THE canvassing work should no longer be neglected. Many times I have been shown that there should be a more general interest in our canvassing work. The circulation of our literature is one very important means of placing before men and women the light that the Lord has committed to his church to be given to the world. The books sold by our canvassers open to many minds the unsearchable riches of Christ.
In the service of God there is work of many kinds to be performed. In the service of the temple there were hewers of wood, as well as priests of various orders bearing different degrees of responsibility. Our church-members are to arise and shine because their light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon them. Let those who know the truth arouse out of sleep, and make every effort to reach the people where they are. The work of the Lord must no longer be neglected by us, and made secondary to worldly interests. We have no time to be idle or discouraged. The gospel is to be proclaimed to all the world. The publications containing the light of present truth are to go forth to all places. Canvassing campaigns are to be organized for the sale of our literature, that the world may be enlightened as to what is just before us.
Why are we not more wide awake? Each worker may now understand his special work, and receive strength to take hold of it anew. Distinct and peculiar developments of the boundless glory of God will bring tributary offerings of varied kinds to the feet of Jesus. Every new disclosure of the Saviour’s love turns the balance for some soul in one direction or the other. The end of all things is at hand. The men of the world are rushing on to their ruin. Their schemes, their confederacies, are many. New devices will continually be brought in to make of no effect the counsel of God. Men are heaping up treasures of gold and silver to be consumed by the fires of the last days.
Canvasser-evangelists are needed, to hunt and fish for souls. The canvassing work should now be earnestly and decidedly taken up. The canvasser whose heart is meek and lowly can accomplish much good. Going out two and two, canvassers can reach a class that can not be reached by our camp-meetings. From family to family they carry the message of truth. Thus they come into close touch with the people, and find many opportunities to speak of the Saviour. Let them sing and pray with those who become interested in the truths they have to give. Let them speak to families the words of Christ. They may expect success; for theirs is the promise, “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” Canvassers who go forth in the spirit of the Master have the companionship of heavenly beings.
I beg those bearing responsibilities in God’s cause to let no commercial enterprises interpose between them and the work of soul-saving. Let no business be allowed to absorb the time and talents of workers who ought to be engaged in preparing a people for the coming of the Lord. The truth is to go forth as a lamp that burneth. Time is short; the enemy will make every effort to magnify in our minds matters of lesser consequence, and to lead us to regard lightly the very work that most needs to be done.
The things of this world are soon to perish. This is not discerned by those who have not been divinely enlightened, who have not kept pace with the work of God. Consecrated men and women must go forth to sound the warning in the highways and the byways. I urge my brethren and sisters not to engage in work that will hinder them from proclaiming the gospel of Christ. You are God’s spokesmen. You are to speak the truth in love to perishing souls. “Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled,” Christ says. Do not these words plainly outline the work of the canvasser? With Christ in his heart he is to go forth into the highways and byways of life, giving the invitation to the marriage supper. Men of wealth and influence will come, if they are invited. Some will refuse, but thank God, not all.
O that thousands more of our people had a realization of the time in which we are living, and of the work to be done in field service, in house-to-house labor. There are many, many who know not the truth. They need to hear the call to come to Jesus. The sorrowing are to be cheered, the weak strengthened, the mourners comforted. The poor are to have the gospel preached to them.
The Master knows and watches over his workers, in whatever part of his vineyard they are working. He calls upon his church to arouse and become acquainted with the situation. He calls upon those in our institutions to awake and set in operation influences that will advance his kingdom. Let them send forth laborers into the field, and then see that the interest of these laborers does not flag for lack of sympathy and of opportunities for development.
My brethren and sisters, remember that one day you will stand before the Lord of all the earth, to give an account of the deeds done in the body. Then your work will appear as it really is. The vineyard is large, and the Lord is calling for laborers. Do not allow anything to keep you from the work of soul-saving. The canvassing work is a most successful way of saving souls. Will you not try it?
Those in the darkness of error are the purchase of the blood of Christ. They are the fruit of his suffering, and they are to be labored for. Let our canvassers know that it is for the advancement of Christ’s kingdom that they are laboring. He will teach them as they go forth to their God-appointed work, to warn the world of a soon-coming judgment. Accompanied by the power of persuasion, the power of prayer, the power of the love of God, the evangelist’s work will not, can not, be without fruit. Think of the interest that the Father and the Son have in this work. As the Father loves the Son, so the Son loves those that are his,—those who work as he worked to save perishing souls. None need feel that they are powerless; for Christ declares, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” He has promised that he will give this power to his workers. His power is to become their power. They are to link their souls, with God. Christ desires all to enjoy the wealth of his grace, which is beyond all computation. It is limitless, exhaustless. It is ours by eternal covenant, if we will be workers together with God. It is ours if we will unite with him to bring many sons and daughters to God.
Christ’s interests are the first and the highest of all interests. He has a property in this world that he wishes secured, saved for his everlasting kingdom. It is for his Father’s glory and for his own glory that his messengers shall go forth in his name; for they and he are one. They are to reveal him to the world. His interests are their interests. If they will be co-laborers with him, they will be made heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ to an immortal inheritance.
ELLEN G. WHITE.
Should Our Ministers Sell Books?
By Wm. Covert
Why should not Seventh-day Adventist ministers engage in the sale of our literature? They are especially selected and ordained for the purpose of laboring to extend the last phase of the gospel of Christ to all the world. They should be equally interested in all phases of this great work. Not one item that will help the cause forward should be regarded as outside the realm of their operations.
The books which are published for the promulgation of the third angel's message have, for the most part, been written by our laborers, and they should certainly be as much interested in having the matter circulated as they are in producing it for the press. The excellent things which these publications contain are the same that should be proclaimed from the pulpit in sermons, or given to the people in pastoral work. These truths, when arranged and printed in the form of a book, are intended to abide in the homes of the people. The story they tell is ever the same. It matters not how often the book is read, its message never varies. In book form it is usually prepared with greater carefulness than when proclaimed from the pulpit. For all these reasons, and many more that might be cited, it does seem that our ministers should be greatly interested in placing these books among the people.
In the early days of this message, every minister was supposed to carry a stock of our books for sale, and indeed most of them did this. Nearly every book, tract, or pamphlet among the whole list of our publications was borne by them to the people. When the minister visited our churches, he carried these books along. If he went into the field to give a course of lectures, the books were taken. Some box, trunk, or valise was set apart as a convenient receptacle for holding these volumes.
Almost every subject which was presented by our preachers then was also represented by some publication which they had on hand for sale. Usually after the sermon was delivered, the publication representing the same theme was offered to the people for sale. The minister usually described its contents, and showed how the purchaser might be benefited by owning a copy of it; and, as a result, many of these good books were sold to anxious and interested purchasers.21Day and night as the meetings were in progress, the literature was circulated among the people who attended the meetings.
The minister not only sold books from the desk, but in his pastoral work in the neighborhood where the meetings were being held, he carried them among the people, and so books were disposed of nearly every day during the whole period of a long course of lectures. The people who became interested in the preaching were also interested in studying the subject from the reading-matter which had in this manner been placed in their hands. Very frequently, in case of a tent meeting or a special course of lectures anywhere, our tracts were made up in bundles ranging in price from five cents up, and these were distributed in the congregation. While one laborer would describe the matter in the bundle of tracts, another would go among the congregation and sell them to the people.
These efforts to distribute our tracts almost always met with encouraging success. Many times our pamphlets and bound books were offered in lots of two or more to one purchaser. Sometimes an interested person would buy a copy of every book in the whole catalogue of our publications. The writer has in several instances sold large bills of our books in this way. Even as many as fifty dollars' worth have been taken by some. Our preachers in those times urged the people to read upon these subjects, telling them that they could get a much better connection, and retain the thoughts in this way, while if they depended upon retaining what they heard from the pulpit, it was very apt to slip away from them.
This method of presenting the truth certainly had many advantages connected with it. The person who became interested in the truth, who did not at the time accept it, had with him some of the truth to study after the meetings closed, and very often he would yield himself in obedience to the truth largely by studying the publications which he had purchased during a series of meetings. When he did accept the faith, he had a better understanding of it than he possibly could have had without the reading-matter to study. In the study of these books he was forced to study his Bible, because the books constantly referred him to the Scriptures as the basis of the propositions which they presented. He thus became a Bible student as well as a student of our literature. Persons who accepted the faith under these conditions usually were well informed in regard to the great principles of the truth, and therefore became pillars in the church.
Not only did these members supply themselves with our books, tracts, and pamphlets, but they also became subscribers to our periodicals, especially readers of the REVIEW AND HERALD. We most certainly believe that our ministers should now be as faithful in the distribution of our literature as were the pioneers in early days. One thousand of our ministers, licentiates, and Bible workers, handling our literature at present as zealously as did the laborers who were in the field from twenty-five to forty years ago, would indeed give our presses some work to do which would be profitable to the cause. Brethren and sisters, shall we not see this work revived among us? With the conveniences for traveling now enjoyed by our laborers, can not they as consistently engage in this work as did those who labored in former times under many inconveniences in carting around our good books? Remember that our purses are better filled now than were the purses of the pioneers in this cause, and that the physical effort need not be as great as the older laborers were compelled to endure. Our publications are put up in better form, and are therefore more attractive, than they were when some of us carried them a quarter of a century ago. If the conference workers will lead out in this matter everywhere, it is believed that many of our people will take hold of the canvassing work with greater zeal and success than they have done during recent years. May the Lord restore to us the zeal in this matter which our fathers and mothers knew.
WM. COVERT.
Current Mention
— An earthquake at Melazgherd, in Asiatic Turkey, April 29, destroyed this town and several hundred houses in its vicinity, and caused great loss of life, the estimated number of victims being 2,000.
— Leaders of the national freight handlers union are planning a demand for a twenty-five per cent increase in wages. The fight will be made in one city at a time. Chicago is the headquarters of the movement.
— Tornadoes in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, May 27, caused the loss of ten human lives, and great destruction of property. Other casualties from storms were reported in Iowa and Nebraska, May 25 and 26.
— Prof. W. B. Bailey, of Yale University, has been studying suicide statistics in the United States, and finds from an examination of 29,344 cases that three times as many males as females end life in this way, the cause in the great majority of instances being despondency.
— Edgar Wallace Conable, of Colorado Springs, Colo., has purchased 8,000 acres of timber and fruit land in Benton County, Ark., where he will found a vegetarian colony. Colonists will be forbidden to use meat, alcoholic stimulants, or tobacco. The land is favorably situated in the Ozark fruit belt.
— One of the most noteworthy utterances at the Presbyterian general assembly at Los Angeles was a declaration by the Rev. Chas. L. Thompson, a prominent Presbyterian writer, that the only way to deal with the Mormon Church is to crush it. By what means this is to be done he did not state.
— A Pine Bluff, Ark., telegram dated May 27 stated that business there was almost at a standstill on account of the declaration by a negress who posed as a prophet, that the town would be destroyed by a cyclone the following Friday. Such occurrences indicate that superstition is still very prevalent in this “enlightened” age.
— The lowlands along the Des Moines River, Iowa, are flooded by excessive rains, and at Des Moines six thousand persons were driven from their homes and forced to camp in the open country. The city of Topeka, Kan., is partly submerged by a rise of the Kansas River, and tales of storm and floods come also from points in Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Many lives have been lost, 20,000 or more people are homeless, and the damage to property amounts at least to several million dollars.
— Labor unions and other competitors of A. F. Norton, of Hartford City, Ind., who has been conducting stores there and in seven other cities in Indiana on the plan which he conceives Christ would follow, have forced him to vacate his place in the former city. Mr. Norton sold goods at cost each day after having made a fair day’s profit, and this philanthropic plan did not meet the approval of other storekeepers.
— An automobile race from Paris to Madrid which was undertaken by enthusiastic automobilists of France and other countries, was abandoned after the first stage of the contest had been finished, a sacrifice of life and limb having resulted which would hardly be exceeded in a small-sized battle. President Loubet has forbidden further contests of the kind on French soil, and automobile racing in all lands has received a serious setback. Some of the machines attained a speed of eighty miles an hour.
— The Interstate Commerce Commission has called on the United States courts to decide whether or not the commission has power to enforce its decrees upon railroads in this country. The commission is a body appointed many years ago, and invested by the government with authority to regulate interstate commerce; but its decrees were openly set at defiance by the railroads concerned in the Pennsylvania coal strike, and the decision of the courts will determine whether the commission is to continue and be an authoritative body, or whether it is to be relegated to oblivion as a dead letter.
Donors to the Relief of the Schools
The total cash received on the Relief of the Schools Fund up to March 23, 1903, is $53,617.83.
NAME
AMOUNT
Prattville church
$ 3 40
Peter Trommer
2 50
E. G. Farnsworth
10 00
Mrs. Ellen A. Neff
1 00
Mrs. A. Stone
1 00
Mrs. E. Menzel
5 00
Helen Finch
1 00
S. H. & M. E. Williamson
1 00
Maria A. Thorpe
75
Anna Hibben & Jean Phillips
5 00
S. S. Butler
1 00
Anna M. Jensen
3 00
John A. Webster
10 00
Mary E. Gunn
1 00
Alfred B. Rowe
2 00
Washington Conference
180 67
California Conference
122 00
Upper Columbia Conference
113 25
Mr. & Mrs. T. E. Moore
5 00
George West
1 00
Rhoda Drake & A. S. Hallock
2 00
Sarah Pane
25 00
Mr. & Mrs. D. H. Taylor
2 00
M. J. Severn
1 25
Mrs. Ada Avery
1 00
Bertha Loftstead
25
Henry W. Cary
5 00
Anna Hulitt
2 00
Oklahoma
1 00
E. R. Hilborn
2 00
Mr. & Mrs. A. L. Twing
1 25
Mrs. Ida M. Fortner
2 00
“Christ’s Object Lessons”
By Ellen G. White
How This Book Should Be Handled in the Future
THE use which should be made of the book, “Christ’s Object Lessons,” in the future, has been made clear to me, and I must write to my brethren in regard to it. Letters have been received from our canvassing agents, in which they say that they think it would be a good plan for “Christ’s Object Lessons” to be handled as a regular subscription book, as soon as the Relief of the Schools campaign is finished. They believe that this book would have as ready a sale in the hands of the regular canvassers as any that could be produced.
As my son read me one of these letters, the thought came to me, “Here is an opportunity for me to get out of debt. Is not this the right thing to do?” I told my son that I thought that perhaps it would be best to do as the letter had suggested. Then I sent to heaven the prayer, “Lord, teach me to speak right words.” Quickly the answer came. In an instant the light given me at the first regarding “Christ’s Object Lessons” flashed into my mind, and the instruction then given was repeated. I seemed to hear the words, “God signified that this book should be given to our schools, to be to them a continual blessing. Would you exchange his plan for one of human devising? This book is to be treated as a sacred offering made to God; and as his plan regarding it is unselfishly carried out, the result will be wholly satisfactory.”
I immediately told my son that I would not make any change regarding the handling of “Christ’s Object Lessons” unless God gave me plain instruction that this should be done. As I told him this, I felt the blessing of God resting upon me.
The plan for the circulation of “Christ’s Object Lessons” is not of human devising, but is God’s plan. He signified that this book should be a gift to the schools. Thus far it has done its work, and God has set his approval on the self-sacrificing efforts of his people. Shall we mar his plan?—No, no! Until the Lord shall come, and our present system of school work is ended by our entering the higher school, “Christ’s Object Lessons” is to stand as a gift to our educational institutions.
The Result of Unselfish Service
In the work for the relief of our schools, the Lord has bestowed on us a gift of great value, and has marked out for us the pathway of blessing. He called upon me to give our schools the manuscript of the book, “Christ’s Object Lessons.” He called upon our publishing houses to make liberal gifts of labor in preparing the book for sale. In response to this call, they acted their part nobly. Our people gave generously of their means to raise a material fund, and then went forth willingly to sell the book for the help of the schools.
As a result of this effort far more has been accomplished than at first we dared to expect. Angels of God co-operated with those who went out to circulate the book. Men, women, and children took part in the effort, and labored earnestly and unselfishly. The Lord gave them his approval, and with it his grace and joy and peace. Read in our papers the results of their work. Testimony after testimony has been borne witnessing to the blessing found in selling this book. How good these testimonies are! As we read them, refreshing streams of salvation seem to flow from the very throne of God into our hearts.
I have been shown many praying to God for help as they have gone forth to sell “Christ’s Object Lessons.” They have asked the Lord to give them success. Then, as they have succeeded, they have felt that they have received evidence that the Lord has answered their prayers. Thus they have obtained a deeper experience in heavenly things; for they have felt that they were following in the footsteps of Christ.
With many, to go out and sell “Christ’s Object Lessons” meant to take up a heavy cross, but they have been rewarded by God’s approval. The thought, “We are doing something for the Master,” has filled their hearts with peace and gladness. Church-members who never before had courage to sell books, took hold of this work. Very timidly they began. But they did not turn back; and as they labored on, courage came, and success attended their efforts. Many gained an experience more valuable than gold or silver.
The hearts of God’s people have been made light and joyful in him as they have offered him the sweet incense of unselfish service. Many of our churches have been quickened and refreshed as some of their number have engaged in this work.
Our brethren and sisters were just as surely in the service of the Lord when selling this book as they are when bearing testimony for him in a camp-meeting. They received the refreshing grace of God; for they were carrying out his purposes, and he has bestowed on them his commendation. Their minds have been freed from the malaria of selfishness and complaint and discouragement.
By the effort to sell “Christ’s Object Lessons” much has been accomplished to bring the precious light of present truth to those in darkness. Thus many have been saved from sin. For every spring of influence touched, for every train of thought set in motion with a sincere desire to glorify God, the Holy Spirit has worked on hearts, bringing wisdom, courage, and strength. Those who have bought the book bear testimony to the blessing they have received in reading it. Many will shine in the kingdom of God whose conversion was the result of the efforts of our brethren and sisters to sell “Christ’s Object Lessons.”
The men who have taken a leading part in this enterprise have done a good work. Their labors have brought about most excellent results. They are not to become discouraged, but are to look to God in faith, and go forward, walking humbly before him. Our brethren connected with the school at Berrien Springs should be encouraged to advance as the way may open before them. We are to help them all we can. Christ stands at the helm, and to him is to be ascribed the praise and glory for the work accomplished by “Christ’s Object Lessons.” This work bears the stamp of unselfishness, and it will produce good fruit.
ELLEN G. WHITE.
Donations for the Washington (D. C.) Church
Amount received by Mission Board on the Washington Church Fund up to May 25, 1903, is $2,990.12.
W. H. EDWARDS, treas., $32.40; Mrs. E. M. Fitch, .25; Mrs. Hulda Lucas, $1; Miss Effie Bigelow, $4; Mrs. E. L. Barnhart, $1; Mrs. A. P. Kistler, $1; Mrs. Leander Graves, $2; Eber & Carrie Weed, $1; C. C. Collins, $1; M. E. Collins, $1; Mrs. Emma Davidson,23$1; Wm. E. Whitmore, .10; A. H. Blake & wife, .50; Mrs. L. S. Carpenter, $1; Mrs. L. Alexander, .25; Mrs. W. H. Alexander, $1; Mrs. E. M. Peebles, $1; Mrs. F. M. Hobart, $2.40; W. C. Norris, $1; Mrs. Norris, .50; Elmer Haines, .50; B. R. Nordyke, acting treas., $34.78; T. B. Buckner, $1; Mrs. C. E. Galarno, $1.75; Mrs. L. E. Randolph, $1; Miss Aurelia Montgomery, .25; Mrs. Rachel Endicott, $1; Mrs. A. P. Kistler, $1; C. L. Kilgore, Auditor, $1; Peter Jensen, $5; a friend, $1.60; Mrs. Frank Smeal, .50; Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Edwards, $5; Mrs. S. J. Merrell, $5; Bunkerhill (Mich.) church, $5.30.
Money Received on the Missionary Acre Fund
Total Cash Received on the Missionary Acre Fund up to May 1, 1903, is $3,638.18.
NAME
AMOUNT
Leininger Bros.
$50 00
Miss P. P. Wilcox
1 00
E. L. Austin
1 00
Mrs. Mary Atkins
4 50
Mary B. Shepard
3 00
J. F. Goss
14 00
Thomas Baker
2 00
Lulu Koenig
3 00
Joseph Merry
5 00
Mrs. K. V. Temple
1 00
J. Pearson
2 00
R. L. Christiansen
4 00
C. Rubin
3 50
Mrs. D. Dingman
1 00
A. Van Tassel
10 50
Lucy Van Tassel
1 50
Mrs. Andrew Jensen
1 00
Mrs. S. E. McVicker
3 00
Mrs. E. A. Strode
1 00
Andrew Hamilton
5 00
C. M. Yeager
5 00
Jno. Halburg's children
15
C. W. Lee
1 00
Bertie Taylor
2 50
Mrs. S. M. Whitlock
2 00
Mr. & Mrs. D. N. Potter
7 60
Eddie & Hattie West
2 00
Mr. & Mrs. A. D. West
6 00
Laura N. West
90
Mrs. M. E. Dolson & Mattie Kimble
10 00
Mrs. M. C. Glendening
1 00
Samuel Wilson
5 00
A. E. Johnson
5 00
Wm. Triebwasser
10 00
Jos. Zuelke
5 00
Gordon B. Loukks
5 00
Jas. McKay
3 00
J. J. Bye
10 00
Philip Wagner
8 00
Philip Schmidt
7 00
A. Schlenger
8 00
John Schmidt
5 00
Gotfred Lange
5 00
Heinrich Wagner, Jr.
10 40
Adam Eberhart, Sr.
9 00
Conrad Wagner, Sr.
7 55
Alex Miller
6 00
Conrad Wagner, Jr.
6 00
Adam Eberhart, Jr.
10 25
Heinrich Wagner, Sr.
10 00
Geo. Wagner
5 00
Jacob Lucas
9 00
Mrs. Vandrich
50
A. J. Gouge
2 00
Della Woodruff
4 00
Mrs. A. D. & Bessie Smith
5 00
Nancy A. Johnson
1 00
Mrs. W. J. Wilson
5 25
Mrs. Kerr
5 00
C. M. Nichols
1 00
S. A. Nichols
1 00
Wm. Stillwell
1 00
Mr. Folon
1 00
Mrs. Folon
1 00
Mrs. F. L. White
1 00
Chas. Holt & family
14 00
J. B. Hardy
3 50
A. S. McCully
2 00
Wm. Vinnard
1 00
Chas. F. Nesmith
10 00
Floy McHumphrey
1 20
Obituaries
BLISS.— Lydia M. Bliss died of heart failure at her home near Princeville, Ill., April 10, 1903, aged 75 years, 6 months, and 7 days. Sister Bliss gave her heart to the Lord and united with the Christian Church in early life. In the spring of 1860 she changed her religious views, and was one of the first who came into the organization of the Seventh-day Adventist church at Princeville, Ill. To this faith she proved faithful until death. The funeral services were conducted by the writer before a large audience of sympathizing friends. M. G. HUFFMAN.
CRIST.— Cajus Crist died suddenly April 26, 1903, aged 45 years and 4 days. He was a member of the Quicksburg (Va.) church. He leaves one son and two daughters. The funeral discourse was delivered by the writer, from Rev. 21: 1-4. R. D. HOTTEL.
WILSON.— Died at Gridley, Ill., April 14, 1903, Margaret Wilson, aged 72 years, 4 months, and 10 days. Mother began the observance of the Sabbath in 1892, a tent meeting having been held in her neighborhood by Elders Ingerham, Sanborn, and Andrews. We sorrow not as those without hope. A. B. WILSON.
SMITH.— Fell asleep in Jesus, April 24, 1903, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jennie Kitchell, at Newburg, Mo., our mother, Ellen Smith, aged 80 years. In 1875 she united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Rolla, Mo., and with her husband and son George was baptized by Elder G. I. Butler. She was a firm believer in the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Two months before her death she had a very definite and glorious experience. She leaves an aged husband and four children to mourn their loss. MRS. F. L. KITCHELL.
GLADDEN.— Died at Flodden, Quebec, May 14, 1903, of pneumonia, Charlotte Gladden, née Randall, wife of Willard S. Gladden, aged 63 years, 3 months, and 9 days. Sister Gladden was a faithful member of the church at Fitch Bay, having accepted the third angel’s message under the labors of Elder R. S. Owen about thirteen years ago. She leaves a husband, two sons, and five daughters, besides many other relatives and friends, who sorrow not as those who have no hope, but expect soon to meet her on the glad morning of the first resurrection. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. H. E. RICKARD.
_Publications Wanted_
N. B.—Attention has been repeatedly called to the necessity of having papers properly wrapped. Do not roll or wrap too small. Cover papers well, so that they will be clean when received. Some have paid double the postage necessary, while others have forwarded literature by express when it would have been cheaper to send it by mail, at four ounces for one cent.
The following persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, postpaid:—
Bert Cool, Murdocksville, Pa., REVIEW, Signs, Instructor, Life Boat.
Mrs. M. E. Coffin, Doyle and Overton Bldg., Santa Rosa, Cal., periodicals and tracts.
Cornelia Snow, 155 Allen Ave., North Deering, Me., REVIEW, Signs, Instructor, etc.
William Brandon, Monroe, La., publications suitable for pioneer work.
J. E. Collins, 617 Thomas St., New Albany, Ind., periodicals, tracts, etc.
Frank Youmans, Mainard, Mo., periodicals and tracts.
J. W. Miller, Bartlesville, Indian Territory, periodicals and tracts.
Business Notices
BRIEF business notices will be published in this department, subject to the discretion of the publishers. A charge of one dollar for one insertion of six lines, or less, and of twenty cents for every line over six, will be made, though in the case of the poor who wish employment, the charge may be remitted. Persons unknown to the managers of the publishing house must furnish good references.
WANTED.—Men to work in sawmill, woods, and yard. Also in cedar by piece. Address L. M. Richards, Spencer, Mich.
WANTED.—A man and his wife desire employment with Sabbath-keepers. They have one child, two years old. Address M. E. Spencer, Belding, Mich.
WANTED.—Good S. D. A. girl for general housework—a good home for one of our girls. Will be glad to correspond with any one. Address Mrs. John Barland, 183 Greenwood Ave., Kankakee, Ill.
WANTED.—Sabbath-keeping man to work on farm for six months or longer. No objection to man and wife without children. Please state experience and wages. Address H. C. Otter, Howard, S. D.
WANTED.—A young man or young woman who understands bookkeeping, and can keep the books of a small tract society. None but consecrated persons who can give references need apply. Address at once, G. B. Thompson, 140 Wentworth St., South, Hamilton, Ontario.
WANTED.—The Sanitarium wishes to correspond immediately with one who is experienced in handling milk and making creamery butter. Applicants will please send letters of reference and state what experience they have had in the business. Address Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Mich.
NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS
By Editor
Camp-Meetings for 1903
ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE
Maine........................Sept. 3-13
New England................Aug. 27 to Sept. 7
New York...................Aug. 27 to Sept. 6
Pennsylvania, Kingston.....June 4-14
Vermont....................Aug. 20-30
Virginia...................July 31 to Aug. 10
Manitoba...................July 1-8
Minnesota, Stillwater......May 29 to June 7
North Dakota, Carrington...June 23-28
South Dakota, Madison......June 10-21
CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE
Iowa, Colfax...............May 28 to June 7
Nebraska, Grand Island.....Sept. 3-13
Nebraska, Hot Springs, S. D.....June 23-30
SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE
Tennessee River Conference, Hazel, Ky.
...........................July 16-27
SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE
Arkansas...................July 17-27
Texas......................July 29 to Aug. 9
Oklahoma...................Aug. 13-23
PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE
Western Oregon, Salem......May 28 to June 7
EUROPEAN UNION CONFERENCE
South England, Portsmouth..May 29 to June 7
Denmark....................June 9-14
Norway.....................June 16-21
Sweden.....................June 23-28
German Union, Friedensau...July 2-12
German Switzerland.........July 15-19
French Switzerland..........July 21-26
North England..............July 31 to Aug. 9
The presidents of the various conferences are requested to send us information regarding any meetings not mentioned in the preceding table, so that we may be able to give a complete list. Please inform us at once of any corrections or additions that should be made to this report.
Boston Gospel Tent
By K. C. Russell
The Boston field gospel tent will be located this summer near Malden Square, Malden, Mass., on Eastern Ave., midway between Main and Ferry Streets, or about one minute's walk from either street. The tent can be reached from all points in and about Boston for a five-cent fare. The meetings will begin Sunday, June 14, at 7:45 P. M., and will be continued every evening except Saturday. There will also be a service every Sunday at 2:30 P. M. K. C. RUSSELL. 71 Wyoming Ave., Melrose, Mass.
Addresses
THE address of Elder Geo. B. Thompson is 140 S. Wentworth St., Hamilton, Ontario. The address of Elder J. W. Collie is changed from Brantford, Ontario, to Box 186, Boulder, Colo.
Boston
Boston, the Metropolis of New England, is commodiously situated on the Sea Shoar. 'Tis a large and well ordered Town, and hath been chosen as the meeting place of the National Educational Association in July. The Excursion Rate over the Michigan Central, The Niagara Falls Route, is open to the Publick. Delightful Side Trips. Send 2c for Boston Booklet.
