[Prepared to assist in the special Sabbath-school offering for Korea and Philippine Islands, March 29.]
THE Lord has providentially gone before us in our work in the Philippine Islands. Our first church was organized in March, 1911, with a membership of eighteen. One year later this church had grown to one hundred members, and many others were keeping the Sabbath. The question in all our meetings is not how to secure an audience, but how to care for the ones who come.
Thus far we have no church building in Manila. Our meetings have to be held in our living-rooms. Rent is very high. For part of a house with six rooms and a kitchen, we pay sixty dollars a month. Two families have occupied these rooms; besides, they form an office, storeroom for our tracts and books, and meeting-house. I wish you could see our crowded conditions at quarterly meeting, with from eighty to one hundred persons in our living-rooms. It is very hard to preserve the proper dignity of the services of God under such conditions.
First, we must have a meeting-house, or chapel. This should be a large, substantial building that will seat at least three hundred persons. As Manila, with a population of nearly three hundred thousand, is the capital of the Philippine Islands, the natural center, it will be the place where our general meetings will be held; so we must not only plan for the present, but also for the future. On account of the intense heat it will be impossible to hold our general meetings in tents, as is done in many places.
The Filipino people generally are poor, having but little of this world's goods, and so are not able to put up the church we shall need. We must appeal to our people in the home land to help us to build our first chapel in the Philippine Islands. I am sure if you could look into the bright faces of these people and hear their good testimonies, you would feel it a privilege to help them all you could.
Second, we must have a mission home of our own. It is not a good business policy to pay out so much each month for rent. We have already paid nearly twice as much in rent as would build a cottage. One thing that has pained me very much during the past years was to have to pay out each month as much for rent as would employ two native evangelists, when there were so many pressing calls for help which we could not fill for lack of funds. Owing to the fact that so many government employees come to the islands expecting to spend only two or three years, but few desire to build, and so rent is held at an exorbitant figure.
The health of our workers living in tropical climates demands that they be given every possible advantage, that they may continue to labor in these trying fields. Many have had to return home with broken health for the rest of their lives, caused by living in insanitary places, when, for the expenditure of a few hundred dollars in proper homes, these laborers might have been saved to the field.
It is seldom possible to rent houses suitable for our work in these fields. The cost of building is high in Manila, as structures must be put up very substantially on account of the many earthquakes and the ravages of the ants.
We feel that these buildings will help to give stability to our work. The people will see that we have come to stay with them. We feel that the cause of13the third angel's message among nine million persons should have some permanent headquarters.
The prospect for a good harvest of souls in the field is very favorable. In his recent letter Elder E. M. Adams writes concerning the many openings, as follows: “I think it is not possible for any one to realize the opportunities that are open for us now in this field unless he has been here. It makes me sad when I see the full ripe grain falling to the ground unharvested. Coming out of dense darkness and gross ignorance, as the Filipino has, he is anxious to grasp anything that offers enlightenment.”
Our tent-meetings are crowded not only on the inside, but on the outside persons will stand as far back as they can see.
We have opened work thus far only among the Tagalog people. Some one should go among the other tribes and begin the study of the languages, preparatory to opening up mission work. The doors are open for us to enter in all these different islands, and the Lord calls us now to delay no longer.
Mission Notes
The following picture of an aged Chinese colporteur in the province of Shensi, comes from the Rev. G. F. Easton, of the China Inland Mission, Hanchung: “Though Chang is seventy-two years of age, he often tramps two hundred miles in a month, carrying his load of books himself, and calling at every place, however small, to sell and explain the Gospel. A few days ago when he was about to start out, I went to see him off. I found him in his room, committing himself and his work to the Lord. I caught some sentences: ‘Prepare men’s hearts to receive the word. Help me to give my testimony. Don’t let conceited men argue with me. Don’t let the books get wet. Show me how I am to get over the swollen rivers. Don’t let the dogs bite me. Take care of my wife.’ . . . When he had finished, I said, ‘It is very wet; you had better wait a day.’ ‘No,’ he said, ‘on wet days I can often sell books in the inn to weather-bound people,’ and off he went. Thus the work is being done with care and prayer, and it is not without definite encouragement.”
The Mission Board has news of the arrival and location of the following missionaries in various fields: Chas. C. Belgrave and wife, in India, located at the Garhwal station, north India, Brother Belgrave having made his journey by way of British Guiana, his old home; K. H. Wood and wife, in China, entering the language school in Nanking; and J. E. Brown and family, in Brazil, located in the city of Sao Paulo.
We learn that Brother L. A. Butler sailed from Australia, December 3, for Fiji, where he goes to assist in the school work at Buresala.
Dietetic Accessories
By A. B. Olsen
A. B. OLSEN, M. D., D. P. H.
There are a large number of articles, most of which possess no appreciable nutritive value either in the way of building material or fuel, that are used for the purpose of heightening or neutralizing the natural flavors of foods, adding new flavors, or in some way or another acting the part of a perfume or flavor and so rendering the food supposedly more attractive and tasty. The natural question arises, Does man alone of all animals require such accessories, whether they are harmless or otherwise, and, if so, to what extent are they permissible, consistent with good health?
The question is rather difficult to answer, for we are bound to admit that flavorings of one sort or another are used almost universally throughout both the civilized and the uncivilized world. Nevertheless, in spite of this fact it seems clear that a healthy man does not require spices, condiments, and other flavorings for the purpose of making his food palatable. If he possesses anything like a natural appetite, and this we are entitled to presume in the case of a healthy man, his palate will require no artificial stimulation; he will eat all the food that he can use to advantage without the addition of condiments, and any excess would only cause trouble. On the other hand, if appetite is wanting, that is a strong indication that food is not required, even though meal-time has arrived, and the wisest plan is to postpone eating until appetite returns.
Invalids and Convalescents
But it is clear that there might be exceptions, as in the case of persons who are in poor health, or who have just recovered from a long and severe illness and have completely lost all desire for food, and are not in a position to do sufficient manual labor or take sufficient physical exercise to develop normal hunger. Still, in most of these cases carefully selected food, plainly but efficiently cooked and is served in an attractive way, is preferable. There is always great danger in taking condiments to excess, for the more they are used the more they are craved, until persons sometimes get in the habit of taking quantities which in time destroy natural appetite and debilitate the organs of digestion. Good cookery should not only prepare food for digestion, making it susceptible to the influence of the various digestive juices, but also should develop and emphasize the natural flavors of the food; and if this were the rule rather than the exception, there would be less call for condiments and spices. Under anything like ordinary conditions of health and activity the natural appetite needs no goading, and plain but wholesome fare without the addition of special relishes is acceptable. We must not forget that fruit, either fresh or stewed, with its fragrant perfumes and luscious flavors, makes the best and most wholesome relishes obtainable.
Careful Discrimination
All who indulge in any dietetic accessories should discriminate carefully between those which are harmless when taken with strict moderation and those which are always more or less injurious and consequently should be discarded altogether. For example, there are the acrid or peppery condiments, including278both black and white peppers, Cayenne pepper, capsicum, chillies, curcuma, and kava, a pepper used in eastern Asia. Prof. A. Gautier in his standard work on “Diet and Dietetics” tells us that “pepper irritates the digestive and urinary tracts. It is aphrodisiac.” Pepper contains an irritating essential oil, and also a poisonous alkaloid, piperin. Although we realize that pepper is very widely employed in almost all lands, still we do not hesitate to condemn its use for dietetic purposes. There is reason to believe that it is not infrequently the cause of even serious or grave liver disease, especially in those lands where it is most freely used, as in the case of Mexico. It is one of the accessories which should never find a place on the table of the health reformer.
Most of what we have said about peppers applies equally to mustard, either the black or the white variety. Mustard, too, possesses irritating and harmful properties, and it can not fail to cause more or less mischief in the digestive tract. It is true that mustard is sometimes valuable in the form of a plaster, but we would suggest that the plaster should be applied to the skin, and then only for the relief of pain or the treatment of some specific disorder, and not indiscriminately to the sensitive walls of the stomach simply for the purpose of gratifying an unnatural taste. Both ginger and horseradish belong to the same category as pepper and mustard, and they, too, are to be regarded as irritants of the delicate mucous membranes of the digestive tract, and the best way to deal with them is to avoid them entirely, except for medicinal purposes.
Sugar is a good example of an article which is both a food and a condiment, and of course, at least in the case of non-diabetics, its moderate use is permissible. It is well to bear in mind that formerly sugar was used as a medicine, and if the majority of persons nowadays used sugar only in medicinal doses instead of in the large quantities that so many take, they would be far better off. Until recent years sugar was always regarded and used as a luxury, but now in many countries it has come to be taken far more freely than is desirable for health. Another objection to sugar is the deteriorating effect which it has upon the teeth. Sugar and sugary foods are a prolific cause of decaying teeth.
Aromatic Spices
There is a long list of aromatic spices, some of which are mild and comparatively harmless when taken in strict moderation. There is the pleasant flavor of vanilla, which is a universal favorite, and which is not likely to cause any serious harm when used with discretion. Cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg are less innocent spices, and their use in anything but the minutest traces is certainly undesirable. There is really no necessity for the use of cloves, which are closely related to the peppery condiments, and are hence best omitted from the culinary department of the health culturist.
Aniseed, cumin, fennel, parsley, saffron, laurel, thyme, sage, mint, savory, caraway seed, tarragon, and pimpernel, for the most part, belong to the milder savories and flavorings, and although they are one and all unnecessary, still there is little chance of harm arising from their discriminate and sparing use.
Acid Condiments
The most common acid condiment is vinegar, of which there are several varieties. It is well to bear in mind that vinegar is a much adulterated condiment. A pure, good grade of vinegar should contain five per cent of the strongest acetic acid, and it usually contains traces of alcohol, as well as other ingredients. The effects of acetic acid upon the body are anything but benign, and we need not hesitate to consign vinegars, with peppers and mustard, to the class of condiments which should be discarded entirely. Speaking of acetic acid, Dr. Robert Hutchison tells us in his authoritative book “Food and Dietetics” that “there is still reason to believe that it has an unfavorable influence in gout, and may even precipitate an attack if freely indulged in.” There is little excuse for using vinegar, seeing that lemon-juice, which readily serves all the wholesome purposes of vinegar, is easily accessible, and contains at the same time an acid which is both refreshing and wholesome. Lemon-juice and olive-oil make a far better and more healthful dressing for salads than vinegar and olive-oil, and any one who has not given it a trial will be surprised at the pleasant and delicate flavor of the juice of lemons or limes. Both of these fruits, as well as oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit, contain citric acid, which is a natural fruit product, while acetic acid is the result of decomposition and fermentation, and its influence is more or less hurtful.
Before leaving the subject of acid condiments, we must say a word about pickles prepared by the use of vinegar and various other flavorings. The ideal way to make a food article indigestible and troublesome to the stomach is to pickle it. The very processes through which pickles are passed are intended to act as a preservative, and the ingredients used for this purpose have more or less antiseptic and disinfectant properties which render the pickle unfit for food. Generally speaking, we may say at once that pickles, whether sour or sweet, should be omitted from the table of the health reformer.
Salt is another unnecessary condiment, and one that is decidedly provocative of skin disorders when used freely, especially in the case of those who are susceptible. Any but the most sparing use of salt throws additional work on the kidneys, and therefore those who suffer from kidney disease should avoid salt entirely. A natural diet provides all the salts required by the body, and in the only form in which they can be utilized. It is a moot question whether common table salt is of any use to the body except as a flavoring.
Animal Condiments
We can not leave the subject of condiments without at least mentioning the various animal preparations of one kind or another that are supposed to be appetizing and have a stimulating effect upon the palate. We may say at the outset that most of these animal condiments undergo various processes of putrefaction in their preparation, and it is this decomposition which produces the extractives that appeal so strongly to the epicure. It is a well-known fact that the Chinaman is fond of half-putrid fish, the German of Limburger cheese, which is also in a state of putridity, while the Englishman has a predilection for a ripe Stilton or Gorgonzola cheese, both of which are in much the same condition as Limburger. The pâté de foies gras, which is a toothsome morsel of the epicurean degenerate, is nothing more or less than the fattened and diseased liver of a stuffed goose. Anchovies, caviar, botargo, and similar preparations need only to be mentioned to be condemned offhand.
Then there are the numerous meat extracts, which, as we have already explained in a previous article, contain the waste matters of animal flesh. It is difficult to account for the use of such preparations, and, indeed, a large number of the accessories which we have mentioned, unless we ascribe it to the cravings of a perverted appetite. Surely persons who are able to carry on their ordinary occupation and possess a fair amount of health are far better off without taking these irritating and oftentimes more or less poisonous preparations, which in themselves not only possess no real food value, but also throw upon the digestive organs a large amount of useless work.
God's Leadings
By Mrs. Emma Tharp Hale
MRS. EMMA THARP HALE
In looking calmly back
Across the waste of years,
In thinking o'er my joys
And all my doubts and fears,
I still can say, in truth,
My Father led me on,
And made the pathway blest
O'er which my feet have gone.
There've been some dreary days
Of agony and doubt,
When gloom and dark despair
Drove faith and courage out;
There've been some blessed days,
Replete with hope and joy,
Whose golden gleam no clouds
Or darkness can destroy.
And there've been other days —
Days full of dreary care —
Whose skies were leaden gray,
And all that made life fair
Seemed vanished from my sight,
And not a gleam of blue
Made bright the sky of life
With glory shining through.
But skies of leaden gray,
Or nights of darkness drear,
Or skies of tender blue,
Their glory shining clear,
Whatever they have been
Or what they yet may be,
My Father sends them all;
And that's enough for me.
So, trusting all to him,
I walk serene and calm,
And to my waiting heart
He brings his healing balm;
The days that are to be
Shall bring me what I need,
Because he wills it so:
This hope brings peace indeed.
— Western Recorder.
The Noon-Hour Prayer
“Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.” “And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends.”
“DANIEL through prayer became a man of power. The secret of his lifelong, steadfast integrity is found in his habit of prayer. That was the discipline that made him what he was. ‘I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.’ Daniel was well known in heaven and greatly loved there. His constant intercourse with God had made him a man with whom heaven delighted to coöperate; and when Daniel began to pray, immediately the angels were at work to fulfil his heart’s desire. It was in prayer that Jacob found power with God and men. Prayer is the unfailing key to life’s problems. . . . Prayer opens a way when there is none. Prayer makes it possible for the Omnipotent to work. Prayer makes the weak and erring man a prince of heaven.”
Answered Prayer
A sister in Oregon who asked prayer that she might be healed from dropsy, writes that the disease has completely15disappeared, and she praises the Heavenly Father for his great mercy.
Requests for Prayer
148. A Kansas sister desires that we pray for the healing of her sister, and for herself that she may be relieved of several afflictions.
149. “Please pray for the healing of a friend who is very deaf, and also that my daughter may be restored to health,” asks an anxious sister.
150. From Colorado a burdened mother writes, asking prayer for her son who has begun to drink, and is being led away from God by evil influence.
151. A brother sends the request from Arkansas that prayer be offered for the healing of his wife and son.
152. A Nebraska sister desires prayer that her son and aged mother may be restored to health.
153. “Please pray that I may be healed of rheumatism,” asks a sister in Ohio.
Life Sketch of Elder G. W. Amadon
By K. C. Russell
THE funeral service for Elder G. W. Amadon was held in the Tabernacle at Battle Creek, Mich., on the afternoon of February 26. A large congregation was in attendance. The service was opened by a quartet singing one of Brother Amadon's favorite songs, “How cheering is the Christian's hope.”
ELDER G. W. AMADON
Following this song Elder C. F. McVagh, the president of the West Michigan Conference, read the one hundred twenty-first and twenty-third psalms. These scriptures were selected to be read at the service because they were the two psalms upon which Brother Amadon meditated much of the time during his last sickness. Following the scripture lesson, Elder A. C. Bourdeau offered a most earnest prayer. After the rendering of another song by the quartet, Elder A. J. Clark, the pastor of the Battle Creek church, read the following biography of Brother Amadon's life:—
“George W. Amadon was born at Sandlake (near Albany), N. Y., Aug. 30, 1832. His boyhood days were spent with his grandfather, near Boston. As he grew to manhood he desired an education, and entered Oberlin College, where he worked his way and studied.
“He connected with the Review and Herald Office in Rochester, N. Y., soon after Elder Uriah Smith and Brother Warren Bachelor became associated with that work. He came to Battle Creek when the office was moved, and remained with it fifty years. He had been with it just half a century when the plant was destroyed by fire. Then for several years he was visiting pastor of the Battle Creek church. His hands were always full. He sought out the afflicted, and by his prayers and words of encouragement helped them. When he was seventy-two years old he was ordained as a minister of the West Michigan Conference. As his years advanced, the responsibilities of his calling pressed heavily upon him and his anxiety for the work increased. To make his burdens lighter, and if possible to obtain for him a new lease of life, the family moved to St. Joseph, Mich., where he could enjoy the fresh air of the lake. In every way the change was beneficial. He delighted in the beautiful scenery along the river, the vineyards, and gardens, and had keen interest in the boats on the lake. Above all he loved the members of the Benton Harbor church, with whom he worshiped nearly every Sabbath for the eighteen months of really good health he enjoyed.
“He was tenderly cared for during his last illness by his faithful wife and daughter Grace, whose ministrations were constant and untiring until he closed his eyes in death. During the first months of his illness he sometimes felt depressed and restless. He longed to be able to meet with his brethren again and to do his part in the work. As he lay on his bed or sat in his chair he continually repeated scripture upon scripture, and when he no longer had strength to do this, he called for some one to quote the promises to him, indicating which one he wanted by giving the first word or two. He wanted to hear frequently the words in Isa. 54:10: ‘For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.’
“He died in the early morning of February 24, at the age of eighty years, five months, and twenty-four days.”
The funeral discourse was delivered by the writer. It was based upon Heb. 11:4, “He being dead yet speaketh.” It was shown that Abel, the character to whom this text refers, stands forth in bold relief in the Bible as a remarkable example of one whose profession was sustained by a life or character that has ever stood as a living testimony through the history of the world, demonstrating that there is a reality in the religion of Jesus Christ. In these times when there are so many whose profession is but as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal, such characters as Abel should be emphasized in contrast to those who only possess an empty profession of religion.
The deceased was one whose life was in harmony with his profession. Such a life continues to speak after the individual has fallen in death. Like Cornelius of old, he was a man of prayer. Among the greatest tributes to his life of devotion were the many calls he received from his brethren and sisters to pray for280them when sick or dying. He was methodical, systematic, and accurate in all his business relations.
Following the funeral sermon, Elders A. C. Bourdreau and H. Nicola spoke words of esteem and regard for their departed brother and colaborer in the cause of present truth.
He was laid to rest in the Battle Creek cemetery, to await the coming of the Life-giver. K. C. RUSSELL.
L. D. SANTEE
By L. D. Santee
Chastening
L. D. SANTEE
INTO all lives some rain must fall,
Into all hearts the gloom of sadness;
Shade and sunshine exist for all,
And none may enjoy unsullied gladness;
Into all minds will doubtings come,
All heads have sometimes thorny pillows,
All feet in paths of darkness roam,
All souls be tossed on stormy billows.
'Tis not in the glare and the light of day
That our eyes to the golden stars are lifted,
But the sharpest sorrows are not in vain,
Where tread the feet of the tried and gifted;
And souls by sorrow made pure and wise
By the chastening that God has given.
Look with desire to the far-off skies,
And long for the shadowless calm of heaven.
And often the crucible of pain
Is the Master's way of the gold refining,
But the sharpest sorrows are not in vain,
And the darkest cloud has a silver lining;
Unto all servants are talents lent,
Unto all hands are duties given,
And the sharpest trial that God has sent
Is but an angel to lead to heaven.
Faint not under the heavy cross,
Murmur not 'neath your burden bending.
Counting the gains of life but loss,
Your toil will soon have a glorious ending;
For the joy and peace of the farther shore
Shall be yours through years that last forever;
You will rest with the ransomed evermore,
Where the woes of time shall afflict you never.
Moline, Ill.
Self-Possession
“SELF-POSSESSION is one of the marks of the truly cultured; it denotes the possession of many other virtues.”
The Work of the Washington Foreign Mission Seminary
By Milton E. Kern
In view of the solemn times in which we live extraordinary responsibilities rest on the heralds of the advent message. “The times demand greater efficiency and deeper consecration.” To those who realize the magnitude of the work we have undertaken,—“the advent message to all the world in this generation,”—these two things must appear paramount.
It is becoming more and more apparent that to cope successfully with the great problems confronting us in mission lands,—Catholic bigotry, Mohammedan fanaticism, heathen sophistries, and pagan indifference,—we must send men to the field who are well equipped intellectually, practically, and spiritually,—men who have elements of leadership, and who are practical students of the great mission problem, and well informed in regard to the peculiar problems of their respective fields. We must send men who know the message and have the depth and versatility to know how to present it to strange peoples. We must send men who by temperament are fitted for the trying conditions to be met in many of the mission fields.
It was the need of a better preparation for foreign service which led to the establishment of the Washington Foreign Mission Seminary. That a measure of success has been attained is recognized by the Mission Board, mission superintendents, and by our people generally. That foreign service requires some special preparation is now quite generally admitted.
Enrolment
This school year has, we believe, marked advancement in this work. The total enrolment to date is 150. This is 20 more than last year, which was 20 higher than the preceding year. We have an excellent grade of students, especially with reference to maturity and experience. Of those under provisional appointment there have been 53 in all, compared with 37 last year. Of these appointees there are 15 married couples, 12 single women, and 11 single men. Of the entire number, 11 are not here, 2 having sailed for Burma, 7 for South America, and 2 having returned home.
A few have come and others are coming to take studies in the special course arranged for the last term.
Workers' Training Classes
The practical Christian work is proving to be one of the most profitable and interesting lines of our work. The students do not hesitate nor falter in this work, but are eager for it, even though the distance of some of the work from the school causes the loss of considerable time and sleep. A young woman who has been sent on to the mission field said that her hardest trial was to leave her city Bible work. The value of this work in determining practical ability and developing initiative can hardly be overestimated. It is time well spent. It has been a great source of encouragement, too, that persons have been brought to a knowledge of the present truth and baptized into this message as a result of this work.
We have a fine class of young men preparing for the ministry. In the class they study all that pertains to the work of a minister, instruction which every prospective minister should have. We have passed the time when haphazard methods or unstudied efforts will produce results.
The following is the record of one month's work by the ministerial class, going out, as a rule, once a week. The places worked were outlying Seventh-day Adventist churches of the District of Columbia Conference and six other locations:—
The Bible workers' training class is also very encouraging. About one half the class are graduate nurses. The theoretical work in class is done not with vague reference to the possibility of being called on to give Bible readings somewhere, sometime, but with reference to cases in hand for which the students are working and praying. This plan of training which includes strong theoretical methods, combined with earnest study of the Bible and other subjects, and also a study in religious pedagogy, is to my mind a better method for the average candidate for the Bible work than that of more practise and very little serious intellectual work. There is an admonition by the apostle Paul to Timothy which the rank and file of our workers and prospective workers would do well to heed—“study.” We are endeavoring to train individuals to do independent work, and not be mere imitators.
This year the colporteur has been added to our training classes. The same general plan of work is followed. All who are in the class were practical canvassers before coming to school. An effort is being made to study the city problem as it pertains to the circulation of our literature.
Training of Medical Missionaries
The medical missionary idea is heaven-born, and medical missionary work must always form an important part of the advent message. With the great Eastern cities all about us calling for medical missionaries, as well as the foreign fields, our board has felt that the Seminary must do something definite along medical missionary lines. Many of our nurses have already come to look to this place for a practical training in Bible, Bible work, and advanced nursing, that they may go out into the highways and hedges of the world to minister to the souls and bodies of men. Our city dispensary, which has been running ten months, has opened up wonderful doors of opportunity both for advanced medical experience and for missionary opportunity. The opportunities afforded there, and the earnest, devoted class of nurses who have worked there, have made a connection with that work a pleasure. Not only have the graduate nurses who have led out in the work been helped, but our missionary appointees who are not nurses have had excellent privileges for observation and experience.
We have an excellent postgraduate nurses' course. Prospective students are not now promised work to meet their expenses, but this is really an advantage, for they thus have more time for study. By planning ahead, graduate nurses can easily provide funds for school work.
A very interesting and practical feature of our medical work has been the elementary dentistry class. The progress these young people have made in learning to alleviate toothache, remove nerves, place fillings, and extract teeth is remarkable. The teacher, who is also a teacher in the George Washington University Dental School, attributes their aptitude to the definite and missionary purpose which they have.
Constituency Meeting
The annual constituency meeting of the Seminary was held at Takoma Park, Md., Feb. 13, 1913. The constituency includes the General Conference Committee and the presidents of all local conferences in the United States and Canada. Several of the Eastern presidents were here. Reports of the Seminary were received, and some study given to its work. The following-named persons were elected as trustees for the coming year: W. T. Knox, A. G. Daniells, F. M. Wilcox, G. B. Thompson, L. A. Hansen, H. R. Salisbury, H. N. Sisco, J. L. McElhany, M. E. Kern.
Conclusion
We solicit the prayers of God's people that this school may be able to do its heaven-appointed work. Without doubt the Foreign Mission Seminary was established in the providence of God, and it will continue to bear a very important relation to the work of God until it is finished. M. E. KERN,
President.
