At the request of the president of the Michigan Conference, the writer attended a dedicatory service at Rapson, Huron County, Mich., Sabbath and Sunday, June 8 and 9. The church has been raised up in the country, eight miles from the county seat, Bad Axe. About two years ago, Elder C. W. Weber began labor in Huron County, in a schoolhouse, in the neighborhood of Rapson. The attendance was excellent. After a time prejudice began to arise, and he was denied the use of the schoolhouse, by a few who saw that the word spoken was taking effect. Under those circumstances he did not become discouraged, but labored from house to house. Other laborers assisted, and a good company was brought out, mostly of people who range in ages from twenty to fifty, a good substantial class of farmers. These brethren and sisters have adopted the tithing system, and seem well posted in the faith.
Feeling the necessity of a place of worship, they secured half an acre of land, and erected a meeting-house, twenty-four by thirty-six feet. The later converts to the faith have also taken hold zealously, and at the time of the dedication the church was only two hundred dollars in debt, one hundred of which was raised in money and pledges at that time. Brother Weber and those who labored with him have used good judgment in planning the house, and raising means to erect it. It is well situated. An anteroom is attached to the main building, the windows are of stained glass, and the church presents a neat appearance, especially from the inside.
Brother Weber and Elder Eugene Leland were present at the dedication. After Sabbath-school and a sermon, Sabbath forenoon, we had an intermission; and in the afternoon Elder Leland gave a discourse on the subject of Church Organization, which was followed by most appropriate remarks by Elder Weber, after which we proceeded to organize a church of thirty members. Several others, who were not able to be at that meeting, will soon unite with the church. All those who united on this occasion were twenty years old, or more.
Sunday morning the writer gave the dedicatory discourse, Elder Leland leading in the singing and opening exercises. Brother Chauncey Wood offered the opening prayer. After the discourse, Brother Weber offered the dedicatory prayer, praying most earnestly for the church-members, and for those who had listened to the presentation of the truth, but had not obeyed. Many in the congregation were moved to tears. The best of attention was given to the sermon, and we believe that a deep and lasting impression for good was made. The services closed Sunday night, with a stirring discourse by Elder Leland, which was much appreciated.
Brother Weber has been requested to labor in connection with the German Conference in Europe. Many regret to see him leave his field of labor in eastern Michigan, yet they give him up cheerfully, feeling sure that he will do effective work in the German field across the briny deep.414
We trust that more labor may be bestowed in Huron County, as the field is an excellent one. A good impression has been made, and some who had been bitterly prejudiced were present at the dedication of the meeting-house, and manifested a real interest in the success of our work. Every effort made by an earnest, consecrated laborer shows that people will yet listen to the truth, and many will accept it if they have the privilege of listening to it. Let us all pray earnestly that God may raise up many laborers to enter the field, which is ready for the gospel sickle. S. H. LANE.
PENNSYLVANIA CAMP-MEETING.
By S. H. Lane
The State camp-meeting and Conference of Pennsylvania was held at Erie, June 6–16. The camp-ground was situated in the heart of the city, being only one block from the union depot. I never before saw a camp-meeting held so near the center of a great city, but the location was a success. The campers did not enjoy the luxury of a grove, but the weather was so cool that no inconvenience was experienced.
Some work had been done in the city during the last few years, and an interest existed before the meeting. Erie is a city of fifty-three thousand inhabitants; and a few faithful souls had already accepted the truth and exerted a good influence, and there seemed to be no prejudice apparent. The camp-ground being so conveniently located, the attendance was large, the pavilion being well filled on every pleasant evening and Sunday.
Erie is at the extreme western part of the State, and the attendance of our people was not so large as it would, in all probability, have been had the camp-ground been more centrally located; but on account of the interest existing in the city, it certainly was a wise thing to hold the camp-meeting at that place. From the first, it was evident that the Spirit of the Lord was present to cheer, strengthen, and build up our people, as well as convince and impress favorably all who attended. The camp-meeting effort will be immediately followed by the labor of a company of workers.
The Pennsylvania Conference is certainly prospering. At the session of the annual Conference, the report showed that one hundred and fifty members above all losses had been added to the Conference. Three new churches have been organized, and admitted to the Conference. During the last two years there has been an increase in the tithe of nearly $4,000,—$1,700 year before last, and $2,300 the present year. Two new church houses have been erected, and $19,000 worth of books have been sold during the last year, through the tract society and the faithful canvassers. Four young men were ordained to the ministry at the camp-meeting one year ago; and on Sabbath, June 15, three earnest young men were set apart to the gospel ministry by prayer and the laying on of hands. The occasion was a solemn one. Many in the congregation responded with tears and hearty amens to the ceremony of the occasion. The brethren ordained were Morris Lukens, C. S. Longacre, and J. H. Schilling.
During the revival service on the last Sabbath, about fifty came forward for prayers and consecration. I never saw such an occasion so void of excitement; indeed, no one was asked to come forward. A brother quietly asked that the front seat be vacated, and the first sister who came forward, without a word being said, knelt down on the straw at the edge of the large platform. Others came and knelt beside her and at the front seat, each one praying, and many weeping. Then other seats were vacated and filled, and silent prayers, mingled with tears were offered, perfect silence pervading the tent. This was a scene so impressive that every heart in communion with God felt as if the Spirit of the Lord was present in a wonderful manner. After a few minutes of silent prayer, some arose, while others still remained in prayer. When nearly all had arisen, some one, without an invitation, arose and began to testify. When nearly every one had testified, the meeting closed. Occasionally a verse was sung, mostly unaccompanied by the organ. Several not of our people were present, and some said, “We never saw the like of this, surely the Lord is with this people.” Although the music at the camp-ground was good, the occasion seemed so sacred and the consecration so deep and fervent that even music from many instruments would seemingly have been out of place. It was indeed a wonderful movement, and so out of the ordinary that it attracted much attention, and was thoroughly enjoyed not only by our own people, but by those not of our faith who were in attendance.
Elder R. A. Underwood was elected president for another year. The brethren were unanimous in their choice. He has the confidence of the brethren and sisters; and there is no apparent reason why, with a strong corps of young men fast developing into ministers, and with an earnest corps of officers, the Pennsylvania Conference may not prosper even more abundantly than in the past.
The laborers from outside of the Conference were Elders A. F. Ballenger, G. B. Thompson, and E. J. Hibbard, and the writer. The South Lancaster school interests were represented by Professor Griggs, and the health interests by Dr. Herr, of Cleveland, Brother Lucas, of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, and Sister Bowles, a nurse from Philadelphia; and the canvassing interests were represented by Brother S. N. Curtiss, of New York City, and the State agent, Brother Painter. The children's meetings, the young people's meetings, canvassers' and Sabbath-school meetings, as well as the sessions of the Conference and tract society, were not only interesting, but very profitable.
The Conference voted to pay a second tithe to the General Conference, and seemed determined to help the work at home as well as in fields abroad, as never before; and if all carry out the good resolutions made, the work will be prosperous during the coming year, through the blessing of the Lord.
The Conference has several score of large family tents, the majority of which have flies. Most of these tents have been purchased during the last year, and one seldom finds a Conference better equipped than is Pennsylvania. We trust the coming year may be more prosperous than any preceding year has been. S. H. LANE.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM JAPAN.
By W. D. Burden
I HAVE been much exercised of late in regard to circulating our literature, and am much pleased that the subject was given so much attention at the recent General Conference.
When we began publishing our Japanese paper, Owari No Fukuin, there was not sufficient interest to secure its circulation. A few hundred each month were sent out through the mail, but this is an expensive way of scattering them, as we do not have pound rates here, as in America. I urged the native workers to use more of them in their work, but still the papers kept accumulating.
A short time ago a Buddhist festival was held near our place. It was a special gathering of that sect, and thousands of persons from all parts attended. I determined to make an effort to get some of our papers into the hands of these people. I told my plan to the Japanese brethren, and they gladly co-operated. Filling a hand wagon with the back numbers of the paper, we went out on the street near the temple in whose honor the feast was held, and began holding a meeting. By the laws of Japan, preaching in public is forbidden, so we had to do our work under the name of advertising. This was at the suggestion of the police, who did not wish to interfere, but could not allow preaching. We would sing to call the attention of the people, then one of the Japanese brethren would give a short talk, following which we would distribute papers to those who wished to read.
During the two evenings of that feast, we distributed thirty-one hundred papers. Some fruit has already been seen, but eternity alone can tell the whole story. Several have since been coming for special Bible study. A number of letters have been received, a sample of which, if translated, might read something like this:—
“The other night I went to—[a certain temple], and I saw the people crowding, crowding, and I heard the priests mumbling something and making a great noise; but I could not understand. I went out of the gate, discouraged and disgusted; then the sound of singing met my ears. I listened, and was much encouraged. Afterward one of you gave me a paper, which I read with much interest. I shall pray for the success of your work.”
Such reports encourage our hearts, and make us feel sure that God has some honest souls here among this people. Our literature should be given a chance, and it will be sure to do a good work. A few days ago an elderly gentleman living a few miles from here, who has been a subscriber to our paper for some time, came to Brother Okohira’s house early in the morning. He asked some questions on Bible subjects, which Brother Okohira answered to his satisfaction. He then spoke of the paper, and of how much he enjoyed it, gave a contribution of twenty yen, ten dollars, toward it. He had especially enjoyed the studies on “The Revelation,” which has been running through the paper. He said he had never seen anything like that before, and requested the paper sent to some of his friends. He gave us about a dozen names, and some of these have already sent in their subscriptions.
Another day, while waiting in a bank, my attention was drawn to an elderly man sitting beside me, but I did not know him, and did not know that I should ever see him again. Coming out of the bank, I distributed papers to several jinrikisha-men who were waiting at the door. When I had gone about two blocks, I heard some one calling me. To my surprise, it was the man whom I had noticed in the bank. He asked if I had distributed those papers. On receiving an affirmative answer, he grasped my hand and shook it as if I had been an old friend. Giving his name, he explained that some of our papers had been sent to him, which he had enjoyed much, and was glad to meet me.
This will not be an easy field to work, but God will bless us if we faithfully sow the seed. We are praying continually that the Lord will put it into the hearts of some of the people in America to come here and help along in this great work. With the present corps of workers in this field, one worker for about ten million inhabitants, don’t you think, brethren, that we need more laborers?
W. D. BURDEN.
Tokio, Japan.
LETTER FROM SCOTLAND.
By R. M. Lamie
It is now nearly three years since we came to Scotland, and we can truly say that the Lord has blessed us since leaving America and coming here to help give the message which we love. Our hearts have been stirred with the live messages that have come to us from the General Conference, through the Bulletin. As we read that sermon by Brother Jones, urging all who can to leave the United States, we felt thankful that we were here, and we pray that others will soon come. To those who are contemplating such a move, I would say, Come if your hearts are full of love for souls who need to know the truths of the Third Angel’s Message.
The larger portion of the religious people are seemingly in a satisfied condition, but there are some who are looking for truth, and are pained with the dead formalism of the churches. Some are zealous in religious work; in fact, the people are preached to death spiritually. In every town there are churches, and street meetings are also held. Evangelistic work of every kind is carried on by the different denominations, as well as by the larger churches; so the people are not without the form of the gospel. Yet, in spite of all this seemingly good work, drunkenness is rampant in every condition of life, especially among the working classes. They are almost entirely ignorant of the first principles of healthful living. The majority eat five or six times a day, and drink a great deal of tea. They need the saving truths of the gospel brought into their lives in a practical way, to lift them above themselves, and place them where they can see the King in His beauty, and be led to realize that only in Him is power to help them live right.
Our aim has been to live out the truths before the people, and help them where we see they need help. I have so far worked in the mines, and visited among the people in the evenings, holding Bible readings. My wife has been doing all she could to extend a knowledge of the principles of healthful living. She has done some nursing, also some work in a public way in the interests of healthful cookery. Her work has had a good influence, being an excellent way of opening the hearts of the people to receive the rest of the message. We are thankful to be able to scatter some literature, especially our good paper,—Present Truth, which is steadily growing in favor here. God has blessed us; some are taking hold of the truth, others are interested; so we press on, leaving the results with the Lord, praying that we may ever be humble instruments in His hands.
It is easy for coal miners here to keep the Sabbath, as most of the miners work only five days a week, and in this part of the country, Saturday is generally an idle day. Wages have been good for the last two years. Things now seem to be on a turn, but nevertheless there is no time here when people who know how to live right cannot make a living by working in the mines. Wages now average about two dollars a day. A house of one room rents for twenty dollars a year, one of two rooms for thirty-five or forty dollars a year. Most of the working people live in a large kitchen, or a room and a kitchen. The climate is of an even temperature, no extremes. The most disagreeable thing is a superabundance of rain, but people get accustomed to that, and go ahead with their business.
I intend soon to leave the mines, and engage in the canvassing work. There is a large field before us, and we hope God will put it into the hearts of415some to come here to help give the message to this needy people. We had a meeting of our own people, May 4. There were twenty-five present, including children. The Lord blessed us, and all seemed to see as never before the magnitude of the work before us, and the great need of consecration. There are a few engaged in selling Present Truth, principally in Glasgow. One brother sells five hundred copies each week. Many more could be engaged in this work, as the people buy the paper readily. In fact, a list of persons who will take the paper every week could be made up. All the other denominations have their following here, and we feel sad to see people accept what we know is error. The message for this time should have been started in Scotland ten years ago.
The most of the country is thickly settled, and, like England, is almost one large city. The towns are only a few miles apart, and it is a rare thing to see a book canvasser, although there are a great many peddlers for nearly everything that is used in a house. All these have to pay a license; but the book canvasser, who takes orders to be delivered some time in the future, has no license to pay, it being regarded a matter of business. One book canvasser is all we have seen since we came to Scotland,—that was a woman canvassing for the “Flying Roll,”—so it cannot be said that the field is overrun with book agents.
There are good roads everywhere. Railway train service is excellent, and fares cheap—less than two cents a mile. A few pence takes one into a populous district. We shall be glad to correspond with any who have a burden to come to Scotland as self-supporting missionaries. We know the Lord’s blessing is in this kind of work; for He has blessed us, and we have no desire to return to America, but intend to stay here until the Lord sends us elsewhere. We are sure He wants us here now, and does He not want some of you here also? —R. M. LAMIE.
News Notes from Around the World
— Thus far 31,415 Filipinos have been captured, or have surrendered.
— Miguel A. Otero has been reappointed governor of New Mexico, by President McKinley.
— General Cailles, insurgent leader in the Laguna province, Philippines, is about to surrender, with more than 500 men, to the Americans.
— A statue to Bismarck was recently unveiled in Berlin, the emperor and empress being present, and the chancellor, Count von Bülow, making the address.
— The fourth annual convention of the Federation of American Zionists began the 16th inst., in Philadelphia, Pa., “with a larger attendance than ever before in its history.”
— Lord Kitchener reports “a battle with De Wet, near Reitz, June 6, in which the Boers lost 17 killed, 45 prisoners, and 71 loaded wagons; the British loss was 20 killed and 25 wounded.”
— A recent fire at the Galleys Island shipyard, St. Petersburg, Russia, destroyed “the cruiser ‘Vitjas,’ other vessels, government and other buildings, and large quantities of supplies.” Twelve lives were lost.
— The Chinese of the leading cities of the United States will petition the government to repeal the law which excludes the Chinese from this country. Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister at Washington, will assist his countrymen in this movement.
— South African dispatches state that on the 12th inst. “a large force of Boers surprised 250 Victorian Mounted Rifles, in camp at Steenkoolspruit, killing eighteen men, wounding forty-two, and capturing the rest, except fifty-two who escaped to General Beaston’s camp.”
— Hazen S. Pingree, former governor of Michigan, died in London, England, the 18th inst., at 11:35 P. M., his son being the only member of his family present at the time. His remains will be brought to this country for burial. Mr. Pingree was mayor of Detroit for four successive terms (1889–1897), and governor of this State from 1897—1901.
— The pope is reported to be seriously ill.
— The Southern Industrial Convention was opened, in Philadelphia, the 11th inst.
— Chicago will furnish with free text-books her public-school pupils of the first four grades.
— To the czar and czarina of Russia was born a fourth daughter, the 19th inst. There still lacks a male heir to the throne.
— There are in South America 38,000,000 inhabitants, 21,800 schools, with 1,290,000 pupils, and 131 institutes of higher learning.
— The discovery of oil in Marion County, Fla., a few days ago, caused much excitement, and a rush of prospectors to the locality.
— All the trackmen of the Canadian Pacific Railway, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, are on a strike “for increased pay and shorter hours.”
— An explosion in the cartridge factory at Les Moulineaux, France, resulted in the death of fifteen employees and the serious injury of twenty.
— The Jubilee Convention of the Young Men’s Christian Association held in Boston, closed the 16th inst., with “a service attended by 7,000 people.”
— Marconi announces that he has “installed successfully his system of wireless telegraphy in a steam motor car, and that he is able thereby to communicate with a base while traveling.”
— The Fall River (Mass.) mills receive but 2 9-16 cents a yard for their print cloths. The difference between that and the price paid by the people goes to transportation and middlemen.
— The king of Italy is said to have “confided to a conservative deputy his confidence, based upon socialist speeches in parliament, that if the socialists were intrusted with the government, they would do good work for the country.”
— Sir David Barbour, financial expert in South Africa, for the British government, recommends the imposition of “a ten-per-cent tax on the profits of the Transvaal mines, to help pay the cost of the war.” The aim is to raise $250,000,000.
— The repeal of a portion of the present war stamp taxes, will go into effect July 1. After that date it will not be necessary to put revenue stamps upon bank checks, telegrams, express receipts, money orders, deeds, conveyances, or bills of lading.
— Signor Prinetti, Italian minister of foreign affairs, recently announced in the Chamber of Deputies, that it was the purpose of the Italian government “to adhere to the Triple Alliance, to open commercial negotiations with the United States and Russia.”
— It is now possible to have “almost continuous communication, by wireless telegraphy, with transatlantic steamers while at sea.” An experiment on the 15th inst., with the Marconi system, under the management of the New York Herald, proved the feasibility of the plan.
— It is ascertained, from Rome, that “the superiors-general of the orders in the Philippines, obeying instructions from the Vatican, have ordered the emigration of the friars in the Philippines to Venezuela and Ecuador.” This change may help things in the Philippines, but Venezuela and Ecuador are to be pitied.
— British census reports show that seventy-seven per cent of England’s population is to be found in the cities, and twenty-three per cent in the rural districts; also that the “males in England and Wales (exclusive of those serving abroad in the army, navy, and merchant marine) number 15,721,728; females, 16,804,347.”
— On the 19th inst. there assembled in Queen’s Hall, London, a pro-Boer mass meeting, at which resolutions were adopted “demanding that the government make peace with the Boers by offering them independence.” A crowd of 15,000 persons attempted to break up the meeting, but were prevented by the police. There is liberty of speech in England, even when such speech is against the government itself.
— France is making strenuous efforts to annex the New Hebrides. She is likely to succeed in her scheme of “making claims on the ground that French settlers own much of the land;” for it seems that “by the offer of firearms and firewater to the natives, the savage and ignorant chiefs have been induced to put their marks on papers, consenting to part with their titles to land. The ‘French New Hebrides Company’ has been thus acquiring land on the shores of Epi, until now their ‘claims’ include nearly the whole west coast of this large island.”
— The locomotive trust in this country has a capitalization of $50,000,000.
— On the 13th inst., seven persons died in Chicago, from the excessive heat.
— A mine explosion at Iron Mountain, Mich., caused the death of eight men by suffocation.
— Another submarine boat, of the Holland type, called the “Fulton,” has been launched, at Elizabethport, N. J.
— The Boer commandant Van Rensburg surrendered to the British the 11th inst., at Pietersburg, with 100 men.
— Railroad communication between Munich and Italy has been interrupted by heavy snowfalls in the Bavarian and Tyrolean Alps.
— Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria-Hungary, recently visited Prague, Bohemia, “in the interest of German-Czech conciliation.”
— King Edward, of England, recently presented medals to 3,000 officers and men who had distinguished themselves in the South African war.
— The National Metal Trades’ Association has raised $500,000 “to oppose the machinists’ demands,” 320 firms being “pledged to resist the union.”
— The United States communicated to the Powers, the 10th inst., “the impossibility of joining in a joint guaranty for the payment of the Chinese indemnity.”
— Supplies are reaching Jacksonville, Fla., by the car-load, about 6,500 persons being fed daily. Idle negroes have been ordered to either work on the ruins or leave the city.
— The United States Mint building just completed in Philadelphia, cost the country over $2,000,000. It is said to be “the best equipped structure of its kind in the world.”
— The British Parliament has given its sanction to the construction of “an electric express railway between Liverpool and Manchester, on which trains will run at a speed of upward of 100 miles an hour.”
— The queen regent of Spain recently opened Parliament for the last time, her regency terminating next year. The young king has celebrated his sixteenth birthday. As he is now of age, he will soon be looking about Europe for a wife.
— Of the Thirty-first Volunteer Regiment, which has just returned to San Francisco, it is said that “in almost two years’ service in the Philippines not a shot was fired in battle by any member of the regiment, and it lost only thirty men by death during that time.”
— The fourth national conference of the American Society of Religious Education, will convene in Detroit, Mich., July 7, lasting three days. Justice Harlan, of the United States Supreme Court, is president of the conference.
— In view of the acceptance by Cuba of the Platt amendment, the United States Cabinet has decided that “no action by this government is necessary at present.” It has certainly done enough acting for a considerable time to come.
— The Pan-American Bible Study Congress will be in session, at Buffalo, N. Y., from July 17 to July 31. Its aims are “a discussion of principles and methods of Bible study, and the exhibition and comparison of the various appliances used for this purpose.”
— Suicides have become so epidemic in Emporia, Kan., that orders have been issued by “the mayor and board of health forbidding the publication of details of suicides or attempts, in local papers.” This action is based on the theory that “publication spreads the contagion of suicide by psychic suggestion.”
— At a meeting of Baptist ministers in Chicago the 17th inst., Dr. Jenkin Lloyd Jones gave an elaborate address to the effect that “trust methods, which have been successful in building up big enterprises, might be equally effective if applied to church work,” and that “all creeds can unite upon fundamental truths, and might work together.” Said he: “The churches of Chicago will lose their fight unless they co-operate and combine. There is but one standard of truth in the world, and everybody knows what it is. Are we going to let railroads, banks, and manufacturing interests reap all the benefits growing out of this new system of co-operation and combination? Are we going to hold to the spirit of individualism in spite of the lessons taught by progress?” In the name of liberty, civil and religious, what could be more dangerous than such a call?
ROLL OF JUBILEE SINGERS.
Mrs. Rebecca Ake — $5.00
Mrs. A. D. Alden — 40.00
Mrs. Ellen E. Elliott — 1.00
Mary M. Evans — 1.00
Mrs. Andrew Johnson — 1.00
Hope L. Spicer — 1.15
Mrs. Alice Donahue, Scandinavian fund — 2.00
Mrs. Alice Donahue — 1.00
Mrs. A. W. Curtis — 2.00
A. C. Best — 1.00
A friend — 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Satterlee — 2.00
Sutton (Vt.) church — 1.25
Lina Hall — 3.00
Thos. Paton — 20.00
Mary Morris — 1.00
Wm. and Emmeline B. Phillips — 2.00
A friend — 20.00
John H. Mattern — .25
Geo. Benton — 1.00
B. G. Westfall and wife — 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Boddy — 2.00
Mrs. W. E. Boddy — 1.00
Ellen Houghtaling — 10.00
Mary A. Allyn — 1.00
Eva N. Davis — 1.00
Frank Clark and wife — 5.00
S. W. Manning — 5.00
Geo. W. Sumner — 1.00
Mrs. Mary Niles — 1.00
Miss Edith Niles — 1.00
Mrs. M. York — 5.00
Mr. J. Horn — 5.00
Mamie E. Hanson — 1.00
Mrs. Sally J. Calkin — 3.00
Mrs. A. M. Pilkington — 2.00
Dorothy Whitmarsh — 5.00
Jane Lafave — 25.00
Mrs. Olive Hanson — 2.00
E. Martin — 1.00
Mrs. G. C. Westphal — 1.00
J. Osborne — 1.00
Matthew Sauer — 1.00
W. F. House — 1.00
Mrs. Mary Lewis — 2.00
Margaret Howells — 1.00
Mrs. Johanna Johnson — 5.00
C. Rasmussen — 10.00
Mrs. E. Anderson — 5.00
Mrs. M. W. Cooley — 2.00
Emma Crissey — 1.00
Myrtle A. and L. L. Nelson — 1.50
Andrew Reid — 5.00
Mrs. Valeria Hodges — 1.00
Mrs. H. B. Stevens — 2.00
Mrs. D. N. Fay — 2.00
J. N. Watros — 1.00
Mrs. Emma Carney — 5.00
A friend — 20.00
Evelyn G. Manter — 5.00
Effie Dock — 1.00
Mrs. Delia E. Weymouth — 1.00
Eunice B. Dixon — 10.00
Mrs. G. Harvey — 5.00
Mrs. Elesta Harrington — 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Endriss — 3.00
Pauline S. Marshall — 2.00
Isaac Gilbert — 1.00
Sophia S. Bingham — 2.00
J. Pritchard, Scandinavian fund — 25.00
O. W. and L. P. Whetsell, Scandinavian fund — 2.50
Mrs. Deal Tingley — 1.00
Mrs. Ella V. Zeluff — 1.00
Lars Madsen — 5.00
T. A. King — 1.00
Mrs. E. C. Millard — 3.00
Mrs. E. C. Millard, Scandinavian fund — 2.00
A. S. Stevenson — 1.00
Mrs. E. Y. Burleigh — 1.00
John Battin — 5.00
Mrs. M. H. Clase and friend — 2.00
Sarah Braugh — 2.00
Aline Cumming — 2.00
Mrs. Wm. M. Dail — 1.50
Bery and Elizabeth Musgrave — 10.00
Mrs. Judith Morrison and daughter — 5.00
A friend — 1.00
Mrs. Hill Rowe — 1.00
A. C. Meileke — 5.00
M. A. Townsend — 1.00
Mrs. H. S. McFarlane — 1.00
T. C. Wilcox — 2.00
Geo. F. Reynolds — 1.00
Mrs. M. Flanders — 1.50
Mrs. E. Smith and Jas. R. Smith — 10.00
A sister — 1.00
Bertha Roesch — 1.00
Mrs. J. D. Heacock — 1.00
Wm. A. Hall — 1.00
Mrs. J. B. Frost — 1.00
Mrs. J. E. Wilson — 2.50
Mrs. D. T. Richardson — 2.50
W. S. Dailey — 1.00
Mrs. E. Farnsworth — 1.00
David J. Weiss — 1.00
N. B. England — 1.00
Frank Hubbard — 5.00
Mrs. L. S. Hopkins — 10.00
Mrs. Mary Coelman — 2.00
Mrs. J. G. Downs — 1.27
H. M. Hiatt — 1.00
Mrs. Fannie Jenner — 2.00
A. H. Blake — 1.00
May J. Humphrey — 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Griffin — 2.00
Eliza J. Smith — 1.00
Mrs. R. S. Austin — 1.00
T. Z. Kime — 1.00
Edgar Carver — 5.00
Mrs. F. C. Montgomery — 1.00
Jas. DeVinney — 1.00
J. Warren Wright — 10.00
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Welch — 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Washburn — 2.00
T. H. Handley — 1.00
Mrs. E. M. Warren — 1.00
Lakeview (Mich.) church — 27.00
Mrs. L. Hyatt — 1.00
Walter Hyatt — 1.00
Miss Martha Hyatt — .50
Mrs. M. A. VanDe wark — 5.00
Sarah Ingham — 5.00
Helen Jewell — 1.00
Sarah Sltman — 10.00
Mrs. L. B. Godfrey — 1.00
Mrs. Nettie Miles — 1.00
Mr. G. Johnson, Scandinavian fund — 2.00
Mrs. Carson — 1.00
Jno. W. Taylor — 2.00
Mrs. M. D. Fountain — 1.00
Mrs. Dellinger — .50
Mrs. Mamie Higley — .25
Miss Jennie Barrows — .50
Mrs. Foster — .50
Mrs. E. M. Peary — .25
Mrs. M. E. Sharp — 1.00
Mrs. J. H. Duck — 1.00
B. Mattern — 10.00
L. Parrott — 1.00
Mrs. Mary Washington — 1.00
Mrs. J. A. Kelly and daughter — 5.00
Sophia Britney — 5.00
R. T. Harrod, M. D. — 1.00
Mrs. Annie R. Munson — 2.00
Mrs. S. L. Dodge — 1.00
Caroline La Barr — 2.00
F. P. Oatman — 1.00
Eliza Gorval — 1.00
Mrs. Coverdale — 1.00
M. A. Scanlan — 1.00
Mary J. Spencer — 5.00
Mary L. B. Sedore — 1.00
Harriet R. Cameron — 1.00
Anna H. Bradford and others of New Bedford and Dartmouth churches, Massachusetts — 20.50
Hardy Parrott and wife — 1.00
Mrs. H. C. Parrott — 2.00
Mrs. L. E. Bowen — 1.00
Mrs. L. E. Bowen, Scandinavian fund — .50
Mrs. Blanche Campbell — 3.00
Lucia Huntington — .50
G. L. Loughlin — 2.00
C. M. Tucker — 5.00
B. V. Finn — 1.00
Mrs. Jane Wallace — 1.00
L. Filer — 1.00
E. E. Pitch — 1.00
J. W. Shauder — 5.00
H. Alice Fisher — 1.00
Mrs. E. A. Wallace, Eva and Howard Faust — 1.00
Mrs. E. J. LaPlant — 1.00
Mrs. C. S. Clarke — 2.00
Mrs. F. H. Wendell — 5.00
Miss Jattie Leslie — 1.00
Fred H. Pokorny — 1.00
Mary A. DeGraw — .75
Miss Rose Evenisse, mother and sister — 5.00
Henry Crukson — 1.00
Mrs. R. J. Blower, Scandinavian fund — 5.00
Mrs. Flora H. Ward — 5.00
Jane Schrocrin — 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. F. Yeoman — 10.00
Celia Larson — 2.00
S. E. and B. F. Curtis — 2.00
J. R. and Hattie Bowles — 2.00
Emma R. Hilborn — .40
Joseph S. Fritts — 1.00
A. H. Nicholson — 5.00
L. H. Collins — 3.00
Mrs. W. R. Marden — 1.00
Mrs. Sidney Watkins — 2.00
Ellen S. Law — 1.50
Jane Slayton — 1.00
Mrs. Mary E. Stimson — 1.00
Pamelia S. Treat — 5.00
Mrs. S. J. Myers — 5.00
E. W. Webster and wife — 2.00
Mrs. Leah Campbell — 1.00
A. M. Robbins — 9.50
Phebe I. Robinson — 1.00
Lillie and Ruth McFall — 2.00
Wm. A. and Mattie Turner — 5.00
Mrs. J. H. Titus — 1.00
V. J. Burroughs — 6.00
Alvira Evans — 1.00
Mary E. Phelps — 1.00
Mrs. J. W. Fowler — 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Armstrong — .30
Wm. Sherinan — 1.00
Jim Pegram — 1.00
C. W. Marshall — 2.00
Mrs. Maria Bead — 5.00
C. G. Atterholg — 5.00
Delia M. Briggs — 1.00
L. R. Klumpp — 4.50
Mrs. Willard — 2.00
E. A. Lanman — 1.00
Mrs. C. W. Whitney — 1.00
Louise V. Emery — 1.00
H. L. Atkinson — 1.00
O. W. Barber, Scandinavian fund ½ — 5.00
Mrs. R. Thompson — 1.00
W. S. Smith — 1.00
Fannie E. Martin — .25
W. F. Martin — 1.00
Mrs. Mary Pennie — 1.00
A. E. Loop — 1.00
Mattie Henderson — 1.00
Mrs. Blanche Campbell, Scandinavian fund — .50
A friend — 1.00
S. F. Barger — 1.00
Sherburne Sabbath-school — 12.70
W. C. Pruett and family, Scandinavian fund — 5.00
Levi Bradshaw — 1.00
Mrs. A. E. Fleming — 1.00
Hannah Hughes — 1.00
Mrs. Porterfield — 1.00
Florence Dufour — 1.50
J. W. Stull — 2.00
L. J. King — 11.00
Mr. J. Horn — .50
A friend — 2.00
W. J. Shipp, Scandinavian fund — 5.00
Oel Train — 1.50
D. W. Barr — 2.00
E. A. Wells — 25.00
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Little ($15, Scandinavian fund) — 30.00
W. R. Balsor — 25.00
Hiram Shoemaker — 25.00
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Weller — 100.00
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Weller, Scandinavian fund — 100.00
M. E. and E. C. Boutelle — 100.00
Lois A. Calkin — 1.00
Alvin Covert — 25.00
Alvin Covert — 10.00
