NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meeting of the West Kansas Seventh-day Adventist Conference Association will be held in connection with the conference session, at Wichita, Kans., Sept. 3-13, 1914. The first meeting will be called at 4:30 P. M., Monday, Sept. 7.
N. T. SUTTON, President;
E. HARRIS, Secretary.
Cumberland Conference Association
By W. H. BRANSON; A. B. RUSSELL
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the Cumberland Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the conference and camp meeting, at Lenoir City, Tenn., Aug. 27 to Sept. 6, 1914. The first meeting of the association will be called at 9 A. M., August 31.
W. H. BRANSON, President;
A. B. RUSSELL, Secretary.
Indiana Association of Seventh-Day Adventists
By E. A. BRISTOL; W. A. YOUNG
NOTICE is hereby given that at the annual conference of Seventh-day Adventists of Indiana to be held at Logansport, Ind., Aug. 6–16, 1914, a board consisting of seven members will be elected to serve for one year as directors of the Indiana Association of Seventh-day Adventists.
E. A. BRISTOL. President;
W. A. YOUNG, Secretary.
Indiana Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association
By E. A. BRISTOL; F. A. LOOP
NOTICE is hereby given that at the annual conference of Seventh-day Adventists of Indiana to be held at Logansport, Ind., Aug. 6-16, 1914, three persons will be chosen to serve for two years as members of the board of directors of the Indiana Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association.
E. A. BRISTOL, President;
F. A. LOOP, Secretary.
Kentucky Conference Association
By B. W. Brown; S. F. Love
THE seventh annual session of the Seventh-day Adventist Conference Association of Kentucky will be held on the camp ground at Nicholasville, Ky., Aug. 20-30, 1914, in connection with the annual meeting of the Kentucky Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The first meeting will convene August 24, at 4 P. M. At this meeting officers will be elected, and all other business transacted that may properly come before this body.
B. W. Brown, President;S. F. Love, Secretary.
Northern New England Conference
By Frederick W. Stray; David K. Royer
THE fifty-second annual session of the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Claremont, N. H., in connection with the camp meeting, Aug. 20-30, 1914. The first meeting for organization, appointment of committees, etc., will be held August 24, at 9 A. M. Church clerks are requested to place on file with the secretary of the conference, previous to this date, a complete list of delegates. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and to one additional delegate for every ten members of the church.
FREDERICK W. STRAY, President;
DAVID K. ROYER, Secretary.
Northern New England Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists (Incorporated)
By Frederick W. Stray; Clarence F. Ball
NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (incorporated) will be held at Claremont, N. H., in connection with the regular conference camp meeting, Aug. 20-30, 1914, for the purpose of dissolving the corporation, and of transacting such other business as may be necessary. The first meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 24, 1914, at 5 P. M. Accredited delegates to the regular session of the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (unincorporated) are members of this corporation.
FREDERICK W. STRAY, President;
CLARENCE F. BALL, Clerk.
Northern New England Conference Association
By Frederick W. Stray; David K. Royer
THE first meeting of the regular annual session of the Northern New England Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Claremont, N. H., in connection with the Northern New England Conference camp meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1914, at 5 P. M. The purpose of this meeting is to elect a board of trustees for the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the association. Accredited delegates to the regular session of the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (unincorporated) are members of the association.
FREDERICK W. STRAY, President;
DAVID K. ROYER, Clerk.
Camp Meeting for the Colored Believers in Georgia
By J. W. MANNS.
JUST another brief statement about our camp meeting, which will convene at Macon, Ga., Aug. 20-30, 1914. Delegates from all the churches and companies throughout the State will be expected to attend. Able speakers and good Bible scholars will be present from different parts of the country, and we trust that each one will attend this feast that God has planned for his people.
Good singing will be rendered by an organized choir, and every possible arrangement will be made to make the meeting one to be enjoyed by all who are fortunate enough to be present.
Let nothing prevent our coming together at this time. We must arise and finish the work. The fact that we are almost home should bring new life into the hearts of our brethren everywhere.
Those wishing rooms or tents should write at once to the undersigned, addressing him at 2419 Burroughs St., Savannah, Ga.
J. W. MANNS.
Utah Conference
By W. M. Adams; J. F. Gaster
THE fourteenth annual session of the Utah Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with our camp meeting, at Kaysville, Utah, Sept. 7-13, 1914. The first meeting will be held Monday evening at eight o'clock. It will be a preaching service. The conference will convene Tuesday morning at nine o'clock. Let all be on hand for the first meeting. At this session the conference officers will be chosen for the ensuing year, and other business transacted which may properly come before the delegates.
Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and to one additional delegate for every five members. There will be tents for rent, but orders must be placed with Brother J. F. Gaster for them not later than September 1. There will be good water on the ground. Plan to come, and to stay all through these meetings. For further information write to J. F. Gaster, 776 East Sixth South St., Salt Lake City, Utah.
W. M. ADAMS, President;
J. F. GASTER, Secretary.
Utah Corporation
By W. M. Adams; J. F. Caster
THE next annual session of the Utah Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists will convene at Kaysville, Utah, in a tent on the school grounds Sept. 8, 1914, at 10 A. M. All business pertaining to the corporation will be transacted, and the officers for the coming year will be elected. Each local church will be represented by its regular delegates to the conference.
W. M. ADAMS, President;
J. F. CASTER, Secretary.
Business Notices
WANTED.— Two experienced men to work in broom factory,— one to sort and one to tie. Address A. B. Morrical, Waldron, Ill.
A GERMAN young man sixteen years of age, who has been in this country only a short time and does not speak English readily, is anxious to obtain work among Seventh-day Adventists. His father does not believe this truth, and is urging him to work on Sabbath in order to obtain employment. Any one desiring his services or knowing of an opening for him should address Ph. Broeckel, Jersey City, N. J.
The Protestant Series of Tracts
THIS is a new series, covering an entirely different field from our other regular tract series. The first four numbers are now ready, as follows:—
No. 1. “The Land of Promise; the Campaign ‘to Make America Catholic.’” This tract reveals the long-cherished hope of Rome, and shows how she is endeavoring to accomplish her purpose. She is striving in every way within her power to make America Catholic, and is even now deriving her greatest support from this country, according to Roman authorities. $1 per hundred.
No. 2. “A Proposed Censorship of the Press; Rome’s Efforts to Prevent the Circulation of Anti-Catholic Literature.” This number is an eye opener. It gives the resolutions passed by various Catholic societies, showing efforts they are making to bring pressure to bear upon Congress to make a law excluding from the mails any publication containing matter against the religious convictions of Romanists or “attacks upon the faith.” Should such a law be passed, free speech and a free press would be no more, and America would cease to be the “land of the free.” 75 cents per hundred.
No. 3. “The Attitude of Roman Catholics Toward Freedom of Speech.” The subtitles of No. 3 are as follows: The Present Trend; The Roman Catholic Program; Mob Rule in America; An Unavoidable Inference; Freedom, but Not License to Abuse; The Roman Principle of Censorship; Some Papal Utterances; The Suppression of Heretics; The Duty of the Hour. These subtitles show the scope of the tract and indicate its importance. $1 per hundred.
No. 4. “The Roman Mass.” This number gives a conversation with a Roman Catholic priest on the subject of the mass. This should prove even to Catholics themselves that there is no virtue in the mass. 50 cents per hundred.
Other numbers of this series will appear later. Order through your tract society.
A September Treat
THE September Signs Magazine is another real treat, when you consider its fine articles, every one with a distinct, definite ring of this great movement.
Notice this list of contents:—
“The Power of a Message:” Remarkable fidelity and loyalty to the message; love for the truth regarded as greater than life; God’s providential work for his people. By A. G. Daniells.
“Modern Revivals:” The true and the false distinguished; significance for our times. By Mrs. E. G. White.
“Modern Philosophy:” The weakness in much of the reasoning of modern science; the four idols of many scientific minds; rejection of the Word of God and its literal interpretation. By George McCready Price.
“God’s Closing Message:” The work and subject of prophecy; the world being prepared for this message; opening providences in every land; its ultimate object. By I. H. Evans.
“Spiritism:” Characteristic manifestations; the object of spiritualistic phenomena; the morality of the communicating spirits; what it is destined to accomplish; what the Bible says regarding it all. By Jean Vuilleumier.
“A Quick Work in This Generation:” Providential agencies on every hand; “to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people;” the gates of the nation opening to receive the universal message. By W. A. Spicer.
“God’s Eternal Purpose in Christ:” The rival sabbath; its origin and purpose; who changed the Sabbath, and why; are Protestants guiltless? the effect in universal lawlessness. By T. E. Bowen.
“The Paradise of God:” God’s garden city; the home of the saved; its marvelous beauty and glory as described in the Bible; street pavings and light supply outrivalling the highest reaches of the imagination. By William Covert.
“Love the Foundation of God’s Kingdom:” The law of love as applied by Christ; love not antagonistic to law; why love demands obedience. R. C. Porter.
“Mt. Lassen, California’s Volcano:” Subterranean fires; their origin and purpose; the part they will act in the ruin of the world; a scientific subject presented in the light of the Scriptures. By the editor.
The cover is Mt. Lassen, California’s volcano, now in action,—a striking picture.
Order through your tract society.
“The Ministry of the Spirit”
THIS book, by Elder G. B. Thompson, is now on the press, and we shall soon be ready to fill orders. It is the only book published by Seventh-day Adventists upon the important subject of the Holy Spirit, setting forth his office and work.
The book contains thirty-one chapters, as follows:—
Introduction.
The Need of Power.
The Power of the Spirit.
Christ and the Spirit.
The Spirit in the Old Testament.
The Spirit in the New Testament.
The Promise of the Spirit.
The Advent of the Spirit.
The Paraclete.
A Dream.
The Spirit Presiding in the Church.
Names and Emblems.
Conditions of Spirit Filling.
Thirst.
Prayer.
Unity.
Motives and Humility.
The Tongue.
Reading.
Hating Sin.
Obedience.
Faith.
The Spirit and the Word.
Communion of the Spirit.
The Unpardonable Sin.
Fruits of the Spirit.
The Gifts of the Spirit.
The Latter Rain.
Results of Spirit Filling.
Personal Soul Winning.
Conclusion.
The book contains 224 pages, printed on an excellent quality of eggshell paper, and bound in durable cloth. Price, $1. Order from your tract society.
WESTERN UNION
NIGHT LETTER
GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, VICE-PRESIDENT NEWCOURT CARLTON, PRESIDENT BELVEDERE BROOKS, VICE-PRESIDENT
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THE WORK AND THE WORKERS
THE secretary of a large University of Michigan club writes thus to the Protestant Magazine: “Kindly send sample copy of your magazine and quote us bundle rates. Yours for America.”
A WILKINSBURG, Pa., magistrate who had prosecuted many cases of Sunday law violations, was caused to change his attitude through reading Liberty. He now defends such cases.
ASK your church elder or nearest minister to let you read that interesting three-page letter from Prof. C. S. Longacre, the editor of Liberty magazine. The incidents related therein will rivet your attention.
SECURE permission to put up a missionary reading rack in your railway stations, hotel lobbies, barber shops, and other public places. Many have been converted through reading literature distributed in this way.
THOUSANDS of copies of the great September or “Vacation” number of Life and Health have already been ordered. The August or “Temperance” number is also selling rapidly, and will be a good seller for weeks to come. Send $2.00 for 50.
ON pages 124, 125 of the August number of the magazine Current Opinion will be found a one-column review of the “Sulzer” article in the June Protestant Magazine. The editor of this standard magazine recently asked us to exchange with him.
PASTOR J. H. MORRISON, of College View, Nebr., writes: “I am thankful to know that we have such a magazine as the Protestant, conducted on such a high moral plane. I think you are taking the right course. The last few numbers I call ‘great.’”
PROF. C. S. LONGACRE, secretary of the Religious Liberty Department, writes: “A prominent member of Congress told me recently that if it had not been for the influence of the Liberty magazine and the determined efforts of the Seventh-day Adventists in opposing Sunday legislation, Congress would long ago have enacted a drastic Sunday law for the nation. When I left his office, he said: ‘I think the liberty-loving people of this nation ought to pass a vote of thanks to Seventh-day Adventists for staving off religious legislation all these years. But some day in spite of all our efforts to hinder it, it will come.’” Urge your church to order 1,000 ($40), 500 ($20), 250 ($10), or 100 copies ($4) of the current “Statue of Liberty” number of Liberty. Sell or distribute them broadcast.
“WHILE attending the recent Idaho camp meeting,” writes Elder C. S. Longacre, editor of Liberty magazine, “I had a good visit with ex-Governor Steunenberg’s wife, daughter, and son. I asked Sister Steunenberg how she received the truth. She said: ‘Your Religious Liberty Department used to send the religious liberty magazine to the governor, and he always read it and then brought it home. Through it I got hold of the true Sabbath, and the children and I began to keep it. I am thankful to God that the governor himself kept the last Sabbath of his life before Harry Orchard blew him up with the bomb.’ It certainly was refreshing to me to learn that this noble family came into the truth in this way.” Other governors, their staffs, and legislators would also read this magazine with interest. Why not place their names on the Liberty subscription list? Send $2.00 for ten subscriptions to ten different addresses, for one year.
True Principles of the Reformation
Religious Proclamations by the Nation’s Executive
A Hitherto Unpublished Essay by James Madison,
Fourth President of the United States
RELIGIOUS proclamations by the executive recommending thanksgivings and fasts, are shoots from the same root with nourish the erroneous idea of a national religion. This idea just as it related to the Jewish nation under a theocracy,
True Principles of the Reformation
Religious Liberty and the State
THE question of the relation between church and state and civil government
True and False Theocracy
NOTWITHSTANDING true theocracy can exist dependent upon human legislation
Baltimore Sunday Ball
A Stirring ... lived In It
Why Rome Persecuted Christians
PAGAN ROME had conquered the world. The emperors of Rome claimed the right to rule in all things, human and divine. Rome as being superior to their own. Rome said, We will grant freedom to all nations to worship their gods in their
The Gospel and the Boycott
NOWHERE in the recorded sermons or instructions of our Lord; nowhere in any of the writings of his disciples or apostles. The expression “that no man might buy or sell,” designates that movement at once as a boycott. The power which
Study and Promote the Liberty Principles That Have Made Individuals and Nations Great and Free
Above you have a taste of SEVEN of the THIRTY-TWO articles, illustrations, and other interesting features found in the current or “Statue of Liberty,” “Soul Freedom,” “Blue Laws,” “Religious Boycott,” and “Temperance” number of Liberty. The Lord’s Day Alliance Federal Council of the Churches, National Reform, Roman Catholic, and other organizations advocating RELIGIOUS LEGISLATION, realize that SOME AGENCY is nullifying their efforts. We know that this AGENCY is the Liberty magazine and other religious liberty literature that is being furnished to congressmen and legislators, and distributed among the people everywhere. Liberty is MOLDING PUBLIC OPINION. It is also MAKING MANY CONVERTS TO OUR MESSAGE. Will you not join us in HELPING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC? You can do this in TWO ways: (1) By investing $1.00 in five or $2.00 in ten yearly subscriptions sent to different addresses. Your name may be one of the five or ten; (2) by acting as our representative in your community, sending $1.00 for 20 or $2.00 for 50 copies of this number. Sell 10 or 20 to get your money back. Sell or distribute the rest. Write your tract society TODAY.
Supplies for the Missionary Campaign
“At the North American Division Council held at Loma Linda, Cal., March 25, 1914, plans for conducting a missionary campaign during the latter part of 1914 and early part of 1915 were considered. In view of the nearness of the end and the urgent need for this message to be given rapidly and systematically in all parts of the field, the following recommendation was adopted:—
“Believing that the hour has come when our people must devote themselves most earnestly to the finishing of the work, and desiring that every Seventh-day Adventist in the North American Division Conference shall take an active part in getting the third angel’s message before the people of this division, we recommend the following:—
“That a special missionary campaign, beginning with Oct. 1, 1914, and continuing until the following spring, be definitely planned for by all our people.”
SPECIAL LITERATURE
At the meeting of the council, a committee was appointed to give careful study to the special literature to be circulated during this missionary campaign. This committee, together with several members of the North American Division Conference Committee, and others, have given the matter careful study, and have recommended that the special literature for the campaign be our periodicals, the Berean Library, and the following series of tracts, put up in envelopes and numbered from 1 to 10 all ready for circulation:—
Number 1
What to Do With Doubt
The Name
Justified by Faith
Number 2
Prayer
Winning of Margaret
Jesus Died for You
Number 3
We Would See Jesus
The Coming of the Lord
Second Coming of Christ
Number 4
Waymarks to the Holy City
Important Questions on Great Events
Signs of Our Times
Number 5
The Perpetuity of the Law of God
The Law in Christ
Number 6
How Esther Read Her Bible
Elihu on the Sabbath
The Rest Day
Number 7
An Appeal to the Clergy
Rome’s Challenge
Is Sunday the Sabbath?
Number 8
Thoughts for the Candid
Rich Man and Lazarus
Tormented Forever and Ever
Number 9
Spiritualism, Source and Power
Gospel Remedy for Present-Day “Isms”
Is Man Immortal?
Number 10
Ownership and Tithing
Present Truth
It will be observed that these tracts are so arranged as to make a progressive series intended to lead the reader on step by step, beginning with the necessity of laying hold of Christ and his Word by faith, which is the basis of all true knowledge, and adding to that points of truth until by the time the course is finished, the reader will have at least a sufficient knowledge of this truth to leave him without excuse.
TRACTS AT COST
In order that our people may have these tracts at the lowest possible cost, the committee has asked our publishing houses and tract societies to handle these packages for the six months of this special campaign at cost of production. In compliance with this request, these tracts will be furnished at the following prices: 1 set, 25 cents; 4 sets, $1; 25 sets, $5, the express or freight extra. (The regular price would be about $8.) Churches and companies should order through their librarian, and get the large package for $5.
BEREAN LIBRARY
The Berean Library is recommended as part of the special literature for this campaign. This library contains at present eleven of our standard books, printed on thin paper and bound in strong paper covers, so that they can be furnished at the following very low prices:—
Pages
Price
Steps to Christ
144
$ .25
Thoughts on Daniel
345
.25
Thoughts on Revelation
776
.35
His Glorious Appearing
124
.15
Sabbath in the Scriptures
216
.25
Sabbath in History
815
.50
Capital and Labor
208
.25
Here and Hereafter
357
.25
Bible Footlights
320
.35
Our Paradise Home
128
.15
Religious Liberty in America
448
.35
$3.10
This set of eleven books is put up in a neat pasteboard box, and is furnished to our people for missionary purposes for only $1.86, express or freight extra. Already some of our people have purchased as high as ten sets to use as a personal missionary circulating library. There is nothing else equal to our literature in the possibilities of soul saving. The one who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully. In placing your order, plan for a bountiful seed sowing, expecting a bountiful harvest.
WHERE TO ORDER
Orders for these should be sent to your conference tract society, which will forward promptly to the publishing house. Orders should be sent in early, so that you will have your supply in hand when the date arrives for beginning the campaign, and thus make a simultaneous effort in every part of the field.
REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION - WASHINGTON, D. C.
Keep Cool Heads in Time of War
It is to be hoped that the citizens of the United States will heed the admonition of President Wilson to keep cool heads in this present strenuous situation which exists in the world. The population of this country is made up of many nationalities, and it is very natural for these various classes to sympathize with their fellow countrymen in the struggle in which they may be engaged. Let us remember that as Seventh-day Adventists our message is to the people of every land and of every language. Let us avoid the cherishing of partisan feelings. Let us not employ partisan terms, nor indulge in strong language. Let us remember that God has a message for us to give to the world. He has committed that message to us, and we should carry it in his spirit.
The war in Mexico has almost been lost sight of in the overshadowing catastrophe which has befallen Europe. We are glad to note by the latest reports that Carranza, the leader of the Constitutionalist forces, has arrived at an amicable understanding with Carbajal, the provisional president, who proposes to turn over the city of Mexico without resistance. This agreement affords a basis for the long-looked-for peace. Let us pray that this long-suffering and unhappy republic may soon find domestic peace and tranquillity.
Special Literature for Immediate Use
By E. R. PALMER
DURING the past few days we have been brought face to face with one of the most tremendous issues this world has ever passed through. We are shocked and almost stunned by the rapidly passing events. The world is looking for an answer to the universal question, “What do these things mean? Is this the Armageddon of the Scriptures?”
God’s people should not be surprised nor confused by the present situation. All this has been foretold by the prophets; and for years the message has been preached which foretold these very events. What is our duty just now? While men are in a frame of mind to listen, while with almost frenzied interest they are asking the meaning of these things, what can we do to place in their hands an answer?
Our people all over the world are being stirred to a sense of their responsibility in this great crisis, and they are asking for special literature to place in the hands of the people. Our publishing houses will respond to the utmost of their ability.
The Review and Herald Board has given most careful consideration to this question, and has decided to make an earnest effort to supply at least a part of this demand. Evidently something brief, striking, and inexpensive should be provided, which can be distributed broadcast as quickly as possible.
It has been decided to issue immediately a four-page illustrated Extra of the REVIEW AND HERALD, under a special title, “The Coming Conflict: What Do These Things Mean?” The editors of the REVIEW are preparing a soul-stirring answer to this world-wide inquiry. It will be illustrated with pictures representing the gospel message, the marshaling of the nations, the falling stars, and the second coming of Christ. It will contain about the same matter as a thirty-two-page two-cent tract, and will be furnished, postage paid, direct to our people, or through tract societies, at 50 cents a hundred, or $4 a thousand. This Extra will be ready in large quantities by August 12.
Within one week we shall also have ready for distribution special issues of “His Glorious Appearing” and “Coming King” in paper binding, for our people to sell in their respective neighborhoods. “His Glorious Appearing” (Berean Library, No. 4) will be furnished at 9 cents a copy, and “Coming King” at 30 cents a copy. These books can be obtained by freight or express from the local conference tract societies and from branch publishing houses.
Quick work should be done in handling this literature just now while the people are interested. What an opportunity is now afforded for us to place in the hands of all our neighbors and friends an inexpensive and clear Bible answer to their feverish questions! Is there anything we can do quicker or at less expense than to secure a few hundred or a few thousand copies of the REVIEW AND HERALD Extra, and distribute them freely at every house in the neighborhoods, towns, and cities where our churches are located?
A copy of this Extra will be sent to all subscribers to the REVIEW with next week’s issue.
May the Lord greatly bless his people at this time.
E. R. PALMER.
Shipping Disruptions from New York
BROTHER L. W. GRAHAM in a recent communication to the General Conference says: “Not a vessel to any part of the world is leaving New York, with the exception of the American line and the New York and Cuba Mail, both of which lines carry the American flag. It is absolutely impossible for us to ship freight. We have four or five shipments on hand now which we cannot forward, and we know of more which is on the way to us.”
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson’s Death
By Editor
The entire country was shocked by the news of the unexpected death of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, which occurred at the White House Thursday evening, August 6. Mrs. Wilson has been suffering from a complication of diseases for some months, and the strenuous duties imposed upon her as the first lady of the land greatly depleted her strength, and was a strong contributing factor to her unexpected demise. President Wilson will have the sympathy of all classes in his bereavement, particularly at this juncture when he is so greatly burdened with perplexing questions which are arising. Heeding the admonition of the apostle to pray for kings and for all that are in authority, let us remember President Wilson in this sore trial.
Sabbath, August 22
By William T. Knox
THE attention of the REVIEW readers is again called to the special offering to be taken Sabbath, August 22, in all our churches for the benefit of the foreign work in North America. At the fall council of 1913, it was felt necessary by the Division Conference Committee to provide for such an offering, on account of the many increasing demands made upon the North American Foreign Department, and the meagerness of the appropriation voted to the department at that time. It is hoped therefore that all will remember this request, and make their offerings in harmony with the needs of the occasion. W. T. KNOX.
