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Review and Herald, Vol. 87, No. 8.

He Is Coming
Earlier text: Baptisms in Mexico

The Magazine Summary

By E. R. P.

This is the first summary for the new year, 1910. The totals are not all we might desire, and yet they represent a great work, which is taking a strong, healthy hold upon the hearts of our people. This stormy season of the year is more difficult for our magazine sellers than for the book canvassers, for a large portion of the canvassing is done on the street and at the door of private homes.
It was to be expected, also, that the January summary would show a decline, on account of the advance in prices. We do not mean by this that less magazines would be sold because of the advance in prices; this has not been our experience. Our work has moved on in its steady, consistent course without interruption from necessary changes in prices. However, the old prices on magazines placed a heavy premium upon quantities, and many agents purchased more copies than could be sold in one month, in order to secure the very cheap rate. When this premium was removed, and the same price was charged on all clubs of fifty or more papers, it naturally followed that agents would sell out all the magazines in hand, and order only as many as could promptly be used.
The requirement that cash be sent with the order for magazines contributed also to the same end, and naturally cut down the orders for January. These necessary changes in financial arrangements have not, however, affected the magazine work unfavorably. During the past two years it has secured a strong hold upon the hearts of thousands of our people. There are indications at all the union and local conference meetings that the plans recommended for the advancement of this work will be taken hold of vigorously. Provision is being made in all the conferences, as far as we have been able to learn, for the thorough organization and handling of the home tract and missionary work and the periodical work.
The Lord has wonderfully blessed every step that has been taken to build up these lines of work. The annual statistical report from the Review and Herald Publishing Association shows that the periodical business of 1909 amounted to one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars, or about seven-thirteenths of the entire output of the association. E. R. P.

Summary of Magazine Sales for December, 1909

Signs Monthly Watchman Life and Health Liberty Protestant Temp. Inst. Christian Education Total No. Value
Atlantic Union Conference
Central New Eng. 423 76 820 449 ... ... 78 1846 $174.60
Maine 210 255 833 308 ... ... 13 1619 161.90
New York 125 159 300 375 ... ... 10 969 96.90
Greater New York 557 155 700 742 250 100 20 2524 252.40
Western New York 200 155 466 525 50 ... 10 1406 140.60
Southern New Eng. 20 28 78 28 ... ... 9 163 16.30
Northern New Eng. 7 29 216 52 ... 100 18 422 42.20
January totals 1542 857 3413 2479 300 200 158 8949 894.90
December totals 2073 566 5921 493 135 50 ... 9238 923.80
Canadian Union Conference
Maritime ... 6 40 12 ... ... 1 59 5.90
Newfoundland ... 50 2 6 ... ... ... 58 5.80
Ontario 55 21 243 20 50 ... 15 404 40.00
Quebec ... 4 10 7 ... ... 3 24 2.40
January totals 55 81 295 45 50 ... 19 545 54.50
December totals 895 29 348 375 ... 5 ... 1652 165.20
Western Canadian Union Conference
Alberta 10 16 31 17 ... ... 10 84 8.40
British Columbia 20 39 43 15 ... ... 5 122 12.20
Manitoba 20 12 49 18 ... ... 3 102 10.20
Saskatchewan 20 8 24 5 ... ... ... 57 5.70
January totals 70 75 147 55 ... ... 18 365 36.50
December totals 383 69 113 ... ... ... ... 565 56.50
Central Union Conference
Eastern Colorado 165 101 356 170 ... ... 20 812 81.20
Western Colorado 21 68 200 86 12 ... 13 400 40.00
Kansas 426 350 299 467 ... ... 23 1565 156.50
North Missouri 309 319 341 112 ... ... 6 1087 108.70
Southern Missouri 354 326 415 200 ... ... 10 1305 130.50
Nebraska 160 160 418 150 ... ... 68 956 95.60
Wyoming 9 17 11 60 ... ... 5 102 10.20
January totals 1444 1341 2040 1245 12 ... 145 6227 622.27
December totals 2359 1589 2792 100 95 ... ... 6935 693.50
Columbia Union Conference
Chesapeake 163 133 160 149 ... 230 4 839 83.90
Dist. of Columbia 68 65 1000 1376 245 25 17 2796 279.60
New Jersey 86 152 541 415 100 ... 20 1314 131.40
East. Pennsylvania 2090 80 168 122 25 ... 10 2493 249.50
West Pennsylvania 190 58 125 115 ... ... 7 495 49.50
Ohio 1003 665 614 870 40 ... 37 3229 322.90
Virginia 18 140 665 110 ... ... 3 936 93.60
West Virginia 8 12 17 19 ... ... 2 58 5.80
January totals 3626 1305 3290 3176 410 255 100 12162 1216.20
December totals 3523 815 3232 305 434 5 10 4801 480.10
Lake Union Conference
Indiana 158 79 753 126 50 ... 21 1187 118.70
East Michigan 145 91 775 147 25 ... 36 1219 121.90
West Michigan 1000 90 725 125 ... ... 40 1980 198.00
North Michigan 14 91 157 65 ... ... 9 336 33.60
Northern Illinois 1026 230 1100 115 ... ... 25 2496 249.60
Southern Illinois 30 260 291 24 ... ... 11 616 61.60
Wisconsin 270 141 587 226 ... ... 38 1262 126.20
January totals 2643 982 4388 828 75 ... 180 9096 909.60
December totals 4293 3658 4574 69 150 ... 25 12769 1276.90
Northern Union Conference
Iowa 1163 548 1197 388 ... ... 69 3365 336.50
Minnesota ... 97 1065 59 5 50 28 1304 130.40
North Dakota 132 96 112 192 25 ... 10 567 56.70
South Dakota 68 67 127 246 ... ... 9 517 51.70
January totals 1363 808 2501 885 30 50 116 5753 575.30
December totals 2961 814 2053 ... 50 ... ... 5878 587.80
North Pacific Union Conference
Montana 97 95 160 235 ... ... 27 614 61.40
Southern Idaho 55 43 93 75 ... ... 13 279 27.90
Upper Columbia 285 238 468 327 ... ... 50 1368 136.80
Western Oregon 1030 39 444 825 ... ... 54 2392 239.20
West. Washington 1050 186 418 700 10 ... 75 2439 243.90
January totals 2517 601 1583 2162 10 ... 219 7092 709.20
December totals 3981 594 1623 ... ... ... ... 6198 619.80
Signs Monthly Watchman Life and Health Liberty Protestant Temp. Inst. Christian Education Total No. Value
Pacific Union Conference
Arizona 135 10 177 58 ... ... 8 388 $38.80
Northern California 1490 799 2100 1350 75 30 80 5924 592.40
Southern California 1995 834 2064 1284 33 ... 56 6266 626.60
Utah 6 4 26 5 ... ... ... 41 4.10
January totals 3626 1647 4367 2697 108 30 144 12619 1261.90
December totals 5034 1599 4590 1225 ... 10 ... 12458 1245.80
Southern Union Conference
Alabama 29 182 277 76 ... ... 12 576 57.60
Kentucky 3 630 40 22 ... ... 5 700 70.00
Louisiana 2 382 132 185 ... ... 6 707 70.70
Mississippi 51 225 162 15 ... ... 1 454 45.40
Tennessee River 47 863 500 50 78 75 20 1633 163.30
January totals 132 2282 1111 348 78 75 44 4070 407.00
December totals 1041 3655 666 300 ... 100 ... 5762 576.20
Southeastern Union Conference
Cumberland 6 208 395 24 27 75 19 754 75.40
Florida 60 106 96 26 ... ... 5 293 29.30
Georgia 34 597 947 265 100 ... 2 1945 194.50
North Carolina 28 52 137 62 ... ... 3 282 28.20
South Carolina 1 103 115 189 ... ... 3 411 41.10
January totals 129 1066 1690 566 127 75 32 3685 368.50
December totals 600 2347 831 ... 200 100 ... 4078 407.80
Southwestern Union Conference
Arkansas 9 38 34 185 ... ... 7 273 27.30
New Mexico 2 23 20 28 ... ... 2 75 7.50
Oklahoma 447 257 227 105 ... ... 14 1050 105.00
Texas 267 775 300 341 75 ... 10 1768 176.80
Western Texas 10 730 70 81 ... ... 6 897 89.70
January totals 735 1823 651 740 75 ... 39 4063 406.30
December totals 530 2163 603 77 62 ... ... 3435 343.50
Foreign and Misc. 999 1128 7324 148 27 25 55 9706 970.60
Grand totals 18881 13996 32800 15374 1302 710 1269 84332 8433.20

Comparative Summary for Eight Months

Signs Monthly Watchman Life and Health Liberty Protestant Temp. Inst. Christian Education Total No. Total Value
June 27607 15501 58185 35352 10308 101050 ... 248003 $24800.30
July 48011 15891 79400 15161 1549 2918 ... 162930 16293.00
August 54689 18500 65537 20233 10945 4232 ... 174136 17413.60
September 34302 16335 46845 2217 1584 750 ... 102030 10203.00
October 30483 13035 37812 22171 2819 1126 1125 111577 11157.70
November 28327 20221 37700 3473 14904 225 2010 106860 10686.00
December 29495 20624 36200 2569 1528 290 35 90741 9074.10
January 18881 13996 32800 15374 1302 710 1269 84332 8433.20
Totals 271795 124103 394479 116550 44939 111301 4439 1080609 108060.90

Current Mention

— At Cairo, Ill., on the night of February 17, a mob of about five hundred persons attacked the jail in which a Negro was confined who had been arrested for purse snatching. The sheriff, with five deputies, fired upon the mob, injuring, more or less seriously, about fifteen of their number.
— The strike at the Bethlehem Steel Works, Pa., continues to grow in numbers.
— The number of men who lost their lives in the coal-mine disaster at Browder, Ky., on February 1, is now placed at thirty-five.
— The National Sugar Refining Company has paid into the United States treasury recently, $604,304.37, which the government has proved was owed in duties on unweighed sugar imported by that company between 1898 and 1907.
— On February 9 the Iowa Supreme Court handed down a decision upholding the constitutionality of the Carson law, which provides that public officers may be removed for intoxication. This decision confirms the ouster of A. H. Handerson as mayor of the city of Marengo.
— The Andrew Carnegie proposition to grant a pension to college professors on retirement on the condition that these colleges must sever all their legal relations with religious denominations is looked upon as being a daring and subtle temptation to the colleges and a blow at the church.
— Officers of the United States government have recently gone to Panama, to determine proper sites for the erection of fortifications guarding the Panama Canal.
— A detachment of French troops in the Ouadia region, Senegal, was completely wiped out through an ambuscade of the natives recently. The detachment consisted of 110 men.
— The navy tug “Nina,” which left Norfolk, Va., February 6, for Boston, with thirty-two men on board, has been given up as lost. A number of warships have been hunting for the tug for several days, but fail to find her.
— A violent earthquake shock occurred at Potenza, Italy, on February 15. No lives were lost, but the terrified people rushed out of their houses into the street, expecting some such calamity as that which befell Reggio and Messina.
— The French steamer “General Chanzy,” rendered helpless by a fierce storm on the Mediterranean on February 11, was driven at full speed at night on the treacherous reefs near the Island of Minorca, and all but one of her 157 passengers and crew perished.
— At the present time there is a legislative bribery scandal being investigated at Albany, N. Y. Several of the State legislators, besides Senator J. P. Allds, whose conduct particularly is being investigated, are believed to be guilty of bribe taking.
— A prehistoric Aztec city has been discovered in the district of Peten, Guatemala, near the town of Benque Viejo. The discoverer of this ancient ruin, Count de Perigny, is conferring with the Guatemalan government with a view to excavating these ruins in the interests of historical research.
— Twenty-three Japanese were arrested on Laysan and Lisianski islands recently for the violation of the United States regulations against the killing of birds of plumage. These Japanese arrived in Honolulu, February 2, on the revenue cutter “Thetis,” together with 250,000 pairs of wings, which were seized at the time of the arrest.
— On the fifth of February the British steamer “Lima” was wrecked in the Strait of Magellan. Two hundred five of her passengers were taken off by the steamer “Hatumet.” On account of the storm raging at the time, however, she was unable to take off all the passengers, and eighty-eight were left on the wreck. The Chilean cruiser “Ministre Zenteno,” on February 15, took all the remaining passengers, so that none were lost. These had been clinging to the wreck for ten days.
— The National Geographic Society of the United States, and the Peary Arctic Club are uniting their forces for an expedition to discover the south pole. The steamer “Roosevelt,” in which Commander Peary sailed to the North on his last expedition, has been offered as the vessel to carry the expedition, and has been accepted as such. This expedition will sail during the present year for the South, as will also the English expedition under Captain Robert F. Scott. It is understood that the two expeditions will start from opposite points in the Antarctic Continent in their race for the south pole.

“Signs Monthly” for March, 1910

By Editor

DEC. 16, 1848, Mrs. E. G. White made the following statement: “The atmosphere parted and rolled back; then we could look up through the open space in Orion, whence came the voice of God. The holy city will come down through that open space.” Astronomers have laughed at this statement of an open space in Orion. To them all space is open. They have thrown discredit on the writer who penned the words. Now comes a marvelous astronomical discovery through the work of improved methods of photography. There is an open space in Orion. It is big enough for the holy city, or several of them. The foregoing forms a basis for a most interesting and instructive article, which appears in the March Signs of the Times Monthly.
For years Seventh-day Adventists have believed that Revelation 18 would soon be fulfilled. Babylon itself is now proclaiming its own fall. An array of facts and a budget of confessions are given in this same issue.
When the United States was busy and oppressed with the great burden of the Civil War, one of the nations of Europe sought to establish an empire on the American continent. Elder J. O. Corliss writes an article that portrays this interesting event, and shows the part which the Papacy had in making this attempt.
Facsimile of March cover; in three colors. From photo of the famous Taj Mahal at Agra. Built by Shah Jehan as a mausoleum to his favorite wife, entirely of pure white marble.
Conditions in the Nominal Christian World, and the Cause; The Glory of Buildings; Divine Healing and Hypnotic Suggestion; Why Keep Sunday Every Week? are titles of some of the other articles.
The Monorail Car; Aeroplane; Our National Political Situation; Increasing Cost of Living; Second-Class Mail; The Meat Trust, —these and also other current topics will be found in this excellent number.
Twenty-three thousand copies of the February Signs Monthly sold to date (February 4). Order the March number at once to avoid possible disappointment. 5 to 50 copies, 5 cents each; 50 copies or more, 4 cents each. Signs of the Times, Mountain View, Cal.

Publications Wanted

THE following-named persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, post-paid:—
Z. S. Arey, Tecumseh, Okla., desires a continuous supply of the Instructor, Little Friend, Signs, Life and Health, and tracts, for missionary work.
T. Godfrey, Huntington, W. Va., desires to thank those who have sent him literature, and would ask them to discontinue sending further papers, as he expects soon to locate in some other place.
Frank E. Wood, National City, Cal., desires post-paid, clean copies of Signs, Watchman, Instructor, and any of our other magazines, sent to his address.
Charles P. Whitford, Miami, Fla., Signs, Watchman, REVIEW, Instructor, and tracts for free distribution in connection with a tent-meeting and Bible work.
John F. Steele, 900 Grant Ave., Moundsville, W. Va., would like sent to his address copies of Signs, Liberty, Watchman, and the German papers for city mission work.
Belle Waterman Findlay, Phoenix, Ariz., desires copies of the Signs Monthly, Life and Health, Liberty, the Protestant Magazine, and any of our Seventh-day Adventist publications for use in missionary work.
Elder C. H. Keslake, St. John's, Newfoundland, makes urgent request for copies of the REVIEW, Signs, Watchman, Liberty, the Protestant Magazine, and tracts for distribution among the sealers who will gather there early in March. Send the papers at once.
B. L. House, 224 S. Cherry St., Richmond, Va., desires copies of the REVIEW, Signs, Watchman, Liberty, Protestant Magazine, Life and Health, or Bible Training School sent pre-paid; also any Chinese, Jewish, Syrian, or Italian literature suitable for missionary work among these people.
Audrey White, Harlem, Idaho, wishes to thank the friends who have kindly sent papers, and he would like a continuous supply of Signs Monthly, Liberty, Watchman, Life and Health, Protestant Magazine, also tracts and papers in foreign languages for reading-racks in mountain depot and post-office, near lumber camp.

Business Notices

This department is conducted especially for the accommodation of the Seventh-day Adventist readers of this paper.
No advertisements of “agents wanted,” and no “promotion” or “colonization” enterprises will be printed in this column. Brief business notices will be published subject to the discretion of the publishers, and on compliance with the following—

Conditions

Any person unknown to the managers of this paper must send with his advertisement satisfactory written recommendation. Such recommendation should come from one of our ministers, or from the elder of a Seventh-day Adventist church. It is not enough to refer to some individual by name. Secure his recommendation in writing, and send it.
We open no accounts for advertising, and cash must accompany each order.
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.
WANTED.—A partner in a sawmill. Unusual opportunity. Write for particulars. Must be an Adventist. Address Lew A. Wilson, 1035 Warm Spring Ave., Boise, Idaho.
EGGS: WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS.—The most beautiful and generally valuable breed of poultry. Best winter layers. My stock is thoroughbred; same as Fischel’s, direct; first and second premiums. A Memphis physician and poultry man has already purchased one thousand of my eggs for incubators. Highly recommends stock. Eggs: 15, $2; 100, $10. Can be sent safely to any part of the United States or Canada. To make sure, date orders ahead. Address Forrest Washburn, 665 Decatur St., Memphis, Tenn.
WANTED.—To correspond with lady Sabbath-keeper who desires home and to work for lady Sabbath-keeper. Nice home, good opportunity for right person by year. Address Mrs. Mary Jones, 11 Haverling St., Bath, N. Y.
HYGIENIC VEGETABLE COOKING OIL.—The oil used by our people. 5 gal., $3.80; 10 gal., $7.30. Cans crated. ½ bbl. (about 32 gal.), 68 cents a gal. By freight from Louisville, Ky. Address Dr. O. C. Godsmark, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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 gal.), 69 cents a gal.; 1 bbl. (50 gal.), 68 cents a gal. Address Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Louisville, Ky.
FOR SALE.—A 20-acre tract of land joining school land of Forest Home Industrial Academy, Mt. Vernon, Wash. Said land partly cleared; cuts a little over 12 tons of hay. Correspondence solicited. A. W. Furber, Mt. Vernon, Wash.
FOR SALE.—“Easywash” does your washing without rubbing or hard boiling. Prevents sticking of flatiron. 15-cent package does five washings. 10 packages, $1.00; ½ gross, $4.50. Write for prices on larger quantities. Star Mfg. Co., Meriden, Conn.
WANTED.—Graduate nurse (lady), strong, and able to give heavy Swedish and German massage and hydrotherapeutic treatments, to take charge of ladies’ department in Detroit treatment-rooms. Permanent position to right person. Address Dr. Jean A. Vernier, Lenox Apt., Detroit, Mich.
FOR SALE.—Nine-room house and three lots, set partly to fruit, one block from Boulder Sanitarium. House modern, including bath, electric lights, and furnace. Good church-school privileges. Price $4,500. $1,000 cash. Easy terms on balance. Address C. R. Kite, Boulder, Colo.
WONDERBERRY SEED.—This delicious berry was recently produced by Luther Burbank. Matures fruit three or four months after planting. Excellent for pies and sauce. Cultivate as tomatoes. Send 10c for a pkt. of seed such as sold for 20c last year. Address Mrs. E. W. Carey, Aiken, S. C.
FOR SALE.—Two good farms in a rich section of the Northwest, adjoining the new Cedar Vale Academy, conducted under the auspices of the Upper Columbia Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists. Prices and terms reasonable. For further information, address J. W. Shields, Viola, Idaho.
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.
LEIN’S WHITE WYANDOTTES.—Standard-bred trap-nested, blocky, staywhite beautiful utility birds. April pullets laid August 20. Special—cockerels, $1 and $2. Standard-bred White Pekin Ducks, females 8 lbs. and 10 lbs., males 10 lbs. and 12 lbs., layers, proven breeders; yearling females 2 for $5. Order from advertisement or write for further particulars. Eggs $2 per sitting, $8 per 100. Address Lein Bros., Hillside Farm, Stanley, N. D.
FOR SALE AT TAKOMA PARK, MD.—On Flower Ave., opposite the Washington Sanitarium, beautiful tract of land, 5 acres, all under cultivation, 2 houses; one 6 rooms and one 4 rooms; stable and outbuildings. Two good wells. Great opportunity for fruit growing, poultry, or truck gardening, and close to good market. This property will be sold very cheap, or will consider exchanging for property in or near Battle Creek, Mich. For further particulars address G. P. Bickford, Takoma Park, D. C.
NOTICE.—We have a special offer on Malt Extract. We know this will interest all who want to improve their foods at home. To properly understand the value of this wonderful product of nature you should read “Starchy Food Indigestion” in December Life and Health. We have printed this valuable article on our special Malt Extract circular, offering your first lot free for a short time. Unless your name is on our mailing list, you should write at once. Address Nashville Sanitarium Food Factory, Nashville, Tenn.

Training School for Medical Missionary Nurses

Notice!

THE next class in the St. Helena Sanitarium and Hospital Training School for Medical Missionary Nurses will be organized Monday, April 4, 1910.
Owing to the large number and great variety of cases that flock to this institution for relief, and the wide experience thus offered the students both in surgical and general hospital nursing, the course is especially strong, from a practical missionary standpoint. In addition to the opportunities for missionary work at the Sanitarium, the San Francisco Dispensary, which the institution has taken over, affords training in city mission work. The institution has also undertaken to open up mission work in China the present year, thus giving those who desire a definite foreign mission field for which to prepare and upon which to enter when their course is completed.
Twenty-five consecrated young men and women, whose desire it is to enter the work for the sake of fallen humanity and not for profit, are wanted to join this class.
There are also classes in Bible, history, and music for the regular workers.
Send for the Training School catalogue, by addressing Dr. H. F. Rand, supt., or Mrs. S. J. Whitney, secretary, Sanitarium, Napa Co., Cal.

Change of Address

MR. AND MRS. H. G. MILLER wish to announce their change of address from Jackson, Miss., to Grenada, Miss.
Elder P. G. Stanley wishes to announce his change of address from Graysville, Tenn., to 1217 Duncan Ave., Chattanooga, Tenn.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

By A. A. Cone

Canvassers’ Institute for South Missouri

We will hold a canvassers’ institute in Springfield, February 27 to March 13. Was there ever a more opportune time to take up the work? Why defer action longer? Take your stand now for God and his work. Come to the institute and get the instruction, and enjoy this year of service with us.
A. A. CONE, Field Agent.

Otsego Academy (Incorporated)

By Allen G. Haughey; Ellsworth L. Richmond

THE first annual meeting of the Otsego Academy (incorporated) will be held in the Seventh-day Adventist church, Grand Rapids, Mich., at 11 A. M., Tuesday, March 22, 1910. A board of seven trustees will be elected, and such other business transacted as may be found appropriate at the time. Article VI of the articles of association reads as follows:—
“The constituent body of this corporation, to be known as members, shall consist of the accredited delegates to the regular annual session of the West Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (unincorporated).”
ALLEN G. HAUGHEY, President, ELLSWORTH L. RICHMOND, Secretary.

West Michigan Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists

By Allen G. Haughey; Ellsworth L. Richmond

THE seventh annual meeting of the West Michigan Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, March 22, 1910, at 10 A. M., for the election of trustees and such other business as may properly be transacted at that time. Article I of the by-laws reads as follows:—
“The members of this association shall be accredited delegates to the regular annual session of the West Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (unincorporated), from the following counties in the State of Michigan, which constitute territorially said conference; viz.:—
“Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Eaton, Barry, Allegan, Ionia, Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo, Montcalm, Mecosta, and Isabella.”
ALLEN G. HAUGHEY, President, ELLSWORTH L. RICHMOND, Secretary.

Obituaries

JOHNSON.—Died at the home for the insane at Traverse City, Mich., Jan. 10, 1910, John Johnson, aged 51 years, 8 months, and 14 days. He had been an invalid ever since childhood. About twenty years of his life were spent in Dakota, where his parents accepted the present truth. He was buried by the side of his father, Thos. B. Johnson, at Eastport, Mich. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, Jan. 13, 1910. E. A. BRISTOL.
OWENBEY.—Mrs. Mattie Y. Owenbey (née Roberts) died Jan. 14, 1910, aged twenty-seven years. She joined the Springdale (Ark.) church in 1900 under the labors of Elder C. McReynolds. Her illness, pneumonia, was of short duration. Only two weeks before her death she was present and partook of the ordinances of the church. Her husband, parents, and other relatives are left to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer as we laid her away to await the Life-giver. C. J. DART.
RADER.—Arminta B. Rader was born near Fairmount, Ind., April 30, 1888, and died near Marion, Ind., at the home of her sister, Mrs. Cemer, Jan. 20, 1910. In June, 1899, she was baptized and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Michaels, Ind. She lived a consistent Christian life, and died with the hope of the first resurrection. There remains to mourn their loss, a mother, one sister, and two brothers. Services were conducted by the writer from 1 Thess. 4: 13. A. L. MILLER.
HERRICK.—Charlie C. Herrick was born at Ackly, Pa., April 5, 1871, and was killed by a falling tree, March 3, 1909. Brother Herrick received the truths of this third angel’s message about eleven years before his death. He leaves to mourn his death his wife, four children, mother, one brother, and two half-brothers. They have the assurance, if faithful, that they shall meet him at the resurrection morn. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer to a large company of friends and relatives at Russell, Pa. I. N. WILLIAMS.
KILLEN.—Martha A. Killen, widow of Elder Wm. F. Killen, died at Elko, Ga., Oct. 26, 1909. She was born March 9, 1844, and embraced present truth in 1880 at Perry, Ga., under the labors of Elder C. O. Taylor. They had twelve children, eleven of whom are still living, seven sons and four daughters. One of the sons, W. L. Killen, is a laborer in the North Carolina Conference. She was an earnest, devoted Christian, and died in the “faith once delivered to the saints.” Rev. Clark, Methodist, officiated at the funeral. M. H. BROWN.
JENSEN.—Paul Jensen was born June 17, 1846, in Toesler Sogen County, Denmark, and died near Sedan, Kan., Dec. 18, 1909, at the age of 63 years, 7 months, and 1 day. He was married at the age of twenty-one, and soon afterward moved to America. In 1877 he was baptized, joining the Seventh-day Adventist church in Palo Alto County, Iowa, and remained loyal to this faith until his death. A bereaved wife and nine children live to mourn his death, but they sorrow not as those who have no hope, as they have the promise, if faithful, to meet in the resurrection. MATILDA JENSEN.
DAVENPORT.—Edwin Davenport, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Davenport of Van, Mich., died at Leadville, Colo., Jan. 16, 1910, aged 20 years, 3 months, and 25 days. This indeed was a sad blow to the family, as he was cut off without a moment’s warning, by accident. Services were conducted by the writer, Tuesday, January 25. E. A. BRISTOL.
LOWRY.—James Ernest Lowry was born near Sugar Grove, Ark., March 16, 1887, and died Feb. 6, 1910. He was shot, without cause, by some one from a car window of a passenger-train. His lower limbs were paralyzed, the bullet almost severing the spinal cord. After suffering intensely for six weeks, he passed away at the home of his father near Hazel, Ky. We believe he died in the hope of having an overcomer’s reward. He leaves a wife, two little girls, a father, stepmother, half-brother, and sister to mourn their loss. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. THOS. D. ROWE.
MORIAN.—Mrs. Stanley C. Morian died at Bradford, Pa., Jan. 21, 1910, in the twenty-sixth year of her life. Brother and Sister Morian were married a year ago last September. Sister Morian taught last year in the Takoma Park, D. C., church-school, of which her husband was principal. She took the place in the faculty made vacant by Miss Mary I. Cobban’s leaving for school work in Africa. Her work in the school was highly appreciated by the patrons and pupils. She leaves a little baby boy eight weeks old. She was an earnest, conscientious Christian. FREDERICK GRIGGS.
SHINKLE.—Hiram Augustus Shinkle died in Bridgeport, Neb., Jan. 7, 1910, aged 69 years, 5 months, and 18 days. He was born in Marion County, Ind., where he lived until 1860, when he married, and afterward moved to Illinois. Six children were born to them, five girls and one boy, only one of whom survives. In 1898 he accepted the third angel’s message, and in many ways he gave evidence of his faith in the final triumph of its principles. While he suffered greatly, he passed away free from pain, to rest until the trumpet sounds and the dead in Christ come forth. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer at the funeral held in the Presbyterian church, where many friends and relatives attended the service. G. W. BERRY.
BUTLER.—Cora Lee Butler, aged 18 years, 7 months, and 18 days, was killed Jan. 11, 1910, by a freight-train. She was boarding at the home of her sister at Alberton, Md., at the time of the accident. She was a daughter of William and Ida Butler, and her home was near Stanleytown, Va. Her father died several years ago. The funeral service was held at the Seventh-day Adventist church near Stanleytown, of which she was a member, and she was laid to rest in the churchyard. The large attendance of relatives, friends, and neighbors gave evidence of their deep sympathy in this sad and sudden affliction. The funeral service was held by the writer, assisted by Elders T. H. and A. J. Painter; the text being 1 Sam. 20: 3. “Truly . . . there is but a step between me and death.” B. F. PURDHAM.
STOTT.—Mrs. Mary E. Stott was born April 24, 1848, at Blackwood, N. J., and fell asleep at Morrisville, Pa., Feb. 5, 1910. About ten years ago she became acquainted with the Seventh-day Adventist faith, and a little later united with the church at Trenton, N. J., remaining in this fellowship until her death, which occurred very suddenly from heart failure. On the last Sabbath day of her life, after being about the house as usual, and making arrangements for her two grandchildren to spend the afternoon in Bible study with her, she passed away without a struggle or a moment’s warning. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended the funeral service, conducted by the writer, from the text, “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.” She leaves a husband, three sons, and numerous other relatives. Believing that she sleeps in Jesus, we laid her away to rest till the appearance of the Life-giver. B. F. KNEELAND.

Foreign Mission and Conference News

LAST week Prof. H. R. Salisbury gave a very instructive stereopticon lecture at the Foreign Mission Seminary on Ancient Egypt and its Monuments. One interesting feature of the evening was the rendering of the Mohammedan call to prayer, by Brother Sellahaddin, of the Seminary, formerly a Moslem himself. This musical cry sounds daily from minaret and tower through the whole Moslem world, from China to West Africa, calling the millions to prayer. Is it not high time to sound the call of the advent message among these millions?
FOR nearly a year, the Central American Conference has been without a president. We are glad to learn that Elder N. V. Williss, of Texas, has accepted a call to take the presidency of that conference.
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