Further partial list of the donations received on the Washington building fund at the General Conference Office:—
Amount previously reported ...... $34,816 02
Sarah Bigham .................. 100 00
Mrs. Harriet O. Hillman ........ 50 00
L. Klebahn ..................... 50 00
George W. Howard ............... 46 33
Milwaukee (Wis.) church ........ 43 50
N. O. Swadla ................... 25 00
J. M. Cady ..................... 25 00
Mrs. E. D. Blackmer ............ 20 00
Laura Pattison ................ 20 00
Crawford (Neb.) church ......... 17 75
L. A. Hartford ................. 15 00
Mrs. Nina Edgerton ............. 12 00
Second S. D. A. church, Baltimore 11 00
Welsh (La.) church ............. 10 37
O. L. Stillman ................. 10 00
Henry Miller ................... 10 00
Mrs. M. C. Bolter .............. 10 00
Mrs. E. Hollinger .............. 10 00
Mr. and Mrs. Jason P. Greene ... 10 00
Sheridan (Wyo.) church ......... 8 70
Mrs. C. Morton ................. 8 00
Davis Barton ................... 5 10
Henry Seath .................... 5 00
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Davis ........ 5 00
Mr. and Mrs. Dee Wade .......... 5 00
Sister A. H. .................... 5 00
Mrs. M. A. D. ................... 5 00
Mrs. Della Beckberger .......... 5 00
Dr. J. D. Dennis ............... 5 00
A. B. Graham ................... 5 00
Mrs. Susan Johnston ............ 5 00
Mrs. W. B. Skirvin ............. 5 00
Mrs. M. A. Goodwin ............. 5 00
F. M. Shepherd ................. 5 00
P. A. Shepherd ................. 5 00
Edith A. Shepherd .............. 5 00
M. McKillof .................... 5 00
James Robinson ................ 5 00
H. C. Lamberton ................ 5 00
Mrs. R. A. Talbott ............. 5 00
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hebard ...... 5 00
Sister Houck ................... 5 00
Mrs. O. F. Atteberry ........... 5 00
Helen M. Steele ................ 5 00
Charity L. Boardman ............ 5 00
Jessie L. Boardman ............. 5 00
Phillipsburg (Mont.) church .... 5 00
Henry F. Greene ............... 5 00
Mrs. F. V. Colcord ............. 5 00
A friend ....................... 5 00
Jacob Weshermeier .............. 5 00
Philip Mohr .................... 5 00
J. H. Mohr ..................... 5 00
Mrs. R. E. Abbott .............. 4 50
The Gallion brothers ........... 4 15
Mrs. Nina Boggs ................ 4 00
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Lyman ....... 4 00
Mr. and Mrs. John Irwin ........ 4 00
Friends ........................ 3 50
Asa Smith ...................... 3 50
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Barber ...... 3 00
Maria Johnson .................. 3 00
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Drier .... 5 00
Louise M. Drier ............... 3 00
Mrs. Frank Morris .............. 3 00
Placerville (Cal.) church ...... 3 00
William and Mary A. Brain ...... 2 50
T. McAlpine .................... 2 50
J. L. Ireland, Librarian ....... 2 50
R. L. Wildman .................. 2 40
Norway (S. D.) Sabbath-school .. 2 25
John Loderberg ................ 2 00
Mrs. John Loderberg ............ 2 00
Mr. and Mrs. V. Smith .......... 2 00
R. L. Ward ..................... 2 00
Mary N. Cassell ................. 2 00
Dan and Belle Hackett .......... 2 00
J. M. Brigham .................. 2 00
M. D. Pratt .................... 2 00
Courtland Green ............... 2 00
Augusta Johnson ............... 2 00
Mrs. J. B. Dennis .............. 2 00
J. M. Steck .................... 2 00
Earl W. Culver ................. 2 00
Mrs. S. A. Furbish ............. 2 00
E. Kuehl ....................... 2 00
Mrs. Anna B. Kuehl ............. 2 00
Mrs. B. H. Bodwell ............. 2 00
Mrs. M. L. Weiss ............... 2 00
Irving H. Greene ............... 2 00
Thomas J. Webster .............. 2 00
Mrs. Jane Elliott .............. 2 00
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Miller ...... 2 00
N. L. McCormick ............... 2 00
Alex. Beltz .................... 2 00
J. W. Reinhardt ................ 2 00
N. Mae Morrical ................ 2 00
Edythe Ayers ................... 2 00
Mrs. Howland Nistle ............ 1 70
James Hutches .................. 1 54
A. J. Howard ................... 1 50
Mrs. William T. Campbell ....... 1 50
Mrs. R. Haslan ................. 1 50
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Matthews .... 1 50
Auburn (Ind.) Sabbath-school class 1 50
Hewitt (Minn.) church .......... 1 33
Knoxville (Iowa) church ........ 1 22
Fred J. Stemple ................ 1 00
L. G. Puree .................... 1 00
Mrs. J. F. Brown ............... 1 00
Agnes Reed ..................... 1 00
J. H. Rogers ................... 1 00
Mrs. C. L. Vollmar ............. 1 00
Mrs. A. E. Holmes .............. 1 00
Robert Seibley ................. 1 00
Mrs. M. E. Toucher ............. 1 00
Mr. and Mrs. A. Irwin .......... 1 00
Charles A. Ibbott .............. 1 00
Mrs. E. A. Callicott ........... 1 00
Howard Lofton .................. 1 00
Edie Wade ...................... 1 00
Mariak Cartwright .............. 1 00
E. J. Harvey ................... 1 00
Mrs. M. Pratt .................. 1 00
S. R. Litchfield ............... 1 00
A friend ....................... 1 00
Longway ........................ 1 00
Anna VanTassel ................. 1 00
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Raymond ..... 1 00
Mrs. J. M. Steck ............... 1 00
Mrs. L. V. Stevens ............. 1 00
Nora Boyles .................... 1 00
Mrs. James Skinner ............. 1 00
C. P. Kellogg .................. 1 00
F. O. Barrows .................. 1 00
L. A. Francisco ................ 1 00
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Denslow ..... 1 00
Sarah Looney ................... 1 00
M. E. Peebles .................. 1 00
Andrew J. Webber ............... 1 00
Wallace E. Robbins ............. 1 00
Ernest Mitchell ................ 1 00
Ewald Peterson ................. 1 00
Ruth A. Kuehl .................. 1 00
Mrs. Tylia Payton .............. 1 00
Sister Crum .................... 1 00
Hilda Norman ................... 1 00
L. M. Ritter ................... 1 00
F. E. Caulkins ................. 1 00
E. Olsen ....................... 1 00
Mrs. F. W. Cosman .............. 1 00
M. Masson ...................... 1 00
Mrs. Weller .................... 1 00
Mrs. J. Q. Herrington .......... 1 00
Ethel Longacre ................. 1 00
J. Q. and Bettie Perkins ....... 1 00
Miss F. Pendola ................ 1 00
John S. Gibbons ................ 1 00
W. H. Jenkins .................. 1 00
E. Hayes ....................... 1 00
Leona Rippey ................... 1 00
Mr. and Mrs. Morris VanVoorhis . 1 00
J. O. VanVoorhis ............... 1 00
Friends (Larned, Kan.) ......... 1 00
Mrs. N. J. Ross ................ 1 0021
Emmet Rawls .................... 1 00
Mrs. J. E. Jones ............... 1 00
Mrs. L. J. Mescoll ............. 1 00
Mrs. A. C. Greene .............. 1 00
Mrs. A. M. Sumner .............. 1 00
Mrs. A. M. Culver .............. 1 00
G. V. Verback .................. 1 00
Mrs. A. E. Sheffield ........... 1 00
Mrs. M. E. Beck ............... 1 00
Pearl Cook ..................... 1 00
A. F. Schmidt .................. 1 00
Ray A. Leslie .................. 1 00
Lafayette Goddard .............. 50
Lola Ligeas .................... 50
Mrs. Cora Lofton ............... 50
Mrs. I. M. Hamilton ............ 50
William Penmiman ............... 50
William Melone ................. 50
N. E. Fry ...................... 50
H. A. Hayden ................... 50
J. J. Wise ..................... 50
G. M. Bancroft ................. 50
Almeda V. Webber ............... 50
Florence A. Robbins ............ 50
Amos E. Willson ................ 50
Mrs. K. Wolfram ................ 50
Mrs. Matilda Peterson .......... 50
Mrs. E. C. Arey ................ 50
C. A. Adams .................... 50
Maude Smith .................... 50
M. Burchill .................... 50
Mrs. W. A. Davenport ........... 50
Mrs. W. F. Conkling ............ 50
Mrs. Annie Decker .............. 50
Mrs. J. C. Hayden .............. 50
Mary Keighley .................. 50
Patrons “The Signs of the Times” 50
William Lane ................... 50
Alta E. Corwin ................. 50
Mrs. N. A. Hensley ............. 50
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cobb ........ 50
Edith M. Jones ................. 50
Mrs. May ........................ 50
Mary Shultz .................... 50
Lola Beck ...................... 50
H. Scheideman .................. 50
D. S. Haley .................... 50
Ethel Henry .................... 50
R. R. Whipps ................... 25
William Whipps ................ 25
W. A. Towle .................... 25
Sarah Ketchum ................. 25
Wiley Ketchum .................. 25
A friend ....................... 25
A friend ....................... 25
Mrs. Cora Nickles .............. 25
Elvin A. Hoff .................. 25
Mrs. Charles W. Rinehart ....... 25
Bennie E. Robbins .............. 25
Mrs. Olson ..................... 25
Mrs. E. Gillman ................ 25
Mrs. L. Buskett ................ 25
H. Reimers ..................... 25
Miss Nichols ................... 25
Charles Ashton ................ 25
Mrs. Mary Pedrick .............. 25
Kate Boon ...................... 25
Edd Ross ....................... 25
Mr. and Mrs. John Ross ......... 25
Ela Pyle ....................... 25
Mrs. L. S. Bussard ............. 25
Frank Davis .................... 15
A friend ....................... 15
Maud Davis ..................... 10
Three friends .................. 30
Gracie Raymond ................. 10
Victor Raymond ................ 10
Olin Raymond ................... 10
Myrta Raymond .................. 10
Mrs. F. Shannon ................ 10
Vesta I. Robbins ............... 10
Olive May Robbins .............. 10
Dr. Van Duzer .................. 10
Mary McNeill ................... 10
Elizabeth Rhine ................. 05
Rilla Barnett ................... 05
Nellie Raymond ................. 05
Lloyd Raymond .................. 05
Marie Barnett .................. 03
A friend ....................... 1 25
Mrs. Rinda Cook ................. 1 50
John F. Jones .................. 2 50
Mrs. Ora White ................ 5 00
Ellen M. Towne ................ 5 00
S. W. Trump .................... 5 00
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Merrill .... 10 00
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Ogden ...... 20 00
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Connell .... 50 00
Total reported ................. $15,809 49
A further list will follow.
Send all donations to the General Conference Treasurer, 222 North Capitol St., Washington, D. C.
Voices of Nature in the School-room
By Effa G. Gilbert
MANY are the valuable lessons teachers and pupils have been gathering from nature all through the seasons of the year. And while the spring, summer, and autumn appeal most readily to the child, and these seasons are the best for form study, color work, and drawing, well-directed practise in these lines will enrich the young minds with ideas which will cause them to be readily reproduced in the long winter months. For then nature’s outward expression of life has apparently vanished, and vivid pictures of some of the beauties their eyes have rested upon in the summer, will bring cheerful smiles and profitable thoughts. It will also give the teacher an interesting way in which to present some most important truths.
The following arrangement was found helpful in this direction: different pupils who could draw were given some simple yet attractive flowers as hyacinths, tulips, or violets, together with some birds, to place on the board with colored crayon. The brown soil was shown with the flowers growing from it, and above a row of flowers was a branch containing a row of birds in different attitudes—of singing, listening, and arranging feathers.
The effect was a pleasing one upon the children, and many helpful thoughts were brought forth; but the lesson they taught was made quite inspiring when a visitor was speaking to the children one morning. Starting with a few simple questions which the children could answer concerning the drawings, he led them to see a beautiful truth. That which comprises the tissues of the plant and its blossoms has been taken from the soil or dust, and by the power of God has been transformed from dust to an expression of beauty which speaks to us of the Creator, and helps us to see a glimpse of his glory.
The different kingdoms themselves show us how He would have us look from glory to glory in the works of his creation. For just as the bird world is above the flower world, and the higher animals and man above the bird world, and all are renewed from the dust of the earth by the power of God, or really transformed from dust to glorious life, so we are to be prepared for translation from the kingdoms of this world to the kingdom of Christ, and be led from glory to glory throughout eternity. And just as the leaves of the forest, the songs of the birds, and all voices of nature speak to us of right and wrong, and as we can see where God’s hand has written in field and flower, forest and fern, in wild-wood and jungle, so by his Spirit he would fashion our lives into different formations of character for fitting into his kingdom.
The infinite care manifested in the preparation of the buds for the storms and conflicts of the winter serves as a very important lesson just now. That22this preparation should be made in the last days of summer before the more noticeable signs of winter’s approach that have come, and this preparation of next year’s growths accomplished with such forethought, make it all the more significant. The buds are protected, and so arranged that when the conditions for their change have arrived, they are ready to respond quickly and naturally to the voice that calls them forth. So it is with the truths and lessons to-day which the people and their children in this message are receiving. Now is the preparation time for the approaching storms and conflicts.
Here in the expressions of nature with the children is where seeds are to be sown for the harvest. While often the seeds seem cast upon rocky, barren heart-soil, yet there have truly been silent undergrowths, wherever the Spirit of God has found a crevice where it could work with its softening, quickening power, and although immediate tokens of success in drawing souls heavenward may not always be seen, these truths and their impressions will not be entirely forgotten by the young minds.
A good illustration from nature of what true religion is in the life, and a unique way of teaching it, is suggested in this statement from “Christ’s Object Lessons:” “In those who possess it, the religion of Jesus Christ is not as a pool that evaporates, not like a broken cistern that loses its treasure; it is like the mountain stream, fed by unfailing springs, whose cool sparkling waters leap from rock to rock, refreshing the weary, the thirsty, and the heavy laden.”
Just so all nature leaps on in its course, ever changing in its seasons, ever fresh and new, and in it God’s children can see an emblem of what their growth and helpfulness should be.
EFFA G. GILBERT.
Field Notes
Twenty persons were baptized at the Southern Illinois camp-meeting.
The Kansas Worker of August 17 reports: “A nice church was organized at Chanute last Sabbath, with a full set of officers. Meetings closed there the thirteenth.”
Elder H. W. Herrell sends the following report from Farnham, Va.: “After our camp-meeting, we pitched our tent again at Farnham. Sixteen have decided to observe the Sabbath of Jehovah, as a result of the meetings thus far. We are now going to build a church here.”
Elder F. D. Starr, who, with Elder C. J. Rider, is laboring in Idaho, writes from Coeur d’Alene under date of September 8: “We are now holding tent-meetings in this town, having just concluded a series of tent-meetings in Colville, Wash., as the result of which a small company was formed, and three were baptized.”
We note the following among the resolutions passed at the recent Missouri State camp-meeting:—
“As the work in Washington, D. C., is in accordance with the light the Lord has given us,—
“Resolved, That we express our hearty sympathy for the work there, and help it forward by generous donations.”
The West Michigan Herald says it understands there will be twenty-five church-schools in the West Michigan Conference this year. Of the Battle Creek school it says: “The Battle Creek church-school opened Tuesday, September 6, with an enrolment of over one hundred and thirty pupils. They have an excellent faculty, and the prospects are favorable for a good school the coming year. The school has twelve grades this year.”
The Pacific Union Recorder speaks as follows of the present prosperity of the St. Helena Sanitarium: “Notwithstanding the heavy travel from California to the St. Louis Fair, our patronage is excellent. More than seventy patients are now at the sanitarium, and there are six nurses with cases outside of the institution, and other calls have been received which we are unable to fill. Business for the first six months of 1904 was thirty-three and a third per cent better than during the same period of last year. If it continues so the remainder of the year, this will be one of the five best years financially ever experienced by the sanitarium, and, we believe, second to none in gaining influence with the people.”
Christian Education
By L. A. Hoopes; Frederick Griggs
Conducted by the Department of Education of the General Conference.
L. A. HOOPES, Chairman; FREDERICK GRIGGS, Secretary.
Importance of Church School Work
By Lula I. Tarbell
MANY of the people of the world to-day, living in the large cities, will not send their children to the public schools on account of the corruption to be found in them; and yet we who have been told to take our children out of the public schools continue to send them to a place where Satan is at work with great power to ruin the children of to-day.
In my work this summer I found many people who were sending their children to “pay schools.” Of course many of these are Catholics; but these people regard this as much of a duty for them to perform as it is for them to get something to eat or drink. Should we be less particular than the people of the world in the matter of education? “By them God’s message will be made known, and his saving health to all nations. Then let the church carry a burden for the lambs of the flock. Let the children be educated and trained to do service for God, for they are the Lord’s heritage.”
“Many people would accept the truth if we could reach them first through their children.” One of the best ways that we can reach these children is by the getting them to come to our church-schools. I have heard some persons say that parents who themselves are not Seventh-day Adventists will not allow their children to attend our schools; but we know very well from experience that this is not so, for we find these children in many of our church-schools, and not only church-schools, but academies. This fact is well illustrated by a small church-school that was started last fall, in a city of Maryland. At the end of the tent effort in this city a small church was organized, and when they heard of the church-school work, they desired to have a school, although there were only four children in this little company old enough to attend school. The minister and his wife were so anxious to lay a foundation in this line of work that a school was started, and instead of beginning with only four children of Sabbath-keeping parents, five other children desired to come, belonging to two families who knew not the truth. Thus this school of nine had more than half its members coming from non-Sabbath-keeping parents. This shows what can be accomplished when the church earnestly takes hold of the school work. Will not many of our churches take advance steps this fall in the matter of the education of their children?
LULA I. TARBELL.
Current Mention
— A long-desired heir to the throne of Italy was born at the royal palace in Rome, September 16. The young prince will be named Humbert.
— Inhabitants of the island of Crete are reported to be dissatisfied with the rule of Prince George of Greece, and are threatening a revolution.
— Socialist agitation is on the increase in Italy, and in some parts of northern Italy is assuming the character of a rebellion, requiring the presence of troops to preserve order.
— Halifax, Nova Scotia, was visited by a conflagration, September 15, which destroyed property to the amount of $500,000, and would have done much greater damage but for a fortunate shift in the direction of the wind.
— Eight occupants of a steam launch who were returning to Philadelphia from a pleasure trip on the Delaware River, lost their lives by collision with a river steamboat the evening of September 11, the launch being cut in half by the steamer.
— A disastrous flood has prevailed for five hundred miles along the banks of the Rio Grande River, doing immense damage to crops and other property in Texas and on the Mexican border. At Presidio del Norte 500 people were left homeless.
— Catholic parents of Cincinnati have been warned by Archbishop Elder to send their children to Catholic schools only, under pain of mortal sin if they disobey. Confessors are forbidden to give absolution to parents who, without permission of the archbishop, send their children to the public schools.
— Seven thousand workmen are thrown out of work by a shut down in the great Pullman car shops at Pullman, Ill.
— Fourteen lives were lost in the great storm which swept the Atlantic coast from Florida to Boston, September 15. There were numerous wrecks of small seagoing craft along the coast. Plate glass windows were blown out of buildings in New York City. Some idea of the damage to property may be gained from the fact that a single county in South Carolina sustained a property loss of $500,000. There was great destruction of crops and farm buildings in Virginia.
— More anti-Jewish riots are reported from Russia. A St. Petersburg dispatch says: “Anti-Semitic rioting took place at Rovno, in the government of Volhynia, September 4, during which many persons were injured and shops pillaged. A similar outbreak occurred at Smela, at the government of Keef, where the troops were called. Ninety-eight houses and 145 shops were pillaged, and several persons were seriously and many slightly wounded by the troops. Many of the rioters were arrested. The affair lasted for two days, September 4 and 5.”
— A treaty has been signed between Tibet and Great Britain which binds the Tibetans to grant trading facilities, demolish all forts between the Indian frontier and Gyantse, and repair all dangerous passes on existing routes of travel; also, to pay an indemnity of 7,500,000 rupees, in three annual payments, and British troops are to occupy the Chumbi Valley until the indemnity is paid and other agreements are fulfilled. In addition, the Tibetans agree not to sell, lease, or mortgage any Tibetan territory without Great Britain’s consent, nor permit any foreign power to be concerned in the administration of the government.
— A court decision favoring Sunday baseball was rendered in Brooklyn, September 12. The case was that of two members of the Brooklyn baseball team who were arrested last May under the Sunday law at the instance of clergymen who want Sunday to be observed as a sacred day. Now that the baseball season is practically over, the case has been allowed to come to trial, the result being the acquittal of the defendants, as was probably foreseen by the prosecution. The press report of the case says: “The prosecution established the fact that an admission fee was charged, but there was no evidence that there was any disorderly conduct, or that the peace of the neighborhood had been in any way disturbed. Police Captain White admitted that he could not secure any witnesses whose tranquility had been interfered with during the progress of the game. The court unanimously decided on dismissing the complaint.”
— No severe fighting has marked the progress of the Russo-Japanese war during the past few days, but the outposts of the armies are in touch, and it is reported that the Japanese commander is under orders to make another effort to crush the Russian army before winter closes the campaign. At Port Arthur the Japanese are reported to be23tunneling under the Russian fortifications, and another general attack upon that stronghold is expected at an early date. The garrison are reported to be much reduced in strength, and to be short of food and ammunition. Terms of peace are being discussed in some quarters, but no move to this end has been made by either one of the belligerent powers.
Obituaries
BRIGGS.—Died at the James White Memorial Home, in Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 11, 1904, Emeline Briggs, mother of the matron, aged 92 years. Her life was a tribute to the saving grace of God. The funeral service was conducted by Elder L. McCoy and the writer. G. C. TENNEY.
BICKLE.—Died at James White Memorial Home, in Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 12, 1904, Thomas Bickle, aged 81 years. Brother Bickle accepted present truth in 1852 in Wisconsin, and was a pioneer in the work. Funeral service was conducted by Elder G. C. Tenney, assisted by the writer. L. McCOY.
RICHARDS.—Died near Ridgefield, Wash., May 2, 1904, of paralysis, Samuel S. Richards, aged 81 years, 9 months, and 15 days. He was converted at the age of twenty-three, and became a member of the Evangelical Church. Five children, seven grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren survive him. He fell asleep in the hope of a soon-coming Lord. The funeral sermon was preached by the writer; text, Job 14:14, 15. A. J. STOVER.
YOUNG.—Died at the Good Samaritan Hospital, in Portland, Ore., July 12, 1904, of diabetic gangrene, Sister Celia B. Young, aged 64 years. She accepted the Seventh-day Adventist faith a number of years ago. We hope to meet her again when the dead in Christ shall rise. She left a husband and seven children to mourn. Sermon was preached at the grave by the writer, from 1 Cor. 15:26. R. D. BENHAM.
CLEMENT.—Died at Hot Springs, Ark., Sept. 10, 1904, of congestion of the brain, Jessie, only daughter of Charles S. and Iza E. Clement, aged 7 years, 11 months, and 24 days. It was only three quarters of an hour from the time little Jessie was taken sick until she breathed her last. She sleeps in the hope of seeing 'Gentle Jesus,' as she called him. Two brothers survive her. Mrs. IZA E. CLEMENT.
LANCASTER.—Died at Campobello, S. C., Aug. 14, 1904, Mrs. Avery Jones Lancaster, aged 20 years, 7 months, and 10 days. Sister Lancaster joined the Baptist Church when quite young, and a few weeks before her death, when God's sign of his sanctifying power was presented to her, she, with her household, gladly accepted the Sabbath truth. She leaves a devoted husband, also a father, four sisters, and three brothers, to mourn her death. Words of comfort were spoken from John 11:25, by the writer. R. T. NASH.
SCHMIDT.—Died at his home in Bonapart, Iowa, Aug. 31, 1904, of heart failure accompanied with dropsy, John Peter Schmidt, aged 74 years and 5 months. At the age of twenty-five he was converted, and united with the German Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he remained a faithful member for twenty-six years. In 1882, under the teachings of Elder L. McCoy, he accepted present truth, in which he remained until death. Brother Schmidt was a kind husband and loving father, and was esteemed very highly by all who knew him. His wife, one daughter, one son, one brother, and five grandchildren survive him. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. F. M. CORBALEY.
CANRIGHT.—Died at Grand Junction, Colo., at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Plumb, Sept. 8, 1904, Mrs. Loretta Canright, aged 91 years, 1 month, and 18 days. Sister Canright was born at New Salem, Mass., July 29, 1811. About the year 1837 she moved to Battle Creek, Mich., where she accepted present truth, and was one of the first members of the Battle Creek church. She moved to Grand Junction in 1891. The turning aside of her son, Elder D. M. Canright, who was near and dear to her by the ties of nature, did not cause her faith to waver. She died in the blessed hope of the soon-coming Saviour. Seven children are left to mourn their loss. The funeral service was conducted by the writer; text, Job 14:14. J. A. RIPPEY.
TREADWELL.—Died at the Buffalo Sanitarium, Aug. 25, 1904, Wm. Treadwell, aged 73 years, 6 months, and 11 days. Brother Treadwell was one of the pioneers of the cause, having embraced present truth about fifty years ago. In the early days of the message, at the occasion of general meetings at Roosevelt, Brother and Sister White, Brother Andrews, and others were made welcome at his home. His faith in the message remained firm unto the last. In October he was taken seriously ill, and was confined to the house, and principally to his bed, from that time until his death. He was removed to Buffalo a short time before the end, in hope that his sufferings might be somewhat alleviated. His mind was clear unto the last, and he had evidence of acceptance by his Saviour. His anchor held. An aged and faithful companion, with whom he had lived fifty-two years, one son, and one daughter are left to mourn. Words of comfort from Isa. 57:1, 2, were spoken by the writer. T. E. BOWEN.
Business Notices
BRIEF business notices will be published in this department subject to the discretion of the publishers. A charge of one dollar for one insertion of six lines, or less, and of twenty cents for every line over six, will be made, though in the case of the poor who wish employment, the charge may be remitted. Persons unknown to the managers of the publishing house must furnish good references.
WANTED.—A man to work on a dairy and truck farm by the month; or competent man, with references, as partner in business. Must be Sabbath-keeper. Address Julius Keisker, Station L, R. F. D. No. 3, Cincinnati, Ohio.
FOR SALE.—160-acre farm, unimproved; good title, good location, good farming land; 5 ½ miles from Tyrone, O. T.; price $800. Prefer to sell to S. D. A. Address C. E. Dunlap, Liberal, Kan.
WANTED.—Man to work among horses and cows and in garden. Good place for right man. Must be a Sabbath-keeper, and not under twenty years of age. Address J. A. Stuart, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
FOR SALE.—To a good partner, a one-half interest in general store. Good business. County seat. Adventist church in city. Might take property in part payment. Reference required. For particulars, address C. W. Stone, Franklin, Ky.
FOR SALE.—Eight-room house, finished with natural wood, oiled and varnished. Two blocks from Battle Creek Sanitarium, one from street-car. Drilled well of excellent water, city water, and cistern. Fruit of apple, pear, grapes, peaches, and cherries. Address I. D. VanHorn, 34 Walter Ave., Battle Creek, Mich.
FOR SALE.—Fruit farm of 50 acres—red clay loam and black chert, ideal soil for the peach and strawberry. Over 1,300 peach-trees, nearly all young, bearing trees; new up-to-date house; new 30 x 40 barn; two wells, pure freestone water; beautiful scenery on three sides; 1 ½ mile from Graysville. Address C. H. Moyers, Graysville, Tenn.
A NURSES' COURSE IN CHICAGO.—A training-school for nurses will be opened at the sanitarium at 28 Thirty-third Place, Chicago, Ill., October 1. The course of training will be complete and thorough, including surgical nursing and obstetrical nursing, as well as ordinary sanitarium treatment.
Laws are now being enacted in most States establishing a high standard for professional nurses, and none are permitted to register as trained nurses who do not possess the required qualifications. The course of training will be the same as that at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Dr. Paulson, Mrs. Dr. Paulson, Dr. Frank J. Otis, Dr. Mabel Howe-Otis, and other competent instructors constitute the faculty.
Those interested should address at once, Chicago Branch Sanitarium, 28 Thirty-third Place, Chicago, Ill.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
By H. G. Miller
Notice !
THE undersigned desires to hear from every one who has ever sold any of our regular subscription books in North Carolina, and to learn what book was sold, and the territory canvassed, whether city or country. Address, Eufola, N. C.
H. G. Miller,
State Agent.
Greater New York Conference Session
By C. H. Edwards
Notice!
The Greater New York Conference will hold its third annual session in New York City, Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, 1904, for the election of officers, and the transaction of any other business that may be brought before the delegates. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and one for each ten members. It is requested that each church in the conference elect its delegates immediately, and that the credentials of the same be sent at once to E. H. Hall, conference secretary, 39 Union Square.
The conference sessions will be held in the Beacon Light tent, Cor. 109th St. and Manhattan Ave.; first meeting, Thursday morning, September 29, at 10 o'clock. Let each delegate come to this important gathering with the prayer that brotherly love and unity may so prevail that the business sessions may be what God designs all his work to be, spiritual feasts and seasons of refreshing. C. H. Edwards, President.
Publications Wanted
N. B.—Attention has been repeatedly called to the necessity of having papers properly wrapped. Do not roll or wrap too small. Cover papers well, so that they will be clean when received. Some have paid double the postage necessary, while others have forwarded literature by express when it would have been cheaper to send it by mail, at four ounces for one cent.
[SPECIAL NOTE.—All who receive periodicals in answer to these calls are advised to examine them carefully before distributing them.—ED.]
The following persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, postpaid:—
J. W. Huddlesten, Antlers, I. T., Little Friend and Lesson Quarterly.
Mrs. Nancy W. Gath, Red Lodge, Mont., tracts on immortality of the soul.
M. T. Clark, M. D., Temple, O. T., Signs, Instructor, Little Friend, and Life and Health.
Healdsburg College’s Purpose and Program
The object of Healdsburg College, as stated in the twenty-first annual calendar, just received, is "to develop and train men and women to live as true Christian citizens, and to fill positions of trust with the greatest efficiency, as ministers, teachers, missionaries, editors, authors, physicians, nurses, business men, artisans, managers, musicians, and all-round practical minutemen. The central thought is to prepare the youth to become proficient in the highest service in this world, and in the world to come, and to be foremost in giving to the world the everlasting gospel in this generation." The aim is a worthy one, and we hope that the managers will be prospered in their good purpose. The new president of the institution, Prof. Warren E. Howell, has been connected with our educational work for a number of years, and his past experience gives promise of success in his present position. The calendar gives very complete information concerning the plan of work at the institution, and can be obtained by addressing the president, at Healdsburg, Cal.
The Council of the General Conference Committee
The fall council of the General Conference Committee opened at College View, Neb., on Thursday of last week, according to previous appointment. The following members of the committee were present the first day of the meeting: G. I. Butler, L. R. Conradi, H. W. Cottrell, A. G. Daniells, S. N. Haskell, L. A. Hoopes, A. T. Jones, N. P. Nelson, David Paulson, W. W. Prescott, E. T. Russell, W. H. Thurston, R. A. Underwood, W. C. White, W. B. White. Other members came in later. Brethren E. W. Farnsworth recently from Australia, W. H. Anderson, of the British Central African Mission, and John Lipke, of South America, were invited to represent their respective fields in the council.
Several conference presidents, members of union conference committees, and members of important boards of management were invited to participate in the council.
A general outline of the business for the council was presented with suitable explanations by Elder A. G. Daniells, the president of the General Conference, which was ordered to be printed. The daily program was decided upon, and provision was made for the appointment of the necessary standing committees.
The council then considered the time and place of the next general conference, and after some discussion of the question it was voted that the next general conference should be held at Washington, D. C., May 11-30, 1905, and that the several union conferences should be invited to send large delegations. It is expected that this conference will be held in tents.
It was decided to hold public services each evening, and Elder E. W. Farnsworth spoke the first evening to a large congregation. He presented the necessity of receiving the Holy Spirit in order to give the third angel's message to the world.
Sister White is attending the council, and will speak from time to time as her strength will permit.
Quite a number of those in attendance are being entertained by the college and the sanitarium.
One of the visiting brethren will speak to the students of Union College each morning during the council. Elder A. G. Daniells spoke to them Friday morning.
Among the presidents of conferences in attendance are the following: R. C. Porter, of Missouri; C. McReynolds, of Kansas; G. F. Haffner, of Oklahoma; G. F. Watson, of Colorado; A. T. Robinson, of Nebraska; C. A. Burman, of South Dakota; H. S. Shaw, of Minnesota; W. J. Stone, of Indiana; A. G. Haughey, of West Michigan; S. E. Wight, of North Michigan; and W. M. Adams, of Manitoba.
Union College Opens
UNION COLLEGE, at College View, Neb., opened last week with an enrolment of one hundred and seventy-three.
W. A. Spicer Reaches New York
ELDER W. A. SPICER reached New York on his return from Europe, September 14, and proceeded to College View, Neb., to participate in the session of the General Conference Council at that place.
Sabbath-School Lessons for the Fourth Quarter
The Sabbath-school lessons for the fourth quarter are designed to present in simple form some of the great fundamental truths of the message. They will be of special interest and benefit to all classes. They are now ready for delivery, and can be secured at the usual sources of supplies.
Quantocks Return from India
BROTHER and SISTER W. W. Quantock, have arrived in Washington from India, where they have been laboring for a number of years past. Brother Quantock's return was made necessary by the state of his health, which had become seriously impaired. They will make their home for a time in Missouri.
Washburn Resigns College Presidency
Prof. H. A. Washburn, who has recently been elected president of Emmanuel Missionary College, has been compelled by ill health to relinquish his new position, and to seek the more favorable climate of Colorado. Elder N. W. Kauble, principal of the Sheridan (Ill.) Industrial School, has been chosen as Professor Washburn's successor.
The Alpha of Universalism
By Editor
The editorial with the title, “The Alpha of Universalism,” on the third page, is rather long, but the question involved is a fundamental one, and it is not easy to treat it in a brief space. We had hoped that the pernicious doctrine that all men are the temples of God, regardless of character, would not be urged further in this denomination, but it seems otherwise. We do hope however, that the truth is presented with sufficient clearness so that our readers will be saved from confusion over this subject.