Training School Advocate, The Advocate, Vol. 2, No. 1.
CONTENTSPage 2
Earlier text: VALUE OF DEEP BREATHINGHOW TO GAIN THE ATTENTION.
By E. A. S.
A NOBLE character is the result of continuous, well-directed mental activity, of dwelling upon pure and lofty themes. This unceasing activity of the intellectual faculties is attention. The word attention is derived from the same Latin root from which we get our word tension, meaning to hold firmly, to stretch, and is the opposite of a relaxed state of mind, as manifested in the listless, lazy child. There can be no transformation of character in one who is stupid and irresponsive. Such a mind is described by James thus: “Ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord. A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.” This is a description of inattention. Isaiah defines attention for us: “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee.” The Revised Version renders the clause thus: “A steadfast mind thou keepest in perfect peace.” The out-pouring of the Holy Ghost can come only as the result of giving careful attention to the truth. “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image.” This earnest attention is the same power which enables man to see things that mortal eye can not see, and hear things that finite ear can not hear. It is that power of mind which one must have to pierce through the veil and grasp firmly “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” To have a genuine Christian experience we must give “earnest heed [attention] to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.” Any wide-awake teacher realizes that it is time and energy thrown away by students to go over the ordinary school work unless the attention can be fixed upon the subject a sufficient length of time to arouse thought. Thinking is the result of attention, and the strength and thoroughness of our thought will be in proportion to the attention given to the subject. Each thought causes a molecular change in the physical nature of the individual. We are “transformed by the renewing of the mind.” “As a man thinketh, so is he.” Thus the way to build character is to create an interest in some subject that should enter into the character; to help the student to center his mind upon19 the subject,—give attention to it. Such thinking affects the circulation of the blood, which in turn changes every particle of the being. This change of each cell is the writing of the thought upon muscles, nerves, and fibers. The record thus made is the character. A person who has not the power to interest pupils to the extent of gaining the attention is not a teacher. To assign lessons in certain text-books and hear these lessons recited may not be teaching. Memorizing facts, the usual method of preparing lessons, can be done with but little attention. Some children go over a lesson a dozen times before they can recite it. The impression made upon the mind is merely mechanical, and is not the result of thought,—of actually living the lesson. This is learning by rote. It was this method of study-in the Jewish schools that Jesus condemned, and hence avoided. A lesson studied once as it should be, is learned. If the interest is good, the attention riveted, the lesson will be written upon the heart and mind, and God has given the promise of his Spirit to recall that lesson whenever it is needed, and we do not need to have any anxious thought about it. Here is one great difference between the education of God and the education of the world. Time can then be spent in learning new lessons. We do not need to worry for fear of forgetting truth learned in the proper way. The world does not recognize the work of the Holy Spirit in education, so the lessons have to be actually drilled in by constant repetition until they can be recited without thinking. Often when a student who has been taught in this way, wishes to use the knowledge thus acquired, his memory fails, and he is uncertain. To be successful in gaining the attention of pupils, the teacher must himself have learned to give attention. Teachers must be under the complete control of the Holy Spirit, and attend always to that word behind them saying, “This is the way.” Herein lies one secret of Christian education, and here is to be found the remedy for any trouble with discipline. The power of attention, which is the power of God, will be so strong in the teacher that the pupils must yield, and come into harmony with the controlling spirit. They will find the teacher’s attention to their welfare so persistent and determined that they will not be able to resist. This power will act upon stubborn hearts as a summer sun would upon a snow bank. If they do not yield, they will not stay. Teacher, study the methods of Christ if you would know how to be a controller and not the one controlled. God is calling for a class of workers who have that power which is the result of attention. The latter rain is power. The reason it is not received is because there is so much inattention to the truths which would prepare for it. The Lord says, “Careless inattention is seen in everything they undertake. A sudden impulse now and then is not sufficient to accomplish a reformation in these ease-loving, indolent ones.” “Mental culture is what we as a people need, and what we must have in order to meet the demands of the time.” I HOPE that in the Nature Study department of the ADVOCATE, our teachers may find some words so pregnant with thought that the heart will rise in response to the Creator, who is ever directing our eyes to the beautiful in nature, and causing us to search anxiously for these revelations of his character. Wherever experiments are suggested, you will find it very helpful to try them, for children delight to see manifestations of divine love and law, and it will lead them to be more on the alert for the voice of God in trees, and stones, and flowers.20 Never before have I so fully realized the wondrous beauty of the world in which we live, and as occasionally, when sitting alone with God, I picture to myself those angel teachers in the Eden school, I can almost hear the questions Adam and Eve asked as they saw and felt and heard the life of the Creator on all sides. Compared with any text-book ever written by man, the book of nature is as life compared with death. Encourage the children to ask questions. Encourage them to be still in order to hear the quiet voice that is ever speaking in the stones, in the drops of water, in the breezes which rush in at the open door, in the snowflakes which thickly cover the ground. The following extracts are taken from the “Cyclopedia of Nature Teachings.” “The needle that has been touched with the loadstone may be shaken and agitated, but it never rests until it turns toward the pole” (Manton). Thus our hearts’ affections, when once magnetized by the love of Christ, find no rest except they turn to him. The cares and labors of the day may carry the thoughts to other objects, even as the finger may turn the needle to the east or west, but no sooner is the pressure removed than the thoughts fly to the Well-beloved just as the needle moves to its place. We are unable to rest anywhere but in Jesus.—C. H. Spurgeon. Stones are charged with the worst species of hardness. “As stubborn as a stone,” it is said; and yet hardest stones submit to be smoothed and rounded under the soft friction of water. Ask the innumerable myriads of stones on the sea-shore, what has become of their little angles, once so stern and sharp, and of the roughness and uncouthness of their whole appearance. Their single reply is, “Water wrought with us, nothing but water, and none of us resisted.” Hear, then, the sermon of the pebbles: “You are souls, and we are pebbles; water is water, and God is God; if we yield to be fashioned by water, and you do not yield to be fashioned by God, be not surprised that the very stones should cry out against you.”—John Pulsford. On one occasion, when Dr. Buckland, George Stephenson, and Sir William Follett were on a visit to Sir Robert Peel, the party had just returned from church, and were standing together on the terrace near the hall, when they observed in the distance a railway train flashing along, throwing behind it a long line of white steam. “Now, Buckland,” said Mr. Stephenson, “I have a poser for you. Can you tell me what is the power that is driving that train?” “Well,” said the doctor, “I suppose it is one of your big engines.” “But what drives the engine?” “Oh, very likely a canny Newcastle driver.” “What do you say to the light of the sun?” “How can that be?” asked the doctor. “It is nothing else,” said the engineer; “it is light bottled up in the earth for years,—light absorbed by plants and vegetables being necessary for the condensation of carbon during the process of their growth, if it be not carbon in another form; and now, after being buried in the earth for long ages in fields of coal, that latent light is again brought forth, and liberated; made to work, as in that locomotive, for great human purposes.” Like a flash of light, it illuminated in an instant an entire field of science. At a meeting of the British Scientific Association, Sir D. Brewster exhibited a piece of chalcedony, within which a minute landscape could be seen. If kept in total darkness for four hours, this marvelous picture vanished, but reappeared as vivid as ever on ten minutes’ exposure to the sunlight, proving that not only could a design be mysteriously insinuated into the interior21 of the mineral, but that the light could be stirred up therein, and produced at will. It was surmised that this effect had been produced by the action of nitrate of silver, salts of silver being, as all photographers know, very sensitive to the influence of light. Isaac Taylor, writing on “A Dark Night,” argues on and illustrates the fact that one or two absolutely dark nights during the year are essentially necessary for the well-being of the vegetable and animal worlds. They provide times of absolute resting. It is very significant of the importance of darkness, that we can sleep in the dark; and that God arranged for about one third of our lives to be spent in the silence of darkness. There is evidently a natural connection between darkness and bodily and mental rest. “A dark night, I mean a night really dark, which is not so frequent an occurrence, taking the year round, as you might suppose; speaking colloquially, a dark night, is not an every-day occurrence. Nights as absolutely lightless as some central cavern among the roots of the mountains may be, are not many in the round of the year. There may be two or three such nights occurring between October and February, or in some years there may not be even one such night. For producing a genuine dark night several atmospheric and meteorologic conditions must combine. “Whence comes the peculiar darkness of this night, or how is it produced? And what is it for, or what are the purposes in the great economy of nature which it subserves?” “The earth’s own temperature, not now radiated into the celestial spaces, is shut in—it is ovened, or muffled up; and this warmth is agreeably suffused throughout the space intervening between the earth and its cloudy envelope. A uniform vapory firmament constitutes the inferior stratum, which at once shuts in the warmth of the planets and shuts out the starry sky. Yet this one envelope by itself would leave us quite light enough to see the road, even to see the handpost, and enough, perhaps, to read the inscription thereon. There must be a second covering to create a dark-dark night. There must be a loftier firmament; there must be an unbroken expanse of cloud, between which and the lower stratum there will be a space of perhaps a mile in altitude, or two miles may intervene. It is this upper tier, it is this roofing high above the roof, it is this ample over-all, that, in the meteorological sense, gives us here below indeed a dark night.” “This dark and silent night, is it in fact a dead time in nature? It is far otherwise. Everywhere it is a most busy hour, although the forces that are in action continue to perform their various offices in strictest silence. This is true of the vegetable, animal, and insect world.” THE MUSIC LESSON.
By Edwin Barnes
The student should be thoroughly familiar with the hand signs, and the mental effect of each note of the scale, as given in the last number of the ADVOCATE. It can be used by the church-school teacher as a part of the regular musical work during the year, by taking the place of the usual chart drill. The pupil should readily skip to any note indicated by the hand sign. The notes most frequently taken by a skip should be studied first; viz., Do, Mi, Sol, Do, Ti, as in Nos. 123, 132, 127, 83, 111, 99, 54, etc., of the hymn book. The skip from the upper Do down to Mi needs a little extra attention, and a practical illustration of this will be found in Nos. 37 and 85 of the same book. The other more difficult intervals can be introduced next, or from time to time. For22 instance, from Re to lower Ti (usually called Si) as in No. 34; from Fa to Mi, as in No. 41; Ti, Sol, Re, as illustrated in No. 92. This tune furnishes a good example of skips. The interval from Fa to Ti you will find in No. 17, and from Sol to upper Fa in 158, etc. Teachers can readily find examples of the various skips in common use by reference to any of our hymn books. It is interesting to notice the fitness of words with music. A verse from several different hymns may be written on the black-board, a tune sung, then let the class decide which would be the best setting for the music. Sing or play a few notes of a simple melody, then ask the pupils to tell you the names of the sounds they heard. This, of course, would be rather difficult at first, but a little at a time, persevered in, will give surprising results. Do, Mi, Sol, Do, are neutral sounds, so to speak, that is, they do not require you to move up or down from them; but Fa, as the hand sign suggests, has a strong tendency downward to Mi; also La to Sol; while Ti has an equal desire to be followed by Do. This will be a help to pupils in recognizing the sounds they hear. An interesting illustration of this would be for the teacher to sing by syllable some familiar tunes, as “Rock of Ages,” in which the pupil can see the application: Sol La Sol Mi Do La Sol Do Re Mi Re Do Te Do. Numerous means of illustration of the above principles will suggest themselves to the teacher. Thus the study of music can occupy quite a period of time before a word need be said in reference to its representation; viz., the staff, bars, notes, etc., and the pupil is made to realize that music is not signs, but an expression of feeling. Signs and symbols, the representation of music, are entirely of secondary importance. CHRISTMAS IN THE BATTLE CREEK CHURCH SCHOOL.
CHRIST said that those who believed on him should do the same works that he did, and even greater works, because he went to the Father. We have also been told by the Spirit of Prophecy that God would use the children to carry the message in these last days. The children of the Battle Creek church school have been taught these things, and I feel sure that Christ and the angels have been made to rejoice by the eagerness that most of the children show in getting a preparation for this work. When the subject of our Christmas exercises came up, and the children were shown that even in these they could be doing good by showing others what Jesus had been teaching them, and by teaching others some of the differences between Jesus’ school and other schools, they entered into the plans with a joyful spirit. They took up things which they were unaccustomed to, and were led to forget themselves in the thought of helping others; and they also learned that when we could go to Jesus, and pray for assistance. The program for Christmas exercises consisted of three parts, the more prominent features of which may be mentioned. The first part took up Christ’s early life; and after several exercises bearing on his childhood, a number of the older boys gave a dialogue while working at the carpenter’s bench, which showed how we may work for and with Him there. The second part was on Christ’s ministry; in this the primary grades displayed some of the things they had learned about caring for the sick or some poor soul in need of help. Our motto for the third part was, “As He was, so are we in this world,” and the message of the recitations and other parts rendered was that of Christlikeness in all our daily relations. Music, both vocal and instrumental, was made a prominent part of the program, as befitted a school which is training children to stand upon the sea of glass. Teachers and pupils worked together in endeavoring to make the occasion pleasing to both the22 instance, from Re to lower Ti (usually called Si) as in No. 34; from Fa to Mi, as in No. 41; Ti, Sol, Re, as illustrated in No. 92. This tune furnishes a good example of skips. The interval from Fa to Ti you will find in No. 17, and from Sol to upper Fa in 158, etc. Teachers can readily find examples of the various skips in common use by reference to any of our hymn books. It is interesting to notice the fitness of words with music. A verse from several different hymns may be written on the black-board, a tune sung, then let the class decide which would be the best setting for the music. Sing or play a few notes of a simple melody, then ask the pupils to tell you the names of the sounds they heard. This, of course, would be rather difficult at first, but a little at a time, persevered in, will give surprising results. Do, Mi, Sol, Do, are neutral sounds, so to speak, that is, they do not require you to move up or down from them; but Fa, as the hand sign suggests, has a strong tendency downward to Mi; also La to Sol; while Ti has an equal desire to be followed by Do. This will be a help to pupils in recognizing the sounds they hear. An interesting illustration of this would be for the teacher to sing by syllable some familiar tunes, as “Rock of Ages,” in which the pupil can see the application: Sol La Sol Mi Do La Sol Do Re Mi Re Do Te Do. Numerous means of illustration of the above principles will suggest themselves to the teacher. Thus the study of music can occupy quite a period of time before a word need be said in reference to its representation; viz., the staff, bars, notes, etc., and the pupil is made to realize that music is not signs, but an expression of feeling. Signs and symbols, the representation of music, are entirely of secondary importance. CHRISTMAS IN THE BATTLE CREEK CHURCH SCHOOL.
By Maud Spaulding
CHRIST said that those who believed on him should do the same works that he did, and even greater works, because he went to the Father. We have also been told by the Spirit of Prophecy that God would use the children to carry the message in these last days. The children of the Battle Creek church school have been taught these things, and I feel sure that Christ and the angels have been made to rejoice by the eagerness that most of the children show in getting a preparation for this work.
When the subject of our Christmas exercises came up, and the children were shown that even in these they could be doing good by showing others what Jesus had been teaching them, and by teaching others some of the differences between Jesus’ school and other schools, they entered into the plans with a joyful spirit. They took up things which they were unaccustomed to, and were led to forget themselves in the thought of helping others; and they also learned that when we needed help, we could go to Jesus, and pray for assistance. The program for Christmas exercises consisted of three parts, the more prominent features of which may be mentioned. The first part took up Christ’s early life; and after several exercises bearing on his childhood, a number of the older boys gave a dialogue while working at the carpenter’s bench, which showed how we may work for and with Him there. The second part was on Christ’s ministry; in this the primary grades displayed some of the things they had learned about caring for the sick or some poor soul in need of help. Our motto for the third part was, “As He was, so are we in this world,” and the message of the recitations and other parts rendered was that of Christlikeness in all our daily relations.
Music, both vocal and instrumental, was made a prominent part of the program, as befitted a school which is training children to stand upon the sea of glass. Teachers and pupils worked together in endeavoring to make the occasion pleasing to both the23 eyes and the ears of the parents and friends who filled the chapel, and its effects upon themselves may be measured by the quaint remark of one of the little boys during the course of the evening: “Seems to me this is the best Christmas present I ’bout ever had.” He had proved the promise, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” EXTRACTS FROM THE LETTERS OF CHURCH-SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Thanksgiving was a busy day with us. My children had been doing some real missionary work previous to this occasion, and were naturally ready to participate in our proposed dinner with all the impulsive zeal of their years. They assembled in our schoolroom at nine o’clock, all laden with well-filled baskets and lunch boxes, which were deposited upon the owners’ desks. After carefully marking each one’s basket, the children were dismissed with instructions to return promptly at 12:45, accompanied by their invited guests. We were kindly granted the use of a very pleasant room (No. 17 in the College), and in this we spread the five tables used. Each table was decorated with evergreen, potted plants, cut flowers, and dainty paper napkins. There were covers for about fifty guests. As we opened basket after basket in the course of the table setting, we could but note the interest shown by the mothers in the preparation of the many dainty, yet healthful dishes, and as the children, each accompanied by a guest, marched into the dining-room, there seemed nothing wanting to complete the joy of the occasion. Each child of the school was seated beside his guest, and tendered those little services which do so much toward making a stranger “at home” in the midst of strange surroundings. The waiters were five of the older members of the school. The first course was soup, followed by a variety of cold foods, and so liberally had the parents provided for the tables, that, upon leaving, each guest was presented with a parcel of food to carry home. During the dinner hour we were favored with instrumental music, which added much to the pleasure of the occasion. The children are now looking forward with newly awakened interest to our Christmas program. The days are still warm and pleasant in Phoenix, so we thought it would be most pleasant to spend a day in the country. The children were encouraged to invite poor children or some one who would not otherwise have a pleasant day, to go with us. The parents and other members of the church entered heartily into the plan. Two large hay-racks, each drawn by four horses, besides other conveyances, carried our company to the Arizona Canal Falls. On our way we passed fields of alfalfa, young grain, and orange groves. Our party were treated to oranges. We spread tableclothes on the ground, and on them placed the dinner, to which all did ample justice. After dinner we drove to Camel-back Mountain—so named from its resemblance to a camel’s back. These mountains are treeless, steep, and rugged. They abound in cacti. Some of our number climbed the mountain, thus satisfying their desire to see what is on the other side. By this time the sun was fading from our sight, so after having spent a pleasant day with the wonderful works of God, we returned home with thankful hearts. IN MINNESOTA.
By Belle Hahn
Your suggestions in regard to Thanksgiving day were gladly and zealously carried out by both parents and pupils. Nearly every pupil brought one or more to share his Thanksgiving lunch, and one sister brought a whole family with her—a mother and four children. Several of the sisters came with their friends and neighbors to our afternoon program, which consisted of repeating thanksgiving Psalms, singing songs of praise, and telling what we were thankful for. A spirit of quiet joy and thankfulness24 pervaded the exercises of the day. My heart was made glad when one of my pupils told me that he had found that it is more blessed to give than to receive. One little girl who had been with us during the day told her mother, on reaching home, that she liked “nut meat” (nuttose) better than turkey, and wished she might go to that school every day. IN WISCONSIN.
By Jennie Snow
Our Thanksgiving day is now in the past, and I am very much pleased with the results. The best way we could find to help the poor was to bring some offering to the Lord. Each child tried to earn something, and brought it to school Thursday morning. We did not try to entertain them by “showing off,” but simply gave samples of our work. The following was our program :— - Song, “I am not ashamed to speak a word for Jesus.”
- Reading from “Desire of Ages,” on the Widow’s Mite, by a pupil.
- Recitation of Scripture texts by the children on the following topics: God’s gifts to us; What he asks us to give him; and Should we be thankful?
- Song, “They brought their gifts to Jesus.”
The gifts, amounting to $2.25, were then taken and prayer was offered. Then followed our regular class work in physiology and the Bible. An essay on the missionary work done in our State was read, and one on the effects of alcohol and tobacco, based on statements from “Healthful Living.” Then followed essays from members of our history class. I saw tears shed during the readings, and when given a chance to talk, the parents improved the time. Several expressed themselves as feeling the sacredness of the room when they entered it. Some were especially interested in the physiology, and the way it was related to the Bible. Others were especially interested in the Bible work, and the way so many useful things could be taught in these classes. I feel sure that since that day we have had more prayers to sustain our work. PRAYER ON THE MOUNTAIN.
By Lucy Larcom
Gird me with the strength of Thy steadfast hills,
The speed of Thy streams give me!
In the spirit that calms, with life that thrills,
I would stand or run for Thee.
Let me be Thy voice, or Thy silent power,
As the cataract, or the peak,—
An eternal thought, in my earthly hour,
Of the living God to speak. Clothe me in the rose-tints of Thy skies,
Upon the morning summits laid!
Robe me in the purple and gold that flies
Through Thy shuttles of light and shade!
Let me rise and rejoice in Thy smile aright,
As mountains and forests do!
Let me welcome Thy twilight and Thy night,
And wait for Thy dawn anew! Give me of the brook's faith, joyously sung
Under clank of its icy chain!
Give me of the patience that hides among
Thy hilltops, in mist and rain!
Lift me up from the clod, let me breathe Thy breath!
Thy beauty and strength give me!
Let me lose both the name and the meaning of death
In the life that I share with Thee!
— Lucy Larcom. IN INDIANA.
By Frances Wright
Our school spent much of the day in preparing clothing to be sent with provisions and papers as a Thanksgiving offering to the poor in the South. Learning, however, of a family nearer home that had been left homeless and almost destitute by a fire the evening before Thanksgiving, we decided to use part of the articles in relieving their needs. Certainly the Lord heard the prayers of the College students in behalf of the church-school teachers, for we enjoyed a great measure of his Spirit. FRANCES WRIGHT. Robert Harter and Wife Return to College
MR. AND MRS. ROBERT HARTER, who have spent the last eight months at Jackson Mission, are again students in the College. Renew Your Subscription to the Advocate
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THE Woodland Industrial School opened December 6, with an attendance of forty-four. Since then the students have continued coming, and Professor Tenney reports an excellent working spirit. Gospel of Health Combined with Medical Missionary
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THE Gospel of Health and the Medical Missionary have been combined and now appear as a single publication. The subscription price is 50 cents. Clubbed with the ADVOCATE subscribers can obtain BOTH PAPERS for 80 cents a year. Battle Creek College Seeks Funds to Clear Debt
At the late meeting of the General Conference Committee in Battle Creek it was decided that Battle Creek College should be given the privilege of going to the people in general for means to liquidate the indebtedness of the institution. The Board of Trustees immediately freed Professor Magan from his duties in the College and delegated him to act as representative in the field. Elder J. W. Collie Called to Battle Creek College
ELDER J. W. COLLIE, who has been in the employ of the Ohio Conference for several years, and who is known to many of our readers because of his faithful labors in the city of Cleveland, has recently accepted a call to connect with the faculty of Battle Creek College as Business Manager. This leaves Professor Magan, who has previously held this position, free to work in the field in the interest of the college. Training-School Publishing Association Officers and Purpose
THE Training-School Publishing Association has the following officers: President, P. T. Magan; Secretary, H. R. Salisbury; Treasurer, W. O. Palmer; Business Manager, J. W. Collie. Its object is to print the ADVOCATE in the interests of Christian education; the Gospel Herald, the advocate of the Southern work; and to publish from time to time such other matter as will forward the message along these two lines. Winter Training Classes for Church Workers at Battle Creek College
MANY people are just awakening to the fact that a special line of instruction is being offered this winter in Battle Creek College to church workers. The object of the classes thus formed is to present such subjects as will enable the student to return to his home prepared to set in operation a vigorous campaign for the spread of the gospel. When the churches become working bodies the world will be quickly enlightened. If you have not read the announcement of this winter school, send two cents in stamps for a copy. It contains profitable instruction for all. Training Canvassers at Battle Creek College
THE education which a canvasser should have has been greatly depreciated in the past, and that mission which is said to be as important as the gospel ministry has very often been placed in the hands of those who could do nothing else. If any training at all was offered it usually covered the brief space of from two to four weeks. It is gratifying to know that the Good Health Pub. Co., has awakened to the necessity of an educated class of canvassers. That association is now offering a three months' course of instruction in Battle Creek College. The young people responded readily to the call made through the Review and Herald and the class is now receiving special instruction in Bible, general field work, vital truths for to-day, physiology, cooking, and canvassing. Week of Prayer at Battle Creek College
THE Week of Prayer in Battle Creek College was a season of refreshing among the students. A number of intensely interesting meetings were held. There was no excitement whatever, but a heart-yearning for a deeper knowledge of the things of God. Wednesday morning nearly seventy signified their willingness to spend four days in actual missionary work. The young people divided into companies of from two to eight, and started out in various directions. Many of those going to neighboring towns walked, and as they went they sang songs of praise and lifted their hearts in prayer. The weather was bitterly cold, but this did not hinder the work. Several young men visited Lansing, and reported wonderful manifestations of the leadings of God. A company spent some time in the jail at Marshall, and on their return said it seemed to them as if they never sang with such spirit as when surrounded by iron bars and facing a company of prisoners. The seventy who returned to Christ with joy surely reported no richer experience than that of those students whose voices were heard in the college chapel on their return. Every Friday night, at 10:35 P. M., a through tourist car for San Francisco, carrying first- and second-class passengers, leaves the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Union Passenger Station, Chicago, via Omaha, Colorado Springs, and Salt Lake City (with stop-over privileges at Salt Lake City), for all points in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. The tourist-car berth rate from Chicago to San Francisco is only six dollars, and the sleeping-car berths should be reserved a few days in advance of departure of train. Through tickets and sleeping-car accommodations can be secured from any agent in the East, or by applying at the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul depot or city ticket office, in Chicago. Send for our free illustrated California folders. Address Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill.; or Harry Mercer, Michigan Passenger Agent, 7 Fort Street, W. Detroit, Mich. ANY one can obtain it without cost. Just send your address and six cents in stamps to pay postage. The book contains one hundred pages of freely illustrated matter. It describes the Northwest, from St. Paul to San Francisco, and is suited to the library table, schoolroom, traveling bag, reading room, dentists’ and physicians’ offices, farm house or city residence. The Northern Pacific Railway has published a new edition of this book annually for several years, and it may be found in homes and schools in every part of this country, and also in many foreign countries. If you want to know where to spend your vacation, where to hunt or fish, where to see the finest scenery, or where to find a new home, you want this book. Send the six cents to Chas. S. Fee, General Passenger Agent, Northern Pacific Railway, St. Paul, Minn., and he will send you “Wonderland ’99.” For rates and other information, address W. H. Whitaker & Co., 153 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich. WILL IMPROVE PASSENGER FACILITIES.
COMMENCING Dec. 1, the “fast mail” train of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway will leave Milwaukee at 7:55 A. M., connecting there with departing morning trains for the West. This train will carry a sleeping car as a combination passenger coach and baggage car. On the same date train No. 57 will leave Chicago for Milwaukee at 9:55 P. M., carrying a parlor car and a combination passenger coach and baggage car. This train arrives at Milwaukee at 11:40 P. M. There are a number of roads whose trains from the East and South arrive at Chicago approximately about 9 P. M., and this new service is instituted primarily for the benefit of their passengers.—Chicago Inter Ocean, November 21, 1899. Make Your Own Health Foods.
By Joseph Lambert
With our complete outfit, including Guide for Nut Cookery, anyone can make health foods successfully at home. Note special prices to our people on machines: Roaster $2.00; Blanchers $1.00; Mill and Book $3.50. WANTED: Live agents in every town to sell our excellent line of health foods. We quote No. 1 Spanish and Virginia shelled peanuts, new crop, 5 1-2cts. lb. Can make prompt shipment of all goods. Write to-day for illustrated catalogue and special discounts. JOSEPH LAMBERT, - Battle Creek, Mich. Solicit your wants, and invite your inspection of the largest and most complete stock in the city. Perfumes, soaps, toilet articles, brushes, combs, rubber goods, etc. Drugs, patent medicines, and chemicals, paints, and wall-paper. Let it be known to all Teachers and Students
By August Kapp
That our efforts to supply your wants in the matter of Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Gents' Furnishings
For this coming year will surpass all our past efforts. Your money back for any articles not satisfactory. From any Depot to the College FOR PASSENGER AND BAGGAGE. Hardware, Stoves, Cooking Utensils,
Students who are keeping house will do well to purchase Hardware, Stoves, Cooking Utensils,
OF CHAS. F. BOCK & SON, 9 West Main St.