Immediately following the Autumn Council at Takoma Park, October 11-20, it was my privilege to make a general tour of our foreign churches in the East, South, and Northwest. During the time of the council, word was received from our Bohemian-Slavish brethren in Newark, N. J., and also from the New Jersey Conference, that our foreign brethren at Newark had sold their church property, the building being too small and inadequate for their needs.
My first visit, therefore, was with these brethren at Newark, Sabbath, October 21. They had vacated the old church, and were meeting in a hall which was altogether too small to accommodate comfortably the congregation, which at the present time numbers close to seventy. The brethren had already laid plans for the erection of a new building.
The following Monday Elder A. R. Sandborn came up from Trenton, and in company with Elders George E. Langdon and Paul Matula, we examined a site in the city of Irvington, where the brethren had found a very desirable place on which to build. It is in the part of the city where the Bohemians and other foreigners live. The lot, which is fifty by one hundred feet, is in a good, clean, healthy location, on a well-paved street, within two blocks of the street car line, and has been secured for $1,000. This is quite reasonable, as lots on the opposite side of the street run from $1,300 up, and the one that our brethren have bought is on the better side of the street.
Funds have been provided so that the new building can be put up immediately. It will be a frame structure with a strong concrete foundation. We feel grateful to the Division and to the Lake and Northern Union Conferences for their sympathetic interest and substantial assistance in this enterprise, the completion of which will mean more to the upbuilding of our foreign work in that great center than we now realize. When the building stands fully completed and equipped, there will be no debt of any kind hanging over it. Besides a large auditorium, the building will house within its walls a well-lighted and up-to-date schoolroom for church school purposes.
Following this visit, I met with our Finnish believers in Brooklyn, N. Y., on Sabbath afternoon. It was here my privilege to celebrate with these dear brethren the ordinances of the Lord's house. Elder J. E. Jayne was in charge of the services. The Lord has blessed the tent efforts among the Finns and Hungarians this summer. We realize that had it not been for the efficient leadership and splendid coöperation that our brethren in that conference have17given these foreign workers, and the special interest that has been taken in supervising these efforts, we probably should not have obtained the results seen today. I also paid a brief visit to Bridgeport, Conn., where we have a little company of twelve Bohemians who are trying to uphold the banner of Prince Immanuel.
Going south, my next stop was at Yale, Va., where is our only Russian church in all the East and South. This was the first time I had met with this company of believers, which numbers over forty. The little church, nestled in the midst of the beautiful Virginia woods, towers as a torch of light in the gross darkness around it. It was a real inspiration to meet with these dear brethren, who seem to have retained their first love for the message. A good church school with thirty-five in attendance is in full operation, with a young Russian brother, S. Kritzky, in charge.
Some of the brethren live from ten to twelve miles from the church, but come to the services Sabbath after Sabbath. As I was going to stop speaking, after having talked for an hour and a half, one brother got up and said, “We came to church for an all-day worship.” So I had to go on for another hour, and still the people thought it was too short, but my train was leaving, and I had to stop.
My next visit was to be at Harvey, N. Dak. After spending a few days at the office in Chicago, I left for North Dakota in the evening of November 12, arriving at the Sheyenne River Academy on November 14. In connection with this school we have our Russian educational department, with Elder S. G. Burley in charge. About thirty bright Russian young people were in attendance, and more are expected before the end of the first term. This attendance is especially good in view of the fact that many parts of North Dakota this year have experienced crop failure.
This was my first visit with our Russian brethren in that part of the field. Having mapped out a tour with Elder Burley, I left the school the day following, going to Dogden, in company with Brother N. J. Michalenko, who acted as my interpreter the first two days, the plan being that Elder Burley should join me at Kief. At Dogden Butte we have a Russian church of forty members. All our meetings, which were held in the Presbyterian church, were well attended. Notwithstanding very cold weather, people came from ten to twelve miles to listen to the word of God.
At Kief I had the privilege of meeting Elders S. E. Jackson and J. T. Boettcher. Elder Boettcher spoke to the brethren here three times, and his words of cheer and admonition were highly appreciated. Our church at Kief has a membership of twenty-eight. From this place, where Elder J. A. Litwinenco joined us, we went by automobile to Max, a distance of forty-five miles.
Our largest Russian church, of fifty members, is in Max. Two near-by places, Great Stone and Makoti, have eighteen and eight members respectively. Last summer Elder Burley conducted a successful tent effort at Max, and about twenty new members were added to the church. A new church building has just been erected a few miles outside the village. It will be dedicated free of debt.
At Max we met in a rented church building, which proved too small to hold all who desired to attend. The meetings on Sabbath and Sunday were precious seasons, indeed. The Spirit of the Lord came very near and made hearts tender. At all the meetings, I was greatly impressed by the number of young people who came and listened most attentively to the word spoken. Many expressed a desire to live for God. Many not of our faith attended all the meetings, in fact, their number was in several cases larger than that of our own people. The prospect for a still stronger and growing work in that part of the field is certainly bright, when we take into consideration the number of young people now in training at the school.
It was a source of great encouragement to see the prosperous condition of our Russian work in that Northern State. We now have a total of more than two hundred Russian members in the North Dakota Conference. Together with the members in Virginia and Canada, our total runs up to three hundred and fifteen. Thus we are beginning to get a foothold among that sturdy, substantial, enduring nation of the Old World.
It was a special privilege to me to become acquainted with our two Russian workers, Elders Burley and Litwinenco, who have been laboring so perseveringly for many years, and who are still untiring in their efforts to build up and strengthen the work among their own people.
Our little Russian paper, Review and Herald, which will celebrate its first anniversary next month, is meeting with much success. A short time ago a letter was received from a Russian minister in a town in Pennsylvania, stating that he had read the paper and was greatly impressed with an article on the state of the dead. He further intimated that he would recommend the paper to his congregation the next Sunday, and have them send in their subscriptions. The Y. M. C. A. in a great Eastern city recently sent us a money order for several copies of the paper to be sent to their reading-rooms. Thus our truth-filled literature in this and other foreign tongues is pioneering the way where we have no workers to send.
The manuscript for “The Great Controversy,” in the Russian language, which has been held up in Germany for more than a year on account of the war, has come at last. Our foreign publishing house, the International Branch of the Pacific Press, at Brookfield, Ill., will print this book. A Russian linotype outfit has already been secured, and Brother A. Yakovenko, a Russian, will begin the work at the first opportunity. When we get this splendid book from the press, not only will our Russian young people have a chance to earn their scholarships among their own people, but we shall see many precious souls accept the truth as a result.
The last stop on this five-thousand-mile tour was made at Youngstown, Ohio, where I met with our Roumanian brethren on Sabbath and Sunday, November 25 and 26. On Sabbath afternoon, Elder E. K. Slade and Dr. W. J. Venen came to Warren, Ohio, where we organized our first Roumanian church, twenty believers constituting the first membership list. Others are ready for baptism, and will join the church in the near future. The meetings were well attended both days. Our brethren are greatly in need of a suitable place of worship, as all their meetings are held in a private house.
Among the Roumanians we have quite a few bright young people who are very desirous of obtaining an education and becoming workers. Some of them are planning to begin next school year, and are working hard to secure the necessary means to carry them through. Our Roumanian brethren are as intelligent and as loyal a class of people as can be found anywhere. They are faithful in tithe paying, are well up on their twenty-cent-a-week offerings, and at the time of our visit had already raised three dollars a member on their Harvest Ingathering goal. It is our experience that the foreigner not only responds nobly and loyally to the gospel invitation, but he becomes a most faithful and ardent supporter of this, the greatest movement with which humanity was ever connected.
We trust that our brethren throughout the field will remember the foreign work in the homeland. We have here the most unique of all foreign fields in the world. Any one who will show these benighted people from southeastern Europe real, true Christian sympathy and the genuine love of the Master, will soon find that they are just as receptive to kindness and help as are those who are more favored naturally.
Just as surely as there “were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven,” in the time of Peter and Paul, just so surely, in this the twentieth century, there are dwelling in these United States of America earnest, devout men out of every nation under the sun. They have come here in the providence of God to hear and receive the everlasting gospel, and it is my privilege, and yours, dear reader, to open unto them the fathomless depths of the fountain of life. Let us all work while it is yet day, for soon the night cometh, when no man can work.
STEN RASMUSSEN.
Area, Population, and Laborers, by Divisions, 1915—Summary 1
Division
Countries
Area
Population
Laborers
Population for Each Laborer
Percentage of Total Population
Percentage of Total Laborers
Non-Christian and Non-Protestant
Africa
12
2,366,886
38,425,923
338
113,686
2.45
3.57
Asia
9
12,220,803
833,400,664
781
1,067,094
53.12
8.24
Europe (Southern)
11
5,603,690
341,516,798
211
1,618,563
21.77
2.22
Pacific Islands a
19
526,262
46,942,504
194
241,971
2.99
2.05
South America
10
6,958,774
48,658,699
229
212,481
3.10
2.42
West Indies and Mexico
13
1,055,093
25,831,509
148
174,536
1.65
1.56
Totals
74
28,731,508
1,334,775,397
1,901
702,144
85.08
20.06
Christian
Australia & S. Africa b
—
3,559,822
10,804,312
648
15,992
.66
6.83
North America
—
7,888,207
99,002,503
5,155
19,205
6.31
54.41
Northern Europe
—
711,149
124,782,679
1,772
70,419
7.95
18.70
Totals
18
12,159,178
234,089,494
7,575
30,902
14.92
79.94
Grand Totals for 1915
92
40,890,686
1,568,864,891
9,476
165,562
100.00
100.00
Including work for natives and aborigines in New Zealand and Australia.
Including only work in Christianized portions.
Languages Employed Orally
Aymara
Fijian
Kishashi
Portuguese
Tiochin
Akan
Finnish
Kisuahili
Punjabi
Tongan
Amharic
Flemish
Kisukuma
Rarotongan
Turkish
Amoyese
French
Kisi
Rumanian
Ulasagi
Arabic
Fukienese
Kitambaru
Russian
Urdu
Aracanian
Galla
Kiziguha
Ruthenian
Wageia
Armenian
Garhwali
Kōjari
Samoan
Yao
Atchinese
German
Korean
Santali
Yoruba
Baila
Greek
Lettonian
Sechuanna
Zulu
Batak
Guarani
Lithuanian
Servian
Bengali
Hakka
Luo (Kavirondo)
Sesuto
Total, 117.
Burmese
Hawaiian
Malay
Shanghai
Bulgarian
Hausa
Malayalam
Shona
Languages used in work in Christian lands, in addition to foregoing:—
Cantonese
Hindi
Mandarin
Sintebele
Cebuan
Hungarian
Manyanja
Slavonian
Danish-Norwegian
Chassu (Kipare)
Igorrote
Mapuche
Slovakian
Icelandic
Chinyanja
Ila
Maori
Spanish
Laplandish
Chitonga
Ilocano
Marathi
Swatowese
Swedish
Coptic
Italian
Matanavat
Syriac
Welsh
Croatian
Japanese
Mendi
Tagalog
Yiddish
Czech (Bohemian)
Javanese
Mosquito
Tahitian
Total, 6.
Dutch
Java-Malay
Motuan
Tamil
Grand Total, 123.
Efik
Kafir (Xosa)
Niue
Tartar
English
Karen (Sgaw)
Pampangán
Telugu
Esthonian
Kijita
Panayan
Temne
Fanti
Kisanaki
Persian
Tew Chu
Kishambala
Polish
Tigrini
Languages in Which Publications Are Issued
Amoyese
Finnish
Kisuahili
Russian
Turkish
Arabic
Flemish
Kisukuma
Ruthenian
Urdu (Persian)
Armenian
French
Korean
Samoan
Urdu (Roman)
Armeno-Turkish
Garhwali
Lettonian
Santali
Wendic
Atchinese
German
Lithuanian
Sechuanna
Wenli
Batak
Greek
Luo (Kavirondo)
Servian
Zulu
Bengali
Greco-Turkish
Malay
Shanghai
Total, 84.
Bulgarian
Hawaiian
Malayalam
Sintebele
Burmese
Hebrew
Mandarin
Sesuto
The following are issued in Christian lands, in addition to foregoing:—
Cantonese
Hindi
Manyanja
Slavonian
Cebuan
Hungarian
Maori
Slovakian
Danish-Norwegian
Chassu (Kipare)
Ilocano
Marathi
Spanish
Icelandic
Chinyanja
Italian
Niue
Syriac
Laplandish
Chitonga
Japanese
Pampangán
Tagalog
Swedish
Croatian
Javanese
Panayan
Tahitian
Wenli
Czech (Bohemian)
Java-Malay
Polish
Tamil
Yiddish
Dutch
Kafir (Xosa)
Portuguese
Telugu
Total, 6.
English
Karen (Sgaw)
Rarotongan
Tigrini
Grand Total, 90.
Esthonian
Kijita
Romanian
Tongan
Fijian
Kieli
Selection of Sabbath School Officers and Teachers
By May Bell
Some Sabbath schools have had the experience of electing officers and afterward finding that they were not qualified or suited for their work. The school is thus crippled, but it gets along the best it can until time for the next election. Frequently such conditions prevail because due thought, consideration, counsel, and prayer are not given to the matter of selecting teachers and officers. Theirs is an important and responsible work in the cause of God. The Spirit of prophecy has given us many plain statements on this subject, which should be considered in electing officers. Here are some of them, from “Testimonies on Sabbath School Work:” —
“For Christ’s sake let the teachers and the leading workers in your Sabbath school be men and women who love and fear God,—men and women who realize the responsibility of their position, as those who are watching for souls and must render an account to God for the influence they exert over those under their charge.”
“The leaders in our schools should be men and women of quick intuitions, who18have the Spirit of God to aid them in reading character, who have managing ability, who can understand different phases of character, and display tact and wisdom in dealing with varied minds. There are many who can fill the place of superintendent in name, but what is needed are men who can fill the place in every sense of the word. There are many who can go through the form cleverly enough; but they fail to impart courage and hope, to inspire thought, to quicken energy, and to impart such life that the school shall become a living, growing power for good.”
“In selecting officers from time to time, be sure that personal preferences do not rule, but place in positions of trust those who you are convinced love and fear God, and who will make God their counselor. Without the love and fear of God, however brilliant the intellect may be, there will be failure. . . . Above everything else, select those who, in the simplicity of their souls, are walking in the truth, who love and fear God, and take their lessons in his school.”
Where there is a church organization, the officers of the Sabbath school should be nominated by the committee that brings in names for church officers, and then be voted upon by the church. The teachers are appointed by the Sabbath school officers or by the Sabbath school board. The board is made up of the Sabbath school officers, the church elder, and others that they may choose to act with them as counselors. Much wisdom and care should be used in the selection of teachers.
“All through our ranks are needed men and women who have learned at the feet of Jesus what is truth, and how to present it to others. It requires holy men, men who have humility, who are abiding in Christ, to be educators of our youth in the Sabbath school.”
“Every teacher in the Sabbath school should be a follower of Christ, and those who have not identified themselves as the disciples of Christ, showing by a consistent life that they are Christians, should not be invited to become teachers in the Sabbath school, for they have need that some one first teach them the foundation principles of the love and fear of God.”
“Those whose duty it is to select teachers should be guarded, and not urge those into the school who are not fitted to exert a good influence. How is the teacher’s behavior? Is he punctual? Is he cleanly and neat? This should have attention; for these qualities are essential in a teacher.” “It is essential that care should be taken when placing men and women in positions of trust. You should know something in regard to their past life, and the character that has been developed.”
“Those who are selfish, peevish, dictatorial, coarse, and rough, who do not carefully regard the feelings of others, should never be employed as teachers. They will have a disastrous influence upon their students, molding them after their own character, thus perpetuating evil.”
The Lord has a high standard for the Sabbath school, as well as for all other parts of his work. Let us not be discouraged because of this, but strive to reach the standard just as he has given it to us, not lowering it in any way.
Because teachers and officers should have the qualifications mentioned, we are not to get the idea that only the experienced are to act as officers and teachers. “The Lord would have teachers in the Sabbath school work who can give whole-hearted service, who will increase their talent by exercise, and make improvement on what has already been attained. The Lord would have working Christians in his church; for the worker has fewer temptations than those who have little to do.” “The Lord calls for young men and women to gird themselves for lifelong, earnest labor in the Sabbath school work.” MAY BELL.
A City Effort in Honolulu
By J. W. McCord
"ALOHA" is the word most frequently heard by the haoles (white men) in Honolulu. When a steamship from America ties up alongside the wharf, the band greets the stranger with the sweet strains of "Aloha." In mansion or hut, on the street, everywhere, "aloha" is the word of greeting for native and white man.
Aloha means "love, affection, good wishes, kindly concern, sympathy, rejoicing, sorrow, greeting, good-by." Anything and everything good that you could possibly wish the one dearest your heart, is expressed in this word.
That the native can thus greet the white man, speaks volumes for the native's magnanimity. When we remember what the white man has given to the natives in return for their generous hospitality, a stronger word than magnanimity, if there is one, could well be used.
When Captain Cook discovered the islands in 1778, "he was received kindly by the natives," who thought him a god. Cook estimated the island population to be approximately 300,000. Today the natives number less than 30,000, and some authorities say 20,000. That is one thing that civilization has done for them. "There was practically no disease among them when the white man came. Cook's crew introduced the curse peculiar to civilization, which, coupled with measles, also imported, swept away 200,000 of them in fifty-eight years. The Chinese brought them leprosy.
"To this day there is not a venomous reptile nor a poisonous plant or vine in all Hawaii. Flies and mosquitoes were unknown till the ships of the white man brought them.
"Wild fruits grew in abundance. For the mere trouble of gathering them the native had coconuts, dates, bananas, guavas, plantains, yams, mountain apples, water lemons, and breadfruit. The waters teemed with fish, and the forests yielded hogs and wild fowl. There was plenty for all, and to spare. Today there are one hundred and ten charity organizations in Honolulu alone, a city of less than 60,000."
A century ago the land was owned by the king and his chiefs, while the common people were serfs, who could be moved about from place to place at will.
Later a Hawaiian king gave up the major portion of the crown lands to his people. Because of this generous gift every Hawaiian family had sufficient land to furnish the simple necessities of life, which for them consisted of poi, fruit, vegetables, and fish.
The white man, taking advantage of conditions which were favorable to himself, soon obtained possession of the major portion of the land. This was accomplished in various ways. The natives were inordinately fond of dress, and they were somewhat improvident, and very hospitable. Their knowledge of land values was naturally limited, and these traits were taken advantage of by the enterprising Yankee to his own profit.
The white man brought his vices as well as his virtues, and his vices stuck. One of them was rum, and the natives soon became apt pupils in the college of John Barleycorn. To satisfy their craving for strong drink and gaudy dress, the natives sold their land for a song. Five acres of land for five yards of calico, was a good bargain for the native; and sometimes the land was obtained by downright fraud. Land which was sold some years ago for a small boat, worth perhaps $25, today is worth about $100,000.
The Hawaiian Islands now belong to the United States, and it is a singular coincidence that the islands and this country began their career as nations about the same time. At the time Washington was winning the Revolutionary War, Kamehameha I was creating a nation in Hawaii. Before this the islands were ruled by a number of petty chiefs, who were all the time fighting among themselves. The battle of the pali put an end to internecine strife, by making Kamehameha the Great the supreme ruler, and the founder of the only dynasty that has ever ruled the islands.
The pali, or "cliff," is twelve hundred feet deep, and is one of the show places of Honolulu. It was here that four thousand soldiers were hurled to death by Kamehameha, and a tablet in commemoration of the battle is placed near the site of the tragedy. These islands are now completely under the control of the white man.
We found great difficulty in starting our work here. Time after time we were refused when we tried to rent a lot within the fire district. After two months' fruitless search we were compelled to go outside of the fire limit to hold our meetings. Yet God was with us from the start, and to him belongs all the glory for the victory obtained.
Some of the finest people in town attended our meetings, and forty-five accepted present truth. During the ten weeks the meetings lasted, our attendance averaged over two hundred an evening. The brethren there considered this excellent for Honolulu. Our expenses of course were heavy, amounting to nearly $1,400 for the meetings alone, but the Lord touched the hearts of the people and our donations fully covered the expenses. Everybody in the local church worked faithfully. If any family should be singled out above another in this respect, Brother Kumalae's ought to be mentioned. Not only did this brother and sister give much help financially, but the whole family, father, mother, and eight children, attended every meeting. God blessed our brother and his dear companion. A brother, sister, niece, and also a brother-in-law, took their stand for the truth during the meetings. In addition to this, nearly every man working in Brother Kumalae's ukulele factory accepted present truth. The matron of19the leading hotel in town accepted the Sabbath, as did others, and their names are written in the book of life. Brother and Sister McKeague did good work, for which we are thankful.
I am now working in Pasadena, Cal. Thus far we have held fifteen meetings, and the average attendance has been seven hundred and thirty each evening. We have a splendid interest and good collections. The sympathy of the people is with us, and we believe the Lord will gain a splendid victory in Pasadena.
Doubtless the brethren and sisters in Honolulu will read this report, and to them and the kind friends there, I wish a hearty "aloha." J. W. McCORD.
Notes from the Field
Elder B. W. Brown recently spent several days with the church at Davisville, Ky., conducting the services by which their new church building was dedicated.
The new church school building at Sanitarium, Cal., was recently finished and dedicated. The building is fifty-five by sixty feet, providing four large rooms on the main floor, and a basement of two rooms.
Singapore reports the recent baptism of fourteen believers, making thirty-two during the year, most of whom, Elder Detamore adds, were students in the school, or those for whom the students and teachers had labored.
Elder W. H. Thurston writes from Greencreek, Idaho, in the Upper Columbia Conference, of the baptism of four new believers, and adds: “A number of others who were not ready at this time will receive baptism later.”
Of the fifth new Sabbath school organized in southern Idaho this quarter, the secretary writes: “We organized at Upper Roswell three weeks ago, with a membership of twenty. Last week we had thirty in attendance, and expect more at our next meeting. We hope soon to have a church.”
Elder and Mrs. C. H. Rittenhouse have labored for three months at Imbler, Ore., in the southern Idaho Conference, in the face of bitter opposition. God’s blessing has attended the preaching of the word, and a Sabbath school with a membership of eighteen new Sabbath keepers has been organized.
There is a deep interest in present truth among the German-speaking people in the vicinity of Dallas, in western Oregon. Elders J. Riffel and H. J. Dirksen have conducted a series of meetings in neighboring schoolhouses, which have been well attended. Nine persons have received baptism, while others are studying different doctrinal points.
A new monthly publication, the Collegian, is sent out by the students of Walla Walla College. This little magazine contains twenty-eight pages, and its general purpose is to promote the interests of the school through organized effort. The student editors plan to make it a live wire of connection between the school and the field,—a recruiting agent for their Alma Mater.
From Cuba comes the report of additions to the number of believers in various parts of the island. Elder F. G. Lane writes: “Cuba is beginning to realize some fruit from the much seed that has been sown in former years.”
An addition is being put up at the southwest corner of the girls’ dormitory at the Waldorf School, South Range, Wis. The students have an active Missionary Volunteer Society, which is doing good work in training the young people for active missionary service.
Elder B. W. Abney has been laboring in Kinston, N. C. Notwithstanding great opposition, he reports the baptism of ten new believers on a recent Sabbath, and says that others are studying preparatory to taking this step. A Sabbath school with a membership of seventeen was organized the first Sabbath in November.
The first number of the new Yiddish magazine, called the Messenger, has just been issued by the Brookfield Branch of the Pacific Press Publishing Association. It deals with the present European war, and we are sure will interest the Jews. Elder F. C. Gilbert, of South Lancaster, Mass., who is in charge of the work for the Hebrews, invites our brethren living in the cities and large towns where Jews reside, to do all they can to place this magazine in the hands of these people.
Elder W. A. Westworth, of Indiana, writes: “On a recent Sabbath I was pleased to meet with the church at Muncie, and was glad to note the zeal of our brethren and sisters in this place. Their church school has outgrown its quarters, and it seems necessary to provide larger accommodations. The following evening I spent with the Union Church, in Indianapolis. I spoke on ‘Preparation for the End.’ Earnest attention was given not only by our own brethren and sisters, but also by the visitors in attendance.”
Elder and Mrs. Roy Mershon of Borneo write that at last a suitable site has been purchased for the headquarters of our mission work in that field; and they add, “While we are glad for a new home, we were more than glad to have fifteen precious souls ready for baptism, four in Jesselton and eleven in Sandakan. Besides these we have about twenty more who will be ready to take this same step in a short time.” Let us remember our brethren and sisters in these far outlying mission fields, and pray that God will give them strength and wisdom for all their labors.
A young lady convert who refused an eighty-dollar position as stenographer in one of the leading wholesale houses of Duluth, Minn., applied for a position as maid in a wealthy family in answer to a “Want Ad.” As she desired the Sabbath off, she was not employed. When the head of the house returned to his palatial residence in the evening, his wife reported the fact that she had refused the young lady work because she was a Seventh-day Adventist. “Well, you made a great mistake to refuse her if she is a Seventh-day Adventist,” the husband replied, “for those Adventist girls are fine girls, and can be relied upon.” They inquired for the young lady, but in vain, for she had secured another position.