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Review and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 3.

A Special Issue of* THE WATCHMAN
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A Review of the Religious Liberty Work for 1907, and the Outlook for 1908

It seems fitting, as we are standing upon the threshold of another year, to pause and take a retrospective view of our experiences in this important branch of the Lord's work during the past year, and consider its present aspects, and the outlook for the future.
As in other lines of our work, the past year has been one of special interest and activity in the religious liberty work. We trust that all will be interested and blessed in the following study.
1. What relation has the question of religious liberty to the third angel's message?
Answer.— We have but to study the third angel's message itself, as recorded in Rev. 14:9-12, and note other scriptures directly relating to it, such as that recorded in Rev. 13:8, 11-18, to see that the questions of free worship and of forced worship are inseparably connected with this message, and are a vital part of it.
2. Read the two scriptures referred to.
3. Since the Bible teaches that apostate Protestantism in the New World is to form an image to the beast and enforce its mark under severe penalties, and that there is to be a revival of the spirit of religious intolerance and persecution throughout the world in these last days, why spend time and means in opposing these things?
UNITED STATES CAPITOL, FRONT VIEW
UNITED STATES CAPITOL, FRONT VIEW
Ans.— "God has revealed what is to take place in the last days, that his people may be prepared to stand against the tempest of opposition and wrath. Those who have been warned of the events before them are not to sit in calm expectation of the coming storm, comforting themselves that the Lord will shelter his faithful ones in the day of trouble. We are to be as men waiting for their Lord, not in idle expectancy, but in earnest work, with unwavering faith. It is not time now to allow our minds to be engrossed with things of minor importance. While men are sleeping, Satan is actively arranging matters so that the Lord's people may not have mercy or justice. The Sunday movement is now making its way in darkness. The leaders are concealing the true issue, and many who unite in the movement do not themselves see whither the undercurrent is tending. Its professions are mild, and apparently Christian; but when it shall speak, it will reveal the spirit of the dragon. It is our duty to do all in our power to avert the threatened danger. We should endeavor to disarm prejudice by placing ourselves in a proper light before the people. We should bring before them the real question at issue, thus interposing the most effectual protest against measures to restrict liberty of conscience. We should search the Scriptures, and be able to give the reason for our faith."—"Testimonies for the Church," Vol. V, page 452.
4. When the Blair Sunday Rest bills were being introduced into Congress about twenty years ago, what word came to us?
Ans.— "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. 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."—Id., Vol. V, pages 714, 715.
5. In consequence of a lull in our religious liberty work a few years ago, what did the National Reformers say?
Ans.— At the annual convention of the National Reform Association, held at Allegheny, Pa., Dec. 7, 8, 1905, one of the speakers said: "Where are our enemies to-day? Where is the Secular League that threatened to undermine our very existence? Where is the Seventh-day Journalism that fought us so vigorously?—They are all disorganized and silent. They have come to naught. This is evidence that we are organized and founded in our principles upon the divine plan, and that God is with us and against them."
6. To what crisis will the people of God finally be brought?
Ans.— "As the Sabbath has become the special point of controversy throughout Christendom, and religious and secular authorities have combined to enforce the observance of the Sunday, the persistent refusal of a small minority to yield to the popular demand, will make them objects of universal execration. It will be urged that the few who stand in opposition to an institution of the church and a law of the state, ought not to be tolerated; that it is better for them to suffer than for whole nations to be thrown into confusion and lawlessness. The same argument eighteen hundred years ago was brought against Christ by the ‘rulers of the people.’ It is expedient for us,’ said the wily Caiaphas, ‘that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.’ This argument will appear conclusive; and a decree will finally be issued against those who hallow the Sabbath of the fourth commandment, denouncing them as deserving of the severest punishment, and giving the people liberty, after a certain time, to put them to death. Romanism in the Old World, and apostate Protestantism in the New, will pursue a similar course toward those who honor all the divine precepts."—"Great Controversy," page 615.
"I saw the saints leaving the cities and villages, and associating together in companies, and living in the most solitary places. Angels provided them food and water, while the wicked were suffering from hunger and thirst. Then I saw the leading men of earth consulting together, and Satan and his angels busy around them. I saw a writing, copies of which were scattered in different parts of the land, giving orders that unless the saints should yield their peculiar faith, give up the Sabbath, and observe the first day of the week, the people were at liberty, after a certain time, to put them to death."—"Early Writings," page 123.
"The decree which is to go forth against the people of God will be very similar to that issued by Ahasuerus against the Jews in the time of Esther.
"The Protestant world to-day see in the little company keeping the Sabbath a Mordecai in the gate. His character and conduct, expressing reverence for the law of God, are a constant rebuke to those who have cast off the fear of the Lord, and are trampling upon his Sabbath; the unwelcome intruder must by some means be put out of the way."—"Testimonies for the Church," Vol. V, page 450.
7. What are some of the evidences that we are nearing this crisis?
Ans.— The widespread agitation over the Sabbath question, the almost universal demand for Sunday enforcement, and the federation of various bodies, both civil and religious, both Protestant and Catholic, with a view to controlling legislative assemblies and shaping legislation to desired ends.
8. Mention some of the things which have taken place recently in the line of Sunday legislation.
Ans.— Seven Sunday bills were introduced into the Fifty-ninth Congress, the measure for the Sunday-closing of the Jamestown Exposition passing. Three have already been introduced into the present, or Sixtieth, Congress. Canada passed a stringent Sunday law about a year ago; the State of Idaho also passed a Sunday law last winter, leaving California only, of all the States in the Union, without a Sunday law; and a most desperate effort was made to bring that State into line in this respect during the last session of its legislature. This attempt, however, through the earnest efforts of our people and the good providence of God, was defeated. France has passed a one-day-in-seven Sunday-rest law, and the advocates of Sunday legislation have made some headway in securing a legal recognition of Sunday in such countries as China and Japan. A Sunday bill has been introduced into the legislature of Oklahoma, the latest State to come into the Union. Protestants and Catholics have united in Washington, D. C., in an effort to uphold the Sunday institution, and the friends of Sunday enforcement throughout the country are rallying their forces in a determined effort to secure from Congress the passage of a Sunday law for the District of Columbia, during the present session. Even the old Maryland Sunday law of 1723, once incorporated by Congress as a part of the laws of the District of Columbia, has been dug up, and a test case started over it, to see if it is enforceable in the District. All over the country there has been a general uprising for Sunday enforcement, as witnessed in the campaigns inaugurated recently in such large cities as Chicago, New York, Kansas City, and Topeka. Prominent judges and governors of various States are becoming the active champions of National Reform principles.
9. What are we doing to stem the rising tide of opposition, and enlighten the people in regard to the evils of religious legislation and the momentous issues involved in this question?
Ans.— As far as possible, we have endeavored to encourage our people to meet these issues whenever and wherever they have arisen, by interviewing the people, writing articles for the press, circulating literature and petitions, writing letters to prominent men, holding public meetings, and praying the Lord to hold the elements while the work was being done. As a result, many millions of pages of religious liberty literature have been distributed throughout the land during the last few years; hundreds of thousands of signatures have been secured to petitions against religious legislation; our religious liberty magazine, Liberty, is having the largest circulation any journal of this character we have published has ever had; a large share of the legislators of the country, both State and national, are receiving this publication regularly; mass meetings have been held in prominent cities, such as Washington, Boston, Willimantic, Grand Rapids, Kansas City, Topeka, and other places; hearings have been secured, movements looking toward religious oppression have been held in check, and Sunday bills defeated. And yet we feel that we are not doing a tenth of what we ought to be doing, and what must be done.
This first day of February is the day set apart by the General Conference for the annual contribution to the General Religious Liberty Department.
Among some of the expenses which have to be borne by the Department are the following:— Office expenses; namely, stationery, postage, etc.; supplying the members of Congress annually with four hundred and ninety-two subscriptions for Liberty, besides furnishing as many more to other prominent officials throughout the country; assisting in supplying literature when special campaigns are going on in different localities in opposing Sunday-closing crusades; furnishing thousands of pages of literature for distribution at such places as the Jamestown Exposition; and in addition to the foregoing, the printing of an enormous number of petition blanks, as well as the document sent out with the petition blanks, showing the dangers of the proposed religious legislation. At present we are engaged in a campaign here in Washington which will require one hundred thousand copies of special tracts, which are prepared for the purpose of being placed in every home in the District of Columbia. During the past year the chairman of the Bureau has attended meetings in the interests of the religious liberty work, in a large number of States.
The outlook for the ensuing year indicates still greater demands upon the General Conference Religious Liberty Department. The tide of religious legislation is rolling in from every direction. Now is our opportunity to enlighten the people before the crisis overtakes us.
We urge that every one do his best to make this religious liberty offering proportionate in amount to the great needs of the hour, in order that the people may be enlightened concerning the dangers that threaten freedom of conscience, thus holding in check the persecution which will ultimately overtake God's remnant people.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY BUREAU: K. C. RUSSELL, Chairman; W. A. COLCORD, Secretary.

Christian Liberty

Reports, Notes, and Comments Pertaining to the Current History of the Rights of Conscience

Conducted by the Religious Liberty Bureau
K. C. RUSSELL — Chairman
W. A. COLCORD — Secretary

Religious Liberty Service for Sabbath, February 1

Program

SONG: “Religious Liberty,” by Ethna Mercedes Heeber. (See below.)
Tune: “America.”
PRAYER.
SONG: “Hymns and Tunes,” No. 1379.
READING OF ARTICLE: “A Review of the Religious Liberty Work for 1907, and the Outlook for 1908.”
COLLECTION for the General Religious Liberty Work.
CLOSING SONG: “Hymns and Tunes,” No. 1397.

Religious Liberty

O LAND of conscience, free! Religious liberty Hath been thy guide; Land where both church and state Are noblest separate; We pray our nation, great, In truth abide
“May just and righteous laws Uphold the public cause,” And right prevail; Let all who doubt thy Word By thy great love be stirred, And teach the truths they’ve heard, And wrong assail.
Let justice guard our right, And shield from dangerous might Of unjust law; Let legislation be For light and liberty; Let holy Sabbath, free, Stand without flaw.
Our father’s God, in thee Freedom and unity Be always found; Let conscience show to each What day and creed to preach, And thus thy blessings reach To all around.

Religious Liberty Notes

A decision will soon be rendered by the United States Supreme Court which will either sustain or disapprove the boycotting methods which are being so universally employed by the labor union organizations.
As the climax to an impassioned address, recently delivered by Judge Wallace in the Benton Boulevard Baptist Church, of Kansas City, Mo., on the enforcement of Sunday laws, he said: “I have twelve months and fifteen days more of office, and every hour and minute of it shall be devoted to this cause, so help me God!”
The following editorial, which appeared in the Bridgeton (N. J.) Evening News, of Dec. 21, 1907, shows the interest there is in that city on the Sabbath question: “Our correspondents and others will appreciate our position when we say that we have now on hand no less than fourteen letters pertaining to the Sabbath question, and this notwithstanding that we have published many on the subject. The abundance of letters received and the diversity of points from which they come, is an evidence of the deep and widespread interest in this question. During the holiday season we have been hindered to some extent in publishing them. We will do the best we can. No one can do more.”

The Morning Watch Calendar

By Editor

THE way the orders for the Morning Watch Prayer Calendar are pouring into our office at College View is very encouraging to those who are praying for a deepening of spiritual life among us. Not only the young people but all classes are asking for this daily reminder of devotional Bible study.
We are very sorry that there has been a delay in getting out the calendar. It will be mailed very shortly now, but we give herewith the page for January, that all may begin at once. The cost of the calendar is six cents, and should be ordered from the conference secretary of Missionary Volunteer work, or from the General Conference Missionary Volunteer Department at College View, Neb.

January

God's Love and the Sinner's Need

Read “Steps to Christ,” chapters “God’s Love for Man” and “The Sinner’s Need of Christ.”
“Immortal love, forever full, forever flowing free; Forever shared, forever whole, a never-ebbing sea.”

FULNESS OF GOD'S LOVE

CONSTANCY OF HIS LOVE

TENDERNESS OF HIS LOVE

GOD'S LOVE IN US

Fr. 17. Romans 5:5 Sa. 18. Philippians 1:9 Su. 19. 1 John 4:17-29 Mo. 20. John 14:23

OUR HELPLESSNESS

OUR HELPER

Mo. 27. Romans 5:8 Tu. 28. Acts 4:12 We. 29. 1 Peter 1:3-5 Th. 30. John 3:14, 15 Fr. 31. Isaiah 55:6, 7
SUBJECTS FOR SPECIAL PRAYER: Those for whose salvation you have a special burden. The young people of your church. Those who are persecuted for conscience’ sake. The Southern field.

Northern Illinois Conference

By Wm. COVERT

THE fifth annual session of the Northern Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is hereby appointed to be held Feb. 6-10, 1908, in Forty-sixth Street church, Chicago, Ill., for the purpose of electing conference officers for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the assembled delegates.
The officers to be elected are: a president, secretary, treasurer, missionary secretary, missionary field secretary, educational superintendent, Sabbath-school secretary, religious liberty secretary, an executive committee of seven members, and a board of education to consist of five members.
The delegates to the conference will consist of the executive committee, the accredited laborers of the conference as delegates at large, and delegates to be elected by the churches upon the basis of one delegate for each church, and one additional delegate for every fifteen members. The first meeting of this session is to be opened at 10:30, A. M., Thursday, Feb. 6, 1908.
Wm. COVERT, President.

Young People's Work

Conducted by the Young People's Missionary Volunteer Department of the General Conference
M. E. KERN,  -  -  -  Chairman
MATILDA ERICKSON,  -  -  -  Secretary

Missionary Volunteer Day

THE General Conference Committee has appointed Sabbath, March 7, as Missionary Volunteer Day, to be observed by all our churches. Let our church officers and Young People's Society leaders pray earnestly and plan definitely for this special effort in behalf of our young people's movement.
While it is difficult to get many of our young people to report work done, I am sure that every lover of this message will rejoice at the showing made in the following general summary of their work for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1907:—
Number of Societies 242
Membership 4,756
Members in State Societies 260
Missionary letters written 2,446
Missionary letters received 997
Missionary visits 5,662
Bible readings or cottage meetings 2,248
Subscriptions for periodicals 1,807
Papers sold 41,937
Papers mailed or given away 72,161
Books sold 6,719
Books loaned 2,163
Pages of tracts sold 12,536
Pages of tracts given away 254,496
Hours of Christian Help work 115,061
Persons given food and clothing 831
Offerings for home missions $ 633.08
Offerings for foreign missions 1,082.77
The full summary by conferences is given in the Instructor of January 28. The summer quarter is in some respects the poorest in the year. We can see from this report what our youth can do when fully aroused to action.
President Roosevelt says, “If you are going to do anything permanent for the average man, you have to begin before he is a man.” Let us with zeal and patience train our youth in lines of work they can do, thus keeping alive and active in their hearts the spirit of service, and prepare them for wider fields of usefulness.

Helps for Conventions

By Editor

INQUIRIES have been made for the best helps in preparing for elders' meetings, young people's conventions, and such general meetings where the young people's work is discussed. The best single work is the Report of the Sabbath-school and Young People's Convention. This report contains the papers read at the convention, touching every phase of the work. It can be obtained for ten cents from the Review and Herald Publishing Assn., Takoma Park, D. C., while the edition lasts.
We shall be glad to correspond with any who need help in preparing for convention work, and will send Testimonies relative to the work and such matter as we may have.

Prayer, the Key of Faith

“THE darkness of the evil one encloses those who neglect to pray. The whispered temptations of the enemy entice them to sin; and it is all because they do not make use of the privileges that God has given them in the divine appointment of prayer. Why should the sons and daughters of God be reluctant to pray, when prayer is the key in the hand of faith to unlock heaven’s storehouse, where are treasured the boundless resources of Omnipotence?”

Notice!

By W. D. Parkhurst; Gilbert J. Iles

THE fifth annual session of the Southern Illinois Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene at 2 P. M., in the hall used by the Seventh-day Adventist church, on North Water St., Decatur, Ill., Monday, Jan. 27, 1908, for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business pertaining to the interests and work of the Association as may properly come before this body.
W. D. PARKHURST, President, GILBERT J. ILES, Secretary.

Southern Illinois Conference

By W. D. Parkhurst

THE fifth annual session of the Southern Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in the hall used by the Seventh-day Adventist church, on North Water St., Decatur, Ill., Jan. 23-27, 1908, for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may be necessary. The first meeting will be held at 2 P. M., Thursday, Jan. 23, 1908.
All our churches should send a full delegation—one delegate for each organization, regardless of numbers, and one additional delegate for every fifteen members.
W. D. PARKHURST, President.

Annual Meeting of the Northern Illinois Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association

By Wm. Covert

THE Northern Illinois Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association will hold its next annual session at the Seventh-day Adventist church, Forty-sixth Street, in the city of Chicago, Ill., at 9:30 A. M., Monday, Feb. 10, 1908.
The legal business to be transacted at this meeting will be the election of three directors to act for a term of three years as members of the board of the Tri-City Sanitarium, of Moline, Ill.
The legal voters of this meeting will be the accredited delegates to the Northern Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, to be held at that time and place.
WM. COVERT, Chairman.

Indiana Medical Missionary Association Annual Meeting

By W. J. Stone; W. W. Worster

Notice!
THE annual meeting of the Indiana Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association will be held at Lafayette, Ind., in the church used by the Seventh-day Adventists on North Ninth St., at 10 A. M., Jan. 16, 1908, for the purpose of electing officers, and transacting such other business as may legally come before the Association.
W. J. Stone, President; W. W. Worster, Secretary.
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A charge of one dollar will be made for each insertion of forty words or less. Each additional word, initial, or group of figures, in excess of forty, will cost three cents.
No discount for several insertions.
For Sale.—Ripe olives of quality better than usual. Reliable distributors wanted. Instructions how to handle olives. Labels, etc., sent on application. Address W. S. Ritchie, Corona, Cal.
For Sale.—We will sell any cooker we make, at a discount of 25 per cent off list during the winter months only; so place your order at once, and get the best cooker made. Address Rapid Steam Cooker Co., Laura, Ohio.
Wanted.—By man and wife (Sabbathkeepers), the management of treatment rooms or small sanitarium in a city. Are nurses. Can give good treatments, and have business ability. Would purchase part interest in an established paying business. Address R. A. De Butte, Auburn, Ind.
Wanted.—An experienced girl for general housework, one who understands hygienic cooking. German girl who speaks German well preferred. Good wages; every home privilege. If necessary will defray traveling expenses out here. Address Mrs. Katherine Schloef, Cottage Grove, Ore.
Notice.—I have found a nice body of rich farming land in New Mexico. It is unoccupied and unsurveyed, but at a small cost can be surveyed. This is free government land, and will make excellent homes. Any one desiring information write, enclosing stamp for reply, to Prof. H. E. Giddings, Kenna, N. M.
For Sale.—Sanitarium cooking oil, pure and healthful; no odor; keeps indefinitely: 5-gal. can, $3.50; 10-gal. can, $7; crate of 4 or 8 one-gal. cans at 70 cents a gal.; ½-bbl. or bbl. lots at 60 cents a gal. We pay the freight on can lots to all points east of the Mississippi at the following rates: 5 gal., 80 cts. gal.; 10 gal., 75 cts. gal.; crate of 8 one-gal. cans, 80 cts. gal. Twenty-five cents extra on above to New England States; 90 cts. to Western States; and $1.90 to Gulf States. This is the original sanitarium cooking oil. Write for prices and freight rates on bbl. and ½-bbl. lots. Address Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Box 442, Louisville, Ky.

Notice !

By W. J. STONE; W. A. YOUNG

THE annual meeting of the Indiana Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in Lafayette, Ind., in the church used by the Seventh-day Adventists on North Ninth St., at 3 P. M., Jan. 16, 1908, for the purpose of electing officers, and transacting such other business as may legally come before the association.
W. J. STONE, President, W. A. YOUNG, Secretary.

Meeting of the Colorado Medical Missionary Association

By F. M. WILCOX

NOTICE is hereby given that the first meeting of the Colorado Medical Missionary Association will be held at Boulder, Colo., Jan. 28, 1908, at 4 P. M., for the purpose of filling expiring vacancies in the board of trustees, and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the meeting.
Article 6 of the Articles of Incorporation reads: “The members of this Association shall consist of the Executive Committee of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists, the Executive Committee of the Central Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists, the Executive Committee of the Colorado Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists, and the Board of Trustees of the Colorado Medical Missionary Association.”
By order of the Board of Trustees,
F. M. WILCOX, Secretary.

Pacific Union Conference Biennial Meeting

By H. W. COTTRELL; J. J. IRELAND

THE fourth biennial session of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Sanitarium, Cal., Jan. 17, 1908, and continue until the 25th, for the purpose of electing the officers and executive committee of the Pacific Union Conference for the ensuing biennial term, and transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Each local conference is entitled to one delegate in the sessions of the conference, without regard to numbers, and one additional delegate for every three hundred church-members.
The conference will be organized at 9:30 A. M., Sunday, Jan. 19, 1908.
H. W. COTTRELL, President; J. J. IRELAND, Secretary.

Annual Meeting of Illinois Conference Association of Seventh-Day Adventists

By Wm. Covert

THE Illinois Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists is hereby appointed to convene in annual session at 2 P. M., Friday, Feb. 7, 1908, at the Forty-sixth Street church of Seventh-day Adventists, in the city of Chicago, Ill. The legal voters of this association are the accredited delegates from the churches in the Northern Illinois Conference, the executive committee of the conference, and such other persons as may be delegates in attendance at the annual session of the Northern Illinois Conference to be convened at that time, for the purpose of electing a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, an auditor, and two councilmen to serve for the period of one year, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before delegates in annual session.
WM. COVERT, President.

Notice!

By C. N. WOODWARD

THE fourth biennial session of the Southwestern Union Conference will be held in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Keene, Tex., Feb. 4-11, 1908, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing two years, hearing reports from the officers and department secretaries, and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before that body. Each organized conference is entitled to the following representation: Besides its president, one delegate for each one hundred church-members in the conference. Each recognized denominational institution within its territory is entitled to one delegate, to be elected by its managing board. A full delegation is desired.
C. N. WOODWARD, Secretary.

Clothing for the Needy

MRS. MARIA KEELE, clerk of the Seventh-day Adventist church at Leach, Tenn. (Star Route), can use a considerable quantity of clothing among the needy. It should be sent prepaid. Clothing for both children and grown persons will be thankfully received.

Obituaries

By W. M. Healey; Theo. G. Lewis; T. Godfrey; U. S. Anderson; Lillian Lutz; Arthur W. Bartlett

HENDERSON.—Died at Santa Ana, Cal., Dec. 2, 1907, of quick consumption, Anna May Henderson, aged 34 years. Sister Henderson was baptized June 16, 1888, and labored twelve years in the Review Office, at Battle Creek, Mich. She died as she had lived—full of faith and confidence in God. Her life had been devoted to her parents, who are left to finish the journey childless, but not hopeless. W. M. HEALEY.
RAVEY.—Died at Newburg, Wis., Nov. 12, 1907, of lockjaw, the result of a gunshot wound, Andrew Ravey, aged 53 years, 9 months, and 13 days. He had been a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for a number of years, and was elder of the church near Royalton, Wis., at the time of his death. He leaves a wife, six sons, and five daughters to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, at the home of the deceased. THEO. G. LEWIS.
GALVIN.—Died at her home near Rummells, Iowa, of meningitis, Mrs. Bertha May Galvin, aged 24 years, 8 months, and 18 days. Last May Brother and Sister Galvin were baptized, and united with the Des Moines church. She died in the faith, with the blessed assurance of a part in the first resurrection. Her remains were taken to Woodburn, Iowa, where the funeral service was conducted. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Rev. 14:13. T. GODFREY.
TIBBETS.—Died at Tell City, Ind., Nov. 23, 1907, James O. Tibbets. He was born Jan. 19, 1852, and was a member of the Christian Church until 1899, when he accepted present truth under the labors of Elder J. S. Shrock, and became a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was the father of six children, five of whom still survive; also his wife, mother, and two sisters are left to mourn his death. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer to a large congregation. U. S. ANDERSON.
DAVIDSON.—Died at her home near Wapakoneta, Ohio, Nov. 18, 1907, of tuberculosis, Ada Maude Davidson, aged 23 years, 8 months, and fourteen days. When about thirteen years old, she was baptized by Elder E. J. Van Horn, and united with the Walnut Grove church, of which she was still a member at the time of her death. She was very patient and resigned to God's will. She leaves a father, mother, two sisters, one brother, and many friends to mourn their loss. We laid her to rest in Elm Grove Cemetery at St. Mary's, to await the call of the Life-giver. LILLIAN LUTZ.
JOHNSTON.—Died suddenly at her home in Boggstown, Ind., Nov. 25, 1907, of apoplexy, Sarah E. Carson Johnston. She was born in 1840, and became a charter member of the Seventh-day Adventist church at Boggstown in 1886. She was well known for her kindness of heart, and was in a Bible sense “given to hospitality.” We laid her to rest in the narrow chamber of the dead with the blessed hope of soon meeting her again in the first resurrection. A large number of relatives and friends gathered at the funeral in the church, where words of comfort were spoken by the writer. ARTHUR W. BARTLETT.

West African Mission Fund Contribution

The following letter received at the General Conference Office from Elder D. C. Babcock, of Sierra Leone, West Africa, shows that the true love of this message brings with it a glad willingness to share in all its burdens. He says: “After the general missionary meeting closed, we considered the $150,000 fund, and found that there remained only £1 9s. 4d. [$7.15] to make up the full quota for our membership. In less than five minutes this was made up. So that away over in West Africa we, too, can sing the jubilee. It was a time of rejoicing and thanksgiving. As our membership was twenty, our full quota would be just fifty dollars. Amount reported formerly, $14.06. Balance, $35.94. This amount we have on hand, so you may charge to this field $35.94, and credit same to West African Mission on the fund. I assure you it is very encouraging to us as workers, while we are pulling so hard to finish our church building, that our little company would undertake their part of the $150,000 fund. Most of it was raised by selling books and papers.”
ELDER F. C. GILBERT, superintendent of our Boston mission to the Jews, called at this Office with his wife last week on his way to the Pacific Coast in the interests of his mission work. Brother Gilbert gave an inspiring talk to the Takoma Park church Sabbath morning, and another at the young people’s meeting in the afternoon. Contributions of means to assist in providing a home of refuge and an industrial school for converted Jews were taken up at both these services.

Morning Watch Calendar and Instructor Rates

By Editor

WILL those who have ordered, or wish to order, the Morning Watch Calendar, issued by the Missionary Volunteer Department of the General Conference, please note that all orders for it should be sent to the Young People's Department, College View, Neb. Please read announcement on page 22 of this paper. This Office does not carry these Calendars in stock, and all orders sent us are forwarded to College View.
WE call attention to the new rate of $1 a year for the Instructor, beginning with Jan. 1, 1908. All subscriptions, both old and new, are now one dollar a year. In clubs, the rate is 65 cents a copy for clubs of five or more to one address. Less than five copies, $1 a year.

New Life and Health Rates

THE new rate for Life and Health is 75 cents a year, from this time on. The price of 25 to 500 copies of any one issue, to one address, is 4 cents a copy. Special rates on 500 to 1,000 copies, and also on 1,000 or more copies.
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