BROTHER S. G. WHITE, missionary secretary of the California Conference, reports splendid success in the sale of our literature at the local camp-meeting recently held at Sacramento, Cal. In all, nearly $1,600 worth of our literature was sold during that meeting, as follows:—
It is truly encouraging to see how willing our lay members are to purchase large quantities of our books, tracts, and magazines at these general meetings, to take with them to distribute to their neighbors and friends.
Practically all of the magazines purchased at these meetings are sold to the people of the town or city where the meeting is held. Many of our people who have never previously engaged in the work thus receive a practical training in the sale of our literature.
Comparative Summary for Eighteen Months
Summary of Magazine Sales for June, 1910
Conference or field
Signs Monthly
Watchman
Life and Health
Liberty
Protestant
Temp. Inst.
Lys over Landet (Danish)
Tidens Tecken (Swedish)
Zeichen der Zeit (German)
Miscl.
Total No.
Total Value
Atlantic Union Conference
Central New England
202
295
3269
863
541
400
...
50
...
79
5699
$ 569.90
Maine
140
126
878
299
188
100
...
...
...
17
1748
174.80
New York
605
41
1100
263
347
535
...
...
...
12
2903
290.30
Greater New York
951
157
1200
500
322
...
...
...
100
14
3244
324.40
Western New York
226
47
1415
350
224
175
...
...
...
23
2460
246.00
Southern New England
143
172
196
70
300
200
...
...
...
9
1090
109.00
Northern New England
212
143
479
60
140
50
...
...
...
19
1103
110.30
June totals
2479
981
8537
2405
2062
1460
...
50
100
173
18247
1824.70
May totals
2187
918
5446
3290
138
3007
200
120
1246
10
16562
1656.20
Canadian Union Conference
Maritime
50
11
126
16
183
1200
...
...
...
10
1596
159.60
Newfoundland
80
42
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
130
13.00
Ontario
350
18
118
15
79
400
...
...
...
5
985
98.50
Quebec
7
4
48
11
79
500
...
...
...
...
649
64.90
June totals
487
75
292
42
241
3100
...
...
...
23
4360
436.00
May totals
610
77
620
43
...
690
...
...
1
...
2041
204.10
Western Canadian Union Conference
Alberta
400
210
623
13
100
1100
4
13
...
9
2472
247.20
British Columbia
162
70
21
15
58
200
...
...
...
6
532
53.20
Manitoba
72
72
86
11
79
100
...
...
2
7
429
42.90
Saskatchewan
10
9
25
13
75
20
2
...
2
7
163
16.30
June totals
644
361
755
52
312
1420
6
13
4
29
3596
359.60
May totals
568
287
389
43
...
1325
16
150
243
...
3021
302.10
Central Union Conference
Colorado
828
297
1874
200
244
...
...
...
...
30
3473
347.30
Western Colorado
75
32
100
109
200
5
...
...
...
11
532
53.20
Kansas
478
322
774
341
417
341
...
...
45
33
2751
275.10
North Missouri
1234
147
137
200
146
500
...
...
...
8
2372
237.20
Southern Missouri
389
1045
1050
473
200
100
...
...
65
10
3332
333.20
Nebraska
1530
456
2194
305
450
420
35
135
82
79
5686
568.60
Wyoming
114
106
12
169
48
100
5
...
...
6
560
56.00
June totals
4648
2405
6141
1797
1705
1466
40
135
192
177
18706
1870.60
May totals
3399
1649
2110
2108
55
2636
10
115
544
...
12626
1262.60
Columbia Union Conference
Chesapeake
250
414
612
153
212
450
...
...
...
5
2096
209.60
District of Columbia
151
99
604
1149
159
10
...
...
...
95
2267
226.70
New Jersey
1196
1971
2833
933
225
700
5
...
51
13
7927
792.70
Eastern Pennsylvania
279
431
1400
128
315
2330
...
...
1
...
4884
488.40
West Pennsylvania
76
1766
947
100
300
925
...
...
...
...
4114
411.40
Ohio
994
853
1760
640
904
402
...
...
...
43
5596
559.60
Virginia
60
160
103
977
79
...
...
...
...
8
1387
138.70
West Virginia
57
9
17
139
44
165
...
...
...
3
434
43.40
June totals
3063
5703
8276
4219
2238
4982
5
...
52
167
28705
2870.50
May totals
2420
5689
3374
3846
48
8229
75
50
858
10
24669
2466.90
Lake Union Conference
Indiana
1428
860
3625
478
654
185
...
...
...
28
7258
725.80
East Michigan
878
364
1016
216
506
250
2
...
...
50
3282
328.20
West Michigan
289
368
590
205
400
...
...
...
...
26
1878
187.80
North Michigan
79
40
400
88
346
373
...
...
...
20
1346
134.60
Northern Illinois
1135
1813
2435
451
475
1000
1200
372
75
24
8980
898.00
Southern Illinois
174
688
90
100
305
150
...
...
...
20
1527
152.70
Wisconsin
884
203
965
383
363
170
370
100
51
47
3536
352.60
June totals
4867
4336
9121
1921
3049
2128
1572
472
126
215
27807
2780.70
May totals
4067
4639
7436
2798
210
4089
59
135
660
...
24093
2409.30
Northern Union Conference
Iowa
5845
1646
1635
328
666
26
10
...
1
66
10223
1022.30
Minnesota
963
182
942
456
278
612
180
100
2
54
3769
376.90
North Dakota
624
317
637
229
150
1720
210
...
42
14
3943
394.30
South Dakota
130
42
237
258
139
102
105
...
2
19
1034
103.40
June totals
7562
2187
3451
1271
1233
2460
505
100
47
153
18969
1896.90
May totals
3146
1235
2410
1258
105
6069
176
90
820
10
15328
1532.80
North Pacific Union Conference
Montana
451
441
340
351
92
100
2
...
...
34
1811
181.10
Southern Idaho
77
81
129
176
...
35
...
...
...
13
511
51.10
Upper Columbia
668
704
1078
...
186
...
2
...
...
50
2688
268.80
Western Oregon
1655
142
524
1131
384
60
6
...
13
84
3999
399.90
Western Washington
1151
502
2200
1176
743
...
105
...
...
64
5941
594.10
June totals
4002
1870
4271
2834
1405
195
115
...
13
245
14950
1495.00
May totals
4610
1355
2946
2812
...
2475
2
125
300
10
14735
1473.50
Conference or field
Signs Monthly
Watchman
Life and Health
Liberty
Protestant
Temp. Inst.
Lys over Landet (Danish)
Tidens Tecken (Swedish)
Zeichen der Zeit (German)
Miscl.
Total No.
Total Value
Pacific Union Conference
Arizona
31
12
133
64
19
5
...
...
...
9
273
$ 27.30
California
2230
1129
4545
503
744
1091
...
...
1
84
10327
1032.70
Southern California
1315
419
3991
279
887
75
...
...
...
56
7022
702.20
Utah
56
2
23
7
19
...
...
...
...
4
111
11.10
June totals
3632
1562
8692
853
1669
1171
...
...
1
153
17733
1773.30
May totals
3171
1382
5098
2779
...
8020
...
...
290
...
20740
2074.00
Southern Union Conference
Alabama
11
538
474
70
142
50
...
...
...
14
1299
129.90
Kentucky
13
406
1460
25
79
100
...
...
...
6
2089
208.90
Louisiana
308
729
413
309
87
...
...
...
...
4
1850
185.00
Mississippi
152
130
75
18
24
10
...
...
...
2
411
41.10
Tennessee River
125
612
117
34
116
125
...
...
...
23
1152
115.20
June totals
609
2415
2539
456
448
285
...
...
...
49
6801
680.10
May totals
717
2065
1632
517
50
1005
...
...
75
...
6061
606.10
Southeastern Union Conference
Cumberland
10
396
700
30
100
75
...
...
50
18
1379
137.90
Florida
35
194
250
20
82
100
...
...
...
8
689
68.90
Georgia
328
1088
776
283
104
125
...
...
...
3
2707
270.70
North Carolina
31
853
52
38
61
110
...
...
...
4
1149
114.90
South Carolina
15
262
28
60
...
35
...
...
...
6
406
40.60
June totals
419
2793
1806
431
347
445
...
...
50
39
6330
633.00
May totals
1198
3408
2164
468
75
1375
...
...
...
...
8688
868.80
Southwestern Union Conference
Arkansas
19
266
183
21
74
160
...
...
...
13
736
73.60
New Mexico
11
305
142
44
94
125
...
...
...
3
724
72.40
Oklahoma
788
217
386
317
349
...
...
...
5
14
2076
207.60
Texas
452
688
626
123
205
562
2
...
...
17
2675
267.50
West Texas
50
136
25
100
134
200
...
...
...
5
650
65.00
South Texas
...
...
560
...
...
175
...
...
...
...
735
73.50
June totals
1320
1612
1922
605
856
1222
2
...
5
52
7596
759.60
May totals
1487
1672
1225
619
45
1560
...
...
432
...
7040
704.00
Miscellaneous
Foreign
168
271
4096
195
654
269
15
50
59
...
5787
578.70
Miscellaneous
1100
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
144
1244
124.40
Grand totals
35000
26571
59899
17081
16219
20603
2260
820
650
1719
180831
$18083.10
Comparative Summary for Eighteen Months
Month
Signs Monthly
Watchman
Life and Health
Liberty
Protestant
Temp. Inst.
Lys over Landet (Danish)
Tidens Tecken (Swedish)
Zeichen der Zeit (German)
Miscl.
Total No.
Total Value
January
20562
20000
33000
17532
...
...
...
...
...
...
91094
$ 9109.40
February
22401
18000
35000
4411
...
...
...
...
...
...
79812
7981.20
March
34698
10000
34000
3634
...
39274
...
...
...
...
121606
12160.60
April
24465
15000
35000
18025
...
23592
...
...
...
...
106082
10608.20
May
23858
12000
40000
4955
3840
21592
...
...
...
...
106245
10624.50
June
27607
15501
58185
35352
10308
16592
...
...
...
...
163545
16354.50
July
48011
15891
79400
15161
1549
2918
...
...
...
...
162930
16293.00
August
54689
18500
65537
20233
10945
4232
...
...
...
...
174136
17413.60
September
34302
16335
46845
2217
1584
750
...
...
...
...
102033
10203.30
October
30483
13035
37812
22171
2819
1126
...
...
...
1125
108571
10857.10
November
28327
20221
37700
3473
14904
225
...
...
...
2010
106860
10686.00
December
20495
20624
36200
2509
1528
290
...
...
...
35
90683
9068.30
January
18881
13996
32800
15374
1302
710
...
...
...
6399
89462
8946.20
February
29305
11410
36098
3116
14513
220
8242
5036
3098
5160
116198
11619.80
March
28667
15101
34223
5824
2397
38063
558
535
252
6545
148320
14832.00
April
27269
26335
40662
18357
693
60804
4537
5324
...
...
183981
18398.10
May
29038
24647
42260
20873
726
40816
558
1135
6589
40
166682
16668.20
June
35000
26571
59899
17081
16219
20603
2260
820
650
1719
180831
18083.10
Grand totals
547058
313167
784594
230298
83327
271807
16155
12850
10589
23033
2299071
$229907.10
Current Mention
— An epidemic of Asiatic cholera in its most virulent form has broken out in Peterhof, Russia, near the czar’s palace. Hundreds of deaths are reported daily as the result of the scourge in Russia.
— The great glacier near Haines, Alaska, is said to be moving forward at the phenomenal rate of twelve feet a day. The National Geographic Society has sent an expedition to Alaska to study the glacier.
— The foremost X-ray expert of this country, Dr. Mihran K. Kassabian, is said to be dying in a Philadelphia hospital of burns received in the practise of his profession.
— A severe outbreak of yellow fever near Port Limon, Costa Rica, the heart of the banana-growing region, threatens heavy loss to the growers and importers of that fruit. Strict quarantine regulations will be enforced on all the ships of the United Fruit Company, only a few of which will be allowed to carry passengers.
— Rice riots are reported from the Shangtung province, China. Demonstrations are made against Chinese officials and millionaires, who are accused of cornering rice, and selling it at prohibitive prices.
— Charles Stewart Rolls, a famous English aviator, who recently flew from Dover to France and returned in a Wright biplane, met his death July 12 at the aviation meet at Bournemouth, England. The tailpiece of his biplane snapped, and the machine overturned, falling to the ground with terrific force.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
Camp-Meetings for 1910
ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE
Northern New England, Burlington ..... Aug. 25 to Sept. 4
New York, Syracuse ........ Sept. 1-10
Western New York, Rochester.... Sept. 9-
CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE
Maritime, Fredericton ........ Aug. 18-28
Quebec, Fitch Bay ........ Aug. 25 to Sept. 5
Ontario ........................ Sept. 8-18
CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE
North Missouri, Hamilton, July 28 to Aug. 8
Southern Missouri, Springfield.... Aug. 4-14
Kansas, Ottawa .............. Aug. 18-28
Colorado .................... Aug. 18-28
Nebraska, York ........ Aug. 25 to Sept. 4
Western Colorado, Grand Junction, Sept. 15-25
COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE
Virginia, New Market ........ Aug. 4-14
Ohio, Marion ................ Aug. 11-21
West Virginia ............... Aug. 18-28
LAKE UNION CONFERENCE
East Michigan, Jackson ....... Aug. 11-21
West Michigan, Battle Creek ... Aug. 18-29
North Michigan, Traverse City ........ Aug. 25 to Sept. 4
Indiana, Indianapolis .... Aug. 25 to Sept. 4
Wisconsin .................... Sept. 1-11
Southern Illinois, Shelbyville ..... Sept. 8-18
PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE
California, Humboldt County (local)..... July 21-31
Southern California, San Diego (general) .... Aug. 4-14
California, About the Bay (general)...... Aug. 18-28
California, Visalia (local), Sept. 29 to Oct. 9
Utah, Salt Lake City (conference only) ........ Oct. 4-9
Arizona, Phoenix (conference only), Nov.
SOUTHEASTERN UNION CONFERENCE
Georgia, Griffin ............. July 21-31
South Carolina, Union ........ Aug. 4-14
North Carolina ............... Aug. 18-28
Cumberland, Chattanooga, Aug. 25 to Sept. 4
Florida ...................... Oct. 13-23
SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE
Louisiana, Alexandria ........ July 21-31
Alabama, Calera ............... Aug. 4-14
Tennessee River ............... Aug. 18-28
Kentucky ...................... Aug. 25 to Sept. 3
Mississippi, Enterprise ....... Sept. 1-10
SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE
Texas, Fort Worth ............ July 21-31
West Texas .................... Aug. 4-14
New Mexico, Roswell ........... Aug. 18-28
Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Aug. 25 to Sept. 4
Arkansas ...................... Sept. 1-11
WESTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE
Saskatchewan (North) .... July 26 to Aug. 1
British Columbia (Western) ..... Aug. 12-21
British Columbia (Eastern), Vernon..... Aug. 24-31
European Division
BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE
British Union, Watford .... July 28 to Aug. 2
Wales ......................... Sept. 29 to Oct. 2
North England .................. Oct. 6-9
EAST GERMAN UNION CONFERENCE
East German Union Committee, Friedensau ........ July 25, 26
WEST GERMAN UNION CONFERENCE
Holland ........................ Aug. 4-7
LATIN UNION CONFERENCE
French-Swiss Conference, Gland.... Aug. 10-15
Southern France ................ Aug. 17-21
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
Virginia Conference and Camp-Meeting
By A. C. Neff
THE annual camp-meeting for Virginia will be held on the academy grounds, near New Market, Va., Aug. 4-14, 1910. The twenty-seventh annual session of the Virginia Conference will be held in connection with this camp-meeting, the first meeting of the session being held Friday, August 5, at 9 A. M. All delegates should be present at the first meeting. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and one additional delegate for each ten members. Each church should elect its delegates at once, and send the names to the secretary of the conference, Dr. A. M. Neff, New Market, Va.
How to Reach New Market
Those coming from Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and vicinity, can come by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, changing at Staunton for New Market; or take the boat to Washington or Alexandria, and from there take the Southern Railroad direct to New Market. From Richmond, Petersburg, and vicinity, come by way of Richmond over the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, changing at Staunton as above. From Danville and vicinity, the best route will be by Charlottesville and Staunton, unless reduced rates are given by way of Manassas all the way over the Southern. From Lynchburg, Buena Vista, and vicinity take the Chesapeake and Ohio to Lexington, then change to Baltimore and Ohio direct to New Market. From Roanoke take the Norfolk and Western to Basic, change to the Chesapeake and Ohio for Staunton, and then to New Market as stated above. Our people in the valley will know how to reach the place without further information.
Location of the Grounds
The academy and grounds are situated about one mile from the Southern depot, near the village of New Market. Special provision will be made to bring all to the grounds at reasonable rates.
Railroad Rates
It is almost impossible to secure special rates unless a large number from a single place are guaranteed; therefore our people will have to arrange with the agents at the starting-points for the best rates they can obtain to the place of meeting.
Rooms, Tents, Lumber, Etc.
Tents will rent at the usual prices; namely, $2.50 and $3, according to size, for the time of meeting. Each tent will be provided with a fly. Lumber for flooring and other purposes will rent for sixty cents a hundred feet, when not cut or nailed, and for $1 a hundred when cut or nailed, all lumber to be left on the grounds as the property of the conference. It is only by special arrangement that we can make these rates. Those wishing their tents floored can have it done free of charge, for the labor, if we are notified that a floor is desired when the tent is ordered. State whether you wish half of the tent floored, or the whole of it. Straw will be furnished free to those desiring it for beds. Chairs will rent for ten cents each; cots, for forty cents each. We shall not have bed-springs or mattresses to rent. A limited number of rooms in the academy will be rented for $4.50 each for the time of the meeting. These rooms will contain the usual furniture, including bedstead, springs, and mattress, but no bedding. All coming to the meeting must bring plenty of bedding. Be sure to bring ticks for straw.
Dining-Hall
The conference will conduct a dining-hall, where meals will be served at the rate of six tickets for $1. Groceries and provisions may be obtained on the grounds. A supply of health foods will be on hand, but it will be well for our brethren who wish to take a supply of health foods home, to order at once from Dr. A. M. Neff, New Market, Va., as by so doing these foods can be secured at reduced rates.23
Further Information
All orders for tents, rooms, lumber, or any other articles furnished by the conference, should be made to W. H. Zeidler, New Market, Va., who is now on the grounds. Be sure to send your order as soon as possible.
Any who desire further information, not covered by this article, should write to the undersigned at Quicksburg, Va., or to Dr. A. M. Neff, New Market, Va.
A. C. NEFF, President.
Cumberland Conference Association
By R. L. WILLIAMS
NOTICE is hereby given that the meeting of the Cumberland Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1910, at 9 A. M., at the camp-meeting ground at Chattanooga, Tenn., for the election of the officers of the association, and the transaction of any business that should properly come before this body.
R. L. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Oklahoma Conference Association
By DAVID VOTH
THE Oklahoma Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, a corporation, will hold its annual meeting at Oklahoma City, Okla., in connection with the camp-meeting, Aug. 25 to Sept. 4, 1910. The first meeting will be held at 9 A. M., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1910. A board of trustees will be elected, and such other business transacted as may properly come before this meeting.
DAVID VOTH, President.
Kansas Conference Association
By W. H. THURSTON
THE annual session of the Kansas Seventh-day Adventist Conference Association will be held in Forest Park, Ottawa, Kans., in connection with the camp-meeting. The first meeting of the association will be held Monday, Aug. 22, 1910, at 9 A. M. This meeting is called for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, and transacting other business pertaining to the association. W. H. THURSTON, President.
Virginia Conference Agency of Seventh-day Adventists
By A. C. Neff
The annual meeting of the Virginia Conference Agency of Seventh-day Adventists, Incorporated, will be held on the camp-ground in connection with the camp-meeting at New Market, Va., Aug. 4-14, 1910. The first meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 9, 1910, at 4 P. M. Officers will be elected, and such other business transacted as may come before the meeting. All delegates to the Virginia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (an unincorporated body) are members of this constituency.
A. C. NEFF, President.
East Michigan Camp-Meeting
By E. K. SLADE
THE annual camp-meeting for East Michigan is to be held in Keeley Park in the city of Jackson, Aug. 11-21, 1910. This will be an important meeting for East Michigan, and for all who may attend. The city of Jackson has shown us favorable and liberal concessions, and Keeley Park is centrally located, and very desirable for a camp-ground. The attendance from the city last year was large. We hope for a large attendance this year from the city and surrounding country, and also of our brethren throughout the conference. The members of our churches in East Michigan should prepare early to attend this meeting. Orders for tents, cots, etc., should be sent at once to the conference president, at Holly, Mich.
E. K. SLADE, President.
Notice of Meeting of the Ontario Conference
By M. C. Kirkendall
NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the members of the Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at 2:30 P. M. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 1910, at 53 Clara Ave., Toronto, for the purpose of obtaining the assent of the conference to the execution of a deed from George W. Sowler, as trustee for the conference, to William Brant, of lots thirty-four and thirty-five on the east side of Clinton Street in the city of Toronto, according to registered plan No. 560, being the lands purchased by the said Brant at the auction sale held (pursuant to the resolution of the conference, passed on the fifth day of July, 1910) at the auction rooms of C. J. Townsend, 66 King St., East, Toronto, on the sixth day of July, 1910.
M. C. KIRKENDALL, President.
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Bible Mottoes.—Size 12 x 16. 1,000,000 Beauties. Special offer: 100, $5; 200, $9. (Father and mother, 200, $11. These are world winners.) New Spanish mottoes now ready. Send stamp to Hampton Art Co., Hampton, Iowa.
Evangelistic Advertising Cartoons.—Electrotype cuts specially designed for circulars, posters, and newspaper advertising of Seventh-day Adventist tent and hall lectures. Send for proofs. C. Maybell, 40 East 133d St., New York City.
For Sale.—10 acres near Forest Home Industrial Academy. Land has been slashed, burned, and seeded to grass for pasture. Good new house, outbuildings, and well. Good dairy country. For particulars address O. C. Hollenbeck, Mt. Vernon, Wash.
For Sale.—40 acres irrigated land in Rio Grande Valley. Cleared, fenced, partly broken; house; 2½ miles from rapidly growing town, with new Seventh-day Adventist church. Mild, healthful climate. Crops grow all the year. $100 an acre. Will subdivide for slight advance. Address P. C. Shockey, Harlingen, Tex.
For Sale.—17 acres bearing orchard (5 acres peaches, 5 prunes, 7 almonds and English walnuts); 1¾ acres hay land; 1¾ miles from St. Helena (Cal.) S. D. A. church and school, and on steam and electric car lines. Will make a splendid home. Price, $3,600 if taken soon. J. E. Hansen, Madison, Tenn.
Steady work for men accustomed to work in sawmill, handling logs, and general work around mill. Good work for boys in mill. Clean work for girls in finishing department. None but Seventh-day Adventists need apply; application must be accompanied by letter from church elder. State age, experience, where employed, and wages expected. We need reliable watchman, and men able to take charge of departments. Healthy climate, church privileges, and church-school. Address the Willman Manufacturing Company, Box 231, Houston, Tex.
Obituaries
WEST.—Died near Rochester Junction, N. Y., June 8, 1910, Sister Mary A. West, aged 65 years, 6 months, and 23 days. About fourteen years ago she began to observe the Sabbath, and afterward united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was an earnest, devoted Christian. One daughter and a brother, with many friends, mourn their loss. She is resting in the beautiful cemetery at Honeoye Falls, N. Y.
J. F. PIPER.
SMITH.—W. R. Smith was born in New York State, Aug. 14, 1832. Fifty years ago he crossed the plains by team, coming to California. More than a year ago he became paralyzed, not being able to speak. During this time he preached many sermons on patience to those who called on him, always greeting them with a smile, and extending the one hand he was able to use. He went to his rest, June 26, 1910, in Fresno, Cal., having been a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church in good standing for thirty-five years.
C. L. TAGGART.
HILDE.—Died of old age at Wheelock, N. D., May 27, 1910, Sister Elizabeth Hilde, at the advanced age of ninety-seven years and twenty-five days. She was born at Glovnas Opstyrie, Nordfjord, Norway, May 2, 1813. Sister Hilde accepted the third angel's message about twenty years ago, and was faithful to the truth until the end. Beside three children, she leaves eighteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren to mourn. The funeral service was held in the Seventh-day Adventist church in Wheelock.
P. G. ARGO.
SWEET.—Died at Everett, Wash., Sister Ruth C. Sweet, aged fifty-nine years and four months. She was born in the State of New York in 1851. At an early age she learned to love her Saviour, and later joined the Episcopal Church, in which for years she was an honored member. About five years ago, in Petoskey, Mich., she accepted the views held by Seventh-day Adventists. She was of gentle disposition, a care-taker in her family, and will be greatly missed. She leaves a husband, three sons, four daughters, and sixteen grandchildren to mourn their loss.
WM. J. BOYNTON.
HARDIN.—Ida E. Herman was born in La Fayette, Ind., Jan. 25, 1859; was married to C. F. Hardin, Oct. 21, 1881; and died at the Portland (Ore.) Sanitarium, June 17, 1910, in the fifty-first year of her age. Sister Hardin accepted present truth about sixteen years ago, and has ever remained faithful to its teachings. Through her efforts her husband also accepted the truth, and together they brought up their two children to love the hope of the Lord's appearing. The funeral was held in Dundee, Ore., after which we laid our sister to rest on a beautiful hill-top, to await the call of the Life-giver.
F. A. LASHIER.
CHRISTIAN.—Died at Tolley, N. D., June 15, 1910, Ernest, little son of Elder A. E. and Mrs. Christian, aged 2 years, 9 months, and 7 days. He was a bright, affectionate child, and will be greatly missed in the family circle.
CARL K. RASMUSSEN.
McLENNON.—Johanna C. McLennon (née Wahl) was born in New Orleans, La., in 1853, and died April 17, 1910, aged fifty-seven years. Sister McLennon was a charter member of the Seventh-day Adventist church in New Orleans, in which she remained faithful for twenty-seven years. She is survived by one son, who is a Bible worker in New Orleans.
E. H. REES.
ARMSTRONG.—Died at the home of his daughter, at River Forest, Ill., June 28, 1910, Brother William Armstrong, aged eighty-one years. He accepted present truth in 1872, and has been a member of the South Side Seventh-day Adventist church, Chicago, since its organization. Three daughters and two sons survive him. Elder Shutz, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at River Forest, conducted the funeral service.
SARAH A. BLIGH.
FORD.—Fell asleep at Bowling Green, Ky., June 25, 1910, Sister Margaret Ford. She was born near Glasgow Junction, Ky., May 28, 1847, and was married to Dr. John W. Ford, Feb. 11, 1869. With her husband she accepted the truths of the third angel's message more than twenty years ago. She was faithful to the last, and her closing days proved that her hope was anchored within the veil. Her husband survives, to feel the loneliness caused by her absence. Rev. Benjamin Helm, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, conducted the burial service.
WALTER JONES.
McCUNE.—Died of heart trouble, at her home in Fairwater, Wis., June 18, 1910, Mrs. R. K. McCune. She was born in Prairie du Chien, Wis., Jan. 1, 1838. She and her husband accepted the Adventist faith early in the seventies. Her mind remained wonderfully clear until the last, when she simply dropped away as a tired child falls asleep in its mother's arms. She leaves an aged husband, two daughters, and one son, all of whom were with her during the latter part of her illness. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral by Elder G. E. Farr, pastor of the First Baptist church.
MRS. M. E. BONESTEEL.
MILLER.—Fell asleep at Mt. Ellis, Bozeman, Mont., June 2, 1910, Brother Martin V. Miller, in the sixty-ninth year of his age. When nineteen years old, he enlisted, and served his country three years and six months. In 1867 he was married to Olive Harris. He heard and accepted the truths of the third angel's message at Cleon, Mich., in 1888, and became a charter member of the church at that place. For sixteen years he and his family have lived in the vicinity of Bozeman, Mont., where Brother Miller was held in high esteem as a true Christian. His companion and three children are left to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, who spoke from John 11:25.
W. A. GOSMER.
STOVER.—Samuel Cristie Stover was born in Fayette County, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1856, and died suddenly at Lake City, Colo., June 19, 1910, aged 53 years, 7 months, and 29 days. Five years ago he and his wife accepted present truth, and since then have been faithful members of the church at Capitol Hill, Denver. Brother Stover was an earnest Christian, and his greatest desire was to see the message advance. He talked it everywhere, and only a few weeks before his death had the joy of seeing a family accept present truth as a result of his efforts. He leaves a widow to mourn her great loss. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral by the writer, from 1 Thess. 4:16-18.
H. F. KETRING.
Publications Wanted
THE following-named persons desire late, clean copies of our publications post-paid:—
E. L. Pickney, Tuckerman, Ark., Signs and Watchman.
Belle Waterman Findlay, Prescott, Ariz., literature for missionary purposes.
J. F. McIntyre, Box 67, Inland, Neb., Signs, Watchman, Life and Health, and Liberty.
Elizabeth McHugh, 47 Victoria Ave., Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Signs and Life and Health.
Mrs. N. H. Conway, 4108 Ave. C, Austin, Tex., Signs, Watchman, Instructor, Life and Health, and tracts.
Lizzie Symmons, R. F. D. 1, Sterling, Mich., Signs, Watchman, Protestant, Life and Health, and tracts.
Mrs. Kate Taylor, 6503 Cedar Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, desires no more papers by freight, but late copies by mail only.
J. Hudson Taylor’s Threefold Prediction
IN the Missionary Review of the World for April, 1906, was printed a prediction made by the late J. Hudson Taylor, at that time superintendent of the China Inland Mission. This same journal for July, 1910, refers to this prophecy as follows:—
The forecast was threefold: First, of a war in which Russia was to be prominent, but lack the sympathy of Western nations; second, of a great and pervasive revival of religion; and, third, of the Lord's second appearing, not long after. We are not wont to attach much importance to such modern forecasts. But this man was no fanatic or dreamer, but one who lived and walked with God, and to whom it was not strange if he permitted some insight into the future. This prophecy was published in full in these pages four years ago (April, 1906, pages 241, 297), and may be worth while to reread in the light of later events. Subsequent developments make this deliverance intensely interesting. The Russo-Japanese War fulfilled the first part of this threefold prediction in every respect. The great revival in Wales, and in many other quarters, most conspicuously Korea, where the work still goes on, and is the wonder of the world, fulfilled the second. There is only one part of the prophecy yet unfulfilled; and there are many who believe that the Lord's second appearing is near at hand.
Colporteurs for Foreign Fields
Twenty-Five Wanted
The Publishing Department of the General Conference has been requested by the General Conference Committee, to select twenty-five experienced canvassers to fill urgent calls from foreign fields. We are looking for that number of single young men who are strong in body and sound in Christian experience, — men who have demonstrated their ability and faithfulness in the home field.
The workers selected will be placed under provisional appointment, and will be given a short course of special training in the Foreign Mission Seminary, under the direction and at the expense of the General Conference. (See article by Elder A. G. Daniells, on page 12.)
The following is the resolution of the General Conference Committee, calling for these workers:—
Resolved, That the Publishing Department be authorized to select twenty-five experienced canvassers, and arrange for them to attend the Foreign Mission Seminary, under provisional appointment to foreign fields, as follows: Brazil, four; River Plate field, two; Chile, two; Bolivia, one; Ecuador, one; Jamaica, one; Central America, two; Philippine Islands, two; India, two; China, two; Great Britain and Ireland, six.
All who are interested in this call should write promptly to Elder N. Z. Town, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C.
The Missionary Convention at Edinburgh
By Editor
The article on the great missionary convention at Edinburgh, by Elder W. A. Spicer, will be read by all. These great missionary movements are playing an important part in the world's evangelization. We should recognize our call and place in hastening a knowledge of the coming kingdom. Than this there is no work nor movement more important.
Baptisms at Maranatha Mission
SABBATH, May 14, Elder W. S. Hyatt baptized four young people, at the Maranatha Mission, South Africa. He says: “This is the result of the faithful labors of Brother and Sister F. B. Armitage. They sowed the seed; we reaped the harvest.”
Thompson to Attend Australasian Conference
ELDER G. B. THOMPSON has been invited by the General Conference Committee to attend the Australasian Union Conference meeting, to be held in October. He expects to sail for Australia about August 15.
Washington Foreign Mission Seminary
THE position of the Washington Foreign Mission Seminary in our educational system, and the work it is designed to do, are clearly set forth by Elder A. G. Daniells, on page 12.