— The town of Ocos, on the seacoast of Mexico, which was once a seaport of considerable importance, has been sinking since the earthquake shocks of last April in that vicinity, and is now almost completely submerged.
— A feature of recent shipments of fruit to Chicago was a consignment of fourteen car loads of apples from New Mexico, which is part of a 200 car-load crop from a single orchard, the fruit being grown 4,000 feet above sea level.
— The United States Geological Survey has been called upon to settle the question whether the Chicago drainage canal causes pollution of the water of the Mississippi River at St. Louis, which has long been a point of controversy between these two cities.
— The disfranchisement clause, commonly known as the “grandfather clause” in the Alabama State constitution, and which is similar to clauses in the constitutions of Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Virginia, is to be tested before the United States Supreme Court.
— A Sunday-closing movement has been started in Chicago, and is being actively pushed by the barbers’ and butchers’ unions and the retail clerks. Jewish as well as Gentile storekeepers are being persuaded to do no Sunday business. This movement differs from most other Sunday-closing movements in that it depends upon the power of persuasion, there being no effective Sunday law which can be invoked. Apparently it is succeeding quite as well as do similar attempts elsewhere.
— Natives of the arctic coast of western North America are reported to be dying by thousands from measles, pneumonia, and grip. The epidemic is attributed to the march of civilization to Cape Nome and northward. The decline of the natives, says the captain of the whaling steamer “Jeannette,” began when they commenced to wear white men’s clothing and drink white men’s whisky. Barbarian races, it may be added, are never able to imitate the white man’s virtues, or to escape his vices. Without the gospel, civilization is more a curse to them than a blessing.20
— Oil has been discovered in Ontario, on a farm near Chatham. A well has been sunk there which yields about 1,000 barrels a day.
— Cholera has broken out in a regiment of United States soldiers stationed in the Philippines, and seven of them have died from the disease.
— President Castro, of Venezuela, has returned to Caracas in triumph, the revolution which a short time ago appeared successful having wholly collapsed.
— By “automatic closure,” which is to be applied to the debate on the educational bill in the English Parliament, that measure will be brought to a final vote by November 28.
— A class in boxing and wrestling is conducted by the Rev. J. L. Scudder in the basement of his church (Congregationalist) in Jersey City. Over one hundred boys attend the exhibitions.
— China has requested the United States to aid her in securing arbitration by The Hague tribunal of the question whether the Boxer indemnity demanded by the powers shall be paid in gold or silver.
— A report of the wrecking of the steamship “Elingamite,” running between Sydney and Auckland, has been received from Wellington, New Zealand. Ninety-six of those on board are reported lost.
— Reports of a successful air-ship trial are received from Nantes, France. The machine is the property of the Lebaudy brothers, and carries four passengers. It was sailed in any direction at a speed of twenty-five miles an hour.
— The Pittsburg steamship company will build twenty steel steamships to carry grain from Duluth to Buffalo, each ship to be 550 feet long, 58 feet wide, and 30 feet deep. They will be able to carry 129,000,000 bushels of grain in a lake season.
— Fuel briquettes made from peat are now being produced in Canada at a cost of $1.50 per ton. United States Consul Gunsalus at Toronto reports to the State Department that from his observations he believes the fuel to be highly satisfactory as a substitute for anthracite coal.
— In his forthcoming message to Congress, President Roosevelt is expected to give considerable attention to the subject of the control of the trusts. It is stated that he will recommend certain amendments to the existing anti-trust law which will effectively curtail the evils of these organizations.
— A Washington dispatch announces the development of a hardy variety of orange capable of withstanding the cold waves that occasionally prevail in Florida and ruin the common varieties grown there. Search for such an orange has been maintained by the government department of agriculture for four years. The new variety was developed by crossing with the Japanese trifoliate orange.
— The peasants of southern Italy have been brought to a condition of great destitution and misery by excessive taxation and the ravages caused by phylloxera and deforestation, and the evil has reached a point where the government is considering radical measures for their relief. Immense numbers are seeking to better their fortune by emigration.
— The Bolivian government is sending a force of 2,000 men to the Acre territory which has been in dispute between Bolivia and Brazil, on account of its rich forests of rubber trees. The territory was recently leased by Bolivia to a foreign syndicate, and this act aroused the displeasure of Brazil.
— The use of the parlor match is to be prohibited in New York City after January 1 next, it being classed with “dangerous combustibles.” Any firm selling parlor matches after that date in New York City will be prosecuted. According to the city fire commissioner 1,300 fires have been caused by parlor matches in a single year.
— The new East River bridge at New York City, which has been building for several years, and was well advanced toward completion, was severely damaged by a fire which broke out in one of the towers, November 10. Some of the smaller cables were burned through, but it is thought that the large cables have not been materially injured.
— Great damage is being caused by the eruption of Stromboli, the volcano on the island of that name, near the north coast of Sicily. For centuries Stromboli has remained in a state of continuous mild eruption, but recently it became affected by the volcanic epidemic of this year, and now the eruption has reached a stage of great intensity. Many houses on the island have been destroyed.
— A stir has been caused in Christian Science circles by the recent death at Evanston, Ill., of Miss Louise Hoge, who, when ill of pneumonia, was treated by a Christian Science “healer” for typhoid fever. It is stated that Mrs. Eddy, the head of the Christian Science cult, has instructed her followers that henceforth they may comply with the State laws in matters pertaining to the treatment and prevention of contagious or infectious diseases.
— Great damage has been done to houses and coffee plantations by the eruption of the volcano of Santa Maria on the morning of October 25. The Guatamalan government has endeavored to suppress the news, but it is known that the coffee plantations were covered with “ashes” to a depth of six feet, 15,000 tons of coffee destroyed, the buildings on the plantations were crushed by the weight of mud and stones, and thousands of domestic animals were killed, and it is believed that many people lost their lives.
— The use of cocaine among the negroes in Mississippi has increased to such an alarming extent, says a Jackson, Miss., press telegram, that stringent legislation is seriously proposed as a remedial measure. A law was passed in 1900 forbidding the sale of the drug except upon a physician’s prescription, but this has been ignored by the vast majority of the druggists. The law now proposed will make it a crime to use cocaine except by a physician’s order. “Physicians say,” the dispatch says, “that if the habit among the negroes is not suppressed, and radical steps to this end taken very quickly, it will mean the utter ruin and final extinction of the race in the South.”
Money Received on the Acre Mission Fund
Total cash received on the Missionary Acre Fund previously reported, $1,215.73.
NAME
AMOUNT
Martha J. Moore
$10 00
Harold Sandborn
2 00
J. F. Trovello
29 25
William Frost
5 00
Mrs. A. Bryde
1 00
Eva Daggett
1 10
F. E. Corwin
14 75
Iowa Tract Society
18 75
J. A. McWilliam
20 00
A. Holcomb
4 55
Charles Field
2 50
Mrs. Minnie Emmons
5 00
Archie Bonjour
10 00
Mrs. S. J. Nybarger
1 60
Celia Hackett
2 01
Cyrus Reed
4 87
F. F. DeRush
31 00
L. E. La Mont
16 00
Mary Hettick
3 60
William Morehouse
5 00
Rachel Walker
6 00
William Fox
5 00
R. W. Walters
3 50
W. Walworth
20 91
Mrs. Augusta Walworth
5 00
D. A. Evans
2 50
Betsey Evans
2 00
Mrs. Ezra Smith
1 50
Ralph and Myrtle Trovillo
19 00
H. P. Nelson
4 15
All Thankfully Received
By S. H. Lane
Each week brings in means on the Acre Mission Fund. The names of the donors are appearing in the REVIEW. If the name of any donor has not yet appeared, let no one think that his donation has not been received. Receipts are being sent out and letters written to each donor, and the amount of each donation will be receipted ere long. Hundreds of names are awaiting their turn to appear in the REVIEW.
The letters which we are receiving are very encouraging. Almost every letter expresses gratitude for the privilege of giving. Scores of dollars are being received from the proceeds of eggs laid on the Sabbath. Here is a portion of a letter written by a sister in New York, and is a specimen of many other letters received. The sister says, “I read an earnest appeal in the REVIEW, from Elder S. H. Lane, for the Acre Mission Fund. One plan was for donating the eggs laid on the Sabbath. This plan was very unique, and I have saved the eggs, and will send you the proceeds for the last month ($2.00), and will continue to do so as long as I keep chickens. I have always given the money received for fruit for the missionary work, but will now add the egg money, too.” This letter certainly shows that the sister is deeply imbued with the missionary spirit. The Lord will bless such efforts wherever and whenever put forth.
We trust that the readers of the REVIEW will consider this sister’s plan, and adopt the same as far as possible. The work is certainly onward; and when the final consummation shall be reached, those who have sacrificed to carry on the work of God will have the “Well done” said to them. Reader, if you have not sent in something on the Acre Mission Fund will you not do so immediately? Who will respond next?
S. H. LANE.
THE RELIEF OF THE SCHOOLS
Donors to the Relief of the Schools
The total cash received on the Relief of the Schools Fund up to Nov. 9, 1902, is $47,718.81.
NAME
AMOUNT
R. D. Benham
$25 00
Mrs. A. A. Rickabaugh
10 00
J. D. Brownley
2 00
Thomas Davis
5 00
Fritz Guy
6 50
J. E. Hackney
5 00
J. B. Collet
2 00
Mollie Patterson
11 00
G. A. & Wm. Vance
5 00
A friend (Paw Paw)
5 00
Mrs. A. Nash
1 00
J. T. Griffin
2 00
R. H. Carman
10 00
E. C. DeRosier
5 00
A. Hopper
1 00
A friend (Berrien Springs)
2 00
W. J. Fitzgerald
5 00
F. O. Saxton
3 00
Pennsylvania
9 45
M. V. Willis
2 00
Walter Hopper
40 00
Fritz Guy
4 50
Anna Munett
5 00
Mrs. Rossie White
50
Ruby Roach
1 00
The Third Campaign a Fact
By P. T. Magan
A FEW weeks ago we published an article in the REVIEW, entitled “The Third Campaign.” The object in the mind of the writer of that article was to co-operate with the Spirit of God in awakening a desire in the hearts of God’s people to take hold of the work with “Christ’s Object Lessons,” and push it to completion.
We were not mistaken in the idea that the Spirit of God was everywhere moving among the churches, telling to hearts that the one who is the finisher, as well as the author, of our faith, would bless them in bringing to a triumphant close the work already begun for the relief of our schools.
From all over the field the good tidings come that our brethren and sisters are more interested in the work than at any previous time in its history.
In the Atlantic union the beginnings of the third campaign are being made for the relief of the South Lancaster Academy. The New England Conference has practically finished the sale of its entire quota. In the New York Conference vigorous efforts are being put forth by Brother Thompson, the conference president, and Brother Bowen, the secretary. A circular letter has been sent to all the churches, and the quotas of each company computed and published.
At the Virginia camp meeting several hundred dollars’ worth of books was sold, and plans laid to complete the work.
For the Mount Vernon Academy the Ohio Conference officers are making preparations for a strong campaign.
In the Emmanuel Missionary College territory plans are being laid for the most strenuous campaign in the history of the work. Elder Covert reports that the work is starting up cheerily all over Wisconsin. Elder Moon states that he is visiting the churches in Illinois, and finds the people more interested in the work than ever before.
The West Michigan Conference has held a meeting of its executive committee, at which earnest plans have been laid for the work.
The presidents of conferences in the Union College territory have held a meeting at College View, and have determined to close up the work this winter.
There are signs of life from the South and Southwest. Brother W. C. Wales is working energetically to push the work in behalf of Graysville. Brother Rupert is looking after the interests of the Keene Industrial School.
On the Pacific Coast Brother A. T. Jones has set himself to clear Healdsburg College from debt before another year rolls round. A report has reached us that ten thousand five hundred dollars has been cut from the Healdsburg College indebtedness at a single stroke.
Brother Breed and his associates are hard at work for Walla Walla College, and the movement is starting generally throughout the Northwest.
And besides all the work for the relief of the older schools, the heaven-born plan of “Christ’s Object Lessons” is being used for the creating of new schools.
In Minnesota and the Dakotas the people are at work selling the book for the purpose of getting sufficient funds with which to build two industrial schools. In Ontario, Brother Collie is rallying his forces to a similar end.
Our prayers must go forth in behalf of these new schools and the plans for their erection. As the former are a part of God’s great plan for the salvation of the youth of the church, so are the latter God’s own way of breathing into our spirits the breath of life. He designs through this work to bless his people who sell the books, and save many who now sit in darkness.
The third campaign is now a fact. Its closing hours will yield a harvest of richest blessing, if the spirit of consecration and sacrifice in which this work was conceived is nourished and cherished.
Brethren and sisters, we must never let this work degenerate into mere carnal activity. Activity, even in the good work of selling “Christ’s Object Lessons,” will be little more than a detriment to individuals and to the cause, unless the warm life from the throne of God is permeating and molding its every move. Activity is good only when it is born of prayer and the Holy Spirit.
Ministers and church elders, let the spiritual side of this work be emphasized in both your words and your deeds.
P. T. MAGAN.
“Christ's Object Lessons” in the Pacific Union Conference
GOOD news comes from the Pacific Coast. In a letter from Elder W. T. Knox, the president of the Pacific Union Conference, he states that all the conferences in the Pacific union have determined to take up the work of the third campaign for “Christ's Object Lessons,” and to use their best efforts to close out their entire quotas during the winter of 1902-03; and Elder Knox adds, “I believe that some will make an end of it.”
Of course, some will make an end of it, and we trust that all will make an end of it. The whole thing is simply a matter of the mind. It is with the mind we serve the law of God; and if there is a hearty mind to do this work, it can and will be done.
The Ontario Industrial School
The Ontario Conference has purchased fifty acres of land for an industrial school, near Lorn Park, and hopes to open school in the early spring.
The Ontario Industrial School is an “Object Lessons” school; that is, the money to build the school is derived from the sale of “Christ’s Object Lessons.”
We are glad to know that the first Seventh-day Adventist school in Canada is being built from money secured by this God-given plan. The hearts of those who have sold books in behalf of this school should certainly always feel a tender interest in it.
The plan is a blessed one,—it will be a blessing to those who sell the book, a blessing to those who buy, and a blessing to the youth who are thus provided with a school. God’s plans are better than our plans, and will result in triumph, both directly and indirectly, to all concerned in their execution.
“Christ’s Object Lessons” in the Northern Illinois Conference
ELDER ALLEN MOON, the president of the Northern Illinois Conference, reports that he is visiting the brethren and sisters throughout the State as rapidly as possible, and that everywhere he finds a good interest in the work with “Christ’s Object Lessons.” He states that the more the people think about the work, the more interested they become in it, and he expects to see good results from the effort that will be put forth in this field during the fall.
This is as it should be. The third campaign should be the heartiest of the three. We confidently expect that the Spirit of God will so impress this work upon the hearts of our people that it will finish in glorious triumph, instead of raveling out, or being a work which is difficult to get the people to complete.
Remember that now is the very best time for the sale of the book. Let us sell every one we can between this and the holidays.
A Little Girl, A Priest, and a Copy of “Christ’s Object Lessons”
By A Bible Worker
LET me tell you an experience which a little girl had. She went to a Catholic lady with the book, and the Catholic lady did not know whether she ought to buy the book or not, until she showed it to the priest; so she told the little girl that she wanted to show it to the priest, and ask him if it would be all right for her to buy it. The girl left the book with her, and she took it to the priest. He examined it, and told her that it was all right for her to buy it. So when the girl came again, the woman said that she would take the book, and the little girl came home with the money while I was at her home. Her father told her that he would give her twenty-five cents on every book she sold, and she had sold two when I was there. Her mother paid me for four more books.
A BIBLE WORKER.
Christ Living Within Us
“LET us cast from us all timidity, distrust, and gloom, and be strong in the assurance that we have a Christ living in the heavens to work for us, and living within us to work through us,”
Canvassing in South Wales
By G. W. Bailey
In the southwest corner of Wales we have had a very happy time during the past season’s work with “Great Controversy.” I think I never enjoyed canvassing quite so much before, and the gladness of heart and the peace and rest which come through working with and for the Lord are better than language can describe.
I believe I never before so keenly realized the presence of the Lord in the work, and the result which may follow from yoking up with him; while the instances of his providential care sharpen our faith in his interest for our personal welfare. “I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me.”
Experiences
I had a good delivery coming off early in September; but two or three weeks before that time the money I had by me was reduced to three and sevenpence (86 cents), with which to buy food, pay three and eightpence (88 cents) for notification, and seven and elevenpence ($1.90) for carriage on books. The thought of borrowing a little came, but something said, “Get it of the Lord;” so I watched to see what he would do. Pretty soon a man paid me seven shillings ($1.68) for a copy of “Great Controversy” which I had been using. A little later another man wanted the last new copy I had. Others bought small books, which came to hand in the meantime, so that when the time for my delivery arrived, I still had part of my three and sevenpence (86 cents) left, and all my bills were paid as they came due. That lesson in faith did me a world of good.
The Street I Dreaded
In the town where I had been working was a short business street which I dreaded to canvass; but one dull morning I went out, trusting in the Lord, to do it. At the first shop (a grocery) on the corner, I took an order from the owner for a seven-and-six ($1.80) “Great Controversy;” a little farther along, a tailor gave me an order for a fifteen-shilling ($3.60) one, and at the next door I received another. Across the street a chemist ordered a nine-and-six book ($2.28); and in the evening I took another order of a young man whom I had seen at another place of business in the same street.
Ups and Downs of Canvassing
One day I worked hard, and could not do a pennyworth of business. The next day I took nine orders for “Great Controversy.”
At a Big House and a Little One
At the big house I showed my book to a superior-looking servant, who ordered one. After I had called at another house, this same person came after me, saying that her fellow servant was offended because she had not been called to see the book. When I went back, she also ordered a book, and they thought that the gardener would like one; when I saw him later, he spoke for a morocco binding, making thirty shillings’ ($7.20) worth of books for the one house; and when they were delivered, the subscribers were delighted with them.
At the little house was an aged woman and a young woman, to whom I showed a copy of “His Glorious Appearing,” which they bought. While I was talking with them, I discovered that the young woman was a spiritually minded person. I started up the road, and she ran after me, wanting another copy of “His Glorious Appearing.” After going up the road and getting an order for “Great Controversy” at a farm, I returned by this cottage, and in the meantime the young woman had learned that I had a large book, and she wanted to know what it was. As I talked about the truths it contained, and the spiritual nature of our work, and she saw the list of orders, she remarked, “You are doing a great work, sir,” and ordered a large book.
How sweet those words sounded! It was cheering to think that amid the moral darkness there is now and then one who can appreciate the nature of our work. Truly we are engaged in “a great work,” and may the Lord inspire our hearts with new faith and courage to press the battle till the final victory is won.
G. W. BAILEY.
A Letter From Chile
By A. R. Ogden
IQUIQUE, CHILE, Oct. 5, 1902.
H. H. Hall, Oakland, Cal.
DEAR BROTHER:
Your letter of June 29 was duly received. I have been very busy, hence this long delay in answering.
I am glad to know that you feel as the rest of us do concerning large books for our Spanish fields. As you say, “A man can just as well sell a large book, and thus support himself.” Some think that large books cannot be sold in these fields, but that is an error. Large books can be sold, if an effort is made to do so. I truly hope that ere long we may have “Great Controversy” in the Spanish field. We need it, and we need it as soon as possible. We need it for pioneer work, and also for the benefit of those who are accepting the truth.
Yes, truly our papers should be made the pioneer workers. We are working on this basis in our field this year. By the Lord’s special blessing upon the work, our Spanish paper, Las Señales, has been brought up to a monthly edition of eight thousand copies, instead of two thousand, as formerly. And this year it will be made self-supporting. The first six months of the year there was a gain above all expenses of nearly two hundred dollars. So we are full of courage to press the work forward.
I might relate some interesting circumstances in connection with the work. With almost every mail we are receiving new subscriptions. We have received a number from individuals who have seen but a single copy of the paper. One man sent us a dollar for a year’s subscription, saying, “The other day, while walking in the street, I found a piece of a paper, Señales de los Tiempos. Picking it up, I became interested. I inclose remittance for a year’s subscription.” Similar letters have also been received.
I presume that the club of Signs coming to this field has about expired. I hope, however, that we may continue to receive twenty-five copies. Do not allow a club of twenty-five to cease coming, even if we, the Mission Board, or somebody must pay for them. In a letter from a brother he says, “I appreciate your sending The Signs of the Times. After reading it we send it to friends and relatives to read. We do not allow a single copy to be destroyed. We like The Signs, especially as it is the paper that was instrumental in bringing us into the truth.”
While there are few who read English in this country, yet we want to do something to bring the truth to them.
When you have opportunity to drop a word for our Spanish books, I hope you will do so; for we who are in the Spanish fields see the need.
Whenever you have a little time to spare, write. We are always glad to hear.
Your brother,
A. R. OGDEN.
Central Union Conference Institutes
By C. W. Hardesty
THE Central Union Conference has arranged the dates for the canvassing institutes as follows: Colorado, December 15-31; Nebraska, February 12-26; Kansas, February 26 to March 23; and Missouri, beginning April 20. Iowa has not decided on the date for her institute, but it will probably be held in the early spring. It will be planned to make the instruction given at these institutes as practical as possible. We hope to devote a part of the time to study, and then spend a few hours each day in actual field work, thus putting into practice the lessons learned.
There is a great work to be done by our canvassers, and it is important that these institutes be conducted in such a way that each one may learn to present the truth to others. A great effort should be made to secure a good attendance at our canvassers' schools, and no pains should be spared to procure the best possible instruction. We trust that every conference will put forth extra effort to make these institutes a success, and to encourage a good attendance. It would be a good plan to have each23church represented by one or more who would be benefited by the instruction and experience derived from attending these schools. May the Spirit of God direct those who are intrusted with responsible positions to give this part of the work their earnest support.
C. W. HARDESTY,
General Canvassing Agent.
Silent Messengers
By Editor
Our Books, Tracts, & Periodicals
E. R. PALMER ∴ ∴ ∴ Editor
— Margaret E. Sangster
By Margaret E. Sangster
Service.
BE not an idler in this busy world.
Fill every day with sweetness to the brim,
Keep all thy radiant flags of hope unfurled,
And lift along the way a joyous hymn;
Strive valiantly, since right must vanquish wrong,
But ever rush to battle with a song.
The Lord, who came to save, came lovingly
To serve, and stooped to lowlier tasks than thine;
By so much as he did, he asks of thee
To halo toil with tenderness divine.
Humility and patience, grace and peace,
He giveth these, until thy labors cease.
Serve thou in pain, in poverty, in grief,
But never serve in fear, since thou hast love;
And love can ever send for thy relief
At need, the angel host from realms above.
Serve where he sends thee; serve the Lord with joy,
And know his service should thy life employ.
— Margaret E. Sangster
Obituaries
“I am the resurrection and the life.”—Jesus.
WALKER.—Died at Hutchinson, Kan., Oct. 17, 1902, of old age, Mary E. Walker, in her eighty-third year. She accepted the third angel’s message in 1889, and died in hope of meeting all the faithful in the first resurrection. Services were conducted by the writer. E. A. MOREY.
CAMPBELL.—Died at Utica, Mo., Oct. 8, 1902, of cholera infantum, Veda, daughter of H. M. and D. J. Campbell, aged 16 months and 10 days. The bereaved parents trust in the promises of God, and look forward to the restoration of their loved one and the fulfillment of Rev. 21: 4. W. W. KNICKERBOCKER.
BRADSHAW.—Died at his home, near Wetaskiwin, Alberta, of paralysis, Oct. 2, 1902, Levi Bradshaw, aged 66 years and 7 days. He accepted present truth twenty-five years ago. He was twice married, and leaves three children by his first wife, and six by the second. He fell asleep in hope of a part in the kingdom of God. J. W. BOYNTON.
GUERNSEY.—Died at Ogden, Mich., Nov. 2, 1901, Francenor Guernsey, aged 69 years and 5 months. She was the mother of twelve children, nine of whom still survive. When the third angel’s message found her, she was an inveterate smoker, but the Lord took the appetite all away. Funeral sermon was preached by P. McKinney (Dunkard), from Mark 14: 8. D. B. HEEKERT.
HAUGHEY.—Died at Academia, Ohio, Sept. 23, 1902, of tuberculosis, Matthew Thomas Haughey, aged 70 years, 6 months, and 17 days. He leaves a wife and two children, who await in hope the reunion at the resurrection of those who sleep in Jesus. The funeral services were conducted by Elder H. H. Burkholder, assisted by the writer. The consummation of the Christian’s hope at the coming of Christ was the comforting theme of the occasion. C. A. SMITH.
MAXWELL.—Died at her home, near Shawnee, O. T., Oct. 28, 1902, Mrs. Rebecca Hannah Maxwell, aged 54 years, 1 month, 14 days. During the six years since she accepted the Sabbath and kindred truths, she has had the pleasure of seeing every member of her family accept the message and unite with the church. Her husband and four children are left to bear the sorrow of her death. Words of comfort and encouragement were spoken by I. H. Smith. E. L. MAXWELL.
CALKINS.—Mrs. Thula Calkins fell asleep in Jesus at the home of her parents, in Alamosa, Colo., Nov. 4, 1902, aged 24 years. Sister Thula united with the church, Dec. 1, 1894, and had been a faithful worker ever since. Her husband, to whom she was married December last, does not mourn alone, for the silent messenger could scarcely have called one whom we would all miss more. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Ps. 23: 4. MALCOLM MACKINTOSH.
CASTBERG.—Christopher Castberg was born in Trondhjem, Norway, May 10, 1855, and died in San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 22, 1902. Brother Castberg followed the sea from an early age until he received the third angel’s message in 1889. He then engaged in editorial work in Battle Creek, Mich., for a time, continuing the same in Christiania, Norway, for seven years. He returned to America in 1899, and did excellent service in the California Conference for two years. Feeling that his wages were not sufficient for his support and the canceling of some debts made in Norway, he took command of a ship. On his first voyage, his vessel was badly damaged in a storm off the California coast, and put into San Francisco Bay. He went to his home the same evening, and greeted his family. The next day he returned to San Francisco to pay off his men, but before fully accomplishing this was taken with severe cramps in the bowels. He was taken to the hospital, and there died the next day at night, from the result of exposure and strain in caring for his crew. He leaves a widow and three children to mourn their untimely loss. Funeral services were conducted in the Oakland church, Sabbath, October 25, by the writer, assisted by Elder J. N. Loughborough. J. O. CORLISS.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
Business Notices
BRIEF business notices will be published in this department, subject to the discretion of the publishers. A charge of one dollar for one insertion of six lines or less, and of twenty cents for every line over six, will be made, though in the case of the poor who wish employment, the charge may be remitted. Persons unknown to the managers of the publishing house must furnish good references.
WANTED.—To hire good Seventh-day Adventist man for farm work. Good wages, steady employment to right man. Best references given and required. Address L. S. Drew, Lodi, Wis.
WANTED.—By a widow, a place to work in Sabbath-keeping family of two or three, where she can be as one of the family, and have church privileges. Address Mrs. M. A. Cummings, Waukegan, Ill.
WANTED.—As office assistant, a good stenographer with some knowledge of bookkeeping. Permanent situation with opportunity for advancement, to suitable person. Address Jesse Arthur, Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich.
WANTED.—Employment, by man and by seventeen-year-old boy, with Adventist, in Colorado. They prefer to be near Denver or Boulder; can give good references. Address J. H. Harding, 1618 Court Place, Denver, Colo.
WANTED.—Three men,—two to work in sawmill (a fireman and an off-bearer), and one to cut wood by the cord, and raise garden truck on shares or by the year. Steady work. Address Dr. E. Kloss, Lockesburg, Ark., stating wages desired.
WANTED.—The name and address of every adult person in your church or company who is not a subscriber to the REVIEW. Also your name and address if you are willing to distribute sample copies of the REVIEW among those who should be readers of our church paper. Address the editor.
FOR SALE.—Fruit farm of 32 acres, adjoining Battle Creek, on N. Washington Ave., within ½ mile of Sanitarium. Beautifully located. Fifteen acres to young fruit in bearing next year. A bargain for some one. For particulars address E. N. Riddle, 292 N. Washington Ave., Battle Creek, Mich.
FOR SALE.—Three lots; desirable location adjoining Mt. Vernon Academy grounds; modern 8-room cottage; abundance of fruit; excellent water, cistern, etc. For particulars inquire of Mrs. M. A. Haughey, Academia, Knox Co., Ohio, or of Miss Hattie House, Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich.
SPECIAL SALE.—At less than half price, “Whisky: Parables, Poems, Facts, and Figures.” One of the best tracts against liquor and intemperance that is published. Has a splendid song, “Old Dad Made New.” Indorsed highly by the W. C. T. U. Five cents each. Special price till January 1, $2 per 100, postpaid. Address D. E. Scoles, Washburn, Mo.
WANTED.—Man or man and wife to live on farm for one year or longer. Good home and good wages to right person. Address Henry Vessey, Jamestown, N. D.
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Publications Wanted
THE following persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, postpaid:—
Mrs. T. P. P. Gilmore, Cleveland, Tenn., periodicals and tracts.
Mrs. Alice H. Robinson, Box 285, Fargo, N. D., REVIEW, Signs, Good Health, Life Boat, Instructor, Little Friend.
