Earlier text: The Best DisinfectantAwaiting His Coming
By D. T. Shireman
A LITTLE more than fifty-eight years ago Brother Josiah Hart brought the third angel’s message to me. When I accepted it, I had no thought that it would be so many years before the Saviour would come. But the whole world must be warned, and it was a great work that had to be done to give this message to every nation on the face of the earth. Today it is penetrating to the most remote corners of the globe. The blessed day will soon dawn when the Lord will lay aside his priestly garments, and come to take his waiting people. May that glad day hasten, is my prayer. Let us in our daily life carry out the principles of the truth we profess. Let our lives show that we are preparing for the coming of Jesus Christ. Let us do all we can to interest others in that grand and glorious event, which cannot be far distant. D. T. SHIREMAN. Missionary Volunteer Department
M. E. KERN — Secretary
MATILDA ERICKSON — Assistant Secretary
MRS. I. H. EVANS — Office Secretary
MEADE MACGUIRE
C. L. BENSON
J. F. SIMON — Field Secretaries Not that there be less to bear,
Not that there be more to share.
But for braver heart for bearing.
But for freer heart for sharing.
Here I pray. Not for scenes of richer beauty.
Not for paths of lighter duty,
But for clearer eyes for seeing,
Gentler hands, more patient being.
Every day. Not that joy and peace enfold me,
Not that wealth and pleasure hold me,
But that I may dry a tear,
Speak a word of strength and cheer,
On the way. Religious Liberty Department
By C. S. Longacre
C. S. LONGACRE - - N. Am. Div. Secretary Worster.—Maggie Brillhart was born in Union County, Ohio, May 31, 1852. She was married to Henry B. Worster Jan. 1, 1877. They made their home in North Liberty, Ind., until Oct. 17, 1916, when she fell asleep in Jesus. Two children survive. Sister Worster accepted present truth in 1875, through the efforts of Elder S. H. Lane, and was ever a help and strength to the work of the church. She was patient and uncomplaining during her last long sickness; and while we sorrow, it is in hope. W. A. Young.21 Fink.—Iva Lillian Fink was born April 1, 1896, and died Sept. 16, 1916. She became a member of the church in Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 23, 1915, and remained faithful to the close of her life. Her loss is mourned by her mother, two brothers, and three sisters. We have the assurance that she sleeps in Jesus. C. S. Wiest. Wilson.—John Wilson was born in Bristol, England, Oct. 20, 1834, and died in Savannah, Ga., Oct. 3, 1916. He came to this country forty years ago. In 1900 he accepted present truth and identified himself with the Seventh-day Adventist church, of which he was a member when called by death. Three children and four stepchildren are left to mourn. W. L. Adkins. Bloum.—Died at her home, in Kankakee, Ill., Oct. 21, 1916, Mrs. Catherine Bloum, aged 88 years and 11 months. Sister Bloum accepted the third angel’s message forty-one years ago, under the labors of Elders D. T. Bourdeau and R. F. Andrews. She died trusting in her Saviour, and hoping for a part in the first resurrection. Adolph Johnson. Garrison.—B. F. Garrison was born in Pennsylvania, Feb. 27, 1834, and died in Sunnyvale, Cal., Oct. 22, 1916. Brother Garrison lived in Iowa, Nebraska, and California, spending about thirty years in the last-named State. Here he accepted the third angel’s message a quarter of a century ago. He was the father of seven children, four of whom survive. A. O. Tait. Truesdale.—Mary M. Truesdale, wife of Lewis M. Truesdale, died in Marion, Ind., Aug. 17, 1916, aged 65 years and 4 months. The husband and one daughter mourn. Sister Truesdale accepted present truth in 1895, and continued faithful until the close of her life. The many sorrowing relatives and friends are comforted with the assurance of the blessed hope. W. A. Young. Transegaard.—Serine Tefelsen was born Sept. 13, 1867, in Staten Island, N. Y. She was married to C. R. Transegaard in 1886, and three children were born to them. She accepted present truth two years ago, and was baptized by the writer, uniting with the Seventh-day Adventist church in Staten Island. She remained faithful until her death, which occurred Oct. 14, 1916. Two children survive. H. C. J. Walleker. Larkee.—Ann Margarett Anderson was born in Denmark May 5, 1836. She came to America in 1848, and settled in the State of Wisconsin. She was married to Frederick Larkee in 1857, and was left a widow twelve years ago. Seven of her fourteen children survive. Sister Larkee began the observance of the Sabbath of the Lord in 1875, being led to accept present truth through the efforts of Elder C. W. Olds. A. M. Dart. Goodrich.—Judson Silas Goodrich was born in Worcester, N. Y., May 17, 1842, and died at his home, in Holton, Kans., Oct. 27, 1916. He was married to Miss Elmira Hartom, Dec. 2, 1868, and two years later they moved to Kansas. His companion, with five of their ten children, and an only brother are left to mourn. In 1906 Brother Goodrich united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Holton, remaining a faithful member until his death. A. R. Ogden. Kellogg.—Charles Preston Kellogg was born Dec. 27, 1871, in Union City, Mich. He was married to Rose Denmon April 1, 1896, in Redmon, Ill. To them were born four children. Brother Kellogg was converted and baptized at the age of fifteen, while attending a camp meeting at Springfield, Ill., and ever remained faithful. For two years following his conversion he sold denominational literature. His death occurred at Elgin, Ill., Oct. 28, 1916. His wife and three children, a father, two brothers, and two sisters are left to mourn. Brother Kellogg was a man of sterling worth and an earnest, devoted Christian. William Covert. A sister in Iowa who is suffering from rheumatism asks prayer that she may be restored to health. The Three Essentials
By Edith M. Graham
THERE are three things essential to the growth and development of a healthy body—air, food, exercise. The body can live only a few minutes without air, and a limited number of days without food. It can live longer without exercise, but will eventually yield to the resulting weakness. There are likewise three essentials for the soul:— 1. Prayer. “Let the soul be drawn out and upward, that God may grant us a breath of the heavenly atmosphere. We may keep so near to God that in every unexpected trial our thoughts will turn to him as naturally as the flower turns to the sun.”—“Steps to Christ,” p. 104. 2. Bible study. “Fill the whole heart with the words of God. They are the living water, quenching your burning thirst. They are the living bread from heaven. Jesus declares, ‘Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.’ And he explains himself by saying, ‘The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.’ Our bodies are built up from what we eat and drink; and as in the natural economy, so in the spiritual economy; it is what we meditate upon that will give tone and strength to our spiritual nature.”—Id., p. 93. 3. Missionary work. “The only way to grow in grace is to be disinterestedly doing the very work which Christ has enjoined upon us,—to engage, to the extent of our ability, in helping and blessing those who need the help we can give them. Strength comes by exercise; activity is the very condition of life. Those who endeavor to maintain Christian life by passively accepting the blessings that come through the means of grace, and doing nothing for Christ, are simply trying to live by eating without working. And in the spiritual, as in the natural world, this always results in degeneration and decay. A man who would refuse to exercise his limbs would soon lose all power to use them. Thus the Christian who will not exercise his God-given powers, not only fails to grow up into Christ, but he loses the strength that he already had.”—Id., p. 85. In these three things we have the secret of a victorious Christian life. If any one of the three is neglected, spiritual declension will be the result. Most people realize the truth of this as far as the first two essentials are concerned. They know that without prayer and Bible study, they will fall away from Christ. But few realize that work for souls is just as necessary to their spiritual life. They are content to attend meetings, pay tithes, and make offerings, and in other respects to busy themselves with the ordinary affairs of life, much as the people of the world do. They feel no burden for the perishing souls around them, and never think of doing anything to make known to them God’s last warning message. Such people are in a dangerous condition. Of them it is said:— “Many who profess to be Christians neglect the claims of God, and yet they do not feel that in this there is any wrong. They know that the blasphemer, the murderer, the adulterer, deserves punishment; but as for them, they enjoy the services of religion. They love to hear the gospel preached, and therefore they think themselves Christians. Though they have spent their lives in caring for themselves, they will be as much surprised as was the unfaithful servant in the parable to hear the sentence, ‘Take the talent from him.’ Like the Jews, they mistake the enjoyment of their blessings for the use they should make of them.”—“Christ’s Object Lessons,” p. 265. It will be seen from this that it is not enough to receive and enjoy the blessings of the gospel. They must be used for the benefit of others. Some hold back because they think themselves unable to do acceptable work, but this is no excuse. “Many who excuse themselves from Christian effort plead their inability for the work. But did God make them so incapable?—No, never. This inability has been produced by their own inactivity, and perpetuated by their deliberate choice. Already, in their own characters, they are realizing the result of the sentence, ‘Take the talent from him.’ The continual misuse of their talents will effectually quench for them the Holy Spirit, which is the only light. The sentence, ‘Cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness,’ sets Heaven’s seal to the choice which they themselves have made for eternity.”—Id. It is evident that it is by our self-denying works for the souls of others that we show what choice we have made for eternity. It is our activity in this work that affords the outward evidence of the real condition of our hearts. This is a serious matter, in regard to which each member should carefully examine himself, lest he be deceived by the enemy. All who feel no burden to take part in God’s closing work need earnestly to seek the Lord for a revival of their spiritual life. —EDITH M. GRAHAM. Home Missionary Department
By E. M. Graham; F. W. Paap
E. M. GRAHAM General Secretary F. W. PAAP N. Am. Div. Secretary A Temperance Campaign
By Editor
SEVERAL States are voting on prohibition this fall. Shall the saloon continue to be a menace to the home and the nation? Shall the black hand of the demon rum be permitted to catch our boys and girls and drag them down to perdition through the doors of the saloon? Shall the work of breaking homes and hearts continue? Shall men with good desires but with weakened will-power be given a chance for their lives? The answer to these questions rests largely with the readers of the REVIEW. The army of REVIEW readers, equipped with temperance ammunition, can do much toward gaining the victory in this temperance campaign. The Spirit of prophecy has told us:— “The advocates of temperance fail to do their whole duty unless they exert their influence by precept and example—by voice and pen and vote—in favor of prohibition and total abstinence. We need not expect that God will work a miracle to bring about this reform, and thus remove the necessity for our exertion. We ourselves must grapple with this giant foe, our motto, ‘No compromise and no cessation of our efforts till the victory is gained.’”—Review and Herald, Oct. 15, 1914.
Are you doing your full duty? Are you helping to enlighten the people in your neighborhood as to the evils of the saloon? If not, will you rally round the standard and make use of the present opportunity? Order a supply of temperance literature and circulate it. This work should be done whether your State is voting on prohibition or not. Educate the people. Scatter the leaflets “like the leaves of autumn.” Prices to be Raised January 1
Owing to the great increase in cost of materials, the price of these tracts must be increased January 1. Now is the time to order, before the new prices become effective. Notice the list of temperance literature:— No. in pkg. Price
Alcohol and Disease ............ 100 $.50
Liquor and Poverty ............ 100 .50
Counting the Cost of Alcohol .. 100 .50
Is Alcohol a Food? ............ 100 .50
The Cure for National Intemperance ............ 100 .50
Patent Medicines .............. 100 .75
Some Effects of Tobacco Using 100 .50
Pointed Facts about Tobacco ... 100 .25
The Tobacco Habit ............. 100 2.00
Tobacco Using ................. 100 1.50
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Medical Use of Alcohol ........ 100 .75 Special prices on large orders. Order from your tract society, or from the Review and Herald Publishing Association, Washington, D. C. The Present Truth Series Helped
ONE of our ministers, in acknowledging the receipt of a shipment of the Present Truth Series, writes as follows concerning the help that this series gave in a tent effort:— “We have been using the Present Truth Series in our tent work, and I am sure these papers had their influence in creating and holding the excellent interest we had. I never saw a better and more successful effort than we had this summer. Thirty signed the covenant, twenty-one were baptized, and nearly fifty began to keep the Sabbath. “I believe the Present Truth Series is an excellent means of rapidly spreading the message, and I should like to circulate thousands of copies of this series this winter.” Publications Wanted
By Editor
THE persons named below desire late, clean copies of our publications, sent postpaid, for use in missionary work. In sending publications care should be exercised to select only such as are free from soil and disfigurement. We have been credibly informed that some who oppose this movement and the truths which it represents answer these requests for literature, and are sending to our brethren and sisters in various parts of the country tracts and papers representing their opposition. Our workers should be careful not to confound this literature with our denominational publications, and thus unwittingly become agents in sending out matter not printed in the interests of the cause of truth. Mrs. E. L. Hayes, Wheatland, Wyo. Little Friend and Instructor. Mrs. Martha Gates, Willet, N. Y., Signs (weekly and monthly) and Watchman. Mrs. A. H. Byam, Box 5, Trout Creek, Ontario, Canada. Life and Health, Signs, and tracts. Frank M. Tidrick, Bushnell, Ill. Preferably Signs, Instructor, Watchman, and Little Friend. MANY who ordered Present Truth Series, No. 22, the Eastern Question, when it first came out, are reordering with assurances that the people are pleased with it and want more. The following is a fair sample of many of these renewal orders:— “I am in receipt of the two hundred Present Truth Series, No. 22. I thank you for your prompt attention to my order. I shall want more copies of this number, so am inclosing herewith an order for another two hundred, which will be enough for a little while. I shall probably need still more later. I wish I had had some of these to take with me when I was out with the Harvest Ingathering Signs a few weeks ago. I think it is a splendid idea to use them in connection with the Ingathering work, and we are passing the suggestion on to others. However, there are many ways in which these can be circulated. I want to do all I can to help.” “I gave a few of these to my sister when she was in the city a few days ago, and on her way home she handed one to a man on the train. He became much interested in it, and wanted to send it to his son in France. Indeed, there are many people who are looking for literature of this kind, which explains the things that are of the greatest importance to the world now.” “I gave a man one of the Extras, No. 22. He gave it to his father, a fine old gentleman. After reading it, he said it was the best thing he had ever read. He will not be the only one to think as he does when others analyze its contents.” Beautiful and Appropriate Gifts
There is nothing more appropriate as a holiday gift than a good book. It will be read and appreciated and the giver gratefully remembered perhaps for years. The benefits of few other gifts, if any, will be as lasting. We suggest the following from which to select:— This book is suitable for any one of any age, whether Christian or sinner. To the one it brings peace and comfort, to the other it shows the way to Christ, the source of all true joy. Presentation edition, gilt edges, gilt title, in handsome box, $1.00. The perusal of this book will instil into the mind of the reader a larger conception and a greater appreciation of the life of Christ and the plan of salvation. An excellent book for any one. Full cloth binding, aluminum cover, 75 cents; presentation edition, gilt top, cover embossed in jet, green, and gold, $1.25. This book has a special mission at the present time, as will be recognized by its title. It is appreciated by both laborer and employer, as it is a non-partisan, honest presentation of the great problem of, and the living issue between, employers and employees. Do not forget it in your holiday gifts. Cloth, 75 cents. This is a seasonable booklet at this time of the year, when frequent changes in weather result in so many persons “catching cold.” This book tells how to avoid one, and also how to dispose of it if already caught. Only 25 cents. A biography of the principal children mentioned in the Bible. These stories will be helpful in giving to the reader high and noble aspirations. Cloth, 50 cents. Best Stories from the Best Book
In this book many vital points of present truth are considered in a manner that not only interests, but creates a desire for deeper investigation. Fully illustrated. Board covers, 50 cents; full cloth, embossed, 75 cents. Easy Steps in the Bible Story
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