p. 23 | Review and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 34. (7/8/1915)

Earlier text: Foreign Missions Day in Pacific Union College

Colporteurs’ Summary for May, 1915

Unions	Books: Agts.	Hrs.	Value 1915	Value 1914	Periodicals: No. Cop.	Value 1915	Value 1914
Atlantic
Maine	6	601	$421.95	$74.05	795	$79.50	$116.50
N. New England	..	....	......	449.15	546	54.60	71.60
Massachusetts	5	572	766.45	253.15	6766	676.60	279.10
S. New England	..	....	......	366.00	1223	122.30	120.60
E. New York	19	1614	2479.90	702.50	536	53.60	88.60
W. New York	6	465	253.10	165.25	1790	179.00	42.50
Gr. New York	10	1055	788.44	382.40	10437	1043.70	587.80
Totals	46	4307	4709.84	2392.50	22093	2209.30	1306.70
Columbia
Ohio	20	1859	2021.15	1643.60	2839	283.90	490.40
Chesapeake	7	783	1029.55	1288.95	726	72.60	121.50
Virginia	8	647	663.40	630.60	3590	359.00	102.50
West Virginia	7	745	959.00	497.60	2075	207.50	22.70
E. Pennsylvania	8	637	489.10	814.70	1386	138.60	123.90
W. Pennsylvania	13	1075	965.45	317.37	1685	168.50	170.70
New Jersey	9	825	1023.55	514.40	1391	139.10	259.70
Dist. of Columbia	5	322	564.20	......	1269	126.90	95.30
Totals	77	6893	7715.40	5707.22	14961	1496.10	1386.70
Lake
E. Michigan	17	1075	780.15	561.05	1595	159.50	285.40
W. Michigan	6	763	583.25	849.80	728	72.80	146.20
N. Michigan	10	677	528.85	367.85	415	41.50	51.00
Wisconsin	13	912	688.80	460.40	1760	176.00	141.00
S. Illinois	18	2391	2241.60	3207.15	2255	225.50	56.40
N. Illinois	17	963	889.40	574.23	1535	153.50	341.60
Indiana	15	1432	1134.50	1257.40	1149	114.90	185.30
Totals	96	8213	6846.55	7277.88	9437	943.70	1206.90
Eastern Canadian
Ontario	3	....	2188.35	......	3441	344.10	451.70
Quebec	1	....	55.50	......	150	15.00	89.40
Maritime	..	....	145.00	......	160	16.00	98.50
Newfoundland	..	....	56.75	......	....	....	8.00
Totals	4	....	2445.60	......	3751	375.10	647.60
Southern
Louisiana	9	627	562.85	967.00	1105	110.50	87.50
Alabama	18	1306	1454.70	2056.05	660	66.00	90.20
Kentucky	19	2474	2271.78	1653.35	735	73.50	66.00
Mississippi	22	1714	3166.35	4999.05	955	95.50	13.00
Tennessee River	10	782	446.90	1026.65	2975	297.50	186.00
Totals	78	6903	7902.58	10702.10	6430	643.00	522.70
Southeastern
Cumberland	14	1489	1600.00	948.50	475	47.50	173.50
Georgia	14	1596	960.70	1172.95	1625	162.50	130.50
North Carolina	13	1630	2059.98	2297.85	957	95.70	94.50
South Carolina	8	1214	1511.80	1522.15	915	91.50	92.50
Florida	9	1034	1137.55	1309.30	918	91.80	88.30
Totals	58	6963	7270.03	7250.75	4890	489.00	579.30
Southwestern
Arkansas	16	1313	1221.65	2149.50	373	37.30	30.00
Oklahoma	29	1466	2056.65	3774.90	740	74.00	159.20
N. Texas	15	980	1101.75	3581.90	2252	225.20	140.90
S. Texas	14	1151	1215.95	1477.50	1975	197.50	89.00
W. Texas	8	688	415.35	236.40	150	15.00	12.50
New Mexico	5	358	890.65	983.80	35	3.50	22.00
Totals	87	5956	6902.00	12204.00	5525	552.50	453.60
Central
Missouri	10	1277	1398.25	1849.60	1472	147.20	135.20
E. Colorado	10	1107	1368.45	923.00	700	70.00	435.50
W. Colorado	2	45	83.75	101.60	95	9.50	36.20
Nebraska	10	601	884.70	1149.20	355	35.50	214.00
Wyoming	3	207	384.50	218.75	197	19.70	27.50
Kansas	12	898	1020.75	782.50	2304	230.40	125.40
Totals	47	4135	5140.40	5024.65	5123	512.30	973.80
Northern
Iowa	5	692	1033.25	......	3731	373.10	501.30
Minnesota	10	1340	1464.70	898.45	8153	815.30	456.50
North Dakota	5	543	829.45	690.25	630	63.00	30.60
South Dakota	3	349	406.20	584.65	1255	125.50	37.20
Totals	23	2924	3733.60	2173.35	13769	1376.90	1025.60
Pacific
Cen. California	8	324	333.05	300.55	1250	125.00	100.60
Cal.-N. W. Cal.	3	218	181.30	345.10	3650	365.00	298.30
N. Cal.-Nevada	..	....	1119.73	2236.80	525	52.50	277.00
S. Cal.-S. E. Cal.	..	....	254.85	688.75	2660	266.00	195.00

<page-break/> | Arizona | .. | .... | ...... | 179.50 | 60 | 6.00 | 5.00 | | Utah | 4 | 123 | 294.50 | ...... | 125 | 12.50 | 1.50 | | Totals | 15 | 665 | 2183.43 | 3750.70 | 8270 | 827.00 | 877.40 | | North Pacific | | | | | | | | | W. Washington | .. | .... | ...... | 683.90 | 2105 | 210.50 | 397.00 | | Upper Columbia | .. | .... | ...... | 670.05 | 425 | 42.50 | 204.00 | | W. Oregon | .. | .... | ...... | ...... | 810 | 81.00 | 230.00 | | S. Oregon | .. | .... | ...... | ...... | 365 | 36.50 | 73.00 | | E. Oregon | .. | .... | ...... | ...... | .... | .... | ...... | | S. Idaho | .. | .... | ...... | 276.75 | 410 | 41.00 | 52.60 | | Montana | .. | .... | ...... | ...... | 1070 | 107.00 | 94.40 | | Totals | .. | .... | ...... | 1630.70 | 5185 | 518.50 | 1051.00 | | Western Canadian | | | | | | | | | Alberta | 1 | 50 | 90.50 | 441.75 | 520 | 52.00 | 298.00 | | Manitoba | 4 | 327 | 299.70 | 193.85 | 575 | 57.50 | 200.50 | | British Columbia | 1 | 107 | 247.65 | 446.50 | 792 | 79.20 | 745.50 | | Saskatchewan | 9 | 652 | 1327.40 | 2744.15 | 2295 | 229.50 | 192.20 | | Totals | 15 | 1136 | 1965.25 | 3826.25 | 4182 | 418.20 | 1436.20 | | Foreign and miscellaneous | | | | | 10752 | 1075.20 | 1601.00 | | Subscription list | | | | | 43746 | 4374.60 | 3824.90 | | Foreign Union Conferences and Missions | | | | | | | | | British | 82 | 7933 | 3971.79 | 1573.56 | 437683 | 4948.75 | 2397.32 | | Australasian | 157 | 12055 | 19962.96 | ...... | .... | 5395.55 | ...... | | South African | 4 | 492 | 555.63 | 1146.28 | 16582 | 570.40 | ...... | | India | 58 | 6787 | 705.89 | 521.27 | .... | ...... | ...... | | Scandinavian | 78 | 8844 | 4879.91 | 4243.17 | 5039 | 270.78 | 255.98 | | E. German | 49 | 6601 | 2430.68 | 2753.77 | 9365 | 2566.56 | 1582.11 | | W. German | 57 | 7501 | 2540.40 | 2784.58 | 84759 | 2494.41 | 1912.11 | | Danube | 20 | 2880 | 638.78 | 1180.23 | .... | ...... | ...... | | Cen. European | 67 | 8031 | 2904.41 | 3715.86 | 34747 | 1171.54 | 726.17 | | Latin | 10 | 1026 | 1050.17 | 1551.47 | 6065 | 219.21 | 255.81 | | Porto Rican | .. | .... | 256.11 | 588.81 | .... | 1.15 | 400.26 | | Cuban | .. | 816 | 2254.80 | 908.80 | .... | ...... | 65.93 | | South American | 26 | 2047 | 3104.63 | 1297.95 | .... | 472.59 | 198.26 | | Brazilian | 48 | 3491 | 2302.16 | 1266.40 | .... | ...... | ...... | | Venezuela | 3 | .... | 1627.00 | ...... | .... | ...... | ...... | | Japan | 19 | 3153 | 76.65 | .55 | .... | ...... | 26.85 | | Canary Islands | 2 | 58 | 55.74 | 70.20 | .... | ...... | 4.95 | | West Siberian | 4 | .... | 159.36 | ...... | .... | ...... | ...... | | Jamaica | 17 | 227 | 161.60 | ...... | 1500 | 90.00 | ...... | | Russia | 1 | .... | 27.10 | 1215.62 | .... | ...... | 69.95 | | W. Russian | 11 | .... | 360.69 | ...... | .... | ...... | ...... | | E. Russian | 12 | .... | 1146.55 | ...... | .... | ...... | ...... | | Philippine Is. | .. | .... | ...... | 246.89 | .... | ...... | ...... | | Korean | .. | .... | ...... | 18.59 | .... | ...... | 154.20 | | Totals, foreign | 735 | 71942 | 51173.01 | 25084.00 | 595740 | 18200.94 | 8049.90 | | Totals, N. Am. | 546 | 48095 | 56814.68 | 61940.10 | 158114 | 15811.40 | 16893.40 | | Grand totals | 1281 | 120037 | $107987.69 | $87024.10 | 753854 | 34012.34 | $24943.30 |

Comparative Book Summary

	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915
Jan.	$42,532.23	$44,495.65	$53,931.97	$64,262.88	$59,697.52	$46,778.58
Feb.	50,990.34	53,923.57	53,525.18	62,813.12	67,149.45	47,943.61
March	55,711.55	73,015.56	73,374.99	66,640.42	75,962.31	73,414.23
April	64,042.39	73,548.31	73,027.32	73,520.45	85,685.35	78,974.96
May	86,333.58	81,923.78	94,166.15	101,640.01	87,024.10	107,987.69
June	112,606.05	135,888.76	137,838.38	137,373.06	153,480.96
July	103,919.12	127,256.86	156,166.99	140,576.24	199,116.62
Aug.	91,145.11	91,810.46	103,165.69	111,660.64	105,391.65
Sept.	66,523.65	86,001.72	67,551.70	73,732.14	74,359.96
Oct.	62,461.13	81,367.89	70,219.07	84,015.90	60,357.25
Nov.	58,211.68	67,600.00	77,424.87	73,949.68	57,388.95
Dec.	54,663.93	58,386.24	57,291.91	59,749.92	57,496.17
Totals,	$849,140.76	$976,218.80	$1,017,684.13	$1,049,943.46	$1,083,110.29

Comparative Summary of American Periodicals

	1912	1913	1914	1915		1912	1913	1914
Jan.*	121666	177080	152971	170760	July	191937	176772	211040
Feb.	144257	201659	242627	134619	Aug.	183119	153849	171451
Mar.	207529	166499	224757	341059	Sept.	173077	127017	164860
April	189498	152088	162027	183280	Oct.	587830	126557	174182
May	162220	166465	168934	158114	Nov.	108755	100351	142040
June	163120	156550	189897		Dec.	111199	99504	143190
Totals	2344207	1804391	2147976

Colporteur Work on Cebu, Philippine Islands

By Robert E. Stewart

I HAVE just completed my second trip to Bohol, having been gone two weeks. The first trip occupied three weeks, and I shall have to make two more trips before my work is finished in this province. I have had very good success in taking orders and in delivering. In the province of Cebu I delivered nearly $1,250 worth of books, but Bohol will fall short of this, as it is not so thickly populated as Cebu; however, I hope to reach $750. During my best week I received $250 worth of orders, and I have had other weeks in which I have sold $150 worth of books. Thanks to the Lord for his blessing.

It certainly seems to me that now is the time to sell books in the Philippines. I hope and pray that the trouble and war which are abroad in the land will not reach us until we have scattered many books containing the message. I cannot preach, but with the Lord's help I can sell books, and the only complaint I have to make is that the days are too short.

I do most of my traveling over sea and land by night. This is more pleasant, and much time is saved. I shall feel so happy when I have covered the five provinces, Cebu, Bohol, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Leyte, with "Home and Health," "Patriarchs and Prophets," and "Coming King." I hope to do this inside of three years, the Lord willing.

I have a young man in training, and he has sold all the copies of "The Gospel

Primer," in stock, many copies of "Paradise Home," some of "Coming King," some Testaments, and many Gospels and tracts. We are confident that this young man will be very successful. He has had much opposition, as usual, but seems to become stronger in spite of all. What a happy experience it is to save a soul and then help that one to save others! May the Lord bless our humble seed sowing.

I believe the time is near when we shall see the work springing up in every province and island. Already in Bohol I know a young man, a Filipino supervising teacher, who says that he is determined to keep the Sabbath and prepare to meet Jesus, this decision being the result of a few evenings' talk with him and his having bought "The Great Controversy." He has been a Protestant for some time, but is not satisfied. He says that he had been waiting for a religion that agrees with the Bible. I shall watch with interest and prayer the Spirit's working in this young man's heart.

ROBERT E. STEWART.

MEADE MACGUIRE

By Meade MacGuire

perience. Personal evangelism, work with literature, self-denial, and faithfulness in stewardship may all be so presented as to appeal strongly to Juniors. All these lessons may be closed with a few words showing the connection of the subject with spiritual things and with the practical Christian life.

Such a meeting as I have suggested for the Juniors, held once a day on the camp ground, will accomplish much. Visitors, younger or older, should not be encouraged to attend. An atmosphere should be maintained which will encourage the utmost freedom on the part of the young people, and enable the leaders to talk in an intimate, heart-to-heart way so much needed and appreciated at this age. Every effort should be made by the secretary to form friendships with these youth, which, when followed by correspondence and loving interest and prayers, will exert a profound influence to steady them in times of temptation and discouragement.

In concluding, I would add this final observation, that I think we are too formal, too inclined to depend upon sermonizing and to avoid becoming personal friends to every one of the young people. In this we have wandered from our Example. Therefore let us make the soul-winning methods of Jesus a more prayerful, earnest study; and then when success comes, the glory will go to Him to whom it is due.

MEADE MACGUIRE

Publishing Department

By N. Z. Town; W. W. Eastman

N. Z. TOWN --- General Secretary

W. W. EASTMAN --- N. Am. Div. Secretary

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

Camp Meetings

ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE

Northern New England, Woodsville, N. H. ............ Aug. 19-29

Maine, Dover and Foxcroft ........ Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

Eastern New York, Schenectady .... Sept. 2-12

CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE

Western Colorado, Grand Junction ........ July 22 to Aug. 1

Missouri, Columbia ............ Aug. 5-15

Nebraska, Hastings ............ Aug. 19-29

Kansas, Emporia ............... Sept. 2-12

COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE

Virginia, Charlottesville ........ Aug. 5-15

Ohio, Mount Vernon ........ Aug. 12-22

West Virginia ................. Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

Virginia, Newport News (colored) Sept. 9-19

LAKE UNION CONFERENCE

West Michigan, Charlotte ........ Aug. 12-22

Indiana ........................ Aug. 19-29

North Michigan, Mount Pleasant ........ Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

Northern Illinois, Joliet .... Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

Southern Illinois, Springfield .. Sept. 2-12

PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE

Northern California, Oakdale ...... July 1-11

California, Richmond ............ July 15-25

Southern California, Huntington Park ........ Aug. 5-15

Utah ............................ Aug. 17-22

Southeastern California, Huntington Beach ........ Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

Arizona .......................... Oct. 7-17

SOUTHEASTERN UNION CONFERENCE

North Carolina, Wilson (colored) .. July 1-10

Cumberland, Cleveland, Tenn. ...... July 16-25

South Carolina, Spartanburg, July 29 to Aug. 8

North Carolina, High Point .... Aug. 12-22

Georgia, Union City ........ Aug. 26 to Sept. 5

SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE

North Texas, Sacul (local) ...... July 8-18

North Texas, Dalworth Park, July 22 to Aug. 1

Arkansas, Pine Bluff (colored) ........ July 22 to Aug. 1

Arkansas, Hot Springs ........ Aug. 5-15

North Texas, Linden (local) .... Aug. 12-22

Oklahoma, Oklahoma City ........ Aug. 19-29

New Mexico ...................... Sept. 2-12

South Texas, Corpus Christi (local) ........ Sept. 16-26

SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

Tennessee River, Hazel, Ky., July 22 to Aug. 2

Mississippi, Jackson (colored) .... Aug. 8-18

Kentucky ........................ Aug. 13-22

Alabama, Birmingham (white) .... Aug. 20-29

Alabama, Bessemer (colored) .... Sept. 2-12

WESTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE

Alberta, Lacombe ........ July 8-18

Arkansas Conference Association

By W. E. Baxter; C. J. Dart; W. H. Branson; Clara Russell

THE Arkansas Conference Association of the Seventh-day Adventists will hold its annual meeting in connection with the camp meeting at Hot Springs, Ark., Aug. 5-15, 1915. The first meeting of the association will be called at ten o'clock, Monday, August 9. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected, and such other business transacted as may properly come before the association.

W. E. BAXTER, President; C. J. DART, Secretary.

Cumberland Conference Association

THE annual session of the Cumberland Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists is called to convene at 10 A. M., July 22, 1915, on the camp ground at Cleveland, Tenn. This meeting will be held for the purpose of electing officers and of transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and to one additional delegate for each ten members. Let every church be fully represented.

W. H. BRANSON, President; CLARA RUSSELL, Secretary.

News and Miscellany

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press

— Plans for a $2,000,000 army post for the Panama Canal have now been completed, and a site has been selected near the canal town of Corozal. The new post will bring all the isthmian troops from the west side of the canal to the east bank, and thus make the forces much more mobile in case of need. It will be located on the direct trans-isthmian railway line and within a short march from either Miraflores or Pedro Miguel locks and from the terminals at Balboa. The construction of the post is expected to begin some time this month.

— The labor situation in the coal mining districts of England has become critical. The men demand an immediate national conference between workers and employers regarding their demand for a straight twenty-per-cent war bonus. The government could not under any circumstances allow even a temporary tie-up of work in the coal-producing sections, as production is barely keeping up with consumption at present, and coal, of course, is essential not only for the army and navy, but also for virtually all the important manufactures of war munitions.

— It is interesting to note that General Gorgas, under whose wise direction the Panama Canal Zone was transformed from a breeding place of deadly fevers into a healthful region, has been asked by the Rockefeller Foundation to go to Serbia and aid in the work of conquering the typhus plague. General Gorgas has consented to undertake the work. He will be supplied with the most complete facilities for stamping out the plague, and will be paid a salary of $50,000 a year. He is also assured a generous pension for life. This means the giving up of his office of surgeon-general in the army.

— Peril of American settlers in the Yaqui Valley of Sonora State, Mexico, brought orders recently for the dispatch of three cruisers for the west coast of Mexico, and authorization to Admiral Thomas B. Howard to land an expeditionary force if necessary. The flagship “Colorado,” sailed first, under orders from Washington, carrying three companies of the Fourth Regiment, United States Marine Corps. The trouble has been caused by the Yaqui Indians, who have declared their independence, and are trying to drive settlers from land which is said to have been taken from the Yaquis under the administration of Porfirio Diaz.

— Camphor, which has become an extremely valuable article of commerce, has been produced almost wholly in Japan, which has had in previous years a practical monopoly of this trade. Camphor grows readily in warm climates, and several years ago it was suggested that there might be places in this country where it could be profitably cultivated. A short time afterwards groves of camphor trees were set out in Florida. They have been successful beyond expectation. The best-known grove is one at Satsuma, and during the last year no less than 10,000 pounds of camphor was produced from this grove, only a few years old.

— According to the Tribune, England has laid down a new battleship which will be by far the most powerful craft afloat. It will mark a change in battleship construction, exceeding that which came when the first dreadnought was built. It is stated that this great new ship will be 800 feet in length, will carry six fifteen-inch guns, and have the wonderful speed of forty knots. At present the “Queen Elizabeth,” now at the Dardanelles, is the most powerful engine of war afloat. She is, however, only 650 feet in length, but carries eight fifteen-inch guns. She is oil driven, as the new ship will be. In the craft now planned, armament is sacrificed for increased speed.

— According to a writer in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat there is nothing in the “Arabian Nights” more wonderful than the big liners now constructed for the Atlantic ferry. One 881 feet long, and a maze of ideas for luxurious travel, serves as a preface for an announcement that work has been begun on a vessel 950 feet in length, with 80,000 horsepower. Twenty years ago but two vessels were provided with 30,000 horsepower, and the quickest passage was twenty-five per cent slower than today. The centennial of the first steamship passage across the ocean will not come until 1919. In 1819 the steamer “Savannah,” a craft of only 350 tons, built in New York, crossed from Savannah to Liverpool in twenty-six days, during eighteen of which she used her paddles. A British cruiser off Cape Clear thought she was on fire, and hurried to reach what was expected to be a scene of calamity. The first steam voyage between London and Calcutta, in 1825, occupied 113 days, which was regarded as an extraordinary feat.

Comparative Summary of Foreign Periodicals

January, 1914, 485,968 copies, value $19,795.36; January, 1915, 448,128 copies, value $13,166.23.

February, 1914, 372,235 copies, value $10,739.70; February, 1915, 403,134 copies, value $11,357.55.

March, 1914, 381,017 copies, value $11,168.35; March, 1915, 467,626 copies, value $18,243.92.

April, 1914, 375,140 copies, value $11,686.31; April, 1915, 418,584 copies, value $10,001.96.

May, 1914, 297,877 copies, value $8,049.90; May, 1915, 595,740 copies, value $18,200.94.

What Would You Give?

SUPPOSE Brother A. G. Daniells, W. A. Spicer, E. E. Andross, T. E. Bowen, A. M. Dart, Clarence Santee, or C. L. Taylor, or Dr. Paulson, or any one of the other contributors to the August Signs Magazine, published at Mountain View, Cal., were to speak in your town tonight, what would you be willing to give for the privilege of hearing him? It would be a treat at ten cents, wouldn't it?

If it were announced that Elder Daniells, who has just returned from the Orient, would speak on “Providential Agencies for a Quick Work in This Generation,” not only would you plan to attend, but you would invite some of your neighbors, too. There is no question about that.

Well, you may have that privilege, and so may your friends and neighbors. What is more, the others will speak to you also, and, O, such messages as they bear—just what people should know about!

The following titles to articles are in themselves a most eloquent testimonial to the worth of the August Signs Magazine:—

Divine Healing; Enlightenment, Our Empty Boast; Breathing War and Strife; Man Destined for Immortality; Christ’s Prophecy—Distress of Nations; Definite Delusions of the Devil; Wars Foretold in Prophecy; No Bible Support for Sunday; Spiritualism Foretold in Prophecy; The Clock of the Universe Marking His Unmeasured Ages; Christ’s Sabbath Observance; Human Helplessness; Knowledge Shall Increase; Being Honest With Ourselves; Providential Agencies for a Quick Work in This Generation; Avoiding Moral Shipwreck.

Only ten cents for all that!

You can get the magazines at five cents a copy in quantities for selling or giving away, by ordering five to forty copies from your tract society; or four cents a copy if you order fifty or more.

Obituaries

McMULLEN.—Everett E. McMullen was born Jan. 14, 1913, and died June 17, 1915. His parents, two brothers, and one sister mourn their sudden loss. FRED L. BURDICK.

HILDRETH.—Loretta Dunn Hildreth was born Nov. 26, 1835, at Geneva, N. Y., and died in Battle Creek, Mich., June 21, 1915. She became a Christian early in life. In 1863 she was united in marriage with Daniel Hildreth. Soon after her marriage she embraced the truths of the third angel's message, and was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church until her death. Sister Hildreth is survived by three daughters and their families. G. E. LANGDON.

SHERRICK.—Mary Sherrick, née Stokes, was born in New York, Oct. 22, 1842, and died in Cashton, Wis., June 24, 1915. Many years ago she and her husband accepted present truth and became members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She leaves seven children to mourn the loss of a faithful mother. P. A. HANSON.

PURDY.—Harriet Purdy was born Oct. 22, 1829, and died June 17, 1915. She accepted present truth under the labors of Elder E. J. Hibbard about twenty-five years ago, during a series of meetings held at Raymond, Pa. She was a sincere Christian, and we feel confident that she will have a part in the first resurrection. FRANK L. MOORE.

HAKES.—Joseph L. Hakes, of Canaan, Conn., died in his seventy-seventh year, at Niagara, N. C., April 29, 1915. When a young man, he accepted present truth under the labors of Elders Hutchinson and Barr. He had confidence in the Lord's just dealings with his children, and longed to be at rest. Four children and other relatives are left to mourn.

KITSON.—Mary L. Blaisdell was born in Indiana, July 24, 1844. In 1863 she was married to George Kitson. Ten children were born to them. Her death is mourned by her husband and five surviving children. Dec. 5, 1891, Sister Kitson united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church at Marion, Ohio, and remained a faithful member until her death, which occurred June 8, 1915. E. W. WEBSTER.

WILSON.—Grace Lillian Logan was born near Bluford, Ill., Oct. 5, 1894, and died June 14, 1915, at Sidell, Ill. She was reared in a Seventh-day Adventist home, and at the age of fourteen united with the church. She was married to Oliver P. Wilson Sept. 20, 1913. Her husband, father, stepmother, three brothers, and two sisters are left to mourn. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. R. J. NETHERY.

TRIPP.—Grace Tripp was born in Hays, Mich., July 25, 1888, and died at her home, in Union, Oregon, May 23, 1915. At the age of nineteen she accepted present truth, at Freeman, Mont., and was baptized by Elder W. F. Martin. About five years ago she was married to Delos Tripp, and became a member of the Union (Oregon) church. Her husband and two children, also her mother and two brothers, are left to mourn. E. E. SMITH.

Seventh-Day Adventist Association of Western Colorado

By E. A. Curtis; Wilbert Wilcox

THE seventh annual meeting of the Seventh-day Adventist Association of Western Colorado will be held in connection with the annual conference and camp meeting of the Western Colorado Conference, at Grand Junction, Colo., at 9 A. M., Monday, July 26, 1915. This meeting is called for the election of officers, and of the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the association.

E. A. CURTIS, President; WILBERT WILCOX, Secretary.

New England Sanitarium Training School for Nurses

The New England Sanitarium, at Melrose, Mass., announces that its nurses’ training school year begins September 10, and that the school calendar and a beautiful illustrated catalogue of the institution will be mailed to all inquirers.

There will be opportunity for a larger class than usual. The institution is each year exerting a stronger evangelistic influence, and the training school is increasing in efficiency to qualify young people to help carry the advent message in all its fullness to all the world in this generation. Correspondence is solicited.

Nurses’ Training Course

THERE will be opportunity for a few more consecrated young people to take the nurses’ training at the Loma Linda Sanitarium. School opens August 18. Those who are interested, please correspond with Superintendent of Nurses, Loma Linda Sanitarium, Loma Linda, Cal.

Requests for Prayer

A SISTER in Oklahoma who is suffering with typhoid fever begs us to join in prayer for her recovery.

Prayer for an Aged Sister’s Eyesight

The request comes from Kansas that prayer be offered for the restoration of the eyesight of an aged sister.

Publications Wanted

THE following-named persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, sent postpaid, for use in missionary work:—

Mrs. Katy Taylor, 8102 Platt Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.

S. L. Stafford, Statesville, N. C. Signs and other magazines.

Inez M. Cowles, Trout Creek, Ontario, Canada. Continuous supply.

N. D. Ingram, Northwilkesboro, N. C. Especially the Signs (weekly and monthly) and tracts.

Mrs. N. D. Beck, Hardesty, Okla. Especially Signs, Instructor, Little Friend, Health and Temperance, and Liberty.

Edward Quinn, Jr., 6 Hickory Ave., Takoma Park, D. C. A continuous supply of Signs, weekly and monthly, and Watchman.

Reports from the Eastern Field

IN his address to the Asiatic Division Conference, recently held in Shanghai, China, R. C. Porter, the superintendent, says: “The total area of the Asiatic Division is 5,289,898 square miles. The total population is 522,007,677, an average of about one hundred persons to each square mile of territory. Add to these figures Australasia, with an area of 3,087,157 square miles of territory, larger than the United States, and a population of over 6,000,000; and the India mission field, with an area of 1,766,642 square miles, and a population of 315,000,000, and we have in this great Eastern field nearly two thirds of the population of the globe. No other field presents so many and such pressing openings; and no other field yields larger returns for labor bestowed.”

BROTHER I. H. ZAKARIAN, who is working with literature among the soldiers in Egypt, reports: “I have again to thank the Lord for his assistance in the distribution of literature. I spent much time and means to get a general pass to work in the soldiers’ camps among the different regiments, but failed in this. My sales for May amounted to 124 francs.”

International Lord’s Day Congress

ONE of the most significant conventions to be held at the Panama-Pacific Exposition is the Lord’s Day Congress, which will begin July 27 and continue until August 1. In this convention the Lord’s Day Alliance of the United States unites with the Lord’s Day Alliance of Canada in the consideration of methods for the preservation of the Sunday sabbath. Of this convention the President of the United States has been appointed honorary chairman, with Hon. Alton B. Parker as chairman, and Hon. W. J. Bryan, a former Cabinet officer, and Hon. Wm. B. Wilson and Hon. Josephus Daniels, present Cabinet officers, among the chief speakers. Catholicism joins hands with professed Protestantism in this convention. The convention will be opened by Gov. Hiram Johnson of California, with an address of welcome. At the afternoon session on July 28, Rt. Rev. Edward J. Hanna, who was appointed by Pope Pius X as auxiliary bishop of San Francisco, and Mgr. M. J. Lavelle, vicar-general of New York, will have prominent places on the program. This session will be presided over by the governor of Idaho. The evening session on July 30 will be presided over by Gov. Arthur Capper of Kansas. The publicity bureau of the convention states that with the President of the United States acting as honorary chairman, and the Secretary of Navy and of Labor and former Secretary of State participating in the program, there is lent to the congress the further dignity of a great nation. The Sunday law advocates expect a great impetus to be given the Sunday enforcement campaign as a result of this convention.

Week of Prayer Readings for Spanish-Speaking Fields

On account of the very unsettled conditions in Mexico, the Mission Board has asked the publishing house in Barcelona, Spain, to publish the Week of Prayer Readings this year for all the Spanish-speaking fields.

Church Organized in Maceio

Brother F. W. Spies, president of the Brazilian Union Conference, writes that on the evening of June 1, at Maceio, the capital of the state of Alagoas, he organized a company of twenty-five believers into church fellowship.

Elder Paap Reports Encouraging Western Progress

ELDER F. W. PAAP returned to Washington last week from a five months' tour of the West in the interests of denominational missionary work. He attended a number of camp meetings, and reports encouraging progress in all the conferences where he has labored. The response of the people in the matter of the distribution of literature indicates a growing personal interest in the proclamation of the message, and assures advance moves in all departments of the work.

A Boat for the Fiji Mission

For some time a boat has been needed in Fiji, with which to carry forward the work of the third angel's message among the various islands of that group. A plan was on foot for the Australasian Sabbath schools to provide money for the building of a suitable vessel. Brother Pretyman, secretary of the Australasian Union Conference, writes: “While making inquiries for an engine for the boat we expected to build, we learned of an auxiliary yawl (thirty feet in length, with a beam of nine feet six inches, and fitted with a ten horsepower Standard engine) which was for sale at one hundred pounds less than the estimated cost of building. On inspecting the boat offered, we found it to be exceptionally well fitted up. Among other advantages it possesses a small dynamo, attached to the engine. This charges a storage battery from which electric light throughout the boat is provided. After careful consideration, it was decided to buy it. On May 13 the launch was hoisted onto the decks of the ‘Levuka’ and started on its journey to Fiji, where we trust it will be an added means of finishing this fast-closing work. In addition to the large saving in cash outlay, several months of waiting will be saved, and our workers in Fiji will be relieved of the care and responsibility of supervising the building of a boat.”

Anti-Saloon League Convention

The sixteenth annual convention of the Anti-Saloon League of America, being held at Atlantic City, N. J., July 6-9, marks an important epoch in the history of the temperance movement in America. Noted temperance speakers from all parts of the country are in attendance. One session of this convention will be presided over by Elder C. S. Longacre, the secretary of the Religious Liberty Department of the General Conference. The published program of the convention indicates that the gathering will be an important and very interesting one; and the progress made by the temperance forces during the last few years lends added significance to this great national gathering.

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