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The Biennial Conference of the India Union Mission

By J. L. Shaw

The second biennial conference of the India Union Mission was held in the city of Calcutta November 14-28. Nearly every foreign worker both in India and in Burma was present, several of them coming ten hundred and even fifteen hundred miles to attend the meeting. When missionaries have been working almost alone for one or two years in India, battling against what seems the almost impenetrable wall of heathenism, such occasions are times of great moment to the work and workers in the field. The meeting in Calcutta was no exception. From the beginning the Spirit of the Lord was present. The first four days were given almost wholly to spiritual interests. Prof. H. R. Salisbury, representing the General Conference, was with us throughout the meeting. He arrived in India nearly three weeks before the conference, and was able to visit four mission stations before and several after the meeting. His studies with the workers were very helpful and encouraging, and were highly appreciated by all. Eleven papers, carefully prepared by different workers representing various phases of mission work, were read, and considerable time was given to their discussion, which proved exceedingly helpful.

Some progress was shown to have been made during the past two years. The little band of foreign workers has been increased until, counting the wives of missionaries, there are seventy in the field. During a period of eighteen months not a worker, either by sickness or otherwise, was compelled to return home. So wonderfully has God sustained the lives of our missionaries that it was hoped we should be able to report the death of none; but our oldest worker, Elder G. K. Owen, having spent more than eleven years in India without change, in the fulness of old age was stricken down and taken from us just before the conference began.

Reports presented at the conference showed that in nine different tongues work is going forward. Workers are becoming more familiar with the languages, and this is bringing them nearer to the people, and better plans and methods of approach are being formed. Some are accepting the truth, and workers in various languages have united with us and been trained by us until the force of Indian workers numbers seventy-six.

DELEGATES AND WORKERS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE INDIA UNION MISSION CONFERENCE

Some advancement was shown in evangelistic work, though in this we have been handicapped. Ministers and Bible workers have been mostly engaged in language study, so that less has been done in preaching the word by foreign workers both in English and in the vernacular. It was the feeling of the conference, however, that we have now reached the time to push forward the evangelical work more urgently than ever before. Workers sent out for English work began meetings in Calcutta before the conference, and a good interest was in progress. Professor Salisbury spoke one night on the Balkan crisis to a large audience in one of the theaters in the city. Reports of it went through the papers to various parts of India. Evangelical work in the vernacular has been in the past mostly dependent upon Indian workers, but henceforth European workers will be able to do more. The preaching of the word and the training of workers are surely the great concern of our mission force in India; and while giving of their means and sending their sons and daughters to this land of need, our people at home should pray that neither heat nor sun, heathen caste nor customs, may hinder their representatives in the mission field from the one great business of preaching the Word of God in the power of the Spirit.

The educational work showed some signs of growth. The fourteen village schools in operation have an enrolment of 615; these, with four boarding-schools having an enrolment of 243, make, in all, 858 pupils under our religious training.

The conference manifested its interest in the English school children of missionaries and English-speaking believers, and about six hundred dollars was pledged toward a fund for the erection of a dormitory and school building.

In the medical work, the treatment-rooms at Calcutta and Mussoorie and our different dispensaries revealed an increase of patronage. The treatment-rooms after paying all expenses showed a balance in their favor. It was the opinion of the conference that we have demonstrated that treatment-rooms can be carried on in a number of large cities and be entirely self-supporting. A resolution was passed favoring the opening of treatment-rooms in Rangoon, with the understanding that the treatment-rooms in Mussoorie and Calcutta donate their profits the coming year to that end.

The publishing work showed an encouraging growth. A property purchased, with additions made to it, has provided a permanent home for the International Tract Society. The English journals, the Oriental Watchman and the Herald of Health, have been enlarged and improved, and the circulation has more than trebled. Two vernacular journals, one in Tamil and the other in Burmese, started the past year, together with Juga Lakhyan, the Bengali journal; all show a growing circulation. In all, five journals are published by the International Tract Society of India, the combined circulation of which through the sale of canvassers is about twenty thousand each issue. It was also decided to

start two more journals in the vernacular, one in Urdu and the other in Hindi.

There has been a small gain in the tithe during the last two years. The tithe for the year ending October, 1912, was $6,677, or $1,501 more than for the year ending October, 1910. The Sabbath-school donations have also gained, and the number of Sabbath schools has nearly doubled.

The India Mission Field has been materially benefited by the donations which have come from the $300,000 Fund. Nearly thirty thousand dollars has been received. With this have been purchased ground and a building for the India Union Mission and International Tract Society; a church and school building at Tinnevelli, a mission bungalow at Meiktila, Burma; a mission property at Gopalganj, East Bengal; and a mission house and school and dispensary buildings have been erected at Karmatar. There still remains money for mission stations at Sahibabad, in north India, and at Kalyan, in west India.

Calls for consecrated workers come from different parts of the field. For the work already in hand it was voted to ask the Mission Board to send out two families for the work in Bengal, two canvassers for the circulation of English literature, a lady Bible worker, and two couples for treatment-room work. Looking out upon the many millions of other tongues among whom no effort has ever yet been made, the following resolution was passed:—

“Whereas, The Telugu people, numbering more than twenty million, have shown a readiness to respond to Christian effort beyond that of most other nations of India, and,—

“Whereas, There are seventeen million Punjabis without a representative of the third angel’s message, and among whom statistics show that during the last decade the percentage of increase of the Christian population has been greater than in any other language area, therefore,—

“We recommend, That work be opened next in these two language areas, and that we petition the Mission Board to send us two families each for this work.”

I have not seen our workers at a previous meeting return to their fields with better spirit and courage. The closing meetings were seasons of refreshment long to be remembered. J. L. SHAW.

Neno, Nyasaland, British Central Africa

By S. M. KONIGMACHER

THIS is a lovely day, very hot in the sun, but pleasant and cool in the shade. The mangoes are ripening, and soon we shall have some to use, also guavas. Today (Oct. 28, 1912) we had fresh green corn for dinner.

The work is onward in this part of the vineyard. We have been very busy lately, making needed repairs before the rains set in.

Brother Robinson made us a visit a few weeks ago, which we appreciated. While here he assisted me in my first baptismal service, twenty-four persons acknowledging the Saviour and showing before their brethren a desire to leave their old customs and walk in the narrow way. The enemy claimed two of our members this year by death, but with the new ones added, we have now a church-membership of thirty-three here at Mantandane.

We have also been working up our little dairy. We send our butter to Blantyre, to help a little toward self-support; and are also putting in a native store. We remodeled one of our buildings, and by slight and inexpensive changes were able to fix up quite a suitable little brick store building, with iron roof.

The expense of this mission is usually about thirty dollars a month. This includes only the wages of our twelve out-school teachers, the station-school teacher, and other help at the mission here. Knowing how heavy is the burden in collecting funds for mission work, it affords us much pleasure to assist all we can at this end. We find that it is a very good thing to have some work that we can give to our Christian boys and girls.

We are studying Portuguese, so as to be ready to enter Portuguese East Africa, a very needy field, with the third angel’s message. It is rather difficult to get started in that territory, as the people do not especially love Christian missions or teachers, but the way will open as soon as we are ready. The work is going, and we are very thankful that we have a part in it.

S. M. KONIGMACHER.

North Carolina

By W. H. George

MOREHEAD CITY.—A few lines about the colporteur work in this part of the field will be of interest to those who are watching the work done in “the highways and byways” of the world in carrying the printed page.

In Carteret County I was enabled to place about $600 worth of books and magazines in 720 hours. Here and elsewhere in the State I worked 783 hours, and delivered $1,011.83 worth of literature. From the first of September to the first of January, I worked 484 hours, and delivered literature to the amount of $650.62.

This is no exception. The whole State offers a territory as desirable as Carteret County. Are there not many of our people living in neighborhoods where perhaps little missionary work can be done, who might enter such a field as this, and, while making a living, have a part in proclaiming the message? One or two families who are living the truth could accomplish much good by residing among those who have never heard the truths for this time. There are many places in this State where the people have never heard of Seventh-day Adventists, and know nothing of the third angel’s message.

In some parts of Carteret County land is not expensive. Good farms may be purchased for from ten to fifteen dollars an acre, and this land produces large crops of sweet potatoes of the finest quality, the yield being from fifty to three hundred bushels an acre. Some of our people would do well to settle in different parts of the county where “Great Controversy” has been placed, and live the truth before these people. In most any part of the State can be found desirable places to locate where resident canvassing could be done. A broader field of usefulness could be found in taking up the canvassing work altogether.

I believe that the time has come when those who believe the truth and have enlisted under the banner will engage in giving the light to the world, or they will be shaken out. How can we hide our light under a bushel or under a bed, dealing in the merchandise of this world or resting at ease in our homes, when the world is to be warned? God will care for all who are consecrated and will devote their lives to his service.

W. H. GEORGE.

Utilizing the Press for Present Truth

By H. A. Weaver

WE came to Newark, Ohio, from Port Huron, Mich., early in November last. A series of evangelistic meetings of the Billy Sunday Tabernacle variety had just closed in Newark. The tabernacle was located opposite the Seventh-day Adventist church. The people of the city had evidently been aroused by the evangelist, a Dr. Lyon, of Chicago. As soon as we were settled, we arranged for holding a series of meetings in our church. The subject with which we led in the series announced was the Eastern question.

Newark is a city of thirty thousand inhabitants. There are two thriving newspapers here. Through the kindness of Brethren Montgomery and Kennedy, of the Newark Sanitarium, I was introduced to both editors. From the first, my reports were printed just as handed to the editors. I endeavored to prepare these articles carefully and to follow closely the instruction of the Press Bureau.

We held twenty meetings in the series. Two nights were devoted to the Eastern question. After that we followed the usual line of subjects. It was interesting to watch from evening to evening for the heading which the editors would place upon each report. One of the papers used especially attractive headings.

In each report I used my own sub-headings throughout the body of the article. On the subject “The 2300 Days,” for instance, I divided the article into five sections, using the following sub-heads: “The Vision,” “Interpretation of the Vision,” “The 2300 Days,” “Prophecy of the Messiah,” “Cleansing of the Sanctuary.”

In the entire series of twenty lectures there were printed and distributed throughout the city and county 22,700 words dealing with present truth, an average of 1,135 words for each sermon. We have reason to believe that many in different parts of the county read the reports regularly. The attendance at the meetings was good until near the last when the testing truths began to be set forth. Then only those who were in earnest remained. Five adults have decided to obey the call of the Lord, and a number of others are counting the cost. It can be stated that at least four of the five mentioned were attracted to the meetings through the reports given in the papers. Openings for Bible studies are more numerous than can be filled. We give the Lord all the praise for his providential openings and blessing.

H. A. WEAVER.

Ten New Sabbath-Keepers Baptized at Zanesville

TEN new Sabbath-keepers were recently baptized at Zanesville, Ohio, by Elder E. K. Slade, as a result of the faithful labors of Elder F. H. Henderson.

Memorials and Resolutions in Opposition to Sunday Legislation

EARNEST work in opposition to religious legislation is being carried forward in the Pacific Union Conference by Brother J. F. Blunt, the religious liberty secretary, and those associated with him. The following memorials and resolutions have been presented to the legislature of the State of California:—

Memorial in Opposition to a Sunday-Closing Law in the State of California

To the Honorable Senators and Assemblymen of the State Legislature of California, convened at the City of Sacramento, Jan. 6, 1913.

“GENTLEMEN: Among the propositions defeated at the last regular session of the legislature was a Sunday-closing bill, specially applying to the conduct of barber shops in California. Later, the advocates of Sunday sacredness proposed to invoke the initiative to secure the adoption of a general Sunday-closing law in this State, providing heavy penalties for the non-observance of the day.

“You are aware of the fact that this effort to enforce a religious custom by civil law failed completely, only 8,714 signatures having been secured by the original canvass, and only 4,999 more by supplemental petition. As the original and the supplemental petitions all together contained only 13,713 signatures, or less than one half the required eight per cent of the vote for governor, at the last State election, the issue did not come up at the November election for a vote.

“When it is considered that a protest against the enactment of a Sunday law, bearing the signatures of 68,559 male voters of this State, was ready for presentation to the legislature two years ago, and that notwithstanding the enfranchisement of women since that time a meager showing of only 13,713 signatures of both men and women voters was made in favor of a Sunday law, in the campaign just ended, it is apparent that the citizens of California are almost unanimously opposed to such discrimination of days.

“We desire to suggest in this memorial that the rights of all citizens are involved in this controversy. There are wide differences of religious conviction regarding the sanctity of days. The Jews, with the Seventh-day Adventists, the Seventh-day Baptists, and others, maintain that the Sabbath ordained at the beginning of the world has never been changed by divine authority, and that all are subject to this requirement of God to keep holy the seventh day. While others, without any Scriptural authority, have chosen to ignore the Sabbath of divine appointment, and have united for the exaltation of Sunday as the weekly day of rest, enforced by civil law, there are still others who esteem all days alike common.

“These differences of conviction can not be regulated by civil law. The State is equally bound to defend the rights of all citizens, whatever their faith or persuasion, and section 4, article 1, of the State constitution, distinctly declares that ‘the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION OR PREFERENCE, shall forever be guaranteed in this State.’ To arbitrarily require that all should abide by the conclusions of any class of religionists would be despotic. It was never designed by the founders of the government that such a union of church and state should prevail in America. Congress is expressly enjoined, by the First Amendment of the national Constitution, from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; and the Fourteenth Amendment unequivocally declares that ‘no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privilege or immunities of citizens of the United States.’”

“All these just provisions of the basic laws of State and nation are founded on inalienable rights of the individual, which can not be ignored. They stand as insuperable barriers to the enactment of a Sunday law; for the observance of Sunday is undeniably a religious custom. Such laws are an expression of intolerance, a menace to the religious liberty of dissenters, and a ready excuse for persecution when placed upon the statutes. Despite the pretense that such laws are demanded in the interest of labor, they have their origin in religious superstition and fanaticism.

“We trust and believe that you will not fail to support the existing guaranties of absolute freedom in religious things, established by the State for the protection of the entire community. We look to you as the champions and defenders of liberty, and we expect your faithful adherence to the principles which actuated our forefathers in erecting these strong bulwarks against bigotry and persecution, such as characterized the administration of human affairs during the dark ages. As America has stood for freedom in days past, so let California continue to stand in defense of civil and religious liberty and for the equality of all citizens under the law.

“S. Hecht, rabbi of Congregation B’nai B’rith, Los Angeles, Cal.; Isidore Myers, rabbi, Los Angeles, Cal.; Seventh-day Baptists of California, by Eli F. Loofboro, pastor Riverside church; Christian Sabbath-keepers’ Union, by Theophilus A. Gill, registrar for California; Victor Harris, editor B’nai B’rith Messenger, secretary Hebrew Benevolent Society, Los Angeles, Cal.; Pacific Religious Liberty Association, by John F. Blunt, secretary; Pacific Union Conference Seventh-day Adventists, by E. E. Andross, president; Western League for the Preservation of Civil Liberty, by H. G. Thurston, president; Dr. R. Furber, Ph. D., rabbi of Congregation Sinai, Los Angeles, Cal.; Geo. W. Hills, pastor Seventh-day Baptist Church, Los Angeles.”

To the State Legislature now in session in this city.

“GENTLEMEN: We submit herewith a series of resolutions, formally adopted by the Northern California-Nevada Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, at the third annual session of that body, held at Sacramento, June 9 last, which memorial we respectfully present to your honorable body at this time, as it affects a matter that vitally concerns the liberties of all citizens of California, whose freedom you are bound to defend:—

“Whereas, God in his wisdom created man a free moral agent, not subject to his fellows in religious things; and,—

“Whereas, The denial of inalienable rights in other lands led our forefathers to establish in America a free republic in which the blessings of liberty might be enjoyed; and,—

“Whereas, Special safeguards were erected as fundamental principles of the United States Constitution and of the constitution of the State of California, whereby the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, might be forever guaranteed to citizens of this commonwealth; therefore be it—

“(a) Resolved, That we, the representatives of the Seventh-day Adventist churches in the Northern California-Nevada Conference now plead for the maintenance of the principles established by Almighty God and recognized by human government, whereby absolute freedom of conscience and entire liberty of religious observance may be enjoyed in this State.

“(b) Resolved, That inasmuch as Congress is prohibited from the making or enforcement of any law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and inasmuch as the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution expressly declares that no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, we therefore urge that California refrain from the enactment of any Sunday law, or other statute whereby the compulsory observance of any weekly day of rest might be attempted by the representatives of the State.

“(c) Resolved, That as the United States Constitution expressly declares that the judges in every State shall be bound by that instrument, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding, we therefore are constrained to regard as unconstitutional and as subversive of inherent rights all laws in restraint of religious practise, and especially such statutes relating to Sunday observance as exist in other States, or may be proposed in California, by recourse to the initiative or otherwise.

“(d) Resolved, That we do hereby express our unalterable conviction that civil and religious liberty ought to be maintained throughout the republic, and that the church and the state ought forever to be kept separate in the discharge of their respective functions and duties.

“C. L. TAGGART, President; “VERAH MACPHERSON, Secretary.”

Memorial of Protest Against the Enactment of a Sunday Law in the State of California

To the Honorable Senators and Assemblymen of the California Legislature of the year 1913.

“GENTLEMEN: Because an effort is being made to secure, through your honorable body, the passage of a Sunday-rest law, we deem it our duty in behalf of liberty and equal rights for all to protest against the enactment of any law which can be used to enforce any religious

doctrine or practise upon the people of this State.

“Whatever may be the intent of designating Sunday as a day of rest, to compel its observance by law would be the enforcement of a religious dogma by civil authority, and a practical union of church and state, which in its very nature is essentially destructive of religious liberty.

“In behalf of those desiring legal protection for a weekly rest day ample provision is made in Statutes of 1893, page 54, section 1, which reads: ‘Every person employed in any occupation of labor shall be entitled to one day’s rest in seven,’ etc. By this law every person has legal liberty to choose any day of the week for a day of rest, without being compelled to observe any.

“The people of this State are unfavorable to a Sunday law, as shown by the fact that less than two per cent of the voters signed the petition to bring the question to a vote, through the initiative, at the last election held. For liberty and equal rights for all we continue to labor and pray.

“In behalf of the Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. “F. M. BURG, President; “FRANK LANE, Secretary.”

Resolutions Adopted by the Churches Composing the Central California Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists for Submission to the State Legislature

“FRESNO, CAL., Jan. 10, 1913.

To the State Legislature, in session at Sacramento.

“GENTLEMEN: Believing,—

“1. In the separation of church and state.

“2. That the legislature is prohibited by the constitution from enacting any law enforcing the observance of any religious institution, or looking toward a union of church and state, or of religion and civil government;

“3. That any such legislation is opposed to the best interests of both church and state, and—

“4. That the first step in this direction is a dangerous step, and should be opposed by every lover of liberty, the several churches composing this Central California Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination have formally adopted the following series of resolutions, for presentation to your honorable body:—

“Whereas, Sunday is a religious institution, and all legislation in behalf of its observance is religious legislation; and,—

“Whereas, Religious legislation by civil government is contrary to the principles enunciated by Jesus Christ, and is also subversive of the fundamental principles upon which the American government was founded; be it therefore—

“Resolved, That we continue to use our influence and our energies to prevent religious legislation, and to perpetuate among all men the blessings of civil and religious liberty.

“Resolved, That we hereby express our profound belief in the Christian religion as set forth in the Sacred Scriptures; and that it is the divine mission of the church to proclaim this gospel to all the world.

“Resolved, That we recognize civil government to be of divine appointment, ordained of God to rule in all things civil, and that it is the duty of all men to

render loyal obedience to civil government in the exercise of its rightful authority.

“Resolved, That we hereby affirm our belief that religion and civil government occupy different realms, and that the church and state should be kept forever separate, in accordance with the teaching of the divine author of Christianity in the words: ‘Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s;’ and as expressed by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which declares: ‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.’”

“In harmony with the resolutions herewith presented to your consideration, we desire further to remind you that our own State constitution expressly declares: ‘The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be guaranteed in this State.’”

“Moreover, the Constitution of the United States declares: ‘No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.’ And it is inconceivable that the legislature of any State should be permitted to enact laws in restraint of religious conviction when Congress itself is prohibited from so doing.

“We therefore respectfully ask your honorable body to observe these barriers to religious legislation, that the blessings of civil and religious liberty, guaranteed by State and Nation, may continue to be enjoyed by the citizens of California.

“Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, by “J. H. BEHRENS, President.”

“Attest: “G. A. WHEELER, Secretary.”

“JAN. 14, 1913.”

To the State Legislature of California, convened at Sacramento in the Fortieth Session.

“ESTEEMED SENATORS AND HONORED GENTLEMEN: We submit, with this memorial, the joint protest of 68,550 male voters of California, whose individual signatures attest their united opposition to the enactment of a Sunday-closing law, or any other form of religious legislation, in the State of California.

“While the signatures were appended to the accompanying protest, in the expectation that it would be presented to the legislature of 1911, it was not formally brought to the notice of the legislators at that time. In order to comply with the intention of this great body of your constituents, to make their protest a matter of permanent record in the archives of the State, we now submit to your honorable body the accompanying petition.

“That the disposition of the voters of this State has not changed during the last two years, was abundantly manifested by the failure of the proposition to invoke the initiative last fall, by means of which the advocates of Sunday sacredness hoped to secure a law, by direct vote of the people, whereby the State should become obligated to enforce the observance of Sunday as a day of rest notwithstanding differences of moral conviction among citizens as to which day should be observed as the Sabbath,

or whether all days should be regarded alike.

“Only 8,714 signatures of men and women voters were obtained by the original canvass in favor of a Sunday law, and only 4,999 more were secured by supplemental petition. A meager total of 13,713 male and female voters of the State having thus expressed a desire for civil enforcement of a sectarian practise, undeniably related to religious custom and belief, it would seem that the voters of California are almost unanimously disposed to leave the individual free from interference in religious things. As contrasted with the magnificent protest, herewith presented to your honorable body, such a weak appeal for a union of church and state is unworthy of consideration.

“But apart from any question of majorities is that of inalienable right. Our own State constitution declares: ‘The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be guaranteed in this State.’ The observance of any day as a period of rest is due wholly to religious conviction, and citizens differ among themselves in practise and belief. The State can not regulate these things. They are essentially matters of religious belief, and must be left to the individual consciences of citizens, whose moral convictions are not subject to human restraint.

“We trust that Senate Bill Number 207 and Assembly Bill Number 241, companion measures introduced to-day in the legislature, will be defeated. They are opposed to constitutional guaranties, based on natural rights, which are and should be inalienable. With full confidence in your disposition to maintain these fundamental principles of justice, on which civil and religious liberty depends, we are,

“Respectfully, “Pacific Union Conference Seventh-day Adventists, by “E. E. ANDROSS, President.”

“Attest: “J. J. IRELAND, Secretary.”

With the foregoing, the great protest therein alluded to was presented in both houses of the legislature, where it will stand as an expression of the love of liberty entertained by its signers, and their desire that the legislature shall not depart from the standards of justice heretofore effective in the State of California.

State and Church

By William Warren Prescott

Reports, Notes, and Comments Pertaining to the Current History of Religious Freedom, and the Campaign “to Make America Catholic.”

Conducted by the Religious Liberty Association.

W. W. PRESCOTT - - - - SECRETARY

Using the Papers

The following is a list of States from which newspaper clippings, bearing on the resolutions passed by our churches concerning the Sunday bill, have been received up to Jan. 31, 1913:—

New Jersey, Ohio, Maine, Colorado, Utah, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Nebraska, North Carolina, Mississippi, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Montana, Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, Iowa, Connecticut, California, New Hampshire, Kansas, New York, Washington, Missouri, Rhode Island, Wisconsin.

Total circulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673,381

Number of individuals computed by newspaper offices to read each copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Total number of individuals thus reached by this effort . . . 2,693,524

Sanitarium Notes

By L. A. H.

The Washington Sanitarium reports four hundred patients for the year 1912, representing many classes of people, prominent and otherwise. The institution is becoming better known in Washington and near-by towns, gaining friends among physicians and surgeons, as well as others. Special effort is being made to strengthen the work of all departments, and to increase the efficiency of the work as a whole. Regular meetings are held by the medical staff for the discussion of topics of immediate interest to the workers. The nurses are also organized as a staff, holding regular meetings to read and discuss papers.

The religious work of the Sanitarium has recently been strengthened by the coming of Elder E. W. Webster as chaplain. His previous connection with sanitarium work, together with practical field experience, qualifies him for good service in his present position. The entire family of workers has recently enjoyed a spiritual revival, aided by the labors of Elder Meade MacGuire during his two weeks' stay. Four persons have accepted the truth in the institution during the past year. Many letters are received from former patients, speaking of their kind and pleasant remembrances of their stay, some making special mention of their enjoyment of the spiritual privileges afforded.

Active work for the needy of the vicinity is being planned by the management, some work being already done. A nurses' bureau has also been established to help in meeting field needs. Association with the Woman's Christian Temperance Unions of Washington is bringing our physicians in touch with others in a way to be of mutual benefit.

The Washington Branch Sanitarium has had a crowded season thus far this winter, finding it necessary to add materially to the force of workers. The institution is making a good financial showing, and is fast making friends among physicians and others. A happy and united family is a good feature of its work.

The Florida Sanitarium reports a good season and a prospect that its new building will be fully utilized. Its financial operation is quite gratifying. Spiritual conditions and results are good.

The Graysville (Tenn.) Sanitarium has had a fair patronage for some time. Dr. M. M. Martinson, the superintendent, writes encouragingly of the outlook.

The Walla Walla (College Place, Wash.) Sanitarium has recently made some changes and improvements in its heating system, the regular work of the institution being somewhat interrupted. Conditions are now better than ever for receiving patients, and the house is filling up. With the assurance of the best of comfort and satisfaction from a well-heated building and good equipment, together with the efficient services of graduate and experienced nurses, the management expects a good business. Excellent results are being seen from the spiritual labors put forth for the sick in the institution and its vicinity by the sanitarium workers and by the college students.

The Phoenix Rest Home, Arizona, reports a satisfactory patronage, with quite gratifying results. The institution is fast becoming known among our own people as a refuge for those suffering with tuberculosis. The efforts of the management to cooperate with conferences and churches in helping those of moderate means is being appreciated.

L. A. H.

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