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Review and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 39.

Thanks to the Schools
Earlier text: Convention of Self-Supporting Workers

Medical Missionary Department

By F. M. Wilcox

Conducted by the Medical Department of the General Conference GEORGE THOMASON, M. D. . . . . Secretary L. A. HANSEN . . . . . . . . Assistant Secretary

The Work of the Medical Missionary

(Continued)
THE graduation of the sixth class of medical missionaries from the Washington Sanitarium marks this occasion to-night. It is appropriate that we should consider at this time the character of the work of the medical missionary nurse, and some of the principles involved in the education of those who go out to engage in this service.
In discussing these questions, we shall refer to the nurse by the use of the feminine pronoun, for the reason that for the most part this kind of work is confined to this sex, although it affords to devoted men as well as women an opportunity for Christian service.
The efforts of many noble workers have added luster and brought glory to this calling. Among these might be mentioned particularly Florence Nightingale, who did such heroic work on the battle-fields of the Crimea; Sara C. Seward, who gave her life for the cholera sufferers of India; and scores of others equally as faithful and self-sacrificing.
Daily it is being demonstrated that true heroism is not to be found alone on the field of battle, nor does it belong alone to the old-time days of chivalry. We meet it more often among the world's humble toilers than on the field of carnage and bloodshed. The weary, burdened mother, spending her life for the most part within four walls, and laboring in the fear of God to train her little flock for a part in the world's great work; the faithful husband and father, oftentimes handicapped by circumstances, but toiling in patience and in love to sustain the lives dependent upon his labor; the devoted nurse, risking her life to save the sick and suffering,—these are among God's noble men and noble women; and when the unerring Judge makes up his great roll of honor at last, some of these will head the list, rather than those whom the world has counted great.
The warrior, often fired by unholy ambition, praised and flattered by an admiring world, and urged on by the hope of winning glory and renown, risks life to kill and destroy. How different the warfare of the nurse! Comparatively unknown, she labors alone, risking her life to save, happy in the consciousness of bringing cheer to some lonely heart, or comfort to some afflicted home.
Her work possesses much of heroic endeavor, and but little of romance. This word belongs to story and song, to poetry and fiction. It finds small place in the plain, practical duties of the missionary nurse; for her service is not comprehended alone in singing songs to the disconsolate or carrying flowers to the sick. She may do these when occasion affords, but to the more practical, homely phases of her work she must devote her larger energies. She must meet life in its most trying phases. Burning fever, wasting famine, desolating pestilence, poverty, squalor, ignorance, and prejudice,—these are her enemies. Disputing the claims of death, she must snatch from his cruel grasp those whom he would bring under his thraldom. She stands before the world as a teacher, an educator. By precept and example she points the way of better living, teaching the principles of natural law, and seeking to lead men to their acceptance.
The nurse may not choose her field or subjects of labor. Wherever duty calls, she must go; and the call of duty largely must be determined by the needs of suffering humanity.
To her field and subjects of labor the medical missionary nurse sustains a twofold relationship. The first of these relationships is that of a nurse, in the common acceptation of that term. As such she must possess requisite knowledge to properly perform the duties that fall to this calling. Here is a great responsibility. Human life is in her keeping. The manner in which she deals with her charge determines the question of life in this world, and possibly the destiny of the soul at last. No careless neglect, no listless indifference, no love of selfish gratification, must be permitted to imperil the life committed to her care.
How necessary that the nurse be thoroughly trained for her responsibilities! She must have more than knowledge in the abstract, more than the theory of books. She must possess wisdom and understanding to apply that knowledge properly. Knowing the laws of health and the language of disease, she must be able to apply the science of healing to each particular condition. This will test her power of adaptability, a qualification which, perhaps next to knowledge itself, will make her work truly efficient. As the nurse goes out from the institution, she will meet varied conditions and unusual situations. She will often be compelled to devise new facilities for treatment, and create munitions of war where none before existed. All this emphasizes the practical character of her work, and the need of a careful training to meet the conditions.
We have spoken of the missionary nurse from the professional standpoint. Let us consider now the missionary nurse from the missionary point of view. As related to our consideration of the question at this time, and in its relation to Christian evangelization, this latter viewpoint is the more important. Better the missionary without the training of the nurse than the nurse without the missionary spirit. Both, however, are important; and in their union, the power of each is increased tenfold. The missionary idea should be the controlling passion in the labors of the medical missionary. Through ministry to the physical needs, she may find entrance to the heart.
It was in this manner that Christ, the greatest of all medical missionaries, labored. He "went about doing good." He healed the sick and comforted the afflicted; he bound up the bruised reed and fanned into new life the smoking flax. While addressing at times vast concourses of people, he was more often found by the side of the suffering. His chief labor was in personal ministry. Where human need was greatest, suffering and pain most poignant, there his ministry was most marked.
To the palsied man who sought healing, he declared, "Thy sins be forgiven thee." When some questioned his authority, he bade the sufferer arise and walk, thus showing the intimate relationship existing between the relief of the soul and the health of the body. All disease, either directly or indirectly, results from sin; and many there are to-day, as in the time of Christ's earthly ministry, who by finding peace of mind in forgiveness, or by the exercise of faith and trust, would find as a result quietness of nerves and healing of physical ailments. It falls particularly within the province of the medical missionary to administer this balm of double healing.
To no class of gospel workers is entrusted so sacred a personal ministry as to the missionary nurse. She enters into the very life of the one for whom she labors. To her is confided a knowledge of the deep soul secrets, the goadings of long-violated consciences, the yearnings of crushed spirits, the burdens of grief-stricken hearts. To her the curtain of
the life is lifted, and she alone may enter. What an opportunity is hers! And how recreant would she be to her sacred trust and God-given opportunities, were she to make light of the confidences reposed in her, or fail to meet the demand made upon her Christian sympathy and helpfulness.
Watching unto prayer, she may speak at the right time the word which will mean life to the soul of the downcast and discouraged, and awaken in the heart of the afflicted new impulses after God, and new purposes to do right.
The missionary nurse above all other laborers for God must preach the gospel through personal ministry. Her kind words, cheering smiles, and sympathetic touch will reveal, above the ministration of the pulpit, the life and love of Christ.
But only in God, and by his wisdom and grace, may she become a savor of life and blessing. It is only by divine power that she may be preserved from falling a prey to the adverse influences she is seeking to combat. Hers must be a life of prayer and faith and hope. Human skill must ever prove powerless in meeting human needs. Heaven can use knowledge if sanctified. Unsanctified human ability may become a savor of death, a channel of cursing. Hence the nurse should pray in faith, and work in faith, giving to the Great Physician the credit for every achievement. Thus will she become a laborer together with God in the world's great work for the salvation of lost and suffering humanity.
(To be concluded)

News and Miscellany

By Editor

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press
— There were twenty-eight persons injured, many seriously, when east-bound train No. 6 of the Nickel Plate road was derailed on the afternoon of September 10, near Erie, Pa.
— Three persons were killed and fifty injured by a tornado which worked a ten-mile trail of destruction across the northern part of Onondaga County, New York, on September 15.
— New York City has twenty-one industries in each of which the annual product is valued at more than $20,000,000. The largest of these industries is the manufacture of clothing, and next comes the printing and publishing business.
— Aviator Paul Peck, of Washington, D. C., holder of the American duration flight record, was fatally injured at Chicago, Ill., on September 12, when the biplane in which he was flying suddenly crashed to the ground. He died several hours later.
— The great forest fires, which unfortunately occur almost every autumn, leave vast quantities of "fire-killed timber." This is now being used extensively for many purposes, being preferred in some cases to green timber. Fruit-growers, for instance, are said to prefer it for packing-boxes because it is almost odorless, and does not impart an unnatural flavor to the fruit. Telephone-poles and railway ties are also made to advantage from fire-killed timber.
— Forty-six war-vessels, quite a respectable little navy in themselves, are just now in the builders' hands in various stages of completion, intended for Uncle Sam's navy, according to a report issued by the Naval Construction Bureau. The list includes six battle-ships (all dreadnaughts), eleven torpedo-boat destroyers, seventeen submarines, one submarine tender, two seagoing naval tugs, four naval colliers, and one gun-boat.
— Gen. Count Maresuke Nogi, hero of the Russo-Japanese war and supreme military councilor of the Japanese empire, and his wife, the Countess Nogi, committed suicide on the night of September 13, in accordance with the ancient Japanese custom, as a final tribute to their departed emperor and friend, Mutsuhito. The general cut his throat with a short sword, and the countess committed hara-kiri. Following the Samurai custom, the couple had carefully prepared their plans for killing themselves, and timed them so that they would be coincident with the departure forever from Tokio of the dead emperor.
— The Twenty-third International Eucharistic Conference, which convened in Vienna, Austria, September 12, is likely to establish a record as to the number of strangers in attendance, 80,000 tickets having been sold to foreigners as compared with 13,000 at the Montreal congress two years ago. It is estimated that not less than 120,000 visitors are in attendance, and the hotels are so crowded that titled visitors are glad to obtain sleeping quarters in the hotel bathrooms. Many thousands of pilgrims have found shelter in 400 schoolhouses.
— War to the death has been declared against typhoid fever by the government's health experts. Realizing that typhoid each year causes more deaths and greater economic loss in the United States than does cholera in Russia, or bubonic plague in other nations, the Public Health Service, armed with increased powers granted by Congress at the recent session, is going to make this campaign against disease its greatest. Simultaneously, the State Department at Washington and the Canadian officials at Ottawa have referred this question to the international joint commission, which has charge of questions regarding the pollution of boundary waters between the United States and Canada.
— In a wide-spread, popular, but unarmed form, the revolution which for the last seven months has spread throughout Mexico, reached the capital city on the night of September 14, when mobs of thousands, crying, "Long live Porfirio Diaz," "Death to Madero," paraded the streets, halting finally in front of the Chamber of Deputies and demanding that President Madero be driven from the chair, and the aged ex-ruler recalled from Europe to take his place. The congress is in session, considering the government's petition for a $50,000,000 bond issue, the proceeds to be used in putting down the revolution. The mass of the people are opposed to this loan, as the public debt of the republic has increased nearly twenty-five per cent since the Madero government came in, Nov. 6, 1911. On September 15, 500 Mexican rebels attacked fifty Americans at El Tigre, a gold-mining camp.
— During a football game in Belfast, Ireland, September 14, a fight took place in which sixty persons were injured, two seriously.
— An aviation club in Paris, France, is raising a fund for the erection of a monument to commemorate the aerial achievements of Wilbur Wright in France in 1908.
— Reports of new outbreaks of cholera in Syria and Sardinia, whence come many immigrants to the United States, have set into motion once more the intricate machinery with which the United States public health service protects the nation against the ravages of the Asiatic scourge.
— Old Pop, a magnificent poplar-tree, 110 feet high, and twenty-two feet in diameter at the base, which has stood before the Woodford Mansion in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, for 250 years, has been cut down. This was necessary because the tree has long been a lightning conductor, and a target for bolts from all electric storms.
— The telephone has become so much an essential part of the every-day life of the average American that we take it for granted as occupying an equally prominent place in the life of other peoples, and yet of the 22,000,000,000 conversations officially reported for 1911, 14,500,000,000, or sixty-six per cent of the total, were in the United States.
— The Pan-Hellenic Union of America, with a membership of 4,000 Greeks, has just closed its annual convention, held in Boston, by voting $806,000 for various charitable purposes and works of relief. In addition, it was announced that during the past year the union had expended $27,000 in the relief of unemployed Greeks in the United States.
— The Post-office Department will be ready on January 1, next, to inaugurate the general operation of the parcel-post. The law admits to the mails practically all kinds of merchandise that can be safely transported, including products of the farm and garden as well as factory products, provided such articles do not weigh over eleven pounds, nor exceed seventy-two inches in combined length and girth.
— The State Department has announced that already eighteen nations have accepted the invitations to participate in the Panama-Pacific exposition in San Francisco in 1915. These are Bolivia, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Great Britain (provisionally), Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Salvador, and Uruguay.
— The number of surviving Union soldiers and sailors of the civil war on the pension rolls at the close of the fiscal year, July 31, was slightly under 500,000. Of the number reported twelve months ago, 529,884, more than 35,000 have since died, and more than 2,000 new pensioners have been added to the rolls. It is rather remarkable that almost fifty years after the close of the war there are nearly half a million survivors drawing pensions, this number representing almost twenty-five per cent of the total enlistments of the Union army during the four years of the civil war. The death-rate, however, is now about six per cent a year.
— A subway system which will cost $150,000,000 is planned for Chicago.
— A devastating typhoon, accompanied by heavy rains and high tides almost amounting to tidal waves, brought death to between 30,000 and 40,000 Chinese in the province of Chekiang, September 9.
— The last ten minutes of every hour henceforth are to be "silent" minutes for every wireless machine all over the world, in order that distress calls may have a clear field.
— Etna is reported to be in a state of activity once more. A new mouth has opened on its northeast side, which vomits lava in great quantities. Several earthquake shocks have accompanied the eruption.
— The "Gigantic," a new steamer of the White Star line, is to have a double bottom. This will cost $350,000, and will cause a loss of 250,000 feet in space. This, it is claimed, will make such disasters as that of the "Titanic" impossible.
— A most valuable discovery is announced, a water-proof cement which will not crack. Mixing residual petroleum oil with the usual concrete makes it water-proof without in the least impairing its tensile strength. Concrete is being extensively used in building, but its tendency to crack has been a great disadvantage.
— The Illinois Central Railroad will take an active part in the extermination of mosquitoes along its line, especially in the South. For this purpose it will use goldfish, stocking all pools along the line. Ordinarily, minnows will destroy mosquito larvæ as fast as will fish, but they can not live in stagnant water. The railroad company has found a goldfish in Lake Pontchartrain which will live in such pools, and this will be the source of supply.
— In 1884 the discovery of pygmy hippopotamuses in Liberia was announced. If there were any, they were very rare, and they came to be considered mythical. Two years ago Carl Hagenbach, the well-known animal trainer, sent men to Africa for the purpose of finding these animals. The hunt was successful, and a pair has reached New York City. The male is thirty inches high and seventy inches long. The female is only eighteen inches high.
— The Germans are leading the world in methods of helping and caring for the weak or disabled members of society. By common consent, their systems of pensions for old age and for compensation of working men for injuries are the most efficient that have been devised. There has been inaugurated among them banks designed to afford credit to artisans and small business men and to farmers, which are exciting much attention in other countries. Money is loaned at low rates, and without onerous restrictions. The rural banks are known as the Raiffeisea. The other banks are known as Schulze-Delitzsch. About forty per cent of the loans are on current account, and workmen and small tradesmen needing this aid are able to secure it on the guaranty of their fellows in the association. Loans for fixed periods are made on the cooperative pledges or by discounting bills of exchange, and also on mortgages; while a few loans are granted without guaranty of any sort.

Western Colorado Conference Association

The Seventh-day Adventist Association of Western Colorado will hold its fourth annual meeting in connection with the annual conference and camp-meeting, at Delta, Colo., Sept. 30, 1912, at 9 A. M. This meeting is called for the election of officers, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the association.
E. A. CURTIS, President; J. L. HUMBERT, Secretary.

Massachusetts Conference

By H. C. Hartwell; H. B. Tucker

The second annual session of the Massachusetts Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at South Lancaster, Mass., from Tuesday, October 8, to Sunday, October 13, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the conference.
Each church in the conference is entitled to one delegate for its organization, and one additional delegate for each ten members. A full delegation from all our churches is earnestly desired.
H. C. HARTWELL, President; H. B. TUCKER, Secretary.

International Publishing Association

THE ninth annual meeting of the membership of the International Publishing Association will be held at College View, Nebr., beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1912, at 9:30 A. M., for the election of a board of trustees for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of other business that may come before the meeting.
The members of this association consist of the executive committees of the General Conference, the Central Union Conference, the Northern Union Conference, and the Southwestern Union Conference; the board of trustees and counselors of the International Publishing Association; and the editors of the foreign periodicals published by the International Publishing Association. A large representation of the membership is desired at this meeting.
E. T. RUSSELL, President; G. W. ERFURTH, Secretary.

Nebraska Sanitarium Training-School for Nurses

By Editor

The continued growth of the work at the Hastings sanitarium has caused the faculty to materially increase the membership of the class that is now being assembled for the coming year. There is still opportunity for a number of consecrated young men and women to connect with the class.
As there is no hospital in Hastings, physicians of the city and surrounding territory bring their work to the sanitarium, thus affording a practical training for students, such as can be obtained in few of our institutions.
A three years' course is given for women, and a two years' course for men. We desire to correspond with young men and women who love the message, and desire to connect with the medical missionary branch of the work. Address the Nebraska Sanitarium, Hastings, Nebr.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

By Editor

Camp-Meetings for 1912

CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE
West Colorado, Delta . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 26 to Oct. 6
PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE
Arizona, Phoenix . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 24 to Nov. 3
SOUTHEASTERN UNION
Florida, Ocala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 3-14
SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE
Alabama (colored) . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 27 to Oct. 5
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

Obituaries

Cooley.—Died in Dundas, Ontario, Aug. 28, 1912, the beloved wife of John Cooley, aged 47 years and 3 months. Sister Cooley accepted present truth in 1898, and remained faithful to the end. Her husband, five sons, and two daughters are left to mourn. The writer conducted the funeral services. MATT J. ALLEN.
Walters.—Abigail Stedman Walters was born in Ontario, Wayne Co., N. Y., Feb. 15, 1839, and died at her home in Spencer, Ohio, Aug. 15, 1912. She was married to Henry Walters Jan. 25, 1859. Four children were born to them. The deceased was baptized in 1892, and fully identified herself with this people. She was a faithful member of the church, a woman of exemplary Christian character. Her husband and two children, a son and daughter, are left to mourn. MRS. JENNIE FREEMAN.
Emery.—Sister Jane Emery was born at Westmoreland, Jamaica, in 1872, and died Aug. 23, 1912. She spent nineteen years in Panama City, and six years in Bocas del Toro. Three years ago she accepted the third angel's message, and was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the time of her death. Her husband and one daughter are left to mourn, but they sorrow not as those who have no hope. Words of comfort were spoken from 1 Cor. 15: 19, and we laid her to rest to await the call of the Life-giver. J. A. REID.
Sweet.—Mrs. Mary Sweet was born Dec. 18, 1843, in the State of Pennsylvania, and died Aug. 15, 1912, at the home of her daughter in Dubuque, Iowa. When eighteen years of age, she was united in marriage with Dr. Richard Sweet. To them were born six children, two of whom are left to mourn. The deceased was a faithful member of the Dubuque Seventh-day Adventist Church. During the last three years of her life she suffered much, but her trust in God was constant, and she fell asleep in the blessed hope. E. W. WOLFE.
Otis.—Laurel Leroy Otis, infant son of Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Otis, died suddenly on Sabbath, Aug. 17, 1912, aged 14 months and 25 days. The funeral services were held in the Methodist church of Ontario, Cal., and words found in Matt. 13: 28, "An enemy hath done this," formed the basis of remarks made by the writer. J. ERNEST BOND.
Evans.—John Herbert Evans, son of David and Martha Evans, was born in Coalton, Ohio, July 18, 1885, and died in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 30, 1912. His sudden death was a great shock to the family. His mother, aged grandmother, four sisters, two brothers, and many relatives and friends are left to mourn. The funeral service was held at the home of his mother, in Jackson, Ohio, and he was laid to rest in the Jackson cemetery. JOHN FRANCIS OLMSTED.
Sullivan.—Donna M. Sullivan fell asleep in Jesus at Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 5, 1912, aged 25 years. With the hope that she might be benefited by the change of climate, her husband brought her from Texas to Arizona just nine days before her death. The deceased was reared in this truth, and the testimony borne of her is that she possessed a beautiful Christian character. Her husband and a little son five years old, together with her parents, four brothers, and one sister, are left to mourn. G. W. REASER.
Holdeman.—Cornelius L. Holdeman was born near Goshen, Ind., March 2, 1863, and died at his home near Ponoka, Alberta, Sept. 1, 1912. The larger part of his life was spent in the States. Nov. 9, 1892, he was united in marriage with Miss Lillian Ham, of Madison, S. Dak., who is left to mourn. The deceased was converted at the age of twenty-five years, and upon his baptism united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which he was ever after a faithful member. C. A. BURMAN.
Gear.—Erba Hazel Gear, daughter of C. C. and Esther Gear, was born Oct. 8, 1890, at Downing, Wis., and died Aug. 19, 1912, at Dallas, Oregon. For several years Sister Gear had made her home with her parents at Chitwood, Oregon; and she was laid to rest in the little cemetery at that place. At the age of fourteen she was converted to the faith of Seventh-day Adventists. Her friends mourn, but not as those who have no hope; for they confidently expect to meet her again in the morning of the resurrection. T. H. STARBUCK.
Haskins.—Clarisa L. Haskins was born in England, April 13, 1824, and died at her home near Angola, Ind., Aug. 28, 1912. At the age of twenty she was married to Edison Murry. Three children were born to them, all of whom preceded her in death. In 1857 she was united in marriage with Willis Haskins, who died in 1883, leaving his wife and one son to mourn. Sister Haskins was converted at an early age, and was an earnest Christian. She accepted present truth in 1845. The writer spoke words of comfort from 2 Sam. 14: 14 to the large concourse of people who attended the funeral service. U. S. ANDERSON.
Goodwin.—Nancy A. Meeker was born at St. Charles, Butler Co., Ohio, Oct. 18, 1830, and died July 24, 1912, aged 81 years, 9 months, and 6 days. She was united in marriage to John C. Goodwin, of Smithfield, Pa., in September, 1854, and moved to Mechanicsburg, Pa., in 1855. Mr. Goodwin died Dec. 12, 1870. Of their five children, three preceded the mother in death. In early life she was converted under the labors of Benjamin Fish, and united with the Methodist Church. In 1873, under the preaching of S. H. Lane, she was convinced of the seventh-day Sabbath, and was one of the thirteen charter members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church organized in Mechanicsburg, Jan. 13, 1874. She died in full faith of the soon coming of our Saviour and of the resurrection. All her hope and trust was in God. Besides one brother and one sister, she leaves two sons and five grandchildren. The funeral was conducted in the Mechanicsburg church. O. MONTGOMERY.
Eaton.—Mrs. Eleanor Green Eaton peacefully passed away at her home in Watertown, Wis., Aug. 31, 1912, aged 80 years, 1 month, and 3 days. An aged companion and several children are left to mourn. Years ago she embraced this truth, and fully identified herself with the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. Loyalty and faithfulness marked her life till the last. The funeral services were conducted by the writer. Text, Rev. 1: 18. W. W. STEBBINS.
Bishop.—Mrs. Ruby Bishop was born at Palma Sola, Fla., and died at St. Petersburg, Fla., Aug. 14, 1912, after an illness of only four days. Sister Bishop had long believed this truth, but never united with the church. Her illness caused her to seek the Saviour, and she was confident that her sins were forgiven. A husband and five children, together with her mother, two sisters, and one brother, are left to mourn. The funeral services were conducted by W. S. Chapman. M. C. BIRD.
Kellogg.—Ella Osborne Davis Kellogg was born in Berwick, Maine, Aug. 28, 1858, and died in Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 2, 1912. She was the daughter of Obadiah and Elmira Davis, who removed to Battle Creek in 1868, and were substantial members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church there for many years. The deceased was married to Mr. W. K. Kellogg in 1880, who, with their three children, survives. Her illness was protracted over three years, and during this period she demonstrated the power of divine grace to sustain even in times of extreme weakness. The end came peacefully, leaving an unblemished record of faith and Christian living. G. C. TENNEY.
Robison.—Thomas De Witt Robison died Sept. 5, 1912, at Lemoore, Cal. He was born at Humphrey, Nebr., Nov. 4, 1884, and was married to Grace O'Neil Sept. 13, 1907. Together they engaged in teaching in our denominational schools. Because of Brother Robison's health, they were obliged to give up their school work some years later, and traveled to various places in the hope that he might be benefited. In the spring of 1911 they settled in Fresno, Cal., and from there moved to Lemoore, where our brother fell asleep in Jesus. He was faithful to the end, and we believe that he will have a part in the first resurrection. His wife, mother, two brothers, and two sisters are the immediate relatives left to mourn. The funeral services were conducted by Elder E. H. Adams and the writer. J. H. BEHRENS.

Business Notice

FOR SALE.—A pleasant seven-room house in Memphis, Tenn. All modern conveniences. Vines, roses, fruit-trees. Finely fitted for poultry. Memphis excellent field for labor. Illustrated booklet sent free, giving full terms, etc. J. S. Washburn, 665 Decatur St., Memphis, Tenn.

Memory Verse Cards

By Editor

ALL orders for the fourth quarter Memory Verse Cards should be sent in before September 30. Orders for these cards will be filled as long as the edition of seven thousand sets lasts. Those who order late may not be able to get them. Order at once.

Publications Wanted

By Editor

The following-named persons desire late, clean copies of our publications sent postpaid:—
Late, clean copies of papers and magazines for free distribution are requested by Elsie Booth, Gravette, Ark.
Mrs. Kate Taylor, 6503 Cedar Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, will appreciate copies of our papers for reading-rack work.

Report of Auditors' Convention

By Editor

HAVE you ordered a copy of the report of the recent auditors' convention? Every conference president, as well as every person having to do with the management of any institution in the ranks of this denomination, should have a copy of this work, that he may become familiar with the principles of correct management discussed, and the proper plans of work therein outlined. Order a copy at once, as the supply is limited. Price, 15 cents. Address this Office.

Harvest Ingathering Orders and Washington Meetings

By Editor

A TELEGRAM from the Pacific Press received at the General Conference Office last Thursday morning, September 19, stated that during the week orders for 46,000 copies of the Harvest Ingathering Signs had been received, bringing the total number of orders on that date up to 262,000. Many of these first orders from conferences will no doubt be greatly supplemented later. A lively interest is being manifested in this effort for missions as the time draws near to begin solicitation, September 30.
LAST Sabbath the churches in and about Washington, D. C., were favored with the services of several of our leading ministers. Elder M. C. Wilcox, editor of the Signs of the Times, spoke at the First church; Elder L. R. Conradi, of Europe, at the Memorial church; Elder S. N. Haskell, in the Seminary chapel; and Elder H. S. Shaw, of the Canadian Union Conference, in the Takoma Park church. The churches greatly appreciated the labors of these earnest workers.

Brighter Prospects in Maine

By C. M. S.

THE writer had the privilege of attending the Maine camp-meeting through almost its entire session, and greatly enjoyed with the brethren and sisters of his native State the feast of good things which the Lord had prepared for his people there.
There is certainly progress in Maine; and a new spirit of hope and courage and determination has taken hold of the people in that State. The report that a large number had joined their ranks during the past year was welcome news, and cheered the hearts of all. The report that over $6,000 worth of our literature had been sold in the State since the last report was rendered, was also a source of inspiration, and will cause the conference officers to labor with greater zeal and courage than before to make large reports of this nature regular features of their annual gatherings.
There was manifest a spirit of hearty response whenever evidences were presented to show that the culmination of our work and of our hopes is drawing near. The convicting and converting power of God was clearly manifest in the meetings, and those in attendance felt richly repaid for the time spent at this gathering. We believe the past year has demonstrated that God is ready to do great things for the progress of his cause in Maine.
C. M. S.

The Harvest Ingathering Campaign

By William T. Knox

For the past three or four months the constituency of the denomination has, through the columns of the Review and Herald and the various union and local conference papers, been kept informed of the plans of the General Conference concerning the Harvest Ingathering campaign for 1912. An excellent medium for this campaign has been provided in the October number of the Signs of the Times Magazine, printed by the Pacific Press Publishing Association, and now ready for distribution. The time set for the campaign is upon us, the general plan providing for a special effort in all the churches by all members, from September 30 to October 4, to continue, as may be necessary in individual cases, throughout the remainder of the year.
Before this time a thorough organization for the effort has without doubt been perfected in all the churches. Every member should plan to have a very definite part in the work, and to fully cooperate in the general plans of the denomination in the circulation of this paper and the securing of funds for our mission work.
In past years the results of these campaigns have been of great assistance to the Mission Board in helping it meet the heavy demands made upon it; but with the experience gained in past campaigns, the excellent medium supplied, and the urgent need of expansion of our work in all heathen lands, every one should plan for a much larger work than in any previous year. The Mission Board will look with a great deal of interest for the reports that will be received immediately following the time set for the campaign.
W. T. Knox.

The Offering for October 5

By W. T. Knox

The attention of the readers of the REVIEW AND HERALD has in previous issues of this paper been called to the needs of the Negro Department in its efforts in behalf of the colored people of the South, and to the fact that the General Conference Committee has set apart Sabbath, October 5, as the time for the regular annual offering of the denomination for the benefit of this important and very needy work.
During the past year the General Conference has expended from $35,000 to $40,000 for this work. The reports of the colored laborers indicate very encouraging results in almost every State in the South. The Mission Board hopes for a very liberal response to this appeal.
W. T. KNOX.

S. G. White Sails for China

ON August 27, Brother S. G. White and wife, of California, sailed from Seattle for Shanghai, to join the missionary staff in China.

George A. Hamilton Ordained

BEFORE his departure last week for Burma, Brother George A. Hamilton was ordained to the gospel ministry, the service taking place in the Foreign Mission Seminary chapel.

General Conference Committee Council

By Editor

The General Conference Committee Council has been in session in Takoma Park, D. C., during the last week. Many important questions have been considered. Next week we shall have a report of the gathering.

Missionaries Depart for East Africa

Europe reports several departures for the mission fields. W. Seiler and wife and Brother H. Palm sailed from Hamburg, August 29, for the Victoria Nyanza Mission, German East Africa. Brother E. B. Phillips, of England, joined the same boat at Southampton, en route to the British East African Mission field.
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