p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 10. (3/5/1914)

Earlier text: Who Shall Be Father to My Boy?

Great Events in 1914

IN the Harbinger of Light for January, the official organ of Spiritualism in Melbourne, Australia, Signor Valetti, a prominent Spiritualist, is quoted as saying, "A forecast for 1914 has been given to me by higher intelligences, and they are making provision for greater events, which assuredly will happen." In commenting upon this, Elder A. W. Anderson, editor of the Australasian Signs of the Times, says:—

"For years we have been looking for some great manifestation of satanic power. We are therefore not in the least surprised to be told that the students of occultism are being notified that the higher intelligences are making provision for great events, which assuredly will happen.

"Students of the prophecies of the Bible know for a certainty that we are now living in the period when we may expect great events to happen. We are actually nearing the great battle of God Almighty spoken of by the revelator, that battle in which the powers of darkness will make a supreme effort to capture the kingdom of Jesus Christ. Of the ultimate result of this conflict there can be no question whatever. Notwithstanding all the gigantic efforts of the prince of the power of the air, he will be no match for the almighty power of the King of kings and Lord of lords.

"The only question is, What will be the result to us individually, dear reader? Into that final conflict for which the preparations are now being made you will inevitably be drawn. Upon which side are you? 'He that is not with me is against me,' says the Lord. If you have not yet taken your stand upon the Lord's side, you are on the side of the enemy. When the great conflict begins, it will then be too late to change sides. Now is the time to take your stand for God. You have not a day to lose, for the crisis is rapidly approaching."

Fowlers Sail for New Zealand

WE learn from Brother C. H. Jones, transportation agent for the Pacific Coast, that on February 10 Brother A. D. and Mrs. Fowler sailed from San Francisco for New Zealand.

Encouraging Reports from Porto Rico and Cuba

Elder N. Z. Town, of the General Conference Publishing Department, who returned last week from Porto Rico and Cuba, reports encouraging colporteurs' institutes and councils in those island fields.

Thirteenth Sabbath Offering Advances the Work

We hear from Prof. H. U. Stevens, of the South American Union Training School in Argentina, that the work is going forward on the new dormitory building, which is being put up with money supplied by one of the Thirteenth Sabbath Offerings. This offering is making its mark for progress in many parts of the world.

Harvest Ingathering in Singapore

ONE of the latest Harvest Ingathering campaign items comes from Singapore, the headquarters of the East Indian work. Learning of what was being done in North America in solicitation of funds for missions through the Ingathering plan, the Singapore church ordered a thousand copies of the Missions Review. So successful were they in passing out these papers among the people that they have raised about $400 by the effort. This is certainly a most encouraging showing. It is an illustration also of the way in which work done in one part of the world encourages a like effort in regions far away. It is one work the world over.

Seventh-Day Adventists and

Prohibition

Of the work of the Seventh-day Adventists in Southern California in behalf of the temperance campaign now being waged in that State, the Los Angeles Tribune of February 16 says:—

"Seventh-day Adventists in sixty or more churches throughout Southern California began a general temperance campaign Saturday morning. Elder F. M. Burg, president of the Southern California Conference, delivered the keynote campaign address. . . .

"Extensive plans were approved for a widespread campaign of education by all the members, as well as by the pastors and leaders, and the following resolutions were adopted by practically unanimous vote in all the churches:—

" 'Whereas, We are convinced that the liquor traffic is a constant menace to our homes, our schools, our churches, and our State; a disgrace to our civilization; and the cause, directly and indirectly, of an infinite amount of misery and crime; and,—

" 'Whereas, At the opening of the present prohibition campaign we wish to reaffirm similar resolutions adopted at many of our annual conference sessions,—

" 'Resolved, That we the officers and members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church do hereby pledge ourselves to use every honorable and lawful means by which the manufacture, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors for beverages shall forever be prohibited; and be it further—

" 'Resolved, That we shall continue with even greater zeal, by voice and pen, and vote, by precept and example, and by the judicious circulation of specially prepared temperance literature, the campaign of education along health and temperance lines which has characterized this denomination ever since its organization.'"

Notice to Church Elders

By J. L. Shaw

SABBATH, March 7, is Educational Day. Readings have been prepared to be read in the churches. These have been printed in the March issue of the magazine Christian Education. A copy of this has been sent to all church elders, and will reach them in time to be presented to each church. We invite all our people to be present on that day and study with us some of the leading problems in the education of our children.

J. L. SHAW.

Our Work Amid Haiti’s Revolution

The following note comes to the Mission Board from Haiti, in the West Indies, now again in the throes of a revolution. Elder A. F. Prieger, superintendent of our work in that field, writes from Cape Haitien, under date of February 16: "Am just finding a chance to send this letter by the United States cruiser 'San Francisco.' It will, perhaps, be the last mail for some time, as this port is blockaded and will not be opened until the revolution is over. We are well and of good courage, only the nervous strain of these times is great. Pray for us, that we may use even these opportunities to spread the word."

Large Meetings in Germany

A LETTER from Elder L. R. Conradi under date of February 8, says: "Since returning home I have attended several conferences in Germany, and we finished one union audit. Until the end of April I shall be kept pretty busy with our union division meetings. All the meetings I attended were well visited by our own people, and in most of them we had very large overflow public meetings, the presentation of our mission work proving the center of attraction. In Dresden last Friday we rented a hall which holds about one thousand persons. Every sea was taken, and hundreds of persons were turned away. In Berlin we have a hall holding two thousand."

Missionaries Returning Because of Ill Health

By Editor

WE learn of the arrival on the Pacific Coast of a number of workers who have been compelled to return to America under medical counsel,—Brother C. E. and Mrs. Weaks and Miss M. Bell Shryock, from India, and Brother C. N. and Mrs. Lake, of Japan. The missionary advance is a battle; and while we rejoice to see new recruits going to the front, we must also accept as a part of the conflict the return of valued workers from the fields owing to breaking health.