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Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium

Articles of Incorporation

Know all men by these presents, That we, the undersigned, namely, Arthur G. Daniells, James R. Scott, John H. Neall, and Judson S. Washburn, being of full age and citizens of the United States, and all residents of the District of Columbia, desiring to associate ourselves together to form a corporation for the purposes and objects hereinafter set out, in pursuance of and in conformity with sections 599 to 604 inclusive, of subchapter three of the code of the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901, and amended by subsequent acts of Congress, for ourselves, our associates and successors, do make, sign, and acknowledge this certificate in writing which, when recorded, shall constitute the Articles of Incorporation of the hereinafter-named Association.

NAME

First: The Name of the corporation hereby created shall be “Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium Association.”

DURATION

Second: The term for which said corporation is organized and the duration of its existence is to be perpetual.

BUSINESS AND OBJECTS

Third: The general purposes and objects for which this corporation is formed are to further by all proper and legitimate agencies and means a better knowledge of the laws of life and true hygiene, the relief of suffering, and the prevention and cure of disease. More particularly, its purposes and objects are to establish and operate sanitariums, hospitals, medical institutions, and treatment rooms where the sick may be treated with or without pay for services rendered; to train and qualify doctors and nurses for work; to publish and circulate literature on health, disease, hygiene, and kindred subjects; to furnish lecturers and teachers to instruct the people regarding the laws of life and true methods of living; to own and operate factories and stores for the manufacture and sale of health foods and such other goods and wares as will promote the objects and purposes of this corporation; to establish and conduct hygienic restaurants; to provide homes for the poor and destitute, and orphanages for homeless children; to do all manner and kind of work whatsoever for the good of humanity and the uplifting of our fellow men; to receive gifts, legacies, and donations from any source whatsoever; to make gifts and appropriations from any or all of its resources from time to time; and to exercise all such power and authority as may be necessary to carry out the objects and purposes above specified. But the purpose and essence of this corporation being purely benevolent, charitable, and philanthropic, it is hereby expressly declared that this is a corporation not for gain, that no dividends shall ever be declared or paid to any of its members, and that none of its property, real or personal, shall ever be used or expended except in carrying into effect the legitimate ends and aims of its being.

TRUSTEES

Fourth: The business, affairs, and funds of this corporation shall be under the control and management of a Board of Trustees which, for the first year of the existence of the corporation, shall be composed of seven members. Their successors shall be chosen at such time and place and in such manner as shall be provided in the By-laws of this corporation, and a majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in such Board of Trustees, it shall be filled in the manner prescribed in the By-laws.

POWERS AND PRIVILEGES

Fifth: This corporation shall enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities, and exercise all the powers and authorities now conferred or which may hereafter be conferred by the laws of the United States upon corporations of a similar kind or nature.

By-Laws

ARTICLE I — NAME

The name of this corporation is “Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium Association.”

ARTICLE II — LOCATION

The principal office of this corporation is located at Washington, District of Columbia.

ARTICLE III — OBJECT

The particular objects for which this corporation is formed are such as are set forth in its Articles of Incorporation.

ARTICLE IV — MEMBERSHIP

SECTION I.—The members of this corporation shall consist of the Executive Committee of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the Executive Committee of the Atlantic Union Conference

of Seventh-day Adventists, the Executive Committee of the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the Executive Committee of the Virginia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the Executive Committee of the West Virginia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the Board of Management of the evangelical work of the Seventh-day Adventists in the District of Columbia and Takoma Park, Maryland, and the Board of Trustees of the Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium Association.

SEC. 2.—A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of not less than fifteen members.

ARTICLE V — TRUSTEES

SECTION I.—The members of this corporation shall elect annually seven persons to act as trustees for this corporation, who shall hold their offices until their successors are duly elected, and appear to enter upon their duties.

SEC. 2.—The trustees shall have the ordering of all affairs of this corporation, the management and disposal of all its property as hereinafter specified, and the execution of all trusts confided to it.

SEC. 3.—A quorum to do business shall consist of not less than four trustees.

SEC. 4.—The trustees shall elect annually a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The President and Vice-President shall be members of the Board of Trustees; the Secretary and the Treasurer may or may not be members of the Board of Trustees.

SEC. 5.—The Board of Trustees shall elect a competent Auditor, who shall audit the books of this corporation, and submit an itemized report to the members of the corporation annually, or at such times as may be required by the Board.

SEC. 6.—The trustees shall have power to fill any vacancy occurring in their membership.

ARTICLE VI — DUTIES OF OFFICERS

The duties of the officers of this corporation shall be such as usually pertain to such offices respectively, and such other duties as the Board of Trustees may prescribe. The President and Secretary, or in the absence of either, the other and the Treasurer, shall, in behalf of said Association, sign all deeds, mortgages, powers of attorney and annuity agreements or other instruments of writing of similar character and import.

ARTICLE VII — SEAL

The seal of this Association shall consist of an ordinary-sized circular impression with the words “WASHINGTON (D. C.) SANITARIUM ASSOCIATION” in an outer circle enclosing the word “SEAL” and the word “INCORPORATED.”

ARTICLE VIII — MEETINGS

SECTION I.—Every regular or special meeting of the members of the corporation shall be called by the Board of Trustees. Notice of such meetings shall be published at least twice previous to the time of the meeting, in the ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD, a weekly paper published at Washington, D. C.

SEC. 2.—The trustees are always in session, no adjournment ever taking place, and may hold meetings at any time when a quorum is present.

SEC. 3.—When not otherwise especially provided, all votes of the members of this corporation for the election of trustees or for the deciding of other questions shall be taken viva voce.

SEC. 4.—Each voter, whether member or trustee, shall have one vote, and only one, on any question.

ARTICLE IX — AMENDMENTS

These By-laws may be amended by two-thirds vote of the members of the corporation present at any regular meeting of said members, when the proposed amendment does not conflict with the Articles of Incorporation of this Association. When it is proposed to change the By-laws at any special meeting of the members of the corporation, notice shall be given to this effect in the call for the meeting, and the nature of the proposed amendment shall be stated.

ARTICLE X — DISSOLUTION

If at any time this Association as a corporation should be dissolved, or should it otherwise cease to exist, the title to all its property and effects shall at once vest in such legal body as has been or may be organized by the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists to receive the same; and the President of the Board of Trustees last in authority is authorized, empowered, and directed in the name of this Association, to make conveyance of such title by such instrument of writing as may be appropriate and necessary.

The Object of an Education

By M. E. Kern

Preparation for Service

(Concluded)

The second object will follow that of the development of character. “A workman that needeth not to be ashamed.” When the soul is released from the power of sin and restored into God’s image, a true ambassador for Christ has been found, and a definite preparation for some special work for God is in order. This is a question that should receive the most careful consideration at the hands of all who have an interest in the Lord’s work. “There are numbers that ought to become missionaries who never enter the field, because those who are united with them in church capacity or in our colleges do not feel the burden of labor with them, to open before them the claims that God has upon all the powers, and do not pray with them and for them; and the eventful period which decides the plans and course of life passes, convictions with them are stifled, other influences and inducements attract them, and temptations to seek worldly positions that will, they think, bring them money, take them into the worldly current. These young men might have been saved to the ministry through well-organized plans.” —“Christian Education,” pages 45, 46.

I am sure that many of us feel that this is true, that Seventh-day Adventist young people have drifted into the world, when they ought to have been saved to the work of God. It is the salvation of a lost world that heaven is interested in. I do not imagine that heaven is so much interested in the things that occupy so much of our thoughts in this modern age. Men talk of our great discoveries and inventions, but these are not the things that occupy the attention of the angels of God. We send our messages hundreds of miles now, even without any medium save the ether wires, but God has always known all about that. His voice fills eternity. We are apt to be absorbed in these things, but heaven is interested in the salvation of souls. There is joy among the angels over one sinner that repents, and worlds that have never sinned thrill with joy at the tidings of a ransomed soul. If we want to get near the great heart of the Infinite, let us become interested in soul-saving.

This is the grandest object of education, next to the building of character.

Study to be a workman. Study to be able to do valiant service for God and humanity. Time is short, and workers are needed everywhere. “Let men who are truly converted offer themselves to the service of the Lord, for verily, he has need of them.” “Every soul saved will swell the triumphant anthem of praise that the redeemed will sing.” And the Lord asks this question: “What are our young men doing?” That is the question that many who are carrying responsibilities in connection with God’s work are asking. “God calls for you, young men. He calls armies of young men who are large hearted and large minded, and who have a deep love for Christ, and for those for whom he died.” And the promise is added that “if you will receive the truth into the heart, you will have confidence and power to present it to others.” “You whose eyes are not dimmed, who are not worn by long and constant taxation, should plan and execute, treating the aged workers with tenderness, and looking upon them as counselors.” As young men we should study how to be strong men, men who will be safe counselors. We should cultivate executive ability. We should learn to plan and execute, realizing that God is shifting a great burden upon us. Let us get our minds upon the greatest work to which young men and women were ever called, even that of giving the gospel to the world in this generation, and many of the things that have occupied so much of our time and attention will sink out of sight. “Expect great things from God, and attempt great things for God.”

“High endeavors are an inward light, That makes the path of duty always bright.”

M. E. KERN.

Field Notes

A CHURCH organization has recently been effected at Loveland, Colo.

A CHURCH of nine members has been organized at Bartlesville, I. T.

THE new church-school building at Battle Creek, Mich., will be dedicated February 16.

SIX new Sabbath-keepers have been added to the Killbuck (Ohio) church, where meetings have been held since January 8 by Brother B. L. House.

THE new church building at Longmont, Colo., was dedicated Sabbath, January 23, free of debt. The occasion was one of much interest and profit to Sabbath-keepers in that vicinity.

ELDER G. W. ANGLEBARGER reports the work in Denver, Colo., to be moving forward in a very encouraging way. He says: “Since our late camp-meeting fifteen have been baptized, and have united with the church; others will soon take this step. Thirteen have also united with the church by letter during the same period. The church is entering upon an earnest campaign to reach all classes with the message.”

DR. LOCKWOOD writes from Kobe, Japan: “Our sanitarium work is progressing nicely here, but the knowledge of it has not gone abroad sufficiently yet to give us many house patients. Last month we gave one hundred and ten treatments, and this month there will be about one hundred and fifty. This does not include the twenty-five or thirty office treatments. We have had the privilege of placing tracts and papers in the hands of many of our patients. Although many of the missionaries are prejudiced, some have asked for reading-matter, and some are very friendly to us.”

The Educational Department

By F. G.

It is the desire of those in immediate charge of this department of the REVIEW to have it represent the educational work of the denomination in all its phases. This will involve a study of the application of the principles of Christian education to the work of our church and intermediate schools, as well as to that of the training-schools. The natural tendency is to emphasize the work of the advanced schools. But to do so is to err, from the fact that the efficiency of the advanced schools in sending out workers depends, to a greater extent than is often appreciated, upon the work of the church and intermediate schools being done properly and thoroughly.

To the end that this department of the REVIEW may be of especial benefit to our church-school work, we earnestly invite those who are engaged in this line of our school work to contribute to the columns of the REVIEW. Many of our teachers have had practical experience in their teaching which will be of help to others. Many of the phases of our work are new to all of us, and if we unitedly help in the endeavors to reach a more perfect system of work, it will not only make the work easier, but will result in greater progress.

We shall be glad to receive not only articles, but also questions, as to methods and various features of our school work. We will not agree to answer all these questions; for many very hard ones may naturally be propounded. But, by presenting these questions there is a good possibility of their being answered by others who have met and overcome the same difficulties. So let us all help one another in this good work. F. G.

Christian Education

By L. A. Hoopers; Frederick Griggs

Conducted by the Department of Education of the General Conference.

L. A. Hoopers, Chairman; Frederick Griggs, Secretary.

Hazel (Ky.) Academy

By Chas. L. Stone

For years there has been a conviction that the young people of the Kentucky Conference should be educated at home. This conviction kept increasing till at the camp-meeting of 1901, steps were taken to establish an intermediate school at Hazel. In a small conference this is a large undertaking, but the need was so great that it inspired those having the responsibility with courage.

The modest two-story building now occupied by the school was erected late in the year 1901, and was occupied Jan. 1, 1902. We had already waited several weeks after the time announced to open, so we went on with our school, although the doors were still unhung, the windows had been put in on only one side, and there was no blackboard, and not a sign of a seat or desk. This, of course, would mean more to one starting a school in New England or in some other part of the North, but we spent many an uncomfortable hour trying to do the work under these adverse circumstances. There were no complaints from students, however, and I think all appreciated more thoroughly the conveniences when they did come.

Unfortunately, the lack of means caused the brethren to sell the land purchased for the school, and use the money in erecting the building. Only about eight acres now belong to the school property, and not all of this is fenced. The responsibility of the whole work rested upon about twelve families, and with all the help they could get from the little farm bought, it was impossible to complete the building without incurring a small debt. This debt has nearly all been met since; but little aggressive work has been accomplished for the school.

The opening of the third year marks an era of success for which we have hardly dared to hope. By this we do not mean that the large attendance gratifies the desire for popularity, and insures the financial success of the undertaking. On the other hand, the attendance thus far has not been so large as for the corresponding time of last year.

Almost all the students of the first year came to us from the public schools or from church schools not far removed from the principles of the public schools. Thus a light element came in, which was very difficult to manage. While there are still some very apparent imperfections in students who have been in the school from the first, yet such progress has been made that we feel gratified with the results. Where formerly a spirit of frivolity and lightness prevailed, Christian sobriety, and an earnest desire to be rapidly fitted for active service in the cause of God, are now manifest.

These gratifying results we attribute partly to the work of our efficient matron, Mrs. N. W. Allee. In the previous years there was no home for the students, and in placing them in private homes, the proper order and discipline could not be obtained.

It is a recognized fact that there is less money handled in this part of the South than in many parts of the North, and as a consequence, students find it difficult to secure sufficient means to pay their expenses through school.

Up to this time very little has been done to establish industries for the benefit of the students. One or two industries are being carried on by individuals, and in a limited way students are helped by the work offered.

Friends in the North have helped the institution to the amount of two hundred dollars, and with this we have been enabled to meet the first payments on the above-mentioned school home. We feel grateful indeed for this substantial help, but we are confident that if our situation were better known, many friends of the work in this field would rally to our aid.

During the late summer an earnest effort was made to interest our brethren in different parts of the conference in the work of the school, especially in establishing industries as a part of its work. This effort was successful in part, but here, as in many other places, the burden of properly fitting all our youth for efficient work has not yet been assumed by all the parents.

Plans are being matured by which we hope to open agricultural and other industries this coming spring, and we are earnestly praying that God will move on the hearts of all to lift to the utmost of their ability in this important enterprise.

Already, those in positions of responsibility look to this humble institution as the source from which future workers in the conference will be drawn. Indeed, this hope is now being realized in missionary efforts, the students devoting an occasional day to work with “Christ's Object Lessons” and The Signs of the Times, as time can be spared from regular school work.

With courage we go forward, knowing that God has a tender care for all his institutions.

CHAS. L. STONE, Principal.

How Glorious Must the Mansions Be

By Paul Gerhardt

METHINKS if God so glorious be, And deals e'en here so lovingly With us poor, erring mortals, How glorious must the mansions be Where we shall dwell eternally Within his golden portals. — Paul Gerhardt.

Publications Wanted

N. B.—Attention has been repeatedly called to the necessity of having papers properly wrapped. Do not roll or wrap too small. Cover papers well, so that they will be clean when received. Some have paid double the postage necessary, while others have forwarded literature by express when it would have been cheaper to send it by mail, at four ounces for one cent.

The following persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, postpaid:—

John Anholm, San Luis Obispo, Cal., periodicals.

Mrs. S. A. Scovill, Willard, Mo., periodicals and tracts.

Laura E. Hardin, Danville, Ark., tracts and health literature.

W. H. Spear, Clinton, Ontario, REVIEW, Signs, Life Boat.

James Dickerson, Marshall, Ark., periodicals and tracts, especially tracts on the temperance question.

J. W. Johns, Jasper, Ala., periodicals and tracts.

C. E. Dunlap, Liberal, Kan., Signs, Sentinel, and tracts.

Miss May Allen, Higdon, Ala., REVIEW, Signs, Instructor, Little Friend, Life Boat, and tracts.

F. S. Bailey, Dunkirk, N. Y., Route 10, REVIEW, Signs, Life Boat, Good Health, Instructor, and tracts.

Mrs. Reynolds, 1202 McNally St., Chillicothe, Mo., any periodicals or tracts, especially Signs and Life Boat.

Mrs. E. A. Goss, 1723 West Maple St., Enid, O. T., REVIEW, Signs, Sentinel, Life Boat, Little Friend, Instructor.

Will any persons or tract societies having copies of the “Monitor of Health” which they would sell, please correspond with H. G. Miller, Eufola, N. C.?

Current Mention

— The big starch factory at Oswego, N. Y., was destroyed by fire, February 10, involving a money loss of about $1,000,000.

— News is brought by steamship of the existence of a rebellion and a state of anarchy in the Department of Bolivar, Colombia.

— Senator Mark Hanna is reported to be convalescent from a severe attack of typhoid fever, which at one time came very near a fatal termination.

— Five cases of trichinosis, a disease caused by eating worm-infected pork, are reported by the Springfield Republican, Springfield, Mass., as existing in that city.

— Nine persons were killed and about twenty others injured in a collision between passenger trains on the Canadian Pacific Railroad near Sand Point, Ontario, February 9.

— The insurrection in Santo Domingo has produced a condition bordering on anarchy in that country, which so seriously affects the interests of citizens of the United States that the latter government may interfere to restore order.

— Railway companies east of the Mississippi interested in passenger traffic in connection with the St. Louis fair have reached an agreement which provides for a round-trip rate to the fair of eighty per cent of double the west-bound fare, these tickets being good from the date of purchase till the end of the fair. Sixty-day tickets at one and one-third fares will be sold on or after April 25. Tickets with return limit of ten days, from territory three hundred and fifty miles or less from St. Louis, will be sold for the west-bound fare, plus two dollars.

— Reports from the scene of hostilities between Japan and Russia state that the first successes of the war have been on the side of Japan. Several Russian war-ships were torpedoed and disabled in a night attack by Japanese torpedo boats at the entrance of Port Arthur, and two other Russian war-vessels were destroyed at Chemulpho. There have been numerous unconfirmed reports of other conflicts both by sea and land, but a strict censorship over the news is maintained by both of the combatants, so that authentic dispatches from the arena of the war are comparatively few.

— The United States has taken the lead of the great world powers in a plan to preserve the neutrality of China, which is threatened by the Russo-Japanese war, and restrict as much as possible the area of hostilities. Secretary Hay has addressed a note to the European powers suggesting that representations be made by them to Russia and Japan with the view of securing from these belligerent powers a recognition of the neutrality of “the administrative entity” of China, which term is explained to mean the Chinese government. This action by the United States occasioned some excitement and speculation in Europe, particularly in France, but it is explained that it did not contemplate coercive action by the powers against Russia or Japan. The latter country has given its assent to the proposition.

Notices and Appointments

Business Notices

BRIEF business notices will be published in this department subject to the discretion of the publishers. A charge of one dollar for one insertion of six lines, or less, and of twenty cents for every line over six, will be made, though in the case of the poor who wish employment, the charge may be remitted. Persons unknown to the managers of the publishing house must furnish good references.

WANTED.—A trusty man to work on a farm seven months from the first of April. In first letter state wages wanted. Address Charles Moore, Forman, N. D.

FOR SALE.—Having accepted the invitation to connect with the work in Washington, D. C., I desire to sell my medical practise in Fresno, Cal., together with office furniture and fixtures, to some physician who desires to locate in California. Also some fruit and vineyard lands, first class and well located. Write immediately. I will be in Fresno, Cal., until March 20. G. A. HARE, M. D.

INFORMATION WANTED.—Claude Law, of Canby, Iowa, who was working at Ames, Iowa, started to leave that place the evening of Dec. 23, 1903, and has not been seen or heard from since. He is 21 years of age; height, 5 ft. 10 in.; weighs about 150 lbs. He generally went smooth shaved. Any one who can give any information as to his whereabouts will confer a great favor by addressing his father, S. D. Law, Canby, Iowa.

ELDER W. C. WHITE writes the Southern Missionary Society, from California, in regard to the Child's Lantern Outfit which the society is selling, as follows: “When I went home a few nights ago, I found my boys having a very jolly time with the little stereopticon. When Gladys Robinson was here a year ago, they ran it night after night without getting weary, but for a while there has been something wrong with the chimney. So last week they saved up their nickels and got the chimney fixed, and now they are enjoying the pictures again.”

At a later date he wrote again: “Last night I found my boys in the kitchen, having a very happy time with the little stereopticon which you gave them two years ago. They have spent a whole evening with it scores of times, and do not seem to lose their interest in it. They are now able to operate it without assistance. They are nearly eight years old. I look with interest for the package of new slides. When they come, we shall call in the neighbors' children, and have an evening entertainment.”

These lanterns are for sale by the Southern Missionary Society, Station K, Nashville, Tenn.; price, complete with one set of slides, five dollars.

Obituaries

ROBINS.— Died at Fairview, Ore., Jan. 28, 1904, Sister Alice Robins, aged 43 years. She leaves a husband and five children, for whom she carried a great burden. She fell asleep in hope. W. J. BURDEN.

STRONG.— Died at Woodland, Wash., Jan. 8, 1904, Sister Mary E. Strong, aged 78 years. Words of consolation and counsel to the family and friends were based on Rev. 14. 13, by the writer. W. J. BURDEN.

PAINTER.— Died at Stanleyton, Va., Feb. 5, 1904, Daisy Lee Painter, daughter of Brother A. J. Painter, aged 19 years, 5 months, and 4 days. Daisy was sick only a few days, and her death was a sad stroke to the family. In her last words she expressed hope of meeting her parents in heaven. The funeral was conducted by the writer; text, Rev. 21 : 4. R. D. HOTTEL.

BEDDOE.— Died in Yakima County, Wash., Jan. 18, 1904, of paralysis, Mrs. Esther Beddoe, aged 60 years. Sister Beddoe was a native of England, and reared in the established church. About six years ago she was converted and accepted the third angel's message at Sioux Falls, S. D., under the labors of Elder Luther Warren. Although her environments were marked with hardship and trial, she lived in faith, and died in hope. She was the mother of seventeen children, seven of whom were present at the funeral, which was held at the Seventh-day Adventist church in North Yakima; text, Num. 23 : 10. J. G. SMITH.

RAYLE.— Died at the home of her son, Jackson Rayle, in Hamler, Ohio, Jan. 31, 1904, Sister Nancy Rayle, aged 97 years, 2 months, and 18 days. She was born in 1807, in Washington County, Pa. She moved to Ohio in 1846. Here she accepted present truth, was baptized, and joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was faithful to the end. Out of a family of eleven children, two sisters and one brother survive her. Her husband, William Rayle, died in 1867. She was the mother of ten children, grandmother of thirty-six, great grandmother of ninety-one, and great great grandmother of eighteen. Words of comfort and consolation were spoken by the writer, from Ps. 17 : 15. JOHN P. GAEDE.

MARTIN.— Fell asleep in Jesus, at his home in Clare County, Mich., Jan. 19, 1904, of Bright's disease, my beloved husband, Henry Martin, aged 80 years, 4 months, and 22 days. He was a great sufferer for years, but bore it all with patience, always looking on the bright side. He was a firm believer in the third angel's message and the Sabbath, always standing firm for the truth, although he did not accept Christ as his personal Saviour until his last sickness. He leaves a wife and five children to mourn the loss of a loving husband and kind father. Words of comfort were spoken by Rev. V. Buxton (Evangelical), from 1 Cor. 15: 55. He was laid to rest in the cemetery at Gladwin, Mich. MARTHA MARTIN.

Missionary Review of the World

IN the February number of the Missionary Review of the World, Dr. Pierson writes on the subject of “The Needless Sacrifice of Life in Mission Work.” Four laws of health are emphasized which are worthy of adoption by workers both at home and abroad. There are some articles on China by able writers. Dr. Timothy Richard describes the “Forces which Are Molding the Future of China,” Rev. Jas. Simester tells of the “Opportunities in China,” Rev. George Heber Jones draws interesting and instructive contrasts between “China, Japan, and Korea,” and Dr. Griffith John voices the call to “Thanksgiving and Prayer for China.” Another article of present importance is that on Babism by Dr. Wilson, of Persia. This new sect of Islam is seeking to conquer America, and has already won some converts.

The Sentinel Discontinued

THE following announcement appeared in The Sentinel of Christian Liberty for February 11:—

After giving the matter careful consideration, and taking counsel with representative brethren, the publishers of the Sentinel have decided to suspend the publication of the paper with this issue. It is proper that a statement should be made, giving the reasons for this action. They will be found in the following facts:—

1. For causes which it is not necessary to enumerate, the subscription list has been gradually falling off for several years, until the present circulation is so small that the paper is not meeting the purpose for which it was established.

2. A very large part of the subscribers are now members of our own denomination, who can be reached through our other periodicals.

3. The publishers do not feel warranted in incurring the heavy loss which is now sustained by the publication of the paper when the instruction can be given to a large majority of its readers through other channels.

4. The effort necessary to increase the subscription list so that the paper would be self-supporting, would, it is believed, yield larger returns if expended in behalf of our other publications.

5. The publication of the paper can readily be resumed, if a change of circumstances should render it advisable.

More attention will hereafter be given in the REVIEW AND HERALD and The Signs of the Times to those subjects which have been presented in the columns of the Sentinel, and the publishers of the Signs will consider the advisability of issuing occasional special numbers devoted to these questions as occasion may demand.

The Sanitarium Enterprise in Washington, D. C.

By A. G. Daniells

LETTERS of encouragement, inquiry, counsel, and caution regarding the development of the work in Washington, D. C., reveal to us the deep interest our people everywhere feel in this place.

We are more than grateful to our friends for all they write to us, whether it bids us Godspeed, or cautions us against mistakes. While we are encouraged by words of good cheer, we need words of counsel and caution, and are helped by them.

Although we reply to all our correspondents regarding the matters about which they write us, we feel sure there are thousands who do not write to us who would be equally glad to know of the progress we are making. For this reason we report through the REVIEW.

Owing to conditions which we could not change rapidly, we have been somewhat delayed in getting our enterprises under way; but we are now making encouraging progress. As previously reported, we have incorporated our sanitarium association, adopted the by-laws, and elected the board of trustees. The articles of incorporation and the by-laws are presented on another page of this issue. We want our people to understand all our arrangements. It may be these documents can be used to advantage by our conferences in other parts of the field.

The trustees of the Sanitarium Association are W. C. White, A. G. Daniells, G. A. Hare, M. D., J. H. Neall, M. D., A. P. Needham, J. N. Nelson, and J. R. Scott. The officers of the Board are as follows: President, W. C. White; Vice-President, G. A. Hare, M. D.; Secretary, J. R. Scott; Treasurer, J. N. Nelson; Business Manager, A. P. Needham; Financial Secretary, J. S. Washburn. The addresses of all the officers is 222 North Capitol St., Washington, D. C. All the members of the Board are now together in Washington, laying plans for a forward move as fast as conditions will permit.

Some important decisions are now being made which will be reported later. As we begin to lay the foundation of these enterprises, we need divine guidance more than at any time since the decision was made to come to this city.

A. G. DANIELLS.

Student Printing at Sheridan

A SMALL printing outfit has been purchased by the industrial school at Sheridan, Ill., and the conference paper, the Illinois Recorder, is now printed by the students.

Sister Ottenа Jensen Sails for Buenos Ayres

SISTER OTTENA JENSEN, of College View, member of the nurses' staff of the Nebraska Sanitarium, sailed from New York the thirteenth for Southampton, England, en route to Buenos Ayres, South America.

Elder Cady Returns to the Society Islands

LETTERS from the Society Islands report the return to that field of Elder B. J. Cady, who had been away three months and a half, visiting Pitcairn and other islands. Eight persons were baptized on Pitcairn Island during the visit there.

The Union College School

We have received the illustrated announcement of “The Union College School,” Kenilworth, near Cape Town, South Africa. It presents the special features of the school, and gives the usual information for parents and prospective students. Brother C. H. Hayton is the principal.

A. G. Daniells Attends Union Conferences

BROTHER A. G. DANIELLS left Washington the first of this week to attend the Northern Union Conference meeting at Millbank, S. D. Unless something unforeseen should occur to change his plans, he will attend the sessions of the Southwestern, the Central, and the Pacific Union Conferences before returning to this city. He may therefore be away about six weeks.

The Dark Ages and the Dark Day

A NEW chart has been published by Brother F. E. Belden, entitled “The Dark Ages and the Dark Day.” It is printed on cloth, size 36 x 48, and is designed to illustrate such subjects as the change of the Sabbath, the 1260 years, the last-day signs, etc. The price is 90 cents, postpaid, including a copy of the booklet “At the Door.” It may be obtained of the publisher, F. E. Belden, Battle Creek, Mich.

Church Membership Increase in 1903

By Editor

ONE of our brethren writes that a certain Baptist paper publishes the statement that the decrease of membership in the churches of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination during 1903 was 9,011, and asks whether this report is true. In reply we will state that the official report of the membership of the body, as given in the Year Book just issued, gives an increase of 1,580 during the eleven months ending Nov. 30, 1903. This is small enough showing, but there is quite a difference between a gain of 1,580 and a loss of 9,011.

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