“O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own. I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee. O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee.”—David.
One night after “the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies,” David sat in his house. Near him sat Nathan, the aged prophet. And David said to Nathan, “See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.” To this Nathan replied: “Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.” In these few words is wrapped the secret as to why Christ came of the line of David. David himself dwelt in a beautiful palace, but as yet no temple had been built for the Lord. To be sure, David knew that God “dwelleth not in temples made with hands,” and that “the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee.” But more than this, he knew that there was no house on earth, especially consecrated to the teaching of God’s holy principles of truth. It was such a house as this that David thought to build, and it was because of David’s secret thought to do this thing that the Lord established His throne forever, and caused Christ to come of his line.
“And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the judges [margin] of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?”
“Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: and I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, and as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that He will make thee an house. And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men: but my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee: thy throne shall be established forever.”
In these verses the Lord distinctly states that He had never openly and outwardly said to the children of Israel or to any of their judges, “Why build ye not me an house of cedar?” Much as God would have been pleased to have such a house and much as the Lord desired such a place, He never spoke a word to any of the princes of the people of Israel telling them to build it for Him. In all the inspired books of the chosen people, not one word of command was written telling them to build a house for God. To build this house was the thought of David.
True, the erection of the temple was but a physical task. It was not what, in our narrowness, we are sometimes pleased to call “a spiritual task,” but to David it was a spiritual act; and because he thought to do it, the Lord sent His prophet to tell David, saying, “The Lord telleth thee that He will make thee an house;” and again He spoke of Solomon, David’s son, saying, “He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.”
David himself was not to build the Lord’s house, he was to stop with the gathering of the material. He tells us that he prepared with all his might for the house of the Lord, and gathered immense amounts of material to enter into its composition. After everything was ready, in his old age, he141called the congregation together, and told them what he had done. Please read 1 Chron. 29: 1-18. This was the crowning act of David’s life. In the uprightness of his heart he had willingly offered, and had seen with joy God’s people offer willingly unto God.
His closing prayer upon this occasion is one of the most touching of his many recorded prayers. “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee.” David asked God to keep this scene of willing offering and giving forever before His people. They had willingly brought their offerings for the building of “the holy house.”
To him it was the greatest scene in all his life; for it was the culmination, as far as he was concerned, of his thought to build a house for the Lord. It was because of this thought and the deeds of gift and offering which followed it, that God established His house forever, and caused Christ to come of the line of David.
It was, then, the desire to build “an holy house” that put David in the place of ancestor of Jesus Christ. This reward was not given to him because of any great prayer which he had made, or any sermon which he had preached, but simply because he thought to build a house for the Lord his God. David never built the house himself, but he and his people brought and gave their offerings. They made the gifts which made the building of “the holy house” a possibility. And for his conception of this plan, and for the bringing of the offerings of gold and silver and precious stones and marble in abundance, God bestowed upon him a place in the peerage of heaven which had justly been coveted by all the families of Israel before his time.
The sequel of this story and the lesson in it for those upon whom the ends of the world are come, can be read in the recent sad loss of our Sanitarium buildings. The buildings have been destroyed by the flames, but the principles which built the buildings still remain. The principles of our health work are sacred and holy, and a precious boon to every Seventh-day Adventist family. They have changed our lives and our method of living, and by them the lives of many have been prolonged.
The health reform principles form an integral part of the very life of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. Without them we would be minus our right arm. Divorced from them, we would be separated from that “entering wedge,” which so many times has cleaved its way betwixt prejudice and passion into the innermost realms of hard and stubborn hearts. By them a way has been made into many souls through which all the precious principles of truth given to this people have followed. And now, on account of the loss of these buildings, shall we allow this work to droop and die? There is only one answer: Never! never!
At the last General Conference it was decided that the old Battle Creek College property should in the future be used for a medical college. At that meeting this property was set aside, and in a certain sense consecrated, to be “a holy house,” in which the precious principles of our medical and health work should be taught. It was also voted at that meeting that the money necessary to pay for this property, so as to give it free of debt to the medical work, should be raised by means of the Missionary Acre Fund. If there ever was a time when the medical work needed this property and needed it free from debt and all incumbrances, it is now. If there ever was a time when buildings were necessary in which to train young men and women to go into the harvest field of the world and teach our health principles, that time is to-day.
Now, brethren and sisters, one and all, shall we not unite, as did the people of Israel in the olden day under the leadership of David, and willingly bring our offerings for this “holy house”? Not only because the brick and mortar is different from any other, but because of the heaven-born principles which will be taught within its walls. As they did, shall we not also offer willingly, knowing that “all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee”?
Will not each one pledge between himself and God during this year to plant and raise something for the Lord, or give a certain sum in lieu of this for a freewill offering to the Lord for His “holy house”? Shall not this missionary acre offering be to us as was the offering of the first fruits in those olden days, when the blessed light of God illuminated the countenances of the chosen people of Israel?
In the ancient days gifts of many kings were brought to God for the building of the house, and accepted by Him. Some brought gold, and some brought silver, and others precious stones. But David not only called for gifts, he also asked, ‘Who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?’ In the consecration of a certain portion of the produce of the land or of the increase of the cattle to the Lord, for the purpose of securing the old Battle Creek College buildings for a school in which our medical principles can be taught, we are doing as Israel did—consecrating our service unto the Lord. The same is equally true of the one who sets apart a portion of his salary.
Now as never before can loyalty be shown to the medical work.
The undersigned will be glad to hear from all who will take hold and willingly offer for this ‘holy house.’
Financial Secretary, S. D. A. Gen. Conf.,
Berrien Springs, Mich.
HEALING THE LEPROSY OF DEBT.
By Alexander Ritchie
I BELIEVE there is an important event recorded in God's holy word which has a special meaning for us in relation to the work of selling “Christ's Object Lessons;” namely, the healing of Naaman the leper. He was anxious to behold a display of miracle-working power. “Behold,” he said, “I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.” This, in Naaman's eyes, would have been a great work, worthy of a true prophet, and would have been a fitting recognition of the dignity of the commander-in-chief of the armies of Syria.
But instead of doing what Naaman “thought” he would do, Elisha simply sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.” There was healing power in these simple words, but Naaman did not believe, and did not obey at once; consequently he kept his leprosy. Because there was no visible prophet, no solemn invocation, no magic touch and thrill, the poor leper turned away from his only source of help. And then, as if to show how little he understood of the source from which his healing must come, he found fault with the river Jordan, and turned away in a rage—and in his leprosy. But why?—Simply because he refused to “receive with meekness the engrafted word,” which was able to save him from both spiritual and physical leprosy.
But there was no cleansing in disobedience, and so the servants of Naaman said to him, “My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?” At last he obeyed the word—and he was clean.
Now this cause is, in some respects, like poor Naaman. About eighteen months ago our colleges and schools were leprous with debt. The people were leprous with sin, especially the sin of inactivity and criticism. The servant of the Lord said to them, “Here is a plan for your schools to get out of debt. Here is a plan to give all the people work. Take this book, and ‘go . . . seven times [which means that we should keep going until the work is done], and you shall be clean before the world.”
As in Naaman's case, there was no outward show, nothing but the simple miracle-working word. Some said, “I'd rather go to Africa than canvass.” Some bought a number of books, and gave them all away. One woman I know said, “I'd rather be lost than canvass.” But since the Lord has chosen canvassing as the way through which to bring deliverance, it cannot come in any other way. The question is not, Will you canvass? but, Will you obey? If you have been doing as Naaman did at first, will you not repent as he did? The Lord will sell these books if you will only carry them for Him. One sister in our church sold fifteen in one afternoon. Her husband, a busy man, sold eight between Monday and Friday. Another sister who has recently begun to observe the Sabbath, and who has never canvassed before, sold eight. Another brother sold nine in one hour, among business men chiefly. I have sold a few myself; and I tell you, brethren, it is the Lord who sells the book, and we deliver it. This church sold 127 books last week, and has 433 more to sell as its quota; but trusting and obeying the word of the Highest, it will be done.
ALEXANDER RITCHIE.
NEWS AND NOTES
—Havana, Cuba, is to be paved and sewered. The cost will be nearly $1,000,000.
—William Sheldon, a leader of the World’s Crisis party of Second Adventists, died at Brodhead, Wis., February 11.
—The lower house of the New York Legislature has passed, by a vote of 119 against 9, a bill prohibiting the shooting of pigeons at tournaments.
—Seven trainmen were killed and others seriously hurt by a collision on the Auburn division of the New York Central Railway near Aurelius, N. Y., February 25.
—Fire destroyed a boarding house at Mace, Idaho, while it was filled with sleeping miners, the morning of February 25. Four men were unable to escape, and twelve others were badly injured.
—The first president of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma, and the first vice-president, Señor Estevez, were formally appointed to office by the electoral college, February 24. Senators were also elected.
—All efforts to terminate the Schley-Sampson controversy, which President Roosevelt hoped would be ended by his decision, have proved unavailing, and the matter is to be brought before Congress. It seems much more difficult to terminate such a conflict than one which is settled by the clash of arms.
—Messages by wireless telegraphy are now being sent across the Atlantic. Marconi promises to have a regular system working within three months.
—There is a strong feeling in the House of Representatives in favor of the admission of Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona to statehood during the present session of Congress.
—Two men were hanged at Asheville, N. C., February 26, for burglary, having attempted to rob the post-office at the town of Emma. North Carolina is the only State in the Union which makes burglary a capital crime.
—By a recent severe storm of snow and sleet, Philadelphia was cut off from telegraphic communication with the rest of the country for over two days. Such occurrences show the importance of establishing systems of wireless telegraphy.
—Spring floods are already making trouble in some parts of the country near the Atlantic Coast. Reports from Long Island state that many districts there are submerged, and railway traffic is seriously impeded. High water prevails also in the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia. Along the valley of the Allegheny River the situation is serious. Many streets in Allegheny city are submerged.
—The “freedom of the city” was presented to Prince Henry of Germany, in New York City, at the city hall, by the mayor, February 25, and during the ceremony, and until the prince left the building, a crowd of people estimated at 100,000 waited outside in the rain. Royalty is not unappreciated in this republic.
—The sixth National Congress of Mothers began its session in Washington, February 25. In her address the president, Mrs. Theodore Birney, said that the Mothers’ Congress in its State and national assemblages is one of the vital factors in the education of public opinion upon matters with which the congress is concerned.
—An idea of the extent to which the craze for athletics is carried in some American colleges may be had from the fact that some religiously inclined students of Washburn College, at Topeka, Kan., recently offered prayer to God for victory in a coming football contest. Some of the citizens, when they heard of it, were shocked; but a Topeka clergyman is quoted as defending their action, saying that the young men “did the proper thing.”
—The effort of the State of Minnesota to prevent consolidation between the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railway companies, made by bringing an injunction suit against the Northern Securities Company, which controls the railway interests in question, and which is organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey, has failed in the United States Supreme Court. The court decided that the appeal for the injunction was not properly prepared, and that if it were so prepared, the court would not have jurisdiction. Meanwhile the Attorney-General of the United States has been instructed by the President to proceed against the Northern Securities Company under the Sherman anti-trust law.
—It is reported that the United States will shortly demand from Turkey a reimbursement of the amount paid the abductors of Miss Ellen Stone for her ransom,—$72,500,—on the ground that the kidnapping took place on Turkish soil. As Turkey strenuously disclaims all responsibility in the matter, laying the blame on Bulgaria, some international complications may possibly ensue. Miss Stone herself is not able to give evidence that will help much in fixing the responsibility, as she was taken from place to place blindfolded, and most of the traveling was done at night. It is also reported that the brigands swore her to secrecy regarding any information likely to enable the authorities to discover the identity of her captors.
—Severe rioting at Kieff, Russia, is reported by the St. Petersburg correspondent of the London Times, under date of February 27. “The trouble,” says the dispatch, “began in a theater, where leaflets announcing a student demonstration were scattered among the audience. The demonstration began in the streets on the signal of a student, who was joined by fifty students and workingmen armed with clubs and other weapons. The crowd, which was soon swelled to a thousand, sang, yelled ‘Down with the aristocracy!’ and waved red flags, until the police and Cossacks interfered.” The rioting began February 15, and lasted three days: “All the news of the rioting,” adds the Times, “was suppressed except a proclamation by General Dragmiroff. Not a newspaper in Russia has printed the foregoing facts, as to the correctness of which the correspondent vouches. He adds that there is reason to believe that riots are now occurring in other university towns.”
MEDICAL MISSIONARY RELIEF DEPARTMENT.
This department has been organized in the interest of young orphans and homeless children, an important part of its work being to find suitable homes for them. Persons who apply for children will be expected to accompany their application with satisfactory letters of introduction or recommendations. Address all communications to Relief Department, Haskell Home, Battle Creek, Mich.
No. 728 is a boy eleven years old, of Irish descent, with blue eyes and black hair. He has been deserted by his parents, and the woman who has cared for him for several years is not able to provide for him longer. He is now living in Indiana.
Nos. 744 and 745 are two brothers, aged ten and eight years respectively, whose mother is unable to provide for them. They have not been allowed to run the streets, and are children of good habits. The older one has brown eyes and light hair, and the younger, blue eyes and light brown hair. Is there not some good country home in Michigan that will open its doors to these little boys, and thus relieve the mother’s anxiety?
Nos. 758, 759, and 760. Here is a group of three children living in Iowa who are greatly in need of a home. They have been deserted by both parents, and the grandparents, who have been caring for them, are not able to keep them any longer, as they are old and feeble. The oldest, a girl thirteen years of age, is in good health. The next is a girl nine years of age, and the youngest is a boy of seven years. These children have been somewhat neglected, but with kind and Christian influences may be brought up to become useful. Unless a home can be found for them right away, the grandfather will feel compelled to send them to the county house.
SPECIAL NOTICES
By Arthur G. Daniells
The Lake Union Conference.
The first biennial session of the Lake Union Conference is hereby appointed to convene in Chicago, Ill., March 27 to April 6, 1902. Each local Conference will be entitled to one delegate without regard to numbers, and to one additional delegate for each one hundred church-members.
A. G. DANIELLS, Pres.
The Northwestern Union Conference.
By C. W. Flaiz
The first biennial meeting of the Northwestern Union Conference will convene in Des Moines, Iowa, April 1–10, 1902. Each local Conference will be entitled to one delegate without regard to numbers, and to one additional delegate for each three hundred of the Conference membership.
This will be a very important meeting, and will have a bearing upon the future interests of the cause. We therefore desire that the Conferences shall be as fully represented as possible. C. W. Flaiz, Pres.
The Southwestern Union Conference.
By C. McREYNOLDS
The first biennial session of the Southwestern Union Conference will be held in the City Auditorium of Topeka, Kan., beginning April 16 and closing the 27th. Each local Conference is entitled to send its president as a delegate, and also to send one delegate for each two hundred and fifty members. Each recognized institution in the Union Conference is entitled to one delegate. Let the Conference secretaries send the names of all delegates at once to R. W. Parmele, 821 West Fifth St., Topeka, Kan. This is important. Ample provision will be made for room for all who come, and board will be very low. Tents will be used by many. By having a stove in the tent, it will be easy to keep comfortable. There is no doubt that the Lord has opened the way for us to have the use of the Auditorium. It is in the heart of the city, and is the most popular meeting-place, and by thorough advertising, we shall secure a large attendance. The railroads will make a low rate on all lines in the States of the Union Conference, and we should make this a large gathering of our people. All the church and Sabbath-school officers should make a special effort to be present, and all our people are invited to attend. More later in regard to the meetings and the character of the instruction.
C. McREYNOLDS, Pres.
A Willing Heart.
By E. A. Sutherland
God is looking for willing workers. He commissions angels to search through the length and breadth of the earth for young people who have a willing mind. I say young people, because at this time there is a vast field of usefulness before every young man and woman. In a special sense the burden of carrying the gospel to the world preparatory to the soon coming of Christ rests upon young shoulders.
God's word is not unadvisedly given in which He says, "It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth." Christ himself completed His work before He was thirty-five. Think of it, and ask yourself if you are well started in your service for Christ.
As I travel among the churches; as I receive letters from young men and women now engaged in secular pursuits; as I meet public-school teachers, earnest, well-educated young people, able to move in the best society, gifted with talents which God could use to better advantage elsewhere, my heart longs for power to impress upon them the thought that God's work needs their undivided attention.
Thirty thousand children in our own land waiting for teachers! Thousands outside the Church that must be trained in the next few years! If you who are teachers do not enter this work, who will take it up? God has invited us for years. His Spirit is in search of willing minds. Whenever these are found, a laborer is added to the list.
Emmanuel Missionary College has been planted by the hand of God to train workers. It has no other object. Its spring term will begin March 19. The work of this term bears directly on the need for trained teachers. Preparatory work for those who need more than can be obtained during the summer will be given during the spring term.
The coming summer months will doubtless see a greater effort than has ever been put forth by our denomination in the training of workers for both the home and the foreign field. It is a privilege to have youth and vigor now. If you have these, and have also ability to teach, you are doubly blessed, for through Christian schools God will reach thousands of souls.
“If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.” We would be glad to hear from every one who has been called to teach.
E. A. SUTHERLAND,
Berrien Springs, Mich.
Reorganization of the General Conference Executive Committee.
By H. E. Osborne
During the week beginning February 11, several non-resident members of the General Conference Committee were called to Battle Creek for the performance of their duties as members of the Auditing Committee. This gave favorable opportunity for the consideration of important business relating to the General Conference.
The present constitution of the General Conference provides that the Executive Committee “shall have power to organize itself by choosing a chairman, a secretary, a treasurer, and an auditor,” together with “all necessary agents and committees for the conduct of its work.” The policy of the present Executive Committee, as outlined at the late General Conference, has been to elect its own officers, and those of its departments, yearly rather than for the biennial term. Accordingly, the reorganization of the General Conference Committee was effected during these meetings. While its membership remains the same as heretofore, some changes were made in the personnel and organization of its departments.
For the information of REVIEW readers, we present herewith a directory of the officers and departments of the General Conference Committee as now organized.
OFFICERS.
PRESIDENT: A. G. Daniells, 267 West Main St., Battle Creek, Mich.
VICE-PRESIDENT: W. W. Prescott, 267 West Main St., Battle Creek, Mich.
SECRETARY: H. E. Osborne, 267 West Main St., Battle Creek, Mich.
TREASURER: H. M. Mitchell, 267 West Main St., Battle Creek, Mich.
FINANCIAL SECRETARY: P. T. Magan, Berrien Springs, Mich.
MISSION BOARD: A. G. Daniells (chairman), J. H. Kellogg, David Paulson, A. J. Read, E. A. Sutherland, I. H. Evans, W. C. White, H. F. Rand, W. T. Knox, A. T. Jones, W. W. Prescott, E. R. Palmer.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY OF MISSION BOARD: W. A. Spicer; Assistant Secretary, H. E. Osborne.
FIELD SECRETARY OF MISSION BOARD: W. W. Prescott.
TRUSTEES OF FOREIGN MISSION BOARD OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS (the Legal Corporation): G. B. Thompson, J. H. Kellogg, David Paulson, A. J. Read, E. A. Sutherland, I. H. Evans, H. F. Rand, A. T. Jones, W. W. Prescott.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT: W. W. Prescott (chairman), E. A. Sutherland (secretary), J. H. Kellogg, A. T. Jones, David Paulson, P. T. Magan, Frederick Griggs.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY DEPARTMENT: Allen Moon (chairman), A. T. Jones, S. H. Lane, W. H. Thurston, D. W. Reavis, J. D. Bradley.
PUBLICATION COMMITTEE: W. C. White (chairman), J. R. Palmer (secretary), I. H. Evans, C. H. Jones, J. H. Kellogg, L. R. Conradi, J. C. Ottosen, W. C. Sisley, W. D. Salisbury, J. E. White, A. G. Daniells, P. T. Magan, W. A. Spicer, the General Canvassing Agent, and the General Agents of the Union Conferences.
SABBATH-SCHOOL DEPARTMENT: W. A. Spicer (chairman), Estella Houser (secretary), W. W. Prescott, M. C. Wilcox, C. H. Jones, H. E. Osborne, E. A. Sutherland, A. J. Read, G. W. Thomason, Adelaide Bee Cooper, Mrs. L. Flora Plummer (Cor. Sec., Room 705 Northwestern Building, Minneapolis, Minn.).
GENERAL CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS: S. H. Lane (chairman), W. H. Edwards (secretary), H. M. Mitchell (treasurer), W. A. Spicer, R. M. Kilgore, A. G. Daniells, C. W. Flaiz, I. H. Evans, E. A. Sutherland, P. T. Magan, W. W. Prescott, C. M. Christiansen, J. D. Gowell, G. B. Thompson, J. M. Rees, C. D. Rhodes, Wm. Covert, J. S. Comins, A. G. Haughey, E. R. Palmer, H. E. Osborne.
The auditing committee, committee on German work in North America, committee on Scandinavian work in North America, and the transportation agents, remain the same as before.
The meetings of the committee were characterized by a marked degree of harmony, and the members participating seemed filled with hope and zeal for the rapid advancement of the message, whose interests in so large a measure have been intrusted to their keeping.
H. E. OSBORNE,
Secretary of the General Conference.
Sanitarium Correspondence School.
The Correspondence Department of the Training School, mentioned in a recent issue of this paper, is still carrying on its work. Their supplies were all saved from the late fire, and they are receiving students the same as ever. Send for circular giving full particulars, also testimonials. Address Correspondence Department, Sanitarium Medical Missionary Training School, Battle Creek, Mich.
Postponement of Stockholders’ Meeting.
By W. O. Palmer
As required by the by-laws of the Southern Publishing Association, the first annual meeting of the stockholders has been called to meet in Nashville, March 11. It will be impossible, however, for Elder Butler, the president of the Southern Union Conference, and other brethren whose counsel is much desired, to be present at that time. The meeting will convene, therefore, at the appointed time, and after organization, an adjournment will, doubtless, be taken until April 14, at which time not only Elder Butler, but a quorum of the Southern Union Conference Committee will be present. Stockholders from a distance desiring to participate personally in the meeting, will do well to defer coming until April 14.
W. O. PALMER, Sec.
Business Notices.
WANTED.—A young man, of seventeen or older, to work on farm. Address C. M. Case, Box 190, Augusta, Mich.
WANTED.—Man, and his wife to work on farm; good milker; both must be well and strong; permanent employment. Also boy wanted. Address D. W. Bolter, Enfield, Mass.
FOR SALE.—To an earnest worker who is interested in advancing the principles of healthful living; a vegetarian restaurant, doing a good business in Lincoln, Neb. For particulars, address A. N. Loper, St. Helena, Cal.
FOR SALE.—A new eight-room house and one acre lot, about five minutes' walk from Mt. Vernon Academy. Very desirable location on street-car line. Some young fruit trees. Address W. H. Wakeham, Academia, Ohio.
FOR SALE.—Farm of 108 acres, 3½ miles north of Berrien Springs; 2 miles from Emmanuel Missionary College grounds; all under good cultivation; 25 acres well started in peaches, pears, berries; 25 acres of winter grain; 25 acres in grass; all in good condition. Situated on proposed electric railway line. For further information, address George P. Pullen, Arden, Berrien Co., Mich.
“I am the resurrection and the life.”—Jesus
Obituaries
“I am the resurrection and the life.”—Jesus
BOSTON.—Amanda J. Andrew was born Oct. 22, 1861; died Jan. 24, 1902, aged 40 years, 3 months, 2 days. She was united to Geo. W. Boston, Sept. 22, 1881. She joined the Methodist Church in her thirteenth year, remaining a member until 1889, when she accepted the Third Angel’s Message. She died in the faith of the soon-coming Saviour. The writer spoke comforting words from John 14:15–18, 16:20–23. J. G. BIGELOW.
JOHNSON.—Brother W. T. Johnson fell asleep in Jesus, after several months of lingering illness, in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 1902, aged 31 years. His death was caused by tuberculosis and Bright’s disease. He had a bright conversion last August, and was sustained to the last by the “blessed hope.” He leaves a mother, two brothers, and two sisters to mourn their loss. Comforting words were spoken at the funeral by the writer. F. M. BURG.
PARKHURST.—Died in Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 31, 1902, from injuries received by a fall, Abbie Victoria Parkhurst, in the eighty-eighth year of her age. The remains were taken to Beaver City, and laid beside her husband. Mother was converted at the age of fourteen, and united with the Congregationalist Church. Early in life she heard and accepted the Third Angel’s Message. She died in the firm hope of a part in the first resurrection. O. A. HARVEY.
KENNISON-SLAWTER.—Fell asleep in Jesus at Ruby, Neb., Dec. 2, 1901, Sister Sarah Kennison-Slawter, aged 73 years, 1 month, 7 days. She was a devoted wife and faithful mother. Her life was filled with many sorrows, but she bore all with patient submission. She had been keeping the Lord’s Sabbath twenty-six years. Her last wish was that she might meet her dear children in the better land. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Ps. 116:15. C. R. KITE.
BERG.—Fell asleep in Jesus at her home in Grand Rapids, Mich., Sunday, Jan. 19, 1902, Sister Anna Berg, aged 73 years, 1 month, and 6 days. Sister Berg accepted the truth in 1889, and soon after united with the Grand Rapids church. She was a faithful and devoted Christian. The funeral services were conducted by the writer at her home in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday. She leaves an aged husband and six children to mourn their loss. R. M. KILGORE.
DINGMAN.—Died Jan. 2, 1902, Carmi R. Dingman, of Baldwin’s Mills, Quebec, aged 56 years and 11 months. He was killed by a fall from a railroad bridge. Dingman accepted the Third Angel’s Message a year and a half ago, and had since been very zealous for the truth, and faithful in the prayer and social meetings, as well as in the Sabbath-school. His family have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. H. E. RICKARD.
OWEN.—Died Dec. 23, 1901, at his home, twelve miles north of Columbus Junction, Iowa, Thomas A. Owen, aged 80 years and 11 months. In early manhood he was converted and joined the Baptist Church, in which he faithfully served the Lord until the winter of 1871, when he heard the Third Angel’s Message presented by Elder Robert Kilgore, in Washington Co., Iowa. He, with his faithful wife, who now survives him, gladly accepted present truth, and since has ever been an ardent believer in and supporter of the message. Brother Owen strove to follow the Saviour’s admonition, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness,” and also Paul’s instructions, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together . . . and so much the more as ye see the day approaching.” It mattered not when a meeting was held, he was not too busy to go; and when a call for means was given, he always responded liberally. On his eightieth birthday he was selling the book, “Christ’s Object Lessons.” He sold a goodly number last winter. He attended a camp-meeting held in Des Moines last spring, at which time he was ailing, and on returning home continued to grow weaker until the last. He fell asleep with the perfect assurance of hearing the voice of Jesus at the first resurrection. Funeral services were conducted by the writer in the Baptist church where he heard the message. E. H. ADAMS.
