Earlier text: Selling Books in War TimesMatandani Mission, Nyasaland
By S. M. Konigmacher
YESTERDAY I returned from a trip among my farthest outlying village schools. These schools are located near the Portuguese line, and are surrounded by Catholic schools. Usually I take some lantern slides with me, but this time I was unable to do so, as the slide carrier was broken on the last trip, and I had no tools with which to fix it. At this season of the year it is rather uncomfortable in the bush, as it grows very cold at night, and there is a certain kind of grass that has a seed which is as sharp as a needle. If these seeds work their way through the clothing, I can assure you one feels the points. We got some of the natives to hoe out the paths near the mission. In many places the village people have hoed paths from one village to another, and the unfortunate native who has not paid his taxes has to work it out hoeing on government roads or working in other ways. So in some places we find fairly decent paths, but the forerunner of the gospel finds all kinds of paths and streams to follow and ford. It usually takes five days to visit these four schools and return. So I had my lunch box packed, my bed and blankets tied up, and some food brought to take for the boys. It is usually best to take some flour for the boys, as it may be that after a hard day's trek we get to a village and can find none, and the time is past for pounding it out in the hollowed trees used for the purpose. By steadily pushing forward we reached the Wamkuru Madzi (the Big Water) late in the afternoon. After the boys had a bath, we pushed on again and arrived at the first school about sundown. Many of the natives were away at work to earn money to pay the taxes, so only a few came to the school the next morning. It being a hard trip to the next school, we broke camp early, and I sent the boys on ahead with the loads while I stayed a little longer with the school. On climbing the mountain, we passed through a beautiful gorge, then through a fine planting district, and on into a lovely grove of large bamboos at the foot of another ridge of mountains. When we came to the large shed of Mr. Buist, the boys came out to greet me. This is the planter who kindly granted my boys permission to work and keep the Sabbath. Many of the boys were our schoolboys. They were eager to receive the tracts printed in their own language. I had two with me, "The Second Coming of Christ" and "Who Changed the Sabbath?" As I passed by their improvised huts, the women also came out, some to beg medicine for their wounds, and some to get tracts. In climbing the mountain, we found at one place a rock in the path as large as a house. It took some engineering to get around it. We arrived at Akonkoma as the sun was going down, and found the school still in session. It is a fine school. Even the older women were reading the Gospels. They come to school with their children in their arms. The next morning at dawn, I, with my boy Yefeti, went over the mountains to see the other schools, leaving the carriers to rest till our return. At Tambani I called the chief and all the people to the compound, and tried to get them to rebuild the school and come more regularly to it. Then at the second school I left a young man in charge, as the other teacher was transferred because he had taken a wife in that district. A prophet, you know, is without honor in his own country, and a native teacher has no honor in his own village. He is subject to the wishes of his mother-in-law to a very great extent. On our way down the mountain, I slept in a small village where they begged me to establish a school; but I could not promise definitely, as there were only about fourteen who would come, and our operating expenses are already about as large as we can carry. Farther on I passed through one of my villages and found the people dancing. I asked them why the children did not go to school. They said, "It is too far; we want a school in our village." I told them that if they had the strength to dance, they could go to the school where it was. As we came to a village near by, I asked the people if they were my people or if they belonged to the Catholics. I was more than pleased to hear them say "Anu" (yours). I had the head man call them all together, and we had worship in the courtyard as the sun was sinking in the west. Taking our leave of these people, we pushed on in the night. The boys got lost, and after a hard walk we found a place to sleep in a village under the Catholic mission control. When my cot was prepared, the natives came in to visit with me. They knew me, but I did not know them. Afterward they told the boy that they wished they had our school. Bright and early the next morning I visited the school near Neno, and then rode on to the government station, where I received a little mail. As we passed by one of my traps, we could see that22 that a leopard had been dancing around on the top of it and had stolen the fowl, but we did not get the leopard. As we neared the mission, the children raised a cry, "The donkey! the donkey!" and came running to the stream to get a ride to the house. Sometimes, four climb on, three black ones and one white one. We can feel the protecting hand of God on these hard treks, in bringing us back safely, and in protecting the dear ones while I am away on my Father's business. Moses has gone on a trip through Portuguese territory near here, to preach and scatter literature among the boys on this side of the border who have learned to read. Pray for us and our people. Oakwood Manual Training School
By C. J. Boyd
An opening at Oakwood differs somewhat from the opening at most of our schools, where the students usually make a rush to be there on the first day. In this section, September finds the people very busy picking cotton. Our colporteurs, also, find it necessary to remain in the field to deliver books after at least a part of the cotton has been sold. This year's opening finds twenty-four of our students still busy in the field. They have met with exceptional success this year in taking orders, but they need the prayers of God's people that they may be strong and become masters of the present trying circumstances, due to the fact that the European trade for cotton is practically broken up. While on our opening day we had a smaller number of former students in attendance than last year, yet we are glad to say that the number of new students was larger than last year. Judging from the applications that have been filed, our attendance this year will be larger than ever before. In fact, we do not expect to have room to accommodate all who have applied. The spirit of eagerness and earnestness is to be found among our students, and we rejoice that the day is here when nearly every one comes to us with a definite aim. C. J. Boyd. Walla Walla College
By E. C. Kellogg
THE college here opened September 9 under very pleasant conditions. At the end of the registration period the enrollment was thirty-two per cent more than it was last year. The faculty remains the same as a year ago, with the addition of Elder F. S. Bunch in the Bible department. He has had long experience in school and field work, and will be a decided strength to the institution. The students are an excellent class. There is a marked absence of those advanced in years as well as those of the younger class. They are young men and women of apparent determination and promise. There has been a decided increase in the educational spirit throughout the union during the past few years. There is a general feeling that our young people should go to school, and that a goodly number of them should take advanced work as opportunity affords. The first Friday evening devotional meeting was largely attended. The interest taken in this service showed a strong regard for the spiritual welfare of the individual and of the school. Under all these favorable conditions the outlook is probably the brightest ever experienced in the history of the college. Teachers and students have entered upon their work with earnestness and enthusiasm. E. C. KELLOGG. The Spirit of Inquiry
By G. C. Hoskin
How quickly things are moving these days! In such an extremely short space of time the thoughts of the entire world are centered on one thing,—the meaning of these terrible conditions. How quickly the mask of indifference is cast aside and a genuine spirit of inquiry is manifest! Notice this letter, dated at Butte, Mont.:— "Will you please send me a recent copy of the Signs of the Times Magazine, for which I inclose ten cents? I shall probably send a year's subscription shortly. I have an old copy (September, 1913) which was given to me by a friend. Will you kindly tell me where I can procure a copy of a work I much valued, but lost in a fire two years ago, with publisher's name, too? It is a book by Uriah Smith, 'Daniel and the Revelation,' published I think somewhere in Michigan. I should like a recent edition. The other one was bought some fifteen years ago." Those of our brethren and sisters who are not directly connected with one of our publishing centers cannot realize the great spirit of inquiry that is sweeping over this world and taking possession of the hearts of people in all walks of life. A few days at the desk in the Signs of the Times office, which is doubtless paralleled in our other offices, is certainly an inspiration, a veritable eye opener. How it ought to stir us. Thirty-four letters were counted at one time, in just a few days' mail. Space does not permit of many, but these are samples of how they run:— From Ely, Minn.: "I inclose herewith post-office money order for $1 to pay for a year's subscription to the Signs of the Times monthly. I should like also to be informed what works or books you may have explaining the books of prophecy, as I am very much interested in this." From Otterbein, Ind.: "Inclosed find ten cents for sample copies of the paper you publish, Signs of the Times. I am also desirous of finding some information as to what part America will have in the break-up of nations as the fulfillment of prophecy." From Genoa Bluffs, Iowa: "Inclosed find check for ninety cents to pay six months' subscription to the Signs of the Times. I shall be very glad if you will set my subscription back to the beginning of the war in Europe." From Lockburne, Ohio: "Please find inclosed fifty cents, for which send me the Signs of the Times for six months. Please state if you have any tracts on this last great battle. Please begin my subscription on beginning of the outbreak of this war." From Ettricks, Va.: "I will send $2.25 today if I can for the weekly and the monthly. I like the Signs of the Times. I should not like to do without it, yet I have never heard one of your men preach in my life, and I am almost eighty years old and teach in the Sunday school. I hope the Lord will bless all your efforts. It does not look as if there was any time to lose." From Jacksonville, Fla.: "I have just accidentally run across a copy of your magazine; and believing that we are living in the last days, I shall be glad if you will, on receipt of this letter, send me a sample copy of your magazine, and I will send you one dollar for a year's subscription. I am writing this letter to make sure of your address." From Social Circle, Ga.: "I want to subscribe for a paper known as Signs of the Times, a Seventh-day Adventist publication. I was a subscriber to this paper some years ago. I am not sure that it is published at Oakland, therefore I am writing this letter to find out whether the above is the right address." There are many others. All with the same big interrogation point, "What does it mean?" We ought to answer that question for them. We ought to plan, and plan carefully, to do so. That is what all our literature is for. There were never such opportunities for speaking the word as now. You can talk with almost any one on this stirring subject. People are glad to listen. Surely now is our time to work. Many times only a word is sufficient to get a subscription. Many lists of names are being received from all parts of the country, indicating a genuine arousing, a real revival of the missionary spirit. Let us speak the word, pass on the literature, and solicit the subscription. This is practical missionary work. Now is our time. Encouraging Words
By E. M. GRAHAM.
OUR magazines are being well received at the present time. People are looking for literature on the issues of the times. Here are a few extracts from letters which show what one magazine, the Watchman, is doing:— "Please send to my address a copy of the Watchman. I am looking for a paper or a magazine that gives the Bible events now taking place, and where we are in the history of the world." "Please send me a copy of the Watchman. I want to subscribe to this magazine as soon as I am sure of the correct address of the publishers. Also any other Seventh-day Adventist literature you can place me in touch with will be greatly appreciated. I have been watching the movements of the nations of Europe and their connections with the prophecies, and am much interested and want to keep up with the situation." Both these letters show that the Watchman is helping these persons to see what the events now taking place mean as signs of fulfilling prophecies. Another wrote as follows: "Inclosed find a dollar for some copies of the Watchman. A friend gave me a copy a short time ago, which was very interesting. Should like a few copies." A lady writes: "Inclosed find 10 cents in postage, for which please send me the August number of the Watchman. I may subscribe for it later. It was through a Salvation Army woman that the July number fell into my hands." Evidently some one had placed this paper in the hands of the Salvation Army woman, and she had been interested enough in it to pass it on. A gentleman recently called up the Southern Publishing Association Office over the telephone and said he had seen a copy of the September Watchman, and decided to take the paper for a year. He asked if they had any other literature on the war situation, and was told of the Armageddon tract, also of the one on the Eastern Question. He asked for copies of any matter dealing with the situation, and said he would send a check to cover the whole amount. He said the paper had been given to him by one of our brethren living near Madison. These things show that the Lord is using the literature to bring men and women to a knowledge of the truth, and that people are looking for such literature as only we can23 supply. These experiences should encourage us to circulate large numbers of all our magazines, and periodicals, in English and foreign languages, for the Lord is using them all. Sow bountifully, brethren and sisters, and there will be a large harvest. The Lord is stirring up hearts and preparing the way, but he is depending on us to give the people the light about which he is causing them to inquire. Union College
By H. A. Morrison
UNION COLLEGE opened September 15, according to its announcement. The registration days were very busy ones. Thursday, September 17, the regular class work began, and everything was ready to settle down for a year's work of prosperous study and advancement. We have registered 272 students above the eighth grade to date, October 7. This is practically the same as one year ago at this date. In addition to the above, 120 are enrolled in the model school in grades one to eight. We have an earnest, devoted class of young people. They indicate that they know what they are here for, and that they understand the intensiveness of the times in which we are living. Our Friday evening praise service is very well attended, and a very hearty response is given by all when opportunity is offered. We feel very grateful that God has sent us so many consecrated young men and women who have as their goal the giving of this gospel message to a dying world. All such experiences as these should teach us that we are nearing the time of our Lord's return, and that he has called each of us to act a part in his closing work. As we look over the past history of Union College, we see her students in all parts of the world holding responsible places. We thus are led to look forward a very short time to see these young people now in Union scattered to all parts of the world, carrying forward this work. New students are entering daily. Any one who has been late in deciding this question of going to school, and who can yet arrange to do so, should make his decision at once, and we shall be glad to receive him. H. A. MORRISON. SICKLER.—Died at her home in Bridgeton, N. J., Sister Lizzie Sickler, aged 51 years, 1 month, and 15 days. Although she suffered much, she was very patient and perfectly resigned to the will of God. She was an earnest Christian, and was loved by all who knew her. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer.
GEORGE W. SPIES. JENKINS.—Toby Jenkins was born in Wilkes County, Georgia, in the year 1855, and removed to a farm near Dalton, Ga., about thirty years ago. He came in contact with Seventh-day Adventists two years ago, and this summer fully accepted present truth. He died suddenly on the fifteenth of September, and sleeps in the blessed hope.
H. N. GEMON. FREETO.—Died in Sunapee, N. H., Aug. 7, 1914, Mrs. Sarah Maria Freeto. She was born in Newport, N. H., May 28, 1826, and had a part in the early advent message. At the time of her death she was a member of the church at Washington, N. H. Hers was a life of much devotion, and she rests in hope of a part in the first resurrection.
E. G. FARNSWORTH. LEEK.—Ruth Bryant Leek was born in Ohio in 1856, and died in Asheville, N. C., Aug. 12, 1914. She was a graduate of the medical university at Ann Arbor, Mich. A companion and five adopted children, also two sisters and two brothers, are left to mourn. She was laid to rest in Riverside cemetery, there to await the coming of the Lord. Funeral services were conducted by the writer.
J. S. KILLEN. ROBBINS.—Frank Albert Robbins was born in Hopkinton, Mass., May 12, 1868, and died Sept. 6, 1914, in Leominster, Mass., where he had made his home for sixteen years. He is survived by his wife and three children, who mourn the loss of a devoted husband and kind father. Brother Robbins was converted and baptized about five years ago, and was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church until his death.
O. F. BUTCHER. CHALMERS.—Mabelle Henriette Chalmers was born in Sligo, Ireland, in 1841. At an early age she came with her parents to America. The family settled in Pittsburgh, Pa., and the deceased taught vocal and instrumental music in different American cities for about forty-five years. In October, 1867, she was married to Henry Chalmers. Nine children were born to this union, five of whom survive. Sister Chalmers was a charter member of the Akron (Ohio) Seventh-day Adventist Church, and held the office of treasurer for many years. She fell asleep in the blessed hope Oct. 1, 1914. Pastor Hornby of the Episcopal Church assisted the writer in the funeral service.
C. C. WEBSTER. PENCE.—Sarah Moore Pence was born in Shelby County, Indiana, Sept. 4, 1836, and died at her home in Waldron, Ind., Sept. 19, 1914. She was baptized and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in August, 1891, remaining a faithful member until her death. She was left a widow in 1897. An aged brother, two nieces, and two nephews survive. The funeral services were conducted by the writer.
H. M. KELLEY. PHILLIPS.—Mrs. Martha C. Phillips, of Lowville, N. Y., died Oct. 4, 1914, at the Black River Valley Sanitarium, Watertown, N. Y. Her age was 53 years. The light of the third angel's message came to her about thirteen years ago, and she was a faithful, earnest member of the Watertown Seventh-day Adventist Church. Her aged mother and four brothers are left to mourn. She sleeps in Jesus until the resurrection morning.
R. B. CLAPP. DOUGHERTY.—Robert W. Dougherty was born Sept. 19, 1836, in Coles County, Illinois. The family moved West in 1843. He was married to Rebecca A. Clayton in 1862. Nine children were born to this union, four of whom survive, with two sisters and one brother of the deceased. Brother Dougherty became a Seventh-day Adventist in 1879 and was faithful until his death, which occurred Sept. 27, 1914. The funeral was conducted by the writer.
J. W. BAGBY. MATTHEWS.—Henry Clay Matthews was born in Mount Vernon, Ind., Oct. 21, 1856, and died Aug. 23, 1914, at his home in Lodi, Cal. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for over twenty years, and had an active part in church work, being elder of the Stockton church for several years. He leaves a wife and four children, together with many friends, to mourn their loss. We hope to meet our brother among the ransomed of the Lord.
C. L. TAGGART. HOSMER.—Lovena Hosmer died in Elk Rapids, Mich., Sept. 26, 1914, aged 51 years, 1 month, and 28 days. She gave her heart to the Lord at an early age; and when the third angel's message came to her in 1900, she willingly accepted it, uniting with the Eastport (Michigan) church a few years later. She is survived by a daughter, one brother, and one sister. The deceased was well known, and left an influence for good wherever she went. She sleeps in Jesus.
S. E. KELLMAN. DOUCHY.—Mary E. Root was born in July, 1860, at Belvidere, Ill. In 1885 she was married to F. W. Douchy, and for some time they made their home in Chattanooga, Tenn. They started for Spokane, Wash., in 1906, and Mr. Douchy died en route. Sister Root lived in Spokane the greater part of the time until her death, which occurred in Mullan, Idaho, Sept. 12, 1914. She is survived by an aged mother, two brothers, and one sister. The funeral services were conducted from the home of her brother in Spokane.
A. M. DART. TOWLE.—Mary E. Hill was born in Fond du Lac, Wis., Nov. 25, 1857, and resided in that State until her marriage to Albert L. Towle in 1897. After his death she removed to Vancouver, Wash., where she was an ardent worker in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, having been a believer in the third angel's message for twenty years. She died at the home of her foster daughter in Olympia, Wash., Sept. 9, 1914. She is survived by one brother. The funeral services were conducted by Elder J. M. Willoughby.
MRS. D. SETCHFIELD. JOHNSON.—Elizabeth Jane Van Eman was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18, 1846, and died June 15, 1914. Her parents moved to Tennessee in 1868, and she was married to J. W. Johnson on June 17, 1875. Six children were born to them. Five years ago she was led to accept present truth through the efforts of Elder Robert Kilgore. Sister Johnson was a faithful Christian, and liberal with her means in the support of church work. She fell asleep with the bright hope of a part in the first resurrection.
THOMAS JOHNSTON. MARTIN.—Thomas Martin, a retired captain of the British army in India, died in Brantford, Ontario, Sept. 26, 1914. He was born in Oxfordshire, England, in 1855. After serving his full term of thirty-five years in the British army, he was retired with honor, and three years ago came to Canada. Soon after his arrival in the New World he was led to accept the third angel's message. His wife and two sons mourn the loss of a devoted husband and father. The writer conducted the funeral service, speaking words of comfort to the assembled relatives and friends.
M. N. CAMPBELL. COUSINS.—Louis Avery Cousins was born May 12, 1866, in Eastport, Maine, and died in Leominster, Mass., Sept. 11, 1914. He was married to Miss Lulu Farnsworth, Oct. 17, 1886. Four children were born to them. For two years after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Cousins resided in Malden, Mass. From there they moved to Fitchburg, where they lived for twenty-four years, lately locating in Leominster. The deceased is mourned by his companion, one son, and one daughter. His Christian experience began in 1904, when he became a member of the South Lancaster church.
O. F. BUTCHER. HAMILTON.—Martha E. Shireman was born in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Feb. 12, 1836, and died Sept. 24, 1914. She was united in marriage to A. Hamilton in September, 1862. Three years later they moved to central Illinois, where they resided until thirteen years ago, when they settled near Oswego, Kans., where our sister died. Her loss is mourned by her husband, two sons, one brother, Elder D. T. Shireman, and one sister. The deceased accepted this message forty-four years ago, which she dearly loved. Elder Huffman preached the funeral service, and we laid our loved one to rest until the glad day of the resurrection.
A. HAMILTON. COHOON.—Horace Leaman Cohoon died in Detroit, Mich., Aug. 25, 1914, aged 39 years and 2 months. He was married to Miss Maude Tows in 1901. To this union were born three children. An invalid wife and two daughters are left of his immediate relatives. Brother Cohoon accepted present truth in his twenty-third year, and entered Battle Creek College to prepare for service. He acted as elder of a number of churches in Eastern Michigan, and later served as a colporteur, Bible worker, and licensed minister. His long illness was borne patiently, and he fell asleep in the Lord. The funeral service was conducted by Elder William Guthrie.
L. T. NICOLA. Virginia Conference Agency
ThE Virginia Conference Agency of Seventh-day Adventists, Incorporated, will hold its annual session in connection with the Virginia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, at Richmond, Va., Nov. 10-15, 1914. The first meeting of the session will be held Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1914, at 4 P. M. The delegates of the Virginia Conference in session constitute the constituency. W. C. MOFFETT, President;
R. D. HOTTEL, Secretary. An Excellent Prospect
By T. E. Bowen
THE orders for the Ingathering REVIEW from the entire field bring us much courage. Up to October 9, the papers sent out by the Review and Herald totaled 521,956 copies. This is 68,000 more than were ordered last year at this same time. We are wondering if we shall not almost, if not quite, reach the million mark before the close of the year. A large number of papers sent out have gone to lands outside the United States and Canada. God is greatly blessing in the good work.
T. E. BOWEN. OUR readers should remember that the Ingathering REVIEW bears the date of October 8, and takes the place of the regular issue of that date. There was, therefore, no regular number of the REVIEW printed for October 8. Mrs. Williams Joins Washington College
WE have been glad to greet in Washington Mrs. H. M. S. Williams, of South Africa, formerly of Michigan, who has been engaged by the Washington Missionary College to give instruction in the Bible work. Sister Williams was accompanied by her two youngest sons, the two eldest having come to this country early in the year. Increased Personal Work in Honolulu
Telling of increased activity in personal work for others on the part of believers in Honolulu, Elder F. H. Conway says: "I am asking myself, Are our people and the conditions different in this island field, or is the pulse of this great movement being quickened by the latter rain in like manner throughout the great harvest field of the world?" Work Progresses in Iceland
Recently Elder J. C. Raft, president of the Scandinavian Union, paid a short visit to Iceland, which is a part of the union conference territory. Returning to Copenhagen, he writes that he found the work making good progress in that remote island. Meetings conducted in Reykjavik, the capital, by Brother Olaf J. Olsen have been blessed, and the church in that place has lately doubled its membership. Missionaries Sail for Asiatic Fields
By the Japanese liner "Sado Maru," scheduled to sail October 6, from Seattle, a company of missionaries are proceeding to the Asiatic fields. Those going out for the first time are: I. F. and Mrs. Blue, of Nebraska, to India, to take charge of a school for native workers; F. E. and Mrs. Bates, of Iowa, P. V. and Mrs. Thomas, of Wyoming, and Miss Florence Wilson, of Alberta, to China. Returning, after furlough, are Elder W. C. Hankins and family, of South China, and Elder G. G. Lowry and family, of India. Elder Hankins has been laboring in the evangelistic field in Iowa during the furlough period, and Elder Lowry has been engaged in the work in North Carolina. Missions Campaign in and Around Washington, D. C.
NEXT to communion with the Master in prayer and in the study of his Word, there is nothing in Christian experience which affords so great an inspiration as personal missionary work. In this movement, with its varied lines of operation, we deal much with the material and mechanical. We view things too frequently from the commercial standpoint. It is therefore a blessing to our offices and institutions occasionally to lay aside their regular routine and permit their workers to go out into the harvest field and put forth personal labor in behalf of souls in need of help. In such labor there are great blessings both to those who give and to those who receive. This blessing came to our institutional workers in Takoma Park last week, as they cooperated with our brethren and sisters generally throughout the field in their efforts to secure offerings for our mission work in the circulation of the Harvest Ingathering REVIEW. Our brethren and sisters in and around Washington entered more heartily into this campaign than ever before. The entire day, October 12, was devoted by the teachers and students of the Washington Missionary College to this work. The patronage of the Washington Sanitarium was such that it was unable to permit its entire force of workers to go out the same day, but arrangements were made for all the helpers to devote some time during the week to campaign work. Wednesday, October 14, the offices of the General Conference and the Review and Herald publishing plant were closed, and the entire force of workers, including General Conference officials, and the managers and editors of the Review and Herald, and the employees generally, devoted the day to work in the city of Washington. It was a good season to all. We cannot at this time report the amount of funds collected for missions, but many have spoken of the great blessings which they received in this experience. At the chapel service Tuesday morning, some of the students told with deep feeling how God had blessed their efforts, and of the opportunities he had afforded them to speak words of cheer and encouragement to some they found in need of spiritual help. A number in the institutions, not content with the blessings of one day, are determined to prosecute the work further, and follow up the interest which they have awakened. Adamses Depart for Singapore
By the Japanese liner "Tenyo Maru," sailing from San Francisco, October 21, Brother and Sister K. M. Adams began their journey to Singapore. Brother Adams has just completed his college course at Walla Walla College, Washington, while Sister Adams has been taking special normal work at Pacific Union College. A New Tongue Gives Thanks
A NEW tongue gives thanks for the third angel's message. Elder D. C. Babcock writes from Nigeria: "A young man, the son of the Erimu chief and our teacher in the language, has accepted the message." Thus the Yoruba tongue may be entered upon our list. The young man speaks the Hausa language also, which is the key to vast regions stretching up into the Sudan. Church Organized Among Mosquito Indians
By Editor
FROM Nicaragua, Central America, Elder J. A. Reid, of the West Caribbean Conference, reports the organization of a church of twenty-two members, all Indians. These Indians are probably of the Mosquito tribe, some members of whom learned this message several years ago. We rejoice to hear of the first church organized among people of this tribe and tongue. Reinforcements Sent to Haiti
DURING the last week reinforcements have been sent to the little missionary staff on the island republic of Haiti, Brother E. A. Curdy and family, of southern Missouri, having responded to the call to labor in Haiti, French being Brother Curdy's mother tongue. This relief will allow Elder A. F. and Mrs. Prieger a much-needed furlough, both having suffered severely from malarial fever. By a post card from Torreon, Mexico, Brother E. R. Johnson informs us that the latter part of September a portion of our Mexican Mission staff entered the field. Professor Caviness and Brother Juan Robles have been holding meetings in Torreon and surrounding places where we have members. Six Mexicans had been baptized in Torreon, and the Lord's Supper celebrated for the first time in two years. Our workers were awaiting the opening of train service southward to Mexico City.