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Review and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 12.

JOHN HALL
Earlier text: L. V. FINSTER

J. F. PIPER

By J. F. Piper

Maine

THE Lord has graciously blessed the work in Maine the last year. There has been a larger number of Sabbath-keepers reported than for several years in the past. One new church of seventeen members was organized and has prospered. Several of the older churches have been encouraged by having new members brought in. While we have mourned the death of several of our workers, yet such experiences should cause us to renew our consecration and to buckle the armor a little tighter that we may hasten on to the finishing of the work.
The finances of the conference have been blessed by the Lord, our tithe being $3,043.14 more than the previous year, or an increase of 51 per cent, giving the conference a tithe of $20.96 per capita; while for the year 1911 it was $13.85 per capita.
The offerings to missions, too, have increased quite encouragingly, as there was contributed $2,960.42 during the year; while in 1911 there was given only $1,145.86, making an increase of 158 per cent for the year 1912, or more than two and one-half times as much as in 1911. Our people throughout the State have responded nobly to every call made, and are willing to give even to the point of sacrifice for the advancement of the cause of God. One church of more than fifty members averaged 27 cents a week a member, while two other churches gave 20 and 22 cents a week a member.
The Harvest Ingathering work was planned, and those who were systematic in following the plan were successful in securing money for missions. The Portland church alone, with only fifty-five members, raised $209 in the Harvest Ingathering work.
Our book and periodical work also has made an encouraging increase, the total sales for 1912 being $7,818.39, while for the year 1911 our total sales amounted to $3,976.99, giving us a gain for 1912 of $3,841.40, or an increase of almost 100 per cent for the last year.
The Sabbath-school work is prospering. The offerings for the last year have more than doubled that which was given for 1911. The work in all departments is onward, and our people are of good courage and have a mind to work.

J. F. PIPER

Annual Meeting of the Southern Publishing Association

By Arthur G. Daniells

It was my privilege, while returning from the General Conference Council in California, to attend the annual meeting of the Southern Publishing Association, which was held this year in Keene, Tex., Feb. 3, 4, 1913. The constituency of this association embraces the South-eastern, Southern, and Southwestern Union Conferences. Its territory extends from the Atlantic coast to the western boundary of New Mexico. In this territory are located the Southern States as far west as Arizona.
As I looked over the representatives gathered at this meeting and heard the reports for the previous year, I could not but praise God for what he has wrought in this field and for the publishing house in Nashville during the last twelve years. My heart was cheered and my courage renewed as I reviewed the steady growth and development of the work of this institution.
When I attended the first meeting of this association, in the autumn of 1901, the outlook was not very cheering. The constituency was the Southern Union Conference, which had just been organized. Its membership was very small, and there were but few ministers and general canvassing men in the field to organize and build up the publishing work.
During its first years, this enterprise made a very sorry showing. For three years in succession the balance-sheets showed a loss of about one thousand dollars a month. This was very discouraging; and as is generally the case in such experiences, it was felt and talked that a great mistake had been made in starting such an enterprise, that it never could succeed, and that it would be better to close it up. It surely looked that way. But all the way and all the time in these dark hours of perplexity there came to us through the spirit of prophecy the counsel that the Lord would have a publishing house in the city of Nashville, and that from this center a great work must be carried on throughout the whole Southern field. It was due to this counsel more than to and anything else that all concerned stood by the enterprise. Finally, by persevering efforts and many prayers, conditions were changed. The annual losses ceased, then small gains were made, which have steadily increased until they have reached about one thousand dollars a month. The gain for the year ending Dec. 31, 1912, was $9,623.17. The year before there was a gain of $15,769.10. We are glad to say that now the total gains of the institution have exceeded its losses. But in addition to this, the institution itself has been greatly enlarged. Its equipment and efficiency have been greatly improved, and its business has grown to large proportions. It now has a larger territory, a stronger constituency, and a large staff of well-trained, successful workers in its factory, its branch offices, and its field.
Who can estimate the value of this publishing house to our cause in the Southern States? The institution itself at Nashville, its branches in Atlanta and Fort Worth, its monthly magazine, its splendid staff of periodical and book workers, all contribute wonderfully to the rapid strides our whole cause is making in the South. We no longer hear the plea for the “great, poor, weak Southland” that is talked about. This change has surely come, and the work done by the Southern Publishing Association has helped to bring it about.
At the last annual meeting the former members of the board and its officers were nearly all reelected for another year. When the members of the board came together to organize, they personally and earnestly reconsecrated themselves to the Lord for better service during the coming year. The Holy Spirit came very near on this occasion, and blessed us all with a larger measure of brotherly love and with new hope and courage. Let us remember this institution and all its interests in our prayers.
A. G. DANIELLS.

Dedication of the Buffalo (N. Y.) Church

By G. B. Thompson

FEBRUARY 22 and 23 were days of special encouragement to the church in Buffalo, N. Y. For a number of years our work in this large city was carried forward without any permanent place of worship, except a house where services were held on the Sabbath. About two years ago, however, the Lord opened the way by which the believers here were enabled to purchase a church building located at 92 Hadley St., in a good residential section of the city. Since the purchase of the church evangelistic work has been carried forward in the city by Elder T. B. Westbrook and his wife, with a few other workers. As a result of the labors put forth by this faithful corps of workers, quite a number of excellent persons have commenced to keep the Sabbath and been added to the church. Thus in spite of unusual difficulties the church here has grown to be among the strongest in the Western New York Conference.
Some necessary repairs and changes have been made in the building since it was purchased. Also new pews and carpet have been bought and paid for, and the building painted and decorated inside. At the time of its dedication it presented a very neat and inviting appearance indeed, as all places set apart to the worship of God should. The church is in every way calculated to give those who may attend the services an excellent impression of our work. A mortgage of four thousand dollars that has been standing against the building was canceled a short time before the meeting, so the church was dedicated practically free from debt. It is a well-built structure, easily seating three hundred persons. There is also a good basement which can be used.
Many from the churches within reasonable distance of Buffalo were present at the dedication at 3 P. M., February 22, and the house was filled. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Elder A. G. Daniells. Elder W. B. White offered the consecration prayer. The abundant blessings of the Lord were experienced in all the services held during the series of meetings, and our hearts were made to rejoice at the substantial tokens of the Lord’s guidance and care.
Our work in Buffalo has passed through some trying and perplexing experiences. The enemy has contested every advance move made in this city. Some who have gone out from us have endeavored to wreck the good work commenced, but have only succeeded in confusing the minds of a few. Man can not destroy God’s work. This message is a prophetic movement. It is fulfilling prophecy uttered by the seer of Patmos in holy vision, and it can no more be stopped than Pharaoh could stop the Israelites’ leaving Egypt, after the Lord had declared that the seed of Abraham, after four hundred years of affliction, would “come out with great substance.” As well seek to stop the sun’s shining as to endeavor to stop the light of the threefold message of Revelation 14 from shining into hearts. No matter how dense may be the darkness, the light continues to pierce the gloom and bring a new hope to weary souls.
The outlook for the work in Buffalo is of the most encouraging character. Brother Westbrook, with other workers, will continue the work. Let all pray that the Lord will abundantly bless their labors among the thousands of this large city. G. B. THOMPSON.

Field Notes

THERE are four new Sabbath-keepers at Herrin, Ill.
ELDER C. A. HANSEN reports fifteen new believers in Nashville, Tenn.
EARLY in 1913 the Second Seventh-day Adventist Church of Detroit, Mich., was organized, with a membership of sixteen. Since that time six new members have been added. Three persons have begun the observance of the Sabbath at Cooks, and six adults have taken their stand for the truth near Clare.
ELDER MATT J. ALLEN writes from Hamilton, Ontario, that during 1912 the Lord prospered their little church most graciously. The treasurer’s report showed that sixty members paid tithe amounting to almost $1,300 and gave $650 in offerings. Twenty-seven were baptized and added to the church during the year. A short time ago five persons were baptized by Elder M. C. Kirkendall at Toronto.

A Drastic State Inquisition

NOTE.— In the bill referred to in the report given above, there is a section which is worthy of special attention. It reads as follows:—
“It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney, sheriff, constable, city or town marshal, or any and all public or peace officers in this State, to inform against and diligently prosecute any and all persons guilty of the violations of the provisions of this act, either upon credible information or upon reasonable cause to believe that there has been any such violation. Any said officer who shall refuse or wilfully neglect to inform against and prosecute said offenders against this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and the court before which said officer shall be tried shall declare the office or appointment held by the said officer vacant, and said officer shall not be re-elected or appointed to fill said vacancy.”
It will be seen at once that this section, if enacted into law, would establish a State inquisition of the most drastic kind. Not only is an officer to be punished and disqualified for office if he neglects to inform against and prosecute offenders against this act when he has “credible information” upon which to base his action, but also if he has “reasonable cause to believe that there has been any such violation.” It is passing strange that in this twentieth century, with the lessons of the past before them, intelligent men professing to be ministers of the gospel would deliberately seek to secure the enactment of such a measure as this. It is startlingly suggestive of what may be expected when the advocates of Sunday legislation acquire sufficient influence so that legislators yield to their demands.

Two Strong Protests

THE MEMBERS OF THE MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., PRESENTED TO THE OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE A MEMORIAL FAVORING THE PASSAGE OF A SUNDAY BILL WHICH WAS THEN PENDING. THIS CALLED OUT A LETTER TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ALLIANCE FROM OUR BRETHREN IN CHARGE OF THE WORK IN THAT PART OF THE FIELD, AND ALSO A PROTEST ADDRESSED TO THE SENATE. BOTH OF THESE DOCUMENTS WE PRESENT HEREWITH:—
“Oklahoma City, Feb. 26, 1913.”
“Esteemed Brethren: Having read a copy of your memorial to the Oklahoma Legislature favoring the passage of Senate Bill No. 329, we take this means of placing before you our reasons for opposing the same.
“We believe that attendance at shows, theaters, etc., is detrimental to Christian experience, and in many cases absolutely corrupting to the morals of society. As Christians, we shall use our influence against such attendance every day of the week. We do not favor shows. Neither do we desire to oppose any one who conscientiously believes that Sunday should be observed as a day of rest.
“We believe that one of our greatest dangers to-day arises from the encroachments of the Church of Rome. She does not and will not fail to improve every opportunity afforded her to gain governmental control. We therefore decidedly oppose Senate Bill No. 329, because we believe it to be a denial of Protestantism, and as a precedent it would open the way for further encroachment from this source.
“The very name Protestant came into existence because Rome denied two great God-given principles; namely:—
“1. ‘The Bible, and the Bible only,’ as a rule of faith.
“2. The right to worship God according to the dictates of the individual conscience without interference on the part of the civil magistrate. (See the Protest of the Princes at the Diet of Spires.)
“The Protestant religion is therefore grounded upon the Bible, and the Bible only, as to matters of faith. Even though the observance of the first day had been commanded by God, Protestants must deny the authority of the state to enforce it upon unbelievers.
“If we deny these foundation-stones of Protestantism, we are but playing into the hands of Rome. Leaving these principles, we can but sink in the mire of tradition. Rome will accept what we place in her hands, and we shall feel her desolating influence.
“We entreat your careful consideration of this question from our viewpoint, and trust that we may be united in fortifying against that which endangers our common liberty.
“We can assure you of our hearty support in your effort against the evils of liquor and tobacco, and against the terrible curse of the white slave trade.
“Hoping that this communication may serve to correct any wrong impression you may previously have had of our work, and praying for your success in all your efforts to build up the cause of Christ, we are—
“Your brethren in Christ, “David Voth, “G. F. Watson, “A. F. Harrison, “W. R. Hanson, “I. A. Crane.”
“Whereas, The Ministerial Alliance of this city has presented a memorial to your honorable body asking for the passage of Senate Bill No. 329, therefore,—
“We the undersigned Seventh-day Adventist ministers now laboring in the city wish to enter a protest against the same:—
“First, we are Protestants. The Protestant rule of faith is ‘the Bible, and the Bible only.’ There is no command found in the Bible for the observance of Sunday, the first day of the week. What is not commanded in the Bible surely should not be enforced by civil law because of its religious nature.
“Second, as Protestants we do not seek the aid of civil law to enforce our faith upon unbelievers. On the contrary, we emphatically deny the right of the state to interfere in matters of religion.
“Third, as American citizens we believe that all men have the right to worship or not to worship God, according to the dictates of conscience. Any deviation from these principles we hold to be neither Protestant nor American.
“David Voth, “G. F. Watson, “A. F. Harrison, “W. R. Hanson, “I. A. Crane.”
THE PRESENTATION OF THE TRUE PRINCIPLES OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AS SET FORTH IN THESE DOCUMENTS, MUST DO GOOD; AND WE HOPE THE LEGISLATURE OF OKLAHOMA WILL NOT BE INFLUENCED TO VIOLATE THESE PRINCIPLES IN THE ENACTMENT OF RELIGIOUS LEGISLATION.

Sunday Bills in New Hampshire

By J. E. Jayne

In New Hampshire, two, one-day-in-seven rest bills were introduced. One of these was the “standard bill” proposed by the Federal Council of Churches.
The public did not recognize the real character of these measures until Elder F. W. Stray and his associates spoke in opposition to them at the public hearing. Then representatives of the Boston and Maine Railroad Company and representatives of laboring men urgently requested and obtained a further hearing. These people, and others representing various business interests in the State, appeared in such numbers that it required two days’ additional time in which to hear them. At this hearing the writer appeared for our people.
Prominent among the reasons that the working men urged in opposition to the bills was their inalienable right to work. One of their number urged this reason with unusual strength, clearness, and effect.
February 25 the committee reported upon these two bills, “Inexpedient to legislate.” The house adopted their report, and these bills are dead.
This is our first contest over the “standard bill” backed by the Federal Council of Churches, and we are thankful that the result is a victory for the right.
Six bills seeking to enforce more strict Sunday observance were introduced into the New Hampshire Legislature at this session. It has been the privilege of the association to appear for our people against all of them. We are truly grateful for the victories the truth has gained. We thank God for such principles. These last hearings and reports dispose of the bills seeking restrictive Sunday legislation that have been thus far introduced. The result constitutes a record of victory all along the line. Our brethren and all lovers of religious liberty in New Hampshire have real reason for gratitude. The present is an opportune time to put forth every possible effort to acquaint the public with those fundamental principles of the gospel that make men free indeed.
There was a splendid hearing in Massachusetts on the same bill. This will be reported by Elder G. B. Starr. Elder C. H. Edwards will report a good hearing at Hartford, Conn., February 25, in which it was also the privilege of the writer to participate. J. E. JAYNE.

State and Church

By William Warren Prescott

Reports, Notes, and Comments Pertaining to the Current History of Religious Freedom, and the Campaign "to Make America Catholic."
Conducted by the Religious Liberty Association.
W. W. PRESCOTT     -    -    -    -    -     SECRETARY

The Latest Sunday Bill

By W. F. Martin

For some time what is known as the Northwest Sabbath Association has had in mind to introduce a Sunday bill in the 1913 session of the Oregon Legislature. This took definite form at a called meeting of the Portland Ministerial Association on Monday, January 27. A committee of ministers was then appointed to see that a proper bill was drafted to be presented to the legislature. These ministers were chosen from the Christian, Methodist, and Congregational Churches. Some animated speeches were made on the subject.
One prominent minister stated plainly that he wanted all places of amusement closed on Sunday because ten persons went to the theater where one went to church. He said in Canada they had strict Sunday laws, and as a result the churches were well attended. A Sunday law, he argued, would produce the same results here.
Accordingly the bill was introduced. It is clearly a religious measure, and the whole desire is to secure legislation favoring the churches. Drug stores are to be closed except between 9 and 11 A. M. and 5:30 and 7:30 P. M. They are to be closed during the hours of church service. The proposed law was introduced into the house of representatives, and a delegation of ministers appointed to lobby for it. From the first, it was apparent that there was not much chance for the bill to become a law. The different members of both branches of the legislature had been supplied with religious liberty literature, and had been personally interviewed. As a result, there was a strong sentiment in the legislature against Sunday legislation. The bill was considered by the committee on revision of laws, reported adversely, and killed in the house with only one vote in its favor. Thus again has religious liberty scored a victory in the State of Oregon.
W. F. MARTIN.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

By J. L. McELHANY; A. J. BRISTOL

District of Columbia Conference Corporation of Seventh-Day Adventists

The second annual session of the District of Columbia Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the regular session of the conference at the Memorial Church, 1210 Twelfth St., N. W. The first meeting of the legal corporation will be held Monday, March 31, 1913, at 10 A. M. The regular delegates to the conference are the members of this corporation. At this session a board of seven trustees is to be elected, and any other business transacted that may come before the corporation.
J. L. McELHANY, President; A. J. BRISTOL, Secretary.

News and Miscellany

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press
— The inauguration of Pres. Woodrow Wilson cost approximately $73,000.
— A disastrous fire, causing a loss of $100,000, destroyed thirteen business houses at Presque Isle, Maine, March 9.
— On March 8, 200 natives were killed and 400 others wounded in a fight between French soldiers and natives in the interior of Morocco.
— The British steamer “Lugano” went ashore on the Ajax Reef off the Florida coast, March 9. The 116 passengers were rescued by a passing tug.
— On March 7 an explosion of 340 tons of dynamite in the lower harbor at Baltimore, Md., destroyed two steamers and a tug near by, killed fifty men, and injured many others.
— Dr. Friederich Friedmann, the Berlin bacteriologist who claims to have discovered a serum which will cure tuberculosis, is now in this country demonstrating the efficacy of his turtle-germ vaccine.
— On March 10, King George and Queen Mary of England were the targets of a suffragette attack, and a London riot followed an attempt of the women to present His Majesty with a petition asking votes for women. Seven suffragettes were arrested.
— The United States uses one fifth of all the sugar made in the world.
— In the partial sterilization experiments of J. N. Harvey, an English gardener, steam at eighty pounds is forced through soil fifteen minutes, four or five cart-loads being treated in a day. In the treated soil the yield of tomatoes was increased eighty per cent.
— Air-ship travel is the remedy for tuberculosis advocated by Dr. Flemming at a recent meeting of the Berlin Aeronautical Association. High altitudes are known to be of great benefit, and he declared that no germ could survive fifteen minutes in the sun’s rays on a high flight.
— It is estimated that the loss as a result of the strike of ready-made suit workers in New York City, in effect since December 30, aggregates over $30,000,000. The manufacturers lost $20,000,000 of this sum in suspended business, the strikers themselves losing the remainder in wages.
— Intermittent flashes are being tested on Swedish railways in place of the usual fixed lights. Cylinders of acetylene are used, and control valves give ordinarily sixty tenth-of-a-second flashes per minute. There is the usual control of color by the semaphore arm. The signals are recognized with certainty at a great distance, and the special use of the system for express-trains should increase the safety of travel at high speed.
— As nearly as can be determined, the crops of the nation in 1912 had a money value of about $10,000,000,000. During the year there was expended in malt and spirituous liquors and on the jails, almshouses, and the asylums made necessary by the use of these poisons about $5,000,000,000. What this withdrawal of $5,000,000,000 from useful investment means to every individual of the country affords food for much thought.
— During the past ten years, according to the Christian Observer, through immigration the Roman Catholic Church has grown twice as fast as all the Protestant churches combined; and United States statistics covering a period of fifteen years reveal a Catholic increase of sixty-one per cent to our Protestant growth of thirty-nine per cent. There are twelve States in which the Roman Catholic outnumbers all Protestant churches combined. It is true of every New England State. In Rhode Island the Roman Catholics have seventy-four per cent of the total church-membership.
— Whooping-cough, usually neglected or carelessly treated, is responsible for 5,000 deaths in the United States every year,—a total equal to fatalities from scarlet fever, and half as large as those from diphtheria,—according to statistics compiled by the Georgia State Board of Health. Ninety-seven per cent of these deaths are among children under five years of age according to the figures, and the vast majority of them result from complications growing directly out of the cough itself. Pneumonia and kidney and heart diseases develop readily from wrongly treated cases, it is stated. Whooping-cough is highly contagious, the board further reports, the paroxysmal cough of the patient saturating the air with germs of the disease.

Should You Like to Know at a Glance

WHEN the first Sabbath sermon was preached by an Adventist minister?
Who that minister was?
When the General Conference was organized?
How much money our people have given to the cause since the organization of the General Conference?
How many union and local conferences we now have?
How many laborers are employed?
When we first began work in foreign lands?
When the first missionary was sent to heathen lands?
How many missionaries have been sent to these lands?
How many publishing houses we have?
In how many languages the truth is being published?
How many periodicals we publish?
When the first sanitarium was opened?
How many sanitariums we now have?
When the first denominational school was opened?
How many young people are now attending our schools?
Who have been the presidents and secretaries of the General Conference since its organization?
How many sessions of the General Conference have been held, and where?
If you wish to know all these and many other valuable facts concerning the growth of our work, and have them in concise and convenient form for reference, send 25 cents to your tract society, or to the Review and Herald, Takoma Park, D. C., and get the booklet prepared by the General Conference containing these data.

District of Columbia Conference

By J. L. McElhany; A. J. Bristol

The fifth annual session of the District of Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in the Memorial Church, 1210 Twelfth St., N. W., Washington, D. C., March 30, 31, 1913, for the election of officers and the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the conference. Each church is entitled to one delegate, and one additional delegate for each ten members of the church.
Delegates' credentials should be sent immediately to the conference office. An invitation is extended to the members of all our churches to attend this conference session as a number of measures of great importance to the work in this conference will be considered. The opening meeting will be held at 10 A. M., Sunday, March 30.
J. L. McELHANY, President; A. J. BRISTOL, Secretary.

Historical Sketches

Elder Clarence Santee, the Bible teacher at the College of Medical Evangelists at Loma Linda, Cal., is very desirous of securing a copy of “Historical Sketches of Foreign Missions” for use in the work there. Will any one having a copy of that book who is willing to contribute it to the college, please correspond with Elder Santee? Address him at Loma Linda, and write him before sending the book.

The General Conference

By William T. Knox

Important Notice!

THE next session of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., from May 15 to June 8, 1913. The opening meeting will be held Thursday morning, May 15, at 10:30 o'clock. Every delegate should be present at the opening meeting.
Concessions in railroad fares have been obtained from the following associations:—
The Southeastern Passenger Association, roads operating in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.
The Trunk Line Association, roads operating in the States of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia, and in the District of Columbia.
The New England Passenger Association, roads operating in the New England States.
The roads indicated in these associations will sell on certificate plan for one and one-half fare for the round trip, going and returning by the same route.
On roads in the Southeastern Association territory, certificate receipts will be issued, and tickets sold May 12 to 17, inclusive. Return certificates will be honored at Washington up to June 11. The reduced fare returning will apply to Cairo, Ill., and to all States and territory south of the Ohio and Potomac and east of the Mississippi Rivers, except on the line of the Georgia and Florida Railway.
Roads in the Trunk Line territory will issue tickets going May 13 to 15, and returning to reach original point not later than June 11, minimum round-trip fare one dollar.
Roads in the New England territory will issue tickets going and returning the same as the Trunk Line Association.
The Central Association, covering roads operating in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and southern Illinois, while granting no special concessions, will issue tickets to Washington or Takoma Park at a 2-cent-per-mile rate in each direction from selling stations, added to the special rates on the roads in the Trunk Line Association territory leading to Washington and Takoma Park. Tickets going will be issued May 12-14, returning to starting-point not later than midnight June 12.
In purchasing tickets from points in any of the above territory, purchasers must not fail to secure certificates from ticket agents. Otherwise, no reduction can be obtained on return ticket. Full fare going will be charged, and half fare returning to those holding certificates.
It is anticipated that special round-trip fares for the general public to all eastern points will be in effect from the Pacific Coast at the time of the meeting.
All trains run into the Union Station, Washington. The Baltimore and Ohio only passes through Takoma Park, and has arranged to stop all trains at Takoma Park May 13-16. All coming over the Baltimore and Ohio, should check baggage to Takoma Park. Those entering Washington over other roads than the Baltimore and Ohio, should buy ticket and recheck baggage from Washington to Takoma Park at a cost of twenty cents. There will be a frequent train service between Washington and Takoma Park.
Delegates and attendants will be met at the Takoma Park station of the Baltimore and Ohio and at street-car terminal by representatives of the General Conference, who will assist them in reaching the grounds or their rooms, and attend to the transfer of baggage. Conveyances will be provided for transfer of both passengers and baggage to the encampment. Transportation to the grounds from Takoma Park will be provided at the following prices:— Passengers ................. 10 cents Trunks ..................... 10 cents Hand-Baggage ............... 5 cents
Passengers desiring their baggage transferred to the quarters assigned them, should surrender their checks for baggage to the Reception Committee, paying for the transfer of the same, and receiving in return a claim check.
Accommodations for lodging will be provided for delegates and visitors in tents or in buildings.
All tents will be floored and furnished with cots, mattresses, pillows, chairs, a small table, pail, tin wash-basin, and cups. All other articles required—bedding, curtains for dividing the tents, linen, towels, soap, mirrors, etc.—must be furnished by the occupants. An abundance of bedding should be brought, as there may be cold nights during the meeting.
The tents will be located on the Seminary grounds where the Conference will be held, the grounds being well supplied with substantial walks.
The General Conference Office building and the Takoma Park church-school building, located about one mile from the Seminary grounds, will be open for the accommodation of guests. Rooms in these buildings will be supplied with cots, mattresses, pillows, and chairs. All other requisites must be supplied by those who occupy the rooms.
A charge will be made for accommodations in tents and rooms in the above-mentioned buildings at the following rates:—

Tent and Room Rent

Two persons in tent or room .... $5.50 each Three persons in tent or room .... 4.50 each Four persons in tent or room .... 4.00 each Five or more persons in tent or room 3.50 each
These rates will be the same whether the tent or room is occupied by the renter a portion or the whole of the time of the General Conference session.
A limited number of furnished private rooms can be secured in Takoma Park. The rental for such rooms will range from $2 to $4 a week for one person, an additional charge generally being made when two persons occupy the same room.
Delegates from foreign fields will receive entertainment free, and will be lodged in the Seminary dormitories.

Board

A commodious dining-tent, with ample accommodations to care for those attending, will be conducted on the cafeteria plan. A lunch-counter will also be operated. Thus all can be speedily served, and with as great a degree of economy as the individual may desire.
Those occupying tents may board themselves, if they prefer, but no cooking will be allowed in the rooms.
There will be a store on the grounds, at which breadstuffs, fruits, nuts, and vegetables can be secured at market prices.
It is anticipated that there will be a large attendance at the coming General Conference session, hence it will be absolutely necessary for the Committee on Arrangements to know beforehand for whom accommodations must be provided.
Delegates and all visiting brethren who expect to be supplied with accommodations in tents or rooms and board, or in private homes, should write at once to L. A. Hansen, Takoma Park, D. C., stating their requirements and preferences.
All orders should be in the hands of the Committee on Arrangements not later than April 15. Those failing to write early must not be disappointed if on arrival they do not find provision made for their needs.
Do not forget that the General Conference will not have bedding to sell or rent, nor will they supply any articles except those mentioned above, nor can they guarantee any lodging accommodations to those who do not order in advance. All expecting to attend are therefore urged to write immediately.
For the committee, W. T. KNOX.

Business Notices!

WANTED.—An all-round, competent painter and decorator at the Hinsdale Sanitarium. Steady employment for at least a year to the right man. Hinsdale Sanitarium, Hinsdale, Ill.
WANTED.—A single man to work in garden and orchard. Must be Sabbath-keeper not over fifty years old, and physically able to give good service. Will pay $25 a month, including board and lodging. Steady employment. Edgar A. Baxley, Larkins, Fla.
WILL allow 20 per cent discount on the Kloss High-Pressure Steam Canner until April 15. There is no canner on the market that is superior to this one; all kinds of canned goods keep in any climate without preservatives. Send for circular. Jethro Kloss, Fountain Head, Tenn.
WANTED.—Engineer on the Pacific Coast. Must be practical mechanic, competent to handle large central heating and electric-lighting plant and men. A knowledge of plumbing and general mechanical and engineering work an advantage. Address “Engineer,” care of Review and Herald, Takoma Park, D. C.
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