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Earlier text: The Beatrice (Neb.) Camp-Meeting

Field Notes

A CHURCH of eleven members was organized at Cape May Court House, N. J., August 25, and others are expecting soon to join.

FOUR young men took their stand for the truth as a result of a series of tent-meetings at Millington, Md. They were baptized on September 1, and joined the Millington church.

BRETHREN A. V. COTTON and J. F. Piper report eight persons having taken their stand for the truth at Leon, Iowa. Others are arranging their business so they can keep the Sabbath.

BROTHER J. T. SPRIGGS and W. M. Andress report the raising up of a little company of five at Carson, Iowa. They have moved their tent to Macedonia, and report good prospects for a profitable series of meetings.

IT has been decided by the officers of the Lake Union Conference to ask the young people of that union conference to assume the responsibility of financing the Barotseland Mission. We see from the last issue of the Indiana Reporter that the young people of the Indiana Conference have decided to assume their share of the financial responsibility for the evangelization of that field.

IT is indeed encouraging to see the large number of young persons who are this year earning scholarships in our colleges and academies by selling our books. Some have earned their scholarship several times over in the one season. A report from Beechwood Academy states that a seventeen-year-old girl earned her scholarship, amounting to $155, in the short time of eighty-four hours. This pays her expenses through the entire school year.

THE brethren of the Southern California Conference report one of the most encouraging camp-meetings ever held. About one thousand persons were camped on the ground; the camp-meeting Sabbath-school numbered 1,330; and there were between sixty and seventy baptized. A movement was inaugurated there for the support of a teacher in Rome, Italy, and the first month's salary was provided. Over ten thousand dollars was raised for the Loma Linda Sanitarium, and about four thousand dollars in cash and pledges for the Fernando Academy.

Business Notices

Brief business notices will be published in this department subject to the discretion of the publishers. A minimum charge of one dollar will be made for one insertion of forty words or less. Three cents a word will be charged for each additional word, and remittance must accompany each order. Initials and figures count as words. Name and address must be counted.

All persons unknown to the managers of this paper must send satisfactory written recommendations whenever submitting notices for insertion in this column.

In the case of poor persons who wish employment the charge may be remitted, but in order to secure this concession a letter from the elder of the local church of which the advertiser is a member, or from one of our well-known ministers, must accompany the advertisement.

WANTED.—Stenographer (man); must be Seventh-day Adventist. Address Hartman & Marsh, Montrose, Colo.

WANTED.—Good Christian people of both sexes to take the nurses' course at the Garden City Sanitarium, San Jose, Cal. Write for literature.

WANTED.—Work on a farm by the year, by a good, steady, married man; work for a Sabbath-keeper preferred. Address G. W. S., Box 12, Huntsville, Ontario.

FOR SALE.—Extracted honey at 5 to 6 3-4 cents a lb. in 60-lb. cans (none very white). White cotton, corn, and olive-oils a specialty. Ripe olives in 1-gal. cans, at 70 cents. Address W. S. Ritchie, Corona, Cal.

WANTED.—Position by a hearty man, about sixty years of age, with experience in handling boilers and large factory engine; would like place where he could observe the Sabbath. Address W. H. Merrill, Washington, N. J.

WANTED.—To correspond with Sabbath-keepers who desire to locate near a church-school. Three farms of from twenty-five to thirty acres each, with fair buildings and orchards. Address Daniel Starrett, Genesee, Idaho.

FOR SALE.—Fruit farm near Ellendale, Del.; 55 acres; 700 peach, 100 pear trees, one acre dew berries; apples, plums, and grapes for family use. Price, $1,500; $500 cash, rest on easy terms. Address D. E. Davis, Mt. Rainier, Md.

WANTED.—“The printed page shall fall as the autumn leaves.” I am a printer, and desire to connect with some State conference that appreciates the present times and these words of the Testimony. Address W. A. Ross, 1537 Wrightwood Ave., Chicago, Ill.

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.—10 acres joining Forest Home Industrial School campus; new five-room house, outbuildings. Wish to sell to some one who desires the advantages of a good school. Reason for selling, no children. Please enclose stamp for reply. Address T, Box 64, Mt. Vernon, Wash.

WANTED.—For service in private sanitarium accommodating fifteen patients, good all-round cook, man or woman; lady nurse understanding treatments, possessing tact for private duty; girl for second work or one interested in learning treatments. Good wages, home, and church privileges. Address Dr. Mary Sanderson, Springfield, Mass.

FOR SALE.—Purest, most healthful, best vegetable oil for cooking or salads; no odor; keeps indefinitely. Gal. can, $1; 5-gal., $4. Also olive-oil of the purest grade; gal., $2.75; half-gal., $1.40; quart can, 85 cents. Send for samples. Also write for prices on California ripe olives and honey. Address E. W. Coates, 535 W. 110th St., New York City, N. Y.

FOR SALE.—40 acres good land, ½ mile from Seventh-day Adventist church; all improved; hay-barn, horse-barn, and granary; stone stables, good well and windmill, small apple and peach orchard; grapes and plums. House burned, but enough dry lumber to rebuild. Price, $1,150 if sold right away. Address A. L. Woodard, R. F. D. 4, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

FOR SALE CHEAP.—A good farm of 96.85 acres; three-room house, stable for four horses, and granary. Owner wishes to move South to help the cause. Ten acres sown with alfalfa; sixty acres in crop. Young orchard just beginning to bear, and timber land enough to supply the family with wood and the place with posts. A creek that never goes dry runs through the place. This farm is located six miles from Palmer, Neb., on a rural route. For price and terms write to R. T. Nash, Campobello, S. C.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

Camp-Meetings for 1906

ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE

Chesapeake and District of Columbia, Washington, D. C. ............ Sept. 11-16

New York City, N. Y. (Conference), 535 West 110th St. ......... Sept. 27 to Oct. 7

CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE

Maritime, Williamsdale East, N. S., Sept. 13-23

SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

Florida, Lakeland ............ Nov. 1-11

LAKE UNION CONFERENCE

East Michigan, Holly ........ Sept. 27 to Oct. 8

Northern Illinois, Galesburg ........ Sept. 13-23

NORTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

Thief River Falls, Minn. ........ Sept. 13-17

PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE

California, Sebastopol ........ Sept. 20-30

AUSTRALASIAN UNION CONFERENCE

Union Conference session, Cooransbong, N. S. W. ........ Sept. 13-23

Change of Opening

By M. E. Cary

ON account of the burning of the Pacific Press many students will not be able to enter Walla Walla College by September 12, the date set for the opening of the school. This delay is occasioned on account of canvassers in the field not being able to secure books to make their deliveries by the first of September. There are between fifty and sixty in the Walla Walla College district who are canvassing for a scholarship.

Members of the union conference committee, also members of the Walla Walla College board, gave careful consideration to the present situation during the teachers' institute held at Steilacoom, Wash. It seemed clear to all those present in council that it would be wise to postpone the opening of the college from Wednesday, September 12, to Wednesday, September 26. By that time, it is believed, most of the books will be received and delivered. So we herewith give the notice of the change for the time of the opening of Walla Walla College. While the school will open a little later than was announced in the college calendar, we plan to continue a little later in the spring, thus giving sufficient time to finish the year's school work.

We are sorry that it seems necessary to make this change, but we feel that it would hardly be right that the unavoidable delay which is occasioned by the burning of the Press should cause many of our students to lose the first two weeks of the school. We trust that all who read this notice will extend it as far as possible. The prospect for Walla Walla College the coming year is good, and we expect that there will be a large attendance on the opening day, Wednesday, September 26. We repeat the request that was made in the previous issue of the Gleaner that all who expect to attend the college the coming year give notice to the undersigned without delay.

M. E. CARY, President of Walla Walla College.

Some Advantages Enjoyed by Students of Washington Training College

By J. W. Lawhead

Washington has a peculiar and distinctive advantage over all other cities of our country in the fact that it is the political capital of the nation, and as such draws to its borders representatives from every section. This in-gathering is not confined to politicians and statesmen, but includes representatives of the various professions, business men, and wealthy people who seek a home here because of the many and unusual advantages offered by the city. The society resulting from such a representative people is one of the most interesting that could be found, and is distinctively and truly American in the best sense of the term. The influence of such a society must in a marked degree elevate and refine all who come in contact with it; and so far as it is best, the students are advised to make use of such advantages as are available to bring them into contact with the culture and the learning to be encountered here.

Another very interesting, and from the standpoint of a student, attractive feature of Washington is the location of the different embassies and legations representing all civilized nations of the earth; and attached to these foreign offices are the most truly representative men, from whom can be learned almost anything desired in regard to foreign nations, the customs and habits of the people, their religious beliefs, and whatever features of national and social life particularly interest a student. To one who is in school for the purpose of preparing himself to go into the foreign fields as a missionary, the advantage offered in this way is unsurpassed, and the truest and most reliable representation of conditions in these foreign nations may be obtained from their representatives here at the seat of our government.

While the College is located in near proximity to the city, it is yet far enough removed to give the quiet and seclusion of the country and all the advantages resulting therefrom.

Lying near or within the city are many places of great interest because of their historical associations. Pre-eminent in this list is Mount Vernon, the home and burial place of Washington. This property is now held by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union for the purpose of preserving and maintaining, as nearly as possible, in its original condition and arrangement, the Mount Vernon estate; and thus preserved, it offers an accurate and deeply interesting representation of domestic conditions in their highest type in our own colonial time. The old mansion has been kept in repair, and stands practically as it was in the days of Washington, and indeed many of the furnishings used in those early times are still preserved, as may be seen by any visitor.

Another spot of great historical interest is Arlington, the stately home of Gen. Robert E. Lee on the south side of the Potomac and overlooking the city. This was acquired by the government in 1864 and converted into a national cemetery, where lie many thousand soldier boys with their commanders, whose names are engraved on the history of our nation. Both the Union and Confederate dead are resting here, and the most tender and pathetic memories of the great civil conflict are stirred into being by a visit to this place.

Between the College and Washington is the site of old Fort Stevens, an important point of defense at the time of Early's attack on the city in July, 1864. The chief interest in this spot lies in the fact that here President Lincoln was under fire. We are told that this is the only time that a president of the nation, who as such is the commander-in-chief of the army, was ever under fire in the open field. A little north of the Fort is a small cemetery where lie the remains of the men who fell in that memorable July conflict, while tablets here and there show points of special interest in connection with Early's effort to reach the capital.

These and many other points might be mentioned, from all of which the active, vigorous mind of youth may draw many valuable lessons; but further enumeration would be unnecessary, as the object of this article is simply suggestive, and perhaps enough has been cited to cover the point sought for. Some of the students of former years have thoroughly enjoyed a portion of the literary, musical, and social advantages, and from these associations have drawn not simply enjoyment, but genuine culture and a broadening of their sympathy for all humanity. The city is cosmopolitan of the best type, and contact with it can but result in teaching our young men and women many invaluable lessons respecting their privileges and opportunities, and particularly with reference to their associations with their fellow men. These lessons are valuable for all young people, but pre-eminently so for those who are educating themselves for the purpose of becoming workers together with God in winning souls, and we are thankful that our youth may be educated under influences that are so valuable for the development of broad-minded and liberal culture.

J. W. LAWHEAD.

Loma Linda College Prospectus

Notice!

The complete Prospectus of Loma Linda College of Evangelists is now ready, and may be had on application to the school at the following address: Loma Linda, via Redlands, Cal. The information contained in this prospectus is very full, but any who wish to make further inquiries may address the president, W. E. Howell.

The Opening of Union College

The fall term at Union College begins Wednesday, September 12. Students should be present a day or two before, in order to be settled, ready for the opening. Rooms should be engaged in advance, of the preceptress, Mrs. C. C. Lewis, College View, Neb. Strangers should bring testimonials that they meet the requirements under “Who Admitted,” page 12 of the calendar. Good crops and general prosperity, increased interest at the camp-meetings, and an extensive and favorable correspondence, all indicate a large attendance. Let those who have been halting in their purpose, now decide to attend. If you put it off, you may never get the education you need for life’s duties. Thousands regret their neglect to obtain a good education. Nobody is sorry for a single month spent in school. Remember that we offer regular preparatory, academic, and college courses, also ministerial, normal, commercial, medical preparatory, and stenographic courses. German, Danish, and Swedish departments. Conservatory of music. Catalogue of information free on request. Correspondence invited. Address the president, C. C. Lewis, College View, Neb.

Addresses

ELDER D. T. SHIREMAN'S post-office address is Toluca, Cleaveland Co., N. C.

The post-office address of Elder W. H. Wakeham is 451 Holloway Road, London, N., England.

Publications Wanted

[SPECIAL NOTICE.—We learn that objectionable literature is being sent in response to these requests, and we urge all to examine with special care any periodicals or pamphlets received outside of our well-known denominational publications. Be sure that the literature which you distribute teaches the truth.—*Ed.]

The following persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, post-paid:—

C. F. Hanes, Greene, Iowa, tracts on doctrinal subjects.

Miss Birdie Cruzan, 1213 West Ninth St., Joplin, Mo., REVIEW, Signs, Watchman, and tracts.

R. A. Lovell, R. F. D. 8, Knoxville, Tenn. (instead of 8 Fulton St., Asheville, N. C.), REVIEW, Signs, Watchman, Instructor, Little Friend.

M. W. Delhorbe, Gen. Del., Greenville, S. C., Signs, Watchman, Life and Health, and special numbers of the Signs (no matter how old).

Obituaries

ONG.—Died in Liberal, Kan., Aug. 28, 1906, Sister Viola J. Ong. Sister Ong accepted present truth in 1893, under the labors of Elder Rupert, and died rejoicing in the light of the third angel’s message. The funeral service was conducted by the writer. W. H. WHITE.

BYERS.—Died at Lamar, Colo., Aug. 18, 1906, of brain fever, Hazel Helen Byers, daughter of Mr. C. and Sister Katie Byers, aged 13 months and 9 days. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from John 11:25 to a large congregation of friends. GEO. M. ALWAY.

HATCH.—Died at his home near Glen Wood, Mich., June 4, 1906, of heart-disease, Henry Hatch, aged 62 years, 8 months, and 4 days. At an early age he was converted and united with the First-day Adventists. Several years later he heard and embraced the third angel’s message. He leaves a wife and three sons and other relatives to mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer at the home of the deceased. H. NICOLA.

BOYCE.—Instantly killed by an express-train at Augusta, Mich., Aug. 12, 1906, Henry Boyce, aged 64 years and 1 day. He spent three years of faithful service in the Civil War. Eleven years ago he was converted and united with the Adventist church at Coleman, Mich., and ever after lived a devoted Christian life. Though he was taken without one moment’s warning we believe he sleeps in Jesus. He leaves a wife and three sisters and other relatives to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from 1 John 4:8. C. N. SANDERS.

SUTHERLAND.—Died Aug. 19, 1906, of hemorrhage of the brain, Mrs. Tibatha Ellen Sutherland, widow of the late James H. Sutherland, aged 56 years, 8 months, and 14 days. The deceased was a firm believer in the Seventh-day Adventist faith, having united with that denomination in 1885. She possessed a cheerful disposition, and was ever ready to extend a helping hand to those in need. She leaves to mourn their loss, two daughters, one son, and three sisters, besides many friends. The funeral was conducted near South Haven, Mich. H. NICOLA.

BUTTERFIELD.—Died at her home, Aug. 16, 1906, of heart-disease, Mrs. Jaine Hare Butterfield. She was born April 1, 1840, and was married in 1861 to Richard Butterfield, who died Nov. 7, 1903. To them were born four sons and one daughter, all of whom still live except one son. Sister Butterfield accepted the Seventh-day Adventist faith about six years ago, and since then has been a respected and faithful member of the St. Paul church. Her trust was in God. Words of comfort were spoken from Rev. 2:11. F. A. DETAMORE.

FAUVER.—Died at Mount Williams, Va., July 25, 1906, John Fauver, aged 64 years, 11 months, and 25 days. Brother Fauver with his wife, attended the first camp-meeting held in Virginia, twenty-three years ago, and there decided to keep the Sabbath of the Lord. About a year later he was baptized and joined the Mount Williams church, with which he has been connected ever since. He was a faithful attendant at all the services as long as his health permitted. He leaves a companion and three children. The funeral sermon was preached by the writer; text, Job 14:14, 15. R. D. HOTTEL.

WALKER.—Died at Kalispell, Mont., Aug. 11, 1906, of consumption, Sister Lieucella Walker. Several years ago she was converted and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church in Minnesota. Last fall she came to Montana for her health. She leaves a husband, seven children, a father, mother, five sisters, and five brothers. Her faith was strong in a soon-coming Saviour and the speedy triumph of the gospel. The funeral service was conducted by the writer; texts, Job 14:14; John 11:25. STEWART KIME.

WILKINSON.—Died in St. Helena, Cal., Aug. 14, 1906, Mrs. Martha J. Wilkinson, aged 78 years, 10 months, and 15 days. Sister Wilkinson accepted the third angel’s message in Sacramento more than twenty-five years ago, and was an example to the believers in constant attendance at church and Sabbath-school, in ministering to the sick and needy, and in helping with her means. There was a large attendance at her funeral in Sacramento, where she was laid to rest until Jesus comes. The funeral sermon was from Ps. 90:10; Job 5:26. ISAAC MORRISON.

TUTTLE.—Died in Springfield, Ill., June 21, 1906, of electrocution, by picking up a live electric-light wire, George Evan Tuttle, son of George and Ora B. Tuttle, aged 13 years, 6 months, and 1 day. Although Evan had never made a profession of religion, he was a good boy and a regular attendant at Sabbath-school, and by his kind and loving disposition made himself beloved by all who knew him. The funeral service was held at the First Seventh-day Adventist church. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Jer. 31:15-17. W. D. PARKHURST.

MATHEWS.—Died at his home near Lodi, Cal. June 8, 1906, of heart-disease and erysipelas, James T. Mathews, aged 36 years, 5 months, and 2 days. Brother Mathews was converted about eleven years ago, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church in Oklahoma. He was an exemplary Christian, and served in various offices of church work, part of the time as elder. He leaves a faithful wife, two daughters, one son, an aged father and mother, and other relatives and friends to mourn their loss. We laid him to rest until the call of the great Life-giver at the resurrection of the just. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. C. M. GARDNER.

DAVIS.—Died at her home in Dayton, Wash., Aug. 9, 1906, Sister Susan Davis, aged 73 years, 4 months, and 1 day. She was converted at the age of eleven, and united with the Baptist Church. Since that time she has served her Master faithfully, walking in the light as it came to her. She moved west in 1853, and was one of the first to accept present truth in this part of the country when it was presented here in 1875 by Elders I. D. Van Horn and A. T. Jones. The truth has been very precious to her ever since, and sustained her in all her trials. She died with a bright hope of soon seeing her Saviour. She leaves a husband and four children to mourn their loss. Funeral service was conducted by the writer. L. A. GIBSON.

MIDDLEKAUFF.—Died of gastritis and uremic poisoning, at Morgan Hill, Cal., Aug. 4, 1906, Mrs. Mary E. Middlekauff, aged 57 years and 25 days. Her maiden name was Brown, the sister of Elder M. H. Brown. Her husband was a minister of the Christian denomination. She was converted when about ten years of age, and was an earnest, devoted Christian until her death. In 1871 she embraced the Seventh-day Adventist faith, in which she greatly rejoiced during the later years of her life. She was ever active and self-sacrificing, seeking to help those in distress, or discouragement, or need of any kind. Always frail, she suffered much from ill health, but bore it all by the comfort she had in Christ Jesus. Of her near relatives, her husband and Elder Brown and his family survive. She rests in hope. The funeral service was conducted by the writer M. C. W.

Missionary Printer and Canvassers’ Progress

By Editor

Brother George R. Israel and his wife, of South Lancaster, who have responded to the call for a missionary printer in South Africa, sailed August 30 from England for their field of labor. They were accompanied by Miss Hyatt, daughter of Elder Hyatt, who returns to South Africa after a course of study in the South Lancaster Academy.

We would direct the attention of every reader of the REVIEW to the “Canvassers’ Summary for June” and its accompanying “Notes of Progress” on page 19 of this number. It is a cause for joyous thanksgiving when we can record the splendid gain from month to month which Brother Palmer summarizes in the third paragraph of “Notes of Progress.” It may be well also for the members of the various union conferences to take note of the last two columns in the “Canvassers’ Summary,” that those conferences which are doing least may be encouraged to do more in the work of spreading this message, and that those which are doing most may be encouraged to set a still better example—not in a spirit of rivalry, but with an earnest desire to accomplish the most possible in the grandest cause in all the world.

Increasing the Circulation of The Signs

By Editor

The matter of the insurance of the Pacific Press has at last been settled. The insurance carried by the institution was one hundred thousand dollars. Of this the company paid seventy-two and one-half per cent, or seventy-two thousand five hundred dollars. We learn also that there is some prospect of the sale of the Oakland property belonging to the institution. In case this is accomplished, it will materially help in overcoming the difficulties and perplexities now resting upon those in charge of the work there. But while this remains in uncertainty, there is one work which every reader of the REVIEW AND HERALD can take up that will bring joy and encouragement to our afflicted institution; and that is the work of increasing the circulation of our missionary paper, The Signs of the Times. Its editors are planning to make it more efficient than ever before in the presentation of this message. We believe that the consummation of this great work will be greatly hastened if our brethren and sisters everywhere will take from five to one hundred copies of that paper to use in missionary work among their friends and neighbors. Try it, brethren, and be convinced of the good you can do, and the blessing God can pour out upon those who come up to his help in this important time.

Editor Attending Camp Meeting

The editor of the Review left Washington last week to attend the Central New England camp-meeting at Lawrence, Mass. He may be absent from the Office ten days or two weeks.

Advanced School at Loma Linda

The Loma Linda (Cal.) Sanitarium announces its plans for an advanced school to be carried on in connection with its sanitarium work, to prepare men and women for greater usefulness in God's cause. The school is in charge of Prof. W. E. Howell.

San Fernando Teacher Sent to Peru

Brother T. DeWitt Robinson, of the San Fernando College (Southern California), sailed in July for Peru, being sent out by San Fernando students in response to the call from Peru for some one to engage in self-supporting work as a teacher.

Brother Wong Sails for China

In July Brother G. Doane Wong, a Chinese brother who has been attending Healdsburg College, sailed for Honolulu, en route to China, where he will join the brethren of the South China Mission. Brother Wong's support in the field has been assumed by a brother in one of our Eastern cities.

Adventist Work in Alaska

ELDER W. B. WHITE, president of the North Pacific Union Conference, has recently visited Alaska. At Ketchikan, a town of fifteen hundred inhabitants, Brethren Dart and Greaves have been holding tent-meetings, with good interest, and it is hoped our first Alaskan church may be organized there before many months.

California-Nevada Tract Society Business Resumed

THE business of the California-Nevada Tract Society, which was surrendered to the Pacific Press Publishing Company on July 15, 1904, has been taken over again by the tract society. All orders for tracts, pamphlets, trade books, and subscription books in that territory will now go to the tract society instead of to the Pacific Press.

A Pope to Save Rome

“If the Roman Church is to be saved from sinking into the depths of degradation and disruption,” says Philip Sidney, F. R. Hist. S., it must be through the election of “an energetic, English-speaking pope, who will endeavor to wrest the government of his church from the thralldom of an Italian Jesuitical clique.”

The herculean task he would lay upon the shoulders of this pope would be as follows: —

He would have to put into execution the long-delayed reforms of over a thousand years. He would have to clear the Vatican of its evil counselors and their malign influences. He would have to inspire confidence in a world which for centuries has had the strongest reasons to distrust papal diplomacy. He would have to clear monasteries and churches of spurious relics. He would have to abolish the final vows taken by monks and nuns. He would have to prevent poor people from being imposed upon by extortionate demands for the payment of sums of money to deliver souls out of the flames of purgatory. He would have to regulate the donation of indulgences. He would have to bury the bull of Pio Nono proclaiming himself infallible. He would have to surrender the last fragment of his temporal power. He would have to make a huge bonfire of the forged decretals and the contradictory bulls. The Inquisition would be abolished, and the Index Expurgatorius no longer published.

Until a pope, such as we have now described, shall sit in Peter’s chair, all schemes so constantly discussed concerning the so-called reunion of Christendom, and reunion with Rome, can never assume any practical form.

Mr. Sidney thinks he can already detect omens favorable to the bringing about of this condition of things. It is not unthinkable that an Englishman should sit in the chair of St. Peter. Neither is it beyond the horizon of the probable that Christendom should one day be united under the headship of a pope; but when Rome divests herself of all that Mr. Sidney has mentioned, she will no longer be Rome. There are signs, many and fast increasing, which indicate the bringing of this world under the influence and leadership of the Roman Church; but we have no warrant for believing that Rome will ever divest herself of any of her essential attributes in accomplishing that end.

The Publishers’ Convention

A PUBLISHERS’ convention has been appointed to be held in Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., Oct. 3-10. This is not to be a local bookmen’s convention like the ones held in Mountain View, Kansas City, and Berrien Springs. It is to be a general meeting of the members of the General Conference Publishing Department, at which it is hoped that many other experienced workers will be present. Arrangements have been made by the General Conference for holding a General Conference Committee council meeting following this convention. By this arrangement of dates it is expected that there can be a large attendance of the members of the General Conference Committee at the publishers’ convention. A more extended notice of this meeting will be published next week.