Earlier text: Christian LivingFront Porch Visits
By MARTHA E. WARNER
“MOTHER attempted to lead Harold from the room yesterday; and he told her if she touched him, he would scream so that the neighbors would think she was killing him—and scream he did. What should you suggest in a case like this?” asked Mrs. Bowen. “I hardly know,” I replied. “Of course you are studying the boy; but he must not be allowed to disobey you for fear he will scream. One of my girls, when sent to her room until she could play peaceably with the other children, would cry and scream in a perfect rage. I talked and reasoned with her, but to no avail. So I told her that the next time she screamed, I should punish her. “One day while entertaining a caller, I heard a commotion, and ‘mother’ was wanted. Excusing myself, I found it was necessary to separate May from the others; so I sent her to her room. She had not been there very long before I heard unearthly yells. My caller soon took her departure, and I went to May, and asked for an explanation. She said she thought I would let her go outdoors rather than have my friend hear her scream. I had a long talk with her about the necessity of self-control, not only for her own sake at the present time, but for the influence her course would have upon others when she was older. I punished her. When it was over, she threw her arms around my neck, and with tears streaming down her face, said, ‘I know you did it for my good, and you never will have to do it again.’ I never did. May had learned the lesson. In all my experience with children, I seldom had to use corporal punishment.” I FOUND my footsteps turned today
From chosen goal of glad intent,
And, disappointed, would not smile
When otherwheres my feet were sent. But had I gone my chosen way,
This meeting, friend, with you were lost.
God knew it well—and let me pay
The lesser disappointment’s cost. He granted more than I had asked;
And yet—I flung away my smile,
And summoned not a braver one
To wait his will a little while. ‘WHEN ironing, one of the most annoying hindrances is that caused by rough, sticky irons; and they seem inclined to come to that condition with very little provocation. When the irons are warm, but not fully heated for ironing, wash them thoroughly. Put a double handful of salt, the coarser the better, on a clean board, and rub each iron vigorously back and forth on the salt. This gives a fine polish, and the irons will work smoothly. Clean the edges of the rim also. If starch should happen to stick and smear the iron, rub the iron over the salt again, and it will quickly become clean and smooth as before. Fine sand, or sandpaper, might answer the purpose; but salt is better, and it is always at hand. A little paraffin added to boiling starch will help to keep it from sticking to the irons; a bit of white soap and butter dissolved in it will serve the same purpose. If cold starch is used, add to one quart of it a half-teaspoonful of powdered borax, and it will make no trouble while ironing. When laundering small starched pieces, time and trouble may be saved by ironing each one on a towel. When it becomes necessary to turn the article about, shift the towel and the article together. In this way may be avoided the necessity for pulling the piece from the board to turn it, only to have it stick fast again; and the work will advance more rapidly, especially when there are many pieces of this sort to be ironed.—Selected. POLLUTED drinking water causes many deaths? Fresh air, food, rest — these three combat tuberculosis? Rural sanitation is a health protection to the city dweller? Rats are the most expensive animals which man maintains? An efficient health officer is a good community investment? Exercise in the garden is better than exercise in the gymnasium? It is estimated that the average manure pile will breed 900,000 flies per ton? Clean water, clean food, clean houses, make clean, healthy American citizens? The United States Public Health Service has reduced typhoid fever eighty per cent in some communities? Ecuador
By AN ECUADOR WORKER
There has been a great battle going on here. The enemy of truth is contesting every inch of ground, and has been trying to discourage the Lord's workers. The first year we were here twelve persons accepted present truth, but because of some difficulties that arose, seven of them became offended, and I think we have lost them from among us. One of these was a teacher of the normal school, a young lady of exceptional ability, who had a strong desire to become a worker for God. This experience was indeed a great trial to us. Satan thought to bring discouragement upon us, but the promise of God found in Joshua 1:9 is ever comforting. When Satan saw that we would not be discouraged because of difficulties, he came to us as he came to Job. O that we in affliction would remain loyal to God, and show the same firm faith as did Job! In August our child was terribly burned with boiling water. There seemed no cause for this accident. It was four weeks of constant care before she was well again. After this, in November, I fell a victim of bubonic plague, and in this severe sickness I thanked my heavenly Father for a knowledge of the rational treatments by which I was saved from the results of this terrible disease, the duration of which was very short, but from the after-effects of which I suffered much for three months. Following these experiences, on the fifth of February another worker, on his way to church, fell on the sidewalk and broke his leg and his ankle joint. These injuries have proved to be very complicated fractures. The sidewalks in Quito are made of stones, and are very irregular. Hence a person is not always sure of his footing. March 7 the director of our canvassing work was taken very ill with typhoid fever. All the year of 1915 our work was severely hindered, but we are not discouraged. We can truly say, as did Job, "Blessed be the name of the Lord." The work in Ecuador is difficult, but nevertheless it must be done. Who will come to share in the difficulties of this benighted country? The darkness is very great. We do not know how long liberty will continue here. This year there has been a great struggle to change the constitution and have another form of government. A few years ago a teacher in a public school could not receive his salary without a certified paper from his confessor, nor could any one rent a house without such a paper. Thus the priests controlled everything. Only a few weeks ago some missionaries went out to hold meetings in one of the public plazas. At first the people had a desire to hear, and many came to listen; but when the priests heard of it, they immediately began to tell the people not to go to listen to those Masons (that is what they call us here). On the third Sunday the priests told the people that if the missionaries went out in the plaza the following Sunday, the people should be prepared to kill them by stoning them and dragging them in the street. On the fourth Sunday about five hundred people gathered. Even the women had their aprons filled with stones; and when the missionaries began to sing, the people began to insult them and to shout, "Heretics!" "Masons!" "Let us drag them to death because they are not worthy to live!" Finally, by the help of friends, the missionaries were taken to a place of safety. Just a short time ago we were holding a meeting with an audience that filled the room. Suddenly there came a great crash, and the people rushed out. The windows had been smashed with stones. Many said that those who did this were sent to do it by the priests. The first of January there was much excitement here because of the election of a new president. The result was an uprising among the soldiers. Just around the corner from us we could hear the shooting and shouting of the people. This happened at three o'clock in the morning. A half hour later twelve men, armed, knocked at our door, demanding that we open it. I asked for an explanation, but they refused to give any, saying that if we did not open the door they would break it down. It was finally opened by the owner of the house, who was living below. We were living in the upper part of the house, and thinking that they had come to kill us, we used benches to bar the door at the top of the stairs. I escaped by a back door and climbing over the roofs of several other houses, in the cold night air, clad in only night clothes, I sat down waiting for what might happen. I heard the men climbing the stairs. My blood chilled, but as they ascended the stairs the owner of the house followed them, saying that we were foreigners, and if they bothered us they must give an account to our government. At last they went away. The second night, at two o'clock in the morning, I was attracted by a noise in the street. I looked out, and in front of the house was a priest, a soldier, and another man. The priest was fighting the man with his fists. It seemed that the man was not willing to do something that the priest wished him to do. In a few minutes they passed on, going about two blocks, then the priest and the soldier returned. When they arrived again in front of our house, they stopped, and the priest, making signs with his hands, said to the soldier, "This is the house." I understood quite well what his plans were. Soon another priest passed hurriedly by, and then another. For five nights we were thus bothered. Protection was sent us by the authorities after we went to a hotel to live for two weeks. If there is a country in all the world that needs special help from God, and the special prayers of God's people, it is dark Ecuador. Eastern Pennsylvania Camp Meeting
By R. T. DOWSETT
THE Eastern Pennsylvania Conference held its camp meeting for 1916 on the fairgrounds in Lebanon, Pa., June 22 to July 2. For several years the camp meeting has been held in Emmanuel Grove, near Allentown, where the campers could be comfortably housed in cottages; and it was a question with the brethren of the committee whether the people would be willing to camp in tents. The committee felt, however, that the Testimonies should be followed in holding the meeting elsewhere, rather than in the same place year after year. So they secured the beautiful fairgrounds in Lebanon, and they were not disappointed, for the brethren and sisters came from all parts of the conference, and the accommodations provided were pleasing to all. It was certainly a most excellent meeting.13 From the very first the Spirit of God was present, and the spiritual interest deepened as the meeting progressed. Elder W. T. Knox conducted the first Sabbath morning service, and the Spirit of God was present in power to convict and convert souls. A large number responded to the invitation to yield to the Lord or to reconsecrate themselves in service for the Master. Each day the workings of the Spirit of God were manifest. There were several consecration services during the week, and on the last Sabbath Elder C. S. Longacre led in the service, when nearly every one encamped on the grounds yielded anew to the Lord. Twenty-three were baptized during the meeting. The brethren and sisters not only responded to the call of reconsecration, but as Elder George Enoch in several meetings presented the needs of the foreign fields, a number of the young people pledged themselves to go wherever God would lead them, and on Sunday morning $3,411 was received in cash and pledges. The Sabbath school offerings for the two Sabbaths amounted to $667. Thus $4,078 in cash and pledges will go on its way to the mission fields as a result of the meeting. Elder George I. Butler was present throughout the meeting, and his talks each morning were greatly appreciated. As he dwelt on the rise and progress of the message, and especially on the great blessing the Spirit of prophecy has been to this people, the faith and confidence of the brethren and sisters were greatly strengthened. The laborers present all or part of the time were George I. Butler, W. T. Knox, F. M. Wilcox, C. S. Longacre, and George F. Enoch from the General Conference; B. F. Machlan and E. G. Salisbury from Washington Missionary College; I. A. Ford, from the Review and Herald; and Dr. D. H. Kress, C. V. Leach, and the writer from the union. Harold Richards and H. J. Detwiler had charge of the young people's meetings. Professors Machlan and Salisbury joined them as soon as they reached the ground, and others assisted. So the young people had a feast of good things throughout the meeting. One year ago the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference elected its officers for two years, so there was no conference business to be attended to during the meeting. The whole time was given to the spiritual interests of the brethren and sisters. The conference is entirely free from debt. Two churches, with a combined membership of fifty, have recently been organized, and two other companies will soon be organized into churches. The Lord is greatly blessing the efforts of the consecrated laborers in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference. The committee is planning for six tent meetings to be conducted in different parts of the conference as soon as the tents can reach the field. For the past two years the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference has given a full quota of twenty cents a week per member to missions, and the conference is not only self-supporting, but it is sharing its tithe liberally with more needy fields. The goal the laborers have set is “Fourteen hundred members before the close of 1916.” We believe the Lord will use both the laborers and the people, working unitedly, to help reach the goal. The campers returned to their homes greatly strengthened, and nearly every one said it was the best meeting he ever attended. If those in attendance will carry out the solemn covenant they entered into with the Lord, the results in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference will be manifest, and the books of heaven will some day reveal the fruits of this most excellent gathering. A Work for All
By W. J. STONE
THE plan outlined in the REVIEW AND HERALD of June 22, on page 22, for reaching all our relatives and friends by sending them the Present Truth Series, beginning Sept. 1, 1916, and continuing for six months, appeals to me as a very simple and practical plan of missionary work for our loved ones, and one very easy to carry out. Being handled from the office of publication, these papers can be mailed with much less work than otherwise, and never will be neglected or forgotten, as might happen if mailed by individual members. This plan ought to receive the most hearty cooperation of our people. Why should it not be taken up in all our churches, and hundreds of thousands of this series be placed during this campaign in the hands of our relatives and friends? This is such a practical plan that it needs no argument or explanation, and should appeal to all. Does not the importance of the times demand that we do this very work without delay? What an incentive to prayer this would give us during the six months that the Present Truth Series is being sent to our friends! And this, I am sure, in many instances would result in a great awakening in the lives of many engaged in this work, and perhaps be the means of their own salvation. I shall avail myself of this opportunity of thus reaching my friends, and shall encourage others to do the same. Surely God will greatly bless this work.
W. J. STONE. ABOUT forty persons have attended the meetings we have held here in Santiago. The same ones keep coming. I am negotiating for a hall twice as large as the present one, for ten dollars a month. I feel that as soon as we can get into our own place, we shall see the English work increase very much. Last Sunday night we had the largest attendance yet. There were not enough seats in the chapel for those who came. The interest in our work here is daily growing, and I am looking for a few to take their stand for God's truth when the opportune time comes. Newspapers in the Northern Union Proclaim the Message
By Walter L. Burgan
AFTER making a tour of the camp meetings held in the Northern Union Conference, which embraces the States of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, Brother W. H. Edwards, secretary-treasurer of that union, has written his impressions concerning the newspaper reporting that he did in connection with these meetings. He says:— “I consider free printer's ink too good a proposition to be ignored. I have always received the most urbane and kindly consideration from newspaper representatives, and when I come in touch with the general editor of a paper, the treatment is most cordial. “When I told one editor, as I was leaving town, that I wished to express my appreciation of his cooperation, he said that he wished to express his gratitude for the full and continuous line of articles that had made his paper become very popular, as people were reading it eagerly, and that he himself, as he looked over the articles to see if they needed editing, could not stop till he had finished reading them, they were so interesting. He also said that he had not found it necessary to change my diction or punctuation, but had passed the articles at once to the linotypist to be set. “I feel that God has given us a wonderful blessing in this gratuitous help from the newspapers, and we should not be slow to take advantage of it. “In some of the papers during the camp meetings, I had from two to six columns of space daily; and when I asked the editors if I was overloading them, they said, ‘When we get too much, we will throw up our hands.’ “I find some editors who believe in and practice health reform, not using stimulating foods or drinks, and discarding tea and coffee. When they learn that our people stand for health principles, a bond of friendship is at once established. “I believe that those who are conducting tent meetings might augment their work and see greater results if they would exert themselves to meet the editors and managers of newspapers and get acquainted with them; would listen to them and learn their hobbies, being careful not to belittle them; would take pains to agree with these men when to do so would not violate a principle of Biblical faith; and, lastly, would pay for an advertisement occasionally. “As there are quite a number of camp meetings yet to be held this season, I should think that every laudable effort should be made to get the sermons into all the papers, for, as one editor told me, ‘Your speakers preach to hundreds in your meetings, but the same sermons, when in our paper, preach to thousands in the county and State.’ And that is true. “May God give us still greater favor with secular publishers for the heralding of these last-day truths!” It is to be hoped that the workers in the field will take fresh courage after reading what Brother Edwards says, and will do more toward proclaiming the message through the newspapers. Our workers should not have the slightest hesitancy about requesting editors to publish reports of their meetings. Constant effort in this direction will bring to the attention of the editors the importance of our work, and also inform them as to the wonderful and sublime truths contained in the advent message. Through the reading of extracts of sermons in the form of reports, these men will become interested and will gladly publish the same. The secular press is to play an important part in reaching the masses, and no one should fail to take advantage of the many opportunities before him to give phases of the message through this agency. Work for the Colored
By C. B. STEPHENSON
WE are pleased to report progress in all branches of the North American Negro Department. The campaign this summer will be stronger than any ever conducted, according to reports reaching me. Many of the missions are having two tent efforts instead of one, besides doing other home missionary work. These meetings are already beginning to bear fruit in the conversion of souls. In one mission nineteen have been baptized and many others are expected to be baptized soon. The conference president says, “Sunday night I suppose they had a congregation of seven hundred. Some have not missed a meeting.” These efforts are being conducted in the large cities. I am informed that this summer there will be held in the South alone over twenty tent efforts for the colored race. In the North strong efforts will be made in the cities which have in recent years been fruitful. In New York City the constituency has increased to exceed the capacity of the church, and arrangements have been made to secure a very fine church property at a reasonable price. This will greatly strengthen the work in this city. A successful summer school has been conducted in Oakwood, Ala., the past six weeks. Thirty-two teachers were in attendance. A letter from Prof. C. L. Boyd, the principal, says, “We are getting along nicely in our institute work. We have had thirty-two in attendance, and they have had a very full program. The instructors have done splendid work, which has been greatly appreciated by the teachers. The instruction which these teachers are getting is certainly timely help. I feel that the influence of the institute is going to add greatly to the strength of our educational work in the mission.” Brother Boyd says the recent rains did not damage the crops materially. In the book department our canvassers are having splendid success. In a recent report I noticed some very interesting items. One of the students of the Oakwood Manual Training School in ninety hours took orders for “Bible Readings for the Home Circle” amounting to $193.35. Another student took orders for the same book, in 98 hours, amounting14 to $235.85. While this is above the average, others are doing splendid work. Camp meetings will be held in most of the conferences in the South this summer, some for the first time. These meetings are a great uplift to our people. But a short time for soul saving is left to us. A few more summers and we shall pitch our tent for the last time. The last sermon will be preached, and the last prayer offered for sinners. The work will close, and Jesus will come to reap the ripened grain. Today the sky is clear, and the field still open to us, to work unmolested. Tomorrow the war cloud may obscure our path and make the tasks much more difficult. “The night cometh, when no man can work.” Assignment for July 30 to August 5
“There can be little doubt that the book of Jeremiah grew out of the roll which Baruch wrote down at the prophet’s mouth in the fourth year of Jehoiakim. Chapter 36: 2. Apparently the prophets kept written records of their predictions, and collected into larger volumes such of them as were intended for permanent use.”—Canon Cook. For a general survey of the book, it may be divided as follows:— 2. Chapters 2 to 11. Thought by some to have been the prophecies written by Baruch after Jehoiakim burned the first roll. 3. Chapters 12 to 24. Warnings to the Jews. 4. Chapters 25 to 28. Prophecies on the fall of Jerusalem. 5. Chapters 29 to 31. The Babylonian exile. 6. Chapters 32 to 45. History of the two years before the fall of Jerusalem. 7. Chapters 46 to 51. Prophecies against foreign nations, especially Babylon. 8. Conclusion. This, evidently a chapter added to “the words of Jeremiah,” is by some attributed to Ezra. Compare 2 Kings 24:18-20; 25. Another method divides the book into four general sections containing the prophecies uttered during the reigns of Josiah, Jehoiakim, Zedekiah, and Gedaliah. As a whole, the book abounds in striking symbols and signs and figures of speech. Its assurances of our heavenly Father’s kindness and “everlasting love,” its warnings and appeals, are peculiarly applicable to the present day. Our Ignorance of the Bible
“One thing is undeniable: knowledge of the Bible is far less general now than it was in the days of my childhood. That amazing familiarity with the sacred Book with which John Richard Green credits the people of England in the days of the Commonwealth had persisted until my boyhood among the sons of the Puritans and the Scotch-Irish in New England and in New York State. It was not universal, but it was general. The kind of tests by which college students and students in secondary schools are frequently in these days made to display an ignorance of the Bible which is astounding could have been passed with credit by the majority of country boys and girls sixty or seventy years ago. But this thorough acquaintance of earlier generations with the Bible was not due to any considerable extent to the public school. All that we learned about the Bible in school would have added very little to our store of religious knowledge. It was in our churches and our Sunday schools, but chiefly in our homes, that most of us learned what we knew about the Bible.”—Washington Gladden, in the Atlantic. The Work in Mexico
By G. W. CAVINESS
ALTHOUGH in the midst of troubles and confusion, the work is going forward in Mexico in spite of every hindrance. Recently Brother Martin and Elder Leland went to Monterey, held meetings with our people there, and baptized seven. There are about as many others who desire to be baptized, but who need to have further instruction in the truth first. From El Paso and Juarez, just across the line, Brother Robles writes: “Our company here is growing in both knowledge and numbers.” Recently several were baptized. He also writes that he has received word from Torreon that the brethren there are doing the best they can under the difficult circumstances. He tells of a sister coming to them from Aldama, saying that she herself was a Seventh-day Adventist, that there was a small company of believers in the place from which she came, and that they were very anxious to have some of our laborers visit them as soon as possible. He also writes that a number of places in Texas and New Mexico are calling for workers among the Mexican people. We are hoping and praying that our work in Mexico will not be hindered very long, and that our people may be kept during these difficult times. From some places we learn that food is scarce; indeed, the writer of one letter says the brethren are living on one meal a day, and sometimes they are scarcely able to get that. But He who cares for the sparrow is able to care for his children; and we do hope that these in Mexico may be kept by that Almighty power, and that the time may not be long delayed when the workers may return and carry forward the message until the whole country has been lighted by the gospel of the kingdom.
G. W. CAVINESS. Missionary Volunteer Department
M. E. KERN — Secretary
MATILDA ERICKSON — Assistant Secretary
MRS. I. H. EVANS — Office Secretary
MEADE MACGUIRE — Field Secretaries
C. L. BENSON
J. F. SIMON Measuring the Treasure
By F. D. STARR
THE man in the parable (Luke 14:18), who bought a piece of ground, was very eager to see it, that he might have a better idea of his newly acquired possession. Undoubtedly he walked around and through it, and across it in every direction, examining carefully every feature of his farm. The great treasure committed to the Bible student is worthy of being carefully examined and explored as a whole, that the possessor may better comprehend its nature and construction. It is interesting to notice the component parts of this wonderful volume. Of its sixty-six books, some are very short and some are quite long. There are five books of one chapter each, one book of two chapters, seven of three chapters, six of four chapters, five of five chapters, three of six chapters, one of seven chapters, one of eight, one of nine, two of ten, two of twelve, three of thirteen, two of fourteen, three of sixteen, two of twenty-one, two of twenty-two, three of twenty-four, one of twenty-five, one of twenty-seven, two of twenty-eight, one of twenty-nine, two of thirty-one, one of thirty-four, two of thirty-six, one of forty, one of forty-two, one of forty-eight, one of fifty, one of fifty-two, one of sixty-six, and one of one hundred and fifty chapters. For the sake of brevity, we will not here name the books of these various lengths, but suggest that it will be profitable for every one to get these fixed in his memory, so they may be thus indexed in the mind. Eleven of these sixty-six books, or one fifth of the whole, contain very nearly one half of the 1,189 chapters that make up the Bible. Two of these larger books contain together two hundred chapters, four others contain another two hundred, and five more contain a little less than another two hundred chapters. To verify this, will furnish a little Scriptural arithmetic for those who like mathematics. It is very desirable to know not only the order of the books of the Bible, but also their length, and the leading subjects treated in the various books. Their value does not depend altogether on their length. While the larger ones, such as Isaiah and Psalms, are of incalculable merit, yet what a serious loss would be the omission of such brief ones as Jude and Philemon! To some readers some of the books seem to be rather dry, but even these contain instruction of the most beneficial nature. Some wonder that there should be any variation of expression in the different translations of the Bible. The writer would like to depose his humble testimony, that reading the sacred Book through in Greek, German, French, and Spanish, and partly in Latin and Dutch, has produced gratitude and admiration that there is such a general agreement in meaning. The blessed Book stands the test, from whatever point of view it is examined. F. D. STARR. Visits to the Kalyan Dispensary
Elder J. S. James, of India, reports recent visits to the Kalyan dispensary by the governor of the Bombay Presidency, Lord and Lady Willingdon, and other high officials of the presidency and district. All expressed the deepest interest in the work at the dispensary, which is under the charge of Elder and Mrs. M. D. Wood. Deliverance of the Righteous
“Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.” Utah Corporation
By W. M. Adams; J. F. Gaster
The annual session of the Utah Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 21, 1916. The first meeting will be called at 10:30 A. M., in a tent located on Fifth East near Twenty-first South. The constituency of this corporation are to be chosen by the local churches—one for the church organization, and one for every five members. The object of the meeting is a contemplated change of the constitution, or possibly that of merging into another corporation. W. M. ADAMS, President,
J. F. GASTER, Secretary-Treasurer. Mississippi Conference Association
By C. S. WIEST; BEN C. MARSHALL
THE sixth annual session of the Mississippi Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene at Meridian, Miss., in connection with the camp meeting, at 10 A. M., Monday, July 31, 1916. All accredited delegates to the camp meeting are regarded voters at the association meetings. BEN C. MARSHALL, Secretary. Alabama Conference Association
By A. L. Miller; O. R. Godsmark
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the constituency of the Alabama Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists (incorporated) will be held on the camp ground at Montgomery, Ala., in connection with the camp meeting, Aug. 10-20, 1916, to elect officers, make a change in the by-laws, elect trustees for two years instead of one, and transact any other business that may be deemed necessary. The first meeting will be held at 11 A. M., Monday, August 14. O. R. GODSMARK, Secretary. Southern Illinois Conference Association
By E. F. Peterson; R. B. Craig
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Southern Illinois Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp meeting and conference on the fairgrounds, at Martinsville, Ill., Aug. 10-20, 1916, for the purpose of electing officers and appointing a board of trustees, and of transacting such other business as may properly come before the association. The first meeting will be held at 10 A. M., Monday, August 14. E. F. PETERSON, President. Seventh-day Adventist Association of Western Colorado
By E. A. CURTIS; WILBERT WILCOX
THE next annual session of the Seventh-day Adventist Association of Western Colorado will be held at Salt Lake City, Utah, in connection with the State conference and camp meeting, for the purpose of electing officers, and of transacting such other business as may properly come before the association. The first meeting is called for 10 A. M., Monday, Aug. 21, 1916. WILBERT WILCOX, Secretary. Western Washington Conference Association
By Lewis Johnson; T. L. Copeland
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Western Washington Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the annual camp meeting and conference, at Manitou Park, Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 24 to Sept. 3, 1916. The first meeting will be held at 9:30 A. M., Tuesday, August 29. The Western Washington Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists will also hold meetings at this time, but the constituency will be notified by letter in regard to the time. LEWIS JOHNSON, President.
T. L. COPELAND, Secretary. Tennessee River Conference Association
By W. R. Elliott; F. C. Bruce
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Tennessee River Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the conference and camp meeting, Aug. 3-13, 1916, at Nashville, Tenn., for the purpose of electing a board of trustees, changing the by-laws to provide for the election of officers for a term of two years instead of one, and transacting such other business as may properly come before the constituency. All properly accredited delegates to the Tennessee River Conference are voters in the Association. The first meeting will be held at 10 A. M., Monday, August 7. W. R. ELLIOTT, President. Ohio Conference Association
By E. K. SLADE; W. J. VENEN
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Ohio Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventist Church will be held in connection with the conference and camp meeting, Aug. 17-27, 1916, at Newark, Ohio, for the purpose of electing officers and a board of trustees, and of transacting such other business as pertains to the association. The first meeting will be held at 10 A. M., Tuesday, August 22.