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Review and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 38.

Redeem the Time
Earlier text: A Colored Teacher and Her School

State Sunday Laws Interfere With Uncle Sam’s Business

By S. B. H.

THE following appeared in the Washington Post of September 8:—
“State Laws Halt Troops
“Army Officers Agitated by Stopping of Trains on Sunday
“A grave question has been raised as to the right of a State to prevent the movement of United States troops by stopping railroad transportation on Sunday. When the camp of instruction was held at Chickamauga Park last year, the arrival of the First North Carolina Infantry and the Third South Carolina Infantry was delayed by the South Carolina law prohibiting the running of special trains on Sunday.
“A similar law exists in Georgia, and two companies of coast artillery moving by special trains from Mobile to Charleston were compelled to lie over at Augusta because of the law. Brigadier-General Mills, commanding the department of the Gulf, brought the matter to the attention of the War Department, with a view to such action as will prevent unnecessary delays in the troops’ movements. It is possible that the matter will be referred to the Attorney-General and the Interstate Commerce Commission to determine what course shall be pursued.”
This incident will serve to indicate the possible interference with the business of the United States government by the enforcement of State Sunday laws, and it will be of interest to watch the outcome of the controversy. S. B. H.

Summary of Magazine Sales for August, 1911

TOTALS TOTALS VALUE
1910 1911 1911
Atlantic Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Maine 2348 48397 $ 4839.70
Massachusetts 3567 3605 360.50
N. New England 1389 782 78.20
S. New England 1861 3022 302.20
Gr. New York 3518 2205 220.50
New York 3848 5625 562.50
W. New York 3903 8235 823.50
Totals 20434 71871 7187.10
Canadian Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Maritime .... .... ......
Ontario 1003 3540 354.00
Quebec 175 75 7.50
Newfoundland 43 130 13.00
Totals 1221 3740 374.00
Western Canadian Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Alberta 2896 200 20.00
British Columbia 673 1250 125.00
Manitoba 20 500 50.00
Saskatchewan 80 500 50.00
Totals 3669 2450 245.00
Central Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Colorado 1435 1900 190.00
W. Colorado 260 114 11.40
E. Kansas 1353 1835 183.50
W. Kansas 435 43.50
N. Missouri 3063 1425 142.50
S. Missouri 4901 600 60.00
St. Louis Mis. 3024 302.40
Nebraska 1567 1715 171.50
Wyoming 610 240 24.00
Totals 13189 11288 1128.80
Southeastern Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Cumberland 35 250 25.00
Florida 960 2210 221.00
Georgia 632 1650 165.00
North Carolina 2390 770 77.00
South Carolina 1456 200 20.00
Totals 5473 5080 508.00
Lake Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Indiana 6572 2190 219.00
East Michigan 3245 4081 408.10
West Michigan 1414 1096 109.60
North Michigan 725 1840 184.00
N. Illinois 7875 7260 726.00
S. Illinois 1408 2922 292.20
Wisconsin 2160 6335 633.50
Totals 23399 25724 2572.40
Northern Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Iowa 4098 3570 357.00
Minnesota 3107 5526 552.60
North Dakota 1350 885 88.50
South Dakota 1595 751 75.10
Totals 10150 10732 1073.20
TOTALS TOTALS VALUE
1910 1911 1911
North Pacific Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Montana 710 150 $ 15.00
Southern Idaho 325 636 63.60
Upper Columbia 897 360 36.00
E. Ore. Mission. .... ......
S. Oregon 320 235 23.50
W. Oregon 2634 2200 220.00
W. Washington 2392 750 75.00
Totals 7278 4331 433.10
Pacific Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Arizona 15 85 8.50
California 3640 364.00
Cen. Cal. 4018 374 37.40
N. Cal.-Nev. 265 26.50
S. California 3931 1760 176.00
Utah 212 300 30.00
Totals 8176 6424 642.40
Southern Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Alabama 1118 675 67.50
Kentucky 1675 2435 243.50
Louisiana 593 465 46.50
Mississippi 835 1130 113.00
Tennessee River 1080 750 75.00
Totals 5301 5455 545.50
Columbia Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Chesapeake 907 953 95.30
District of Col. 398 344 34.40
New Jersey 6853 4515 451.50
E. Pennsylvania 2646 5415 541.50
W. Pennsylvania 925 3965 396.50
Ohio 2784 4549 454.90
Virginia 1000 855 85.50
West Virginia 375 2470 247.00
Totals 15888 22966 2296.50
Southwestern Union Conference
1910 1911 1911
Arkansas 966 855 85.50
New Mexico 717 300 30.00
Oklahoma 2241 640 64.00
Texas 1056 2435 243.50
South Texas .... 30 3.00
West Texas 334 240 24.00
Totals 5314 4500 450.00
Foreign & Misc. 10947 9605 960.50
Mailing lists 22081 31402 3140.20
Grand totals 152520 215773 $21577.30

Comparative Summary

TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS
1909 1910 1911
January 71094 89462 122202
February 91812 116198 99234
March 134206 132165 244003
April 120582 183981 192757
May 115145 174886 141204
June 163545 193727 145025
July 168689 222146 197582
August 174136 152520 215773
September 102033 120020
October 108571 116157
November 106860 102795
December 90737 99130

An Honorable Calling

By K. C. Russell

THOSE who are tempted to regard the canvassing work as an undignified calling should consider the following, copied from Leslie’s Magazine by the Washington Star of July 6, 1911:—
“Napoleon Bonaparte was once a book agent; Jay Gould was a canvasser; George Washington in his youth sold over two hundred copies of a subscription book; General Grant for a time earned his living as a subscription-book agent; Webster, Bismarck, and ex-Governor Frank S. Black, of New York, paid part of their college expenses through a book agency.”
If men who are seeking for worldly honor and fame will choose the calling of a book agent simply as a means of pecuniary gain in order to prepare themselves for greater usefulness in life, how much more readily should Seventh-day Adventists engage in that work in order to win precious souls to a knowledge of the everlasting gospel of Christ!
Our prayer is that the number of volunteers for the honorable calling of a consecrated canvasser may continue to grow as the days go by.
K. C. RUSSELL.

The Missionary and Publishing Work

Notes, plans, reports, statistics, and other information regarding missionary endeavor and the circulation of gospel literature.
Conducted by the Missionary and Publishing Department of the General Conference
E. R. PALMER - - - Secretary
N. Z. TOWN - - - Assistant Secretary

Notes From the Pacific Press

WE are glad to pass on the following from Brother G. C. Hoskin, circulation manager of the Signs of the Times:—
“While working in San Francisco, an agent presented the Signs to the proprietor of a cigar-store; but as he caught a glimpse of a half-tone illustration of Jesus, which was on the inside of the magazine, he remarked that he wanted nothing to do with that magazine or with the one represented by that picture. He said that while at work on a high building, he fell and was badly crippled, and his mother told him that Jesus had done that to him because he was sinful. This had hardened his heart against the Saviour, and he again repeated that he wanted nothing to do with that kind of man. Our sister reasoned with him, and explained the kind of Saviour that Jesus is, speaking of his love for the individual, and especially for the sinner. The man's heart was melted, and he purchased the magazine. He expressed his appreciation of the visit, and requested the agent to call again.”
The following incident shows the possibilities that there are in a single copy of our good papers:—
“A few days ago a letter came to this office containing a check for $15, to be used in the most needy field. The writer remarked that two years ago a lady had sold him a Signs of the Times magazine; then a few months later, a man who believed the Sabbath truth, but did not practise it, gave him several copies of the weekly Signs of the Times. He began to study these papers, and to interest his neighbors in their contents, so several of them began to read the Signs of the Times and to study the Bible, and are now keeping the Sabbath, while others are interested but have not yet taken their stand. This brother has not seen an Adventist since the canvasser visited him who sold the Signs. In closing his letter, he says: ‘I would like to ask why it is that we have been so neglected here. Is it on account of the scarcity of laborers? or is it because of lack of funds? If the latter, I would be only too pleased to support a worker until a foothold could be obtained.’”

Growth of the Young Men’s Christian Association

THE Young Men's Christian Association has now more than half a million members in North America, and owns property worth nearly $68,000,000.

News and Miscellany

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press
— Fourteen men met death off the Nicaragua coast, September 10, in a fire which consumed the schooner “Whisper.” The explosion of a gasoline tank on board the vessel caused the disaster.
— A large molasses tank holding nearly 1,000,000 gallons, burst in New Orleans, September 11. The sticky fluid rolled out in all directions. Its depth just after leaving the reservoir was fifteen feet. It flowed for a mile.
— Martial law has been declared in Honduras. Recently a gigantic revolutionary plot against the administration was unearthed. Two men have been arrested. Letters were found revealing the hiding-place of a large quantity of arms and ammunition.
— The world’s biggest gun, the sixteen-inch monster now at Sandy Hook, N. J., will be mounted at one end or the other of the Panama Canal. Its great range gives it the advantage over the fourteen-inch guns in general use on fortifications and battle-ships, but it must be loaded by special machinery, which is a somewhat serious disadvantage.
— Poor China is again having its troubles. Added to the flooded condition of a large section of the country, with the consequent destruction of crops and the prospect of a famine, serious riots have broken out in the province of Szechuen. The Chinese government, fearful of a general uprising, is seeking to repress the rioters with a strong hand. It is hoped that settled conditions will soon be secured.
— Negotiations between France and Germany over the rights and privileges of the two nations with respect to trade and commerce in Morocco, are still going forward. It has seemed at times during the last few days that an open rupture was unavoidable, but wise diplomacy has averted any serious misunderstanding, and it is now confidently hoped that an early settlement of the misunderstanding will be reached.
— The fiftieth anniversary of the coronation of the emperor of Japan is to be commemorated by an expenditure of $25,000,000 for a sewer system in the capital city of Tokio. Nothing could better symbolize a ruler’s care for his people. It has been seriously proposed to apply the $2,000,000 voted by Congress for a Lincoln memorial to the construction of “a beautiful, perfect highway from the national capital to Gettysburg, the nation’s greatest battlefield.” That would be both fitting and useful, and vastly better than the conventional mortuary sculpture with its numberless chances of being a public eyesore.
— In 1901 there were in China only 176 post-offices; last year there were 5,352 in efficient operation. The number of pieces mailed in 1901 was 10,500,000; in 1910 it was 355,000,000. In 1901 there were handled 126,800 parcels; in 1910 the number of pieces had increased to 3,766,000.
— An American congressman gets $7,500 a year. English members of Parliament have not been paid at all hitherto; a bill just passed gives them $2,000 a year. It was made necessary by the presence in the House of Commons of some sixty “labor” members, since the courts decided recently that a labor organization may not pay parliamentary salaries to its representatives.
— England’s great railway strike seemed to start a wave of industrial unrest which is affecting all Europe. Labor troubles are reported from many points in Germany; Danish steamship companies are facing a serious strike of engineers and officers; and the industrial world of France is stirred by a persistent discontent which may break out into active disturbance at any moment.
— Postal savings-banks are to be established in eleven large cities, following the general success of the banks in smaller places. The cities are: Brooklyn, Cleveland, Chicago, Jersey City, Louisville, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, St. Paul, and Wilmington. The New York and Chicago banks were opened on August 1, and the others are to be opened next month.
— The Treasury Department is ready to end the farce of maintaining custom-houses which collect a dollar in duties at the cost of ten dollars in expense. If Congress will approve, the number of custom-houses is to be reduced from 124 to seventy-three. The fact that fifty collectors and several hundred deputies and clerks will be reduced in rank or relieved from duty by the change may influence Congress to be a little less radical than the department asks.
— Grave fears are expressed over the threatened uprising of the royalists in Portugal. A new republic among the monarchies of the Old World is not the most welcome form of government, hence the new republic of Portugal received a somewhat tardy welcome from its sisterhood of nations. Serious doubts were entertained as to whether the new government would be able to stem the opposition which it was meeting from so many quarters, and give to the country a settled and stable administration. Thus far it has succeeded nobly. There appears to be, however, an undercurrent of discontent on the part of certain classes, and it is feared that this spirit may take definite form, and result in the organizing of an aggressive effort for the overthrow of the government. Last week it was reported that a royalist army of some 5,000 men had formed, having received supplies and large sums of money from outside friends. The recent election in Portugal passed off quietly, and one of Portugal’s strongest men was elected to the presidency, and it is to be earnestly hoped that those who are wishing for the downfall of this youngest republic may be sadly disappointed.
— The receipts at the Oberammergau passion-play last year were £85,250. After all salaries and expenses were paid, and £520 deducted for the poor of the parish, the sum of £21,795 remained. This can be expended on new buildings, improvements, or other public works in the village.
— Emigration is so beneficial to Italy that the government has decided to establish schools in the southern part of the kingdom for teaching Spanish to those wishing to emigrate to Latin America, and English to those wishing to go to North America. Italians in the Americas send home so much of their earnings that the government schools should prove a profitable investment.
— The British government has consented to the building of a Mohammedan mosque in London. The king-emperor has no fewer than 100,000,000 Mohammedan subjects—far more, in fact, than his Christian subjects. Several thousands of Mohammedans are in London constantly, and hitherto they have had no place of worship. There is a mosque in St. Petersburg, but none in western Europe. The mosque in London is to cost £100,000.
— The “sane Fourth” movement is justified by its fruits. The Journal of the American Medical Association published recently the figures for 1911 as compared with the years before it was thought possible to reform our “barbarous Fourth.” The deaths of this year number fifty-seven; in 1903, before the agitation began, there were 466 deaths. Injuries show a great decrease also, though not so remarkable as the decrease in the death roll. In 1903 there were 4,449 injuries serious enough to be reported; in 1911 the total fell to 1,603. The best showing was made by cities which wholly prohibited fireworks and at the same time provided sane and safe means of celebrating Independence day.

At Camp-Meetings

By L. A. Hansen

SINCE the last report of the campaign work, several camp-meetings have been visited, with varying results as to the number of books disposed of and the interest manifested.
East Pennsylvania met no new proposition in the “Ministry of Healing” campaign, as the work has been carried forward there for some time. It is worthy of mention that in this conference, where the pressure has been felt most keenly by all, and where the effort to bring relief has been perhaps most trying, there was to be seen an unusual degree of interest and zeal. While at the beginning the situation had presented some most discouraging features, on account of the Philadelphia Sanitarium burden, yet there was, on the part of both officers and people, a spirit of courage to continue in the relief work. A number of good reports were given. Some have enjoyed very interesting experiences.
In the New York Conference the campaign was practically a new thing; with no local sanitarium work, and being at some distance from the union institution at Melrose, the urgency of the campaign had not been so keenly felt. Time was devoted at the camp-meeting in Rome to the consideration of the work, and a number responded to the call for cooperation in this general relief movement.
At the Central New England meeting held at Boston, a good interest and a willingness to cooperate were manifested. This conference being in the closest relation to the Melrose Sanitarium from the standpoint of location, an especial appreciation of the good work of that institution was evident. Not only was an interest taken, but zeal for the sanitarium work was shown on the part of the conference officers and workers. All those present at the meeting in which the campaign work was considered, showed marked interest. Some books were ordered, and promise was given of further prosecution of the work.
The Southern field has not had the benefit of any general effort; so, by arrangement with the presidents of the Southern and Southeastern unions, the campaign has been given attention at this season’s camp-meetings. South Carolina was visited first, and made a most encouraging beginning. While neither a large nor a strong conference, due consideration was given to various calls, and the “Ministry of Healing” work received its due proportion of interest and support. A number of books was readily ordered, with the understanding that this was only a beginning.
At the Louisiana meeting another ready and hearty response to all calls for help was met. This conference is not one with a large membership, but if it is to be judged by its unanimous support of all branches of the cause, it must be considered a strong one. In proportion to the number of members, an unusually large number of copies of “Ministry of Healing” was taken.
The Alabama meeting was not a large one, but those in attendance were of the true and faithful kind. A good interest was shown in missionary work, and our relief campaign had its share. Ample time was given to consideration of this work, and those present showed substantial interest by ordering books.
The interest shown at the North Carolina camp-meeting compared favorably with that at the other Southern meetings. Officers provided ample and suitable time for presenting the sanitarium work and its needs, while the people gave listening ears and willing hearts. A goodly number of books was ordered, and a continuance of the effort may be fully expected.
At the Kentucky meeting another hearty welcome was given. The officers of this conference are in full sympathy with the medical missionary work, and provision was made for its consideration. The people, too, are in accord with the work, and showed a desire to hear of its progress and needs, manifesting a willingness to help. A good beginning was made in taking books.
The meeting of the Cumberland Conference showed a noticeable lack in attendance compared with that of the previous year. This was caused by the removal from the conference of some of the members. There was no lack, however, on the part of the officers in providing opportunity for placing before the people the interests of our medical work. The Graysville Sanitarium, a union institution, is located within this conference, with the president directly associated with its board of directors. A sanitarium tent was provided, and other assistance given to further this branch of the work. A number of books was taken, and a promise was made to take more in the near future.
This makes a definite beginning for a general effort to bring needed relief to our sanitariums. Enough has already been done to show the possibilities of a hearty cooperation of all. There are many urgent needs, and not a great deal of means derived from the work itself. It should appeal to every one that a movement that gets support from outside our ranks for our own institutions, as this relief campaign does, is worthy of earnest effort. There is plenty of help to be had by this means, and a burden may thus be lifted from the medical work.
L. A. HANSEN.

Sanitarium Relief Campaign

By F. J. Greenwood

Twenty-Third Psalm

F. J. GREENWOOD
O LORD, my Shepherd, since ’tis thou who leads, I’m led in love, and love meets all my needs. Let me not wander to the barren hills, Nor long to drink from far-off, bitter rills, With vision blinded to green pastures near, Ears deaf to murmur of still waters clear; But let my fainting soul, by these restored, Walk in right paths with thee, my loving Lord. No evil can befall me as I tread Down the dark path to join the silent dead; For He who trod that shadowy way before, To comfort me will tread the way once more. The feast which thou so freely dost provide, My enemy shall taste it by my side. In overflowing cup we’ll pledge new love; Our heads will be anointed from above. O Shepherd kind! if I but follow thee, Goodness and mercy e’er shall follow me, Until, with gathered flock, I lie at rest Within the fold by thy sweet presence blest.
Oakland, Cal.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

Business Notices

THIS department is conducted especially for the accommodation of the Seventh-day Adventist readers of this paper.
No advertisements of “agents wanted,” or “partners wanted,” and no “promotion” nor “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. The fact that one is a subscriber does not necessarily make him "known" to the managers, nor constitute sufficient 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 five cents.
No discount for several insertions.
1,000,000 Bible Mottoes, size, 12 x 16. They are sweet ones. Every home should have one. English, German, Spanish; 250, $10. More you buy, less they cost. Father and mother lead. Express prepaid. Address Hampton Art Co., Nevada, Iowa.
WANTED.— To correspond with a middle-aged nurse capable of assuming duties of matron in small sanitarium. References required. Must be Seventh-day Adventist. Newark Sanitarium, Newark, Ohio.
FOR SALE.— Sanitarium Cooking Oil, pure, healthful, odorless; keeps indefinitely; 5-gallon can, $4.30; 10-gallon can, $8.45; bbl. (50 gallons), 75 cents a gallon; ½ bbl. (30 gallons), 76 cents a gallon. Address Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Louisville, Ky.
VEGETABLE SHORTENING.— Before ordering write for our free literature telling you all about how Cooking Oil is made, with latest prices and formulas for using Dr. Godsmark’s Hygienic Cooking Oil or Vegetable Shortening. Address Hygienic Cooking Oil Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
FOR SALE.— 46-acre farm near academy. Electric and steam cars near; street, electric lighted; city water. Good market. 1 acre asparagus, 1 acre strawberries, 1 acre raspberries and blackberries, 7 acres fall rye. Have large farm in West, needing attention, reason for selling. Address W. A. Whitman, Lancaster, Mass.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

Camp-Meetings for 1911

CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE

West Colorado, Grand Junction . . . . . . Sept. 14-24

COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE

Chesapeake, Dover, Del. . . . . . . . . . Sept. 14-24
West Virginia, Parkersburg, Sept. 28 to Oct. 8

SOUTHEASTERN UNION CONFERENCE

Florida, Sanford . . . . . . . . Sept. 28 to Oct. 9

SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE

South Texas, San Antonio, Oct. 26 to Nov. 5

Massachusetts Conference

By H. C. Hartwell; H. B. Tucker

THE first annual session of the Massachusetts Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at South Lancaster, Mass., Oct. 10-15, 1911, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the conference.
Each church in the conference is entitled to one delegate for its organization, and to one additional delegate for each ten members. The matter of the election of delegates should be attended to at once by each church. Important matters are to be considered at this meeting, and it is earnestly hoped that all our churches will be represented by a full delegation at the conference.
H. C. HARTWELL, President;
H. B. TUCKER, Secretary.

Shenandoah Valley Training Academy

By W. J. Stone

Fall Term Opens Sept. 13, 1911

THIS school is located in the beautiful historic Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, one half mile from the village of New Market, and about one hundred miles from Washington, D. C.
The academy is a denominational institution and will be conducted on a religious basis. The formation of a Christian character will be considered one of the most important objects to be gained in the education of its pupils. All branches usually taught in our intermediate schools, from the primary grades up, will be taught.
We can accommodate ten or twelve more students in the home. And all students will be under the care of a preceptor or a preceptress who are parents. The charge for board and tuition is thirteen dollars a month and two hours’ work a day for each student. We shall be glad to hear from parents or students who are desirous of patronizing a Christian school, although they may reside outside of the Virginia Conference.
For catalogues or further particulars, address Prof. M. E. Carr, New Market, Va.
W. J. STONE, President of Board.

Obituaries

TIDD.— Martin A. Tidd was born in Williamsfield, Ohio, March 2, 1881, and died at the Ashtabula Hospital, Aug. 1, 1911. His death was due to an accident. We believe he will have a part in the resurrection of the saints. His wife, three children, mother, and five sisters are left to mourn. MRS. MYRTLE MAYBORN.
DEWING.— T. B. Dewing was born in Chautauqua County, New York, Oct. 22, 1823, of Canadian-French parentage, and died at the Kansas Sanitarium, in the eighty-eighth year of his age. He was a charter member of one of the oldest Seventh-day Adventist churches in New York. His earnest devotion, unwavering faith, and ardent zeal in the glorious message won for him many Christian friends. His worthy and Christlike life and work at the Kansas Sanitarium for about six years were highly esteemed by his associate workers. Two brothers, three sisters, one son, one daughter, and a large number of other relatives are left to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by Elder H. L. Shafer. Text, Prov. 14:32. L. C. CHRISTOPHERSON.
PERVORSE.— Sister Cloe Mellissa Rice was born in Orleans County, New York, March 15, 1833, and died Aug. 13, 1911, at her home in St. Johns, Mich. She was united in marriage to Andrew Hilton Pervorse, Dec. 23, 1851. To this union were born eleven children. Sister Pervorse was a loving wife, a kind mother, a true friend, a good neighbor, and a devoted Christian. In 1860 she united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and remained faithful to the end. She leaves an aged husband, four children, two brothers, and a host of other relatives and friends. Services were held at her home by the writer, words of comfort being spoken from 1 Thess. 4:13-17. The Baptist pastor assisted. L. G. MOORE.
WALES.— The friends of F. T. Wales, who has been engaged in the work of his Master for nearly eleven years in Memphis, Tenn., will feel sad when they learn of his death,—Aug. 10, 1911, at 4 A. M.,—caused by his being struck by a street-car on Monday morning, August 7. Brother Wales was an old man, aged 80 years, 11 months, and 21 days, yet he retained a great deal of his vigor, and was a lively worker until the end came. For over fifty years he was a Sabbath-keeper. He leaves four children and a wife to mourn his death, but not without hope; for he fell asleep in Jesus, in full faith of his soon coming and the triumph of the third angel’s message. Words of comfort were spoken from Rev. 14:6, by the writer. W. R. BURROW.
CRUZAN.— Died at the Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Ala., May 22, 1911, my dear wife, Mamie M. Cruzan, aged forty-eight years and twenty-two days. Mamie M. Gleason was born at Austin, Minn., May 1, 1863. In 1876, with her mother and younger sister, she moved to Battle Creek, Mich., and soon after gave her life to the Saviour and was baptized by Elder James White. She was laid to rest in Allen’s Chapel Cemetery, near Semmes, Mobile Co., Ala., Elder A. B. Brown (Methodist) officiating at the funeral. W. S. CRUZAN.
HOLMAN.— Henry Holman, husband of Sister Frances Holman of Vineland, N. J., was born Sept. 23, 1838. While visiting relatives near Camden, N. J., he met with an accident, and died Aug. 17, 1911, being nearly seventy-four years of age. The body was interred in the cemetery connected with the soldiers’ home, in Vineland, where Sister Holman and her companion were living. Words of comfort were spoken to the mourners and friends by the writer. GEORGE W. SPIES.
COLLINS.— Died at his home in Hobart, Westford Co., Mich., Aug. 15, 1911, Chester C. Collins, aged 84 years, 4 months, and 15 days. He leaves a wife, eight children, one sister, and other relatives to mourn. He accepted the truth about 1853, and was a faithful Sabbath-keeper. There was no other cause he loved so greatly as that of the third angel’s message. It was his pleasure to talk of the truth and the second coming of Christ. The funeral was held at his home in Hobart. The remains were then brought to Allegan, Mich., where a short service was held. Interment was made in the Watson Cemetery. MRS. O. J. HESELTON.
BENTLEY.— Mrs. Sarah A. Bentley was born in St. Lawrence County, New York, Oct. 5, 1838, and died July 30, 1911, aged 72 years, 9 months, and 25 days. She was married at the age of eighteen to G. W. Bacchus, who was killed in the civil war. To this union four children were born, three of whom are still living. In 1878 she accepted the doctrines held by Seventh-day Adventists. She leaves a husband, eight children, three brothers, one sister, and many other relatives and friends to mourn their loss. As we laid her to rest, we felt to sorrow not as those who have no hope, believing that Jesus marks her resting-place, and will call her forth on the resurrection morning. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 21:4. “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.” C. L. STONE.

Fireside Correspondence School

By W. E. Howell

ALREADY our mail is beginning to swell with applications for enrolment on October 2, our third annual opening. In nearly every request for information there is a note of gratitude for an organized means of studying at home. What is still better, there is also an expressed determination to make use of the opportunity this school affords, to improve in educational efficiency under the direction of skilled instructors who love their work.
Some say, in substance, “I am so busy doing the work of the Lord I have no time for study, even at home.” Is this not a wrong attitude to assume toward progressive mind development? Has not your experience in the Lord’s work convinced you that your educational attainments are not equal to your needs? I can not believe that it is putting it too strongly to say that it is pleasing to the Lord, whatever your work, for you to set aside at least one hour a day for self-improvement by systematic study. You are then constantly gaining in efficiency. Try it. It is not so difficult to do as it looks. Count that hour as definite an appointment as any other. Look upon this time as consecrated to the Lord for a definite purpose, as time to be kept inviolate. If necessary, reduce the amount of your newspaper reading. Spend less time in merely “chatting.” Eliminate neighborhood gossip. Esteem every spare moment precious.
Besides this, you need a change in the daily round. A teacher or preacher who is constantly giving out, especially enjoys a little daily filling in. The secretary, the stenographer, the bookkeeper, after hours of routine work, will find pleasure in the mental diversion of progressive study. The farmer or mechanic or housekeeper, whose occupation is largely physical, is greatly benefited by a proper amount of mental exercise daily in the gathering of knowledge. Young people are always looking forward to something better. Many of our students are entering a residence school this fall with their credits obtained through correspondence study. What are you looking forward to another year, young man, young woman?
Few have the faculty of setting themselves to work in regular daily reading or study. Have you? We can help you on this point. Address the school or the principal at Takoma Park, D. C.
W. E. HOWELL, Principal.

North Pacific Union Conference

By C. W. Flaiz

THE third biennial session of the North Pacific Union Conference will be held in College Place, Wash., October 10-17. The first meeting will convene at 9 A. M. Besides its president, each local conference is entitled to one delegate without regard to numbers, and to one additional delegate for each two hundred of its membership. Each conference should forward immediately, to the secretary of the union, a list of the delegates who are expected to attend.
C. W. FLAIZ, President.

New England Sanitarium Training-School for Nurses

QUITE a large number of applications for entering the nurses' training-school have been received, but there is still room for a few more. Every effort is being made to make the course as strong and beneficial as possible.
Only consecrated workers and those who have had an active Christian home experience will be accepted. Our object is not to train nurses to go out and do commercial work, but to become true medical missionaries.
Requirements: All applicants must have completed the tenth grade of school work, and be at least twenty years of age. A two years' course is arranged for men.
The nurses' catalogue, in which a more detailed description is given, will be sent to any one desiring the same. Address the New England Sanitarium, Melrose, Mass.

Music at the Washington Foreign Mission Seminary

By M. E. Kern

INQUIRIES have been made in regard to the music course of the Washington Foreign Mission Seminary. The Seminary has made a special effort to offer the very best work in this line from the first. Regular conservatory work is offered in organ, piano, and voice. Classes in the small instruments can also be arranged for, and harmony and history classes will be organized when a sufficient number desire them.
The courses offered at the Foreign Mission Seminary are planned with special reference to mission work, but those who do not have the foreign field in mind, and who want to avail themselves of the special opportunities afforded here, are not excluded. In fact, the mission mold which is given to all the work of this institution is the thing that is lacking in so many music students. We need well-trained music teachers in all our schools who look upon music not as a mere accomplishment, but “as one of the most effective means of impressing the heart with spiritual truth.”
Write for the annual announcement.
M. E. KERN, President.
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