p. 354 | Review and Herald, Vol. 78, No. 22. (5/28/1901)

Earlier text: “I am the resurrection and the life.”—Jesus

OFF FOR INDIA.

By W. A. Spicer

As the REVIEW announced last week, there is a moving out toward the fields abroad. This week a party of five sail from New York, en route to India. They are Prof. and Mrs. J. L. Shaw, Misses Annie Knight and Donna Humphrey (nurses and Bible teachers), and the father of Sister Shaw, Elder G. K. Owen, who goes to the field of service at his own charges. These workers go out believing that they are sent of God to the needy East. As I have just come from that field, and know the need and the anxiety with which the few workers are watching for immediate help, I wish in this case to express my thankfulness to God that He has called this little company to go at once. They have a grand field to work in, just because of the sin and the darkness. In India and China half the world is waiting to hear the message of preparation. The signs of the soon coming of the Lord cause many even of the heathen to expect some great, decisive event involving the fate of the whole world. Pray for workers, brethren, and rally to push the work into the regions beyond, and God will soon bring the triumph.

W. A. SPICER, Cor. Sec. Mission Board.

AN EXAMPLE — AND A WARNING.

WE have just received, from a correspondent in Ohio, an account of a terrible experience he has had with the workings of Spiritualism. The victim was his own daughter. The family were approached by this fatal delusion, at first, in easy stages, and with all manner of fair and delusive promises of happiness and power. The daughter was assured that she would easily develop into a complete and powerful medium, if she would only yield her will to the power which was seeking to control her. Not having had enough acquaintance with Spiritualism to be aware of its terrible nature and seductive influence, the desire to become a medium was encouraged by friends, and the inclination to Spiritualism was fostered. Under the promise of reaching what was held out to be the much-to-be-desired position of a medium, the daughter yielded up her will, and then suddenly found herself in the snare. The power which had assumed the guise of an angel, turned to that of a demon. But she could not throw off the hypnotic, devilish influence. It would seize her even in sleep, and impress her to do everything a demon could invent to ruin herself and injure the family. In two weeks she became a raving maniac, and has been treated at the asylums of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Dayton, Ohio, with apparently no hope of recovery. Her father has written an account of the case, and published it in pamphlet form, and desires to see it spread abroad, to warn others of the danger of dabbling in Spiritualism, hypnotism, Christian science, or any kindred delusion. The price of the pamphlet is twenty-five cents. Address Thos. I. Moore, box 275, Bradford, Ohio.

BEWARE OF IMPOSTORS.

By Editor

THE apostle Paul threw out the caution to “beware of dogs.” We may vary it a little, and say, “Beware of impostors.” It is a pitiable thing that men will trump up a plea, generally on religious grounds, to flesh out of our brethren and sisters means, merely to secure a living for themselves by fraud and imposture. Read the following from Elder C. H. Bliss, of Lovington, Ill., which we have just received from him:—

Some of our brethren are being imposed upon and wronged. There has been a traveling man in this State selling pencils. Being blind, and a good singer and also preacher, he is received by our brethren, and has been encouraged to preach, and has obtained money from them. When asked if he belongs to any of our churches, he replies in the negative, but makes some plausible excuse, and so is received. The last I knew of him he was living with a woman of questionable character, and both were claiming to be Seventh-day Adventists. I do not think them worthy of our help.

There is another, a lame man, going the rounds of our churches. He generally reports that his horse and buggy have been stolen, that they are out of town a few miles, and that there are five or ten dollars charges on the rig; and he wants to borrow that amount to redeem it. Some of our poor brethren have loaned him ten dollars or more, but what they loan him is never returned, as they never hear from him again.

Some claiming to be Adventists and generally pretending they are from Battle Creek, are traveling with patent rights or some article to sell. They will tell our brethren that they would like to board with them a few days. The brethren take them in, and they often leave without even thanking them for their kindness. Many of our brethren are poor, and work hard to support their families, and it is wrong that they be so imposed upon. C. H. Bliss.

We would suggest to our brethren that they insist on credentials, or some good proof of identity, from these persons, and take no excuse for the absence of such proofs, and that in such cases they extend them no favors of this kind. There is no excuse for brethren in good standing with our people to be out without means of proving their identity.—Ed.

NOTICE TO SABBATH-SCHOOL WORKERS.

By A. G. Daniells

By the action of the recent General Conference, the Missionary Reading Circle and the Young People's Work were associated with the Sabbath-School Department of the General Conference. The members of the Sabbath-School Committee, meeting in counsel, have appointed Mrs. L. Flora Plummer corresponding secretary of the department. She will take the correspondence relating to these three lines of work, which are so closely related that their interests may be best fostered by having the correspondence united in the one office. Sister Plummer's Minneapolis address will be announced later. An article or series of articles will very shortly appear in the REVIEW, explaining the whole plan of reorganization, by which the local responsibility in all departments is placed upon the Union Conferences, while the work of these Conferences is unified by the departmental committees of the General Conference. A. G. DANIELLS.

Table of Contents: Poetry, General Articles, Editorials, and Notices

POETRY.—My Own Story, MAGGIE A. PULVER—Little Willie's First Visit, S. E. Kiser, in Chicago Times-Herald—Consecration, S. B. WHITNEY—Isaiah 26:20, Mrs. L. D. Avery-Stuttle....................339, 340, 341, 347

GENERAL ARTICLES.—“Think Not That I Am Come to Destroy the Law,” MRS. E. G. WHITE—The Twins' Dark Birthday, Ella A. Drinkwater, in Christian Union—Divine Providence, MRS. C. A. HAAS—Our Own, by the late FLORENCE K. HARPER—The Way of the Cross, Carrie Merrall, in King's Messenger—What the Light Did, VIOLA E. SMITH....................336-342

WOMAN'S GOSPEL WORK.—Bible Readings with Families, MRS. S. N. HASKELL—Bean, Peas, or Lentil Dressing or Roast—Brown Sauce—Bean Gravies—Extracts from Correspondence—Requests for Prayer....................342, 343

READING CIRCLE.—June Study of the Field....................343

EDITORIAL.—The Sunday Spirit Reviving—The History of the World, as an Organic Whole—In the Question Chair—Christendom's Shame—Criticisms of the Bible—“Sudden Destruction Cometh”—“A Travail upon a Woman with Child”—Anarchy or Order, Which?........344-347

PROGRESS.—Alaska—Wilmington, N. C., and Norfolk, Va.—Chesapeake Conference Proceedings—Cheered by the Conference Bulletin—New York................347, 348

RELIEF OF THE SCHOOLS.—“And the People Gave Willingly”................348, 349

SPECIAL NOTICES.—An Appeal for the Southern Field—Fund for the Erection of the Medical Missionary College in Chicago—Educational Department of the General Conference—New Health Tracts—Young Man Missing—South Lancaster Academy Summer School—Appointment—Pennsylvania Camp-meeting—California Conference and Camp-meeting—Ship Missionaries—Addresses—Business Notices—Publications Wanted—Camp-meetings for 1901—Sabbath Sunset Calendar................349, 351

NEWS AND NOTES................351

OBITUARIES.—Haffner—Martin—Large—Bradbury—Young—Frost—Raymond—Hooper—Schmalz—Hollenbeck—Fultz—Mitchell—Seymour—Francisco—Beavan—Mantz—Crandall—Hill—Paxton, Sweet, McClaflin—Alphin—Jordan—Jackson—King—Plante—Childs—Applegate—Roach—Roberts................351, 352

EDITORIAL NOTES................354