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News and Miscellany

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press

— Almost every year Uncle Sam adds more land to the national forest reserves. So far this year more than 313,000 acres have been purchased, most of it in the Eastern and Southern States. The great bulk of this land, 300,000 acres, lies in the White Mountain districts of Maine and New Hampshire. It is said that this is the first time land has ever been purchased in the State of Maine for national forest purposes.

— A peculiar and interesting ceremony was performed at Yankton, S. Dak., recently. This was nothing less than the conferring of American citizenship on a body of Indians of the Sioux tribe. The Sioux are, or have been, perhaps the most warlike of the tribes of North American Indians, and this ceremony would indicate that they have at length abandoned their warlike habits and are adopting the customs of civilization.

— The circulation managers of native newspapers in China apparently do not have as hard a time of it as their American brethren. In and about Shanghai, for instance, papers are sold two or three times over. Collectors go about gathering up copies of the previous day's issue, redistributing them among the lower-class population. It is said that they are then further distributed by being sent to the villages and country sections, where they are sold for a fraction of a cent apiece.

— For twelve hours a few days ago in New York City a great civic and military parade of 150,000 men and women emphasized their eagerness and solemn earnestness in their demand for national “preparedness” for national defense. The vast throng which comprised this great uprising of the people was not confined to a single walk of life. In one division were the street sweepers in their uniforms of white, while in another were the dignified justices of the supreme court of New York. There also were the clergy—nearly 200, representing every denomination in the nation's greatest city. Lawyers, physicians, trained nurses, veterans of the Spanish-American War,—all were in line. The great civil army began marching at 9:30 A. M., and the last of them had not passed the reviewing stand in Madison Square until 9:30 P. M.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

Camp Meetings

ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE

Massachusetts ............... June 8 to 18

Western New York, Buffalo .... June 16 to 25

Eastern New York, Oneida ... June 22 to July 2

Southern New England ........ Aug. 17 to 27

Northern New England ........ Aug. 24 to Sept. 3

Maine ....................... Aug. 31 to Sept. 10

CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE

Colorado, Denver ............ June 8 to 18

Missouri .................... Aug. 3 to 13

Nebraska .................... Aug. 17 to 27

Kansas, Salina .............. Aug. 24 to Sept. 4

Wyoming ..................... Sept. 21 to Oct. 1

COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE

Chesapeake, Rock Hall, Md. ... June 8 to 18

Eastern Pennsylvania, Lebanon ... June 22 to July 2

New Jersey, Trenton ......... July 27 to Aug. 6

Ohio ........................ Aug. 17 to 27

West Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh ... Aug. 24 to Sept. 3

West Virginia ................ Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

EASTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE

Ontario, Brantford .......... June 19 to 25

Quebec, Lennoxville ......... June 26 to July 2

Maritime, Norton, New Brunswick ... July 3 to 9

Newfoundland, St. John's .... July 14 to 18

LAKE UNION CONFERENCE

Wisconsin, Madison .......... June 8 to 18

North Michigan, Escanaba .... June 15 to 25

Northern Illinois, Joliet ... June 15 to 25

East Michigan, Saginaw ...... June 22 to July 2

Southern Illinois, Martinsville ... Aug. 10 to 20

West Michigan ............... Aug. 17 to 27

Indiana ..................... Aug. 24 to Sept. 3

North Michigan .............. Aug. 24 to Sept. 3

NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE

Montana, Bozeman ............ June 8 to 18

Western Washington, South Tacoma ... Aug. 24 to Sept. 3

NORTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

South Dakota, Watertown ..... June 8 to 18

North Dakota, Jamestown ...... June 15 to 25

PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE

Northern California, Oak Park, Stockton ... June 6 to 18

Southern California, San Fernando ... June 15 to 25

Northwestern California, Napa ... July 20 to 30

Southeastern California, Santiago ... Aug. 3 to 13

Inter-Mountain ............... About October 1

Arizona ...................... Oct. 12 to 22

SOUTHEASTERN UNION CONFERENCE

North Carolina, Statesville ... June 15 to 25

SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

Louisiana .................... July 20 to 30

Mississippi, Meridian ........ July 27 to Aug. 6

Mississippi, Hattiesburg (colored) ... Aug. 24 to Sept. 3

Tennessee River, Nashville ... Aug. 3 to 13

Alabama, Montgomery .......... Aug. 10 to 20

Kentucky, Bowling Green ...... Aug. 17 to 27

SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE

North Texas .................. July 13 to 23

WESTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE

Manitoba, Minnedosa .......... June 15 to 25

Saskatchewan, Saskatoon ...... June 29 to July 8

British Columbia (Coast District), Nanaimo ... July 24 to 30

British Columbia (Okanagan District), Kelowna ... Aug. 14 to 20

British Columbia, Alberta, Penoka ... July 13 to 23

One That You Will Like

By Editor

Once again the Watchman comes out with an unusually attractive and interesting number. The July issue is all that could be asked for. The publishers have done their best to produce a magazine that will appeal to the people to whom it is presented.

Among the articles in this issue we note the following: “Germany, Mexico, Japan, and America,” by Elder Carlyle B. Haynes. Those who have been reading Elder Haynes’s articles on the war situation will appreciate this one, as it deals with conditions in our own land and with the probabilities of our going to war. “The Far East and the Far West,” by Elder B. G. Wilkinson, is the first of a series of articles by this title beginning with this issue of the Watchman. Other articles in the July issue are: “Wake Up the Mighty Men,” “Armageddon and the Bible,” “The Right of Free Speech,” and “The Corruption of Early Christianity” (continued).

These good articles, with several short ones and the Paragraph and Outlook sections, together with striking cartoons and selected illustrations, make this number of the Watchman a most interesting one, one that all our people should use and help to give a wide circulation. It is one that you will like.

Order a supply from your tract society, and see how readily the papers sell. It may mean the interesting of some one in your community in the truth. The Watchman helps to break down prejudice and accomplishes definite results wherever circulated.

Italian and Bohemian “Signs of the Times” Magazines

By J. R. Ferren

THE publication of Signs of the Times magazines in the Italian and Bohemian languages marks the beginning of new advancement for our missionary work among these nationalities in this country. It was just before the burning of the International Branch of the Pacific Press at College View, Nebr., that final steps were taken for the publishing of these magazines regularly. Copy was in hand. The needs on the part of our Bohemian and Italian evangelists were just as great after the fire as before. The manuscript destroyed was quickly rewritten, illustrations selected, and arrangements made for printing in Chicago. Now, a few weeks later, we are glad to announce that these two magazines are ready, and their circulation has already begun.

It would seem that the Italian magazine, I Segni dei Tempi, is sure to be a powerful agency in reaching the several million Italians in the United States. Thousands of substantial Italian families are reading their Italian newspapers. A magazine in their language dealing with our times and events in the light of Scripture will find a ready entrance to many homes. Our people are appreciating this, and orders are coming from different parts of the country. We earnestly hope that all our churches and workers within reach of Italian families or communities will include the Italian Signs of the Times in their missionary plans.

The Bohemian magazine Znamení času is issued for the first time. Elder Paul Matula, of New Jersey, and his associates have been anxious for a magazine. They have printed special editions and circulated large quantities of them, but they desired something regular. The first one thousand copies of this first edition were used to fill a rush order given by the Bohemian church at Irvington, N. J. Their zeal and earnestness are indeed an inspiration. When stirred with the third angel's message, our Bohemian brethren and sisters show the same loyalty and devotion as their forefathers manifested when standing with John Huss in the Reformation, and suffering severe persecutions. The Bohemians in this country are appreciated as citizens. They are liberty-loving, industrious, and as a rule well educated. When won to the truth, they become earnest Christian workers. Will not our English churches and people generally assist these Bohemian believers in carrying the truth to the hundreds of thousands of their people in this country?

We should like to receive a large number of regular yearly club subscriptions for the Italian and Bohemian magazines. These would help in a special way just now in securing our privilege of mailing these publications as second-class matter. Subscription and club prices on either of these magazines are as follows: Single subscription, 40 cents a year (50 cents to Canada and foreign countries); club subscriptions of from 5 to 50 copies, 5 cents a copy per issue (6 cents to Canada and foreign countries); 50 or more copies, 4 cents a copy per issue (5 cents to Canada and foreign countries).

Orders should be sent to your tract society.

J. R. FERREN,

Circulation Manager, International Branch, Pacific Press Pub. Assn.

Western New York Conference Association

By H. C. Hartwell; J. E. Belknap

THE annual session of the Western New York Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists (a legal corporation) will be held in connection with the tenth annual session of the Western New York Conference, at Buffalo, N. Y., on the camp ground on Humboldt Parkway, near East Ferry Street. The first meeting will be called at 5 P. M., Tuesday, June 20, 1916. All accredited delegates to the conference compose the constituency of the association.

H. C. HARTWELL, President.

J. E. BELKNAP, Clerk.

Illinois Conference Association

By W. A. Westworth; H. E. Moon

The next annual session of the Illinois Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Joliet, Ill., in connection with the State conference and camp meeting. The purpose of this meeting will be the election of all the regular officers and the board of trustees. All accredited delegates to the conference compose the constituency of this association. The first legal meeting will be called at 9 A. M., June 21, 1916.

W. A. WESTWORTH, President.

H. E. MOON, Secretary.

New York Conference Association

By Walter R. Andrews; Howard A. May

NOTICE is hereby given that the twelfth annual session of the New York Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the regular session of the Eastern New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, on Cleveland Street, Oneida, N. Y., June 22 to July 2, 1916, for the purpose of electing officers, and of transacting such other business as may properly come before the association. The first meeting is called for 10 A. M., Monday, June 26. The legal voters of this association are the representatives of the local churches elected as such to its annual sessions, also the members of the executive committee and such other persons as are in the employ of, and drawing pay from, the Eastern New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

WALTER R. ANDREWS, President. HOWARD A. MAY, Secretary.

North Dakota Conference Association

By S. E. Jackson; F. A. Lauterback

THE annual meeting of the North Dakota Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene in Jamestown, N. Dak., in connection with the camp meeting, at 10 A. M., Thursday, June 22, 1916. The main business of the hour will be the election of officers. It is possible that the constitution will be changed. All accredited delegates to the camp meeting are regarded voters at the association meeting.

S. E. JACKSON, President.

F. A. LAUTERBACK, Secretary.

Quebec Conference

By Wm. C. Young; F. E. Duffy

NOTICE is hereby given that the thirty-seventh annual session of the Quebec Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in Lennoxville, Quebec, June 26 to July 2, 1916. The first meeting of the conference will be held at 9 A. M., Tuesday, June 27. All delegates from the churches should plan to be present at that meeting. Each church in the conference is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and to one for each fifteen members. Good help from the North American Division and from the union conferences will be provided. We look for a very general attendance at this important meeting.

WM. C. YOUNG, President.

F. E. DUFFY, Secretary.

Northern Illinois Medical Missionary and Sanitarium Association

By W. A. Westworth; H. H. Todd

The Northern Illinois Medical Missionary and Sanitarium Association will hold its eleventh annual meeting in connection with the annual session of the Northern Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, June 15–25, 1916, at Joliet, Ill. The first meeting will be held at 10 A. M. Monday, June 19. Three trustees are to be elected for a term of three years, and such other business transacted as may come before the constituency.

W. A. Westworth, President. H. H. Todd, Secretary.

Publications Wanted

By Editor

THE persons named below desire late, clean copies of our publications, sent postpaid, for use in missionary work. In sending publications care should be exercised to select only such as are free from soil and disfigurement. We have been credibly informed that some who oppose this movement and the truths which it represents answer these requests for literature, and are sending to our brethren and sisters in various parts of the country tracts and papers representing their opposition. Our workers should be careful not to confound this literature with our denominational publications, and thus unwittingly become agents in sending out matter not printed in the interests of the cause of truth.

Mrs. Florence Libby, Cliff Island, Maine.

Margaret Pike; Box 49, R. F. D. 5, Hickory, N. C.

J. H. Downes, Y. M. C. A., Cornhill, London, E. C., England.

Mrs. Carrie S. Hammond, 208 Red Rock Ave., Colorado City, Colo.

Obituaries

McClure.—Orpha Millicent McClure, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winfield McClure, was born in Sand Lake, Kent Co., Mich., Feb. 29, 1916, and died April 25, 1916. J. M. WILBUR.

Baker.—Frances Jane Ward was born at Tadcaster, England, Feb. 17, 1837. Her parents moved to Canada when she was seven years of age, and there in 1856 she was married to James T. Baker, of Carlingford, Ontario. Ten children were born to them, eight of whom survive. She died at the home of her daughter, in Shelby, Mich., April 17, 1916. J. M. WILBUR.

Mortorff.—Died at his home, in Battle Creek, Mich., Ervin Mortorff, in the sixty-fifth year of his age. He embraced present truth under the labors of Elder I. D. Van Horn more than twenty-five years ago, and remained a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church until claimed by death, May 26, 1916. His companion and two daughters mourn. C. A. RUSSELL.

Walker.—William Walker was born in Prince Albert, Ontario, June 12, 1846, and died at his home, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, April 25, 1916, at which place he had lived for the past twelve years. He united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Round Prairie, Minn., twenty-seven years ago. His death is mourned by his wife, three sons, and two daughters. M. MACKINTOSH.

Clelland.—The writer conducted the funeral service of Mrs. E. G. Clelland, of Scranton, Pa., on May 11, 1916. She had requested admission to the church, being in harmony with all points of our faith, but her sudden death ended her plans for a public confession and baptism. She was well known at many of our sanitariums; also for her generous gifts to the cause of truth. F. A. HARTER.

L owing.—Ernest V. Lowing was born Feb. 19, 1851, in Burford, Ontario, and died at his home, in Battle Creek, Mich., May 26, 1916. During the last two years of his life he was an invalid, but loving hands ministered to all his needs. His hope was bright to the end, and we expect to greet him again when the Life-giver comes. His faithful companion and five children survive. C. A. RUSSELL.

Rush.—Thomas Rush was born in County Down, Ireland, Oct. 23, 1873, and died in Otsego, Mich., March 21, 1916. When he was fifteen years old, he and his parents came to this country, and settled at Manchester, Conn. He was married to Miss Edith Thompson, of Wabash, Ind., May 17, 1905, and eight years later they moved to Otsego, Mich. He was a member of the Otsego Seventh-day Adventist church, in which faith he died. His wife, two sons, one brother, and two sisters mourn. J. M. WILBUR.

Jordan.—Died May 22, 1916, Mrs. Mary Louise Fay Jordan, aged 26 years. She was a member of the Toronto (Ontario) Seventh-day Adventist church, having been baptized in September, 1914. She sleeps in hope of a part in the first resurrection. M. J. ALLEN.

Humphrey.—William H. Humphrey was a respected citizen of Dallas, Tex., and a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was killed by a robber who entered his store on April 5, 1916. His age was 77 years, 2 months, and 4 days. Two sons and a daughter are left to mourn. E. W. CAREY.

Chambers.—Mrs. Mary B. Chambers was born in Philippi, W. Va., July 6, 1861, and died near Petersburg, Va., May 21, 1916. In 1886, through the efforts of Elder W. H. Armstrong, she accepted present truth, and until the end of life was a faithful, consistent member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Her marriage to T. J. Chambers took place May 8, 1892. The bereaved husband and three children, together with an aged mother, mourn. W. C. MOFFETT.

Rumery.—Betsie Lay Rumery was born Dec. 22, 1826, in New York State. She grew to womanhood in Climax, Mich., and on April 1, 1846, was married to Silsbrie Rumery. They moved to a homestead in Monterey, where she made her home for seventy years. Through the efforts of Elder M. E. Cornell she embraced present truth in 1848, and until her death, April 3, 1916, continued faithful to God. Two of her four children, with one stepson, survive. J. M. WILBUR.

Jones.—Alice Roberts Anderson was born Oct. 9, 1889, in Lebanon, Tenn. She was the oldest of seven children, and her mother's death when Alice was fifteen years old, left to her the responsibility of the family. She was married to S. L. Jones in 1904, and for several years was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist church at Nashville, Tenn. Her last sickness, lasting seven weeks, terminated in her death. She sleeps in hope. Her husband and two children mourn. S. E. WIGHT.

Russ.—Isabella M. Wilson was born in County Down, Ireland, July 13, 1836. At the age of eleven years she came to America, and spent the next seven years in New York State. July 4, 1862, she was married to George C. Russ, and two children were born to this union. In 1856 she became a charter member of the Monterey Seventh-day Adventist church, and remained faithful to the end. Her death occurred in Allegan, Mich., Feb. 29, 1916. She is survived by one daughter, two brothers, and one sister. *

Peterson.—James S. Peterson was born in Waupaca, Wis., Aug. 17, 1873. He was a graduate of Battle Creek College, and also received a nurse's training in the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Dec. 29, 1905, he was married to Miss Bertha Bliss. They lived for a time at Belding, Mich., and later moved to a farm near Coopersville. Brother Peterson was a faithful member of the church at Wright. He died in Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, March 14, 1916. He is survived by his wife, three children, one adopted son, his mother, one brother, one sister, three half sisters, and three half brothers. J. M. WILBUR.

Phelps.—Evelyn Ruth Gifford was born in Fulton County, New York, Feb. 10, 1853. She was married to Royal A. Phelps, of Rock County, Wisconsin, Nov. 2, 1872. Two sons and three daughters were born to them. Three years after her marriage she accepted the light of present truth, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Oakland, Wis. About twenty-five years ago her membership was transferred to the church at Milton Junction, where she remained a devoted member until her death, which occurred in Janesville, Wis., May 11, 1916. She is survived by her husband and five children. WM. C. LEVANDER.

Rogers.—James Rogers was born in Chenango County, New York, but came to Michigan in 1854. His first wife was Margaret Gildersleeve, who died in 1866. Five years later he was married to Nancy Tubbs, who survives. Brother Rogers was one of the pioneer members of the church at Wright, and died in Coopersville, Mich., May 22, 1916. He rests awaiting the summons of the Life-giver. W. REEFMAN.

Wright.—William Wright was born in New York State in 1855. He came to Michigan with his parents, and for some time lived in Grand Ledge. There he was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Blasier. She died in 1913, and his second wife was Mary M. Jones, of Allegan, Mich. His death occurred Nov. 30, 1915. His wife, mother, six brothers, and two sisters survive. J. M. WILBUR.

Requests for Prayer

A CALIFORNIA sister in deep trouble desires our earnest prayers in her behalf.

A troubled sister in Idaho asks us to pray that she may be helped in financial difficulty, and that her husband, who has given up the truth, may return to God.

Addresses Wanted

C. C. JOHNSTON, Box 552, Orlando, Fla., is anxious to obtain the address of his uncle, Charles R. Johnston.

C. E. Olcott, secretary of the Western Oregon Missionary Society, 508 East Everett St., Portland, Oregon, wishes to secure the address of S. M. McJannet. Any one knowing this brother’s whereabouts will confer a favor by writing Brother Olcott at the above address.

Liberty and Free Press Extra

HAVE the people in your community had the privilege of reading the present number of the Liberty magazine and Free Press Extra, also of signing the petition to Congress against the present Sunday and free press bills? If not, do not lose any more time. This work is important. A great number of voters do not know the real character of these Sunday bills. They are not aware that hidden beneath the surface of these carefully prepared and innocently worded bills, lies the spirit of the Middle Ages, that of rigid persecution to the least offender.

The Liberty magazine and the Free Press Extra should be placed in the hands of every business and professional man in our country. These men will gladly welcome the information these papers give, and will sign the petition if given the opportunity.

Bringing Answers

ONE discouraging feature in connection with our church missionary work in past years was that of not receiving many replies to letters sent with our papers. We were left to work along on faith, with few to write and tell us they were glad to get the papers and that they wanted more. But this lack is diminishing of late, especially when the Present Truth Series is used in missionary work. This missionary paper brings replies. Perhaps it is the one-topic plan that helps the people to reach a conclusion and deepens their interest. At any rate, the series brings replies to letters. Many of our local church workers recognize this fact, and mention it in their letters, something similar to the following extract:—

“As I am but a new convert, I am quite ignorant, but through the Present Truth Series God has given me a work to do that I otherwise could not do, as I have a family, and my first duty is at home. But I can send the Extras through the mail, and am getting many encouraging answers. I am in this way able to present the truth in many homes where I know there are Bible students who are uninformed as to the real truth. But for these little papers I should be almost a drone; but with these at a low cost, it does not seem that any Seventh-day Adventist has a reasonable excuse for not being an active agent for the Master.”

Capital and Labor

Strikes

FIFTEEN THOUSAND men quit work in one city, tying up the largest industries in the place. In another city, a street car strike caused every car in the city to stand still for days while men in all lines of business walked, or used jitneys or any other kind of conveyance available. In New York City a strike of engineers, longshoremen, and freight men, leaves hundreds of cars loaded and untouched for days, some of them filled with foods and perishable goods. In the coal-mining sections, a strike was threatened, but a general strike was averted by the proprietors agreeing with their men for a substantial advance in wages, and a reduction in hours. These are only a few items taken from recent newspaper reports revealing the unrest throughout the country.

What are the causes of these things? What is the meaning to us? Do the Scriptures give light upon the present conditions? What will be the final solution of these problems? All these questions, and more, are answered in the book—

“Capital and Labor”

The conflict between the employers and employed, and the reasons for it, are impartially stated in this book, which also gives the one solution to the problem.

These things are a sign of the times, and like many other signs, point to the second coming of Christ. “Behold, the Judge standeth before the door.” “Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.”

This is a most timely book, and should be circulated by the thousand. It will be read with interest by rich and poor; by employer and employed.

Paper cover, 25 cents; board cover with emblematic design in colors, 75 cents. Price 10 per cent higher in Canada.

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