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Signs of the Times, Vol. 29, No. 16.

A PALACE OF DEATH
Earlier text: THE BLACKENED CITY

PEEPING FROGS.

By Bradford Torrey

[Bradford Torrey, in The Congregationalist.]
“Can you tell me,” asked one of my neighbors, the other morning, “what it is that makes all the peeping in the meadows at this time of the year?”
“Yes,” I answered, “it is Hyla Pickeringii—Pickering’s hyla.”
This did not much enlighten him, as I knew it would not, so I went on to say that the “peepers” are called hylas in the books, but are more generally known as frogs—very small tree frogs. Though every one hears them, comparatively few people ever see them; or rather, when they do see them in the woods or along the roadside later in the season, they take them from their tiny size to be young frogs of the common sort. If they would pick one of them up, however, they would find each of its toes furnished with a small disk at the end, by means of which the creature is enabled to climb trees.
My neighbor seemed glad to learn these facts. Some old man had assured him that the “peeper” was a bug! He knew all about it—had gone into the meadow and caught it. This piece of natural history reminded me of an excellent woman, a school-teacher, who once tried to convince me that all this peeping of the early spring was the work of turtles. I expressed my disbelief, and even went so far as to say that I doubted whether turtles had any voice. On this point she was fully prepared.
“But it says in the Bible, ‘The voice of the turtle is heard in the land,’” she answered; and when I suggested that the writer of Solomon’s Song probably meant the turtledove she was almost indignant.
My questioner of the other morning told me that he had often tried to see one of the “peepers” in the act, but had never succeeded.
It is not the easiest thing in the world, as the common saying is, but it can be done with a moderate expenditure of patience. You must be ready to stand still a long time. The cry will perhaps come up from your very feet, and yet no frog be anywhere in sight. If so, you must turn over the fallen leaves one by one, and sooner or later you will uncover the musician. The little fellow puffs out his throat as toads and most of the larger frogs do while singing, and certainly makes a good deal of noise for a creature of his size. He is fully absorbed and evidently enjoys his own music. And well he may. Spring would hardly be spring if the hylas did not peep.

INACCURATE PEOPLE ARE DISHONEST.

It is not safe to trust people who are habitually inaccurate in their work. Even with the best intentions in the world, they become dishonest. Before they are aware of it, the habit of inaccuracy extends to their statements. They do not take pains to be thorough in anything they undertake, even in clearly expressing the truth.
These people never carry much weight in a community, however honest in principle they may be, because no reliance can be placed on their words or work. You can not depend upon what they tell you. If they are orators, they are discredited; if they are at the bar, the judges always take their statements cum grano salis; if in the pulpit, they do not win the respect of the congregation. In fact, whatever those people do, they are placed at a disadvantage because of their habit of inaccuracy.
There is a great difference between going just right and a little wrong. These victims of inaccuracy did not start right. They failed to realize that what is put into the first of life is put into the whole of life.
A pebble in a tiny stream will turn the course of a river, so the seemingly unimportant habit of inaccuracy has kept many a man from success by changing the current of his life.
Accuracy, doing things to a finish, is one of the most important lessons that can be taught a child, because there is a moral quality at stake. The whole character is often undermined by the unfortunate habit of inaccuracy. Men whose ability would have made them peers in their communities have become nonentities, and their careers mediocre or total failures, simply because they were allowed in childhood to form the habit of half doing things, and of making half or exaggerated statements.—Success.

FULL-ORBED MANHOOD

By John Troland

[John Troland in Springfield Republican.]
He stands the test where souls are tried And truest honor finds, Who conquers manfully the pride That rules in feebler minds; Who seeks not rest in life's career, Nor yet beyond the grave; Whose heaven is duty's noblest sphere,— Not that which idlers crave.
He covets not the lordling's place, Nor vainly strives to scan The Master's mind, but asks for grace To do the best he can. His peace not torpor of the soul, But harmony within,— Renouncing self to reach the goal And triumph over sin.
Once on the plow his hand he lays, His eye ne'er backward turns; Fortune he seeks in virtue's ways. Ill-bought success he spurns. Looking his fellow in the face, He sees God's image there; Whate'er may help to lift the race, His hand is quick to share.
Meekly he takes life's daily tasks As part of Heaven's great plan; This boon—aught else denied,—he asks, To be a manly man. Angels attend on such a one, And stars their courses move To light his pathway to the throne And garnish it with love.

HOW A MAN LIVED ON FIFTEEN CENTS A DAY.

A REPORTER of one of the New York papers recently tried the experiment, for a week, of spending only fifteen cents a day for food. Here is his menu for one day.

BREAKFAST.

Soft-boiled egg. Oatmeal and sugar. Buttered Toast. Coffee, milk, and sugar.

LUNCHEON.

Rice, sugar, and milk. Buttered Toast. Iced tea.

DINNER.

Bouillon. Stuffed potato. Boiled onion, with butter. Bread and butter. Café noir. Assorted nuts.
[We think this could be bettered.]

POWER OF THE SWEETER SONG.

We can fight the world's evil best, not merely by trying to shut it out of our life, or ward it off, but by having our heart so full of good that the power of the evil will be more than counterbalanced. In the old legends the sirens sang so sweetly that all who sailed near their home in the sea were fascinated and drawn to their shore only to be destroyed. Some tried to get safely past the enchanted spot by putting wax in their ears, so that they should not hear the luring, bewitching strains. But Orpheus, when he came, found a better way. He made music on his own ship which surpassed in sweetness that of the sirens, and thus their strains had no power over his men.
The best way to break the charm of this world's alluring voices is not to try to shut out the music by stopping our ears, but to have our hearts filled with the sweeter music of the joy of Christ. Then temptation will not have power over us, because there is a mightier power within us. A deep love for Christ is the best antidote against the debasing influences of sin.—The Ram's Horn.

WHAT GOES INTO A DAM?

[From “The Greatest of Power Dams,” in Leslie’s Monthly for February.]
The ordinary layman who sees the results of such labor as the dam across the Hudson River at Glens Falls, can not grasp the details with any comprehension. To say that 150,000 barrels of cement were used in making the concrete in which the huge blocks of granite were laid; to state that 400,000 tons of this same granite were built into the wall; that 30,000 trees were cut for the woodwork; that 1,500 men labored for three years to complete this narrow barrier stretching across the river, represents only a series of ungraspable ideas.
The cable ways used to transport buckets of cement and blocks of stone were the largest in the world, the biggest 2,400 feet in length. It needs 11,400 feet, or fully two miles of wire, to run this gigantic, aerial road.
The finished dam—it will probably be completed early next spring—will be 1,400 feet long, exclusive of the 400-foot wall of the canal built to conduct the water to the turbine wheels. The greatest height will be 154 feet, with a width along the top of seventeen feet. There are one or two such constructions slightly larger in size, but none that bar so mighty and powerful a river. The power developed will be 50,000 horse power at times.

THE GAMBLER'S DEFIANCE.

In New York City, recently, word went out from the police force ordering all the gambling-houses and pool-rooms of the city to be closed. But, instead of obeying the command of the police, the pool-room keepers and leading gambling-house keepers got together in a mass-meeting, and passed resolutions that they would defy and resist the police, and, not having been driven out and made to obey the law, they grew arrogant, and defied the law and its officers. Sin is like that in our own hearts and lives. If we drive evil thoughts out at once, they will stay away; but if we permit them to come into our hearts, and allow sinful habits to form, they will become thorns in our side, and in the end deadly snares which will overthrow us.—Dr. Louis Albert Banks in the Sunday School Times.

Baptism: Its Significance, Its Nature, and the Necessity for It

By Ellet Joseph Waggoner

BAPTISM: Its Significance, Its Nature, and the Necessity for It. By E. J. Waggoner. Bible Students' Library, No. 79. Pacific Press Pub. Co., Oakland, Cal. 16 pp.; 2 cents.

NOTES ON THE GENERAL CONFERENCE.

THE General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists now convened in this city has entered upon the second week of its duties. Much instruction has been given, many stirring appeals have been made, many earnest prayers offered for divine guidance and Christian harmony in the deliberations of the Conference. While worldly pastors are discussing the decadence in extemporaneous prayer, it is refreshing to know that, where the whole soul is consecrated to the work of the Lord, mighty prayer is not only a possibility but a glorious reality. On numerous occasions we have listened to such petitions at this conference, petitions which carried the hearts of the hearers in a grand uplift toward the throne of God. It was impossible to listen to them and not be moved by them to a closer walk with God. Out of the mistakes of the past and into the light of the present in unity and power is the burden of the instruction given.
IN the sermons given both by Mrs. White and others no discordant note has been heard. The message in its simplicity and purity, the message shorn of extraneous theories, and clothed with God’s abundant power, has been ringing through the conference from the first meeting to the present time. In the business meetings of the conference some matters relating to the ownership and control of institutions have caused more or less discussion; but it is the belief of the delegates that these matters will be settled in a way that will tell for the unification of the work and the advancement of the cause.
AT the sixth meeting of the session, the chairman, H. W. Cottrell, called for reports from the various Union Conferences, and reports were submitted from the Canadian Union Conference, the Central Union Conference, the Northern Union Conference, and the Pacific Union Conference. Progress in the work was a characteristic of all these reports. All showed an increase in tithes, and offerings for foreign missions. The Canadian Union showed an addition of 65 new members with a prospect of many more in the interested ones who are still investigating. This conference is planning for training schools where workers can be trained for service in their own field.
THE Central Union reports a church membership of 13,200, with isolated Sabbath-keepers numbering 757; 343 organized churches; and 196 laborers on the conference payroll; an increase of over $14,000 in denominational books sold; and a total of tithes for the year amounting to $104,572. This Union Conference has been contributing liberally of both laborers and means to the work in foreign fields.
THE Northern Union Conference, comprising Minnesota, North and South Dakota, the province of Manitoba, and the Canadian territories of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, reported a church membership of about 4,000 in a population of 3,000,000 souls. Eleven new churches have been organized with an aggregate membership of 268. This Union Conference, while supporting 36 church schools, is planning for the establishment of an industrial school—when the means shall be in hand to pay for the same. The president, in submitting his report, stated that all their workers were subject to the call of the Foreign Mission Board, and their interest in the work was not bounded by the lines of the conference. The Mission Board was invited to call upon this Union Conference for both men and means to help in the foreign fields.
Church Where the General Conference Has Just Closed. Seating Capacity, 1,800.
Church Where the General Conference Has Just Closed. Seating Capacity, 1,800.
THE Pacific Union Conference, including the Pacific States, Arizona, Utah, British Columbia, Alaska, and the Hawaiian Islands, reported a membership of 9,845, divided among 212 churches, whose tithe for the past two years amounted to $212,588. This Union Conference also has shown a material gain both in membership and in tithes and offerings, and has added thirty to its list of Conference laborers. The educational work and the medical missionary work are both well established in this Union Conference, and at the schools industrial training is being brought in as fast as proper facilities can be secured.
TUESDAY morning, March 31, Mrs. E. G. White again addressed the congregation, her theme being the manner in which we should receive the blessings of God, the way we should relate ourselves to those blessings, to God, and to one another. She deprecated the hurry of the present day, to which many were yielding to that extent that they had no time to pray or to train their children, and urged all to place themselves in right relation to God and to teach His lessons to their little ones. The address closed with an earnest appeal for thorough repentance which would prepare the way for the reception of the Lord’s blessing. Then all united with the speaker in an earnest prayer for pardon and help. At the morning meeting on April 1 Mrs. White spoke again, taking for her subject unity of effort in the work of the Lord.
ONE of the features of the conference has been the meetings held each day at 1:30 for those specially interested in Sabbath-school work. At these meetings special counsel and instruction is given for the workers in that line of missionary endeavor.
DURING the discussion of the recommendation regarding the support of workers in needy fields, A. G. Daniells read a list of the different conferences that were supporting laborers outside of their own fields. Fifty-two laborers at least, and in all probability sixty, were being supported in needy fields by individual conferences; while there is a probability that this feature of the work will be increased in the future.
THE sermon on Monday evening, by E. J. Waggoner, was an interesting setting forth of “The Gospel of the Kingdom,” showing that growth is the characteristic of truth, and that there was no disloyalty to the fathers in seeing more in the Word than what they saw. Loyalty to the truth meant loyalty to all the truth the Word contained, and to give the message meant to preach the Gospel in its entirety—and not only to preach it in word, but to have it in the heart. He said in brief—
God is light, and we are to walk in the light, in Him, and we ourselves are to be lights in the world. We have not time to do or to think anything that will weaken our testimony to the world. We have all been conscious of a weakening of our testimony because we were not light. We have interposed a veil between our hearts and the glory shining from the face of God, and just to the extent that we did that we were not the witnesses of the Lord. The testimony of Jesus is to be given to the world; but it can be given only as Jesus Himself dwells in us to bear witness of Himself. One thing is sure, and that is that nothing less than the complete fulness of the message, not only as it was proclaimed by the Lord, but as it existed in Him, must be given before the Lord can come. If that message is not carried in the individual as well as by Him, it does not get to the world. We are to look forward, and not backward; and by that I do not mean that we are to repudiate any truth that we once held, but we must understand that the path of the just is as the shining light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. It is a seed that is sown, and springs up and develops and unfolds. Our fathers preached the truth as it was revealed to them, and that was what gave them the power that accompanied their preaching. Now, when the same truth and the same Spirit shall take hold of us, then the very same power that characterized the preaching of the pioneers of this message will characterize the preaching of those who follow them. And then the end can come. Do not be afraid of the truth. It must develop more and more, or else we will never get the Gospel of the kingdom preached. The greater the light that shines, the easier it is for people to see. So that, as we come nearer to the end, and the truth shines with a broader light, a deeper light, a clearer light, the more easily will it be comprehended; for it is preached with the power of Him who is the Light of the world.
AT the seventh meeting of the conference, G. G. Rupert, president of the Southwestern Union Conference, presented the report from that conference. Here also the doctrine of debt-raising is being promulgated and practised, while earnest efforts are being put forth to carry the Gospel message to those in the conferences included in that union. They have a school and a sanitarium, but feel that their force of laborers is totally inadequate to the demands of the field. This conference raised $20,301 in tithes during the past year, and is supporting a corps of 77 laborers. Elder Rupert stated that they found many difficult problems to solve in carrying on the work in that field. They had a constituency of whites, negroes, Mexicans, and Indians. Something had been done in getting up a literature for the Mexicans, but only a beginning had been made.
THE eighth meeting of the conference convened on April 2, at 10:20 A.M., and the time of the meeting was devoted entirely to the discussion of the recommendations of the committee on plans and resolutions and the partial report of the committee on institutions. The discussion of the recommendations of the first named committee showed that the spirit of sending the message to the regions beyond had taken hold of the conference. At the same time there was a strong sentiment that the needy fields in the home land should not be neglected. The great needs of the work in the foreign fields came in incidentally in the discussions, and it was made evident that this conference meeting would mark a forward step in the prosecution of the work in lands that had not yet been entered, or had been entered in a feeble manner.
THE conference session, evening after the Sabbath, April 4, was given over to a consideration of the work in the European field, L. R. Cottrell finishing the report which he had begun in an earlier meeting. The European General Conference comprises all of Europe, western Asia, and North Africa—an immense field, and much of it destitute of workers. The general tenor of Elder Conradi’s remarks was “improvement.” There was improvement in the matter of debt-lifting, in the matter of payment of tithes, and in the work done generally. At the same time there were many obstacles to meet in some portions of the field, such as Russia and the Balkan States; but the work was progressing even there, notwithstanding the difficulties encountered.
The sermon on Sabbath forenoon was by Mrs. White. It was a call to repentance and consecration. After setting forth the need for repentance, the need of a preparation for standing before God, she said: “I ask you,—those who realize that you have erred; those who realize what they must be in order to see the King in His beauty, in order to behold the face of God; those who are willing to lay hold of the help that the Lord has given in His Word, and together to wrestle to overcome,—to rise to your feet.” Nearly the whole congregation then arose, and while they were standing, Mrs. White said: “We have made a covenant with God, and now I want to offer a word of prayer. As I pray will you send up your petitions to God? I feel an intense desire that you shall begin to work as you never have worked before to bring to the foundation gold, silver, and precious stones. If you will do this, we shall see the salvation of God revealed in all the churches among us.” Mrs. White then offered a most earnest prayer, and the meeting closed with singing “Jesus, Lover of My Soul.”
SESSIONS 12 and 13 of the General Conference were taken up principally in the discussion of resolutions bearing on the disposition of property belonging to institutions and on the removal of the General Conference headquarters from Battle Creek. The resolution dealing with the latter was passed almost unanimously; but the place to which it should be removed was not decided upon. The dominant sentiment, however, seemed to be that New York City would be the most advantageous place for its location, as this would bring it into touch with the stream of missionary travel.
On Sabbath afternoon, April 4, A. G. Daniells preached a stirring sermon upon the conditions necessary to the finishing of the work. He began with a résumé of some of the discourses already delivered upon the soon coming of Christ and the finishing of the work in this generation, and then asked the question, What is hindering the work to-day? What is the thing to do that will cause our people to rise up and finish the delayed work? He read from the 25th chapter of Isaiah, Rom. 9:28, and Joel 2, to show what was necessary to the prosecution of God’s last great work. He said: “The great need is the reception of the Holy Spirit in its fulness. The one supreme consideration, the one great requirement of the people of God to-day, is the presence, in its fulness, of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. That alone is our sufficiency. That power will fit us for service, fitting us in such a way that we shall finish the service which it qualifies us to perform.” The speaker pleaded for a clear, strong, definite message, and deprecated any manifestation of weakness or tameness, and declared that no finishing power would ever attend this message until it was lifted up and given its supreme place in the hearts of those who were charged with giving it to the world. As showing what might be done if every Sabbath-keeper in the United States was occupying the position which it was his privilege to occupy, the speaker declared that it was possible for this people to give this message to the people of the United States within twelve months, and he prayed for that heavenly endowment which would bring it to pass.
Mrs. F. G. White spoke at the meeting Sunday morning, April 5, upon the great work before this people; the necessity of opening up the work in cities and localities where the truth has not yet been presented; the necessity of a judicious use of means for carrying on the work, the duty of paying a faithful tithe; the necessity of following the leadings of the Lord in the matter of conducting the work and in the establishment of new institutions; and advised a spirit of broad, brotherly, Christian liberality among those who are engaged in different lines of work. Men were not to be condemned because they chose to conduct their work for the Lord in a way that others might not choose to conduct it. She said, “God wants us to have hearts of pity; He wants us to have reason and judgment and the sanctification of His Spirit. He is in earnest with us. We are but His little children, and we should ever be learning of Him. Do not stand in the way of others. You may have much knowledge and much intelligence, but if the love of God is lacking, you are not prepared to enter heaven.”

THE REWARD OF SERVICE.

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The sweetest lives are those to duty wed, Whose deeds, both great and small, Are close-knit strands of an unbroken thread, Where love ennobles all. The world may sound no trumpets, ring no bells; The Book of Life the shining record tells.
Thy love shall chant its own beatitudes After its own life working. A child's kiss Set on thy singing lips shall make thee glad; A poor man served by thee shall make thee rich; A sick man helped by thee shall make thee strong; Thou shalt be served thyself by every sense Of service which thou renderest.
—Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

NOTES FROM WASHINGTON, D. C.

By J. S. Washburn

ONE man in this city, who had once kept the Sabbath while in the army and had been a member of the Church in Denver, Colo., had become discouraged, drifted into utter infidelity, burned up “Great Controversy” and all our books in 1896, has now heard the call of God again, has given up infidelity entirely and is preparing to keep the Sabbath, accepting the whole truth and loving it as never before. This is wholly and directly the work of the Lord. Never have we seen so directly as here, in many ways, the direct working of the Spirit of the living God.
I have begun meetings at the Home of the Soldiers of the regular army, which is located in Washington and is probably the finest soldiers’ home in the world. About 1,000 veterans of three wars and many years service, are there. At the first meeting there was an excellent and intelligent interest, as I spoke on our own country in prophecy, and the dangers that confronted the nation. What may develop from this I can not say.

The Memorial Church.

SINCE January 20, with the exception of Sunday, when there is no mail delivered in Washington, we have received money for the Memorial Church every day without fail up to the present date (April 1). This is generally in small sums, but enough has been sent to pay $6,200 in all on the church, which cost $12,900, leaving a balance of $6,700 yet to be paid; but, as I have $1,300 in hand toward another payment, which will be made in a few days, the debt actually stands at $5,400 with interest at 5½%, or 81 cents per day. When we consider that since Nov. 1, 1902, in five months, over $7,500 has been paid, we thank God and take courage, hoping that in a few weeks the building of this “Memorial for God” will be completely finished. We have received the mites of many widows and deeply appreciate these gifts, and especially the prayers that have followed them. Verily none who have given shall lose their reward. Yet are there not several of our people, who will come forward with a gift of $1,000 each, as one sister in St. Louis has done, or at least $500, so that the work may be quickly finished, and we have time to attend to the many calls that are pressing us? May the Lord’s call be heard and answered quickly. In the appeal by Mrs. E. G. White, which all have seen, are these words, which show how easily the church could be paid for if all will give as they are able “and the amount given by each scarcely be missed.” “If all will give what they can, the indebtedness will soon be liquidated. We pray that those who can help in this enterprise may be constrained to do so by their love for Christ. We regard the purchase of this church property as a wise step, and your co-operation in assisting the brethren there to pay for it will bring you into harmony with the beneficent purposes of the Gospel.”
Below are given the names of a few donations sent directly to me and not before reported in the SIGNS.
Previously Reported $2,189.46 Friend in Helena, Mont. $10.00
D. E. Scoles 30.00 “A Friend” .50
Mrs. Almina Hicks 1.00 A Friend 2.50
Thos. T. Heald 5.00 Sullivan Wareham 20.00
Mrs. R. H. Morton 1.00
G. R. Angove 2.00
Total $2,261.46
J. S. WASHBURN.

Arkansas Again.

Three of our brethren at Batesville, Ark., were recently arrested for doing a little honest business on Sunday. One was acquitted, and the other two were fined $25 and costs. The judge was willing to recommend a pardon, thus expressing his opinion of the prosecution. The prosecuting attorney would also agree to the pardon, provided they would pay the costs. The offense consisted in selling fruit. The judge told one of them that he could work on the farm all he wanted to. That was the provision of the first Sunday law on record—the decree of Constantine, A. D. 321, which applied only to the towns people. Brother D. F. Husbrook, one of the victims, says the people generally deem the law an unjust one; but of course some ministers and very “religious” people favor the prosecution.

IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

By Ella Cornish

Faith lights the darkest way; Hope looks unto the end; Love lifts the heart each day To Christ the pilgrims’ Friend.
There’s gain in every loss; From sorrows blessings flow; Crown follows after cross, And gladness after woe.
Then must we not repine E’en tho the way seem long; Our trials but refine, Our burdens make us strong.
Temptations triumphs bring, And conflicts, victory; Calumny’s cruel sting Drives us, O God, to Thee.
Asylum, Neb. ELLA CORNISH.

OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

A CAMP-MEETING is to be held at Lake Herman, near Madison, S. D., June 10-21.
FIVE persons have accepted the message at Nile, Wash., under the labors of Brother E. E. Smith.
THE annual camp-meeting and State Conference of Iowa is appointed for May 28 to June 7, at Colfax.
BROTHER WM. TWINING sailed from New York on the 16th inst., for Ireland, to engage in the work of the message.
BROTHER ETHAN A. BROWN, of 629 Erie Street, S. E., Minneapolis, Minn., will send a copy of Good Health to any one who will send address, and inclose stamp.
THE tract society of the Cumberland Conference has been removed from Lexington, Ky., to Louisville, 2116 W. Madison Street. Brother E. W. Carey is secretary and treasurer.
UNDER the auspices of Union College, a summer assembly will be held at College View, Neb., commencing June 10 and continuing eight weeks. Tuition, free; room and board, $2.25 per week.
A REPORT from the tract society office in Calcutta, India, says that “books and papers are going out rapidly into the country and into Burma, telling the people about the coming of the Lord and the message of the kingdom.”
BROTHER O. E. SIMPSON writes that he is enjoying the Indian work at Port Simpson, B. C., and feels that it is high time for the brethren in all the States and countries where the natives are found to take up the Gospel work among them as never before.
In a report of Brother W. A. Spicer in the Review is this statement: “I was glad to find in the West Indies that the directors of the British Bible Society in that part were able to say that our people were the most active of all in selling and distributing God’s Word.” This is a good testimony, and with our definite, emphatic message for this time it ought to be true that we are the most active in all parts. Disseminating the Gospel of the kingdom is, or ought to be, our only business. Every feature of our work is properly only a means to that one great end.
THE following extract from a letter from Brother B. E. Connerly, of Porto Rico, is taken from the New York Indicator:—
We have completed the work on our little paper, El Centinela de la Verdad, which is, being interpreted, The Sentinel of Truth. By this means we hope to spread the truth while learning to speak. We have placed in our paper a department on education, and have secured the names of over six hundred teachers to whom we will send sample copies and hope to secure their subscriptions by sending each a letter. Next month we will add a department on health and send to all the doctors of the island and thus hope to secure their aid and interest. We shall make the coming of the Lord the theme of our paper. We see so much to do we wish we were a dozen people. The people are calling for a school, and we are very sanguine that soon we shall have one. The people of Porto Rico are tired of Catholic oppression. They are looking for light.

PUBLICATIONS WANTED.

CLEAN copies of any of our periodicals, of any date, for missionary work. Address, post-paid, E. C. Green, care E. C. Needels, Albany, Mo.
CLEAN copies of the SIGNS and Review, for missionary work. Address, post-paid, J. R. Palmer, Box 34, Redding, Cal.
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