p. 22 | Review and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 33. (7/6/1916)

Our Relatives and Friends

By Editor

THE first order reaching the publishers for Present Truth Series to be sent to relatives and friends for six months, from Sept. 1, 1916, to March 1, 1917, was sent under date of June 19, by Mrs. C. A. Newton, Holland, Ohio. The order was for twenty subscriptions, and reads as follows:—

“I read in the Review of June 22 that twenty-four cents would carry to one person one full set of twenty-four issues of the Present Truth Series, one copy mailed each week for six months. I usually pass our good literature along, in an effort to help spread the message. I am inclosing $4.80 with twenty-four names and addresses of persons who I think will read the papers.”

This first order received in this world-wide effort for our relatives and friends, beginning Sept. 1, 1916, and ending March 1, 1917, is, we trust, an index or sample of what every member, the world over, will do for his relatives and friends in this special concerted effort. The plan seems to appeal to all who know about it, and many have thus early said they would make up a large list before September 1. It is best, however, to do as Sister Newton, of Ohio, has done,—get right at it and send the list at once.

The plan is for all who have nonbelieving relatives and friends for whom they wish to do good work in presenting the message, to send them a complete set of the Present Truth Series, beginning with No. 1 and continuing to No. 24, one number to be sent, by the publishers, each week until the entire series is covered. Sending one copy each week, the series will be covered in six months. The cost will be only 24 cents for the set of 24 numbers, to be mailed, postpaid, each week for six months. This means that our relatives and friends will receive regularly each week a copy of the Present Truth Series, giving the message in the order best suited to the subjects, and in a way well calculated to prevent confusion and lead to conviction—24 strong presentations on as many of the fundamental topics of the message, or 96 large pages sparkling with the brightest message gems in print, for only 24 cents. We know of no better or cheaper way to reach this very dear class of people.

This special effort in behalf of our friends and relatives will be made simultaneously the world over, beginning September 1, this year, 1916, and ending March 1, 1917. Between now and September 1, all names and addresses should be sent in, through the tract societies, ready to begin promptly on September 1, it being very necessary to begin mailing all subscriptions at one time, and to receive no new names after that date. The effort for our friends and relatives is to be without variation, and limited to the time specified,—September 1 to March 1,—not a name to be added after September 1, and no exceptions of any kind to be made in connection with any name. It is to be a straight and regular mailing of one copy of the Present Truth Series each week to each name on the list for six months.

Through this special plan for relatives and friends we may know just what they are reading as the weeks pass. We may write to them on the subjects we know they are studying in the papers, and we may pray especially for them individually as they come to the most important subjects; and the churches may pray for them collectively, and for the special effort being made in behalf of the dearest of all in the world to our people. This plan, faithfully worked, will bring great rejoicing to thousands of our members through relatives and friends’ accepting the truth, and the blessing of heaven will be bestowed upon those taking part in it.

There will be another list started Jan. 1, 1917, which may include subscriptions, either single or in clubs, for general missionary purposes. This list will be mailed once a month, or as often as the paper is published, and will be for the new series which will begin Jan. 1, 1917. Orders for this list should be sent in at least two months previously to the beginning of the list, or by Nov. 1, 1916.

Send all orders through the tract societies for this special effort for relatives and friends, to Present Truth Series, September list. Send all orders for the new regular list, through the tract societies, to Present Truth, January-list, 1917.

Publications Wanted

By Editor

THE persons named below desire late, clean copies of our publications, sent postpaid, for use in missionary work. In sending publications care should be exercised to select only such as are free from soil and disfigurement. We have been credibly informed that some who oppose this movement and the truths which it represents answer these requests for literature, and are sending to our brethren and sisters in various parts of the country tracts and papers representing their opposition. Our workers should be careful not to confound this literature with our denominational publications, and thus unwittingly become agents in sending out matter not printed in the interests of the cause of truth.

J. H. Downes, Y. M. C. A., Cornhill, London, E. C., England.

Mrs. Kate Taylor, 8102 Plato Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.

Mrs. L. B. Sweney, 1210 John St., Albuquerque, N. Mex., desires to thank those who have sent her literature for distribution, and requests a continuous supply.

For Sale

A FARM in Madison County, Alabama, near the Tennessee line, on a branch of the N. C. & St. L. R. R. It contains 320 acres; all level, and every acre tillable. About 75 acres are improved, and the remainder is woodland. There are two dwellings on the place.

The land is not so fertile as in some other sections, but responds quite readily to improved farming methods, and is well worth the price asked for it. The locality is healthful and free from malaria, and the people are hospitable and kind.

One half the price will be given to foreign missions. This farm was once owned by Elder Haysmer. Price, $5,000. Address Tennessee River Conference, 2014 Twenty-third Ave., North, Nashville, Tenn.

Farm for Sale

THIS farm contains 112 acres, of which 22 acres are timber, and the remainder improved land. About 45 acres are level, the rest is gently rolling. All can be cultivated. The house has seven rooms. The new stock barn is 40 feet square, recently painted, has concrete foundations, concrete floors in corn bin and harness room, with haymow over all, equipped with new unloading outfit. Other accessible outbuildings make very convenient the handling of farm produce. Near by is a three-room tenement house with small barn, well, poultry house, etc. Two bearing orchards and sixty young fruit trees are on the place. Corn, cotton, wheat, oats, potatoes, strawberries, soy beans, and other crops can be grown successfully. Price, $3,000. Address Tennessee River Conference, 2014 Twenty-third Ave., North, Nashville, Tenn.

TRACTS

“The silent messengers of truth should be scattered like the leaves of autumn. . . . Vigilant missionary work must in no case be neglected. It has done much for the salvation of souls. The success of God’s work depends very much upon this. . . . The tract and missionary work is a good work. It is God’s work.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. IV, pp. 602, 603.

The statement that our publications should be circulated “like the leaves of autumn” is a very forceful illustration. The ground is frequently literally covered by the falling leaves. This comparison would seem to mean that every home should have in it some of our literature, that every individual should be left without excuse. Many homes are reached by the colporteurs with our large subscription books, and others with our magazines and periodicals. Yet there are thousands of other homes that can be reached with the message only when the members of our churches take the responsibility of supplying these homes with our tracts. Many are in the truth today because of a single tract that fell into their hands.

Our evangelical tracts have recently been revised and are now issued in two series—the Words of Truth Series and the Bible Students’ Library. Over three hundred thousand of these tracts have been shipped from the Review and Herald office since January 1. In these two series the following tracts are published:—

WORDS OF TRUTH SERIES

No.	Title	Price
1.	The Coming of the Lord	$ .00¼
2.	The Christian’s Privilege	.00½
3.	Jesus Died for You	.00½
4.	A Challenge to Protestants	.00½
5.	Fundamental Principles of Seventh-Day Adventists	.01
6.	Candid Admissions	.00½
7.	How Esther Read Her Bible	.00½
8.	Some One Cares for Your Soul	.00½
9.	Prayer	.01
10.	Back to the Old Paths	.01
11.	The Law in Christ, or the Relation Between the Law and the Gospel	.02
12.	Come; for All Things are Now Ready	.01
13.	Looking unto Jesus	.00½
14.	Come, Lord Jesus	.00¼
15.	The Benefits of Bible Study	.00½
16.	What to Do with Doubt	.00½
17.	Its and Why’s of Baptism	.01¼
18.	Sanctification, or Bible Conversion	.01
19.	The Seventh or One Seventh	.00½
20.	Should Not Christians Keep the Sabbath? (revised)	.02
21.	Which Day do You Keep, and Why?	.00½
22.	Is the End Near?	.00½
23.	The Best Day	.02½
24.	Ownership and Tithing	.00½
25.	Are Christians under Grace to Keep the Law?	.00½
26.	Tithing (new)	.01½
27.	False Hope of a Second Probation (revised matter and title)	.02
28.	Hypnotism, What is It?	.03
29.	The Seven Last Plagues (revised)	.03
30.	Destiny of the Wicked (new)	.01
31.	The Sure Promises of God	.00¼
32.	Can We Know?	.00½
33.	Is Sunday the Sabbath?	.00½
34.	The Day of the Sabbath	.01
35.	The Third Angel’s Message (revised)	.00¼
36.	Heralds of His Coming	.01½

No.	Title	Price
37.	Is Man Immortal?	$ .01
38.	Winning of Margaret	.01
39.	Spiritualism	.00½
40.	Second Coming of Christ	.00½
41.	Court Week in Heaven	.00¼

BIBLE STUDENTS’ LIBRARY

No.	Title	Price
1.	Without Excuse	$ .00½
2.	The Manner of Christ’s Coming	.01
3.	The Temporal Millennium	.01½
4.	We Would See Jesus	.01
5.	Waymarks to the Holy City	.01
6.	The Great Day of the Lord	.02½
7.	Signs of the End	.01
8.	What is “Done Away” in Christ?	.01½
9.	“Under the Law” or “Under Grace”?	.01
10.	The Ceremonial and the Moral Law Distinguished	.01
11.	A Perfect Law	.00½
12.	Perpetuity of the Law	.01
13.	The Way to Christ	.01
14.	The Sufferings of Christ	.02
15.	Spiritualism: Its Source and Character	.01
16.	Should Christians be Members of Secret Societies?	.01½
17.	Topical Bible Studies	.01½
18.	Bible Baptism	.00½
19.	Answers to Queries on the Eastern Question	.00½
20.	Jewish	.00½
21.	Thoughts for the Candid	.00½
22.	Tormented Forever and Ever	.01
23.	The Rich Man and Lazarus	.01
24.	Why Not Found Out Before?	.00½
25.	The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast	.02
26.	The New Testament Sabbath	.01
27.	Who Changed the Sabbath?	.01
28.	Elihu on the Sabbath	.01
29.	The Christian Sabbath	.02
30.	Sabbath in the Greek	.00½
31.	Russellism, or the Coming of a False Christ	.02

Prophecy and the Bahai Movement

THE daily press often publishes notes which remind one of the fulfilment of prophecy. We are told that in the last days men’s hearts will fail them for fear as they think of the things coming on the earth. There is another prophecy which says that false prophets will arise and deceive many. Both of these scriptures seem to be fulfilled by a prophecy made by a prophetess of the Bahai cult.

Bahaism claims to be the sum total and union of all religions. The Bahaist believes in the equal recognition of Moses, Christ, and Mohammed. The movement claims 9,000,000 adherents among Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Jews, Mohammedans, and Christians. It has even spread to the United States, where it has representatives in twenty-one cities.

The Bahai prophetess referred to predicts a tremendous war in America, “greater, far greater, than the war in Europe.” She claims, however, that the angel of destruction is to wipe out all the mean, selfish, and wicked from all portions of the world, and that about Dec. 31, 1999, there will be left 144,000 “angel-marked individuals” inhabiting the earth. This prophecy of a coming millennium on this earth is, of course, contrary to the teachings of the Scriptures, which point to a reign of the saints in heaven during the thousand years.

THE Papacy is making every effort to assure herself a place in the peace congress which it is thought will be called at the conclusion of the present European war. It is doubtless her purpose to do what she can to recover her lost prestige, and possibly even her lost temporal power.

A dispatch from Rome published in the Washington Post of May 23, indicates that Italy will probably protest vigorously against any participation by the Vatican in peace negotiations. Signor Ernesto Nathan, former mayor of Rome, and leader of the anticlerical party in Italy, is said to maintain that the Pope as head of the church has no place in a peace congress, unless the heads of all other churches whose communities have been involved in the war shall also be present. This opinion, however, is not unanimous among Italian leaders, for some are inclined to grant the right of the Papacy to have a share in the peace negotiations. This dispatch from Rome also asserts “that Germany and Austria will insist on the Vatican’s having a representative when the peace parley is finally opened.”

What do the prophecies of the Bible indicate will take place? Our minds turn to the passage in Revelation where it says that the ten kings shall be of one mind to give their power and authority to the beast. To the Bible student this seems to indicate a reestablishment of the political power of the Papacy.

John Holder Enters Caribbean Mission Work

JOHN HOLDER, of Ohio, has accepted a call to field missionary work in the West Caribbean Conference. He sailed from New Orleans for Panama July 28.

Edmed Family Called to Great Britain

WE learn from South Africa that, in harmony with recommendations made at the last autumn council, Elder H. J. Edmed, accompanied by Sister Edmed and their daughter, sailed last month for England. The British Union has invited Elder Edmed to engage in evangelistic work in Great Britain.

Camp Meeting Reports and Book Sales

GENERAL ministerial workers returning from the early camp meetings report good meetings. Especially large sales of books were made at a number of the camp meetings, the believers purchasing many sets of the Testimonies for their own use, and many volumes of other books for sale on return to their homes.

Missionaries Continue Work Amid Persian Uprisings

BROTHER GUY DAIL reports the safe arrival in Germany of Sister Staubert and her children, who were compelled to remain alone in Persia for some months after Brother Staubert’s return to Germany soon after the war began. Brother and Sister Oster continue their work in Persia. They were well at last report, but hindered somewhat in their work because of further uprisings among the Kurds. Courageously they labor on in this troubled field, the love of souls holding them at their post. We know that many are remembering these workers in prayer.

Missionary Party Sailing Delayed

Owing to delay in the ship’s sailing schedule, the first party of workers for the Asiatic Division will sail from San Francisco August 1, instead of July 26, as originally planned. This will be one of the largest missionary parties ever sent out by us.

Brown Brothers Begin Work in Honduras

Last week Henry Brown and his wife left San Francisco for their new field in southern Honduras. They will settle in a section where but little has heretofore been done, aside from some school work. Evangelistic colporteur work will now be carried on. We learn that Henry’s brother, Harry C. Brown, also accompanies them, to engage in the book work.

Elder C. E. Peckover Dies

WITH sadness we chronicle the loss of a faithful gospel worker, Elder C. E. Peckover, who died in Boulder, Colo., June 27. Elder Peckover began his ministry in the Middle West, and labored for a time in the opening of our work in the Canal Zone, Panama, where his health broke. Recovering, he accepted a call to Jamaica, West Indies. For the last six years, however, he had retired from active service. We mourn a brother in the ranks of the ministry, and assure his bereaved wife and children and the members of his family of the sympathy and prayers of their brethren.

A Rapidly Developing Work

AN interesting report from Elder Frederick Lee has come to hand and will be printed soon, describing a pioneer trip which he with Dr. A. C. Selmon took into the province of Shen-si, northwestern China. The trip was full of peril,—perils on the water, perils by land, and perils among robbers. Speaking of this trip and its experiences and deliverances, Elder J. E. Fulton, secretary of the Asiatic Division, says, “Truly the day of miracles is not past.”

Some time ago Sabbath keepers were reported in that region, who had come to a knowledge of the truth through reading our papers. The interest centers in three walled villages of from three hundred to one thousand inhabitants each. Gospel Village is one of the best-known missionary centers in all northwest China.

In a letter from Dr. Selmon, written while there, he says, “Before leaving we shall make provision for four schools; also organize three, possibly four, Sabbath schools.” A native pastor will be stationed in Gospel Village, but it is evident that an experienced worker from America must soon take the oversight of the rapidly developing interest there.