Our missionaries, Brethren J. Ehlers and A. C. Enns, left Naples for Africa, October 22, on the steamer “General,” of the German East African line. The weather was quite stormy, the first few days. Having sailed as steerage passengers in order to save what they could, they had rather an unpleasant time. They reached Mombasa, British East Africa, November 9. According to our wishes, the governor had written the brethren not to unload their things before they reached the capital, Dar-es-Salaam. They were able to land there November 12, and waited upon the governor the thirteenth. He received them very kindly, and offered them various propositions during the audience, which lasted about one hour and a half. One of the suggestions was that they establish a mission in the Pare Mountains, between Tanga and Kilima Njaro. Before they left, the governor gave them a very kind letter of introduction, which he himself wrote for them, recommending them to all the military stations in the colony, and asking that they be granted whatever assistance they might need, either by way of counsel in selecting a station, or with guides and carriers, or with soldiers to protect them in case of necessity. This is really more than we could have asked, and we believe it shows us, further, the kind providence of God in opening the way before us.
They again reached Tanga the eighteenth, and were just preparing to go into the Pare district where we last heard from them. Brother Enns writes that the country would seem almost like a paradise were it not for sin.16November 25 they cabled us, “Pare Mountains,” and as we had previously arranged for them to cable us as soon as they had selected a location, we conclude they had decided to locate there. The only railroad in the colony runs to Korogwe, fifty-five miles from the coast. From here they will have to travel about as many more miles on foot, through Usambara, until they reach the Pare Mountains. This range really consists of three sections—the north, the central, and the south—extending from south-east to northwest for ninety miles, and finally, in the northwestern part, forming the foothills to the highest peak in Africa, the snow-covered Kilima Njaro. The territory is ten miles wide, in its widest part. The hills are from two to six thousand feet high. The Usambara Mountains, which lie between the Pare Mountains and the coast, have proved to be one of the most healthful portions of East Africa, and the government has established a sort of sanitarium there. Several flourishing missions and prosperous plantations have been opened in this region. The Pare Mountain district seems to be quite well watered, and contains good timber and grazing land. It is also well settled. The tribe is called the Wapare, or the people of the Pare Mountains. The natives are said to be fairly industrious, and to carry on agriculture and cattle raising. Their principal productions are maize, legumes (especially beans), bananas, melons, sugar-cane, sweet potatoes, and tobacco. There is much iron in the territory, and there are many native smelting works.
We are thankful that thus far the Lord has gone before us. We shall soon have to take steps to re-enforce the mission with workers, and of course the erection of suitable mission buildings will call for a considerable outlay of means. We hope that our brethren in America, especially those who speak the German language, will take a deep interest in this mission to the heathen, and help it with their prayers, sympathies, and means, as the Spirit of God shall reveal to them their privilege in having a part in enlightening this dark corner of the vineyard. Watch the published subscription list, and send your offering to the Treasurer of the General Conference, 222 North Capitol St., Washington, D. C.
Hamburg, Germany.
William Carey’s Bible Translations
It was William Carey's ambition to translate the Bible into all the leading languages of India, and to a remarkable degree he was enabled to realize his ambition; for at the time of his death he had translated the Scriptures, or parts of them, into twenty-four languages. Writing of this in a letter to a correspondent in Boston, dated April 25, 1806, he says: “We are now engaged in a great undertaking. I mean that of translating the Word of God into fourteen languages. Whether we shall live to finish it, must be left with God. Considerable progress has been made already in four languages, and some progress in three others. We hope to begin on two or three more in a fortnight. I consider this the greatest undertaking in which my life can be spent, and wish my ability for it were a thousand times greater than it is.”
China
By Rev. Wm. Ashmore
STREET SCENE IN CHINA
IN all the Chinese empire a hundred years ago there was not a missionary. So far as we can ascertain, there was not a Christian Chinese, nor a single individual who had a definite knowledge of Jesus Christ. Darkness covered the land and gross darkness the people of that mighty nation. In their great imperial dictionary of hundreds of volumes, which has a biographical department including the name of everybody ever heard of, the name of Jesus Christ does appear. He is described as a kind of sage or wise man among the men of the East. In a dozen words he is disposed of, and something else taken up. In the streets of Athens, amid its multitudes of shrines and altars, was one to “the unknown God.” In that imperial dictionary with its ten thousand elucidations is a stubby little sentence which serves as an altar to “the unknown Saviour.” The God whom ye ignorantly worship, and the Saviour whom ye ignorantly seek, him declare I unto you.
First of all, Marshman, a Baptist, the coadjutor of Carey, began to give them the Scriptures; then in 1801 came Morrison; then for six years nobody, after which Milne came; then for four years nobody, after which came Medhurst and Slater. Then there came two and three and even four and five in one year till 1842. By this time the Bible had been translated in a tentative form, and there were six converts in all China. The war of 1842 took place, five ports were thrown open, and missions to China were fairly begun at last; for be it remembered that up to this time the missionaries, with one or two exceptions, were not allowed to live in China proper; they had to carry on their work at an enormous disadvantage at Singapore, Penang, and Batavia, places fifteen hundred miles away. Missions in China, therefore, are only sixty years old, and yet what hath God wrought!
We look down on the scene to-day. Instead of one man, Morrison, and his wife, we now behold 2,785 missionaries, men and women. Instead of one convert, Liang Afa, we now see one hundred and twelve thousand disciples. Instead of one preaching place in a dirty, out-of-the-way alley in Canton, we now see six hundred and fifty-three preaching centers, and 2,476 subordinate places where the gospel is sounding out probably ten thousand times a week, to say nothing of all the wayside preaching that is done. We see great cities occupied, and great audiences gathered, sometimes as many as two thousand at a time. We see great school buildings going up, colleges and universities being founded. We see great Bible societies at work, and great power printing-presses which turn out in a year sometimes as high as ten million tracts, and portions of the Word of God. We see also numerous hospitals, in which are engaged two hundred medical missionaries, and in which during one single year nearly seven hundred thousand patients have been treated.
All this means that the work of evangelizing China is advancing with giant strides, and the time is hastening when the saints of the Most High are to possess the kingdom.—Rev. Wm. Ashmore, D. D.
Native Christian Sacrifice for a Mission School
The devotion of native Christians in eastern Turkey is shown by their sacrifice to supply the funds necessary to continue one of their mission schools. The helpers gave one fifth of their already small allowance, hoping to enable the mission to close the year without being compelled to retrench.
The Rising of the Sun of Righteousness
“THE present is luminous with the glory of the rising of the Sun of righteousness on every section of our planet.”
British Honduras, Central America
By Alvin N. Allen
BELIZE.—It has been my privilege to be with our little company in this place and to enjoy with them the week of prayer, and the readings prepared for this time. Elder Goodrich was with us the day of the first reading, but in the afternoon he was obliged to set sail for the Bay Islands to meet with our people there. I was obliged to be absent three evenings, as Brethren Braster and James and I took a trip up Old River to meet with and encourage some who had just lately accepted the truth. From the first, a spirit of consecration was present, and all seemed to be struggling to overcome lethargy, and to obtain a new experience and a closer walk with God. It was a time of individual heart-searching and repentance and seeking after God, and I truly believe that all who attended the meetings obtained a new experience.
The offerings were an increase over last year, and there is still more to come in from isolated members. If our brethren in the home field could see the homes of our brethren here, and then see how they give of their little, it surely would provoke to good works, and the giving of hundreds of dollars where one is now given. We are praying for more help for this field the coming year. Who will come over and help us?
ALVIN N. ALLEN.
ARTHUR FULTON
By Arthur Fulton
Argentina
DIAMANTE RIOS.—Another year has just closed. The blessing of the Lord has attended us all the way. Not only have our workers and young people made good progress in their studies, but souls not of our faith have been made to rejoice in the Lord and his saving truth. We have had six enter the Home this year who were not of our faith. Five of these made a start to serve the Lord, and took their stand to keep the commandments. The other student is very favorably impressed, and expects to return to the school next year. And so the work goes on. Although there are many discouragements to be met in a Spanish Catholic field, the Lord is going before us, and the battle is his.
One of the students referred to was, a year ago, one of our worst enemies. He attended a few meetings in the village where he was teaching, but only mocked and derided. Afterward he was led to read and study, and at last he closed his school, and came here. Point by point, he accepted the truth, and finally, after quite a struggle, found a personal Saviour. The spirit of derision is gone, and in its place is that of working for others.
Another was the daughter of a Baptist lady. The mother visited her daughter in the school, attended the meetings held in Crespo by Brother Town, and now mother and daughter are keeping the Sabbath together.
The blessing of the Lord has also been with us financially. The orchard, crops, garden, and stock are in good condition.
We are cramped for room, and have few facilities with which to work; but we are doing our best to make the work representative. Five or six students are crowded into one room, and our dining-room is partitioned off and used for bedroom, class room, and dining-room. We very much need more books in the Spanish language.
ARTHUR FULTON
Northwestern Jamaica
By J. A. Strickland
It was my privilege to meet with four companies of believers during the week of prayer, and never before in my experience have these annual services seemed so sweet and solemn, and the presence and power of God been felt in so perceptible a manner. Deep heart searchings, followed by confessions, and seasons of seeking the Lord, prepared us for the happy outbursts of praise and thanksgiving and soul-stirring reconsecrations, which made our souls rejoice as we feasted on the rich spread of spiritual things that God gave us on those occasions.
Sabbath, December 19, at the close of an early morning prayer-meeting in Montego Bay, I mounted my bicycle to go to Mount Carey, eight miles distant in the mountains, arriving there in time for their Sabbath-school at ten o'clock. An earnest, growing company are pressing forward in faith and much prayer, proclaiming the third angel's message at that place. Sunday morning it was my privilege to bury in baptism seven precious souls, who say they have chosen to suffer afflictions with the people of God for the present, and afterward enjoy the pleasures of Christ's kingdom forever. Seven services were held with the Mount Carey brethren; very large crowds were present at each evening meeting, and indications were that the Spirit of God had impressed hearts with the importance and truth of the message.
Tuesday morning I pressed forward, sixteen miles farther in the mountains to Ax and Adz. My strength was hardly sufficient for the trip I undertook, as I had been out of bed only a few days, having been prostrated for two weeks with a tropical fever (the first sickness I have had in the last twenty-four years). The hot sun seemed to stream down with double power. I grew faint, and O, so thirsty! No visible help was near, but He who is “as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land,” was there. Water is very scarce in many parts of Jamaica, the people often carrying all they use for miles, sometimes as far as ten or fifteen miles. The Lord helped me, my thirst was forgotten, my strength returned, and I reached my destination safely, where I was soon rested and refreshed in body and spirit.
A company of about twenty-five are standing bravely for the truth at Ax and Adz, having come out of great tribulation, and encountered persecution every step of the way. The brethren there have grown used to taunts, jeers, ridicule, and abuse, but in addition to those favorite weapons of the enemy of truth, force has also been employed to overthrow the work of God. When the company attempted to provide a place of worship, what they built up in the day would be torn down at night, but still they toiled and prayed and trusted until success crowned their efforts. Tuesday night when we had assembled for worship, a crowd of angry and excited men and women surrounded the little meeting-house, and with wild shouts, yells, and threats began to stone the building. Showers of stones fell upon the roof, and struck the house from all sides. The door and wooden window shutters had to be closed for protection. One elderly sister was hit upon the ankle with a stone about as large as my two fists, inflicting a painful but not serious wound. We asked the Lord to take the mob in charge, and then left those who were disturbing us entirely with him. They continued to assail the house for about twenty minutes, and then suddenly ceased their attack, and began to retreat into the darkness of the surrounding hills. We knew that the angels of the Lord were closing in their ranks around us, and forcing back those who sought to do us hurt. Think you not we realized the goodness of God, and praised him for his protection? We were not molested again that evening, nor at any subsequent service. The occurrence reminded us of the words of the psalmist, “But let those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield.”
I left Ax and Adz, Thursday morning, to rejoin the brethren at Montego Bay, and after spending two days with them, went on to Orange, to pass the last day of the week of prayer with the little company there. The brethren at each of the four stations I visited are pressing together, and by words and deeds declare their belief that the end of the journey is just a little way ahead. Much remains to be done yet, and our resources, which have always been limited, were sadly reduced by the great hurricane that swept our island. Poverty, distress, suffering, and discontent prevail everywhere. As we view the situation, which appears so unfavorable for quick, aggressive work, the thought sometimes arises, Will Jamaica be ready when the other fields have closed their work, and are coming in with their sheaves? Yes, by God's help it will. We know that in his strength all things can be accomplished.
J. A. STRICKLAND.
The British Union Conference
By Ole Andres Olsen
SOME time has passed since I sent anything for the REVIEW from this field, but we have great reason to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for his care and love for the work. Also in these countries, while we have passed through some discouraging experiences, still the evidence of God's presence and blessing in the work is very marked in every department.
During the year, three of our laborers who have been connected with the work here have left the ranks. This has been a sad experience, especially so in view of the great need for faithful and experienced laborers for the many millions of these countries. But man's attitude does not change the truth. God is the18same yesterday, to-day, and forevermore; and he will carry forward his work to a sure and glorious triumph. These things, as sad as they may be, are still only a further fulfilment of what the Lord has foretold, and what we may expect from the wrath of the dragon against the remnant who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Notwithstanding difficulties, the past season has been one of earnest activity, and considerable advancement in the work as a whole has been made. During the summer we had the joy of having eight tents and two tabernacles in the field, distributed as follows: three tents in the North England Conference, two in the South England, and one each in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; with one tabernacle each in Ireland and Wales. Most of these were in places not entered before, and as a result, four or five companies have been raised up, and others strengthened by a goodly number of additions. For this we feel sincerely grateful.
We have also enjoyed a good season in our book work. While we may not have reached the highest point of sales, still we have made considerable advance over years in the past. From the reports that appear in our Missionary Worker, one hundred and ninety-eight names appear on the list of those engaged in selling our books and periodicals, equal to a fifth of our entire membership.
Our school opened its third year under favorable conditions, and we are having a good school with a fine class of earnest and devoted students. Many of these are taking full work in the school, and still earn their way by the sale of books and papers. This is a matter of much encouragement.
We have also had much encouragement in our health work. During the year the Caterham Sanitarium has been purchased, and by the generous aid of our brethren in America has been paid for, so that the institution was opened to receive patients, free from debt or encumbrance. From the beginning, we have had a liberal patronage, and the influence of the institution is excellent.
We have reason for much encouragement from the progress the work is making in the different divisions of the British Union Conference,—North England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. In each of these a goodly number has been added to the company of believers. But we are not satisfied with our present rate of progress. We must see a decided forward movement. While difficulties will increase, and many obstructions may appear, still it is our privilege to go forward, trusting in God, whose is the battle, and a glorious and triumphant victory will be the result.
O. A. OLSEN.
Another Opening for Missionary Work
Our work in the capital city of Louisiana is progressing. This city is the very heart of a large field representing all phases of modern life. The rich are very rich, but the poor are very poor. The oppression spoken of by James is very manifest. We have reached the time for this conflict, and it is therefore time to co-operate with the Lord of sabaoth in the hearing of the cries of the oppressed. They look to us for help; daily we have appeals for assistance, sometimes from widowed mothers, struggling to support large families of children, or from old men too feeble to earn for themselves the necessities of life. Everything we do to help these poor souls makes it easier to reach the hearts of the people with our message. A small garment, a pair of shoes, a piece of bedding, a little dried fruit, or some grains is worth more to them than money.
In this part of the country there are not so many places where the poor are cared for as in the North; therefore they are left for Christian benevolence and mercy. This is a blessing to us if we improve the opportunity. In the next few months we could easily use barrels of food and clothing. To every church that sends us a barrel for distribution, we will write a personal letter, telling where each article was placed, and the experience following it. Please prepay freight, as our funds are limited. Such work is needed in every large city, but our people will be blessed by imparting part of their gifts to the poor in Louisiana. Any further information regarding our work will be cheerfully given by correspondence. Address C. A. Watkins, Lock Box 358, Baton Rouge, La.
A New-Year’s Day Experience in Our Southern Missionary Field
By C. A. Watkins
NEW-YEAR’S day dawned with a balmy, springlike air in Louisiana, resembling our Northern days in May. A light shower in the night had sweetened the atmosphere, and the birds were singing cheerfully.
We had been working in the city for several weeks, and planned a trip to the country to spend our holiday. We did not wish it to be spent unprofitably; and although we had no way of going except on foot, we burdened ourselves with some select books and periodicals, and started on our journey. Before reaching the city limits we were well heated by the walk, as the day grew hot toward noon, but the way was shaded with magnolia trees and moss-covered oaks, under which we rested occasionally.
The odor from fresh-plowed ground was exhilarating, and the green garden vegetables were a charming sight to us who have all our lives been accustomed to the snow-covered New-year surroundings.
When about four miles from the city, we began to call upon the people. The thickly settled district we were in presented an inviting territory for house-to-house work and canvassing. Raging packs of hounds greeted us at every gate, but we somehow gained an entrance; sometimes I stood guard while Mrs. Watkins entered and talked with the inmates. With our first effort began an experience. The people were all of foreign descent. This part of Louisiana comprises the original French and Spanish settlements, belonging to the old Louisiana Purchase. These people can not read or write English, yet they are prosperous. They implored us to come and teach them. The children have recently had some opportunities, and speak fair English, so we could use them as interpreters. They offered us a building and promised financial support if we would come and teach them. At house after house we heard the same cry for help. One young man offered to take us at once in his wagon to see others whom he knew to be eager for our service. Our hearts were stirred by their petitions, but we could do no more than promise them consideration. What a grand opening for those whom the Lord has prepared for the school work!
Our return route was by way of an American settlement. By this time we were tired and hungry, but we could not forbear stopping to visit more of the people. Wherever they could read English, we found no trouble in selling literature. Our cash sales amounted to over two dollars, besides several orders for large books, and the gift of free reading. One passing stranger stopped to ask what I carried. He bought several small works to take with him twenty miles up the river, where he resided.
Mrs. Watkins at last entered a most beautiful old residence well known as “The Oaks.” I feared that here we would get a “bluff,” the surroundings showed so much aristocracy. A few words, however, revealed the fact that the lady of “The Oaks” was a native of the same county from which my wife came, in Virginia. She bought a copy of “The Coming King,” and insisted on our stopping for lunch; and that lunch proved to be an old-fashioned Southern dinner, to which we did justice. She was a kind, Christian woman, and I believe our visit was taken note of above. On our departure she gave us a large jar of preserved figs to extend her hospitality.
The remainder of the day was spent with many additional sales and experiences. We found some hungry for a few words of Christian kindness, to whom our call seemed a Godsend. The day closed too soon for us, and we returned to our room with the knowledge that true pleasure is found only in true service, and that the great field lies near our door, as well as in climes more distant.
C. A. WATKINS.
Minority Meeting of the General Conference Committee
By William Ambrose Spicer
THE following members of the General Conference Committee met for counsel in New York City, January 5 and 6: A. G. Daniells, W. W. Prescott, H. W. Cottrell, F. Griggs, Dr. A. J. Read, and W. A. Spicer. Brethren C. H. Edwards (president of the Greater New York Conference), Dr. E. H. M. Sell, J. M. Calvert, and J. Staby met with the members of the committee a portion of the time spent in counsel. The immediate occasion of the committee meeting was the necessity of holding the regular annual meeting of the legal Foreign Mission Board in New York on January 5. Following is the formal action taken by the legal Board in harmony with the recommendation made by the General Conference Committee at the Washington Council:—
Legal Mission Board
“Whereas, The foreign missionary work of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination is now under the direction of its General Conference Committee, with headquarters in Washington, D. C.; and,—19
“Whereas, The General Conference Committee, in session of Oct. 22, 1903, has voted to form a corporation under the laws of the District of Columbia to hold such property of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination as may not be conveniently held by local or union organizations, and to transact business heretofore attended to by the General Conference Association, of Michigan, and the Foreign Mission Board, of New York, therefore,—
“Resolved, That we hereby authorize and instruct the officers of this Foreign Mission Board of Seventh-day Adventists to take action in conveying and transferring notes, stocks, or other properties held by this Board to such union or local organizations as may be in charge, and having oversight of the work in fields in which such properties may be located, provided such union or local organization is prepared to legally hold and administer the same for the benefit of the missionary work of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination; and further,—
“Resolved, That such properties or notes and possessions as may not be transferred to union or local organizations, and not otherwise conveyed by special action, be conveyed to the general corporation formed in the District of Columbia in accordance with the resolution of the General Conference Committee of Seventh-day Adventists; and further,—
“Resolved, That the officers of the Foreign Mission Board are hereby instructed to close up the affairs of this corporation, and to bring its corporate existence to an end as soon as may be practicable.
General Actions
The following is a summary of recommendations made in the minority meeting of the Committee, which may be of general interest:—
It was stated that P. T. Magan found it unadvisable, on account of other duties, to accept the secretaryship of the new Relief of the Schools Committee, as formed at the Washington Council, to co-operate with union conference departments upon which now rests the burden of completing the work in behalf of “Christ’s Object Lessons.” It was voted that the resignation offered be accepted, and that J. S. Washburn be requested to act as secretary.
The General Conference auditor, D. B. Parmelee, having given notice of his inability to give time to auditing the accounts of the General Conference, his resignation was accepted, and J. N. Nelson was appointed auditor.
Request having come from Europe for the supply of further help for the South England Conference, centering in London, with its important school and publishing and general interests, it was voted that with the consent of the Australasian Union Conference, Elder E. W. Farnsworth and his wife be invited to make England their field of labor, coming by way of America, with the idea of assisting in next summer’s camp-meeting work.
An American brother in Cuba, engaged in carpentry, volunteered for colporteur work, and it was decided to make arrangements for him to take up this work if references prove satisfactory. He has had some experience in selling books in America.
It was voted to provide the transportation of Dr. F. E. Braucht and family to Spanish Honduras, Central America, for self-supporting medical missionary work, in case arrangements for the effort can be perfected. Dr. Braucht was for years in charge of the Samoa Sanitarium, and was compelled to return on account of the health of his family. Brother H. A. Owen has for some time been in communication with him and with the Committee regarding openings in Spanish Honduras.
A cable message from J. L. Shaw, of India, asked if the Committee could provide two thousand dollars for extension of the facilities of the Calcutta Sanitarium, which has had a successful year, but which needs further facilities in order to do satisfactory work in training nurses as well as in treating the sick. Lease of the present premises was expiring, and the brethren wished information by cable. Inasmuch as the reports from the week-of-prayer offering will not be made up for some time to come, and new estimates for all the fields have not been made up, it was felt that, although the request was a reasonable one, it could not be unconditionally granted. It was decided to return answer that the amount would be made available if necessary, but that it might reduce the year’s appropriation for general work in India.
Questions affecting Africa, China, and other parts were also discussed, no definite action being taken.
W. A. SPICER, Secretary.
Keene Orphanage Periodical Work
By J. F. Bahler
Last summer I spent about three months with three of our orphans and one orphanage worker in selling a special number of The Signs of the Times. In about two months and a half we sold eight hundred and fifty dollars' worth. The girls gained many precious experiences as they were taught how to canvass, and to do business with the world. The benefit derived can not be estimated in dollars and cents. One of the girls sold as many as one hundred and fifty copies in less than four hours, another sold one hundred and forty-one copies in a little over four hours. To God belongs the praise.
We gave our orphans a small percentage from each copy sold to aid them in buying their clothing, etc. This they enjoyed very much, and were stimulated to work faithfully.
Why do not the parents of the Seventh-day Adventist Church teach their children how to canvass with our periodicals? From six years old and upward they ought to be taught how to work. Catholics train their children to work for their church as soon as they are able to comprehend. Let us take a lesson from this.
Our orphanage in Keene gained a financial and spiritual blessing in the work last summer. If you will give me children at six years of age and older, I can in my spare time train them, by the help of the Lord, to do excellent missionary work in towns and cities. May God help us not to forget our dear children.
The last four days we worked, we canvassed about forty-four hours, and sold one hundred and thirty-five dollars' worth of Signs. Let no one say that this is because the writer is blind; for most of these were sold by the girls who have good eyesight.
God's way of training our children in the work will always give good success. May he help us in the work of selling our papers, and instructing our children to labor for the Master.
J. F. BAHLER.
Donations for the Memorial Church, Washington, D. C.
By J. S. Washburn
SINCE my last statement, the sum of $41.85 has been sent to me to prepare the church for dedication. This work is proceeding rapidly, and the date will be announced later. We trust that all pledges still unpaid will be sent in at once, and that all money in the hands of secretaries and treasurers will be forwarded without delay. After the church20is put in condition to meet the mind of the General Conference officers located here, it is hoped that a good sum may then remain to be applied toward building the sanitarium and school to be established here. The Testimony has stated that this should be done at once, which certainly means as early as possible in the coming spring. Comparatively nothing is at hand with which to begin this work, and we are sure every loyal Seventh-day Adventist desires to see this accomplished without debt. It is at once apparent that the larger the sum in this fund, the better for the denominational institutions to be established here.
Below is given a list of donations sent directly to me since December 9, not previously reported in the REVIEW: Previously reported, $7,214.88; J. P. Ferguson, $3; Mrs. A. D. Parker, $1; N. J. Etheridge, $1; Mr. Connelly, $1; Chas. Briceland, 50 cents; Mrs. J. N. Kilgore, $1; Mrs. A. C. Bainbridge, $1; E. O. Anderson, $1; Albert Templeton, $1; Mrs. R. Harris, $1; Margaret C. Pyle, $1; Mrs. W. A. Geer, $1; a friend, $1; Alma J. Moore, $1; Agnes Beleau, $1; W. W. Jones, $1; Lemhi Valley (Idaho) church, by Frank Morrow, treas., $3.10; Southern Publishing Association, $4.25; a friend, $5; T. E. Bowen, treas., N. Y. Tract Society, $9; Mrs. W. B. Van Atta, $10.
The following completes the list of donations received on January 29, 30, and 31, 1903, not previously reported in the REVIEW: Mrs. Grant Arnold, $1; a friend, 50 cents; A. H. Schafer, 50 cents; Ira E. Johnson, $1; Cora Petithory, $1; Henry Seath, $1; Luther Warren, $1; Wm. J. Hickman, $1.50; Mrs. H. H. Cleasby, $2; M. B. and M. T., $2; a sister, $2; L. L. Rockwell, $2; Mrs. A. M. Spradling, $2; two friends, $2; Sabbath-school, Alvord (Tex.), by Mrs. Bettie Slaton, $2.25; Mrs. Hayes, 50 cents; Lee S. Wheeler, $1; Sidney C. Jones, $1; H. S. Keyes, $2.50; Wm. T., Nancy A., and Ann P. Seward, $3; Joseph Ghent, $3; Cummings Hale, $1; F. M. Dana, $1; Mrs. Martha Ellsworth, $1; E. E. Borden, $5; a brother and his wife in Miss., $5; a Minnesota friend, $5; a Connecticut friend, $5; Edward Brown, $6; A. W. Smith, $10; Brother Bersinger, $10; Mt. Pleasant (Iowa) church, by C. W. Smouse, $18.
February 1: Daisy Orndorff, $1; Titusville (Pa.) church, by A. G. Warner, $9; Nellie Dice, $10.
On February 2, the day of the decisive payment, besides the sum of $1,299.10 already reported in the REVIEW, the following donations were received: Serns, $2; Mrs. J. F. Johnson, $1; Mary J. Serns, 25 cents; J. F. Quackenbush, $1; Mrs. Samuel Bussard and son, $1; Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Worthen, $2; Onarga (Ill.) church, $6.25; Moline (Ill.) church, $1; Lou Zarling, 25 cents; Stuart Smith, 50 cents; Charlie Harrison, 50 cents; Mabel Wainscott, 25 cents; Annie Mack, 25 cents; Joe David, 50 cents; Mary McConnell, 75 cents; Matilda Watts, 25 cents; Sister Ballington, 25 cents; Julius Watts, 25 cents; Ora Tuttle, 25 cents; R. S. McConnell, 50 cents; C. W. McConnell, $2.50; A Seventh-day Adventist, $1; Bell R. Flesher, 45 cents; E. Erickson, 50 cents; Mrs. F. L. White, $1; P. S. Thweatt, $1; Morris and Miranda Reed, $1; West Salem (Ill.) church, by P. Rothrock, $1; Sarah M. Moore and daughter, $1; Mrs. Jacob Langer, $1; Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Eastman, $1; a sister, $1; Mrs. Chickler, $1; a friend, $1; Mrs. L. C. Harlan, $1; S. E. Porter, 50 cents; Geo. H. Porter, 40 cents; Effie Porter, 5 cents; Ruby Porter, 5 cents; Mary A. Porter, 25 cents; Mrs. F. S. McElvin, $1.25; Della Ryan, 18 cents; Elsie Steadley, 25 cents; G. W. Mann, 35 cents; L. V. Mann, $1; Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Heacock, $2; Mrs. Northrupp, 50 cents; Mrs. Maultrupp, 25 cents; Mrs. Albee, 25 cents; Miss Albee, $1; John W. McBride, $1; J. C. Horlacher, $1; Mrs. Alice Gage, $2; M. M. Marsh, $2; Mrs. Mary E. Sanborn, $2; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bramhall, $2; L. J. Palmer, $1; Mrs. A. E. Taylor, $1; John Leonard, $2; S. Mortinson, $3; Mrs. W. H. Dufur, $3; J. D. Heald, $3; A. W. Dodge, $3.12; Newark (Ohio) church, per R. I. Francis, $3.50; H. S. Weaver, $4; Margaret Sayre, $1; W. W. Sayre and friends, $4.50; Chicago West Side Church, $5; Mrs. Ada Nelson, $5; Mrs. Ida Moeller, $5; Rudolph Fisher, $5.50; John J. Marietta, 50 cents; Mrs. Carrie Crummel, 50 cents; Mr. J. K. Sander, $1; Emma Strawalter, $1; Florence Erens, $1; Lucy Post, $1; Mrs. E. F. Atherton, $5; Erie (Pa.) church, by R. A. Underwood, $5.75; Mrs. Susie Okill and friends, $6.10; Shawmut church, by E. E. Hobbs, $6.50; Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Wheeler, $5; Sister Putman, $1; Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Jones, $1; Jamestown (N. D.) friends, by A. E. Christian, $8; Young People's Society, Austin, Minn., by Florence L. Rosenthal, $8; J. W. Goodwin and family, $10; Pittsburg (Pa.) church, $2.25; Alleghany (Pa.) church, $10; Mrs. A. Spafford, 25 cents; Mrs. L. H. Lenheim, 50 cents; Mr. W. N. Ellis, 50 cents; Mrs. R. P. Hill, $2; Mrs. H. S. W. Himes, $10; Ford's Store (Md.) church, $6.25; Baltimore church, No. 2, $11.86; Bloomington (Ill.) church, $13; A. R. Bell, $20; Ravenswood Sabbath-school (Chicago), by Anna Hibben, $21.23; Hebron (Conn.) church, by Jennie E. Loomis, $11; Mrs. Marian Crawford, $25; W. C. McCuaig, Treas. Ind. Conf., $29.51; Newton Smith, $22; Oakland (Cal.) church, $31.07; total reported, $7,767.95.
