p. 32 | Review and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 44. (11/4/1909)

On the Isthmus

By H. C. Goodrich

The Panama Railway, crossing from the Atlantic to the Pacific, has made this the great business center of the whole West Indian field.

The digging of the canal has brought together thousands of laborers from different nations. The Frenchman, the Spaniard, the Greek, the Chinaman, the Negro of the West Indies, and the American are all here to reap a portion of the benefit from the golden stream that must continually pour into this country till the canal is finished.

This has made Panama a very interesting field of labor, and we have tried to take advantage of conditions to place as many books in the hands of the people as possible, and to preach the gospel message to all. H. C. GOODRICH.

The Island of Haiti

By W. J. TANNER

I AM glad to report progress in Haiti. Although we are but beginning our work in this French-speaking republic, we have three churches, five companies, and eight Sabbath-schools. Nearly all our membership has come to us from Catholicism. While but ten per cent of the population can read and write, at least ninety per cent of our Sabbath-keepers have had the elements of an education.

I was particularly impressed with the faithfulness of the Sabbath-keepers at Pignon. There are no stores at this place. The only opportunities for buying are at markets, held on specified days. The market day at Pignon is Saturday. Any other day one can not buy so much as a pinch of salt. These Sabbath-keepers are compelled to walk twelve miles to the nearest market, which is held on Friday. Although weary from their twenty-four-mile walk, they have clear consciences as the Sabbath comes on, and are at peace with God. We need more laborers to enter this ripening field, which has been so long neglected. W. J. TANNER.

The World-Wide Missionary Awakening

To Daniel the prophet the word came: “Shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” And with the coming of the time of the end has come the world-wide awakening, diffusing the knowledge of the Lord. Dr. Leonard, in “A Hundred Years of Missions,” says:—

The closing years of the eighteenth century constitute in the history of Protestant missions an epoch indeed, since they witnessed nothing less than a revolution. . . . It was then that for the first time since the apostolic period, occurred an outburst of general missionary zeal and activity.

Calls for Missionary Help

By Editor

EVERY week the calls come in to our Mission Board for more help, more workers at this point, more means for pressing onward at another. All gifts sent in at any time from friends of such work will be thankfully acknowledged by the treasurer of our Mission Board.

The Lord’s Holy Arm Revealed

“THE Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.” Isa. 52:10.

Harvest Ingathering Number

By Editor

Of last year’s Ingathering number of the REVIEW, 684,000 copies were circulated. We are prepared to supply as many, or even more, copies of this week’s Harvest Ingathering number.

To the Public

By I. H. Evans

All the proceeds derived from the distribution of this issue are dedicated to Foreign Missions. The distributors who carry with them official solicitors’ cards are authorized to solicit donations in behalf of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission Board; and we assure the donors that the funds contributed to such persons will be transmitted through the regular denominational agencies to the treasurer of the Mission Board.

I. H. EVANS, Acting Treasurer.

Takoma Park, Washington, D. C.

Reinforcements for Eritrea Mission

OUR mission in the Italian colony of Eritrea, on the Abyssinian border, is receiving re-enforcements this autumn—two Scandinavian brethren, and a Finlander, the latter a physician.

Gospel Translation into Chasu

We are glad to learn that Brethren Kotz and Enns, of our German East Africa missions, have completed the translation of the four Gospels into the Chasu language, and the former is now in Europe to see the matter through the press. Our Hamburg Publishing House is aiding the mission in getting out literature.

Missionary Work in Central America

By Editor

NEWSPAPER writers have recently been calling attention to the fact that Central America has been strangely neglected by missionary effort. We are endeavoring, in our work, to press into these Spanish-speaking republics, so near our doors, with evangelistic and educational work.

Sabbath-School Mission Contributions

Last year our Sabbath-schools gave $104,620 to missions, the largest total in our history. This was made up of small gifts from many earnest friends of foreign missions, the larger proportion being children and youth.

Russian Missionary School Assured

AFTER attending the recent General Conference session in Washington, the president of our Russian Union Conference, J. T. Boettcher, visited Western States to call for funds for the establishment of a Russian missionary school. The school is assured. A very interesting work is developing in Russia, Siberia, and Central Asia.

Drinkers Drop Out First

The well-known English surgeon, Sir Frederick Treves, was with the troops in one of England's last great campaigns. He says: “In that column of some thirty thousand men the first who dropped out were not the tall men, or the short men, or the big men, or the little men, but the drinkers; and they dropped out as clearly as if they had been labeled with a big letter on their backs.”

Prepare the Way of the Lord

The Bible societies, the missionary societies, the progress of invention, all have been used as agencies for the swift evangelization of the world in this generation. Even political upheaval and revolution have repeatedly been overruled for the breaking down of barriers that blocked the way. The voice of a world-shaping Providence cries, “Prepare ye the way of the Lord.” The coming King is even at the door. “Behold, I come quickly,” he says. Get ready.