p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 56. (11/11/1915)

Rogers Mission Delayed in Tanganyika

FROM South Africa comes the word that because of the failing health of Sister Joel C. Rogers, she is obliged to leave the Tanganyika Plateau, which she and her husband reached about a year ago, after a long, toilsome journey. On account of the war, which broke out just after they arrived in this hitherto unentered region, they were not permitted to locate a mission on the site they had selected. We regret the failure of Sister Rogers's health, and also the further delay occasioned thereby. It was not decided whether Brother Rogers, after accompanying his wife to where she could go to the Cape alone, would go with her, or return to hold the situation at their prospective mission.

Mexico Open to the Gospel

MISSIONARIES tell us that Mexico is now wide open to receive the gospel. There is a growing desire on the part of the people to hear the gospel of Christ. “There is not a state of anarchy in Mexico,” writes one missionary. “Bandits do not roam about the country plundering and murdering. The great crisis that Mexico faces today is one of finances. The worst conditions are to be found in cities. In the small towns and country districts, work goes on almost the same as usual.” The feeling against Protestants is changing, and many Mexicans are coming to realize that to find Christ is the one thing essential. Several officers in the various armies are young men who have attended mission schools, and they are helping create a favorable sentiment toward missionaries. The present is therefore a favorable time for reaching Mexicans with the message, nearly the whole southern portion of the republic being now open for mission work.

Missionaries Aboard the Persia

BROTHER J. WILSON ROWLAND, one of our missionaries sailing for the Orient, September 15, on the steamship “Persia,” which is the last boat out from San Francisco on the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, as this line of steamers has been discontinued for a time, writes concerning the passengers aboard: “It would seem as if this boat were making the trip especially for the purpose of carrying missionaries. Seventy out of the ninety first-class passengers are missionaries, among whom several denominations are represented. Our own little party of fifteen are all standing the trip well.” This letter was mailed at Yokohama, Japan, indicating that the boatload of missionaries had reached port safely.

Love Constrains Missionary Service

WHEN some one asked a missionary if he liked his work in Africa, he replied: “Do I like this work?—No; my wife and I do not like dirt. We have reasonably refined sensibilities. We do not like crawling into vile huts through goat refuse. We do not like association with ignorant, filthy, brutish people. But is a man to do nothing for Christ which he does not like? God pity him, if not. Liking or disliking has nothing to do with it. We have orders to “go,” and we go. Love constrains us.” Such a love begets the strength to do the “all things.”

Livingstone’s Last Makololo Companion

THE last of David Livingstone’s Makololos, and one of a remarkable band of men who played an important part in establishing the British protectorate in Nyasaland, has recently died. His name was Mlauli, and he was the chief of the Mang’anja people. He accompanied the great missionary on his travels, and was one of the company of Makololos to whom Livingstone gave guns, and a warning to have nothing to do with the slave trade, but to “keep the country for the English.”

NOTE AND COMMENT ................................ 2

EDITORIALS

Notes From the Field, No. 1 — A Long Time Coming — The Week of Prayer ........................ 3, 4

THE WORLD-WIDE FIELD ........................ 5, 6

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF PRAYER

Victory Over Sin Through Faith in Christ, Selections From the Writings of Mrs. E. G. White ................ 7

The Church as an Evangelizing Agency, I. H. Evans ........................ 9

Current Events in the Light of Prophecy, J. T. Boettcher ........................ 11

Spiritual Power, How Obtained, E. E. Andross ........................ 13

The Need of Personal Sacrifice in Finishing the Work, W. T. Knox ........................ 16

On the Way to the Holy City, W. A. Spicer ........................ 18

The Macedonian Call, J. E. Fulton ........................ 19

Facing Solemn Issues, A. G. Daniells ........................ 21

MISCELLANEOUS ........................ 23

Harvest Ingathering

By T. E. BOWEN

On October 26, Harvest Ingathering Signs to the number of 724,342 had been sent out by the Pacific Press to fill orders. Adding to this number the 40,539 foreign copies used, gives a total of 764,881. This is 81,817 more papers than were used last year. This is encouraging.

It may be in place to suggest here that we hope all churches will see to it that there are not quantities of these good papers, either in English or in foreign languages, left unused. The Mission Board is willing to provide all the papers needed, but a great loss might easily be sustained if the papers are not used. A little care on the part of conference and church officers will accomplish much in placing all the papers where they will do good.

The honor roll of conferences having obtained their portion of the $100,000, stands as follows:— Maritime, October 21. Maine, November 1.

T. E. BOWEN.