First Reading: “A Plea for Larger Sabbath-School Attendance and for Daily Study of the Sabbath-School Lessons.”
Second Reading (assigned to different ones): “Common Excuses Expressed in Word or Action.”
Discussion of points in the reading, and of how the interest in the Sabbath-school may be increased.
Monthly Report of missionary work.
Passing Report Blanks.
Taking Collection.
Closing Song: No. 320.
Note to the Elder or Leader
(Not to be read publicly)
The reading entitled “Common Excuses” may be presented impressively by assigning portions to different persons. One person may give all the excuses, and others read the replies; or persons may be assigned to read both excuses and replies.
At the close of the reading, take time to discuss the different points, and then plan for such follow-up personal work as will result in every believer attending the Sabbath-school with a well-learned lesson.
Where teachers’ meetings are held, this matter might also profitably be considered at the teachers’ meeting. The studies which we are now following in the book of Acts afford an excellent opportunity for arousing a deeper interest in missionary work among the members of the church.
A Plea for Larger Sabbath-School Attendance and for Daily Study of the Sabbath-School Lessons
By Mrs. L. Flora Plummer
First Reading
A FEW years ago the following statement, uttered by a very faithful laborer of wide experience, was printed in one of our papers:—
“I solemnly believe that if a person is so situated that he can study the lesson and attend the Sabbath-school, and does not do so, he will never attain to such knowledge of God as will bring to him eternal life.”
At first thought it may seem as if this is a very extreme view, but the idea is worth consideration. A spirit of indifference to the Sabbath-school has crept into the minds of many of our people, and in nearly every church there are those who habitually absent themselves from the Sabbath-school, or else are very irregular in their attendance. While our Sabbath-schools need and should have the presence and help of every believer, the need is not wholly on one side. Those who are carelessly depriving themselves of this means of grace may be turning away from that which might be to them a “savor of life unto life.”
The Sabbath-school is the church organized and equipped for the systematic study of the Word of God. There is no service that equals it in giving opportunity for individual study and training. That any Christian should ever complete the course is absurd. Can any one deliberately or carelessly turn from the Sabbath-school, and cut himself off from its service and influence, and from the study of the Bible lessons which are engaging the attention of a large number of the people of God, and not suffer a loss that is material? Can we really estimate the possible loss? No portion of the Scriptures can become so familiar to any one that he will know all there is of God in any text, so that study can reveal nothing more.
The value of a careful, thorough study of the Sabbath-school lessons week by week through a series of years can not easily be estimated. That which is heard or read but once is soon forgotten. But in the Sabbath-school lesson we have a portion of Scripture adapted in its form and arrangement for individual home study, for class recitation, and for review. If the week’s study is thorough, and the Sabbath-school hour properly used, the mind is indelibly impressed with the truths of that lesson.
The Sabbath-school is our pioneer organization. We have Sabbath-schools before we have churches. It is a work that touches our nearest and dearest interests; it should reach every home and every member of the home. Its influence extends into all lands, and to the islands of the seas. Unquestionably the Sabbath-school is one of the leading factors in molding, establishing, building up, and making permanent and sure our denominational work. No other public service affords to those of all ages so excellent an opportunity for a study of the things of God.
We appeal to every family and to every person in our ranks to study the Sabbath-school lessons and connect with the Sabbath-school work. If you are within reach of a school, let no trivial thing hinder your prompt and regular attendance. If you are isolated, send for a Lesson Quarterly, and for the lesson papers for your children, and in the fear of God unite in the study of the lessons. Let us have a revival of the old-time spirit of Bible study. And the study of that Word will surely be “the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.”
MRS. L. FLORA PLUMMER.
Common Excuses Expressed in Word or Action
By L. Flora Plummer
Answers Compiled From the Writings of Mrs. E. G. White
(Second Reading)
I think the Sabbath-school is for the children.
“The Sabbath-school work is important, and all who are interested in the truth should endeavor to make it prosperous.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. V, page 127.
“The Sabbath-school affords to parents and children a precious opportunity for the study of God’s Word. But in order to gain that benefit which they should gain in the Sabbath-school, both parents and children should devote time to the study of the lessons, seeking to obtain a thorough knowledge of the facts presented, and also of the spiritual truths which these facts are designed to teach.”—Sabbath School Worker, April, 1885.
“Parents should feel it a sacred duty to instruct their children in the statutes and requirements of God as well as in the prophecies. They should educate their children at home, and should themselves be interested in the Sabbath-school lessons. By studying with the children, they show that they attach importance to the truth brought out in the lessons, and help to create a taste for Bible knowledge.”—Review, Oct. 21, 1884.
I have not time to study the Sabbath-school lesson.
“Parents, set apart a little time each day for the study of the Sabbath-school lesson with your children. Give up the social visit if need be, rather than sacrifice the hour devoted to the precious lessons of sacred history. Parents as well as children will receive benefit from this study.”—Sabbath School Worker, April, 1885.
“There are many children who plead a lack of time as a reason why their Sabbath-school lessons are not learned; but there are few who could not find time to learn their lessons if they had an interest in them. Some devote time to amusement and sight-seeing; others, to the needless trimming of their dresses for display, thus cultivating pride and vanity. The precious hours thus prodigally spent are God’s time, for which they must render an account to him. The hours spent in needless ornamentation, or in amusements and idle conversation, will, with every work, be brought into judgment.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. II, pages 188, 189.
“Young and old neglect the Bible. . . . Especially are the young guilty of this neglect. Most of them are ready, and find plenty of time, to read almost any other book. But the Word that points to life, eternal life, is not perused and daily studied.”—Id., Vol. I, p. 135.
I attend the church services regularly. I do not regard the Sabbath-school as very important.
“God would have those who profess to be his followers thoroughly furnished with proof of the doctrines of his Word. When and where can this be better obtained than in youth at the Sabbath-school? Parents should in no case treat this matter indifferently.”—Review, Nov. 28, 1878.
“The Bible lessons which are taught in our schools are of far greater consequence than many now discern. These children will have to meet in the near future the heresies and fables that abound in the Christian world. Instruct the youth with simplicity but great thoroughness. Our work must stand the test of the judgment.”—Sabbath School Worker, April, 1886.
We plan to study our lessons; but extra work, sewing, and visitors interfere so that we do not.
“Observe system in the study of the Scriptures in your families. Neglect anything of a temporal nature; dispense with all unnecessary sewing and with needless provision for the table, but be sure that the soul is fed with the bread of life. It is impossible to estimate the good results of one hour or even half an hour each day devoted in a cheerful, social manner to the Word of God. . . . Do not break up your home class for callers or visitors. If they come in during the exercise, invite them to take part in it. Let it be seen that you consider it more important to obtain a knowledge of God’s Word than to secure the gains or pleasures of the world.”
“If the time that is worse than wasted in gossip, in ministering to pride, or for the gratification of appetite, were devoted with equal interest to the study of the Bible, what encouragement would be given to our Sabbath-schools! But when parents are more anxious to have their children fashionably dressed than to have their minds stored with the truths of God’s Word, the children themselves will soon learn to regard dress and display as of more consequence than the things which concern their salvation.”—Sabbath School Worker, April, 1885.
My children must have their day-school lessons, and we have little time left for other study.
“Even greater care should be taken by the parents to see that their children have their Scripture lessons, than is taken to see that their day-school lessons are prepared. Their Scripture lessons should be learned more perfectly than their lessons in the common schools. If parents and children see no necessity for this interest, then the children might better remain at home; for the Sabbath-school will fail to prove a blessing to them.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. II, pages 188, 189.
“There is no reason why Sabbath-school lessons should be less perfectly learned by teachers or pupils than are the lessons of the day-school. They should be better learned, as they treat of subjects infinitely more important. A neglect here is displeasing to God.”—Sabbath School Worker, April, 1885.
My memory is so poor I can not learn my lesson.
“Let the more important passages of Scripture connected with the lesson be committed to memory, not as a task, but as a privilege. Though at first the memory may be defective, it will gain strength by exercise, so that after a time you will delight thus to treasure up the precious words of truth. And the habit will prove a most valuable aid to religious growth.”—Sabbath School Worker, April, 1885.22
“While your hands are engaged in labor, if you desire to become intelligent in spiritual things, if you desire to have your mind directed heavenward, you might commit to memory texts or portions of the Scriptures, and thus train your mind to dwell upon things that are pure and lovely. . . . The students in our schools should aspire to higher knowledge. Nothing will so help to give them a retentive memory as a study of the Scriptures.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. VIII, page 156.
I do not need to study the lesson, for in the class I can read the lesson from the Quarterly.
“In some schools, I am sorry to say, the custom prevails of reading the lesson from the lesson sheet. This should not be. It need not be, if the time that is often needlessly and even sinfully employed, were given to the study of the Scriptures.”—Sabbath School Worker, April, 1885.
“Make the Word of the living God your lesson book.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. VI, page 166.
“Throughout the world there should be a reform in Bible study; for it is needed now as never before. As this reform progresses, a mighty work will be wrought.”—Id., page 131.
The Sabbath-school lessons seem like an old story to me.
“In the Scriptures thousands of gems of truth lie hidden from the surface-seeker. The mine of truth is never exhausted. . . . Every day you should learn something new from the Scriptures.”—Id., Vol. V, page 266.
“The Christian is required to be diligent in searching the Scriptures, to read over and over again the truths of God’s Word.”—Id., page 273.
“If the Word of God were faithfully studied by all who profess to believe the truth, they would not be dwarfs in spiritual things.”—Id., Vol. IV, page 312.
I need my children’s help with the work all the time outside of day-school hours.
“The home should be made a school of instruction, rather than a place of monotonous drudgery. The evenings should be cherished as precious seasons, to be devoted to the instruction of the children in the way of righteousness. But how many children are sadly neglected! They are not educated in the home, that they may comprehend the truth of God, and are not trained to love justice and to do judgment.”—Sabbath School Worker, August, 1896.
“Whatever else is taught in the home or at school, the Bible, as the great educator, should stand first. If it is given this place, God is honored, and he will work for you in the conversion of your children. There is a rich mine of truth and beauty in this holy book, and parents have themselves to blame if they do not make it intensely interesting to their children.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. V, page 322.
I expect the Sabbath-school teacher to do the work of teaching my children the Bible.
“While it is essential that wise, patient efforts should be made by the teacher, the work must not be left altogether to the Sabbath-school and church worker, but it must find its foundation and support in the work of the home. Parents have a sacred responsibility and charge committed to them, and they are called upon to keep their charge, to bear their responsibility in the fear of God, watching for the souls of their children as they who must give an account. . . . The responsibility which God has given to men and women as parents, many have shifted from themselves to the Sabbath-school worker and to the church influence. But each instrumentality has its work, and parents who neglect their part will be weighed in the balances and found wanting.”—Sabbath School Worker, April, 1889.
“Let parents do their part, not only helping the children in their studies, but becoming familiar with the lessons themselves. The Bible is our text-book. Parents, teachers, and scholars need to become better acquainted with the precious truths contained in both the Old and the New Testament.”—Sabbath School Worker, July, 1885.
Mrs. L. FLORA PLUMMER.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
Camp-Meetings for 1911
ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE
Maine, Norridgewock . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 1-10
Northern New England . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE
Quebec, South Stukely . . . . . Aug. 25 to Sept. 3
CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE
Nebraska (local), Palmer . . . . . July 24-30
South Missouri, Springfield . . . . . Aug. 3-13
East Kansas, Fort Scott . . . . . Aug. 10-21
Colorado, Denver . . . . . Aug. 17-27
Nebraska (local), Norfolk . . . . . Aug. 21-27
North Missouri, Hamilton . . . Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
West Kansas, Wichita . . . . . Aug. 31 to Sept. 10
St. Louis Mission Field . . . . . Sept. 6-13
West Colorado . . . . . . . . . Sept. 14-24
COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE
West Pennsylvania, Ford City . . . . . Aug. 10-20
Ohio, Wooster . . . . . . . . . Aug. 17-27
Virginia, Richmond . . . . . Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
New Jersey, Trenton . . . . . Sept. 7-17
Chesapeake . . . . . . . . . Sept. 14-24
West Virginia, Parkersburg . Sept. 28 to Oct. 8
LAKE UNION CONFERENCE
Indiana, Indianapolis . . . . . Aug. 3-13
West Michigan, Muskegon . . . . . Aug. 17-27
Northern Illinois . . . . . Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
North Michigan, Traverse City . . . . . Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
Southern Illinois, Shelbyville . . . . . Aug. 31 to Sept. 10
East Michigan . . . . . . . . Sept. 7-17
NORTHERN UNION CONFERENCE
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 23 to Sept. 3
PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE
California, Oakland . . . . . July 6-16
SOUTHEASTERN UNION CONFERENCE
South Carolina, Woodruff . . . . . July 20-30
North Carolina, High Point . . . . . Aug. 3-13
Georgia, Forsyth . . . . . Aug. 10-20
Cumberland, Lenoir City, Tenn. . . . . Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
Florida, Sanford . . . . . Sept. 28 to Oct. 9
SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE
Louisiana, Baton Rouge . . . . . July 27 to Aug. 6
Alabama, Decatur . . . . . Aug. 3-13
Kentucky . . . . . Aug. 17-27
Mississippi . . . . . Aug. 31 to Sept. 10
Tennessee River . . . . . Sept. 7-17
SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE
Texas . . . . . Aug. 3-13
West Texas . . . . . Aug. 10-20
New Mexico, Corona . . . . . Aug. 17-27
Oklahoma . . . . . Aug. 24 to Sept. 3
Arkansas, Fort Smith . . . . . Aug. 7-17
South Texas . . . . . Nov. 2-12
WESTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE
Saskatchewan (North), Nokomis . July 4-9
Alberta, Didsbury . . . . . July 13-23
Saskatchewan (South), Pense . . . . . July 25-30
European Division
WEST GERMAN UNION CONFERENCE
Belgium . . . . . . . . . . July 19-23
GENERAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE BIENNIAL COUNCIL
Friedensau, Germany . . . . . July 4-16
EAST GERMAN UNION MEETINGS
Friedensau, Germany . . . July 6-16, afternoons
LATIN UNION CONFERENCE
Roman-Swiss and Latin Union . . . . July 18-23
France and Holland . . . . . . . July 26-30
Barcelona . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 1-5
BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE
North England . . . . . . . . . Aug. 3-8
Scotland . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 10-13
Ireland . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 17-20
Wales . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 24-27
South England . . . . . . . Aug. 31 to Sept. 5
Cumberland Conference Camp-Meeting
Notice!
THE annual conference and camp-meeting of the Cumberland Conference will be held in Lenoir City, Tenn., August 24 to September 3.
Alberta Conference
By C. A. Burman; F. L. Homel
NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the Alberta Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held July 17, 1911, at 11 A. M., on the camp-ground in Didsbury, Alberta, for the transaction of such business as should properly come before the association. C. A. BURMAN, President; F. L. HOMEL, Secretary.
Louisiana Conference Association
By E. L. Maxwell; E. H. Rees
The regular annual meeting of the constituency of the Louisiana Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, will be held at Baton Rouge, La., July 31, 1911, at 10 A. M., for the election of a board of trustees, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before it.
The accredited delegates to the Louisiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (unincorporated) are members of the above-mentioned constituency.
E. L. MAXWELL, Chairman;
E. H. REES, Secretary.
The Louisiana Conference
By E. L. Maxwell
THE tenth regular session of the Louisiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held this year in connection with the annual camp-meeting at Baton Rouge, La., July 27 to August 6. Each church in the conference is entitled to one delegate without regard to membership, and one additional delegate for each fifteen members. Delegates should be selected, and the conference secretary, Mrs. C. A. Saxby, Woodlawn, La., notified in good time. Tents will be provided for all, at the usual rates, and a dining-room will be operated by the conference. Bedding should be brought, as it will be difficult to secure it on the ground.
Very important matters, vital to the interest of the conference, will be considered at this meeting, and it is hoped that there will be a full delegation present. Come praying and believing, and God will not suffer us to be disappointed in making this the best camp-meeting that we have ever held.
E. L. MAXWELL, President.
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For Sale.—Three farms near the Seventh-day Adventist school at Viola, Idaho; also one small place of ten acres; easy terms. For particulars address J. W. Shields, Viola, Idaho.
Cooking Oil direct from refinery. Purely vegetable; healthful, odorless. Save middleman’s profit. Five-gallon can, $3.65; bbl., 60 cents a gallon; ½ bbl., 62 cents a gallon. Address Lookout Cooking Oil Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Wanted.—At once, good man to work on dairy farm; must know how to do all kinds of work and be good milker. Wages from $20 to $30 a month, according to ability. Employment till November 1. A. H. Stiles, Dousman, Wis.
For Sale.—A Sinker-Davis sawmill. Thirty-inch top saw; forty-five-inch head blocks; patent dogs; skid boiler; high speed engine. Engine not fastened to boiler. Full description and price given on request. F. E. Worrell, Morgantown, Ind.
For Sale.—Forty-acre farm; 20 acres cleared; good orchard; good water; five-room house. Telephone on rural route; one-half mile from church and school; six miles from railroad. Price, $1,000. Address J. H. Griffin, Route 3, Avinger, Tex.
Hygienic Cooking Oil.—A pure, nutritious vegetable shortening. Delicate in flavor, odorless, and healthful. Guaranteed by Dr. Godsmark under Pure Food Act of June 30, 1906, Serial No. 31284. Shipped direct from refinery, Louisville or New Orleans. Five-gallon can, $4.50; ten-gallon can, $8.50; half bbl. (32 gallons), 77 cents a gallon. Send all orders to Dr. Godsmark’s Hygienic Cooking Oil Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
For Sale.—Sanitarium Cooking Oil, pure, healthful, odorless; keeps indefinitely; 5-gallon can, $4.30; 10-gallon can, $8.45; bbl. (50 gallons), 75 cents a gallon; ½ bbl. (30 gallons), 76 cents a gallon. Address Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Louisville, Ky.
Special Offer.—Bible Mottoes—Beauties; 12 x 16; express prepaid; 500,000 on sale,—English, German, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, 200, $7; 50 or 100, same rate. Post-cards free with Mottoes. Father and Mother lead. Hampton Art Company, Nevada, Iowa.
For Sale.—Prophetic Charts, hand painted on heavy cloth, in fast oil colors. These charts are similar to those exhibited by the undersigned at the General Conference in Washington, 1909. New illustrated catalogue about ready. Write to G. S. Vreeland, Graysville, Tenn.
New, inspiring Scripture Post-Cards, beautifully embossed, illustrated Hymns, Greetings, and Birthdays, assorted, post-paid, 10 for 10 cents; 100 for 90 cents. Elegant Floral Bible Mottoes (12 x 16), samples, 6 cents; 12, 65 cents; 50, $2.25; 100, $3.75; all prepaid. Stamps refused. Waterbury Specialty Co., Brandon, Wis.
For Sale.—Good Southern farm; seventy acres; half in woods and pasture; balance in variety of crops in excellent condition and cultivation; good garden and fruit; good markets. New house; good barns; fine spring of soft water. Stock and implements for sale. Immediate sale desired, as I am called to connect with our publishing work. Address, for full particulars, J. B. Greenwood, Greensboro, N. C.
North Carolina Conference
By GEO. M. BROWN; M. H. BROWN
THE eleventh annual session of the North Carolina Conference will be held at High Point, N. C., in connection with the camp-meeting, Aug. 3-13, 1911, for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. The first meeting will be held for the organization of the conference and the selection of committees, at 9 A. M., August 4.
GEO. M. BROWN, President;
M. H. BROWN, Secretary.
Cumberland Conference Association
By P. G. Stanley; Cyrus Simmons
The Cumberland Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists (a corporation of Tennessee) will hold its annual meeting at Lenoir City, Tenn., in connection with the camp-meeting, Aug. 24 to Sept. 3, 1911. The first meeting will be held at 10:30 A. M., Wednesday, August 30. This meeting will be for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the association.
P. G. Stanley, President;
Cyrus Simmons, Secretary.
Cumberland Conference
By P. G. Stanley; Anna Kimlin
The eleventh annual session of the Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp-meeting at Lenoir City, Tenn., Aug. 24 to Sept. 3, 1911, for the election of officers for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the conference. The first business meeting of the conference will be held August 25, at 9 A. M.
The constituents of this conference consist of the members of churches in this territory. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and one for each additional ten members. Delegates should be elected by the churches as soon as possible, and their names forwarded to the conference secretary.
P. G. STANLEY, President;
ANNA KIMLIN, Secretary.
Meeting of the Members of the Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
By M. C. Kirkendall; J. T. Turlington; J. T. Smith; T. H. Noble; R. A. Heard
NOTICE is hereby given that a special session of the Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at the church of the Seventh-day Adventists on the south side of Awde Street west of Dufferin Street in the city of Toronto at 2:30 P. M., Wednesday, July 12, 1911, for the purpose of obtaining the approval of the members of the conference to an agreement entered into by the trustees of the conference for the sale to Robert Taylor and Edward Taylor Musson, for the sum of thirteen thousand dollars, of the property of the conference known as the Lornedale Academy; being that part of Lot 10 in the Third Range from Lake Ontario in the Late Indian Credit Reserve in the township of Toronto in the County of Peel, lying south of the Streetsville Gravel Road, and containing fifty acres more or less, and being more particularly described in the said agreement for sale, which agreement bears date the thirty-first of May, 1911, and provides for the payment of the purchase money as follows: One thousand dollars as deposit on the execution of the agreement; four thousand dollars on or before the eighteenth of July, 1911; and the balance at the expiration of five years from the date of the completion of the sale, with interest payable at five per cent half-yearly, such balance to be secured by a first mortgage to the trustees on the lands. And for the purpose also of obtaining the assent of the members of the conference to the deed of the said lands to the said Robert Taylor and Edward Taylor Musson, to be executed and delivered pursuant to the said agreement for sale and purchase.
Dated this first day of June, 1911.
M. C. KIRKENDALL, Chairman;
J. T. TURLINGTON,
J. T. SMITH,
T. H. NOBLE,
R. A. HEARD.
Executive Committee of the Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
New Mexico Conference
By H. L. Hoover; Frank Weeks
THE second annual session of the New Mexico Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp-meeting at Corona, N. M., Aug. 17-27, 1911, for the election of officers for the coming year, and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the conference at that time. The first meeting of the session will be called on Friday, August 18, at 9 A. M.
The churches should see to the election of their delegates, and send their names immediately to the conference secretary, R. L. Benton, Clovis, N. M. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization, and an additional delegate for each fifteen members or the major part thereof. Those desiring to rent tents should order at once from Frank Weeks, Box 286, Albuquerque, N. M.
H. L. HOOVER, President;
FRANK WEEKS, Secretary.
Obituaries
BRADBURY.—Died at Turlock, Cal., Dec. 30, 1910, aged 1 year, 9 months, and 6 days, William C. Bradbury, second son of William C. and Clara Bradbury. We take comfort in the thought that this bud, which refused to open on earth, will soon burst into full bloom at the voice of Jesus. Funeral services were conducted from the home, Elder A. J. Osborne speaking words of comfort.
W. C. BRADBURY.
WALDI.—Died in Nukualofa, Tonga Islands, April 23, 1911. Henry E. Waldi, aged 6 years, 7 months, and 23 days. Henry was a good boy, gentle, affectionate, and kind to his little sister. He loved to hear the Bible read. He was loved by all who knew him, and his sudden death brought sadness to many hearts. His favorite song, “There’ll Be Something in Heaven for Children to Do,” was sung at the grave. Words of comfort, based on Jer. 31: 15-17, were spoken by the writer.
E. H. GATES.
MECHAN.—Mrs. Fiana Mechan was born in Richland County, Ohio, Jan. 25, 1844, and died at Prattville, Mich., June 17, 1911, aged 67 years, 5 months, and 22 days. On hearing present truth, she accepted it, with her husband, more than thirty years ago. She died trusting in her Saviour and in the hope of his soon coming. The funeral was held June 26 in the Dunkard church at Primrose, Ohio, and was largely attended by sympathizing friends and neighbors. The services were conducted by the writer. Text, Job 14:14.
D. P. WOOD.
ORDWAY.—Sister Mary Ordway (née Rogers) was born in London, England, Feb. 16, 1844, and died at Keene, Tex., June 11, 1911, aged 67 years, 3 months, and 26 days. She came to America with her parents when she was five years old, and settled in Ohio. In 1880 she was united in marriage to D. F. Ordway. To this union were born three children, one of whom, a son, survives. In 1895 she, with her husband, accepted the truths of the third angel’s message, in which she remained a firm believer to the end. The surviving members of the family, father and son, have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Prof. C. B. Hughes.
J. H. KRUM.
La Sentinelle for French-Speaking Readers
By Editor
The cover design and prospectus of the first issue of our new French magazine, La Sentinelle, has reached this Office. The design is a striking one, and well represents the various features of the work of this message. It is intended that this magazine shall be a medium for the proclamation of this truth, particularly among the French-speaking inhabitants of the United States and Canada. La Sentinelle is to be a quarterly, and while the price is ten cents a single copy, any number from five to forty can be obtained at five cents a copy, and fifty or more copies at four cents a copy. Will not our readers who have French-speaking neighbors order a liberal supply of this magazine to be used in missionary work among them? In communities where there are considerable numbers of that nationality, agents should do well in selling this journal. Order of International Publishing Association, College View, Neb.
