BROTHER H. H. COBBAN, of the West Indian Union, who has been in Washington for counsel, sailed last week for Panama. It has been advised that the union conference transfer its headquarters from Panama to the island of Jamaica, where the publishing work can be more economically resumed again, making use, for the present, of a portion of the Jamaica school buildings already erected. But our brethren will need our help in restoring their office equipment. A statement by Brother Cobban will appear in the next REVIEW.
Canal Between the Black Sea and Baltic
A PLAN has been formed for the construction of a canal to connect the Black Sea and the Baltic. The engineering project is the work of M. Rugteschel. The canal would follow the beds of the rivers Dwina and Dnieper for the greater part of the distance, the actual cutting being for the most part in two sections, from the village of Breshenkovichi on the west Dwina to the town of Kopius on the Dnieper, and a section around the falls of the last-named river. The Dnieper would require dredging at many places, and the Dwina for the greater part of its length. The whole canal, including the beds of the rivers thus deepened, would be nearly 1,400 miles in length, and its estimated cost would be $150,000,000. The original project was to make the canal thirty-one feet deep, so as to allow the passage of large war-ships; but the government rejected this on the ground that sufficient water could not be found to feed such a canal. The new plans provide for a depth of fourteen feet, for which sufficient water may be had by means of a canal 125 versts long from the Beresina.
Wants in the Work in Japan
After speaking, in a recent letter, of a list of “wants” in the work in Japan, Elder F. H. De Vinney, superintendent of the field, says: “This letter reminds me of the times when I used to reach home after a long absence, and was called to listen to the wants of the children. Above all, we want the blessing of God, and the earnest prayers of our brethren at home that we may be given grace, courage, and power to prevail over evil.”
God’s Work Will Be Finished
THERE is courage in the greatness of a work when the task is set by the Lord himself. The magnitude of it is assurance of the mighty working of divine power. “The greatness of the work almost staggers us at times,” writes a worker among India’s millions; “but it is God’s work, and will be finished in this generation.”
Washington Workers Attend Institute
Elders A. G. Daniells, G. B. Thompson, W. A. Spicer, and other workers from Washington are attending the ministerial institute at Philadelphia.