Earlier text: ConsecrationThe German East Africa Mission
By L. R. Conradi
As the everlasting gospel is to enlighten the whole world, we can but naturally expect that its bright rays will illuminate the darkest corner of the Dark Continent, much of which is still sunken in heathenism and barbarism. In my last communication, I stated that our missionaries had decided to locate in the northwest corner of the country, near British East Africa. Since that time, I have received several letters from Brethren Ehlers and Enns, from which I quote as follows:— “As we did not find the chief official of that district in the seacoast town of Tanga, I left Brother Enns there in care of the baggage. I could travel sixty miles into the interior by rail, as the railroad is in operation that far. Then I ascended the Usambara Mountains to Wilhelmsthal, where I found the chief German official of the district. From all I could ascertain, I thought the Pare Mountain country tolerably well populated, with sufficient water. My journey there (a distance of about one hundred miles) was no easy task, as I made it on foot, and all alone, to avoid expense. The last fifteen miles I had to climb nearly four thousand feet. One day I made twenty-eight miles. “En route I came to a hut where a native family dwelt who had been converted to Catholicism. The negro had been beating his wife, and I heard such a cry from the hut that I went in to see what was the matter. I found that the woman had received a cut four inches long and three fourths of an inch deep, in the calf of her leg. I asked for water to wash away the blood, and linen with which to tie up the wound. There was not so much cloth to be found on the premises, so I took my pocket handkerchief for the purpose. When I returned, these people received me heartily. “I had opportunity to tell another negro of God, and I asked him whether he prayed, and, laying his hand upon his breast, he said, ‘Yes, sir.’” “Receiving the necessary information about the Pare Mountain district, I returned to Tanga, and Brother Enns and I then took our baggage to Korogwe, where we engaged twenty-eight carriers to take it inland. At 6 P. M. we departed, and by ten we had traveled about fifteen miles. We rested until 3 A. M., and then penetrated farther into the forest, which abounds with lions and leopards. At two o’clock the moon went down, so our situation was rather dangerous, and yet we marched ahead, assured that the God of Israel was our God. We had to lead the column, as the native places the utmost confidence in the guidance of a white man. In danger he will cast aside his gun or spear, and seek protection from the European. “By morning we arrived in Momba, after marching twenty-eight miles. Here we rested until night, and then we went on to Masinde, in three hours, where we rested the remainder of the night, and the next day until 4 P. M., when we departed for Kihuiro, knowing neither the direction of our path nor the distance to the place. After a few hours we were without water, and none was to be had until we should reach Kihuiro. After another hour’s travel, we lay down to rest, with a burning thirst. This, with the cry of the leopard and the shriek of the hyena, allowed us but little sleep. We therefore arose about two o’clock, and traveled four miles an hour for the next five hours, and in six hours more we came to a swamp. Although the water was bad, we were glad to be able to moisten our parched lips with it. Soon we reached Kihuiro, which is at the foot of the Pare Mountains. A crystal stream came down from the hills, and so happy were we to see it that we at once undressed, and jumped into the clear, running waters, to cool our feverish bodies. In the evening we went on again, taking a small mountain path that branches off from the main caravan route. As we wanted to move on, we were told that our guide did not know the way. We soon met the village chief, and he furnished us a good guide. “Our road went up and down hills, through the beds of the streams, and over terrible chasms, where the earth loosened under our feet and went shooting down into the depths below. Even our carriers had to pull their burdens of about sixty pounds up with ropes. At times it was so dark we could not see the man ahead. Our carriers wanted to camp, but we were very anxious to reach the point for which we had started. When we arrived at Momba, we were so tired we were glad to stop. The place where we halted was the worst we could have chosen. Brother Enns had hurt his knee on a stone, and this hindered his journey very much. “We were now fifteen hundred feet above the sea, so the nights were quite cold. Our bed was composed of stones, and the fly of our tent. Our surroundings were not very encouraging when we arose in the morning. We saw some corn and some bananas. As we advanced about one hundred yards farther, and turned a corner, we entered a most beautiful valley, where the corn and bananas were growing profusely; and we saw quite a number of native huts. We were very hungry, and so sent some of the natives to the neighboring village to buy food. While we waited, the chief of that section came down, with some of his old men, and they saluted us very nicely. We had already thought of buying this valley, and in the course of our conversation we asked the chief whether he wanted to sell it. His reply was, ‘Yes.’ As to the price, he said, ‘Thirty-five dollars.’ We assured him that we would consider the matter further, and on our way back give him a definite reply. Had we not stopped in that unfavorable place during the night, we would not have seen this valley. Then, too, it seemed providential that those whom we had sent to buy food should remain away so long, thus detaining us until the chief came. “But that we might investigate the matter still further, we proceeded to Kismani, a two days’ journey, where is the deserted government station, in the midst of the Pare Mountains. Here we sent a few carriers away, expecting that the other twenty-five would come with our baggage. Three days passed, and no carriers came. This was a time of great disappointment and earnest prayer. We decided to return, and said that if we should find the other carriers near the valley, which we thought so favorable, we would see in this the hand of God, showing that we should buy the valley. “We returned. Brother Enns’s leg was so bad he could scarcely go, so we hired natives to carry him; but they acted so awkwardly that he decided to walk as best he could. This, of course, again delayed us. Upon reaching the village, we inquired if any one had seen our carriers. One of the villagers said they were just beyond the other end of the village. And, sure enough, we found them with our luggage. This led us to think that God desired us to buy the nice valley near by, as we had so earnestly sought him about the matter. “We at once marched four hours up the mountain. No sooner had we pitched our tents, than it began to rain hard; and it did not stop for three days. “On the ninth of December we went to Wilhelmsthal, where the German government office is, and sealed the bargain for the land. “Shortly afterward, I was taken down with the fever, and a German farmer, Mr. Hedde, invited us to his home, where he kindly gave us charge of everything until he should return from a business tour to the coast. “One of the worst things we must put up with is the poor, dirty cooking of the natives. They never wash their cooking utensils, so it is next to impossible for a white man to exist unless he does his own cooking. “January 7 we were again able to return to the site we had chosen for our mission. “The Wapare (the people of the Pare Mountains) are a peaceable, simple tribe. No one has visited them in the mountains. Our present location is about four thousand feet above the sea-level, and thus far we have seen no mosquitoes, and it would seem that the place would be healthful.” Farther to the north, in Kismani, our brethren find that the German Lutherans have already begun missionary operations, working around Kilimanjaro Mountain. Our coming is none too soon. Their last letter was dated January 18, and at that time they were in good health, and were putting up some temporary buildings to shield them from the rainy season, which was fast approaching. As we shall have to build a permanent mission station, we felt the need of re-enforcing our work. And as a third man, we selected Brother A. Langholf, a German, who is a blacksmith by trade. He was a student in our Friedensau school, and has been treasurer of the Russian field for several years. Brother Wunderlich also offered himself, and was accepted. He is a man of17 middle age, and has had many years’ experience in building, both as mason and as carpenter, in eastern Prussia. He has been our mechanic and engineer in Friedensau for some time. We have taken a good supply of tools, so we can put up our own buildings. These two brethren, with their wives, sailed from Hamburg, February 20, on the German East African line. They expect to reach Port Said, Egypt, March 13, where I hope to join them on the trip south. Meanwhile, I plan to visit our missions in Cairo, Jaffa, and Jerusalem. We are to arrive in Tanga, German East Africa, March 28, and proceed inland immediately. I intend to remain in German East Africa about five weeks, become fully acquainted with the situation, help with their buildings, and see what can be done for the further extension of the work. We are thankful that our brethren throughout the German Union Conference have taken a deep interest in this mission. The East and West German Conferences donated one thousand dollars of their surplus tithe toward this enterprise. We planned to pay as we go, and thus far the Lord has provided us with the necessary means. We are also thankful for the interest taken by some of our American brethren in this project, and hope it may increase, so that the message may be speedily carried to the uttermost parts of the earth, and even the darkest sections of Africa may be prepared for our soon-coming King. Bay Islands
By A. N. Allen
UTILLA.— We are quite well, and enjoy our school work. About seventy are now in attendance. Some are very irregular, however. There is much sickness, on the island at present, and many are anxiously waiting and longing for Dr. Hetherington to return. [Later letters bring the word that the doctor and his wife have arrived.] I believe there is an individual and general move toward a higher plane. Three more are awaiting baptism at Elder Goodrich's next visit. There are others who believe, but not unto salvation from their sins, tobacco, drink, etc., holding them back. The attendance has increased some since our coming. At our prayer and social meeting yesterday there seemed to be a deeper heart work than at any previous meeting. The Methodist preacher and teacher has been to see us, and is now reading “Power for Witnessing.” One of the Spanish officers here is also reading. I have orders for El Mensajero from four Spaniards on the island, these being the only Spaniards here who can read. I also have several orders for the London Good Health, and one for the Signs from the lighthouse keeper. Friday evening one of the ladies of the Methodist church came to study the Sabbath-school lesson with us. I am selling a few books, and expect to take a large number of orders for Good Health. We also attend the sick whenever possible. So you see we are busy. We now have a large school, and the children are learning; but there is not being accomplished what I would like to see in a mission school. To make the necessary changes, would be to lessen the attendance by one half or two thirds, and perhaps more, but I believe it would multiply the number of converts many times. The parents are opposed to having religion taught, and many refuse to buy any religious school-books. I have thought of disbanding the school at the end of March, for a two weeks' vacation, and then opening up on a new plan, receiving only those whose deportment has been such as to justify their return. Mrs. Allen could then handle the school, and I could be free to canvass. They are calling for the message on the coast now, and only a short time remains till my readers in the interior will cease to receive their papers. I am anxious to get among the Spanish people again, and continue to sow the seed. We can not reap where we have not sown. A. C. SELMON, M. D
By A. C. Selmon, M. D.
SIN TSAI HSIEN.—It is not a year yet since the Lord first put it into my mind to come to China. Coming to the mission field has been the best experience of my life. Neither myself nor my wife has for a single moment regretted the step, or longed for the land we had left behind—I do not call it the homeland, for China is our homeland. As I look about me on every side, and see the multitude of people who have never had an opportunity to hear of a living Saviour, in whom they can put their trust, rather than in their departed ancestors and idols of wood and stone, it makes me feel as if I were in reach of a drowning man, and yet powerless to put out an arm to help him. But even though we can not speak to them, we can live Christian lives before them. And it is a marked characteristic of the Chinese to imitate. They must have things presented to them in a concrete way. It is well known in the city and in the country about that we keep the Bible Sabbath. Other missionaries use the term Li Pai rib, meaning simply worship day, for Sunday; and they name the week after Sunday. Monday is Li pai ib — one day after Sunday. We use the terms An Sib rib for Sabbath, meaning rest day. We tell them that we have worship every day, and so every day is a Li pai rib. They are earnest Bible students when once they begin to seek the light. In several places from forty to sixty miles from here there are little companies that have banded together, and meet regularly for Bible study. They have to work alone, for Brother Pilquist can be in only one place at a time. You can understand from this something of what it means to us to learn the language. It surely deserves the reputation it has of being the most difficult18 there is to learn. The Lord is blessing us greatly in our study. As soon as we get a little command of the language, we shall make a trip through some of the neighboring cities and country round about, and a part of our company will probably go to another city. Dr. Miller and myself have been studying the matter very carefully, and praying the Lord to show us what plan to pursue in the work here. We were greatly encouraged when we read that Testimony in which is found the statement that the Lord will give his workers his understanding, that they may know how to carry on his work. The method that seems best from every standpoint is that which Paul used—itineration—preaching the truth in a place and caring for the sick until a little company is raised up, then passing on to another place and doing likewise, and at the same time visiting and keeping watch over the churches already established; for these people must receive help, and they must be looked after very carefully to keep them in the right way. If this method in a few months is indicated to us by the Lord as clearly as it is now, we shall fit up a Chinese cart as a sort of traveling dispensary, and start out to preach the gospel and heal the sick. We want to get in a place that will give us access to as large a number of people as possible, and it is the people in the country and villages who are the most fruitful when the gospel is preached to them. Brother Pilquist has the work well established here in Sin Tsai, and he is itinerating. He has found that to be the best way. The Lord is very good to us, and it gives us courage in our work. A MAN in Burma possessed a copy of the Psalms in Burmese, which had been left behind by a traveler stopping at his house. Before he had finished the first reading of the book, he resolved to cast his idols away. For twenty years he worshiped the eternal God revealed to him in the Psalms, using the fifty-first, which he had committed to memory, as a daily prayer. Then a missionary appeared on the scene, and gave him a copy of the New Testament. The story of salvation through Jesus Christ brought great joy to his heart, and he said, “For twenty years I walked by starlight; now I see the sun.”—Woman’s Evangel. Gospels Bring Christianity to Korea
EARLY in 1900 one of the Korean colporteurs of the British and Foreign Bible Society induced a man living in Pung lok to buy a copy of St. Luke. A few weeks later the man said that if copies were left at his house, he would recommend his friends to buy them. In this way Gospels were purchased by two men living at Yong-chen. The man who sold these books is still a heathen, but the two purchasers are now Christians. After their own conversion they began to work for the conversion of their families and neighbors. And in their district there is now a Christian church, formed as the direct result of the sale of these few Gospels which had been left by a colporteur at a heathen Korean's house. — Selected. J. W. WESTPHAL
By J. W. Westphal
LOS ANGELES.—The work here seems to be rather at a standstill just now, owing, no doubt, to the fact that there are so few to labor, and that in the southern part the people are very busy with a bountiful harvest. Elder Ketring has gone to Iquique, to look after things there. He will return to assist in two general meetings—one at Santiago, and one at Pua—the last half of February and the first few days of March. Then we shall go to Argentina together to attend the South American Mission Committee meeting and the Argentine camp-meeting and conference, March 12-27. I just received a letter from Elder McCarthy, reporting that eighteen had begun to keep the Sabbath in a new place in his field of labor. The two canvassers in the field are doing well, and now two others will be in the field. The revolution in Uruguay is about closed, so our canvasser there will be able to do more. I am of good courage in the Lord. I have enjoyed some precious seasons in seeking him lately. One thing that I have especially sought him for is the spirit of prayer for his coming. I was forcibly struck with the longing for Jesus’ coming in the 1840-44 movement, and the prayer for it, and I could see yet that this was the secret spring of their work. I look forward to a good meeting in Argentina in March. The Intermediate School at Sheridan, Illinois
By N. W. Kauble
THE quiet little town of Sheridan is on the Fox River branch of the C. B. & Q. Railway, about sixty-five miles southwest of Chicago. Two and one-half miles from this village, in the heart of what was once a heavily timbered country, is located the Sheridan Industrial School. There is no more ideal place in all the country around for such a school. The school farm comprises forty-three acres of good land, fifteen of which has been cleared and put under cultivation by the teachers and students during the four years of the school's existence. A part of this clearing is rich bottom land. It has been difficult to farm on this land, however, because it must be drained before good crops can be produced. The past season was a very wet one, and as this land has been only partly drained, the yield was not the best. Preparations are being made to tile this portion of the farm this spring, so it can be put to the best possible use.19 A large part of the remaining land is still heavily timbered, although many cords of wood have been cut, both for use by the school and for the market. Several thousand fence posts also have been made from the wood. The buildings consist of the main building and three cottages, besides the barn and small buildings. The first to be completed was the poultry house, which served as a home for the teachers and students who were early on the ground, to aid in the clearing of ground and the erection of buildings. Since the completion of the main building, the barn, and the first cottage, all the carpenter work has been done by students and teachers. Two acres of the farm is set out to berries, the remainder being used for gardening. More of the cleared land will be made available for this purpose by the tiling to be done this spring. Along the southern boundary of this bottom land flows a picturesque stream. This creek furnishes not only an abundant supply of water for the stock in summer, but is always a source of pleasure to the students and teachers in their study of nature and her works. Notwithstanding the unusually wet season of last year, the farm gave the school an income of over two hundred dollars. This does not include the wood used for fuel, nor the products consumed last summer. The running expenses have been met, and debts that had accumulated in consequence of non-collectable accounts have been paid. The enrolment for 1903-04 is sixty-nine. These students represent not only all parts of Illinois, but many other States. The spiritual condition has improved gradually until, with one or two exceptions, every student in the home has given his heart to the Lord, and is seeking a preparation for work in the Master's vineyard. Surely a blessed work is being done in these schools. The change that has been wrought in students who have had the benefit of this school is certainly an unanswerable argument in favor of the Lord's plan for education. JAMES BELLINGER
By James Bellinger
VICKSBURG.—After being on the road a little over two days and nights, we arrived at our new field of labor, and were taken to the home of Brother F. R. Rogers, who has been laboring here for six years. This place is very different from the one we left. Instead of snowbanks, there were green grass and trees, flowers were in blossom, and birds singing everywhere. We find this a very needy and neglected field. The people are ignorant, and know but little about the Saviour; they need our help. Let us not be content with simply looking on, with simply making resolutions that are never acted upon; but let us do something heartily as unto the Lord, to alleviate the distress of our colored brethren. We are not to say, “Be ye warmed and filled,” but we are actually to relieve the needs of the poor. We have a great work to do for our long-neglected brethren in the South. “Shall we be justified in withholding the precious Word from the ignorant and depraved, when by partaking of it by faith is eternal life? Shall we expend labor most largely for those who know the truth? Shall weeks be occupied in seeking to work up a greater interest among those who have heard the truth of salvation, over and over again, and leave those who have never heard it with no effort for their enlightenment? How much more appropriate would it be for those who have been thus privileged to expend their time, talent, and money in imparting that which they understand to those who do not know God, and have never had the Scriptures opened up before them.”— “Testimonies on the Southern Work,” page 63. We have a great work to do, and now is the time to do it, while the angels are holding the four winds of heaven. We are living in the perils of the last days; soon the way will be hedged up so we can not work. May God awake his slumbering people to a realization of the great responsibility that rests upon them. Many canvassers should enter the State of Mississippi at once, men who are filled with the Spirit of God, and who are willing to work as good soldiers of Jesus Christ. The demand is great. We need some good, conscientious, God-fearing school-teachers to enter our little schools, and teach the children to love and obey Jesus. The Lord is not calling so much for those who have a great knowledge of history, arithmetic, and geography, as for those who have the love of Jesus in their hearts, and are willing to sit down and tell the people of him who gave his life for sinners. We also greatly need means. Some may be perplexed to know just what to do in reference to coming South to work. If such ones will purchase and read a copy of the “Testimonies on the Southern Work,” their perplexities on the subject will be fully cleared up. Study the Testimonies, brethren; they are filled with precious light for us in these last days. May the rich blessings of God rest upon his people, and impress hearts to respond to the call. Eshcol (Miss.) Industrial School
By H. W. Pierce
At our camp-meeting at Quitman, Miss., one year ago last fall, the subject of Christian education was introduced by Elder R. S. Owen, and as the principles that we as a people hold with regard to education were set forth, the citizens of the place were much pleased with them, and seemed desirous of helping such an enterprise. The Mississippi Lumber Company donated one hundred and sixty acres of wild land within five miles of Quitman, and the citizens subscribed quite freely of their means. We took this as an indication that the Lord had opened the way for such a school in Mississippi. October 14 we pitched our tents in the woods, and began work, clearing and building. We have now about sixteen acres cleared and under cultivation. Two hundred and thirty peach-trees and six hundred grape vines, besides fig-trees and some other fruits, are set out, and the desert begins to blossom like the rose. A good schoolhouse was finished, and has been occupied for over a year, thirty-six weeks of school having been held in it. Last fall we built a boarding-house, or students' home. This building is finished, with the exception of about one thousand feet of ceiling, but is not painted nor furnished. It has been occupied the past winter by eleven of the students, and the family that has charge of the farm. A suitable barn and a blacksmith shop have also been built. For nearly a year Brother and Sister Parker Atwood have been with us. Sister Atwood taught two successful terms of school. The past winter Mrs. Pierce has had charge of the school, assisted by Mrs. E. H. Pierce, our son's wife, who has been here on a visit. Harmony has prevailed in the school. The students are children of our own people, as well as others, and have varied in age from little ones just beginning to attend school, to young ladies and gentlemen, professors and non-professors. All have seemed to take a deep interest in the work of the school, and if the interest in one branch has been greater than in another, it has been in the Bible study, in which all took part. Our plan has been to keep within our means, and contract no large debts. We now have a team and a few farming implements, all paid for. Just a word about our future needs. We wish to finish ceiling the home and paint it and furnish it. We also need a woodshed. If any one who reads this wishes to help, he can send his donation to the writer, at Eshcol, Miss. This is the Lord's work, and it is blessed to be engaged in it. The Way It Works
By G. B. THOMPSON
HERE in the Hamilton (Ontario) church we have a practical demonstration of the result of using the envelopes for the collection of the ten-cent-a-week plan of offerings for foreign missions. The church is small, and like many of our churches, is composed largely of sisters. Recently, the elder brought before the church the idea of having a systematic plan of giving, and the plan of using the envelopes was adopted. Each Sabbath he has given the plan his personal attention, seeing that each member has an envelope, and that they are collected. Result: in seven months before the plan was adopted, the church, aside from the annual offering, gave $6.45. In three weeks since the plan was adopted, they have given $6.57. With this plan they gave more in three Sabbaths than in thirty Sabbaths without it! All enjoy the plan very much. No doubt equally good results will follow in every church where the plan is adopted. If church officers will give this matter their personal attention, thousands of dollars will be gathered to extend the work in the “regions beyond,” which otherwise would not be given, because the attention is not called to the matter each week. What better missionary work could be done by church leaders than to talk this matter up in their respective churches? THE following on this subject is from a recent issue of The Haskell Home Appeal, published in Battle Creek:— “During the medical missionary council held in this city last spring, when the work in the Southern field was under discussion, Elder J. E. White introduced the little book, ‘Story of Joseph,’ which he suggested might be sold as a means of helping the work in the South. Several individuals took a number of copies of the book to sell, the Haskell Home ordering a quantity for the children to dispose of. “The books came in due time, and all through the summer months we looked at the packages, saying one to another, ‘We must get them out before the holiday season.’ After the school had opened, and the children were well under way again with their studies, the teachers took up the subject, and laid plans for a canvassing campaign with the ‘Story of Joseph.’ The children were divided into groups, each group under the direction of a teacher, or some other trusty person. The city was divided among these groups, and the young canvassers made their first effort with fear and trembling. Of course they had studied the book, and had had some instruction as to how to use it. The first effort resulted in placing about twenty-five or thirty books, as the combined efforts of the different groups. “Then a meeting of the children was called by the principal of the school, Miss Foster, at which the children told of their various experiences, and received further instruction and suggestions as to how to introduce the book. Again they went out, and came back radiantly happy, having more than doubled the number of books sold. “While the enthusiasm of the day’s work was still fresh, another meeting was called. As the principal, who presided, called on one after another who had sold books to tell how he did it, the children rose, with glowing faces, and told simply and naturally, with scarcely a trace of embarrassment, their various experiences. Some took the work very seriously; some had seen a humorous side to it, and unconsciously gave pictures of human nature as they had met it. Some had made the work individually a subject of prayer, and felt that God had helped them. One small boy, entering a shop, found himself confronted by a large man in a white apron, armed with a long knife, and surrounded by carcasses of meat. It was too much for him, and he turned and fled without offering his book. Coming to himself on the street afterward, he visited several shops (it was mainly a business street), and sold a few copies. “A group of primary children missed the residence street to which they had been assigned, and found themselves in a busy factory district. They persevered, however, and made several sales. “One young girl, as she approached a house, heard the house-mother tell her child to shut the door in her face; but she courteously asked if she might go in to get warm, and was permitted to do so. While sitting by the fire, she showed her book to the child, who became so interested in it that on her father’s coming in he bought it for her. Another child had the door shut in her face as the woman saw her book; but as she quietly turned away to leave, the woman, ashamed perhaps of her rudeness, recalled her, and purchased the book. “Some of the children, on announcing that they were from the Haskell Home, were minutely questioned as to the Home and their life there, to their great amusement. “In some cases they found people who literally ‘knew not Joseph,’ and they had to tell them something of the story, interesting their hearers to the point of making a sale of their book. “All through the recital, as individual experiences were told, the teacher helped by suggestions for future work. At the close of the meeting she remarked, ‘We want to go-again, do we not?’ And from all sides the response came, ‘Yes, we do.’” “The boys were highly favored by having as their director a young brother who is a successful canvasser, and who not only conducted them, but gave them practical illustrations, taking them by twos to call at a house, and showing them how. Boys who had failed in their first efforts profited by his instruction, so that they afterward sold a number of books, and were eager to go again. “On these books the children had no profit, gaining nothing out of it but experiences as the entire proceeds go to the Southern field, but the lessons they have learned are valuable. They have thus far sold about two hundred books, devoting three sessions of school time to the work. They meet in their respective schoolrooms at school time to have a little season of prayer with their teachers, and to receive any suggestions that may be given for their work, returning in time for dinner, and with keen appetites for it. They take with them what books they can conveniently carry, but in a number of instances have not had enough, and have returned afterward to deliver books that had been ordered. “Probably not all of these children will make successful canvassers, but some of them may get a start that will make them of use in this department of the work as they grow older, and their instructors have had the future in mind as well as the present in their work with them.” International Publishing Association
By T. G. Johnson
OUR building was ready, and we moved in and began our printing about February first. Besides the printing of our papers,—Christlicher Hausfreund (German weekly), Der Deutsche Arbeiter (German monthly), Evangeliets Sendebud (Danish-Norwegian weekly), Sions Vaktare (Swedish weekly),—a number of tracts have also been issued, and with the stock of foreign books which the association has purchased from the Review and Herald Publishing Company, of Battle Creek, Mich., we are now able to fill orders for our various foreign publications. However, we do not wish to be misunderstood. While the International Publishing Association will see that there is plenty of up-to-date printed matter prepared, and that all will know where to get it, yet it will take the united effort of our people to accomplish the work of reaching the foreign population in this country with our literature. The burden of our work will continue to rest where it has in the past, and while we shall be glad to fill all retail orders received for our books, tracts, and pamphlets as a result of our advertising, and while the near-by conferences containing a large foreign population may turn over some territory to the exclusive control of the association, for the training and development of workers, yet the large bulk of our foreign literature will continue to pass through the regularly established channels, our tract societies and depositories. Our English-speaking brethren and sisters, everywhere, must continue to realize the responsibility that rests upon them in supplying themselves with our foreign literature to place in the hands of those with whom they come in contact; and this is not only our duty, but ought to be considered a great privilege. Surely all among us are interested in sending missionaries to foreign lands, and anxious to hear of their success. But what is the difference between the foreigner in his own country and the one who has come to this country, at his own expense, and has been here perhaps but a short time? Should we now have less interest in him because he is right at our door? Is it not a fact that most of us fail to recognize our opportunities to labor for these? Orders have been coming in quite freely for our tracts20 and papers, and some for our larger books, but a great deal more must be done. We trust in a few weeks to be able to get out an up-to-date catalogue, which is greatly needed. In the meanwhile, let us not be idle. We will call your attention to a few of our latest and leading tracts, which should be placed in the hands of the various nationalities:— We Would See Jesus, $1 per 100; The Thief on the Cross, and the Spirits in Prison, $2.50 per 100; Have Faith in God, 50 cents per 100; Without Excuse, 50 cents per 100; Way to Christ, $1.50 per 100; What Do These Things Mean? $1 per 100; Signs of the Times, $1.50 per 100; Is the End Near? $1.50 per 100; The Veil Removed, 50 cents per 100; The Prophetic Word and the Last Warning Message, $3 per 100; The Perpetuity of the Law of God, $1.50 per 100; The Fire Test, $1 per 100; Can We Know? 50 cents per 100. We Would See Jesus, $1 per 100; How Was the Sabbath Changed? 50 cents per 100; Perpetuity of the Law of God, $1 per 100; The Gospel Remedy for Present-Day Isms, $1.50 per 100; Which Day Do You Keep? 50 cents per 100; The Law of God, 50 cents per 100; Our Answer, $1 per 100; Signs of the Times, $1 per 100; Is the End Near? 50 cents per 100; Is Man Immortal? 50 cents per 100; Forbidden Ground, 25 cents per 100; The Sinner's Fate, 50 cents per 100; The Coming of the Lord, 25 cents per 100. The Present Truth, $2 per 100; Christ and the Sabbath, $3 per 100; True and False Interpretation, $1 per 100; Canright Versus Canright, $10 per 100; Alarm of War, $2 per 100; Christ and the Pharisees, $2 per 100; Last-Day Tokens, $3 per 100; Marshaling of the Nations, $10 per 100. Address International Publishing Assn., College View, Neb.