p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 52. (12/24/1908)

Watchman Changes to Monthly Magazine

ON the twenty-second page will be found an announcement concerning the change of the Watchman from a weekly paper to a monthly magazine. Mention of this proposed change has already been made in these columns, but no full statement about it has appeared heretofore. It is of interest to all.

Missionary Exploration in East Africa

By post-card from Elder L. R. Conradi we learn that he had visited the German East African stations, and arrived in Port Florence, on the Victoria Nyanza, October 31, being met there by A. A. Carscallen, of our Kavirondo Mission, British East Africa. Between November 2 and 5, they had marched sixty miles across country, through territory where many thousands of people are outside the sphere of missionary effort. “We ought,” he reports, “to open half a dozen stations in this open district during 1909.”

Elder Spicer’s Western Visit

On Wednesday of last week Elder W. A. Spicer left Washington direct for Boulder, Colo., where he spent last Sabbath and Sunday. On his return he will visit College View, Neb., and Berrien Springs, Mich., being absent from the Office about ten days.

Thanksgiving Week Experiences

THE reports of the experiences during Thanksgiving week seem to reach headquarters rather slowly, and we are unable yet to make any forecast of the general results. Whatever benefit may accrue financially, we know that great good has been accomplished by this effort.

A Successful Week of Prayer

THOSE who are best prepared to judge, state that they regard the experience during the week of prayer just closed better than during any previous similar occasion among the churches of the District of Columbia. We hope this is an index of the experience throughout the field.

Warrens Called to South America

WE learn from England that Brother Arthur Warren and wife accepted a call from the Mission Board to South America, and sailed December 11. They were both students in the British Training College, and Brother Warren had worked for years in the publishing office. He is to take charge of the Buenos Aires printing-office.

Workers Sailed for South Africa

ON the nineteenth Prof. C. P. Crager and wife, of Mt. Vernon College, Ohio, and Miss Mary I. Cobban, of Takoma Park, sailed for South Africa. Professor Crager's release was generously granted by the Columbia Union School, in order that he might respond to the call to act as principal of the Claremont Union College, Cape Town. Miss Cobban, who was a teacher in our Takoma Park church-school, will act as preceptress and matron at Claremont.

Opening of the Hastings Sanitarium

THE Hastings (Neb.) daily papers of December 11, give quite full and favorable reports of the opening of the new sanitarium at that place. The exercises were attended by a large representation of citizens, and the mayor of the city, who acted as chairman, “paid quite a high tribute to the people who have established the institution. The name Seventh-day Adventist, he remarked, is synonymous with honesty, uprightness, integrity, and enterprise.” Brief addresses in an appreciative vein were also made by State Senator Clarke, and by Dr. A. E. Turner, president of Hastings College. The report states that “this elegantly equipped building has just been completed at a cost of over twenty-five thousand dollars, every dollar of which is paid.”

Book Work Agents’ Institute

By Editor

THE institute in the interests of the book work, attended by the general and State agents of the Atlantic, Columbia, and Lake Union conferences, closed on Tuesday, after a profitable session. The institute was well attended, and will doubtless prove to be a helpful factor in the further development of the work. We hope to present a report of this meeting in our next issue.

Reliable Quotations on Mormonism

By Editor

THOSE who desire to make use of the quotations found in the series of articles on Mormonism, by Elder D. A. Parsons, which are now appearing in the REVIEW, may do so with confidence that they are exact and reliable. Brother Parsons assures us that these quotations were not taken at second hand, but were made by him directly from the books to which credit is given. We think all our readers will find these articles worthy of preservation.

Mission Work in Korea

LETTERS and reports have been received from Elder J. H. Evans, written just as he was leaving Korea for China. Reports of the council meetings held in Japan and Korea accompanied these letters, and will appear in an early issue of the REVIEW. In response to a call from the council in Korea, the Mission Board has sent five hundred dollars for use in establishing a dispensary and medical office, in which Dr. Riley Russell will carry forward his work.

The Morning Watch Calendar

By Editor

The interest manifested in this aid to daily devotion is a source of great encouragement. Let all who wish copies for themselves or for their friends order at once, so that, if necessary, we may print a second edition soon. Single copy, 6 cents; five or more copies, 5 cents each. Envelopes for remailing sent on request. Order of your conference Missionary Volunteer secretary or of the Missionary Volunteer Department, Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C.

Forwarding of Funds

By A. G. Daniells

WE desire to call the attention of all the officers of churches and conferences to the importance of forwarding without delay the funds recently received in the Thanksgiving Ingathering. The distribution of papers is now practically completed, the funds have been gathered, and should be turned over to the treasurer of the church. Then all these treasurers should at once send the amounts received by them to their conference treasurer, who should in turn forward them promptly, so they will reach the Mission Board with as little delay as possible. At this time of year the demands from our mission fields are heavy, and we desire to comply with the pressing calls received just as quickly as possible. Promptness on the part of our church and conference officers in remitting funds received from the Thanksgiving Ingathering and at the week of prayer collection will contribute greatly toward supplying assistance at once to those who are in the destitute portions of the field. Will all concerned please respond to this request without delay?

A. G. DANIELLS.

“THE LAMB . . . SHALL GUIDE THEM UNTO FOUNTAINS OF WATERS OF LIFE.” REV. 7:17