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Review and Herald, Vol. 87, No. 13.

Now Is the Time
Earlier text: Is There a Need of a German Training-School for Christian Workers?

More Books Soon

By L. A. Hansen

ORDERS are coming in for “Ministry of Healing,” to meet the needs of the relief campaign now under way. The Review and Herald Publishing Association reports that their stock has been exhausted, but that they are rushing through an edition of twenty thousand. They will do their best to supply the demand as soon as possible.
Let no one slacken efforts in the work. Spend some time in making preparation for a good canvass. There is no better way to do this than to read the book itself, becoming familiar with its contents, and being prepared to call attention to special points. A suggestive canvass will soon be ready.
L. A. HANSEN.

The Missionary and Publishing Work

By E. R. PALMER; N. Z. TOWN; A. J. S. BOURDEAU

Notes, Plans, Reports, Statistics, and Other Information Regarding Missionary Endeavor and the Circulation of Gospel Literature.
Conducted by the Missionary and Publishing Department of the General Conference.
E. R. PALMER — Secretary N. Z. TOWN — Assistant Secretary A. J. S. BOURDEAU — Missionary Secretary

Canvassers’ Summary for February, 1910

AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
Maine .... .... .... .... $54.50 $95.10
Northern New England 4 260 43 $201.50 6.00 116.35
Central New England 7 269 42 601.90 1003.10 893.80
Southern New England 1 4 8 35.75 454.25 66.90
New York 4 167 49 143.10 375.20 285.85
Western New York 3 98 20 55.20 392.50 347.27
Greater New York 1 40 20 39.75 740.85 389.40
Totals 20 838 182 1077.20 3026.40 2194.27
Atlantic Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
Maine .... .... .... .... $54.50 $95.10
Northern New England 4 260 43 $201.50 6.00 116.35
Central New England 7 269 42 601.90 1003.10 893.80
Southern New England 1 4 8 35.75 454.25 66.90
New York 4 167 49 143.10 375.20 285.85
Western New York 3 98 20 55.20 392.50 347.27
Greater New York 1 40 20 39.75 740.85 389.40
Totals 20 838 182 1077.20 3026.40 2194.27
Columbia Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
New Jersey 5 243 153 182.50 1044.75 78.00
Chesapeake 3 161 77 139.15 318.05 134.95
Eastern Pennsylvania 3 183 62 122.35 950.90 ....
West Pennsylvania 15 1227 396 1038.20 1255.70 117.80
Ohio 13 1358 754 1383.85 1526.50 492.80
Virginia 9 613 214 502.10 129.95 189.45
West Virginia 3 154 28 78.05 362.00 220.20
Totals 51 3939 1684 3446.20 5587.85 1243.20
Lake Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
Wisconsin 6 587 169 683.15 387.65 ....
Southern Illinois 11 578 174 470.60 684.15 228.40
Northern Illinois 3 305 86 199.35 178.75 25.50
Indiana 2 214 35 100.30 32.00 143.90
West Michigan .... .... .... .... .... ....
North Michigan 5 432 110 267.75 608.35 268.65
East Michigan 12 591 184 508.20 371.10 ....
Totals 39 2707 758 2229.35 2262.00 664.45
Canadian Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
Ontario 2 368 197 421.70 377.50 ....
Quebec 1 42 17 42.50 57.60 ....
Maritime .... .... .... .... .... ....
Newfoundland .... .... .... .... .... ....
Totals 3 410 214 464.20 435.10 ....
Southern Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
Tennessee River 7 407 186 366.60 522.90 192.85
Kentucky 6 475 210 305.25 179.90 ....
Alabama 6 420 104 212.10 407.65 36.50
Mississippi 9 906 459 1109.25 599.15 ....
Louisiana 4 432 121 191.85 695.95 387.05
Totals 32 2640 1080 2185.05 2405.55 616.40
Southeastern Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
Cumberland 4 246 55 97.45 357.40 198.60
North Carolina 6 549 233 373.55 473.25 224.10
South Carolina 11 630 152 252.00 418.40 867.50
Georgia 9 603 185 523.10 1232.15 1017.25
Florida 22 1556 .... 2715.15 223.40 3.10
Totals 52 3584 625 3961.25 2704.60 2310.55
Southwestern Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
Oklahoma 11 309 75 297.50 389.40 404.25
Arkansas 8 263 96 130.25 714.95 ....
Texas 13 1022 454 1501.85 315.50 ....
West Texas 2 132 18 69.75 77.25 ....
New Mexico 1 92 52 30.35 161.00 ....
South Texas Mission Field 2 88 54 174.00 .... ....
Totals 37 1906 749 2203.70 1658.10 404.25
Central Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
Kansas 7 518 79 617.75 366.85 ....
Nebraska 8 323 101 378.65 .... 182.10
Wyoming .... .... .... .... .... 55.00
North Missouri 2 43 11 36.75 364.45 445.65
Southern Missouri 2 62 53 69.50 161.40 ....
Colorado .... .... .... 69.00 .... 361.00
Western Colorado 4 141 50 179.05 167.13 ....
Totals 23 1087 294 1350.70 1059.83 1043.75
Northern Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
Minnesota .... .... .... .... .... ....
Iowa 4 350 122 395.50 215.50 200.00
North Dakota .... .... .... .... .... ....
South Dakota .... .... .... .... .... 55.50
Totals 4 350 122 395.50 215.50 255.50
Western Canadian Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
Manitoba .... .... .... .... .... ....
Alberta .... .... .... .... .... ....
Saskatchewan .... .... .... .... .... ....
British Columbia .... .... .... .... .... ....
Totals .... .... .... .... .... ....
Pacific Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
California-Nevada 1 50 40 $129.00 .... $763.12
Southern California 3 350 127 463.95 $554.05 ....
Arizona 1 .... .... 177.75 93.25 ....
Utah .... .... .... .... .... ....
Totals 5 355 167 770.70 647.30 763.12
North Pacific Union Conference
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
Western Washington .... .... .... .... 305.55 108.05
Western Oregon 3 26 14 78.00 .... 10.00
Upper Columbia 4 240 121 453.25 142.60 20.00
Southern Idaho .... .... .... .... 31.75 149.25
Montana 2 81 39 139.20 10.50 ....
Alaska .... .... .... .... .... ....
Totals 9 347 174 670.45 490.40 287.30
Foreign Union Conferences and Missions
AGTS. HRS. ORDERS VALUE 1910 VALUE 1909 VALUE 1908
British .... .... .... .... 4646.80 3326.00
Scandinavian 58 4472 3736 3236.01 5965.56 2316.40
East German (two months) 120 .... .... 6347.72 8311.10 8401.04
West German (two months) 166 .... .... 10618.00 8311.10 8401.04
Russian (two months) .... .... .... 1272.44 970.20 ....
Latin 12 2248 4160 762.48 185.40 301.42
South African 29 1230 469 2089.76 1394.17 ....
Australasian 65 3855 1222 4828.74 6455.18 5429.00
Mexican Mission 6 461 533 1047.25 327.17 157.10
West Indian 9 215 279 1120.50 .... ....
South American 20 432 .... 884.64 .... ....
Korean 1 .... .... 28.50 .... ....
Totals, North American union conferences $18754.30 $20492.63 $10261.29
Totals, foreign union conferences and mission fields 32236.04 28255.58 20205.11
Grand totals $50990.34 $48748.21 $30466.40

Comparative Summary

1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910
Jan. $14,000.00 $21,000.00 $26,325.50 $25,929.06 $40,677.06 $42,532.23
Feb. 10,000.00 15,000.00 26,369.61 30,466.40 48,748.21 50,990.34
March 12,000.00 18,000.00 36,253.65 36,390.09 52,703.65 ....
April 16,000.00 24,000.00 35,276.76 43,858.29 55,109.54 ....
May 24,000.00 37,000.00 51,097.51 67,455.44 82,971.94 ....
June 31,000.00 46,000.00 65,317.23 82,878.67 124,412.34 ....
July 35,000.00 52,218.04 75,691.57 120,973.89 95,445.21 ....
August 24,000.00 36,555.39 46,590.68 66,946.38 71,652.97 ....
Sept. 15,000.00 22,038.63 32,503.48 51,148.56 55,625.41 ....
Oct. 18,000.00 26,382.61 40,646.45 62,719.91 52,670.03 ....
Nov. 21,000.00 43,733.16 30,016.77 53,787.31 49,064.99 ....
Dec. 17,000.00 29,756.47 25,361.54 39,873.18 45,759.73 ....
Totals $237,000.00 $371,684.30 $491,450.75 $682,427.18 $775,741.08 ....

Notes on the Summary

By E. R. P.

WELCOME to Korea! This is the first report to our monthly summary from that interesting mission field.
Last month we had no report from Germany or Russia, hence the report in this summary for two months. Note also that the German Union Conference has been divided, and will appear hereafter as the East German and West German union conferences.
The Southeastern Union Conference, though one of the youngest and smallest in the sisterhood of union conferences in the United States, presents the largest report for the month of February. It would seem from the figures that a good per cent of the agents from the other conferences of that union conference have gone to Florida for their health. At any rate, the report from Florida shows a most remarkable growth.
As we look over the summary and compare the reports year by year, it is well to bear in mind what has been sacrificed by some of the union conferences during the past year, in sending their best men to be leaders in foreign fields. And yet the work moves onward, rising a little higher each year. It is one of the beautiful paradoxes of the gospel that we make progress in proportion to what we give. Although at times the home work seems to stagger when we send our best leaders abroad, yet somehow, under the Lord's direction, the reflex blessing from our gifts nerves our hands and cheers our hearts, and the work swings upward and onward with new force and power. We live by giving; we die by withholding. “It is good to see a man give until it hurts him, and then continue giving until it doesn’t hurt him.” E. R. P.

Current Mention

— The House of Representatives on March 23 passed a bill authorizing the raising of the remains of the battle-ship “Maine” in Havana harbor.
— An agreement was reached at Chicago on March 24 between the managers of the Western railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive firemen and engineers by which the great threatened strike has been averted.
— At a banquet held in Albany, N. Y., on March 19, attended by President Taft and Earl Grey, governor-general of Canada, both speakers made earnest pleas for unity among the nations of the Anglo-Saxon race to bring about world peace.
— During the year 1909 the United States government paid out in pensions to its soldiers $161,973,703. This is the largest amount paid in pensions since the close of the Civil War.
— Through the confessions of former Councilman J. F. Klein, of Pittsburg, Pa., sixty councilmen are now under accusation of receiving bribes for the passage of certain bills. About half of these have confessed on promise of suspended sentence, while the remainder are preparing to defend themselves.
— Strikers or strike sympathizers exploded dynamite under two cars of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Street-car Company on March 18. The strike seems still far from peaceable settlement. Arrangements are being entered into by the officials of the carmen’s union to start a new political party.
— The Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor has decided that it will be inopportune to call a State-wide strike to aid the Philadelphia street-car strikers.
— King Menelik on March 24 turned the government of Abyssinia over to the regent, with the approval of his principal chiefs. For some time the death of the aged ruler has been daily expected.
— The meeting between President Taft and Earl Grey, governor-general of Canada, in New York last week, is expected to result in such an arrangement of the tariff schedules of the two countries that the threatened tariff war will be averted.
— A rapidly moving train left the track in a narrow cut near Marshalltown, Iowa, on March 21, resulting in one of the most terrible wrecks on record. Forty-seven persons were either killed at once or died soon after of their injuries, while a score or more are more or less seriously injured.
— The volcano of Mount Etna, in Sicily, broke out in a fresh eruption on March 24, destroying one village, and causing great panic among the people. Help is being organized for the people of the devastated region. The spectacle caused by the eruption and the ruin resulting therefrom is said to be second only to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906.
— Expulsion of Jews from various cities in Russia has reached a magnitude never before attained. Previously those threatened with expulsion by local governors were able to get protection through the minister of the interior; but now orders for their expulsion from these cities come through the ministry of the interior, and there is no redress. Hundreds of families living in these cities are being forced out of the country.
— Acting upon the urgent request of the government of Liberia, the United States cruiser “Birmingham” has been ordered to proceed to Monrovia, Liberia. The Liberian government has represented to the State Department that it is powerless to hold in check a powerful people inhabiting the region of the Cabally River. These people are besieging certain towns in Liberia where there are considerable American missionary interests.
— The Chinese minister to Germany, who is about to relinquish his post, has just notified the world that China intends to follow the course of other great nations by introducing universal military service. He said: “If we make all the available men join the military, we have such an enormous population — some 400,000,000 — that we shall overshadow all other armed nations. The details of the plan have not been worked out, but we propose to make our young men soldiers, not only through drill, but by education. They must learn what a shame it is for the most ancient, and in population the greatest, nation on earth to be so weak.” China is awake; she is only looking around now for her military accouterments. That she did not begin to do so long ago is the wonder of the world. A hand seems to have been held upon her that she should not be ready too soon for the last act in this world’s history.
— The United States government is still instituting proceedings against the Great American Sugar Trust. It is understood that an effort is being made on the part of the government representatives to put the sugar trust out of corporate existence, because of the fact that it is controlling about ninety per cent of the sugar industry of the United States.
— Former Vice-president Charles W. Fairbanks arrived at New York on March 17, finishing his tour of the world. In speaking of the relations existing between the United States and Japan, Mr. Fairbanks strongly deprecated the idea of a coming conflict between the two nations, declaring that the good relations between the two countries were constantly being strengthened.
— The beef trust of the United States, embracing six great packing companies and twenty-one packers, was indicted by the grand jury of Hudson County, New Jersey, on February 25, charged with conspiracy in limiting the supply of meat and poultry. This offense is extraditable, which means that practically all the meat barons of this country must either successfully resist extradition or go to Jersey City for trial.
— A correspondent of the New York World declares that he is able to state on the highest authority that Japan has sent to its embassy at Washington definite proposals to be submitted to the State Department looking to an understanding between Japan and the United States, so that the two countries may together dominate the far East, maintaining the “open door” as well as guaranteeing commercial equality to all nations.
— Reports from Paris dated March 12 state that the same conditions exist there which have been discovered in cities of the United States, and recently in Montreal, in the matter of public graft. Those in the French parliament who are opposed to the government, are preparing to make a great deal of the recent disclosures in this regard, and there is no question but that it will have a depressing effect upon the friends of the new government.

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By Editor

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Bible Mottoes.—Size 12 x 16. 1,000,000 Beauties. Special offer. 100, $5; 200, $9; (Father and Mother, 200, $11.) These are world winners.) Send stamp to Hampton Art Co., Hampton, Iowa.
Wanted.—Situation by a middle-aged man, with a lifelong experience in greenhouse and garden, or would take charge of grounds or cemetery. Address William Gray, R. F. D. 6, Towson, Md.
Hygienic Vegetable Cooking Oil.—The oil used by our people. 5 gal., $3.95; 10 gal., $7.80. Cans crated. ½ bbl. (about 32 gal.), 70 cents a gal. By freight from Louisville, Ky. Address Dr. O. C. Godsmark, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Wanted Immediately.—A good, single man, a Seventh-day Adventist, to work by the month on a small fruit farm, and to drive team. One mile from Seventh-day Adventist church. Address A. M. Todd, Lock box 87, Placerville, Cal.
For Sale.—Sanitarium Cooking Oil, pure and healthful; no odor, keeps indefinitely; 5-gal. can, $3.65; 10-gal. can, $7.15; ½ bbl. (30 gals.), 69 cents a gal.; 1 bbl. (50 gals.), 68 cents a gal. Address Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Louisville, Ky.
Wanted at Once.—Two strong, young single men to work on farm, eight months at $28 a month, board and washing included; must be Seventh-day Adventists. Also a girl to help with the general housework. Ezra C. Clark, R. F. D. 2, Berthold, N. D.
For Sale.—Farm 157 acres, 4½ miles north of Fredonia, Kan. Good 4-room house, granary, barn, cattle shed. 25 acres fenced with woven wire. Fair orchard; peaches and apples. 50 acres in cultivation. Price, $40 an acre. V. M. Kelley, Fredonia, Kan.
Wanted at Once.—Single man to work on dairy farm; by month or year, near Kalamazoo, Mich. Address P. Hansen, R. F. D. 4, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Wanted at Once.—Two strong young men to work by the month on a farm near Eaton, Colo., at $30 to $35 a month. Must be Sabbath-keepers. Address G. R. Williams, Eaton, Colo.
For Sale.—Peanut Butter, 12c. a pound; 100 pounds, freight paid, $14. Write for special low prices on Vegetarian Meat; Cocoanut, Peanut, Olive, and Cooking Oils, Cereal Coffee, Whole-wheat Flour, etc. All guaranteed pure. Vegetarian Meat Co., Washington, D. C.
To Camp-Meeting Committees.—Brother M. E. Brown, Sharpsburg, Iowa, offers his services as cook at camp-meetings, and for his qualifications refers, by permission, to Elder M. N. Campbell, Nevada, Iowa, and Elder W. D. Parkhurst, 1209 Fremont St., Des Moines, Iowa. Correspondence is invited.
During the camp-meeting in Kansas last year, some 15 or more persons pledged large sums of money to missions if their property could be sold. A descriptive list of these was printed by the conference. This property is all priced right, and any one interested in real estate would do well to write me. John R. Black, College View, Neb.
Strawberry Plants.—Price per 100: Warfield, 35c.; Senator Dunlap, Bederwood, Greenville, 40c.; Glen Mary, Parson’s Beauty, Sample, Aroma, 50c.; Marshall, Abington, 55c.; Dickey, St. Louis, Red Bird, 75c.; Highland, Cardinal, Heritage, $1; Pan American, $3; Autumn, $1.50. For price per 1,000, write Lake View Nursery, Box 10, Poy Sippi, Wis.
For Sale.—At Takoma Park, Md., nine-room house, with bath, pantry, gas connection, and all modern improvements. Lot 100 x 254 feet. On Maple Avenue, within three blocks of Review and Herald. Conveniently located to Foreign Mission Seminary, Sanitarium, and church-school. Price, $4,750; $1,000 or $1,500 cash. Easy terms on balance. Address J. B. Huguley, Salida, Cal.
Wanted.—Nurses in South Africa. J. F. Baumann, of Bellair Hydropathic Institution, Bellair, near Durban, Natal, would like to correspond with graduate nurses wishing positions; viz., 1 brother (single) and 1 sister (single), the latter for maternity work. State age, where graduated, and when. Must be Seventh-day Adventists and conscientious workers.
For Sale.—Seventeen acres, 3¾ and 4 miles from railroad towns; ¾ mile from Seventh-day Adventist church. Good 7-room house. Good cellar. Well and wood house at back door. Small basement, barn, with buggy shed; granary; hen-house. Apple, peach, pear, and plum orchard. Gooseberries, blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, grapes, currants. Price, $1,600. Terms, one half down. A. J. Cook, R. F. D. 27, Osseo, Mich.
Poultry.—White Plymouth Rocks. Unexcelled for beauty and winter laying. Thoroughbred, Fischel’s, etc. First and second premiums. A Memphis physician and poultryman purchased 1,000 eggs for incubator. Highly recommends stock. Eggs (securely packed), 15, $2; 50, $5.50; 100, $10. Early hatching best. Roosters and cockerels, $1 to $3. Expressed safely anywhere; charges small. To make sure, date order ahead. Photograph beautiful flock mailed free. Forrest Washburn, 665 Decatur St., Memphis, Tenn.
Notice.—You should not fail to take advantage of our Malt Extract offer. It has awakened a wide interest. This is not only a highly concentrated food, but a food-remedy of much value. Are you giving due consideration to this eating question? Are you, in your home, actually living out this truth in the foods you eat? We are in business to help you do that—will you let us? Read “Faithfulness in Health Reform,” in “Testimonies,” Vol. IX. It will help you take a firm stand. Nashville Sanitarium Food Factory, Nashville, Tenn.
For Sale.—70-acre farm. New 7-room house, bath, hot and cold water, furnace, new barn, 2,300 six-year-old peach trees, prospects for a big crop; 10 apple; 50 pear, 7 years old; 15 acres timber, 20 acres in grass for hay and pasture; spring water, strong soil; one-half mile Southern Training School, sanitarium, depot, and post-office. Would exchange for suitable property in Western States; balance cash. Price, $4,000. J. W. Franklin, Graysville, Tenn.

Address Wanted

ANY one knowing the whereabouts of Mrs. C. L. Taylor will confer a favor by sending such information to Pauline Hansen, Sterling, Neb., church clerk. When last heard from, Mrs. Taylor lived at Tecumseh, Neb.

Change of Address

J. C. HARRIS desires to announce that his address is changed from Sheridan, Ill., to General Delivery, Ottawa, Ill.

NOTICE AND APPOINTMENTS

By B. F. Kneeland

New Jersey, Important Notice

OWING to the resignation of the secretary and treasurer of the conference and tract society, that he might accept another position, all letters intended for the office should be addressed to either the New Jersey Seventh-day Adventist Conference or the New Jersey Tract Society, and all checks and money-orders should be made payable to the New Jersey Seventh-day Adventist Conference, and not to any individual. This will prevent delay and trouble to all concerned. The address remains for the present, 815 Genesee St., Trenton, N. J.
B. F. KNEELAND, President.
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Obituaries

KELSEY.—Robert Kelsey was born June 30, 1834, at Wellsboro, Pa., where he has always lived, and died March 1, 1910, aged seventy-five years and eight months. He had been an invalid for several years as a result of paralysis. The funeral service was held at the home, conducted by the writer, who was assisted by the Baptist minister. R. E. HARTER.
MACDONALD.—Cordelia MacDonald died March 14, 1910, at the home of her niece, Mrs. David Thorpe, of Erie, Pa. She was born March 22, 1835, in Greenville, Pa. Sister MacDonald was one of the charter members of the Erie church. She is survived by seven children, three daughters and four sons. Words of hope were spoken from the Holy Scriptures. GEORGE L. WEST.
VINCENT.—Ida Pauline, daughter of Brother and Sister Vincent, died March 10, 1910, aged thirty-two years and seven months. Sister Vincent was born in San Francisco, August, 1877. She had been an invalid for many years, and finally succumbed to the dread disease, tuberculosis. After a short discourse, based on Isa. 45:18, the body was conveyed to its last resting-place. B. E. BEDDOE.
MILLS.—Mrs. Sarah Margaret Mills was born Aug. 7, 1850, in Bloomington, Mo. In 1866 she was married to George W. Mills, and in 1869 she and her husband accepted the Adventist faith at Healdsburg, Cal. Five children were born to this union, two of whom are still living. On March 8, 1910, she fell asleep at the age of fifty-nine years and seven months. Funeral service was held by the writer at Healdsburg, Cal. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
DOW.—Died at East Richford, Vt., Feb. 15, 1910, of tuberculosis, Herman C. Dow, aged 36 years, 10 months, and 25 days. Brother Dow was born in East Richford, Vt., of Sabbath-keeping parents, and became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church at East Richford at an early age. He leaves a wife and little one, an aged father, and other near relatives to mourn him. Services were held in the Seventh-day Adventist church, by the writer. T. H. PURDON.
BERGMAN.—Died March 6, 1910, in Cedar Bayou, Tex., Clara Olivia Bergman (née Sandquist). She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 10, 1885. At the age of seventeen she was baptized, and shortly after she joined the Seventh-day Adventist church in Des Moines. Later she moved with her parents to Cedar Bayou, Tex. On July 20, 1908, she was married to P. E. Bergman. She leaves to mourn their loss her husband, baby son, father, mother, one brother, and many friends. She fell asleep in the blessed hope. E. ROSENWOLD.
LOONEY.—Brother Patrick Looney was born March 16, 1849, at Hartford, Conn., and died at Colorado Springs, March 5, 1910, of cancer of the face. Brother Looney was baptized into the truth last June, by Elder Angleberger, and died in the hope of the resurrection at the coming of the Life-giver. His sufferings were intense, but through it all he displayed a beautiful spirit of resignation and patience. He leaves a wife, one son, and two daughters, besides a large circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn their loss. He was laid away to rest in Mountain View Cemetery, Pueblo, words of comfort being spoken by the writer, from Rom. 5:12. GEO. M. ALWAY.
McCORMICK.—Benjamin McCormick was born in Ohio, July 6, 1823, and died March 5, 1910, at the advanced age of 86 years, 7 months, and 29 days. At twenty-five years of age he was married to Catherine Bassett, and to them ten children were born. In 1849 he moved to Wisconsin, and in 1859 he became interested in the views held by Seventh-day Adventists, and united with them. Five daughters and thirteen grandchildren are left to mourn the loss of our departed friend. Words of comfort were spoken by the pastor of the M. E. church. D. H. OBERHOLTZER.
DUNCAN.—Died in Memorial Hospital, Winchester, Va., March 3, 1910, little Emma Christine, daughter of R. J. and Emma Duncan, aged 11 years, 6 months, and 21 days. Sister Duncan came to Newmarket from New York City, where her husband is employed, to enter her children in the Shenandoah Valley Training Academy, and little Emma was a faithful attendant at the school from its opening until her death from typhoid fever. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, and she was laid to rest in the cemetery at Newmarket, four of the students from the academy acting as pall-bearers. The death of Emma brought sadness not only to the home, but to the school, and the entire neighborhood. Our comfort is found in Jer. 31:15-17, and 1 Thess. 4:13-18. R. D. HOTTELL.
SOUTHERLAND.—Margaret Southerland was born in Ross County, Ohio, Nov. 6, 1821, and died March 14, 1910, aged 88 years, 4 months, and 8 days. For seventy-seven years she had lived in the neighborhood where she died. For the past sixteen years she had made her home with her daughter, Sister I. G. Williams, near Kenton, Ohio. During sickness of her neighbors, it was nothing uncommon for her to assist them day and night for two weeks at a time without remuneration. In 1883 she heard Philip Shockey explain the third angel’s message, and fully accepted it, and was faithful until death. She leaves two brothers, one sister, two daughters, and one son to mourn their loss. Funeral service was conducted by the writer in the Christian church, with a very large attendance, Wednesday, March 16. E. J. VAN HORN.
RUNCK.—Miss Emma Lena Runck was born March 11, 1882, in Harlem County, Nebraska, and died of tuberculosis, March 2, 1910, in Montezuma County, Colorado, aged 27 years, 11 months, and 21 days. At the age of fourteen she was converted and joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which she was a faithful member until death. She taught in church-schools two years, and was a graduate nurse, having finished her course at the Washington, D. C., Sanitarium, Jan. 2, 1907. For the past three years she has been a great sufferer, but bore her affliction patiently, and her faith never wavered. Her remains were taken to her home at Alma, Neb., for interment. A very large number were present at the funeral. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 14:13. A father, mother, three brothers, three sisters, and a large number of relatives and friends are left to mourn their loss. O. E. JONES.
ACHENBACH.—Died at Orlando, Fla., Jan. 31, 1910, of typhoid fever, Sister Maggie Achenbach, aged 23 years, 3 months, and 22 days. Sister Achenbach was born in Pennsylvania, Oct. 9, 1886. At the age of fifteen she was converted and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Reading, Pa., of which her father was the elder. Two years ago last fall, she came to Orlando to assist in her brother’s treatment-rooms and vegetarian café. One year ago last fall she joined the nurses’ course of the Florida Sanitarium, and continued in this work until her death. It can truly be said of her, “She hath done what she could,” and fell at her post. The funeral was conducted by the writer, in the Orlando Seventh-day Adventist church; text, 2 Sam. 14:14. Interment was in the Orlando Cemetery. Her death is a great grief to all who knew her, but we know that she rests in hope. E. W. PARMELE.
McCLELLAN.—Joseph R. McClellan died on Friday, Feb. 11, 1910, at his home in West Plains, Mo., after a short attack of pneumonia. He was born in Bryant, Jay Co., Ind., and was seventy-four years of age. He had been a resident of West Plains the past seventeen years. He had been an honorable citizen, and a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the past twenty-eight years. He is survived by an aged wife and six children. “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.” MRS. SALLIE McCLELLAN.
HUENERGARDT.—Sister Elizabeth Huenergardt (née Beltz) was born in central Russia, Aug. 28, 1855. She came to this country with her family at the age of twenty. Three years later she was married in the State of Kansas to Henry Huenergardt. To this union were born nine children, eight of whom survive her. Sister Huenergardt died at the Portland Sanitarium, March 9, 1910. She leaves her father, husband, children, and many friends to mourn their loss. Funeral services were held at the church in Ashland, Ore. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” W. L. BLACK.
POWNDER.—Mrs. Lee Anna Gage Pownder was born May 16, 1888, and died at Coquille, Ore., March 5, 1910, at the age of 21 years, 9 months, and 19 days. Early in life she was baptized and united with this message, placing her membership in the Coquille church. In 1906 she was married to Mr. R. R. Pownder, and to them were born two children. She also leaves to mourn her death, her parents, two brothers, six sisters, and many relatives and friends. The funeral service was held in the M. E. church South, and was conducted by the writer, assisted by E. C. Holliday, pastor of the North Methodist church. The large attendance gave evidence of the love and sympathy in this bereavement. T. G. BUNCH.
BARRETT.—Mrs. Harriet A. Barrett (née Van Deusen) died Feb. 27, 1910, at Whittimore, Mich., aged 64 years, 9 months, and 12 days, after an illness of three weeks. She was married to Aaron Barrett, April 24, 1866. To this union were born seven children, of whom five are now living, two sons and three daughters; also two brothers and a sister survive. She was brought to Edmore for interment, and at this place the funeral discourse was given by Elder E. R. Louda, of Cedar Lake. She died conscious that her end had come, and was firm and hopeful of a place among those who shall have a part in the earth made new. Her life betimes was one of trials and sorrows, yet amid it all, and in its darkest hours, she would not yield to hopelessness and despair, but with the Christian’s hope, she evinced a cheer and sunshine that few, under like conditions, could have manifested. She sleeps in Jesus. E. VAN DEUSEN.
PIERCE.—Died of pneumonia at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Darwin Dean, Highland, Mich., March 4, 1910, Mrs. Loraine H. Pierce, aged 72 years, 5 months, 17 days. Loraine H. King was born in Madison County, New York, Sept. 17, 1837. At the age of seventeen she came to Michigan, and in 1861 was married to Henry Pierce, of Lee Township, Calhoun County, and settled on a farm near Olivet. To this union six children were born—five daughters and one son—three of whom survive the mother, the husband and three daughters having passed away previously to her demise. The son and two daughters, two brothers, and a host of other relatives and friends mourn their loss. In 1881 Mrs. Pierce heard and accepted the message of present truth, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Olivet, and although debarred by ill health from meeting with the church much of the time, she remained faithful to the end. Funeral services were held at Highland, March 6, by Elder E. K. Slade, and the body was taken to Olivet for burial; also in the Alinger M. E. church, by the writer, attended by a large congregation of old friends and neighbors. S. D. HARTWELL.
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