THREE new Sabbath-keepers are reported at Holmes City, Minn.
ELDER L. D. SANTEE reports the organization of a church of twelve members at Rock Falls, Ill.
THE Kansas Worker reports the organization of a Sabbath-school at Scandia, Kan.; the membership was not stated.
THREE persons were added to the membership of the Youngstown, Ohio, church on the occasion of the last quarterly meeting.
FIVE persons were baptized at the Lake Street church, Minneapolis, Minn., March 25, and the same day nine were added to the church-membership.
MEMBERS of the first English church of Brooklyn, have taken 1,400 of a new tract in the Hebrew prepared by Elder Gilbert, for use among the Jews in that city.
A COMPANY of thirteen are now living out the truth at Cumberland, Md., and four others are keeping the Sabbath who have not yet united with them.
ELEVEN persons were baptized at Tremont Temple, Boston, April 8, by Elder L. S. Wheeler. Two of these were Baptists having charge of a Chinese mission in the city.
A COURSE of meetings at Creighton, Mo., conducted by Brother L. W. Terry, March 10-30, has brought six persons into the truth, and one who had left the truth has been reclaimed.
BROTHER H. L. SHAFER says in a recent report from Glenelder, Kan.; “Two were added to the church last Sabbath, and others have begun the observance of the Sabbath.”
A SABBATH-SCHOOL of twenty-five members was organized at Herman, Minn., March 25. Brethren W. W. Ruble and A. C. Gilbert are holding meetings at that place, which are well attended.
A CHURCH building for the first church of Philadelphia, Pa., is in process of erection in a desirable location, at the corner of 51st and Locust Streets. The sum of four thousand dollars has been secured to apply on the cost of the building.
A CHURCH of seventeen members was organized at Hepler, Kan., March 25. The following day the church building, which had been bought and repaired, was dedicated, free from debt, and following this service four persons received the ordinance of baptism.
A SABBATH-SCHOOL of fifteen members was organized at Six Points, Ohio, April 1. Brethren F. M. Fairchild and J. O. Young, who have been laboring there, report that a few have decided to become commandment keepers, and the interest among others is still good.
FOR more than ten years the medical missionary work has been established in Portland, Ore. During this time it has grown from occupying a rented building in the center of the city to that of having a large, commodious, airy building, on the western side of Mount Tabor, four hundred feet above the city and five miles from its center, and yet supplied with all the conveniences that a city affords. During the year 1904 the amount of business transacted with the patrons of the institution, for board, room, and medical attention, amounted to $26,788.72, or a weekly average of $515.16. The family of coworkers numbers thirty, and all are seeking to do their utmost to advance the work which they have espoused. We truly believe that the brethren and sisters in the Western Oregon Conference can do no greater work than to give this institution, commonly known as the Portland Sanitarium, their hearty support, and to seek in every way possible to extend its influence. This can be done by calling the attention of friends and neighbors to the careful, painstaking work that is being done at the institution in behalf of suffering humanity.—Pacific Union Recorder.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
By R. D. Hottel
Notice!
THE twenty-third annual session of the Virginia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in Washington, D. C., in connection with the General Conference, May 15-21, 1905. The first meeting will be held May 15, at 8 A. M. All delegates should be present at the first meeting.
R. D. HOTTEL,
President.
Current Mention
— France and Germany have reached an agreement regarding Morocco on the principle of the “open door.”
— A general railway strike was begun in Italy April 16. A regular but reduced service is kept up on the roads by the use of military engineers, and the railway stations are guarded by troops.
— A recent dispatch from St. Petersburg says that the Jews of Kishinef and other towns of South Russia are hastily leaving their homes in fear of what may happen during the coming celebration of the Russian Easter. There is great fear of further massacres.
— By a recent decision of the United States Supreme Court, Indians to whom land has been allotted by the government are no longer to be regarded as wards of the nation, but as citizens of the United States, with all the rights and responsibilities of other citizens.
— The assassin of the Russian Grand Duke Sergius, Ivan Kolaieff, by name, was tried before the Senate and Kremlin law courts in Moscow, April 18, and sentenced to death. The prisoner was unmoved at the sentence, and manifested no regret over the commission of his crime.
— A strike of porcelain workers is in progress in the city of Limoges, France, which has been marked by rioting and collisions with the troops. The strikers built barricades in the streets, and in one conflict with the troops were fired on by the latter, two men being killed and several wounded.
— The French Chamber of Deputies has adopted by a large majority Article 1 of the bill providing for the separation of church and state, which reads: “The republic assures liberty of conscience and guarantees the free exercise of religion, the only restrictions being those in the interest of public order.”
— A part of the initiation ceremony performed at a Knights of Pythias lodge at Felsenthal, Ark., April 10, upon Ebenezer Runyan, consisted in firing a blank cartridge at him with a revolver. The cartridge happened to be loaded, and Runyan dropped dead with a bullet in his brain. At the colleges this practise of “hazing” is frowned upon and prohibited by the authorities.
— An army plot against the government has been uncovered in Spain. A Madrid dispatch says: “Two officers of the garrison of Barcelona are under arrest, charged with conspiring against the state. It is said that they had secured the adherence of the army to their plot, with several prominent generals. The arrest of a number of Republican leaders who are said to be implicated is imminent.”
— Rome is strengthening her hold and extending her influence at the national capital by the removal to Washington of the order of the Oblate Fathers, an educational organization which has figured in this country from early times, and controls a number of institutions of learning in the United States and Canada. Fifteen acres of land adjoining the site of the Catholic University have been purchased, on which will be erected a “house of studies” for advanced theological students, and a building for novitiates.
— Reports from the Balkans state that a condition of anarchy exists there, characterized by general fighting on the part of all nationalities. A dispatch says: “In Zagoricham, province of Koritsa, early this month Greeks fell upon and killed more than 130 Bulgarians, and in Kumanova, province of Uskub, Turks have killed several Servians. Thus it is seen that all nationalities and Christians and Mohammedans continue fighting one another, while Turkey seems unable or not desirous of affording protection to the people and stopping the disorders.”
— The West Indian volcanoes, Mont Pelee and La Soufriere, which broke into eruption with such appalling results in 1902, are again, according to reports, showing ominous signs of renewed activity. A lake in the crater of La Soufriere has begun to boil for the first time since the last eruption, and people in the vicinity are warned by clouds of steam seen arising from its surface. It is believed that the unstable condition of these volcanoes may account for the shocks and heat which have been felt of late on the islands of St. Christopher, Dominico, and Antigua, and at Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadalupe.
— The Russo-Japanese conflict has assumed a new phase the past week by reason of an alleged breach of neutrality on the part of France, in allowing the Russian Baltic fleet to remain in Kamranh Bay, in French Indo-China, and to make use of that port as a base of operations against neutral shipping in that vicinity. The arrival of a third fleet, which Russia is sending to the far East, is expected shortly, and it seemed to be Admiral Rozhdestvensky’s plan to remain in this French port until he could effect a junction with this third Russian squadron, which would give him a decided preponderance of force over Admiral Togo. Japan entered a strong protest against this attitude on the part of France, and there was talk of her calling on Great Britain to come to her support, in accordance with the terms of the alliance between the two nations, which binds the former to assist Japan in case the latter finds herself opposed by two powers. It is expected, however, that France will take care to avoid giving just cause for such action on England’s part, which would at once precipitate world-wide war. It is reported that Admiral Togo has planted mines in the channels which the Russian fleet will naturally take in going north toward Vladivostock, and will await the latter in the vicinity of Japanese territory. The latest report is that Admiral Rozhdestvensky has left Kamranh Bay by order of the czar, at the earnest solicitation of the French government. Reports from the armies in Manchuria indicate that the Japanese are making a movement northeastward with a view of cutting communication between Harbin and Vladivostock, and thus isolating the latter port, which in the event of a victory by Admiral Togo will become the next objective point of the Japanese operations.
Notice!
By R. D. Hottel
THE first annual meeting of the membership of the “Virginia Conference Agency of Seventh-day Adventists, Incorporated,” will be held at 116 South Saint Asaph St., Alexandria, Va., May 18, 1905, at 3 P. M., for the election of trustees, and the transaction of any other business that may come before them. The delegates of the Virginia Conference, in session, compose the membership.
R. D. HOTTEL,
President.
Annual Meeting of the Iowa Sanitarium and Benevolent Association
By Emma A. Perrine
NOTICE is hereby given that a legal meeting of the constituency of the Iowa Sanitarium and Benevolent Association will be held in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, June 12, 1905, at 3 P. M., in connection with the annual camp-meeting of Seventh-day Adventists, for the purpose of electing members of the Board of Trustees, and transacting such other business as may legally come before it.
IOWA SANITARIUM AND BENEVOLENT ASSN.,
Emma A. Perrine, Sec.
Review, and Herald Publishing Association
By William W. Prescott
THE members of the Review and Herald Publishing Association are hereby called to convene at 9 A. M., Wednesday, May 10, 1905, in Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., for the transaction of such business as may come before the corporation.
The members of this corporation are the Board of Trustees of the corporation; the executive committees of the following-named conferences: General Conference, Atlantic Union, Canadian Union, Lake Union, Northern Union; the executive committees of the local conferences composing the above-named union conferences; and the stockholders of the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association, a corporation of Battle Creek, Mich., who have duly transferred their membership to the Review and Herald Publishing Association, of Washington, D. C.
By order of the trustees,
W. W. PRESCOTT,President.
Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium Association
By H. W. Cottrell
THE first meeting of the members of the corporation known as the Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium Association are called to convene at 11 A. M., Wednesday, May 10, 1905, in Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., for the transaction of business pertaining to said corporation.
The members of this corporation consist of: the executive committees of the following-named conferences: General Conference, Atlantic Union, Chesapeake, Virginia, West Virginia; the Board of Management of the evangelical work in the District of Columbia, and the Board of Trustees of the Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium Association.
By order of the trustees,
H. W. COTTRELL,
President.
Business Notices
BRIEF business notices will be published in this department subject to the discretion of the publishers. A minimum charge of one dollar will be made for one insertion of forty words or less. Three cents a word will be charged for each additional word, and remittance must accompany each order. Initials and figures count as words. Name and address must be counted.
All persons unknown to the managers of this paper must send satisfactory written recommendations whenever submitting notices for insertion in this column.
In the case of poor persons who wish employment, the charge may be remitted, but in order to secure this concession a letter from the elder of the local church of which the advertiser is a member, or from one of our well-known ministers, must accompany the advertisement.
WANTED.—Copies of the Christian Educator for May and June, 1899. Address Mrs. E. M. Long, South Lancaster, Mass.
If you wish to secure the most durable, light, and convenient steam cooker, send stamp for leaflet and special price to Rapid Steam Cooker Co., Laura, Ohio.
WANTED.—A gentleman nurse who has had experience in sanitarium work, to take management of sanitarium. Address Newark Sanitarium, 103 East Main St., Newark, Ohio.
WANTED.—A cook with good knowledge and experience in hygienic cooking, at our hygienic restaurant at 212 Oak St., Chicago, Ill. Address Mr. P. Svenson, 201 Wells St., Chicago, Ill.
FOR SALE.—New house and half acre at Urbandale, 1½ miles from Battle Creek. Also 45 acres; will sell in small pieces. Also fine building lots cheap. All on or near electric car line. Address A. H. Perkins, Urbandale, Mich.
FOR SALE.—Forty-acre farm,—35 acres improved,—good house, barn, well and windmill, 40 fruit-trees; situated 2½ miles from town. Adventist church and school ¼ mile. Price, $1,000; terms to satisfy purchaser. Address A. L. Gleason, Copemish, Mich.
We are sterilizing ripe olives in five-gallon cans for summer use. Experience shows that these will keep well after opening. They are cheaper and better measure than smaller cans. Price, 40 to 70 cts. a gallon, as to size, not quality. Low freight on 15 or more gallons. Address W. S. Ritchie, Corona, Cal.23
WANTED.—First-class tailor and tailoress. Steady work. We have a good home for a bright, willing Seventh-day Adventist girl, who could assist with housework. Work not heavy. References given and required. Address C. E. Wood, Coldstream, Ontario.
FOR SALE.—Absolutely pure, unsalted peanut butter, steamed or roasted, 12 cts. a pound in 50-pound lots and upward; cash with order. We pay freight on lots of 100 pounds or over, east of Rocky Mountains. Address Vegetarian Meat Company, Washington, D. C.
WANTED.—Single woman 25 to 40 years old to do general housework on farm. Must be strong and fairly good cook, clean and particular in all things. Hire by the year only. Only two in family, old folks, and very particular about their work. Good colored woman preferred. Address W. F. Jenkins, Arcadia, Neb.
FOR SALE.—Vegetable cooking oil and hygienic shortening. Contains no animal fat. Has no unpleasant odor or taste. Good keeper. Prices between the Rockies and Ohio west line: one 5-gal. can, $3.50; 2 cans, $6.50; 3 cans, $9.25. Farther east and west, $4 a can. Freight prepaid. Address R. H. Brock, Arkansas City, Kan.
We offer at lowest prices sanitarium foods; B. gluten flour, $5.75 a bbl.; maple sugar, 13 cts. a lb.; maple sirup, $1 a gal.; potatoes, $1.40 a bbl.; Apples, $2 a bbl.; white sweet turnips, 90 cts. a bbl., Cal. prunes, $1.25 for 25-lb. box; larger ones, $1.50 a box, and more; malt honey, $1 a gal.; cooking oil, 90 cts. a gal. Write us. We wish to tell you about the goods. New York Food Co., F. W. Bartle, Mgr., Oxford, N. Y.
FOR SALE.—In whole or in part, a full section of land, 640 acres, in Douglas County, Wisconsin. The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railroad has a station within ten rods of the boundary line. A sawmill and other property are also to be sold. One half of the proceeds of the sales is to be given to the work of proclaiming the third angel's message. For particulars, write to A. C. Woodbury, Hines, Wis.
Teachers’ Institute In Wisconsin
By William Covert
A TEACHERS’ institute is to be held at Bethel, Wis., June 6-14. This provision is made primarily to accommodate the church-school teachers of the State, but all teachers who may choose to come will be made welcome. Thirty teachers, including the faculty at Bethel, have been doing school work in the State during the past year. It is hoped that all these will attend, and will do active service in the institute.
The Bethel school will be in the midst of its first term for the year, and some of its features will furnish a good lesson for visitors to study.
Dr. L. A. Reed, who was elected to the office of superintendent of church-schools in the State, but has not found it convenient to serve, will be present to take a leading part in the work.
It is hoped that this will be an occasion of profit to all who attend.
WM. COVERT.
Suggestions for Securing Rates to the General Conference
By W. T. Bland
FOR the benefit of any who may not have read the instructions published in the REVIEW AND HERALD of March 30, or who have but recently decided to attend the meeting of the General Conference to be held at Washington, May 11-30, I wish to call attention once more to the following points:—
1. Tickets at full fare for the going journey may be secured within three days prior to, and during the first three days of, the meeting. Consequently tickets may be purchased not earlier than May 8, nor later than May 13. Be sure that, when purchasing your going ticket, you request a certificate. Do not make the mistake of asking for a receipt.
2. Present yourself at the railroad station for ticket and certificate at least thirty minutes before departure of train.
3. Certificates are not kept at all stations. If you inquire at your station, you will find out whether certificates and through tickets to Washington can be obtained. If not, the agent will inform you at what station they may be procured. You should then purchase local ticket to nearest station where certificate and through ticket can be obtained. By applying early, your agent may be able to secure ticket and certificate for you. It will be well to make early arrangements with your agent, that there may be no disappointment at the last moment.
4. On your arrival at the meeting, deposit your certificate with the writer at the office of the General Conference.
5. A special agent representing the railroads will be in attendance to validate certificates May 18. A fee of 25 cents will be collected for each certificate validated. If you arrive at the meeting and leave for home prior to May 18, or if you arrive later than that date, you can not have your certificate validated, and consequently you will not get the benefit of the reduction on the home journey. No refund of fare will be made on account of failure to have certificate validated.
6. It is understood that the reduction on return journey is contingent on an attendance of not less than one hundred persons holding certificates obtained from ticket agents at starting-points, showing payment of full first-class fare of not less than seventy-five cents on going journey.
7. If the necessary number is in attendance, and your certificate is duly validated, you will be entitled, up to June 2, to a continuous passage ticket to your home at one third the limited fare.
8. The foregoing regulations and benefits have been provided for those desiring to attend the meeting of the General Conference from points in the United States east of Cheyenne, Wyo., including all points in Colorado, and that portion of Canada lying within the Central Passenger Association territory.
9. Those living at distances too great to make the trip in three days, may be given the opportunity to purchase tickets at such time as will enable them to reach Washington at the opening of the meeting. Such arrangements should be attended to beforehand with local agent.
SPECIAL TO MINISTERS
Trip permits are not issued for clergy tickets on roads east of Chicago and St. Louis or north of the Ohio River. Annual clergy permits are issued only to ordained active ministers living within the territory of the association. The clergy rate granted by the roads south of the Ohio River is two cents a mile.
Those holding clergy permits who reside in the Western States could use such for the purchase of tickets to Chicago or St. Louis, and repurchase on the certificate plan from those points to Washington.
Those holding clergy permits who reside in the Central Passenger Association territory, may repurchase tickets at Buffalo, Pittsburg, or the usual Ohio River points to Washington, on the certificate plan.
Those living in the Western States beyond Colorado and Wyoming, will find instructions in the Pacific Union Record, or by corresponding with C. H. Jones, Mountain View, Cal.
By carefully observing the foregoing suggestions no one should have any trouble in securing the desired rates.
W. T. BLAND,
Transportation Agent for Gen. Conf.Takoma Park, Washington, D. C.
Washington Training College
By Arthur G. Daniells
THE first meeting of the members of the Washington Training College is called to convene at 4 P. M., Wednesday, May 10, 1905, for the transaction of such business as may properly come before the meeting.
The members of this corporation consist of the executive committees of the following-named conferences: General Conference, Atlantic Union, Chesapeake, Virginia, West Virginia; the Board of Management of the evangelical work in the District of Columbia, and the Board of Trustees of the Washington Training College.
By order of the trustees,
A. G. DANIELLS,
President.
General Conference Corporation
By A. G. Daniells
THE members constituting the General Conference Corporation are hereby called to convene in Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., at 10 A. M., Monday, May 15, 1905, for the transaction of whatever business may come before the meeting.
The members of this corporation are the members of the executive committee of the General Conference, and all other accredited delegates to the General Conference.
By order of the trustees,
A. G. DANIELLS,
President.
General Conference Association
By Arthur G. Daniells
THE delegates composing the thirty-sixth session of the General Conference are called to convene at 9:30 A. M., Monday, May 15, 1905, in Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., for the transaction of business pertaining to the election of trustees for the General Conference Association, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, and the transaction of such other business pertaining to the General Conference Association as may come before the meeting.
By order of the trustees,
A. G. DANIELLS,
President.
Western Oregon Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists
By F. M. Burg; W. C. Raley
THE second annual meeting of the Western Oregon Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, a corporation, is called to meet in connection with the annual session of the Western Oregon Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, at 9 A. M., Friday, June 9, 1905, in Portland, Ore. The meeting is called, according to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, for the purpose of electing a Board of five trustees for the ensuing year, and of transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
F. M. BURG, President.
W. C. RALEY, Secretary.
Western Oregon Conference
By F. M. Burg; W. C. Raley
THE third annual meeting of the Western Oregon Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp-meeting which is to be held in Portland, Ore., June 8-18, 1905, at which time the officers for the ensuing conference year will be elected, and such other business transacted as may properly come before the meeting. The meeting will convene at 9 A. M., Friday, June 9.
F. M. BURG, President,
W. C. RALEY, Secretary.
Nursery Stock
FIRST-CLASS fruit and ornamental stock of all kinds at reasonable prices. Catalogue for 1905 sent on application. Address Emmanuel Missionary College Nurseries, Berrien Springs, Mich.
Obituaries
RAMSEY.—Died at Boulder, Colo., Jan. 26, 1905, of pneumonia, Margaret I. Ramsey, daughter of Brother A. H. Ramsey, aged 7 years and 6 months. The funeral sermon was preached by the writer, based on Isa. 57:1.
U. P. LONG.
PUTNAM.—Died in Denver, Colo., March 12, 1905, of indigestion, Mildred C. Putnam, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Putnam. Little Mildred was born in Omaha, Neb., Feb. 19, 1903. This is a very sore affliction to the young parents, but they look forward with hope to the resurrection morning. Funeral service was conducted by the writer.
G. W. ANGLEBARGER.
BRENNER.—Died at his home, near Alaiedon church, Ingham County, Mich., April 28, 1905, of spinal meningitis, Henry Brenner, born in 1871. Brother Brenner was highly regarded by all who knew him. His death is felt very keenly by his relatives and friends, especially by Sister Brenner and her two children. Words of comfort were spoken from Jer. 29:11.
E. K. SLADE.
CORE.—Died at Boulder, Colo., March 28, 1905, of consumption, Myra E. (Brewer) Core, beloved wife of Brother Arlie C. Core, in her twenty-fourth year. After months of suffering, Sister Core at last lay peacefully down to rest, and without a struggle resigned her life to Him who gave it. Her conversation gave evidence of patience, resignation, and consecration. Funeral sermon was preached by the writer; text, Rev. 1:17, 18.
U. P. LONG.
SHAW.—Died at her home, at Startup, Wash., Feb. 20, 1905, of tuberculosis, Sister Maud V. Shaw, née Van de Mark, aged 27 years, 4 months, and 27 days. Sister Shaw lived a Christian life from childhood, and largely through her influence her skeptical father was brought to Christ. A husband, two adopted children, a father, mother, and brother are left to mourn their loss, but with the assurance that, if faithful, they will meet her in the kingdom. The funeral service was conducted by the writer.
W. W. SHARP.
ARMSTRONG.—Died in Denver, Colo., Feb. 7, 1905, Mrs. Emma Jane Armstrong, in the forty-first year of her age. Sister Armstrong was a great sufferer during the last fifteen years, yet she bore it all patiently. She was a faithful and consistent member of the Seventh-day Adventist church of Denver during the last five years. She leaves a husband and a little daughter. We are comforted with the blessed hope that our sister sleeps in Jesus. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder S. F. Svensson.
G. W. ANGLEBARGER.
VERRY.—Died at Bauer, Mich., March 1, 1905, Sister Jennie Verry, aged 88 years and 25 days. She was born in Holland, Europe, and came to Grand Rapids, Mich., when seventy years old. Here she remained with a son-in-law for eighteen years. The last five months of her life were cheerfully spent with her nephew, Brother Arie Scruitman, at Bauer, Mich., where she heartily accepted the doctrine of Christ’s soon coming and kindred truths, and sweetly fell asleep in Jesus. The funeral sermon was preached by the writer in the Seventh-day Adventist meeting-house at Bauer, from Rom. 8:22, 23.
D. T. BOURDEAU.
PEGG.—Mrs. Jane Pegg, wife of Elder J. D. Pegg, died at her home in Fort Collins, Colo., March 15, 1905. Sister Pegg had been a constant sufferer for many years, and, her vitality being low, an acute attack of pneumonia proved fatal. The deceased became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church about thirty years ago, and fell asleep with the blessed hope that the present truth would soon triumph. She leaves seven daughters to mourn their loss. These children had a father who once was an instructor and guide to others in the way of life, but for years they have been deprived of his fatherly counsel by his absence from them. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from 1 Thess. 4:15-18.
WATSON ZIEGLER.
DANA.—Died at Independence, Kan., Wm. B. Dana, aged 74 years. At the age of nineteen he united with the Baptist Church. About twenty-five years ago he and his wife joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Brother Dana was kind to the unfortunate, of strict integrity, and above all, had the most implicit trust in the Saviour, and yielded his life with a bright hope of a part in the first resurrection. A wife and five sons are left to mourn. At the funeral, Brother E. M. Wheeler spoke words of comfort, from Rev. 14:13.
HOLLEY.—Died at Peacedale, R. I., March 28, 1905, Elisha P. Holley, aged 62 years. He was thrown from his carriage, his horse having been frightened by the cars. He lived ten days after the accident, but never regained consciousness. He, with his first wife, accepted the message under the labors of Elder M. E. Cornell, over forty years ago. After the death of his first wife, who left two sons and three daughters, he was united in marriage with Sister Mary F. Briggs, who now survives him. Brother Holley will be greatly missed in the church and in his family circle. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder A. E. Place. Remarks were founded upon the words of Christ in John 11:25.
G. E. LANGDON.
ZIRKLE.—Died at New Market, Va., March 27, 1905, of consumption, Charles D. Zirkle, aged 38 years, 6 months, and 5 days. He was baptized by Elder A. C. Neff in the year 1886, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at his home, of which he was a faithful and consistent member at the time of his death. About three years ago, owing to failing health, he was compelled to resign the office of secretary and treasurer of the Chesapeake Conference. He then went to his home at New Market, Va., in the endeavor to recuperate on a farm. He was a great sufferer, but did not take to the bed until a few weeks before his death. He was conscious to the end, even mapping out the line of thought he wished presented at his funeral. He leaves a wife, father, mother, two brothers, and one sister, the wife of Elder R. D. Hottel, to mourn, “yet not without hope.” The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder A. C. Neff, words of comfort being based on Phil. 1:20, 21.
H. W. HERRELL.
STEINMAN.—Died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Oswald, in Camden, N. J., March 22, 1905, of tuberculosis, Edward M. Steinman, aged 29 years, 4 months, and 9 days. Early in life he gave his heart to the Lord, and united with the Lutheran Church. About five years ago he accepted the third angel’s message, and was baptized by Elder Schilling. He subsequently took the nurse’s course, and was graduated from the Melrose Sanitarium in the class of 1903. This work he dearly loved, hoping to devote his life to it until the Lord’s coming. When, after the fire at Melrose, means were called for with which to rebuild, he was among the first to respond. With health already impaired, he caught cold at the time of the fire, which aggravated his trouble. He rapidly grew worse, finally falling asleep in Jesus. Before his illness Brother Steinman was engaged to be married to Miss Sadie Palmer, also a nurse at the sanitarium. Instead, however, of being led to the bridal altar, it was Sister Palmer’s sad lot to follow him to his grave. That the Lord will sweeten the cup of bitterness and disappointment will be the prayer of the friends of each. A brother and two sisters are left to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from John 14:1-3, after which the body was taken to Hazleton, Pa., for interment.
C. H. KESLAKE.
Publications Wanted.
[SPECIAL NOTE.— All who receive periodicals in answer to these calls are advised to examine them carefully before distributing them.— ED.]
The following persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, post-paid:—
E. C. Stopp, R. R. 1, Monclova, Ohio, tracts.
Susan S. Ward, Claremore, I. T., periodicals and tracts.
F. M. Cock, Hood, N. M., religious liberty publications, papers, and tracts.
D. C. Sims, Lindsay, I. T., REVIEW, Signs, Watchman, Instructor, and tracts.
A. H. Darrow, Box 199, Prescott, Ariz., REVIEW, Signs, Watchman, Life Boat, and religious liberty tracts.
Miss Belle Young, R. F. D. 3, Paducah, Ky., REVIEW, Signs, Instructor, Life Boat, Life and Health, and tracts.
Important Notice!
By I. H. Evans
THOSE intending to attend the coming General Conference must be sure to bring bedding. The rooms which we have secured in the College buildings are supplied with mattresses but no pillows nor any bedding. Each cot in the tents will have a pillow and a thin mattress, but all sheets, pillowslips, and bedding must be furnished by the occupants. All should remember this, and be sure to supply themselves with what they will need. The nights are liable to be quite cool.
In behalf of the committee,
I. H. EVANS.
Colds: Their Cause, Prevention, and Cure
Modest in size, but attractive in its appearance, is the latest book issued by the Review and Herald Publishing Association. Its title is “Colds: Their Cause, Prevention, and Cure.” The author is Dr. George H. Heald, well known to many of our readers as the editor of Life and Health.
With an evident perception of the needs of the common people, Dr. Heald treats the whole subject in a clear and simple manner, giving such information as to causes, and making such suggestions as to treatment, as are practical in their nature and capable of being readily understood and applied. To such as do not have a cold and desire to remain free from this unpleasant experience, the book will be a valuable help. To such as have the habit, and whose usual reply to an inquiry concerning their health is: “Pretty well, except a cold,” this book will bring deliverance, unless they count self-indulgence more desirable than health. The diagnosis of the causes of colds is sensible; the suggestions for prevention are such as commend themselves to the average reader; and the methods of treatment recommended are rational and helpful. We are confident that there are very few people who would fail to be benefited by a careful perusal of this little book on colds. The price is twenty-five cents, and it can be obtained through the usual channels.
To the Help of the Lord
By Editor
THE movement in behalf of mission funds and the work in Washington, to which attention was directed last week by the letter written by Brother E. R. Palmer, is assuming larger proportions, and seems likely to grow into a general effort to supply much-needed funds. A committee consisting of Sister E. G. White and Brethren J. O. Corliss, W. C. White, and E. R. Palmer has taken up the matter, and is presenting it to the workers in the various conferences. A twelve-page leaflet has been prepared, which contains a clear statement of the situation, and reports of interesting experiences and hearty responses in different places where an effort has been made to secure help among the people. There is also included in it an earnest appeal from Sister White. We are deeply touched as we see how our fellow laborers on the Pacific coast are helping to lighten the burden carried by the workers in Washington. They could find plenty of reasons for excusing themselves in view of their own financial needs, but with the Christian spirit of self-forgetfulness they are gathering means for the work in another field. If this same spirit should actuate us all, throughout this whole country, it would certainly bring rich blessings to many donors, and save the work from embarrassment. Surely the marked providences of God constitute a distinct and emphatic call to us to provide without delay the funds needed to establish the institutions in Washington, and to send the message to all the countries of the world. To refuse to do this under these circumstances is to prove recreant to a great trust at a critical time. Shall we show ourselves unworthy to occupy the place assigned to us in this advent movement? Shall we refuse to co-operate with God's providence? We can not believe it. We must be true to God and his work. There must be a united response to this call from our Leader. What will you do?
Paradise Valley Sanitarium Opens
AN illustrated and neat-appearing pamphlet announces that the Paradise Valley Sanitarium, located near National City, San Diego, Cal., is now opened to receive patients. Dr. T. S. Whitelock is the physician in charge. A full description of the institution and its surroundings was given in a recent article in the REVIEW.
The Divine System of Education
The educational secretary of the Central Union Conference, Brother B. E. Huffman, has prepared, in two parts, a special study on Christian education to be used in the churches of that conference on Sabbaths, April 22 and 29. The president of the conference, Elder E. T. Russell, in calling attention to this matter, says: “I realize that as the minds of our young people are drawn toward Christian education, it means that in that degree their attention is drawn from the world; and a right education of the young people means their salvation.” Such a study of “The Divine System of Education” must certainly stimulate the interest of both old and young in this important subject
Publishing the Truth in Local Papers
By Editor
In a local paper published in one of the towns of Kansas there appeared in the issue of April 6 an article occupying nearly two columns of space, written by one of our young sisters. The article deals with some of the vital features of this message, especially the question of the law and the Sabbath, and although the editor of the paper is a Roman Catholic, yet the article was given a prominent position on the first page. We mention these facts hoping that others will be encouraged by the knowledge of them, to make an effort to secure the publication of similar articles in their local papers. We are confident that much can be done in this way toward bringing the truth to the attention of the people. Try it.
