Earlier text: FRESH FROM THE PRESSOne Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar Fund
By I. H. EVANS
For Special Work at Home and Abroad Received up to March 17, 1908 [ ^1]Atlantic Union Conference
[ ^1]Central New England ........$ 2,772.18
Greater New York ............ 1,501.31
Maine ....................... 852.89
[ ^1]New York .................. 2,326.50
[ ^1]Southern New England ...... 1,210.50
[ ^1]Vermont ................... 1,334.74
[ ^1]Western New York .......... 2,071.09 Total ...................... 12,069.21 Canadian Union Conference
Maritime .................... 317.43
Quebec ...................... 167.44
Ontario ..................... 805.18
Newfoundland ................ 20.15 Total ...................... 1,310.20 Central Union Conference
Colorado .................... 4,518.19
Kansas ...................... 3,698.05
Missouri .................... 1,965.12
[ ^1]Nebraska ................. 5,819.18
[ ^1]Wyoming .................. 808.00 Total ...................... 16,808.54 [ ^1]Columbia Union Conference
Chesapeake .................. 624.53
[ ^1]Eastern Pennsylvania ..... 2,548.91
[ ^1]New Jersey ................ 1,201.45
[ ^1]Ohio ...................... 6,301.43
[ ^1]Virginia .................. 1,034.77
[ ^1]West Pennsylvania .......... 1,969.46
[ ^1]West Virginia .............. 558.86 Total ...................... 14,239.41 [ ^1]District of Columbia
[ ^1]Washington churches ....... 1,384.54 Lake Union Conference
East Michigan ............... 3,155.46
[ ^1]Indiana .................. 5,243.02
North Michigan .............. 1,705.22
[ ^1]Northern Illinois .......... 2,913.36
Southern Illinois ........... 1,425.71
[ ^1]West Michigan ............. 8,730.70
Wisconsin ................... 5,044.25 Total ...................... 28,217.72 North Pacific Union Conference
British Columbia ............ 222.00
Montana ..................... 630.54
[ ^1]Upper Columbia ............ 3,036.43
[ ^1]Western Washington ........ 3,254.83
Idaho ....................... 1,019.40
Western Oregon .............. 2,928.34
Hawaii ...................... 16.05
Alaska ...................... 20.00 Total ...................... 11,127.59 Northern Union Conference
Iowa ........................ 7,444.63
[ ^1]Minnesota ................. 5,728.28
[ ^1]South Dakota .............. 2,604.47
[ ^1]North Dakota .............. 2,134.93
Conference not specified .... 73.82 Total ...................... 18,046.13 [ ^1]Southern Union Conference
Conference not specified .... 70.82
[ ^1]South Carolina ............ 266.09
Alabama ..................... 613.14
[ ^1]Tennessee River ........... 1,405.01
[ ^1]Florida ................... 951.48
[ ^1]North Carolina ............ 954.70
[ ^1]Cumberland ................ 1,347.32
[ ^1]Louisiana ................. 572.54
Mississippi ................. 413.08
[ ^1]Georgia ................... 457.97 Total ...................... 7,052.15 Pacific Union Conference
Southern California ......... 2,858.63
[ ^1]Arizona ................... 466.79
[ ^1]California-Nevada ......... 10,249.03
[ ^1]Utah ...................... 434.58 Total ...................... 14,009.03 Southwestern Union Conference
Not specified ............... 22.82
Arkansas .................... 894.63
Oklahoma .................... 3,924.79
Texas ....................... 2,285.24 Total ...................... 7,127.48 Western Canadian Union Conference
[ ^1]Alberta .................. 1,211.30
Manitoba .................... 336.55
Saskatchewan Mission Field .. 59.60 Total ...................... 1,607.45 Unknown
Unknown ..................... 161.70 Foreign
[ ^1]Algeria .................. 13.33
Australia ................... 178.71
Bermuda ..................... 36.00
China ....................... 165.60
South Africa ................ 439.02
Jamaica ..................... 66.01
Yukon Territory ............. 20.00
England ..................... 278.61
[ ^1]West Africa .............. 50.00
Mexico ...................... 65.97
Costa Rica .................. 6.25
India ....................... 187.50
South America ............... 76.43
Switzerland ................. 9.69
Panama ...................... 27.11
Nicaragua ................... 9.00
Central American Mission .... 26.00
Trinidad .................... 28.69
Norway ...................... 25.00
Japan ....................... 12.50
Hayti ....................... 5.00
[ ^1]Egypt ..................... 51.55
Palestine ................... 2.00
Tobago, W. I. ............... 1.22
Cuba ........................ 8.00
Hungary ..................... 3.00
Tahiti ...................... 14.88
France ...................... 6.80
Philippine Islands .......... 1.00
Samoa ....................... 8.00
Barbados .................... 5.00
Portugal .................... 1.00
Straits Settlements ......... 10.08
Pitcairn Island ............. 20.00
New Zealand ................. 1.52
Fiji ........................ 4.87
St. Kitts ................... 7.51
Ireland ..................... 1.21
Russia ...................... 5.00 Total ...................... 1,879.06 Grand Total ................. $135,040.21 Mayor Nathan and Religious Instruction
ERNEST NATHAN, the Hebrew mayor of the city of Rome, Italy, is seriously taken to task by the Catholic Mirror for having broken one of his election promises. That promise was that he would do nothing antagonistic to the interests of religion. He has now sanctioned a bill abolishing religious instruction from the public schools of Rome. As the Roman Church considers that there is but one religion, and as it was her priests who were teaching that in the public schools of that city, she brings the broken-promise charge against Mayor Nathan. _Teaching the Sabbath Truth_
By Ellen G. White
THE days in which we live are times that call for constant vigilance, times in which God's people should be awake to do a great work in presenting the light on the Sabbath question. They should arouse, and warn the inhabitants of the world that Christ is soon coming the second time with power and great glory. Satan is actively at work in every place, calling men and women to his service. He is working vigilantly to bring in his soul-destroying theories. Shall we be less earnest and active than he? God forbid; while the enemy of truth is using his powers to deceive and discourage, and to destroy the power of the messages that God would have come to his people, let those who have received the light discern the signs of the times and the fulfilment of prophecy, and arouse to earnest effort. O that I could say something to arouse those who profess to be the people of God to believe that the word of God is to stand forever! This is a time for the Lord's servants to work with undiminished zeal to carry the third angel's message to all parts of the world. The work of this message is spreading far and near; yet we should not feel satisfied, but hasten to carry to thousands more the truth regarding the perpetuity of the law of Jehovah. From all our institutions of learning, from our publishing houses, from our sanitariums, the message is to be proclaimed. The people of God everywhere are to be aroused to co-operate in the great, grand work represented by the first, second, and third angel's messages. This last warning to the inhabitants of the earth is to make men see the importance God attaches to his holy law. So plainly is the truth to be presented, that no transgressor, hearing it, shall fail to discern the importance of obedience to the Sabbath commandment. "The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my Sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord, that doth sanctify you. Ye shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people." "Six days may work be done; but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed." "And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon Mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God." There are abundant evidences of the immutability of God's law. It was written with the finger of God, never to be obliterated, never to be destroyed. The tables of stone are hidden by God, to be produced in the great judgment-day, just as he wrote them. I am instructed to say to our people, Gather together from the Scriptures the proofs that God has sanctified the Sabbath, and let the words of the Lord be read before the congregations, showing that all who turn aside from a plain "Thus saith the Lord" will be condemned. The Sabbath has been the test of the loyalty of God's people in all ages. "It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever," the Lord declares. In giving the word of God to the people, there is nothing to be argued. The word of the Lord is given for the observance of the seventh day; let this word be given to the people, and not the words of men. In so doing you throw the burden of responsibility upon those who reject it; and the arguments of opposers are arguments against the specifications of the word. While you exalt a "Thus saith the Lord," the controversy is not with the worker, but with God. There is work for all to do in order that the simple truths of the Word of God may be made known. The words of Scripture should be printed and published just as they read. It would be well if the nineteenth and the greater portion of the twentieth chapters of Exodus, with verses twelve to eighteen of the thirty-first chapter, were printed just as they stand. Crowd these truths into small books and pamphlets, and let the word of God speak to the people. When a discourse concerning the law is preached that is right to the point, if you have any means of doing so, get it into a printed leaflet. Then when those who plead for Sunday laws meet you, place these leaflets in their hands. Tell them that you have no discussion over the Sunday question; for you have a plain "Thus saith the Lord" for the keeping of the seventh day. The apostle Jude writes: "Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. . . . Remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; how that they told you that there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life." The people who profess to believe in the soon coming of Christ to judge the earth, should be thoroughly aroused to the situation. They should examine their own hearts and lives, to see if they stand in the position to which Jude, the servant of Christ, calls them. Physicians and ministers should be assured that they are themselves keeping the commandments of God; for this they must do if they would be saved in his kingdom. If we lose heaven, we lose everything. Then let us, in this time of proving, weed out9 from our characters everything that would exclude us from the city of God. Let us remember that our hearts and minds are to be purified by obedience to the truth. I urge my brethren and sisters to read their Bibles as they have never yet read them. The evidences that we are in the last days are being given us right in our own ranks. Some who have become self-sufficient, and have rejected the counsel of the Lord, are being left to follow their own human judgment. Let those who have been influenced by the words and works of such, discern the signs of the times, and see in these men the very ones of whom the apostles have warned us. And as we see these predictions being fulfilled before our eyes, may we be led to a more earnest study of the Scriptures, and to a determination to believe and to teach the word of the living God. At Sinai
By MRS. EDITH B. GOODRICH
“And he gave unto Moses . . . two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.” Ex. 31:18. On Sinai’s smoking mountain,
’Mid thunder and ’mid flame,
To speak his ten commandments
The Lord in glory came. So terrible the splendor
That even Moses said,
“Exceedingly I tremble,
And quake with mighty dread.” “Set bounds about the mountain,”
Jehovah gave command,
“And fully warn the people
That all may understand;
Beyond this certain limit
Nor man nor beast may dare
To step upon the mountain
Lest death shall smite him there.” And when the trumpet sounded
Loud, loud, and louder still,
The people trembled greatly,
While awe each soul did fill;
And longer still it sounded,
And louder, yet more loud;
Then Moses spake; Jehovah
Then answered from the cloud. He spoke his ten commandments,
Inscribed them with his hand
On stone; and these forever
Unchangeable shall stand,
His government’s foundation,
His will for all the world,—
The transcript of his nature
To all the earth unfurled. But—what! Has man dared alter
That written by his Lord?
Dared meddle with one precept,
Destroying the accord?
Think well! At Sinai’s mountain
Jehovah did declare,
“The seventh day is Sabbath,”
And has he changed it?—Where? O soul, pause long! Consider!
If light to thee is given,
Arise, obey thy Maker:
How else canst thou gain heaven? Annual Offering for the Aged Poor and Orphans
By W. H. THURSTON
The time is at hand for another offering for the aged poor and orphans among us. “Ye have the poor with you always,” said the Master, “and whensoever ye will ye may do them good.” The first Sabbath in April is the time appointed to do good to the worthy poor and orphans by contributing of our means which the Lord has entrusted to us. Anciently the Lord instructed his people that the poor should never cease out of the land, and provisions were made to care for them. They were commanded to open the hand wide to their brethren, to the poor and to the needy in the land. This was a blessing to the giver, for it is a declaration of the Bible that “it is more blessed to give than to receive.” Thus the poor and needy were supplied from the abundance of those who had possessions. There are still, and always will be, the poor and needy in the land, and they are to be looked after and provided for by those who are in a condition to share with them. Doubtless all will remember that plans were formulated a year ago whereby each union conference would provide places and care for the aged poor and orphans in its territory. This we believe to be an equitable adjustment, and satisfactory to all. This being understood, we will now come forward with our offerings to supply the needs of those dependent upon us, the Lord’s children. “For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” So let us all be representatives of those on his right hand, the blessed, and be a blessing to the poor and needy by a liberal offering. Let all give as the Lord has prospered them, and then we can only say, “Of thine own have we given thee.” “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord.” Let all remember the date, April 4, the first Sabbath in April. Let us come up to this day with thanksgiving, pay our vows unto the Most High, and contribute freely to the homeless and helpless and to the aged poor in our land. Any members of the “little flock” who do not have the privilege of assembling with the believers, may send their offerings to the treasurer of the church of which they are members, or direct to the treasurer of the conference in case they have not yet united with any church. These offerings should all be sent through the proper channel to the union conference treasurer. What Is Modernism?
By John O. Corliss
The terms “Modernism,” and “Modernist” are of themselves modern, as applied to religious dogmas. The phase of religious thought which has been christened by this name was set forth in a late issue of the New York Independent as “the most important and most ominous event in the history of the Christian church that has appeared since the declaration of the dogma of infallibility by the Vatican Council.” It can not be denied that the movement has stirred the religious world to its very foundation, and many theories as to its meaning and outcome have issued from the press of various countries. Many seem to regard the matter in an ominous light, though none of the general statements so far have given any very definite reasons for their views. To the earnest student of prophecy, however, the movement means more than it can to those who reason about it from a purely philosophical standpoint. These see in it a war of religious opinion, which will prove a test to all the inhabitants of the nations. This controversy, into which the whole religious world seems disposed to enter, has been started within the fold of the Roman Catholic Church, the largest communion of professed believers in Christ, in all the earth. One thing which gives so much prominence to the affair has been the general belief that the will of the pope of Rome has, by force of the most complete religious organization known, extended to, and entirely swayed the impulses of, the most remote member of the Church of Rome. So far, however, from this being true, the Roman curia have discovered enough heresy in the church to oblige the pope to issue an encyclical condemning every one who does not believe the medieval doctrines of the church, which were made the test of heresy during the Middle Ages. This document brands Modernism as “the synthesis of all heresies,” and, in order to stamp it out, the papacy recommends inquisitorial methods in all schools whatsoever. Subversive books are thus to be torn from the hands of the laity; suspected teachers are to be deprived of their holdings, and college professors are to be driven from their chairs. And further, error of all kinds is to be combatted “even to the shedding of blood.” All this, that the least taint of this most hateful doctrine may be wiped out. Prof. Charles A. Briggs, in a late issue of the New York Independent, says very aptly that “this encyclical divides the Catholic Church throughout the world more distinctly than it ever has been divided before into irreconcilable camps, between which a war of extermination has been declared.” That which gives some force to Professor Briggs’ statement is the contention of the Modernists that the encyclical has grossly misrepresented their positions. This is not the place to review the technical differences between the papacy and its antagonists. The gist of the matter is that the opponents of the papacy deny the infallibility of the pope, hence disclaim his right to bear absolute sway over the consciences of men. They therefore advocate the reconstruction of the church government, on a constitutional and democratic basis. Modernism is not a system of well-defined doctrines to which all liberal Catholics subscribe. On the other hand, while each representative of the offending ones, like Josef Müller of Bavaria, Abbé Müller of Munich, the archbishops of Algiers and Avignon, the bishop of Tarentaise, in France, Father Tyrrell of England, besides many Italian, French, German, and even American church notables, maintains his own personal views regarding particular tenets of the faith, like average higher critics, all are agreed on the question of reform in the church government. Now as to how this controversy is affecting those “higher up” among so-called Protestants. These see much to be commended in the positions of the Modernists, as stated by themselves. For instance, they claim that every man has the right “to work for the common good, in the way he thinks best, without troubling himself about the authority of the church.” This sentiment seems to appeal to many Protestants as the only reasonable thing, and makes them feel like drawing nearer to the doctrines of Modernists. In other words, every man having an independent doctrine, feels that he can heartily unite with a movement which lets him believe what he chooses, and yet holds him in bonds of fellowship. This sentiment is now in the very air men breathe, and is permeating the real vitals of religious impulse everywhere. This seems indeed to suggest the10 ground upon which all Christendom will ere long make its final decisions for weal or woe. The contentions of Modernism are being accepted by prominent disseminators of religious thought, and are growing in popularity. The appeal made by Professor Briggs, in the North American Review, for February, 1908, in behalf of Modernism as against the medieval doctrines of the papacy, is this: “The ancient creeds were construed with reference to the principles of the Platonic philosophy. There is a basis of union between the two, but there are also irreconcilable differences. The teachings of Jesus and his apostles were on the basis of the Old Testament, and had no manner of relation to either Plato or Aristotle. Which is to be the master of theology, Aristotle or Plato or Christ? The encyclical virtually dethrones Christ, and enthrones St. Thomas as the vicar of Aristotle.” There is much truth in these words, if they could be allowed to carry proper weight in determining the tenets of men’s religious faith. But they have been used in this setting for a single purpose, and that is to turn men against the papacy, and in favor of liberal Catholicism. Let this work proceed to legitimate results, and the papacy will be driven to modify its doctrines, to save its following, as was done in the Council of Trent, to prevent the Reformation from desolating its ranks. Indeed, it is stated on authority that the proposition is now under consideration to reassemble the Vatican Council, in order to enhance the authority of the pope, and to protect the papacy from fatal encroachments by the Modernist doctrines. Should such a thing occur, the world will have opportunity to watch such a battle as religious controversy has never before inaugurated. The eyes of the nations even now are turned in expectation toward Rome, and many are predicting with more or less confidence the outcome of the issue. Among these the New York Independent is willing to risk its reputation in the following augury: “We prophesy further that within ten years the syllabus and the encyclical will be a forgotten dead letter, interesting to historians, and that the successor of Pius X will be a man of the liberal spirit of Leo XIII.” We can not tell what was in the mind of the author of these words when penning them. The prediction might be fulfilled in any one of several ways. It might come by a modification of papal dogmas, through a decision of a general council, or it might come by the sudden death of the present pope, or in other ways not necessary to mention. One thing, however, reveals itself in the words, and that is a preference for results as to the outcome of the controversy. It is yet too early to say what will come. Yet we believe that somehow the fulfilment of divine forebodings concerning the union of religious sentiment in opposition to the remnant of the woman’s seed will be accomplished. We shall not have long to wait, either, for a solution of the problem, since events are now moving so rapidly toward a decisive culmination. “Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments.” Souls or Soil?
By Albert Carey
This heading has been suggested by the many inquiries which come to the writer from those seeking a location where they may do more active missionary work, and at the same time enjoy agreeable surroundings. It is also called to mind by not a few who come to this field, examine the soil, and test its virtues, and then decide to return to more productive regions. The question arises in our minds, Is it souls or soil we are seeking? If the former, they are here in large, unentered territories. Seldom will one find more friendly neighbors than in this section, if he will first “show himself friendly.” When entering such a field, there should be no insidious comparisons between it and more favored sections from which one may have come. Souls more priceless than the treasures of earth’s richest mines, or the products of the fairest soils, are waiting to be revived by the ministry of a Christ-loving hand which is extended from a heart that is warm and sympathetic. As to the soil, a few points may be mentioned. This soil has supported a thriving population for over two centuries. They have been able to pass through, and survive, the most desolating influences of a terrible war. From it the country is emerging into a degree of prosperity that is most encouraging. Few are in abject poverty, while many are in comfortable circumstances, and evidences of wealth, even among farmers, are not rare. Does it not seem then that failure, on the part of those desiring to do self-supporting missionary work among such a people, to support themselves, is an acknowledgment of skill and ability inferior to those for whom they desire to labor? To say the least, there is a lack of adaptability, which is one of the most essential characteristics for such a laborer for souls. It was while considering such themes as these that the writer was led more than a year ago to compose the following lines in humble comparison with a blessed song too familiar to require naming:— It may be up on the mountain’s height,
Or over the stormy sea;
It may be out at the battle’s front
My Lord shall have need of me;
But if, by a still and gentle voice,
He bids at my post here to stand,
I’ll answer, Dear Lord, by thy grace
divine,
I’ll stay where thou dost command. There are loving words in the home to speak,
And friends and neighbors, afar and near,
Are needing my help to-day.
And oft, as we gather in Sabbath-school,
And service of song and prayer,
My Saviour would have me to sing or pray
Or speak, my part to bear. There’s surely one place of need each day,
One place by his grace to fill,
And that’s right here, in this life of toil,
To answer his blessed will.
Though trials so bitter, and conflicts sore,
Beset me along my way,
I’ll answer, Dear Lord, by thy grace
divine,
I’ll stay where you want me to stay. If called, I will go at thy voice, dear Lord,
To lands that are far away;
But let me say, too, by thy grace divine,
I’ll stay where you want me to stay. Let us not seek for that which is most conducive to our personal prosperity or pleasure, nor even for what may be called comfort; but rather for the men and women for whom Christ died, that if by any means we may, in humility of spirit, win them to him, trusting in his care and a faithful application of right principles, to bring us the required sustenance. Sitting at Jesus’ Feet
By T. E. Bowen
THERE is one place where all rivalry, all seeking for the most honorable place, all that savors of caste, is laid aside, utterly forgotten, and that is at the feet of Jesus. The human heart is very deceitful. How often our own hearts deceive us! We sometimes may pride ourselves that we are humble, and yet it may be that very soon afterward we are brought around by the Lord to some experience which actually demonstrates to us the very painful fact that down somewhere in the heart is a cold, hard, selfish lump that must be replaced by the warm, tender love of Jesus. This revelation may cause us to feel almost disheartened. But while “with men” to effect a change in the heart is “impossible,” we here meet one of those “all things” “possible with God.” He who can raise the dead, make a way through a sea, stop the rushing waters of an overflowing river, throw down the mighty walls of a city, can take away that stony heart of self-love, and put in its place a heart of flesh that can be impressed by the tender Spirit of Christ. What can be compared to its worth? To sit as a humble learner at the feet of the Sovereign of the universe, there to forget all ranks and titles, all worldly attainments, is of such inestimable value as to pass the computation of figures! “Jesus explained to the disciples that his kingdom is not characterized by earthly dignity and display. At the feet of Jesus all these distinctions are for-11gotten. The rich and the poor, the learned and the ignorant, meet together, with no thought of caste or worldly pre-eminence. All meet as blood-bought souls, alike dependent upon One who has redeemed them to God.” “The sincere, contrite soul is precious in the sight of God. He places his own signet upon men, not by their rank, not by their wealth, not by their intellectual greatness, but by their oneness with Christ. The Lord of glory is satisfied with those who are meek and lowly in heart.”—Desire of Ages, page 437. The one great need of the church today is not gold, nor laborers, nor education, nor talent, so much as that meek and lowly, tender and gentle spirit of Jesus that in Heaven’s sight is estimated of such great value. With this Jesus is satisfied. But until he finds it in the hearts of his children, it matters not how talented or valuable we may account ourselves, he will not be satisfied, nor can he receive us unto himself. And nowhere can this true worth be found but where Mary Magdalene of old found it—“sitting at the feet of Jesus.” Send Children to Our Own Schools
By William Covert
Some of our people think it safe to entrust the education of their children to any one who can impart information upon the branches taught in the public schools. To them an education consists in knowing how to read, write, solve mathematical problems, and delve into the various sciences as taught in the ordinary text-books. And the school which is most successful in the accomplishment of this result is by them regarded as the best school, and the teacher who can cause the students to pass through the grade work required in these schools in the shortest period of time, is their ideal instructor. But a person might be able to recite in a creditable way all that is required in all these text-books, and yet be sadly lacking in the true essentials of a proper education. What the Lord desires us to do is to provide schools for all our own children and youth, where the education imparted will embrace all essential truth, and will reject that which is injurious and false. “We send our children to the Sabbath-school that they may be instructed in regard to the truth, and then as they go to the day-school, lessons containing falsehood are given them to learn. These things confuse the mind, and should not be; for if the young receive ideas that pervert the truth, how will the influence of this education be counteracted?”—Testimonies for the Church, Vol. VI, page 193. “Establish church-schools. Give your children the Word of God as the foundation of all their education. This is full of beautiful lessons, and if pupils make it their study in the primary grade below, they will be prepared for the higher grade above.”—Id., page 195. “The eyes of our brethren and sisters should be anointed with the heavenly eye-salve, that they may discern the necessities of the times. The lambs of the flock must be fed, and the Lord of heaven is looking on to see who is doing the work he desires to have done for the children and youth.”—Id., page 196. “It is not best for Sabbath-keeping families to move long distances to connect with schools. If a proper effort were put forth, many more small schools could be established for the education of our own children.” “Wherever there are a few Sabbath-keepers, the parents should unite in providing a place for a day-school where their children and youth can be instructed. They should employ a Christian teacher, who, as a consecrated missionary, shall educate the children in such a way as to lead them to become missionaries. Let teachers be employed who will give a thorough education in the common branches, the Bible being made the foundation and the life of all study.”—Id., page 198. It is supposed that the schooling given a child will have its influence in directing his life's course, therefore Solomon has said, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Prov. 22:6. The Lord by the pen of Paul says, “Bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Eph. 6:4. How is it possible for a Christian to get his mind to that point where he can complacently trust the education and training of his children to persons who do not know God nor believe his Word? Why not take the Lord at his word and arrange affairs in such a way that all our children may “be taught of the Lord.” “In selecting teachers we should use every precaution, knowing that this is as solemn a matter as the selection of persons for the ministry. Wise men who can discern character should make the selection; for the very best talent that can be secured is needed to educate and mold the minds of the young, and to carry on successfully the many lines of work that will need to be done by the teacher in our church-schools. No person of an inferior or narrow cast of mind should be placed in charge of one of these schools.”—Id., page 200. “Parents and teachers should seek most earnestly for that wisdom which Jesus is ever ready to give; for they are dealing with human minds at the most interesting and impressible period of their development. They should aim so to cultivate the tendencies of the youth, that at each stage of their life they may represent the natural beauty appropriate at that period, unfolding gradually, as do the plants and flowers in the garden.”—Id., page 204. The provision of schools and teachers for our children has received considerable attention by our people during the last decade, but there is much yet to be done before we have accomplished all that should be seen. Many churches are giving but little heed to this theme, and because of this indifference in these churches, the subject should be agitated until the interest has become general and effective.