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Review and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 13.

Somebody Cares
Earlier text: On the Way to Trinidad, West Indies

Colporteurs' Summary for February, 1912

Conference or territory AGTS. HRS. Book Sales VALUE NO. COP. Magazines VALUE TOT'L VAL.
Atlantic Union Conference
Maine ... ... $ 53.00 1385 $ 138.50 $ 191.50
Northern New England 4 314 218.33 670 67.00 285.33
Massachusetts 15 781 754.90 2609 260.90 1015.80
Southern New England 2 142 187.50 1627 162.70 350.20
New York 10 532 582.35 2365 236.50 818.85
Western New York 5 142 86.00 1425 142.50 228.50
Greater New York 20 820 532.26 2720 272.00 804.26
Totals 56 2761 2414.34 12801 1280.10 3694.44
Columbia Union Conference
Ohio 9 448 386.25 2176 217.60 603.85
West Virginia 5 501 534.85 845 84.50 619.35
Virginia 8 409 663.45 1580 158.00 821.45
Chesapeake 10 519 461.10 2415 241.50 702.60
Eastern Pennsylvania 6 298 428.05 1535 153.50 581.55
West Pennsylvania 14 1028 1036.19 1010 101.00 1137.19
New Jersey 7 508 619.70 1778 177.80 797.50
District of Columbia ... ... ... 605 60.50 60.50
Totals 59 3711 4129.59 11944 1194.40 5323.99
Lake Union Conference
East Michigan 17 231 201.60 3120 312.00 513.60
West Michigan 4 330 284.45 1412 141.20 425.65
North Michigan ... ... ... 805 80.50 80.50
Wisconsin 7 504 341.30 2299 229.90 571.20
Northern Illinois 5 532 656.30 3520 352.00 1008.30
Southern Illinois 10 1138 919.60 1243 124.30 1043.90
Indiana 2 212 151.65 530 53.00 204.65
Totals 45 2947 2554.90 12929 1292.90 3847.80
Canadian Union Conference
Ontario 2 252 208.25 1100 110.00 318.25
Quebec ... ... ... 1075 107.50 107.50
Maritime 1 51 69.60 45 4.50 74.10
Newfoundland ... ... ... 50 5.00 5.00
Totals 3 303 277.85 2270 227.00 504.85
Southern Union Conference
Louisiana 4 389 312.70 307 30.70 343.40
Alabama 8 671 668.05 1670 167.00 835.05
Kentucky ... ... ... 700 70.00 70.00
Mississippi 25 569 519.20 275 27.50 546.70
Tennessee River 15 971 998.45 1615 161.50 1159.95
Totals 52 2600 2498.40 4567 456.70 2955.10
Southeastern Union Conference
Cumberland 11 1235 1148.81 633 63.30 1212.11
Georgia 8 223 139.45 1703 170.30 309.75
North Carolina 10 1522 1838.50 655 65.50 1004.00
South Carolina 8 566 439.50 95 9.50 449.00
Florida 13 513 650.50 1165 116.50 767.00
Totals 50 4059 4216.76 4251 425.10 4641.86
Southwestern Union Conference
Arkansas 3 220 42.50 1282 128.20 170.70
Oklahoma 14 1130 1847.83 1260 126.00 1973.83
West Texas ... ... ... 50 5.00 5.00
South Texas 7 496 341.50 335 33.50 375.00
North Texas 12 466 630.30 650 65.00 695.30
New Mexico 6 356 316.80 1200 120.00 436.80
Totals 42 2668 3178.93 4777 477.70 3656.63
Central Union Conference
North Missouri ... ... ... 585 58.50 58.50
South Missouri ... ... ... 50 5.00 5.00
East Colorado ... ... ... 1165 116.50 116.50
West Colorado ... ... ... 125 12.50 12.50
Nebraska ... ... ... 1885 118.50 118.50
Wyoming ... ... ... 150 15.00 15.00
East Kansas ... ... ... 1175 117.50 117.50
West Kansas ... ... ... 1260 126.00 126.00
St. Louis Mission ... ... ... 110 11.00 11.00
Totals ... ... ... 6505 650.50 650.50
Northern Union Conference
Iowa 5 468 305.30 2580 258.00 563.30
Minnesota 1 40 49.35 4140 414.00 463.35
North Dakota 1 56 $ 36.10 829 $ 82.90 $ 119.00
South Dakota ... ... ... 795 79.50 79.50
Totals 7 564 399.75 8344 834.40 1225.15
Conference or territory AGTS. HRS. Book Sales VALUE NO. COP. Magazines VALUE TOT'L VAL.
Pacific Union Conference
N. California-Nevada 2 108 201.45 2206 220.60 422.05
Arizona ... ... ... 85 8.50 8.50
Southern California 3 166 190.20 4152 415.20 605.40
Utah 2 63 114.00 150 15.00 129.00
Central California 2 135 243.70 4937 493.70 737.40
California Coast 3 52 81.00 5304 530.40 611.40
Totals 12 524 830.35 16834 1683.40 2513.75
* North Pacific Union Conference
Western Washington ... ... ... 1315 131.50 131.50
Upper Columbia 8 699 1031.95 1166 116.60 1148.55
Western Oregon 5 411 612.95 4115 411.50 1024.45
Southern Idaho 2 90 163.10 649 64.90 228.00
Montana 2 ... 344.15 170 17.00 361.15
Southern Oregon 2 46 65.75 307 30.70 96.45
Alaska ... ... ... ... ... ...
Eastern Oregon Mission ... ... ... ... ... ...
Totals 19 1246 2217.90 7722 772.20 2990.10
Western Canadian Union Conference
Alberta ... ... ... 217 21.70 21.70
Manitoba ... ... ... 180 18.00 18.00
British Columbia ... ... ... 685 68.50 68.50
Saskatchewan ... ... ... 133 13.30 13.30
Totals ... ... ... 1215 121.50 121.50
Subscription lists ... ... ... 40367 4036.70 4036.70
Foreign and Miscellaneous ... ... ... 9731 973.10 973.10
Foreign Union Conferences and Missions
British 47 2386 1148.86 167368 3316.15 4465.01
Australasian 71 3917 6126.33 ... ... 6126.33
South African 10 842 1238.57 ... ... 1238.57
India Mission 5 639 735.98 ... ... 735.98
Scandinavian 59 6665 4005.75 7842 610.77 4616.52
German Unions (2) 405 33016 10157.81 190906 5139.60 15297.41
Russian 30 ... 1272.22 ... ... 1272.22
Siberian 6 ... 278.79 ... ... 278.79
Latin 17 1627 1147.80 6725 194.30 1342.10
Brazil 11 1265 744.02 ... ... 744.02
Mexican 9 919 1585.21 ... ... 1585.21
Cuban 2 259 871.65 594 29.25 900.90
Porto Rico 2 ... 460.40 ... ... 460.40
West Caribbean 9 361 579.47 1200 114.08 693.55
Philippine Islands 2 300 462.55 ... ... 462.55
Korea ... ... ... 10700 267.50 267.50
Totals, Foreign 685 52196 $30815.41 384735 $9671.61 $40487.06
Totals, North America 345 21383 22709.77 144257 14425.70 37135.47
Grand totals 1030 73579 $53525.18 528992 $24097.31 $77622.53

Comparative Book Summary

1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912
Jan. $26,325.50 $25,929.06 $40,677.06 $42,532.23 $44,495.65 $53,931.97
Feb. 26,369.61 30,466.40 48,748.21 50,990.34 53,923.57 53,525.18
March 36,253.65 35,757.15 52,703.85 55,711.55 73,015.56 ...
April 35,276.76 43,858.29 55,109.54 64,042.39 73,548.31 ...
May 51,097.51 67,455.44 82,971.94 86,333.58 81,923.78 ...
June 65,317.23 82,878.67 124,412.34 112,606.05 135,888.76 ...
July 75,691.57 120,973.89 95,445.21 103,919.12 127,256.86 ...
Aug. 46,590.68 66,946.38 71,652.97 91,145.11 91,810.46 ...
Sept. 32,503.48 51,148.56 55,625.41 66,523.65 86,001.72 ...
Oct. 40,646.45 62,719.91 52,669.93 62,461.13 81,367.89 ...
Nov. 30,016.77 53,787.31 49,964.99 58,211.68 67,600.00 ...
Dec. 25,361.54 39,873.18 45,759.73 54,663.93 58,386.24 ...
Totals, $491,450.75 $681,794.24 $775,741.18 $849,140.76 $976,218.80 ...

Comparative Summary of American Ten-Cent Magazines

TOTALS 1909 TOTALS 1910 TOTALS 1911 TOTALS 1912 TOTALS 1909 TOTALS 1910 TOTALS 1911 TOTALS 1912
Jan. 71094 89462 122202 121666 Aug. 174136 152520 215773 ...
Feb. 91812 116198 99234 144257 Sept. 102033 120020 135179 ...
March 134206 132165 244003 ... Oct. 108571 116157 164537 ...
April 120582 183981 192757 ... Nov. 106860 102795 110326 ...
May 115145 174886 141204 ... Dec. 90737 99137 98541 ...
June 105545 193727 145025 ...
July 168689 222146 197582 ... Totals, 1447510 1703187 1866363
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Argentina Colporteurs’ Experiences

Argentina

From a private letter received from Brother Maximo Trummer, general agent of the South American Union, we take the following interesting experiences:—
“Brother Stauffer has made a good beginning with ‘Patriarchs and Prophets.’ He has taken as many as forty orders in one week. I was with him about one and one-half days, during which time we took twenty orders, only one of them in cloth, the others being leather and half-leather. In the city hall we took seven orders, and in one of the banks four—three leather bindings and one half-leather.
“Brother Lorenz is also doing excellent work. We have worked together quite a number of days. I have given these brethren all the help I can, showing them how I handle the field and the men. I certainly appreciate what the General Conference has done in sending these two men here to work with me, and I will do all I can to reimburse the work for the extra expense, by helping these men as much as possible.” N. Z. T.

The Publishing Work

By E. R. Palmer; N. Z. Town

Conducted by the Publishing Department of the General Conference
E. R. PALMER - - - - Secretary
N. Z. TOWN - - - Assistant Secretary

The Summary

By N. Z. T.

By a careful perusal of the summary for the month of February, some very encouraging things will be found, and others which cause regret. First of all, we regret very much that we failed to receive any report of book sales from the Central and West Canadian Unions in the home land, or from the South American and Levant Unions in the foreign field. Failure to receive these reports accounts for our book summary's being smaller than that of the previous month and also of the corresponding month of 1911.
However, the encouraging increase in the sale of magazines makes our grand total nearly $300 more than for January. One other encouraging feature is the faithful time put in by the agents. In the short month of February, with eleven less agents in the field, there are 3,526 more hours' work reported than for the month of January.
We shall hope for a good, full report from all the fields for the next summary.
N. Z. T.

Gleanings From Our Mail-Bag

UNDER the above heading, Brother A. J. S. Bourdeau, manager of the ten-cent magazine department of the Review and Herald, sends the following interesting notes. Such responses as these should encourage us to put forth greater efforts than ever before in behalf of our good magazines:—
“Last night I took seventeen subscriptions, fifteen for the Protestant and two for Liberty. While on the train yesterday morning I engaged a brother in conversation, and obtained his order. Please do not understand this to be my report, but you may expect to hear from us in the field.”—J. H. Behrens, Pres. Cent. Cal. Conf.
“I found a copy of the Protestant Magazine in the Berkeley, Cal., railway station. I enjoyed reading it, and decided to subscribe for two copies. Enclosed find fifty cents. May God bless his word; it is ‘quick and powerful.’ The only thing for his own is to ‘come out.’”—Miss A. E. G., San Francisco, Cal.
“I sold fifty copies of the Protestant, and secured ten subscriptions. Called on Mr. ——, on Broadway, a business man, and he gave me one dollar for one copy, and subscribed for one year. Sold many to Orangemen.”—An agent in New York City.
A copy of the Free Press number of Liberty has been mailed to 174 members of the South Carolina Legislature, the governor, and other State officials. This Thomas Jefferson number is being sold very rapidly by our agents everywhere. Send $2 for fifty copies, and distribute or sell them in your town.
“As the official paper of our prohibition movement, we should be very glad to exchange with your magazine Liberty. We find your timely articles and discussion of current reforms of great interest to our workers everywhere. We are at all times anxious to recognize the splendid service which Liberty is rendering the cause of civic welfare.”—F. D. L. Squires, editor American Advance, Chicago.
The editor of a paper published in the international language, Esperanto, has translated “Our Theses,” found on the second cover page of the Protestant Magazine for his paper. He is much pleased with the policy of our magazine.
“I secured fifty subscriptions for the Protestant this month. Am planning to make a house-to-house canvass in that section of the city where I shall conduct my meetings. This provides an excellent opening for a call, and besides, I usually get the magazine into the homes of the people. I pledge my support to the Protestant during this new year.”—A minister in Knoxville, Tenn.
“Is the Protestant Magazine alive yet? I found one on the street one day, in the dirt, a copy of the Protestant for 1909. It is a very good magazine. I am a German Lutheran, and think we Protestants should wake up before the United States is in the hands of the Pope. I am a working man, and have been in this land ten years. Can read English better than I can write it. I am a barber, and the other barbers have also read that copy I found. If the Protestant Magazine is in existence yet, I will have it in my house. Shall I send the money to you, or order it in a news store? Please let me know also if I can have any old copies of last year, and how much they will cost?”—F. H., Bridgeport, Conn.
BROTHER G. C. HOSKIN, manager of the magazine department of the Pacific Press, sends us the following encouraging item: “One of our young women from the folding-room has been taking a vacation for two weeks, and for pastime has been gaining some good experiences with the monthly Signs. She has been selling quite a number of copies. Yesterday morning she came into the office, and took 75 papers away with her. Last night she wrote us from San Jose that she sold all these within four hours, and requested us to send 250 more by the first train in the morning. She assured us that her orders would be 500 a month during the next two months, after which she would increase them to 750. If this kind of work keeps up, we shall no doubt lose one of our good folding-room department girls, but we can get others to make the magazines if she continues selling them.”—N. Z. T.

An Experience in Cuba

By H. A. Robinson

WHEN I went to deliver a book to a hotel owner who had ordered it, he made the excuse that his brother must see it first. When I went the next time, he bluntly refused to receive the book.
I was downcast as I left him, but suddenly remembered that there was a canteen man whom I had not seen. I had to think twice before I had courage to start for his store, but I found him in, and showed him the book. As I had to leave the town the next morning at one o'clock, I told him I would deliver the book right then. So I let him have the book that the other man refused to take, and he paid me at once. His clerk, who had been listening, asked if I had any more such books. I ran home for another, and delivered the second one within five minutes, and then thanked the Lord for his goodness and mercy.
We reached Santa Clara at 5:30 A. M. on Tuesday. Wednesday was our best day. I took $78 worth of orders in seven hours, and Brother Sandborn $90 worth. Our delivery is for March, and I am confident that we shall deliver at least 90 per cent of our orders.
H. A. ROBINSON.

West Pennsylvania Conference

By B. F. Kneeland

THE tenth annual session of the West Pennsylvania Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held April 7-10, 1912, in the Homewood Carnegie Library Auditorium, Hamilton and Lang Avenues, Pittsburgh, Pa., for the purpose of electing officers, and transacting such other business as may come before the meeting. Each church in the West Pennsylvania Conference is entitled to one delegate without regard to numbers, and an additional delegate for every ten members. These elected delegates from the churches, together with the ordained ministers of the West Pennsylvania Conference and the conference executive committee, constitute the delegate representation at the conference session.
The auditorium is easily accessible, being but one block from the Homewood suburban station of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and is also reached by the Hamilton Avenue and Frankstown Avenue car lines. As this meeting is immediately followed by the biennial session of the Columbia Union Conference, and is connected with the special series of meetings to be continued from April 7 to 21, inclusive, we hope for a large attendance at this session. Special institute and convention work will be carried on during this entire time, April 8-10 being devoted to church workers and officers. We are assured of the presence of the leading officers of the General Conference during these meetings. This will undoubtedly be the most important meeting ever held in the conference, and we hope for a full attendance of our people.
Special arrangements are being made to accommodate all who will attend. Those who are coming should send their names at once to the West Pennsylvania Conference, 7049 Hamilton Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa., giving the accommodations that will be required. Meals will be served on the cafeteria plan.
B. F. KNEELAND, President West Pennsylvania Conference.

Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium Association

By William T. Knox; H. N. Sisco

NOTICE is hereby given that the next annual meeting of the members of the constituency of the Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium Association of Washington, D. C., will be held in connection with the annual meeting of the Columbia Union Conference, at Pittsburgh, Pa., April 17, 1912, at 11 A. M., for the election of nine trustees for the coming year, to take the place of those whose term of office expires at that time, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before this meeting. The members of this corporation consist of the executive committee of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the executive committee of the Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the executive committee of the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the executive committee of the Virginia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the executive committee of the West Virginia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the board of management of the evangelical work of the Seventh-day Adventists of the District of Columbia and Takoma Park, Md., and the board of trustees of the Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium Association.
By order of the trustees.
W. T. KNOX, President; H. N. SISCO, Secretary.

West Pennsylvania Conference Association

By B. F. Kneeland

THE annual meeting of the constituency of the West Pennsylvania Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, incorporated under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, will be held in the Homewood Carnegie Library Auditorium, Hamilton and Lang Avenues, Pittsburgh, Pa., Tuesday, April 9, 1912, at 3:45 P. M., for the purpose of electing the officers of the association, and transacting any other business that may come before the meeting.
B. F. KNEELAND, President of the Board.

Columbia Union Conference Association

By E. R. Brown

NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the Columbia Union Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in the Carnegie Library Auditorium, Hamilton and Lang Avenues, Pittsburgh, Pa., at 2:30 P. M., April 12, 1912. All accredited delegates to the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists are members, and may vote at this meeting.
E. R. BROWN, Secretary.

Columbia Union Conference

By E. R. Brown

The third biennial session of the Columbia Union Conference will be held April 11-21 in the Carnegie Library Auditorium, Hamilton and Lang Avenues, Pittsburgh, Pa. Officers for the ensuing period will be elected, and such other business will be transacted as may properly come before the meeting.
All those arriving at the Pennsylvania station will find frequent suburban service from the union station to Homewood station, one block from the auditorium. Those getting off at E. Liberty St., may take a Frankstown car to Lang Avenue, and walk three blocks to the auditorium. Those coming on the Baltimore and Ohio can get a Hamilton Avenue car at Smithfield and Fifth Avenue, down-town, and ride direct to the meeting.
All those who expect to take advantage of this occasion should at once send their names, with request for the accommodations which they will require, to the West Pennsylvania Conference, 7049 Hamilton Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. All mail for those attending the conference may also be sent to this address.
E. R. Brown, Secretary.

Publications Wanted

THE following-named persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, sent postpaid:—
George R. Close, Corning, N. Y., desires copies of Liberty, Life and Health, Protestant, and religious liberty tracts for free distribution.
Jacob Klooster, Holland, Mich., R. F. D. 10, would appreciate a continuous supply of literature, both in the English and in the Hollandish language, for use in reading-racks.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

By F. M. Wilcox

The Review and Herald Publishing Association

NOTICE is hereby given that the ninth annual meeting of the members of the constituency of Review and Herald Publishing Association, Washington, D. C., will be held in connection with the Columbia Union Conference, in Carnegie Hall, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 15, 1912, at 3:45 P. M., for the election of five trustees for the coming year, to take the place of those whose term of office expires at that time, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
The following persons are members of this corporation: those composing the executive committees of the General Conference, the Atlantic Union Conference, the Canadian Union Conference, the Lake Union Conference, and the Columbia Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists; those who compose the executive committees of the several local conferences of the Seventh-day Adventists within the territory of the aforementioned union conferences; those who compose the board of trustees of Review and Herald Publishing Association; and such persons as have received certificates of membership in said association.
By order of the trustees.
F. M. WILCOX, President.
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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 two dollars 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.
BIBLE MOTTOES AND POST-CARDS.—Sold over one million.—English, Spanish, German: 25, $1.25; 100, $4; 300, $10. Pure Cooking Oil: 5 gallons, $4; 10 gallons, $7.75; 50 gallons, $31. Hampton Art Company, Nevada, Iowa.
COOKING OIL, direct from refinery; pure, healthful, delicious. Eight 1-gallon cans, $6.40; 5-gallon can, $3.75; 10 gallons, $7.25; 30-gallon barrel, $18.30; 50-gallon barrel, $30. Cash with order. Lookout Cooking Oil Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
COOKING OIL.—Noted for quality. Free from animal fat. Keeps indefinitely. Eight 1-gallon cans, $6.60; 5-gallon can, $3.90; 10 gallons, $7.60; 30-gallon barrel, $19.80; 50-gallon barrel, $32.50. Cash with order. Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Louisville, Ky.
FOR SALE.—Two hundred assorted boxes of our foods, at $5 a box. Also 5-gallon cans of cooking oil, at $3.50. Prices, f. o. b. Marlboro. Cash to accompany order. New England Nut Food Co., Marlboro, Mass.
WANTED.—First-class physician and surgeon, two strong lady nurses, good lady cook, also a good strong colored woman for laundry. All must be Adventists. When writing, give references and state wages expected. Otter Lake (Mich.) Medical and Surgical Sanitarium.
CANNING OUTFITS for home or market. All sizes. Latest methods. Full information free. Every Seventh-day Adventist should know about it. Retains the fine natural food flavors. Keeps indefinitely. Write to-day. Royal Canner Company, 77 News Bldg., Chattanooga, Tenn.
COOKING OIL.—Best quality. Delicate flavor. Purely vegetable. Guaranteed. Extensively used by best cooks. Five gallons, $3.75; 10 gallons, $7.25; 8 1-gallon cans, $6.40; 6 5-gallon cans, $19.50; 30-gallon barrel, $18.30; 50-gallon barrel, $30. Purity Cooking Oil Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
FOR SALE CHEAP.—Seven-room house, modern conveniences, large verandas, four-fifths acre, barn, fruit-trees. Five minutes from Sanitarium and Seminary. Ideal location for chickens or dairy. Rent proposition will receive consideration. R. S. Ingersoll, care of Review and Herald, Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C.
FOR SALE.—The following choice bulbs at prices given: Gladioli (mixed), 25 cents a dozen; tuberoes (excelsior pearl), 25 cents a dozen; cannas, 75 cents a dozen; caladium (elephant’s-ear), 70 cents each. If by mail, add 10 cents a dozen for postage on gladioli, tuberoes, and cannas; for caladiums, 5 cents a bulb. Orders will be booked, and bulbs forwarded as soon as danger of frost is over. Your patronage appreciated. Address Oakwood Manual Training School, Huntsville, Ala.

Obituaries

MONTGOMERY.—Mrs. Mary I. Montgomery was born in Indiana, Aug. 18, 1857, and died in St. Joseph, Mo., March 9, 1912, aged 54 years, 6 months, and 21 days. She became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church about twenty years ago. Five sons and three daughters are left to mourn. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. E. A. MERRELL.
JAMISON.—Emily Erville Jamison was born in Battle Creek, Mich., Dec. 22, 1910, and died at the same place Feb. 12, 1912. The funeral service was conducted by the writer at Elkhart, Ind., where the remains were taken for interment. The sorrowing parents are comforted by the assurance that they will meet their little one again in the resurrection morning. EUGENE LELAND.
ATWOOD.—Died at the Paradise Valley Sanitarium, National City, Cal., March 5, 1912, Henry D. Atwood, aged 43 years, 1 month, and 21 days. He was born in Maine, Jan. 13, 1869. Brother Atwood was reared by parents who believed in the third angel's message, and according to his last testimony died in the blessed hope of eternal life. His wife, five children, and one brother survive. Funeral services were conducted by the writer, who spoke comforting words from Eccl. 12:7. A. C. CHRISTENSEN.
MEDHOLDT.—Sister Ida Medholdt fell asleep in Jesus, March 12, 1912, at the home of her mother in Wilmington, Del. She was born June 25, 1883. Four years ago she accepted present truth, and was baptized by Elder C. B. Haynes. She was “faithful unto death,” and is a candidate for the “crown of life.” There are left to mourn her loss a loving mother, who cared for her tenderly during her last sickness, one sister, and one brother. Words of comfort were spoken from 1 Thess. 4:18. R. H. MARTIN.
BRITTON.—Died at the home of his son, near Kingsley, Oregon, Brother Luke Britton. He was born in Lincolnshire, England, April 27, 1830. In 1855 he came to America, and four years later was married to Miss Rebecca Partridge. He accepted the truths of the third angel's message under the labors of Elder James Lamont, and lived a consistent Christian life until his death, which occurred on Jan. 7, 1912. His wife and nine children survive. Funeral services were conducted by the writer, the text being 2 Sam. 14:14. R. D. BENHAM.
UNDERHILL.—Fell asleep Dec. 5, 1911, my dear husband, John Underhill, aged 94 years. He died in the hope of a soon-coming Saviour. John was born in Flushing, Long Island, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1817. When a young man he settled in Michigan, and in 1861 enlisted in Company M, First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, where he served until the close of the war. He was married to Electa O. Pratt Sept. 25, 1866. Five years ago he was converted, and from that time until his death he strictly observed the seventh day as the Sabbath. MRS. JOHN UNDERHILL.
WHARRAM.—Maunie R. Wharram was accidentally killed by a fall to a concrete basement, while working at carpenter work, Feb. 7, 1912, in Seattle, Wash. He was in his fortieth year. He took the nurses' course in Battle Creek, and later continued medical missionary studies at Loma Linda, Cal., coming to Seattle three years ago. Brother Wharram accepted present truth when a young man, and his faithful service and exemplary Christian life endeared him to all. His wife, mother, and ten brothers and sisters are left to mourn. Funeral services were conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder E. H. Huntley. C. A. PURDOM.
BEASLEY.—Sister Jessie M. Beasley was born in Cuba, Allegany Co., N. Y., March 28, 1881, and died in Santa Monica, Cal., Feb. 28, 1912. At an early age she, with her parents, moved to Battle Creek, Mich., where in early youth she accepted our faith and joined the Battle Creek church. Later she was employed for a time in the Review and Herald Office as proof-reader. In July, 1902, she was married to Spencer W. Beasley. Leaving Battle Creek, they came West, and a few months ago settled in Santa Monica. At the time of her death, she and her husband were both firm in the truth. There are left to mourn, besides her husband, a little boy of seven, her parents, and four brothers. The funeral was conducted by the writer. C. F. MARVIN.

A Word of Warning

By J. I. Taylor

As the eyes of many of the people of the North are being turned toward south Texas, because of its climate; and as there are many real-estate men who are doing all they can to bring people into the country, and are not sparing means, methods, or words in advertising the merits of the lands they have for sale, I think it advisable to give a word of warning to our people.
South Texas is a fairly good country, in quite a pleasant locality, and those of our people who wish to come might do the right thing in coming; but I would warn them against the “land sharks.”
For instance, some time ago a man went through north Texas and other places, selling lots in what he reported to be a town that was well started in building and business. While selling these lots, he would advertise to give away a certain number, allowing the people to draw for them. One of our brethren drew two lots. One was represented to be a valuable business lot, with a hardware store on one side and a grocery store on the other. He charged the brother fourteen dollars for the papers for the two lots.
The brother, thinking to do a kindness to the South Texas Conference, offered to donate them to the conference. With our field missionary agent, N. H. Conway, I went to see the lots. The place was in the woods, had never been surveyed into lots, and there were no improvements of any kind upon it. We were told that the man had gone everywhere, giving away lots, and getting his pay from the deeds to them. He had bought the land at a few dollars an acre, and by laying it out into lots, had sold his land at a large increase by simply charging for the deeds. The lots were absolutely useless, and those who have paid for deeds have lost whatever they have paid.
This is only one case. There are real-estate schemes of all kinds in the country.
I trust our people will not allow themselves to be taken in by any of these gold brick schemes. If they wish to buy land, they should look at it for themselves, and then not depend too implicitly upon what the land men tell them.
J. I. TAYLOR, President South Texas Conference.

Mission Progress and Polish Book Translation

BROTHER A. C. ENNS, on returning to the mission in Victoria Nyanza, German East Africa, after a short furlough in Europe, reports that during 1911 their church-membership doubled, having passed the one hundred mark. In the four main stations and the thirteen out-station schools there are now about one thousand students enrolled. They are being taught the message in their native language, and so trained that later they may join in giving it to the millions who have not yet heard it.
THE book “Christ Our Saviour,” by Mrs. E. G. White, has now been translated into the Polish language by our Hamburg Publishing House. This will be welcome news to those of our people having Polish neighbors with whom they desire to do missionary work. Any inquiries concerning this book should be addressed to Internationale Traktatgesellschaft in Hamburg, Grindelberg 15a, Hamburg, Germany.

A Timely Series on Christian Service

WE have received from Mrs. E. G. White an interesting and important series of articles, thirteen in number, upon the following topics: “Service for Christ — Its Meaning;” “The Need of Missionary Effort;” “Our Gifts and Offerings;” “Medical Missionary Work;” “Sanitarians as Centers of Influence and Training;” “Missionary Nurses;” “Training the Youth to Be Workers;” “Young Men as Missionaries;” “How to Meet Trial and Difficulty;” “Overcoming Prejudice;” “The Duty of Workers to Care for the Health;” “The Training of Workers in the Field;” “Rewards of Service.” This is an especially timely series of articles. The idea of service and preparation for it runs through the entire series. It is to be hoped that our people throughout the world will follow these articles with prayerful studiousness, and thus be better prepared to do effectual work in the waiting harvest-fields of this world. The first article in the series will appear next week.
A new book of poems entitled “Star Flowers, or Songs in the Night,” by Eliza H. Morton, has recently come to our table. The key-note of the book is the uplifting and encouraging of any who may have become downcast or disheartened because of the sorrows and troubles of this world. The poems are well calculated to give one a new inspiration and uplift. Cloth, 130 pages, $1. Orders should be sent to the author, Eliza H. Morton, Woodfords Stat’n, Portland, Maine.

Gibletts Appointed to Niue Island

Brother E. J. Giblett and his wife, formerly Miss A. J. Goullet, of Avondale, left for West Australia, January 23, where they were to spend a short time with his parents. Brother and Sister Giblett are under appointment to Niue Island, and after necessary preparation they will leave for this new and needy field.

Carrs Sail for the New Hebrides

BROTHER AND SISTER H. E. CARR sailed from Australia for the New Hebrides, by way of Norfolk Island, on Thursday, February 1. After spending a few weeks on Norfolk, Brother Carr and Pastor C. H. Parker were to go on to their field of labor, leaving Sisters Parker and Carr on Norfolk Island until they can find a suitable location in the New Hebrides.

Denver Clergymen Receive Protestant Magazine

THROUGH the courtesy of the Colorado Tract Society, one hundred forty-eight of the leading clergymen of Denver will receive the Protestant Magazine this year. Brother R. T. Emery, the secretary, writes: “This list of subscriptions is paid for by the Capitol Hill Church here in Denver. We hope soon to raise sufficient means in our First Church to send the Liberty magazine to these same people.”

A Clergyman Endorses the Protestant Magazine

THE sending of one sample copy of the Catholic Peril number of the Protestant to a clergyman in Chicago brought forth these words: “The Protestant Magazine is just what we need. It should be placed in the hands of every American citizen. Enclosed find check for $2.75 to pay for sending this magazine one year to ten professors. Shall try to get more readers for you. Send copies to Mr. Roosevelt, and do not forget President Taft. May God bless your efforts and ours.”

New Press at Avondale Printing Office

RECENTLY a large perfecting printing-press was installed at the Avondale school printing-office in Australia. Tons of literature are prepared there annually, in several different languages, for use in the adjacent island fields. This new press will greatly facilitate the accomplishment of this important work at the Avondale printing-office. It is another evidence of the rapid progress the message is making in the Australasian field.
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