— Nineteen men were killed in an explosion in a coal-mine at Zeigler, Ill., on January 10.
— The temperance wave has reached the city of Mexico, and the first result is the passage of a law which reduced by about one half the number of saloons in the capital city.
— The result of the trial of the Tennessee night-riders who caused the death of Captain Quentin Rankin, is that six have been sentenced to death, and two to twenty years’ imprisonment.
— Another terrible explosion has occurred in the Lick Branch coal-mine, at Bluefield, W. Va. This occurred on January 12, about two weeks later than the one previously reported in the same mine. In the explosion of January 12 fifty-nine men lost their lives.
— Both houses of the Tennessee Legislature have now voted for State-wide prohibition, to go into effect on July 1 of the present year. It is expected that the governor will veto the measure; but in view of the fact that the governor’s veto, according to the constitution of that State, acts only as a suggestion, prohibition of the liquor traffic in Tennessee seems assured.
— On January 11 Secretary of State Elihu Root and the British ambassador, Mr. James Bryce, signed a treaty for the settlement of international differences between the United States and Canada. This is known as the “Waterways Treaty,” but its scope is larger than the term implies, as it contemplates a disposition of practically all the differences between the two countries.
— The past week has been prolific in earthquakes in various parts of the world. Earthquake shocks have been renewed in the devastated portions of southern Italy and Sicily, while one wide-spread shock has affected the larger portion of the country. The northern portion of the Pacific Coast was visited with quite a severe shock on January 11. Several portions of Mexico have also been affected, and seismographs in different parts of the world have been recording frequent disturbances of this kind.
— A report from Constantinople states that Turkey has agreed to accept Austria’s offer of $10,800,000 indemnity for the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, thus removing the present probability of war. The announcement that Turkey had accepted Austria’s offer has been a bitter disappointment to Servia. The Servian press declares that Austria will have to exterminate the Servian people before being permitted to possess Bosnia definitely. The Servian ministry of war immediately ordered the purchase of 1,200 additional horses.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
Canvassers’ Institutes for 1909
COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE
Eastern Pennsylvania, Lebanon ................................ Jan. 20 to Feb. 1
Virginia .............................. Feb. 5-19
West Virginia ......................... Feb. 19 to March 5
Chesapeake ............................ Feb. 19 to March 5
West Pennsylvania ..................... March 5-19
Ohio .................................. March 19 to April 2
Mount Vernon (Ohio) College, Mount
Vernon ............................. April 2-16
Foreign Mission Seminary, Takoma Park,
D. C. .............................. April 16-30
NORTHERN UNION CONFERENCE
Iowa .................................. Jan. 25 to Feb. 9
Minnesota ............................. Feb. 26 to March 14
South Dakota .......................... March 15-25
North Dakota .......................... March 25 to April 5
Northern Illinois Conference
By Wm. Covert
THE sixth annual meeting of the Northern Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is hereby appointed to be held Feb. 10-14, 1909, at Sheridan, Ill., for the purpose of electing conference officers for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the assembled delegates.
The officers to be elected are: a president, secretary, treasurer, missionary secretary, missionary field agent, educational superintendent, Sabbath-school secretary, religious liberty secretary, an auditor, an executive committee of seven members, and a board of education for Fox River Academy, to consist of five members.
The delegates to the conference will consist of the executive committee, the accredited laborers of the conference as delegates at large, and delegates to be elected by the churches, upon the basis of one delegate for every fifteen members. The first meeting of this session is to be opened at 11 A. M., Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1909.
Wm. Covert, President.
Notice!
By H. B. GALLION
SOUTH CAROLINA will hold a canvassers' institute in Aiken, S. C., beginning January 25, and lasting till February 6. Those who contemplate entering the Southern work are invited to attend this institute, and prepare for service in this part of the neglected field. Plenty of virgin territory is waiting those who decide to engage in this work, and our small constituency will welcome those who consecrate themselves to the Lord's service. Address the writer at 152 Welch Ave., Anderson, S. C. H. B. GALLION.
Indiana Association Meeting
By W. J. Stone; W. A. Young
THE fifth annual meeting of the Indiana Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in Jonesboro, Ind., in connection with the thirty-sixth annual session of the Indiana Conference, Feb. 1-8, 1909. The meeting is for the purpose of electing a board of trustees, and of transacting such other business as may properly come before the association. The first meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1909, at 9:30 A. M.
W. J. STONE, President;
W. A. YOUNG, Secretary.
Indiana Conference, Notice!
By W. J. STONE; W. A. YOUNG
THE thirty-sixth annual meeting of the Indiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in Jonesboro, Ind., Feb. 1-8, 1909. The opening session will be held Monday, Feb. 1, 1909, at 7:30 P. M. The meeting is for the purpose of electing officers and transacting any other necessary business.
The basis of representation is one delegate for each twenty members or fractional part thereof. All churches should be represented, if possible, by a full delegation.
W. J. STONE, President;
W. A. YOUNG, Secretary.
Annual Meeting of the Northern Illinois Medical Missionary and Sanitarium Association
By Wm. Covert
THE Northern Illinois Medical Missionary and Sanitarium Association will hold its next annual meeting at the Seventh-day Adventist church at Sheridan, Ill., at 9:30 A. M., Friday, Feb. 12, 1909. The legal business to be transacted at this meeting will be the election of three directors to act for a term of three years as members of the board of the Tri-City Sanitarium of Moline, Ill. The legal voters of this meeting will be the accredited delegates to the Northern Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, to be held at that time and place.
Wm. COVERT, Chairman.
Annual Meeting of the California Conference
By S. N. Haskell; Claude G. Conard
THE thirty-eighth annual meeting of the California Conference will be held at Oakland, Cal., Feb. 4, 1909, and continue until February 10.
Each church is entitled to one delegate for the church, and one additional delegate for every twenty members. A full delegation is earnestly desired.
S. N. Haskell, President;
Claude G. Conard, Secretary.
Annual Meeting of the California Conference Association
By H. W. COTTRELL; CLAUDE G. CONARD
THE thirteenth annual meeting of the California Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the thirty-eighth annual meeting of the California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, at Oakland, Cal., Feb. 4-10, 1909, for the purpose of electing a board of seven directors, and transacting any other business that may come before the meeting.
H. W. COTTRELL, President;
CLAUDE G. CONARD, Secretary.
East Michigan Conference Association
By E. K. Slade; A. R. Sandborn
THE first session of the regular annual meeting of the East Michigan Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventists for the year 1909, will be held in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Lansing, Ingham Co., Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1909, at 10 A. M. All regularly elected delegates to the East Michigan Conference (unincorporated) are members of the East Michigan Conference Association, and, as such, are entitled to vote on all questions coming before the association.
E. K. SLADE, President;
A. R. SANDBORN, Secretary.
_Annual Meeting of Illinois Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists_
By Wm. COVERT
THE Illinois Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists is hereby appointed to convene in its annual meeting at 2 P. M., Friday, Feb. 12, 1909, at the Seventh-day Adventist church at Sheridan, Ill. The legal voters of this association are the accredited delegates from the churches in the Northern Illinois Conference, the executive committee of the conference, and such other persons as may be delegates in attendance at the annual session of the Northern Illinois Conference to be convened at that time, for the purpose of electing a president, vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, an auditor, and two councilmen to serve for the period of one year, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before delegates in annual session. Wm. COVERT, President.
West Caribbean Conference
By H. C. Goodrich
The third annual meeting of the West Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama, beginning Friday, January 29, at 7 P. M.
This meeting is called for the purpose of electing conference officers for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the conference.
We request that all our churches send a full delegation to this meeting as far as possible. It will be an important meeting, and we need the prayers and presence of our brethren and sisters to help plan for the work of the year to come.
H. C. Goodrich, President.
A 1909 Book-Mark
THE General Conference Sabbath-school Department has some very pretty book-marks for use during the year 1909. They are of satin ribbon, nine inches long, upon which are printed the Lord's prayer and the memory-verse texts for the children's Sabbath-school lessons for the entire year. Sabbath-school teachers can make their pupils no more appropriate gift than these book-marks. Parents can encourage their children to learn their Bible verses by providing them each with a book-mark. They are appropriate for any one who uses a book-mark. A little remembrance of this kind is a token of esteem and kindly interest which any one would appreciate. Sabbath-school attendants, including home department members, should each have one.
The price is six cents each; on all orders of five or more to one address, five cents each. Cash should accompany each order. Address Sabbath-school Department, Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C.
Eastern Pennsylvania Institute
By G. W. Holman
The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference will hold a canvassers' institute, January 20 to February 1, at 13 South Fourth St., Lebanon, Pa. The place is easy to find; any one at the depot will be able to direct you to the above address. All who attend with the purpose of doing regular canvassing will receive their board, room, and tuition free. The railroad fare will be paid to place of institute, thence to territory, by allowing five per cent additional on all books sold until the fare is made up.
The art of canvassing will be thoroughly taught. Able teachers will be in attendance. Brother I. D. Richardson, the union general agent, will be with us during the entire time. Elder W. H. Heckman, president of our conference, will also be with us.
Let all who plan to come, bring plenty of bedding, two towels, Bible, "Hymns and Tunes," a full copy of the book they wish to canvass for, and the prospectus for the same.
Let all who go to this school of canvassers correspond promptly with the writer, if they have not yet done so, that the proper arrangements may be made before the above date. My address is 808 Prangley Ave., Lancaster, Pa.
All who attended our institute last year speak well of it, and those who went out into the canvassing field, and devoted full time to the work, met with splendid success.
G. W. HOLMAN.
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WANTED.—A good farm hand. Address J. C. Kraushaar, R. F. D. 1, Alden, Minn.
WANTED.—A conscientious Seventh-day Adventist woman to keep house for a man and three children. Recommendations given and required. Address H. P. Johnson, R. F. D. 3, Casey, Iowa.
WANTED.—A young man to work on farm. Will pay $12 a month until April 1, for doing chores, and $26 a month for the season. Must be young, and a Sabbath-keeper. Write W. O. Nesmith, Florence, S. D.
TO LET ON SHARES.—A farm of 80 acres in Maple Grove, Mich., sixteen miles north of Battle Creek. Tenant must be a Seventh-day Adventist. For information address William Harding, R. F. D. 1, Dowling, Mich.
KNOWING the frauds so often practised in my business, I offer you good watches at right prices, or money returned. Send for catalogue. Sabbath-keeping railroad watch inspector. Address W. H. Merrill, Washington, N. J.
RIPE OLIVES.—50, 70, and 90 cents a gallon in 5-gal. cans (most economical size, especially for winter). Freight quite low if sufficient quantity is ordered,—10 to 20 gallons, according to location. Address W. S. Ritchie, Corona, Cal.
FOR SALE.—Sanitarium Cooking Oil, pure and healthful; no odor, keeps indefinitely; 5-gal. can, $3.50; 10-gal. can, $6.75; 62 cents a gal. in half barrel and barrel lots; 30 gal. and 50 gal. Address Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Louisville, Ky.
FOR SALE.—Cooking Oil, best grade; freight prepaid between Colorado and Ohio. One 5 gal. can, $4; 2 cans, $7.75; 3 cans, $11. Other States please write for prices. Address R. H. Brock, 404 North Second St., Arkansas City, Kan.
HYGIENIC VEGETABLE COOKING OIL.—Best shortening known. Guaranteed under pure food law. Keeps sweet and choice. 5 gal., $3.50; 10 gal., $6.75. Cans crated. ½ bbl. (about 32 gal.), 60 cents a gal. By freight from Louisville, Ky. Address Dr. O. C. Godsmark, Chattanooga, Tenn.
FOR SALE.—Land in New Mexico. A few deeded quarters and relinquishments. No irrigation. Good crops. Good markets. Adventist settlement; church-school; fine winters; land increasing in value. Good place for lung trouble and asthma. For information enclose stamp to J. C. Fraser, Elida, N. M.
FOR SALE.—500,000 of the most beautiful Mottoes you ever looked at. We sold almost 31,000 of these beauties in the first twenty-nine days of November. We will mail 100 Mottoes, 12 x 16, for $6; or 100 of our imported Bible Cards, 4 x 7 inches, for $3.50. Teachers will want these cards for their classes. Do not delay, but send order at once. Orders filled by return mail. Address, with two-cent stamp, Hampton Art Company, Lock Box 257, Hampton, Iowa.23
FOR SALE.—Peanut Butter, 10 cents a pound; 50 pounds Cocoanut Oil, $7; Olive Oil, $2.70 a gallon; 6 cans (60 pounds) Vegetable Cooking Oil, $6; freight paid, $6.50. All guaranteed pure. Low transportation rates. Address Vegetarian Meat Company, Washington, D. C.
FOR SALE.—Cozy new home, furnished or unfurnished. Delightful climate, pure water. No malaria. Fruit of all kinds. Academy and church opposite. Opportunity for canvasser or canvasser's family, or general laborer. For particulars address Miss M. A. Knohl, R. F. D. 4, Hickory, N. C.
An absolutely bona fide offer to Seventh-day Adventists only. A full case “BAN-NANA NUTS” and “BAN-NANA CEREAL,” 24 packages each, free for asking your grocer for them until put in stock. Particulars, and oil and food samples free. Ethan A. Brown, Nut Food Specialist, Des Moines, Iowa.
MIDGET MASSAGE VIBRATOR.—Patent applied for. The only true massage machine ever invented that will run without electricity. Will last a lifetime. $3 to Adventists only. Send for folder. We make medical lamps for office and home use. Radiodescent Lamp Co., 54 South, Kalamazoo, Mich.
GUIDE TO SANITARIUM TREATMENTS.—Full details on how to give the various water treatments. Get this book (38 pages in pamphlet form), and learn how to use the treatments in your own home and among your neighbors. Single copy, 25 cents; 10 copies to one address, $1.75. Address Dr. G. K. Abbott, Loma Linda, Cal.
KANSAS LAND.—Family estate of Elder C. A. Washburn, 640 acres, near Wakeeney and Union Pacific Railroad. Land increasing rapidly in value, but being in the work, I desire to sell at once. For a limited time, price only $10 an acre for whole section; $12 for pick of quarter sections; climate excellent. Purchaser’s transportation paid. Address J. S. Washburn at 665 Decatur St., Memphis, Tenn.
FOR SALE.—On account of poor health, I offer for sale the complete furniture and apparatus of a modern, well-equipped sanitarium, located in Grand Junction, Colo. Building rented for a period of time under favorable terms. Good opening. Work well started and in full harmony with Western Slope Conference. For further particulars address Dr. F. A. Washburn, care Fairlawn Sanitarium, Grand Junction, Colo.
Change in Firm Name
By M. C. Wilcox; H. H. Hall
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:—
By the common consent of over two thirds of the stockholders, and with the approval of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, Cal., the Pacific Press Publishing Company has been merged into the Pacific Press Publishing Association, a membership corporation; and beginning Jan. 1, 1909, the business will be conducted by the new organization, which has purchased the plant, and assumed all the liabilities and obligations of the old company. This change has been made for the purpose of enlarging the constituency, and placing the institution on a broader foundation.
In addition to the original incorporators, the membership of the new association includes the following:—
1. The executive committees of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, of the Central Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, of the North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, of the Northern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, of the Western Canadian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and of the local conferences of Seventh-day Adventists within the bounds of the above-mentioned union conferences.
2. Such of the stockholders of the Pacific Press Publishing Company as assign their stock to this association, and who make written application for membership in accordance with the by-laws.
3. Any Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing who shall be elected to membership in accordance with the by-laws.
The management will remain practically the same as that of the old company, and the same policy will be pursued, only on a larger scale.
Hereafter all bills should be made out, and correspondence addressed, to the Pacific Press Publishing Association, instead of the Pacific Press Publishing Company.
This change affects the branch offices at Kansas City, Mo.; Portland, Ore.; Regina, Sask., Canada; as well as the main office at Mountain View, Cal.
PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION,
M. C. WILCOX, President;
H. H. HALL, Secretary.
_Notice!_
THE Seventh-day Adventist church at Farmington, N. M., wishes to state through the REVIEW that David H. Pickering is not a member of that church, he having been disfellowshipped more than two years ago; nor can he hope to become a member of any Seventh-day Adventist church so long as he continues to use, far and near, statements defamatory to the Farmington church and the Colorado Conference. This notice is given also for the benefit of leading brethren in the cause, as the man is given to sending to such men communications that came into existence during the time he was causing the Farmington church and Colorado Conference so much trouble and creating dissension. Such communications have no bearing whatever upon his case as it now stands. *
East Michigan Conference
By E. K. SLADE; E. I. BEEBE
It has been definitely decided to hold the seventh annual meeting of the East Michigan Conference at Lansing, Mich., Jan. 25-31, 1909. There will be held in connection with this meeting a church officers' convention, to which all church elders and other officers who may attend are invited. The first meeting will be at seven o'clock on Monday evening. The conference will be organized at 6 P. M., Tuesday, January 26. Each church is requested to send a full delegation. The basis of representation is one delegate for the organization, and one for each fifteen members. A church of ten members is entitled to one delegate. One of sixteen members would be entitled to two. Church elders are requested to give prompt and thorough attention to the matter of choosing delegates.
E. K. SLADE, President;
E. I. BEEBE, Secretary.
Signs of the Times Monthly
By Editor
For February, 1909
IN view of the terrible calamity that has just visited southern Italy, the February number of the Signs of the Times Monthly will be of peculiar interest. Long before the terrible earthquake came, the editors had planned on devoting the February number largely to the subject of storms, earthquakes, pestilences, etc., showing the place they have in the fulfilment of prophecy, and pointing out the way of escape. Now that this great earthquake has come, it will make the subject all the more forceful.
Among the leading articles which will appear in the February number we would call special attention to the following:—
1. Cause of Earthquakes and Storms, and Their Significance. Is There Protection from them? By A. O. Tait.
There are many speculations concerning the cause of the increasing storms and earthquakes. The Bible tells the only true story, and it tells of the one secure protection from them. The people of the world, in view of the appalling disasters in so many parts of the world, are asking anxiously of the cause of these things, and they are just as anxiously asking if there is a shelter from them. They should know of the sure Word that tells all the story plainly.
2. Stormy Winds Fulfilling His Word. By M. C. Wilcox.
Storm, earthquake, and pestilence are abroad in the land, and this article gives some of the prophecies that tell of these things, and what they signify. In view of the recent occurrences in southern Italy and Sicily, this article is very timely.
3. The Protestant Federation Congress. By J. S. Wightman.
4. In the Wilderness. By Mrs. E. G. White.
5. The Revival of the Papacy. By A. J. S. Bourdeau.
This is the first of a series of articles that he will furnish on the papacy and its aims and progress. Brother Bourdeau has put an immense amount of work and study on this subject, and this article, together with the ones that are to follow, is not only timely, but important. Spiritualism is combining with the papacy, and these are swallowing professed Protestantism, and all these are the last links in the great chains of prophecy. These articles will deal with the main issue against which the third angel directs its warning message.
6. The World's History in Prophecy. By E. J. Hibbard.
7. Interesting phenomena in Sun, Moon, and Stars. By Geo. W. Rine.
8. The Eternal Outlook. By Geo. A. Snyder.
9. Worthy of mention in the Home Department is the article by Dr. D. H. Kress that gives us another study in “Proper Breathing.”
10. Current Events will be discussed in the first part of the paper as usual, and the things that have occurred within the last few weeks furnish striking and important matter for comment.
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Obituaries
SPRAGUE.—Died in Colorado, Nov. 14, 1908, of typhoid fever, Brother Albert Sprague, in the fifty-first year of his age. He was born in Illinois, in 1858, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church in Denver about ten years ago. He was a devoted, unselfish Christian. Two brothers and three sisters are left to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer.
G. W. ANGLEBARGER.
DOLE.—Myrtle May Smith Dole was born July 12, 1884, and died at Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 29, 1908. She had undergone an operation, from which she never rallied. She was the daughter of Sister Benner, of Covert, Mich., and was buried from the Adventist church of that place, Nov. 30, 1908. In the absence of a minister, the congregation was pointed to the Lamb of God and to the promises to the overcomer, by the writer.
MRS. JULIA COUNTRYMAN.
McCOY.—Martha M., wife of P. T. McCoy, died Nov. 17, 1908, at the family residence in Carson Valley, Pa., of typhoid pneumonia, aged 35 years, 5 months, and 27 days. The bereaved husband and seven children remain to mourn their great loss. Words of comfort were spoken by Elder Hoover and the writer. The burial took place November 19, without the presence of her husband, who was ill with typhoid fever at the time. May God's blessing be with this bereaved family.
W. F. SCHWARTZ.
BREEN.—Willis Alonzo Breen died at Clyde, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1908, at the age of thirty-seven years and nine months. He leaves an aged mother, a wife, and three small children. He was a thoughtful student of the message now due the world, and in his declining days placed his hand in that of Jesus, and then we knew that though he was called to walk through the valley of the shadow of death, he would “fear no evil.” Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 14:13.
A. C. SHANNON.
LAUTZER.—Martha M., daughter of Mrs. Lautzer Fickley, of Altoona, Pa., died Nov. 16, 1908, of spinal meningitis, aged eleven years and six months. She was baptized by the writer on August 13, and was taken into the church, August 15. Three months and one day from that time she was called to lay down the armor of life, soon to come forth when the trump shall sound. A mother, two brothers, and one sister are left to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 14:13.
W. F. SCHWARTZ.
PEACH.—Died near Island City, Ore., Dec. 7, 1908, of Bright's disease, William G. Peach, in the seventy-sixth year of his age. He was born in Orange, Vt., coming West in 1852. He was married in 1860 to Miss Jane Seaver, who fell asleep in 1897. Of his immediate family, four children, Angie E., James S., George W., and Mary L., survive him. Father Peach united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church about fifteen years ago, and died in the hope of a soon-coming Saviour. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer.
H. W. OLIVER.
CONKLING.—Died in Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 29, 1908, of hip disease, William W. Conkling, aged 70 years, 4 months, and 14 days. In May, 1861, he enlisted in the First Iowa regiment, and at the expiration of the term of his enlistment received an honorable discharge. Feb. 2, 1862, he was married to Mary Frances Bonifield. Five children were born to this union, only one of whom survives, Dr. Wilbur S. Conkling of this city. After twenty-one years of wedded happiness his companion died, Dec. 9, 1883. Feb. 25, 1885, he was married to Parmelia Dickey, who survives him. About thirty years ago he was converted, under the labors of Elder George I. Butler, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Brother Conkling's patience during his long sickness, and his tender solicitude for others, were a powerful testimony of the grace and peace of God. He died in the full assurance of a part in the resurrection of the just at the coming of the Lord. Two funeral services were held, the first at the residence of the deceased in Des Moines, and the second in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Interment was made at the latter place. Both services were conducted by the writer. First text, 2 Tim. 4:7, 8; second text, John 14:1-3.
W. D. PARKHURST.
LITZENBURG.—Died near Raleigh, Tenn., Dec. 6, 1908, Mary Litzenburg, aged 84 years, 4 months, and 23 days. She survived her husband nearly forty years, and since his death has lived in our family, my wife being her only living child. She became a Christian in early life, and united with the Methodist Church. In 1874, under the labors of Elder G. I. Butler, she heard the truths of the third angel's message, and joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was faithful to the end, and died in the triumph of a living faith.
R. S. DONNELL.
NASON.—Died in Canaan, Maine, Dec. 1, 1908, Sister Eliza A. Nason, in the seventy-fourth year of her age. She had been in failing health for some time, but had been very sick for about four weeks, in which time she manifested the grace of patience in her suffering. Sister Nason gave her heart to the Lord in early life, and lived a devoted life for the Master. She became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Canaan many years ago, and at the time of the organization of the Skowhegan church, about a year ago, became a member of it. She leaves four sons and five daughters to mourn their loss. We believe she sleeps in Jesus. Remarks by the writer at the funeral, from John 11:23-27.
P. B. OSBORNE.
LOGAN.—Flossie Winifred Logan was born in Lapaz, Ind., March 14, 1887, and died Nov. 30, 1908, aged 21 years, 8 months, and 16 days. In the spring of 1903 she came to Williston, N. D., with her parents. She was graduated from the high school here in the spring of 1906, and on account of failing health she returned to Indiana the following fall, remaining there one year. She did not regain her health, so she returned to Williston in August, 1907. She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer at her home, and the remains were laid to rest in the Williston Cemetery. Her pleasant, winning disposition made her many friends, who, with her parents, brothers, and sisters, mourn her untimely death.
A. E. CHRISTIAN.
BOSWORTH.—Fell asleep in Jesus, at Hickory, N. C., Dec. 26, 1908, our beloved sister in Christ, Jessie Viola Bosworth. She early gave herself to the service of God, and during all her life has been a marked example of Christian devotion, cheerfulness, and kindness. Though frail of body, her thought seemed constantly to be for others; and her patient and uncomplaining spirit were most marked. Devotion to the work of God, and delight at its progress characterized all her ways. She has been officially connected with the work of the message since 1885. She served the Iowa Conference for several years, first as assistant secretary of the tract society, and afterward as secretary, and editor of the Workers' Bulletin. In 1901 she and her mother, at the invitation of the North Carolina Conference, came to North Carolina, and she immediately assumed the duties of secretary and treasurer of the conference, which office she held and filled acceptably to the day of her death. She rests from her labors, and her works do follow her. Every member of the conference mourns her death, and hundreds of friends outside the conference mourn with them. All her social and business associates in Hickory unite in expressions of love and respect. Her aged mother has the sincere sympathy of all. The funeral service was held from the Hildebran (N. C.) church, December 30. Discourse by the writer, from Matt. 13:28, first clause.
T. H. JEYS.
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Mrs. S. A. Williams, 15912 Park Ave., Harvey, Ill., a continuous supply of the Signs, Instructor, Watchman, Little Friend, and tracts.
Address
AFTER January 20, all mail for F. M. Wilcox, of Boulder, Colo., should be addressed to Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C.
General Conference Dates
THE time of the General Conference is May 13 to June 6.
Medical Work in British Guiana
HAVING completed his post-graduate work in London, Dr. H. N. Greaves, with his wife, was to sail from England for British Guiana, January 7. While not in the employ of the West Indian field, Dr. Greaves writes that his work is to be regarded as “part and parcel of the organized work in the field, with the single exception that it will be self-supporting.” We are glad the medical help is to be connected with the work in British Guiana.
Spanish Publications for South America
To our people in Spanish fields the South American secretary, A. Fulton, sends word that the Buenos Aires office has issued a Spanish “Morning Watch Calendar,” and also Bell’s “Bible Lessons” in Spanish, No. 1 at 15 cents, and No. 2 at 25 cents.
Workers Transferred to Ecuador
ACTING on medical advice, Brother Wm. Steele, of Ecuador, South America, has brought his wife to the States. She is receiving care at our Takoma Park Sanitarium, and we trust she may make a recovery. Elder W. W. Wheeler and wife, of New York, are on their way to Ecuador to take charge of the work.
Encouraging Reports from the South
LAST week Elders A. G. Daniells and G. A. Irwin returned from the Southern Union Conference meetings in Nashville, bringing most encouraging reports of the work in the South. Elder W. C. White, who attended the Nashville meetings, is spending a few days in Washington before returning to California.
General Temperance Rally
THE suggestion by the officers of the Missionary Volunteer Department that a general temperance rally be held in all our schools the coming spring should meet with a hearty response. Let programs be prepared that will be meat in due season both for our own people and for those not of our faith. It will give an excellent opportunity to set the principles of temperance and right living before thousands. The date suggested is March 28. It will give added inspiration and emphasis to the work if it can be known that every school in the denomination is giving its attention on the same day to that important branch of our work.
