Earlier text: Publishers' PageMRS. E. G. WHITE
By Ellen G. White
The Work in Oakland and San Francisco—No. 4
ABOUT four years ago, when Elder Haskell and others were conducting a Bible training-school and evening services in New York City, the word of the Lord to the workers there was: “Let the believers living near the place where you are holding meetings, share the burden of the work. They should feel it a duty and a privilege to help make the meetings a success. God is pleased by efforts to set them at work. He desires every church-member to labor as his helping hand, seeking by loving ministry to win souls to Christ.” “The large cities should have been worked just as soon as the churches received the light. But many have carried no burden for souls, and Satan, finding them susceptible to his temptations, has spoiled their lives. God asks his people to repent, be converted, and return to their first love, which they have lost by their failure to follow in the footsteps of the self-sacrificing Redeemer.” And to the church in Los Angeles, over a year ago, when the Lord was mightily stirring the people through the tent-meetings in progress, was sent the word:— “Let the Los Angeles church have special seasons of prayer daily for the work that is being done. The blessing of the Lord will come to the church-members who thus participate in the work, gathering in small groups daily to pray for its success. Thus the believers will obtain grace for themselves, and the work of the Lord will be advanced.” “This is the way we used to do. We prayed for our own souls and for those who were carrying on the work. The Lord Jesus declares that where two or three are gathered together in his name, he is in the midst of them, to bless them. Let there be less talking, and more sincere, earnest prayer. “I fear that the effort that is being made to proclaim the truth in Los Angeles will not be appreciated. Let every man come up to the help of the Lord against the mighty foe. Where a special effort is made, as has been revealed by the evangelistic work done in Los Angeles, let every member of the church draw near to God. Let all search their own hearts with the light that shines from the Word. If sin is discovered, let it be confessed and repented of. Let every helper be in good working order. The Lord will hear and answer prayer. Let not the church-members think that efforts should be put forth for them by the one who is impressed to labor for those who have been neglected, those in whose behalf special efforts have not heretofore been put forth. “Where such an effort is made as has been made in Los Angeles, let the members of the church clear the King’s highway, and help with their means in the work being done. Let them show that they are in perfect harmony. Let them be on hand at the meetings, armed and equipped for service, ready to talk with any one who may be interested. Let them pray and work for the lost sheep. “Let the second chapter of Second Timothy be impressed on the heart and brought into the practical life. Let not this season pass and leave the church uninfluenced by the truth that has been proclaimed. There is danger of the church’s being in a self-satisfied, indifferent, backslidden condition during this time of special blessing, when the Word of God is being presented. Awake, my brethren, awake, and do not let angels see that you feel but little obligation to act your part in sustaining the work that is being done. Be wide awake. Pray while going about your daily duties. Draw strength from Christ; and let your hearts be filled with the deepest gratitude that the Lord is working. Be laborers together with him. “This is Los Angeles’ opportunity. If the members of the church will come humbly before God, putting all that is wrong out of their hearts, and consulting him at every step, he will manifest himself to them, and will give them courage in him.” This instruction is specially applicable to the churches at Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, and San Francisco. Long has the light of present truth been shining upon the pathway of the believers in these churches. In a peculiar sense have they been favored with unusual light and unusual privileges. And now, when the judgments of heaven have led thinking men and women to pause and reflect what these things mean, a golden opportunity is given every believer to co-operate heartily with the messengers of truth who have come to tell the people that Jesus is soon coming again. In this time, when God’s message of warning is being so clearly proclaimed in these cities, every believer should carefully study and take heed to the words of counsel written by Paul to Timothy:— “Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; and that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom: Preach the Word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.” If, in this opportune time, the members of the churches will come humbly before God, putting out of their hearts all that is wrong, and consulting him at every step, he will manifest himself to them, and will give them courage in him. We must be ready to use our God-given capabilities in the work of the Lord. We must be ready to speak words in season and out of season,—words that will help and bless. As the church-members do their part faithfully, the Lord will lead and guide his chosen ministers, and strengthen them for their important work. In much prayer let us all unite in holding up their hands, and in drawing bright beams from the heavenly sanctuary. We are soul-hungry to see the work advancing as it should. Christ is our alpha and our omega. Only in his strength can we gain success. “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.” John 3:7. This new birth is the most important thing that a believer in Christ should obtain; it is the door of salvation. If a man hears the gospel for many years, but has not yet been born again, he has no part in the kingdom of heaven. “Except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.” John 3:3. Search the Scriptures, and you will see that man from his childhood is evil, and that every imagination of his heart8 is evil continually. See Gen. 8:21; 6:5. When a man already has evil imaginations in his heart, they are sure to appear on the surface and be revealed in his actions. “O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.” Matt. 12:34, 35. When a man has evil desires sown in his heart, he will certainly bring forth evil fruit. “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” Gal. 6:7, 8. See also Gal. 5:19-21. This kind of man, who does evil, abides in death; for it is written: “And you hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins.” Eph. 2:1. Being dead, if he would obtain the kingdom of God, he must surely be born again. But man of himself can not be born again. He can not rise up from death and perform any work. A man living in the midst of sin has no power in himself to bring about the new birth and serve God. “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.” Rom. 8:7. Whence does man obtain the new birth? “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12, 13. He obtains it from Christ; for, “If ye know that he [Christ] is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.” 1 John 2:29. He obtains it from the Spirit. Jesus answered, “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God.” John 3:5. God uses many ways to cause a man to be born again, but that which he is always sure to use, is his true gospel, not a false gospel. “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.” James 1:18; see also 1 Peter 1:23. Brethren, the Bible is the true gospel, a shining gospel that can not be destroyed. God uses it to cause us to be born again. Therefore we should always search the Scriptures to see whether the gospel which we have received agrees with the Bible. If it is based, even a very little, upon the ideas of men, then it is not the true gospel. I hope we may all search the Scriptures until we find the true gospel of God. When a man has been born again, by what name is he called in the Bible? “Wherefore if any man is in Christ, there is a new creation.” 2 Cor. 5:17. “And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him.” Col. 3:10; see also Gal. 6:15. The Bible tells us that God created Adam after his own likeness. Gen. 1:26, 27. At that time man’s heart was good, but after Adam’s fall into sin, man’s heart became evil. Gen. 6:5. When God causes us to be born again, it is as if he recreates us and gives us a good heart just like the one Adam had when he was created; therefore he calls a man who has been born again, “a new creation.” He is one raised from the dead. “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ (by grace ye are saved): and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” Eph. 2:4-6; see also Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12. Previously we obeyed the lusts of the flesh and did that which we should not, but now we must obey the Holy Spirit and walk according to his commands, “not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.” Rom. 8:4, 5. What does a man who has been born again receive? “A new heart also will I give you.” Eze. 36:26, first part. “And I will put a new spirit within you.” Eze. 11:19. “And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” Eph. 4:24. “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12, 13. How does a man walk who has been born again? The following scriptures will show:— “We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.” 1 John 5:18. “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world.” 1 John 5:4. Our overcoming of the world is not by making use of battle-ships, large guns, or great strength, but by using good to overcome the evil of the world. “We know that we have passed from death into life, because we love the brethren.” 1 John 3:14. Thus we see the importance of the new birth. And not only can we be assured of having been born again, because of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our hearts, but our actions will manifest the fact to others. Brethren, let us all examine our hearts, that we may know whether we have been really born again or not. If we have, then we may be glad, and if we have not yet obtained the new birth, let us quickly ask the Holy Spirit to dwell in our hearts and cause us to be born again. And those who have already been born again should not think that this is sufficient, but should, “as new born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.” 1 Peter 2:2. Then we may be one with Christ and bring forth the “fruit of the Spirit,” “love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.” Gal. 5:22, 23. Life's Discipline
By Eliza H. Morton
The flowers lift their tiny heads
And simply grow,
Although the beating of the rain
Oft lays them low,
And like a slowly swinging bell
The day and night
Succeed each other in their course —
Now dark, now light. The mighty trees send down their roots
By waters wide,
The nestling birdlings try their wings
Beside the tide;
But no resistance there is found —
God works his will
Through trees and days and buttercup
And daffodil. And thus should we give up our ways
And simply grow
In grace and strength and godliness,
For all we owe
Our God will pay, and lead us on
To conquer sin;
Though his the battle, ours will be
The discipline. How to Begin and Follow up the Work
By W. H. Granger
Methods for Working Our Large Cities—No. 3
How to Begin and Follow up the Work
In my judgment, the duty of paying for literature used in an effort of this kind belongs to the church; for it often happens that those capable of doing the greatest amount of work are financially unable to purchase as much literature as they would gladly circulate; while very frequently persons who are financially able to pay for literature are either not qualified or perhaps not in a position to do much work. It is a burden which belongs to all alike, and what is lacking in one can frequently be supplied by another, where all co-operate in the work. Where the church pays for the literature, however, all donations received from the readers should be turned over to the church home missionary fund, as not infrequently sufficient can be obtained in contributions from interested readers to pay for the lessons distributed, besides what may be secured through book sales. We now come to the question of how to begin work with the lessons. The place to begin is in your immediate neighborhood. Take No. 1 of the course, and as you call at the homes of the people, tell them of the Bible study that is being taken up in the city, and after mentioning some of the interesting features of the course, and your relation to the effort to assist the people along these lines, give them the first lesson, and invite them to become regular readers, promising to bring them an advanced lesson each week until the entire course of twenty-eight lessons has been read. This can be repeated with each family, care being taken that none are missed, until the desired number of readers is obtained. The pleasantness of this experience will be a surprise to those who engage in this work for the first time. Many are hungering for an opportunity to learn more about the Bible. On making your return visits, call as nearly as possible at the same hour each week, and your readers will soon learn to look for your coming, and will manifest a greater interest in the lessons. Punctuality and9 faithfulness on your part will stimulate the interest of your readers. Make it clear to them that the lessons are left only on condition that at least one member of the family shall read them. Always urge the one you meet at the door to call the attention of each member of the family to the lessons. When you lose a reader in the early part of the course, at once take up a new family in his place. Be particular always to inquire how each reader has enjoyed the previous lessons, and if he has any doubts or questions, do your best to help him over the difficulty. This will require careful study of the subjects treated in the lessons by those who engage in this work. In case you do not succeed in making a point clear to one who desires to learn, place in his hands literature in which the question is more extensively treated. It will also be noticed that on the last page of all the lessons where space permits, the publishers have advertised many of our most valuable books that treat these subjects more extensively. Excellent results can be obtained from these advertisements, by calling the attention of those who are interested to these books, and by speaking a good word for them; at the same time volunteer to secure any book for them which they may desire at the price listed. As the work proceeds, give special attention to those who become interested; invite them to your place of worship; or if you are capable of giving a Bible reading, call on them some afternoon or evening, and in an informal way review some of the subjects already gone over. Under all circumstances, however, be careful not to weary the people by long talks or arguments on subjects in which they are not interested, and never impose upon them by needlessly consuming their time at the door when they are busy. When the course is complete, always canvass every reader for his subscription for some of our good papers. This is a very important feature of the work, and should never be neglected; for while a strong impression may have been made on their minds by reading the lessons, yet the majority of people will neither obey nor give you a chance to do personal work with them. Whereas, if you can succeed in securing their subscription for one of our good weeklies, the good work will be continued in a most effective way. At any rate, always make it a point to revisit your readers occasionally with some special literature. Never be discouraged, but sow the seed, for you do not know when nor by what means it may be caused to germinate and bring forth fruit. Although some may turn you away because of prejudice, it will pay you to revisit them after a few months; for sometimes they afterward change their minds and would gladly welcome you. An incident of this kind was brought to my attention only a few days ago. It was the case of a lady living in Cincinnati. When I first started the house-to-house work in that city with the Bible Teacher, one of my helpers in taking out his class of readers called on this lady, who at once became very deeply interested in the plan of work, and then and there handed the brother a dollar to help along the cause. As the course proceeded, she became very much wrought up over the testing truths, and refused to receive or read any more lessons. She of course was accordingly dropped. After nearly three years had elapsed, however, another one of our brethren had occasion to call on this lady on business. She at once made inquiry about the gentleman who had brought her those lessons, and assured our brother that she had become convinced that we had the truth. Before he left, she gave him fifty dollars to be used in helping forward the work. We should never be weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not. In the next article I will give detailed information for the establishing of efforts in our large cities by our workers, such as I am conducting in this city under the name of the Berean Bible Institute. GEO. B. THOMPSON
By GEO. B. THOMPSON
In response to some questions concerning the teaching of what is known as the Millennial Dawn, these few articles have been prepared. The headquarters of this work is at Allegheny, Pa., their chief publications consisting of a “Millennial Dawn Series” of five volumes, and a semimonthly magazine, of which Rev. Charles T. Russell, their leading writer and preacher, is editor. With commendable zeal the adherents of this faith are scattering their literature everywhere, and many conscientious Christian people are numbered among its avowed believers. It is not our purpose to enter into a critical study of all the errors of Millennial Dawn. Our work is to preach the gospel, to study the truth. And in order to arrive at a correct understanding of the truth, it is never necessary to study error. The study of falsehood in itself will never lead us to the light of truth; as well might we expect to ascend into heaven by going down into the bottomless pit. It is not necessary to eat a little of all the different kinds of poison in the world in order that we may be sure they are poison. A man training to detect counterfeit money studies the genuine bills so that he knows the true; then he is able to detect every counterfeit bill which comes before him. What we need to know is the truth; to fully understand the great principles upon which the everlasting gospel is founded. The Bible is God’s great detector. A thorough knowledge of this will enable us to detect every fable that presents itself. Life is too short to follow error into its numerous ramifications, and grope blindly in its vast labyrinths. The world is filled with counterfeits. The old and the new commingle. Their name is legion, and they are multiplying on every hand. But we do not need to understand any of them in order to be saved. Mere ignorance is bliss. We are saved through a knowledge of the truth. Many, forgetting this, have nibbled at the shining bait of error, until they have become hopelessly caught on some hook of the devil, and have made shipwreck of faith. But in order to answer honest inquirers, however, who are deceived by error, it is necessary sometimes to expose enough of the foundation upon which some pretentious and seductive system of error is built, to show that the structure is erected upon sand rather than upon the eternal rock of Scripture. But in doing this, it should be with an honest and sincere purpose to exalt only the truth, and if possible save souls who have become bewildered in the entanglements of a false theology. If we find a man living in some hut of error, it is not the wisest plan to attack the only home he possesses, and ruthlessly tear down the fragile structure over him, scattering the debris hither and yon. The better way is to erect by the side of this hut a stately and beautiful mansion of truth, and then in the most loving and persuasive manner possible, invite the occupant of the hut to move in, rent free. This illustrates a principle which should govern us in all our work. So we have no intention of entering into an exhaustive research of the teaching of Millennial Dawn. It is but one of the errors of the great catalogue of fables of the last days, and we simply wish to call attention to a few statements from their publications concerning the idea of “a future probation,” or “second chance,” that it may be clearly seen, when tested by the Bible, how utterly unscriptural and dangerous such a doctrine is. The central idea of the Millennial Dawn doctrine is that of a second probation during what is termed the “millennial age,” when many of the hindrances to the attainment of righteousness are to be removed. As the resurrected host of the wicked, including the heathen, come forth from the tomb, they will find, we are told, “a new power in control,” which they will “strive in vain to resist.” In all kindness we must say that no more subtle or dangerous error than this has ever been introduced into the world. The following statement concerning their belief in the Saviour is worthy of notice in beginning:— “To our understanding, the Scriptures show that in order to ransom man, the Son surrendered forever the spirit nature and life which he had, and became a man pure and simple, though a perfect man.”—Millennial Hopes and Prospects, page 4. The Unitarian believes that Christ was nothing more than a good man. The above statement seems to convey about the same idea. I quote again from a work written by the leading exponent of this doctrine:—10 “Neither was Jesus a combination of the two natures, human and spiritual. . . . When Jesus was in the flesh, he was a perfect human being; previous to that time he was a perfect spiritual being; and since his resurrection he is a perfect spiritual being of the highest order.” “Thus we see that in Jesus there was no mixture of natures, but that twice he experienced a change of nature; first, from spiritual to human; afterward, from human to the highest order of spiritual nature, the divine: and in each case the one was given up for the other.”—Plan of the Ages, Vol. I, pages 179, 180. We do not see how language could more clearly express the idea that Jesus, when on earth, was merely a human being, with no spiritual or divine nature. This is the redeemer of this system of teaching, but it is not the Christ of the Bible. Were the above true, we should have only a human sacrifice, which can save no one. Perish the thought that Christ was a man only! It is true that he was a man, a perfect man. Again and again he is called the “Son of man.” “There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” 1 Tim. 2:5. But the Millennial Dawn idea of our Redeemer is dishonoring to him. It takes away from us a divine Saviour, and gives us only a man. While Jesus was a man, he was God, too. He was as much the Son of God when on earth as when commanding the angels around the throne through the eternal ages. “And when he again bringeth in the first-born into the world he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.” Heb. 1:6. Angels have never been bidden to worship one who was only “a man pure and simple.” When on earth, Jesus had power to cause the stormy seas to become calm. He bade devils depart from troubled souls, and they hastened to obey. He changed the water into wine, and multiplied the few loaves and fishes to feed the hungry thousands. He spoke, and the dead, mouldering in the tomb, came back to life, and mingled with their loved ones. He had power when on earth to forgive the sins of the transgressors of the divine law, and none can “forgive sins, but God alone.” Luke 5:21. He was the Son of the eternal God clothed in flesh. His majesty and divinity were veiled in humanity. But while our Redeemer, as God, had within him divine power, the very power which created the starry heavens and holds them in place, he never used this power to exalt or deliver himself. He used this divine power to bless others, but as a man he used no power in struggling against the temptations of sin that we can not use. To do this was the temptation which Satan kept constantly before him. Satan was ever seeking to induce him to use his power for himself. In the wilderness he said, Make these stones bread and feed yourself. From the pinnacle of the temple he said, Cast yourself headlong, and let divine power be used to save you from destruction. But he overcame the tempter, and used no power in his own behalf that man can not use in his warfare with Satan. He who could of his own self summon legions of angels to his deliverance, said, “The Son can do nothing of himself.” John 5:19. We can not, perhaps, understand how this is, for it is “the mystery of godliness.” It is beyond the comprehension of mortals, but it is the truth nevertheless. “He [Christ] voluntarily assumed human nature. It was his own act, and by his own consent. He clothed his divinity with humanity. He was all the while as God, but he did not appear as God. . . . He was God while upon earth, but he divested himself of the form of God, and in its stead took the form and fashion of a man. . . . He laid aside his glory and his majesty. He was God, but the glories of the form of God he for a while relinquished. . . . As a member of the human family, he was mortal; but as a God, he was the fountain of life to the world. He could, in his divine person, ever have withstood the advances of death, and refused to come under its dominion; but he voluntarily laid down his life, that in so doing he might give life and bring immortality to light.”—Mrs. E. G. White, in Review and Herald, Sept. 4, 1900. The Pope's Crown
By D. E. Scoles
Because some of our workers have been unable to obtain a view of the pope's crown with the inscription Vicarius Filii Dei, many of our people have concluded that no such crown has ever existed. The Catholics well know the position we occupy, and the use we make of the crown and its inscription; and let none think that Protestants have access to all portions of the Vatican, nor that their inability to find that crown proves its non-existence. I have met two men who declare that they have seen this specific crown; and their testimony is so perfectly in agreement that I am convinced that what they say is true. The first man was M. De Latti, a Sabbath-keeper who had previously been a Catholic priest, and had spent four years in Rome. He visited me when I was pastor in St. Paul, Minn., several years ago. I showed him my tract, “The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast.” He at once told me that the inscription was not correctly placed in my illustration. He stated that he had often seen it in the museum of the Vatican, and gave a detailed and accurate description of the whole crown. When my tract was published, I was ignorant of the arrangement of the words of the Latin inscription, hence, in the illustration of the crown, placed them in one line. Brother De Latti at once pointed out the mistake, and said the first word of the sentence was on the first crown of the triple arrangement, the second word on the second part of the crown, while the word Dei was on the lower division of the triple crown. He also explained that the first two words were in dark-colored jewels, while the Dei was composed of diamonds entirely. During my recent tent-meeting in Webb City, Mo., I presented the subject, “The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast.” I used charts to illustrate it, one being a reproduction of the crown, as Brother De Latti had described it. A Presbyterian minister was present, Rev. B. Hoffman, and when I described the crown, he spoke out publicly and made a statement to the congregation, saying that while in Rome studying for the priesthood, he had seen this very crown, and noted its inscription, and that the word Dei was composed of one hundred diamonds. I met him and learned his name, and visited him at his home, and was convinced from his description that this was the identical crown that Brother De Latti had seen, but which has been denied by many. I then asked him for a written statement, and he gave me the following, which explains itself:— “This is to certify that I was born in Bavaria in 1828, was educated in Munich, and was reared a Roman Catholic. In 1844 and 1845 I was a student for the priesthood in the Jesuit College in Rome. “During the Easter service of 1845, Pope Gregory XVI wore a triple crown upon which was the inscription, in jewels, Vicarius Filii Dei. We were told that there were one hundred diamonds in the word Dei; the other words were of some other kind of precious stones of a darker color. There was one word upon each crown, and not all on the same line. I was present at the service, and saw the crown distinctly, and noted it carefully. “In 1850 I was converted to God and to Protestantism. Two years later I entered the Evangelical Church ministry, but later in life I united with the Presbyterian Church; of which I am now a retired pastor, having been in the ministry for fifty years. “I have made the above statement at the request of Elder D. E. Scoles, as he states that some deny that the pope ever wore this tiara. But I know that he did, for I saw it upon his head. “Sincerely yours in Christian service, (Signed) “B. HOFFMAN. “Webb City, Mo., Oct. 29, 1906.” I publish these things because I am sure that God does not want us to let the enemy cheat us out of using everything truthful that will help us to expose error, and show the force and power of the truth. The Value of Small Talents
“THE world suffers incalculable loss because of the vast multitude of one-talented people who fail to appreciate their limited capacity, and do nothing because they can not do much. The widow and her mites, the lad and his loaves and fishes, represent the units of society and the atoms of service.” The Cooking Class
By F. O. Raymond
THE proteids include albumen, casein, gluten, gelatin, and fibrin. These are all similar in that they contain nitrogen, and perform the same office in the body—that of building and keeping in repair the vital tissues. Albumen in its purest form is found in the white of egg. It stands as the type of a large class of substances whose distinguishing characteristic is that they coagulate or harden when heat is applied. They are found in varying percentage in nearly every article of food. Fruits contain very little, while some nuts contain as high as twenty-eight per cent. Casein differs from albumen in that it is not affected by heat, but coagulates in the presence of an acid. Curd of sour milk is the most familiar example. Legumin, or vegetable casein, is found in beans, peas, and lentils. Casein can not be seen until the milk sours and curd forms. Milk contains about three per cent of casein, beans and peas about twenty-five per cent, and the brown German lentils thirty-three per cent. Gluten is the tough, gummy proteid element of wheat, rye, and barley. Rye, barley, and the soft winter varieties of wheat contain from ten to fourteen per cent of gluten, while the hard northwestern spring wheats yield as high as twenty per cent. Gelatin is obtained from sea-moss and the bones and tendons of meat. It is comparatively low in nutritive value. Fibrin is the least important of the proteids. It is that substance which, by its coagulation, entangles the blood corpuscles and forms the clot. It is found chiefly in the blood of flesh-meats. Served at the Washington Branch Sanitarium
Cream Asparagus Soup
Nut French Soup
Stuffed Potatoes Creamed Cauliflower
Vegetarian Turkey
Celery Olives
Bread and Butter Fruit Rolls
Crackers Granose Biscuit Zwieback
Nut Cake with Unfermented
Grape Juice
Pumpkin Pie Jellied Cranberries
Stuffed Dates
Canned Strawberries Peaches Prunes
Apples Oranges
Grape Fruit
California Grapes and Nuts Take 3 pints water, ¼ lb. Sanitas nut soup stock, 2 cups strained tomato, ¼ teaspoonful powdered sage, 1 rounding tablespoonful browned flour, 1 large onion, 2 bay leaves, ½ teaspoonful thyme. Slice the onions, and mix all the ingredients together; boil slowly one hour; strain, reheat, salt, and serve. This soup requires plenty of salt to bring out the flavor. Separate cauliflower into small portions, rejecting all tough, woody parts; wash, and steam until tender. Turn into a vegetable dish, and pour on sufficient rather thin cream sauce to nearly or quite cover. If preferred, the head of cauliflower, after soaking an hour in salted water to drive out any insects, may be tied in cheese-cloth, boiled or steamed, then separated into portions, and served with cream sauce. For the dark part take 2 cups brown lentils cooked and sifted, ½ cup black walnut meats ground or chopped fine, ½ pound protose mashed, 3 eggs, a little cream, a little grated onion, salt. Mix all together, adding dark toasted bread crumbs to make just stiff enough to retain its form well when shaped into legs, etc. Insert piece of macaroni to imitate leg bone. Bake to a light brown. For the light meat take 2 cups Lima beans (cooked and sifted), ½ cup sweet almonds (blanched and ground), ½ lb. nuttolene, ½ cup crisp celery chopped fine, salt. Mix all together, using toasted white bread crumbs to make of same consistency as the dark meat. For dressing take a nicely baked pound loaf of white bread, soak for fifteen minutes in warm water, wring dry, tear to pieces, and add 1 cup cream, 2 eggs, and celery salt. Mix all together with a fork, keeping as light as possible. With dressing in the center, form white meat into a roll or other convenient shape, bake to a nice brown, and serve a slice of this on a meat platter with a leg, a dressing of brown gravy, and a garnish of parsley. If desired to form a turkey, take a dripping-pan and in it mold the dressing in shape of the body, pack white meat around it, shaping at the same time, then form the legs and neck of dark meat, the wings of white, and pin parts together with wooden meat skewers. When ready for the oven, pour into the pan around the turkey a rather thin brown gravy, and bake, basting occasionally until nicely browned. 1 medium-sized onion, 2 tablespoonfuls butter or cooking oil, 1 tablespoonful flour, 2 cups strained tomato, 2 cups thin cream or rich milk, salt, 1 tablespoonful minced parsley. Slice the onion, and slightly brown it in the butter or oil, then add the flour and brown, taking care not to scorch any, add tomato, cream, and perhaps a little water to make of right consistency. Boil up well, salt to taste; and just before serving add the minced parsley. Wash dates, cut one side lengthwise to remove the seed, which replace with a walnut, pecan, or other nut meat. Cover some or all of the dates with a sugar icing, perhaps of different colors. A recipe for nut cake will be given next week. In this dinner some of the dishes are quite complex, and the variety is far too great for any individual to even taste every one, so that from a health standpoint the meal can not be recommended as could a more simple one. Upon careful examination, the menu will be found well balanced,—quite free from excess of proteid, fat, or sugar. Vegetarian turkey, and nut cake are the proteid dishes, and also those containing the most fat. Pie, cake, dates, and cranberries are the sweets. But any article upon the menu, taken in moderation and proper combination with several others, will be found perfectly wholesome to the average person. In a future lesson will appear a sample of our every-day bill of fare.