p. 691 | Review and Herald, Vol. 78, No. 43. (10/22/1901)

Anarchy Strikes Its First Blow.

Just as we were closing up the matter for the new edition of “Marvel of Nations,” President McKinley was assassinated at Buffalo, N. Y., Friday, Sept. 6, 1901. It being not too late, then, to notice that memorable event, the following was inserted as an “Appendix” to the work. It is significant as a symptom of the evil times that are now upon us, and it was thought best to embody it, in this manner, in a permanent record:—

“The most serious blow against the existence of this government, perpetrated by violence, occurred at Buffalo, N. Y., at the great Pan-American Exposition, at four o’clock in the afternoon, Friday, Sept. 6, 1901. At that hour, Wm. McKinley, President of the United States, was standing in the Temple of Music, in the presence of three thousand persons, while ten thousand others stood without, waiting their chance to enter and shake hands with the President. In this line of friends stood a fiend named Leon Czolgosz (pronounced Sholgotz). In his left hand, wrapped about with a handkerchief, as if laboring under some injury, he concealed a pistol, the weapon of murder; and as he approached Mr. McKinley, and was apparently about to shake the hand proffered in kindness and good will, he discharged two shots point-blank at the President’s person. The first bullet struck the breastbone, and glanced off, with no apparent harm; but the second went through both walls of the stomach, and lodged in the fleshy tissues of the back. The best medical and surgical skill was immediately summoned, and the physicians labored earnestly to beat back the power of the destroyer.

“When the news of what was done spread through the crowd, their rage was such that repeated attempts were made to lynch the assassin on the spot; and only by the most strategical movements of the police was he spirited away to escape their power. The whole country was shocked and stunned into a condition of paralysis by this revolting crime. Encouragement was at first held out that the wound would not prove fatal, and the President would survive; and thus the feelings of the nation vibrated between hope and fear, as they watched with breathless anxiety the hourly reports of the President’s condition. But at length nature gave up the struggle, and a few hours over a week from the dastardly attack, at half-past two on the morning of September 14, Wm. McKinley, the twenty-fifth President of the United States, breathed his last, struck down by the hand of an anarchist, who gloried in the deed and the principles which led to it. An autopsy was held, from which physicians concluded that no human power could have averted the fatal result. Probably no President, not even Washington or Lincoln, ever enjoyed so wide-extended and continuous a degree of popularity among the people as did President McKinley. Not only this country, but the whole civilized world, bowed in horror and shame before this diabolical deed. Expressions of public sentiment everywhere, and from all classes, joined in unanimous execration of the foul frenzy. President Roosevelt proclaimed Thursday, September 19, as a day of mourning for this country; and Edward VII of England ordered thirty days’ mourning of his court in token of sympathy with this stricken nation.

“Theodore Roosevelt, the Vice-President, immediately assumed his place at the head of the government, in accordance with the suffrages of the people who had elected him to that place should occasion demand his services. Mr. McKinley had not completed the first year of his second term of the presidency, and the duties of that office for the three and a half years that remain will devolve upon Mr. Roosevelt, he being the youngest man (aged forty-three) called to that position in the history of the government. He took the oath of office as President of the United States in the afternoon of September 14. He enters upon his duties with the cordial support and good will of a vast majority of the American people. But he will need to surround himself with every safeguard for his protection, for, as a new feature of these later times, anarchy is in the land. Judge John R. Hazel, of the United States Circuit Court, administered the oath, and immediately after the ceremony, President Roosevelt, addressing the members of the dead President’s cabinet, most of whom were present, outlined his policy in a few brief words, as follows:—

“In this hour of deep and terrible national bereavement, I wish to state that it shall be my intention and endeavor to continue, absolutely unbroken, the policy of President McKinley for the peace, prosperity, and honor of our beloved country.”

“We have called this the first blow of anarchy, and the most serious blow that violence has dealt against the existence of the government. In this we do not overlook the assassination of two noble presidents in the past—the lamented Lincoln in April, 1865, and Garfield, July 2, 1881. But the assassination of these men was owing to the acrimony of political partisanship. But this case is entirely different, and furnishes a new symptom of the terrible disease that has seized upon society. In a time of profound peace, a time of unprecedented prosperity, when no one, not even the assassin himself, had any personal grievance against the President, nor any fear of injustice or oppression from his policy, an anarchist, with a foreign name which no English tongue can readily pronounce, and feelings against liberty, against society, and against humanity which no English heart could entertain, lifts his hand in public and deliberate murder in the name and in behalf of anarchy, and for the sake of anarchy and its hellish purposes. Nowhere can society be safe while such a spirit rules. It is a crime against humanity, fostered by a spirit breaking out just now in new virulence from the bottomless pit. It is a sign of the evil times that are upon us.

“This is the first time that anarchy, as such, has raised its hand against this nation; and it must continue to grow worse, unless that spirit can be eradicated from society. This is the disease. How can it be remedied?—By keeping as far as possible from the political and social conditions of the Old World. These conditions suggest and foster anarchy. Our history has shown that this country is not a favorite home for anarchy. Anarchy has, to be sure, flourished theoretically here for many years, but not overtly against the life of this nation. But anarchists have found this a free country, and so a convenient place for them to plot and conspire against their rulers in the Old World. Now there is a great outcry for the suppression of anarchy here. But how shall it be done? Shall it be by making this country less free than it is? That would be simply to make our society more like that in the Old World, which is the home of anarchy. It would be to deal only with the symptoms, and in so doing, to aggravate the disease.”—Pages 309–312:

ARE YOU GIVING THE THIRD ANGEL'S MESSAGE?

By L. A. S.

THE Third Angel's Message of Rev. 14: 9-12 is a warning to mankind against the worship of the “Beast” and his “Image,” and the reception of the “mark” of the “Beast.” It is impossible to give this message without telling what the “Beast” is, and what is the “Image” of the “Beast.”

The “Beast” is the papacy. But what is the papacy? The Roman Catholic Church?—Certainly it is not the Roman Catholic Church alone, for that Church alone did not make the history of the papacy during the 1260 years of its domination in Europe. Nor could there be anywhere an image of a mere church. The Catholic Church itself is in this country, where the “Image” of the “Beast” is to be formed. But that Church is not a part of the Image. The essential feature of the papacy is in the Image; it must be there; yet the Catholic Church itself is not in the Image.

The papacy—the “Beast” of the prophecy in question—is the union of the Roman Catholic Church with the State. How different the history of Europe would have been if that Church had never been united with the State!

The “Image of the Beast” in this country must likewise be a union of Church and State, the Church in this case being not the Church of Rome, but the Protestant bodies which are dominant here.

You cannot, therefore, tell people about the Beast and his Image without telling people about the union of Church and State, explaining its evils, and pointing to a present movement toward such a union in this country. You cannot give the Third Angel's Message without telling people about the Beast and his Image; and therefore, you cannot give the Third Angel's Message without telling the people about the union of Church and State.

Are you doing this? Are you setting before the people the truth about the union of Church and State—explaining its subtle nature and antagonism to the gospel, and pointing to the fact that a movement to consummate such a union in this country has long been in progress, and is showing itself in every part of the land to-day? Do you know enough about this movement to be able to do this properly?

Are you giving the Third Angel's Message?

— Note these words: “The peculiar work of the third angel has not been seen in its importance. God meant that His people should be far in advance of the position which they occupy to-day. But now, when the time has come for them to spring into action, they have the preparation to make. When the National Reformers began to urge measures to restrict religious liberty, our leading men should have been alive to the situation, and should have labored earnestly to counteract these efforts. It is not in the order of God that light has been kept from our people—the very present truth which they needed for this time. “Not all our ministers who are giving the Third Angel's Message really understand what constitutes that message. [Italics ours.] The National Reform movement has been regarded by some as of so little importance that they have not thought it necessary to give much attention to it, and have even felt that in so doing they would be giving time to questions distinct from the Third Angel's Message. May the Lord forgive our brethren for thus interpreting the very message for this time.”—“Testimony for the Church,” No. 33, pages 242, 243.

Does this mean you? Have you been thinking you were giving the Third Angel's Message when in reality you do not “really understand what constitutes that message”? If you do not understand this, is it not high time you were finding out what this message really is?

You are talking about advance moves in the work. But listen: “God meant that His people should be far in advance of the position which they occupy to-day.” “We are years behind.” And why are

we now so far behind?—Because “not all our ministers [and others] who are giving the Third Angel's Message really understand what constitutes that message.” You are looking for the outpouring of the latter rain. But “if our people continue in the listless attitude in which they have been, God cannot pour upon them His Spirit.”—Id., page 242. Certainly God will not pour out His Spirit under the work of the Third Angel's Message while a great number of those who profess to be giving it have not really found out what the message is.

Shall we not all arouse and find out what constitutes the Third Angel's Message, and then bestir ourselves to catch up with the work God would have us do, in the way that He would have us do it?

L. A. S.

Intemperance and the Loss of the Islander

INQUIRY into the loss of the steamship “Islander,” recently wrecked in the North Pacific, proves that both the captain and the pilot were intoxicated. This calls to our mind a statement made by Sister White at the last General Conference, that by reason of the increasing prevalence of the use of strong drink, the time would soon come when traveling would be a hazardous undertaking.

In the Question Chair.

[Designed for the consideration of such questions as will be of interest and profit to the general reader. All correspondents should give their names and correct post-office address, that queries not replied to here may be answered by mail.]

834.— ADDING TO THE TITHE.

Is it a part of the tithing system to-day, in paying borrowed tithe, to add twenty per cent, or one fifth? Please give references for the ancient custom.

C. H., Battle Creek, Mich.

ANSWER.—We know of no such requirement connected with the tithe as a part of the system. We read of a fifth part, or twenty per cent, being added to the obligations of certain ones on certain conditions. Lev. 5:16; 6:5. But the first was when a soul had committed a trespass in the holy things, through ignorance, or unwittingly, and wished to make amends. He “shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest.” The second is when one had wronged another in a trust or things taken by violence, and had deceived him by swearing falsely: he was to restore the principal of that about which he had sworn falsely, and add a fifth part thereto, and give it unto the one to whom it appertained. By borrowing from the tithe, we suppose to be meant making use of a portion of that which belongs to the tithe fund before it is paid over into the hands of the Church. Such should naturally have a desire to make it up, or pay it back, at the earliest opportunity: and they should do so. But we do not know of any custom or obligation in this case to add twenty per cent thereto.

835.— THE LAW OF CHRIST.

In Gal. 6:2 Paul speaks of “the law of Christ.” Will you please inform us, through the REVIEW, (1) what constitutes the law of Christ; (2) when it was given, and where it can be found? A. J. F.

ANS.—We are told what will fulfill it. “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” That law enjoins upon us to bear one another’s burdens. If we look for a formal promulgation of that law, it will probably be found in the “new commandment” which Christ gave His disciples, as expressed by the apostle John: “Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in Him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.” 1 John 2:7, 8. Connect this with verse 11 of chapter 3: “For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” Love, Paul says, in a broader sense, is the fulfilling of the law. Rom. 13:10. It may be expressed again in the language of the golden rule: “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Matt. 7:12. This is the law of Christ, which we are to fulfill, or carry out, in our lives.

Editorial Notes.

By L. A. S.

THE sunset of time will be a glorious sight viewed from the mount of Christian consecration.

IF you are a Christian, there is something in your countenance which indicates the fact to those you meet.

THE disposition on the part of some to say, “My Lord delayeth His coming,” is one of the very last signs of Christ’s appearing.

WHAT about that talent God has intrusted you with, that you have buried away in a napkin? When are you going to bring it to the light, and make use of it in the Master’s service?

IT is in heaven that the one hundred and forty-four thousand will sing the “song of Moses and the Lamb,” but they will have learned the song before they leave the scene of their earthly conflicts.

THE most valuable education is that which, though it confers no diploma, bestows upon the student the far more valuable gift of eternal life; which education is to know God, as revealed in the gospel of His Son.

THE agencies of the earth’s destruction are already prepared, and the only reason why the earth continues on as before is that the “four winds” are being held back by four mighty angels. All that is necessary to bring the final storm is that the four angels simply let loose — cease to hold back — the four winds. They are holding on to the winds in order that we may have time to let loose from the world.

WHEN submarine boats first made a bid for recognition as of value in naval conflicts, they were scoffed at and “turned down” by government officials here and in Europe. Now, however, after one of these vessels has succeeded in entering a military harbor in France, affixing a torpedo to a battle-ship, and departing again entirely unobserved, a change has come over the sentiments of the Powers, and we find England giving an order for five, while France already has a considerable number completed. But if vessels of this class are good for anything, they are good to sink battle-ships; hence when the great naval Powers decide to invest in them, it means that these Powers are losing confidence in the great ironclads of their seemingly formidable navies, upon the building of which they have squandered such fabulous sums. L. A. S.

THE STRENUOUS LIFE.

By L. A. S.

It is generally admitted that the life of a successful business man must be a strenuous one. The person who would win success in this world must be earnest, energetic, courageous, and persevering. He must meet and conquer difficulties. There must be no settling down in ease and drifting with the tide. He must not depend upon some good fortune that he hopes may come to-morrow or next year, or expect some power to bear him on toward prosperity independently of his own endeavors. He must expect to pass through critical periods, and at such times he must persevere and not lose hope when everything looks dark. He must be willing to fight battles and endure disappointment, with a firm confidence that success will be the ultimate reward of his faithfulness.

It is ordained, and properly so, that success in life must be attained in this way; and there is something in the healthy, unperverted nature that responds to this fact. It is the way in which the man of energy and courage prefers to win success. Ask President Roosevelt, who has had much to say about the strenuous life, if he would prefer that the successful life should needs be less strenuous than is now the case, and he would promptly answer in the negative. The strenuous life is the best life, and the only life that could be rewarded with full success without perverting the foundation principles of right, and hopelessly demoralizing human character. The strenuous life is the life that is chosen and glorified in by all right-thinking and right-seeing men.

But how about the Christian life? Must this also be strenuous? Is success in this conditioned upon the same exercise of energy, courage, and perseverance? Ah, here men have assumed to find an exception to the general rule. One need not make the Christian life so strenuous as the earthly, business life, we are told. The new theology assures us that religious affairs are governed by the law of evolution, which is slowly but surely lifting the world up to a higher level of existence. Man is being carried on to his ultimate destiny by this slow but resistless current,—so slow that the lapse of ages may be required for the accomplishment of any radical change in the process of development toward a higher life. He has eons of time before him in which to change his evil character into a good one; hence he has no occasion for haste or to feel at any time that he has reached a crisis when much depends upon the outcome of a week, or a day, or of a single hour. Thus, according to the current theology of the day, success in the Christian life is not at all dependent on the conditions and circumstances which make life a success or a failure in the secular world.

But what saith the Scripture on this subject? and what is said by the experience of those who have been eminent in the service of God? These assure us that the Christian life is pre-eminently the strenuous life; that it is a life of conflicts, calling for the constant exercise of energy, courage, and perseverance; a life in which the way is at times dark and perilous, requiring on the part of the traveler the exercise of implicit faith in God; and in which must come some critical occasions when destiny hangs upon the decisions of an hour. In the Christian life we must “strive to enter in at the strait gate,” where, we are told, many “will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.” Luke 13:24. We must seek the Lord “while He may be found,” and call upon Him “while He is near.” Isa. 55:6. We must not delay; but, “To-day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your heart.” Ps. 95:7. We must “exhort one another daily, while it is called To-day.” Heb. 3:13. We must take heed to ourselves and “watch and pray” (Mark 13:33) lest we be surprised by the coming of the day of the Lord, which is to come upon the world “like a thief in the night.” 1 Thess. 5:2; 2 Peter 3:10; Rev. 16:15. There is a “time of Jacob’s trouble” to be experienced (Jer. 30:7), when, like Jacob, the Christian must wrestle alone with God, and perseveringly cling to Him in faith, or be overwhelmed with despair. There are sharp conflicts to be fought, where the Christian must lay hold upon the Omnipotent by faith and prayer, and be able to say at the conclusion of the battle, “I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.” Gen. 32:30. The Christian must continually “fight the good fight of faith” (1 Tim. 6:12), and “endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” 2 Tim. 2:3. And these scriptures are fulfilled in the experience of all who are “crucified with Christ” (Gal. 2:20), and who exemplify His life on the earth.

The teaching of the new theology, with its doctrine of salvation by evolution, is a lie. Almost the whole world are accepting it as truth, but it is a lie nevertheless. In Christianity, as in secular affairs, it is the strenuous life alone that brings success. Anything less than this will result in failure, and failure in the Christian life means a failure that is eternal. Why will not men be willing to struggle for success in that which determines their destiny, as they struggle for success in merely temporal affairs? Why will they depend upon the miserable doctrine of evolution, which they would not for a moment allow to shape their business affairs, to solve the awful question of their eternal happiness or their perdition? Professing themselves to be wise, men have become fools, and by their folly will stand convicted and without excuse in the day of God.

L. A. S.

THE SKODSBORG SANATORIUM.

By W. B. Holden

It was my privilege, in company with Dr. A. B. Olsen, to spend the last week in July at the Skodsborg Sanatorium. Nature has most wonderfully endowed this place with all the necessities for an ideal location of a sanatorium. The sanatorium is situated on the main coast road leading north from Copenhagen, which is much traveled by the wealthiest and most influential people, not only of Denmark, but of many of the European royal families as they visit the king. This drive has the reputation of being one of the most beautiful seashore drives in the world. The government forest situated along the coast is one of the finest beech forests to be seen, containing twenty or twenty-five square miles, mostly of beech, but is also interspersed with different kinds of evergreens, etc. It has beautiful drives and walks, and affords a most delightful place for the patients to spend part of their time.

The first remark we heard as we entered the sanatorium was, “We have no room for you.” This very emphatically impressed us with the prosperity of the Skodsborg Sanatorium. We were informed that since the middle of last January practically every room has been occupied or engaged. At present there are about eighty patients at the institution, and about twenty others are coming for treatment daily. Drs. Ottosen and Mortensen, with a force of willing, able workers, are exceedingly busy with their patients. The facilities in the sanatorium for treatment of disease are complete in every respect. Besides the usual appliances, they have a fine opportunity for sea baths, the beach being situated only a few yards from the buildings, and also arrangements for taking sun baths, which are very popular in Europe.

The patients at the sanatorium are among the most influential of the Scandinavian countries, including senators, noblemen, wealthy business men, etc., and the institution is well supported by the medical profession of Copenhagen. Dr. Larsen, a physician employed by the government, is taking a special interest. Vegetarianism and the principles of the institution and not looked upon as fads, but as practical and sensible. The patronage of the institution during the past year has been steadily increasing. At present patients are obliged to wait until rooms are vacated before they can be accommodated. It is a question of only a short time when larger facilities must be provided to meet the demand. Dr. Ottosen and his associates already feel the necessity of immediate plans for larger buildings. At present there are three brick buildings, one large portable summer house of ten rooms, two temporary buildings used for dining rooms and gymnasium, and three tents, and they are proving inadequate. I shall long remember the stay at the Skodsborg Sanatorium as among the most pleasant and profitable of my life.

W. B. HOLDEN, M. D.

ALABAMA CAMP-MEETING.

By R. M. Kilgore

This meeting was held at Anniston, September 20-30. There were but few of our people present. The attendance from without was good, and the interest was such that after-meetings were planned, and the tent still stands, and the work continues with a good corps of laborers.

The laborers during the camp-meeting were Profs. J. E. Tenney and B. E. Nicola, Brother A. F. Harrison, the local workers, and the writer. Sister Nellie Patchen, assisted by C. J. Dart, conducted the children's meetings.

The Conference was organized with two hundred members. The departments were placed in charge of those who were already in the employ of the Southern Union Conference, so no additional helpers were engaged for the present. In all the departments it was decided to adhere strictly to the cash system. The plan of asking the members to deposit with their church treasurer in advance of their orders for periodicals and other supplies, and the churches to deposit with the State Treasurer, who can then keep a deposit with the publishing houses, was adopted, and met with general favor. If this is carried out, the members, the churches, the States, and publishing houses will “owe no man anything.”

This young Conference, as well as the others that were recently organized, entered upon its work with full purpose to make the most of the facilities at hand, and push the battle to the gate. Elder W. L. McNeely was elected President of the Conference, with his office at Birmingham. He has the full confidence and support of all the workers and members in the State.

This completes the organization of the Southern States into Conferences, making eight in all. The distribution of the responsibilities attending the work in these States among so many, is as it should be. It was according to the plain instruction given by the Lord. There was wisdom in doing this, and good results are already seen. God is blessing those who are taking up the burdens in these fields. The members and churches are rallying around these men, and will sustain them. All, with willing hearts and minds, enter upon the work in their respective fields, making an aggressive movement against our common enemy.

We are happy to be again associated with the workers and people of the Southern field. We rejoice in the great change in the condition of things since our first entrance upon the work in the South, twenty-four years ago. The Lord has wrought, and His name is to be praised. R. M. KILGORE.

“TILL HE COME.”

BRETHREN, wake! the Morning Star, Bright herald of the dawn, Reminds us, from those realms afar, Of Jesus — “till He come.”

Brethren, rise! yon golden cloud Spread forth to meet the sun, Join in an anthem, long and loud, Praise Jesus — “till He come.”

Brethren, work! the field is large; Gather the harvest home; Go, sow and reap: that is the charge Of Jesus — “till He come.”

Brethren, haste! the time is short, The work not nearly done; The heathen dark must still be taught Of Jesus — “till He come.”

Brethren, pray! for only so Can precious souls be won; To Jesus every moment go, To Jesus — “till He come.”

Brethren, come! the table’s spread, Jesus would have us one; Drink of the wine, and break the bread, In memory — “till He come.”

Brethren, wait! not long will He Be absent from His own; His waiting bride may weary be, Yet, patience! — “till He come.”

Brethren, hark! Catch ye the sound Of trumpets’ distant tones? Brethren, watch! that ye be found Ready, when Jesus comes.

— Selected.

SOUTH LANCASTER ACADEMY.

By Frederick Griggs

SOUTH LANCASTER ACADEMY began its twentieth year's work, September 18, under encouraging circumstances. The attendance was larger than it was last year; indeed, two weeks after the school opened, it was larger than in midwinter last year. Not only is the attendance good, but the class of students is an excellent one. They are more advanced in years than those of last year and the year before, and the great majority are here for the purpose of preparing for the work of the Lord. Several are of advanced years, and their experience in the truth and work is such as to make a short course of training in the school of great benefit to them. The fact that we have this older and earnest class of students who are preparing for the work is a matter of great encouragement to the managers of the school, and to all our people in the Eastern Union Conference. This school is not established to give simply an ordinary education, but rather for the direct preparation of workers to carry the Third Angel's Message to the world.

Our industrial work is progressing. We have put in a little canning plant at small expense, and are expecting to be able another year to do some canning. We have received about four hundred dollars on the industrial fund in response to our call. This is not nearly enough to pay for the purchase of the stock of broom corn, which amounts to about a thousand dollars, but through the kindness of some of our brethren and sisters who have assisted us to do so, we are enabled to make this purchase. There is, as can be seen, six or seven hundred dollars yet to be raised fully to meet the expense in purchasing the stock of corn. Accordingly donations for this work will be just as thankfully received as they have been in the past. We wish to thank our brethren and sisters for the hearty response to our call. The amounts received on the industrial fund have not been large, but they have been quite numerous. One sister sent us a sewing machine to assist in opening up the industrial work for the young ladies. In one way or another a goodly proportion of our students are now working their way to quite an extent. We are glad that this is so; for we believe manual labor to be an exceedingly important part of a student's education.

We trust that our brethren and sisters in the Eastern Union Conference will ever bear the school in mind in their prayers, and will also endeavor to send to the school such as ought to attend. Our churches should never overlook this important work. A little help given at the right time by a church to some worthy young person might be the means of eventually putting a worker into the field who might lead many souls to Christ.

FREDERICK GRIGGS.

COLORADO CAMP-MEETING.

By C. McREYNOLDS

This meeting convened at the appointed time, August 28. The camp was well located in a good part of the city of Denver, where we could have easy access to the people, and as a result large crowds came. This was especially so at night. The attendance of our own people was not as large as was expected, although five hundred or more camped on the ground, while many living in the city attended from home. The Conference Committee had made special effort to arrange things in a commendable manner. The large pavilion was seated with chairs, which was much appreciated and commended by the people. The message was given for the most part with much power. This was especially true of the lessons given by Professor Prescott, who was with us nearly a week. The labors of Elder W. A. Spicer were also much appreciated and very effective, especially with the young people. Many young men and women will date their first start for the kingdom and their deliverance from the bondage of sin into light and liberty, from the Denver camp-meeting and the personal labor of Brother Spicer. Besides those named, other laborers present who participated in the preaching and instruction were Elder H. Shultz, Dr. Paulson, Dr. Kellogg one hour only, and the ministry of the Conference.

The Conference business was conducted during the camp-meeting, and resulted in the re-election of Elder G. F. Watson as President of the Conference, and but few changes were made on the committee. Steps were taken in this, as well as all other Conferences of the Southwestern Union Conference, to reorganize and unify all lines of the work. One of the officials of the Boulder Sanitarium, Elder F. M. Wilcox, was placed on the Conference Committee. The tract society was made a department of the Conference, and one of the best of their ordained ministers made State Agent, and placed on the Conference Committee. The Sabbath-school work was also made a department of the Conference, and represented on the committee. These changes were made with much unanimity, and will prove a blessing to the work in the State. The finances of the Conference were in good shape. A strong effort had been made the past year to pay up old debts, and excellent progress was seen as a result. If all are faithful, it will be but a short time till those old debts will be wiped out. Reports showed increase of tithes and offerings in almost all lines. Special effort was made to revive the old-time missionary spirit and work, and a good number seemed much stirred, and prepared to go to work at once.

The meetings were continued after the camp-meeting closed, and a week later much interest was manifested, and good results are expected.

C. McREYNOLDS,

PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH.

By O. C. Godsmark; Mrs. O. C. Godsmark

Since our last report, the work here has been steadily advancing. A general spirit of consecration, hope, and courage has been coming in, which always results in progress.

We have now secured the lease of a brick church-building with stone foundation, thirty by sixty-five feet, having two Sabbath-school rooms, besides an entry and a good-sized chapel. The house, being substantially built and centrally located near the principal car lines of the city, is a very desirable property. We are rapidly making the necessary repairs, and hope soon to have it in readiness for a regular course of meetings. Our people are gladly sacrificing to the fullest extent to make it a suitable place in which to present the precious truths for these times.

We believe the Lord would be pleased to have us own this property, and so establish the message in this part of the needy South upon a substantial basis. While we have done all that we can to secure this place, yet we lack six hundred dollars of placing the business in such a shape as to make it possible for us to go on and pay for it as best we can. This amount would place it beyond danger of loss, and secure to the Lord's cause a suitable place in which to present this message of warning to the city of Louisville.

Offers of help have already come in from some of the friends of the Southern work living in the North, and we believe there are many whose hearts the Lord has stirred with the appeals from His servant for this long-neglected field, who will send us of their means, be the amount ever so small, to assist in the work here. Any amount for this purpose, sent to the writer, will be applied as requested.

Mrs. Godsmark is meeting with most encouraging success in her Bible work. The people are anxious to hear the truth, and we can use almost any amount of our publications, either English or German. Don't let the REVIEW, Signs, Instructor, Good Health, or any of our periodicals lie around and go to waste. No matter how old, they contain the very truths for which the people all around us are starving. Let a company collect all their papers and barrel or box them up together and send them along, being sure to prepay the freight or express, and we will see that they reach the people.

Elder and Sister Barry, from Nashville, are here in the city looking after the interests of the cause among the colored members, and are doing a most excellent work. We are thankful for their services, and know the Lord is blessing their efforts.

The work is onward, and we are of good courage. Come and assist us with your means and publications to establish a strong church here that shall be a light to this portion of our Master's vineyard. As soon as we can get things in a more settled condition, we expect to get out and try to build up the few scattering companies in this part of the State, and so bring the work up generally in this long-neglected field.

DR. AND MRS. O. C. GODSMARK.

2005 Magazine St., Louisville, Ky.

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