p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 81, No. 8. (2/25/1904)

Dr. Thomason Qualifies for South African Mission

By Editor

Our readers will remember that a few months ago Dr. George Thomason, formerly secretary of the International Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association, accepted the invitation of the Mission Board to enter upon medical missionary work in South Africa, and that he went to Dublin to secure the necessary qualifications for medical practise in the British colonies. We are glad to be able to state that after spending a shorter time than was expected in preparation, Dr. Thomason has passed his examinations, and has received his diplomas, securing “first place in surgery and honors in medicine and surgery.” Dr. Thomason will spend a few weeks in London, improving the special opportunities offered in the hospitals for further observation and study, and is planning to sail for South Africa about the first of April.

Encouragement in the Missionary Cause

By Editor

ALL will be glad to see by an article on another page that a response has come to the special call from Inland China, and that the thousand dollars required is already on the way to the far East. Another gift of one thousand dollars came in last week, half for the International Publishing Association, of College View, and half for evangelistic work. This comes from one not a member of our church, but deeply interested in the work we are doing for the Lord. From the same sister we had previously received fourteen hundred dollars for various mission purposes within the last nine months. There is abundant reason for being very courageous in praying and giving and going in the missionary cause. It is a time for activity, and the Lord has resources for his work.

For Religious Liberty

By W. A. Spicer

Change of Date to Sabbath, March 12

THE time in which to circulate the announcement of the special offering for religious liberty work is so very brief that the officers of the General Conference take the liberty to defer the time one week, and urge all the churches to unite in a liberal offering on that day for the purpose named. Will not church officers make early announcement of the offering, so that all may be prepared to act? With a hearty response from all, no one will be burdened, and a sufficient sum will be secured to enable the Religious Liberty Department to provide literature and reorganize the forces for earnest, active service in the field. It is desired to make a proper effort at the St. Louis World's Fair to call attention to these truths, and the silent though swift progress of the forces that are arrayed against religious liberty in all the field, calls for a prompt response to the appeal for an offering on Sabbath, March 12.

W. A. SPICER, Secretary.

Testimony, Volume Eight

By H. H. Hall

I HAVE just had the opportunity of examining some of the advance proofs of “Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. VIII, and have been particularly impressed with the timeliness and importance of Section V, in which the following chapters appear under the general heading of “The Essential Knowledge:”

God in Nature, A Personal God, A False and a True Knowledge of God, Danger in Speculative Knowledge, The False and the True in Education, Importance of Seeking True Knowledge, The Knowledge Received through God’s Word, Our Great Need.

If one Testimony can be more important than another, it seems to me that Volume VIII must be that one. It will contain about 350 pages, and will sell for 75 cents in cloth, and $1.25 in limp leather. It will be ready early in March.

H. H. HALL.