliland ................ 25
Willia Gilliland .................. 25
Anna C. Anderson .................. 25
L. Johnson ........................ 25
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Peterson ....... 25
Charley Blosser ................... 15
Mabel Gilliland ................... 15
Ruth Lamb .......................... 11
Beulah Blosser .................... 10
Norma Stych ....................... 10
Sunie Stych ........................ 10
Lula Stych ........................ 10
Mrs. F. W. Hahn ................... 10
Mrs. Rumph ........................ 10
Mrs. C. ............................ 10
Mrs. Turner ....................... 10
Mrs. Tucker ....................... 10
Mrs. Johnson ...................... 10
Mrs. Cyrena Lamberton ............ 10
F. R. Richards .................... 10
Joseph Peterson ................... 10
Della Peterson .................... 10
Emma Nelson ....................... 05
Ruby Lamb .......................... 03
Orpha Lamb ........................ 01
Mr. and Mrs. Christenson ........ 1 00
Edward and Amy Sutter ........... 2 00
H. C. Carmichael .................. 2 38
R. H. Schwartz .................... 5 00
Isaac Hague ....................... 10 00
Fred Cota ........................ 25 00
A fellow servant ................. 50 00
Total ........................ $44,367 15
A further list will follow.
Send all donations to the General Conference Treasurer, 222 North Capitol St., Washington, D. C. Bedding for Nashville Sanitarium
By L. A. Hansen
We wish to acknowledge the receipt of donations of bedding from Mrs. Sarah Shaul, Wolf Lake (Ind.), Young People's Society, and Mrs. L. V. Moore. We also wish to say that if there are others who are prepared to send similar donations, it will be most acceptable. Money is so scarce with us that it will be a material help to secure bedding without having to buy at this time. It is needed at once on account of the approaching cold weather. Send to Nashville Sanitarium, Church and Vine Sts., Nashville, Tenn. Success in Canvassing
By H. H. Hall
THE following is from a personal letter I have just received from an old friend who left a good position as tailor in Hutchinson, Kan., and went into the canvassing work more than twelve years ago. He says:— “I have been canvassing for twelve years, and I aim to continue in the work until the Lord says it is enough. We moved to Texas two years ago. I did not owe a cent, so you see a canvasser can make a living for a family all right. We have a home of our own here, and are making a good living. I have a buggy, two ponies, and a cow all paid for. Brother Jensen has been what we usually term a resident canvasser. He only has worked the counties in which he has lived a number of times, and has made a constantly increasing number of friends each visit. We believe his experience is worthy of being passed along. A CHURCH of eleven members was organized recently at Dowling, Ohio. BROTHER C. SORENSON reports the recent baptism of four new converts at Bartlesville, O. T. FOURTEEN persons have begun the observance of the Sabbath at Decatur, Ill., since the close of the camp-meeting at that place. EIGHT persons received baptism at the close of the camp-meeting at Manhattan, Kan., October 11. Five others expressed a desire for baptism at their home churches. BROTHER R. E. HARTER says in a recent report from Woonsocket, S. D.: “Since moving into the building on Main Street, we have had a good attendance every night. Three more have begun keeping the Sabbath.” ELDER JOHN F. JONES writes us from Fords Store, Md., under date of October 22: “A two weeks’ revival effort at Fords Store, Md., resulted in the baptism of twenty dear souls — new beginners — and the reclaiming of several who had drifted away from the harbor of safety.” BROTHER J. W. HOFFSTRA reports from Nunica, Mich.: “Ever since September 2 I have been in Nunica with Brother Kneeland. The Lord is blessing our work at this place. Four precious souls are keeping the Sabbath as the result of our labors. There are others who are much interested, and we believe they will accept God’s saving truth for the last generation.” ELDER A. G. HAUGHEY speaks as follows of the medical work in Grand Rapids, Mich.: “We are much pleased to note the progress of the medical work in the city of Grand Rapids. Our doctor and nurses have been very busy during the past months. Many precious souls are being reached, and some leading minds are accepting the precious message. We are very much encouraged over the outlook for the progress of the medical work.” Central Union Conference Summer Normal
By B. E. Huffman
The Central Union Conference Summer Normal was held at Atchison, Kan., June 21 to August 16. Fifty-four teachers were enrolled. Large dwelling-houses, suitable for homes for the students, were rented, and very convenient accommodations secured. The plan of work was different from that usually followed in summer schools. Each teacher was assigned one or more blocks in the city for missionary work, each one spending from two to six hours each week in this work. Numbers of The Family Bible Teacher, books, and tracts were carried to the homes of the people for distribution and sale. In this way the truth was carried into the homes of the most wealthy families in the city. A series of tent-meetings was held at the same time only a short distance from the school and students’ homes. In these meetings, five or six adults declared their intention to keep the commandments of God, and praised him for the new truths they were learning. The literature distributed awakened an interest in Bible readings. This gave opportunity to enter the homes and teach the truth to many who did not attend the tent-meetings. Many of the teachers who were inexperienced in meeting strangers and talking the truth to them, hesitated a great deal before engaging in the house-to-house work, but after a few weeks these timid ones were among the most faithful, and often related with tears of joy their experience in studying the truth with the people. Several of the teachers voluntarily remained two or three weeks after the school closed, to follow up the Bible work. Class work was conducted in the following subjects: Bible, English grammar, arithmetic, nature study, geography, physiology, hydrotherapy, United States history, didactics, reading (drill), punctuation (drill). The teachers did faithful work, which was carefully noted by the people of the city. One man, formerly county treasurer of Atchison County, Kan., said, in my hearing, “I used to be full of prejudice against the Adventists, but it is all gone now. The way these teachers have deported themselves has taken that all out of me.” A few days ago I met a stranger in Kansas City. He approached me to shake hands, saying, “You may not remember me, but I do you. I saw you in Atchison. You passed my house a hundred times.” He then told me his name, and where he lived, which is in one of the largest brick houses in Atchison. In the conversation that followed, he said, “You had a nice lot of young people together there; they were so quiet and orderly.” I felt to praise God that we had such an army of young people. As fast as he can with safety, God is turning the eyes of the world upon us. O if we could only realize the weight of our influence! “With such an army of workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Saviour might be carried to the whole world! How soon might the end come,—the end of suffering and sorrow and sin!”—“Education,” page 271. The judgment will reveal greater results of our summer normal than we are now able to see; but God has shown us enough to make our hearts rejoice. Our teachers know something of the joy which comes from working in a definite way to save some one. May God increase this joy as they labor for the children in their schools this winter. Some Resolutions Pertaining to Educational Work
The Educational Advisory Board of the Central Union Conference met at Atchison, Kan., August 1 and 2. The following resolutions were the result of that meeting:— “1. Resolved, (a) That our teachers follow a systematic course of reading for self-improvement. “(b) That inasmuch as ‘Living Fountains’ and ‘Education’ have been studied, we recommend Page’s ‘Theory and Practise of Teaching’ as first book for the course. “(c) That a syllabus of the book be prepared as a guide to the study, and that this study be completed in six months. “(d) That four or six lists of test questions be sent out at intervals to ascertain the character of the work done by the teachers. “2. Resolved, (a) That C. C. Lewis’s ‘Home and Church School Manual’ be used as the basis of unification of church-school work, and— “(b) That our teachers make a careful study of this book. [Professor Lewis was asked to revise the book.] “3. Resolved, That the course of study be revised to meet the needs in the several conferences. “4. Resolved, (a) That libraries be placed in all our schools as soon as consistent. “(b) That books, etc., be secured for these by donations either of books or of money with which to buy books and other supplies. “(c) That the books for libraries consist of (1) Mrs. E. G. White’s writings; (2) other denominational books known to be approved by the denomination; (3) educational works; (4) biographical, historical, and poetical works that do not savor of romance or fiction; (5) good reference books. “5. Resolved, (a) That we indorse the recommendation of the council that the church-schools include the first six grades, but that in our churches where conditions demand it, the first two years of intermediate work, designated as grades seven and eight, be provided for; and further, that the intermediate schools give strong ninth and tenth grade work, being careful to so shape the work that those finishing may be prepared to enter our training-schools. “(b) That our intermediate schools be made industrial as far as practicable, especially giving attention to agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, bee culture, and domestic work; and that the various lines of mechanical work be introduced as may seem advisable. “6. Resolved, (a) That an educational campaign be conducted by furnishing to our local papers good reports, newsy items, and short, pointed articles on educational work. “(b) That our people be urged to make a careful study of the book ‘Education;’ and that we ask our conference laborers to encourage and assist them in this study. “(c) That a short series of tracts from four to eight pages each, be prepared on educational topics; and we request the Central Union Conference to provide for their publication. “(d) That each State superintendent arrange, if possible, for one or more educational conventions during the coming winter, the program to be provided by the superintendent, in counsel with the president of Union College and the Union Conference educational secretary.” —The revolution in Paraguay is reported to be lagging from lack of funds. —Sixteen recent mysterious deaths of men who frequented saloons in a certain locality in New York City are believed by the coroner of the district to have been caused by wood alcohol in the whisky which the men obtained at the saloons. —A seven months' session of the Cuban congress, which is said to have accomplished nothing, closed in Havana, October 20. A decision of the supreme court will be required to determine whether any measure passed by the congress was legitimate. —By a vote of 325 to 237, the French Chamber of Deputies, on October 22, in a somewhat stormy session, sustained Premier Combes in making a formal rupture of diplomatic relations with the Vatican, by the recall from Rome of Ambassador Nisard. The premier, in a speech, declared that the separation of church and state in France had become inevitable. —Another of those underground catastrophes which make coal mining a hazardous occupation, took place at Tercio, Colo., forty miles west of Trinidad, October 28. Between thirty and sixty lives are reported lost. The explosion, which was of terrific violence, is supposed to have been caused by dust. Several persons were injured by falling debris which was blown out of the openings of the mine. —A report from China, which the London Telegraph publishes as reliable, states that “the political outlook in China is worse now than prior to the ‘Boxer’ outbreak in 1900. Wide-spread operations of secret societies, he says, show a dangerous recrudescence of anti-foreign feeling. Drilling of large bodies of well-equipped troops is proceeding night and day in many districts of southern and mid-northern provinces, and the Chinese authorities are buying wholesale all kinds of military equipments and stores.” —The sailing of the Russian Baltic fleet for Asiatic waters was attended the past week by an incident that, on account of the possibilities which it threatened, completely overshadowed in importance the events of the campaign in23 the far East. When in the North Sea, the Russian fleet passed at night close to a fishing fleet from Hull, England, and for some reason opened fire on the fishing boats, sinking one, killing two fishermen, and wounding others. Great excitement and indignation filled England when the event was reported, and there was much talk of war for several days. The Russian war-ships steamed away after the bombardment of the fishing fleet, and were not heard from until they reported at Vigo, Spain. The Russian admiral claimed that he had been attacked by torpedo-boats, and that his ships had fired only to repel this attack. After considerable negotiation between the English and Russian governments, it was decided that the matter should be referred for adjustment to a court of five admirals, in whose decisions both countries agree to acquiesce. No fighting of consequence has been reported the past week between the armies in Manchuria or at Port Arthur. Conducted by the Department of Education of the General Conference of the General Conference. J. A. HOOPES, Chairman; FREDERICK GRIGGS, Secretary. NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
By Editor
We wish to call the attention of our people in America to Aikain Vartija (Times Watchman), a monthly publication for the Finnish-speaking people. As there is no periodical in America carrying the third angel’s message to this people, we deem it our duty to make known to our brethren that here in Finland we have a paper in the Finnish language. Its subscription list during the past three years has gone up from three hundred to more than three thousand, and it is continually increasing. Those of our people who have an opportunity to work for the Finns, should remember this paper. We send it to America for fifty cents a year. This autumn we have published a special number containing the following general articles: “Watchman, What of the Night?” “The Twenty-three Hundred Days,” “There Shall Be Time No Longer,” “The Law and the Gospel,” “God Made Manifest in Our Flesh.” The Health, Home, and Mission Departments have some special articles. This number should have a wide circulation in America, and it will be an excellent one to use in securing yearly subscriptions. Will not our brethren living in Finnish communities do something for their neglected neighbors? This special number will be mailed to America for 5 cents per copy, postpaid. Send all orders to Aikain Vartija, Jagaregatan 2, Helsingfors, Finland. “Save the Boys”
By Arthur G. Daniells
THE large amount that is expended each year for intoxicating liquors, and the alarming fact that the rate is rapidly increasing, with a consequent increase of crime and suffering caused thereby, gives occasion to seriously consider the situation, and to endeavor to do all that is possible to be done to stay the tide of intemperance that is now sweeping throughout the land. Statistics have recently been published giving the figures for intoxicating liquors, etc., for the year 1903, which show the enormous expenditure in this country, during last year, of $1,451,633,379. This is an average of $62.16 for each drinker, or for every man, woman, and child in the country, of over twenty dollars. This amount is appalling, and indicates a degree of crime and vice that is terrible to contemplate. Every lover of temperance will want to do all he can to stay this increasing tide of woe. He will put forth his best endeavor to enlighten those who are held in bonds and set them free. Among the different means that may be used for this purpose is the use of the paper Save the Boys, published by Elder H. F. Phelps, 118 West Minnehaha Boul., Minneapolis, Minn. Its special mission is to safeguard the young against the twin evils of tobacco and intoxicating liquors. Brother Phelps has made the journey of life almost to its close. He sees the snares and pitfalls along the road. He knows that liquor and tobacco are to-day sapping the moral, intellectual, and physical strength from the rising generation, and is earnestly endeavoring to place in the hands of the youth information well calculated to turn them from these terrible evils. Our workers and members would find in the pages of Save the Boys matter which would be helpful to those into whose hands it might be placed. Write to him for copies, and distribute the papers wherever they would be helpful. Single subscriptions, 30 cents a year. A. G. DANIELLS. New Jersey, Notice!
By J. E. Jayne
THE third annual session of the New Jersey Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in Hickson's Hall at the corner of Hamilton Ave. and Hudson St., Trenton, N. J., Nov. 16-20, 1904. The first meeting for the transaction of conference business will convene Wednesday, November 17, at 10:30 A. M. J. E. Jayne,
Conference President. THE address of Elder A. J. Howard is Escondido, Cal. The address of Elder E. W. Farnsworth and Mrs. V. J. Farnsworth until further notice will be 451 Holloway Road, London N., England. BRIEF business notices will be published in this department subject to the discretion of the publishers. A charge of one dollar for one insertion of six lines, or less, and of twenty cents for every line over six, will be made, though in the case of the poor who wish employment, the charge may be remitted. Persons unknown to the managers of the publishing house must furnish good references. FOR SALE.—To a good partner, a one-half interest in general store. Good business. County seat. Adventist church in city. Might take property in part payment. References required. For particulars, address C. W. Stone, Franklin, Ky. FOR SALE.—Due to failure of the Hammond Food Co., of Bay City, Mich., I am in a position to quote unsalted, pure peanut butter, made from No. 1 Spanish shelled peanuts, at 10 cts. per lb. in 50-pound lots or more. Cash with order. Address J. B. Schindler, Bay City, Mich. FOR SALE.—The choice of two small farms of about 100 a. each, one joining S. D. A. industrial school, conducted by Brother C. G. Howell and wife, the other one mile distant. Price $10 per acre if taken soon. For particulars, address B. Auten, Earleyville, Tenn. FOR SALE.—Ten acres, house, barn, cabin, and outbuildings,—all frame,—bearing orchard, rich soil, good water. Place well adapted to truck gardening, fruit raising and poultry. Close to S. D. A. church and school; also near the new Nashville Agricultural and Normal School. One mile from railroad station and eight miles from Nashville, with hard pike road to city. Good market. Mild climate. Convenient, healthful, and desirable location. Address R. L. Pierce, 1025 Jefferson St., Nashville, Tenn. McMILLAN.—Died at his home in Rainbow, Cal., Oct. 16, 1904, of kidney troubles, John McMillan, aged 80 years and 5 months. Brother McMillan was born in Ireland, May 16, 1824. In his early manhood he came to the United States and settled in Pennsylvania. He served three years and six months in the Civil War, where he received his first knowledge of the third angel's message through a tract handed him by a brother soldier. He did not, however, accept the truth until after his discharge from the army. He was steadfast in the faith to the end, was dearly beloved in his family, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He was never well after leaving the army. He leaves a wife and five children to mourn their loss. The funeral services were conducted by the writer, assisted by Rev. Heffron (Methodist). F. I. RICHARDSON. KALSTROM.—Died at his home in Berwyn, Md., Aug. 22, 1904, of acute indigestion, Andrew Kalstrom, aged 54 years, 3 months, and 12 days. Brother Kalstrom was born at Wennesborg, Sweden, and came to America about the time of the outbreak of the Civil War. At the time of his death he was filling a responsible position in the War Department at Washington, having been a public servant in various capacities for nearly forty years. He learned and accepted the present truth in 1889, and united with the First Seventh-day Adventist church of this city. Shortly after he was called to the office of elder, which position he filled with great credit and distinction till failing health necessitated the removal of himself and family to a near-by suburban town, a little less than one year prior to his death. As a member and elder of the church, he recognized the great destiny and possibilities of present truth in this capital city, and labored unremittingly to meet them. He prayed and labored for years that this great message might, through the church here, command the respect and appreciation of the representatives of the great nations of the whole world. The location of the General Conference here seemed a fitting answer to his prayers, and he rejoiced in that event. He lived to see the church here grow from a small company to a large congregation. Out of it went the company which formed the Second, or Memorial, Seventh-day Adventist church; and about a year later, still another company withdrew and formed the People's Seventh-day Adventist church. At his death the parent church still had a large membership. His life was one of courage to the brethren. In it was seen daily the blessedness of submission to the divine will, a steady and enduring growth into Christ. Those who knew him best loved him most, and to know him was to love him. He was anxious for but one thing in the family, in the church, and in the world, and that was that in his conduct he might meet the approval of God. The evening of August 22, after spending a pleasant hour with his family, he retired as usual, but a few hours later complained of difficulty in breathing. A physician was summoned, and everything possible was done for his relief, but without avail. At half-past six the next morning he quietly and peacefully fell asleep. He leaves a devoted wife, two sons, and one daughter, besides a large circle of friends who deeply mourn their loss. The funeral was conducted from the First Seventh-day Adventist church, and was in charge of Elder V. H. Lucas, assisted by Elder Lewis C. Sheafe and the writer. The large auditorium and adjoining class room were filled with friends from every walk in life to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of our brother. The floral offerings were profuse and very beautiful. Elder Sheafe spoke briefly but impressively from 2 Sam. 3:38. The sermon was preached by Elder Lucas. He was laid to rest in the family lot in the Congressional Cemetery to await the call of the Life-giver. C. T. SHAFFER. Farnsworth Sails for the British Field
AFTER a stay of five days in Washington, Elder E. W. Farnsworth and wife sailed for London last Friday, October 28. Brother Farnsworth has spent the summer in attending quite a number of the large camp-meetings in the central West, and now goes on to the British field in harmony with the original invitation extended to him when he left Australia. While in Washington, he spoke once at Takoma Park and once in the M Street church in the city. We know that Brother and Sister Farnsworth will receive a cordial welcome on the other side of the Atlantic, and we hope that their labors may be abundantly blessed there. THE first of the four special issues of The Signs of the Times designed for use in the campaign for the circulation of our periodicals has come to hand. The general theme is “Christ, Our Coming King,” and the different phases of the subject of the coming of our Lord are presented by various writers. The body of the paper is fully illustrated, and the cover design is a striking one. We hope this number will have a large circulation. Protestantism's Return to Roman Worship
The gradual return of a large element in the Protestant churches to a form of worship almost identical with the Roman system from which the Protestant reformers came out, gives occasion to papal spokesmen to charge Protestants of this day with being ashamed to acknowledge in words what by their actions they virtually admit; that is, that they have been in the wrong. On this point the Catholic Mirror remarks:— The circumlocution resorted to by our separated brethren during a long period of years, by which they attempt to satisfy their consciences for a piece-meal restoration of the Catholic practises they once abandoned, is truly pitiable. The Mirror further says:— Communion, the confessional, Mass, priest's vestments, candles, sanctuary lamps, have all, one by one, through the mellowing influence of years and the effects of education, lost some of their popish and idolatrous significance, and have taken their places in Protestant church services, until we fancy it would take a quick-witted Catholic to tell that he was not in one of his own churches. Of many Protestant churches this is true, but it is not because those churches are growing more spiritual, but on the contrary because piety is on the wane, and there is a lapse from the godliness which characterized Protestantism in the days of the Reformers. A lapse from the true worship of God always leads either to atheism or to Rome. Self-Supporting School Work at St. Andrews
WRITING from Bocas del Toro, Elder I. G. Knight, of the Panama Mission, reports the arrival of J. B. Stuyvesant and family, of Missouri. They will proceed to St. Andrews Island, taking up school work on a self-supporting basis. Correction to “An Invitation to the Country”
By Editor
THE article in our issue of October 13 with the title “An Invitation to the Country” was contributed by T. Godfrey, instead of J. Godfrey as printed. We regret this mistake, for which the office is responsible and not the writer of the article. Workers Arrive in Ecuador and Portugal
Two new fields have recently been entered. Brother T. H. Davis, of California, reports the arrival of himself and family in Ecuador, and Brother C. E. Rentfro and family, supported by Iowa, are in Lisbon, Portugal, beginning our work for that long-neglected country. Collection for Southern Colored Work
This is the last reminder of the collection to be taken in the churches of this country next Sabbath, November 5, for the benefit of the work among the colored people of the south. All donations should be forwarded promptly through the usual channels, as funds are greatly needed for immediate use in some places. Removal of the Pacific Press
By Editor
WE print this week the promised article on the removal of the printing plant of the Pacific Press Publishing Company from Oakland to Mountain View, Cal. The illustration which accompanies the article will give a good idea of the new building and its surroundings. We regard this change as an important and significant one, and we shall doubtless realize its full meaning in the near future. An Early Believer’s Burning Testimony
OUR aged and beloved brother, Washington Morse, enters heartily into the work of the missionary campaign. In forwarding some new subscriptions to the REVIEW, he writes:— I am very happy to believe that this blessed truth is returning to its former days. This is our only hope for success. . . . I am surprised at the freedom I have in rehearsing these truths, especially the prophetic periods. It is by those periods that we know that we are in the judgment. O, I feel these glorious truths burning in my very being! They have become a part of my being. The Lord is coming in glory very soon, much sooner, I fear, than many Seventh-day Adventists expect. The faith and courage of the early believers in this message are inspiring. We hope many who have come to a knowledge of this truth in later years may emulate their example. The Sabbath-School Department
By W. A. Spicer
WE are glad to announce that Sister Flora L. Bland has accepted the secretaryship of the General Sabbath-school and Young People's Department, the office having been made vacant by the resignation of Sister L. Flora Plummer. While deeply regretting that the former secretary could not continue with us, we are pleased to have secured for the office one who has been a life-long worker in the Sabbath-school and among our youth. W. A. SPICER,
Secretary Gen. Conf.