Earlier text: NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTSYear Book Revisions
By H. E. Rogers
THE following changes, relating mostly to conference officers and office addresses, have been made since the publication of the 1910 Year Book, and may be noted by those desiring to revise that publication:— Alberta Conference: Secretary and treasurer of conference and tract society, F. L. Hommel. Arkansas Conference: Secretary of Educational and Missionary Volunteer departments, J. W. Norwood; corresponding secretary, W. I. Morey. Atlantic Union Conference: Field missionary agent, C. J. Tolf, South Lancaster, Mass. Australasian Union Conference: Cable address, Adventist, Sydney. Brazil Publishing House: Cable address, Adventista, Sao Paulo, Sao Bernardo, Brazil, South America. British Columbia Conference: President, J. G. Walker, with office at 1708 Maple St., Vancouver, British Columbia; assistant secretary and treasurer, and secretary of Sabbath-school and Young People's departments, Mrs. Birdie Conway; provincial agent, E. R. Potter. California Conference: Office address, 601 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, Cal.; field and periodical agent, W. H. Covell; field missionary agent, E. S. Horsman. Central American Conference: President, N. V. Willess. Central New England Conference: Field missionary agent, D. W. Percy. Chesapeake Conference: President, R. T. Baer, Baltimore, Md. Colorado Conference: Missionary Volunteer secretary, C. S. Prout. Columbia Union Conference: Office address, 1900 Seventh St., Baltimore, Md.; Missionary Volunteer and union missionary secretary, I. D. Richardson, Silver Spring, Md. Cumberland Conference: President, P. G. Stanley, 1217 Duncan Ave., Chattanooga, Tenn. District of Columbia Conference: Secretary and treasurer, Miss Matilda Earle, 1210 Twelfth St., N. W., Washington, D. C.; Field missionary agent, H. H. Johnson. Eastern Pennsylvania Conference: Secretary of Sabbath-school and Missionary Volunteer departments, Miss M. A. Bristol. French Conference: President, T. Nussbaum. Hamburg Office: Cable address, Advent, Hamburg. Indiana Conference: Field missionary agent, N. L. Taylor. Iowa Conference: Field missionary secretary, F. F. Fry, Nevada, Iowa. Japan Mission: Director, F. H. DeVinney. Kansas Conference: Field missionary secretary, Miss Maggie Ogden. Lake Union Conference: Medical secretary, O. R. Cooper. Minnesota Conference: Field missionary agent, Floyd Stratton; missionary secretary, Leslie D. Trott. Mississippi Conference: Treasurer, Beulah Callicott, Amory, Miss.; field missionary agent, H. G. Miller, Grenada, Miss. New Jersey Conference: Secretary and treasurer of the conference and tract society, Clarence Lawry, with office at 1635 Broad St., Trenton, N. J. New York Conference: President, J. W. Lair. Northern France Mission: Superintendent, J. Curdy. North Michigan Conference: Secretary and treasurer of conference and tract society, Ina Baird. Northern Union Conference: Educational and Missionary Volunteer secretary, W. W. Ruble; medical secretary, Dr. C. W. Heald; missionary secretary, C. M. Babcock; religious liberty secretary, M. N. Campbell; union missionary secretary, W. L. Manful, 2718 Third Ave., South, Minneapolis, Minn. North Dakota Conference: President, C. J. Buhalts, R. F. D. 4, Harvey, N. D. Ohio Conference: Secretary of tract society, J. I. Cassell; field missionary agent, F. B. Numbers. Oklahoma Conference: Field missionary agent, E. L. Neff. Pacific Union Conference: President, G. A. Irwin; treasurer, J. J. Ireland; union field agent, A. A. Cone; missionary secretary, J. R. Ferren. Roman-Swiss Conference: President, H. H. Dexter. South Dakota Conference: President, C. M. Babcock, Box 686, Sioux Falls, S. D.; secretary, A. F. Schmidt, Elk Point, S. D. Southern California Conference: Secretary tract society and missionary secretary, Ernest Lloyd. Southeastern Union Conference: Religious liberty secretary, Charles Thompson; medical secretary, Dr. J. H. Neall, 247 Boulevard, Atlanta, Ga. Southern Union Conference: Secretary and treasurer, W. A. Wilcox, with office address Room 55, Cole Building, Nashville, Tenn. Southwestern Union Conference: President, G. F. Watson, Keene, Tex. South African Union Conference: Secretary of Sabbath-school Department, R. G. Ryan; secretary of the Educational Department, C. P. Crager. Southern Publishing Association: Branch office, 810 Jackson Ave., New Orleans, La.; E. H. Rees, manager. Southern Illinois Conference: President, E. A. Bristol; field missionary agent, E. M. Fishell. Southern New England Conference: Field missionary agent, H. C. Wilcox. Tennessee River Conference: Secretary and treasurer of conference and tract society, Thomas E. Pavey, Hazel, Ky. Texas Conference: Missionary Volunteer secretary, Mrs. Flora Watson, Keene, Tex. Utah Conference: Office address, Rooms 6 and 7 Eagle Block, Salt Lake City, Utah. West Virginia Conference: President, F. H. Robbins, 94 Winsley St., Morgantown, W. Va.; secretary and treasurer of conference and tract society, C. V. Hamer, with office at 1212 Seventh St., Parkersburg, W. Va. West Michigan Conference: President, S. E. Wight, Otsego, Mich.; Educational and Sabbath-school secretary, Mrs. Flora H. Williams, 467 Hamblin Ave., Battle Creek, Mich.; missionary secretary, O. L. Denslow, Otsego, Mich. Wisconsin Conference: Field missionary agent, Frank Halderson. Western Canadian Union Conference: Union missionary secretary, Miss Bertha D. Shaw; union field agent, W. V. Sample. West Caribbean Conference: Field missionary agent, C. F. Innis. This department is conducted especially for the accommodation of the Seventh-day Adventist readers of this paper. No advertisements of “agents wanted,” and no “promotion” or “colonization” enterprises will be printed in this column. Brief business notices will be published subject to the discretion of the publishers, and on compliance with the following— Any person unknown to the managers of this paper must send with his advertisement satisfactory written recommendation. Such recommendation should come from one of our ministers, or from the elder of a Seventh-day Adventist church. It is not enough to refer to some individual by name. Secure his recommendation in writing, and send it. We open no accounts for advertising, and cash must accompany each order. A charge of one dollar will be made for each insertion of forty words or less. Each additional word, initial, or group of figures in excess of forty, will cost three cents. No discount for several insertions. WANTED.—Man and his wife to assist us on the mission farm. Any one interested should write for particulars to E. B. Van Dorn, R. F. D. 2, LaGrange, Ill. WANTED.—A graduate lady nurse. Must be an Adventist. Write, stating experience and wages expected, to the Otter Lake Medical and Surgical Sanitarium, Otter Lake, Mich. HYGIENIC VEGETABLE COOKING OIL.—5 gal., $4; two 5-gal. cans, $8; ½ bbl. (about 32 gal.), 72c a gal. Prices subject to market changes. Address Dr. O. C. Godsmark, Chattanooga, Tenn. FOR SALE.—New, inspiring Scripture postcards. Beautifully embossed. Lead everything in the market. 200 assorted, post-paid, 90c per 100. Don’t delay a moment, but write at once to the Waterbury Specialty Co., Brandon, Wis. NOTICE.—We include extra foods for freight on $10 shipments east of Colorado (half to Texas), oil and 45-lb. cans nut butter excepted. All can afford these foods at our low prices, freight paid. Address Nashville Sanitarium Food Factory, Nashville, Tenn. TABLEWARE.—We have arranged to give a large number of fifty-piece dinner sets, with a beautiful gold and rose decoration, with small orders for our elegant 12 x 16 Bible mottoes. We pay the freight. Write for illustrated circular. Southern Bible Motto Co., Madison, Tenn. I MAKE a High Pressure Steam Canner for home and market canning. Cans everything so it keeps without preservatives. Surpasses every other canner on the market. Supplies a long-looked-for article. Every family should have one. Price within the reach of all. Send for circular. Jethro Kloss, St. Peter, Minn. PROPHETIC CHARTS.—Complete sets, or separate pieces, painted in fast oil colors on heavy embroidery cloth; can be washed. These charts are similar to samples exhibited at the General Conference, in Washington, 1909. Samples may be seen at the General Conference Office, Publishing Department, Takoma Park. For information, sizes, prices, etc., write to G. S. Vreeland, Graysville, Tenn. NOTICE.—The Otter Lake (Mich.) Medical and Surgical Sanitarium makes a specialty of the care and treatment of the insane, in addition to doing a general line of work. We have been very successful in all lines of our work. We do considerable surgical work, and excellent results have attended this effort. Our rates are low. Write for Sanitarium Blue Book. Address Otter Lake Medical and Surgical Sanitarium, Otter Lake, Mich.22 BIBLE MOTTOES.—Size 12 x 16. 1,000,000 Beauties. Special offer: 100, $5; 200, $9. (Father and mother, 200, $11. These are world winners.) New Spanish mottoes about June 15. Send stamp to Hampton Art Co., Hampton, Iowa. FOR SALE.—Sanitarium Cooking Oil, pure and healthful; no odor, keeps indefinitely; 5-gal. can, $4; 10-gal. can, $7.90; ½ bbl. (30 gal.), 73 cents a gal.; 1 bbl. (50 gal.), 72 cents a gal. Address Sanitarium Cooking Oil Co., Louisville, Ky. HAVING had an accident rendering me unable to labor, I offer my property for sale. One acre, with six-room house, abundance of fruit and garden truck; 1 mile from town. Price, $1,500. Address Robert Sawyer, R. F. D. 2, Box 59, Pomona, Cal. WANTED.—Position by mechanical engineering graduate, having fifteen months’ machine-shop experience. Would prefer automobile, motorcycle, or motor-boat construction, but not necessarily. Wish permanent position. Sabbath-keeper. Best of references. Correspondence solicited. W. E. England, 1923 Uber St., Philadelphia, Pa. WE want every Seventh-day Adventist family to know about Clyro Antiseptic Salve. It is a carbolated, highly antiseptic ointment, excellent for sores, bruises, burns, sunburn, scalds, chaps, scrofulous, rough skin, etc.; also makes skin soft and velvety. Send 25 cents for large-size box, post-paid. Ashley Chemical Co., Takoma Park, D. C. THE following-named persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, post-paid: — George O. States, Cedaredge, Colo. Reginald Etheredge, Stapleton, Ala. W. H. Cox, 424 Cooper Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo. Elizabeth Smith, 1918 Albany St., Brunswick, Ga., Signs, tracts, Words of Truth Series, and Watchman Leaflets. James M. Johnston, Hickory, N. C., Little Friend, Instructor, Signs, Watchman, Gospel Sentinel, and Protestant Magazine. J. W. York, R. F. D. 7, Box 86, Paducah, Ky., would like any of our denominational literature. He especially desires tracts on the Sabbath. Mrs. L. Campa, Corpus Christi, Tex., desires to thank those who have sent papers to her address, and would now be glad to receive copies of our papers printed in Spanish, for work among the Mexican people. C. N. Moulton, Villa Duarte, Santo Domingo, Haiti, Signs of the Times, Watchman, Liberty, Protestant Magazine, and Instructor, to distribute on ships touching at ports on this island, and to use in other ways among the people here. Please note that, in mailing literature here, double rates, or one cent for every two ounces or fraction thereof, should be paid in advance; otherwise we must pay excessive rates when it is received. Hackett.—Byron Eugene Hackett, of Liberty Center, Ohio, passed to rest on March 30, 1910, having attained the age of sixty-one years. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, who seek comfort in their sorrow in the promises of John 14:1-3.
A. C. Shannon. Boles.—Died at Dixie, Ga., May 18, 1910. Mrs. Navey Boles, aged 37 years, 9 months, and 27 days. A sorrowing husband, four small children, and many relatives and friends are left to mourn. She accepted the third angel's message when quite young, and continued faithful till death. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral from Hosea 13:14.
C. P. Stephenson. Prettyman.—Vivian Edward Prettyman was born in Douglas County, Minnesota, March 29, 1901, and died in Batavia, Minn., May 27, 1910, aged 9 years, 1 month, and 28 days. Vivian was a Christian boy, and beloved by all who knew him. Shortly before he died, he said he knew Jesus would own him as one of his children. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from John 14:1-3.
S. A. Ruskjer. Meredith.—Died at her home in Berea, W. Va., April 19, 1910, our dear mother, Elizabeth Bee Meredith, aged 65 years, 11 months, and 11 days. She has been a believer in the third angel's message for more than twenty years, and we look forward with bright hope to meeting her in the resurrection morning. The funeral was held in the Pine Grove church at Berea, the service being conducted by Rev. Mr. Ford, of the Seventh-day Baptist Church. Interment was made at the Pine Grove Cemetery.
John E. and Belle Meredith. True.—William M., son of Frederic D. and Sarah E. True, was born near Knightstown, Henry Co., Ind., April 19, 1876, and died at the home of his brother, C. D. True, at Knightstown, March 29, 1910, aged 33 years, 13 months, and 10 days. In 1892, under the labors of Elder J. M. Rees, he accepted the faith of the Seventh-day Adventists, and united with the church at Kennard. By his death he, the youngest of the family, leaves his mother, three brothers, three sisters, and a host of friends to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral by the writer.
Morris Lukens. Bates.—Mary E. Stewart was born in Canada in 1849; was married to Jonathan Bates in 1865; and died in St. Petersburg, Fla., May 21, 1910, aged sixty-one years. Sister Bates died in meeting, on Sabbath day, immediately after bearing her testimony. The husband and eight children survive her. Brother and Sister Bates have lived for some years in St. Petersburg, and are well known.
W. S. Chapman. Gallez.—Sister Evangeline Gallez was born in France, Oct. 16, 1865, and died April 9, 1910, aged 44 years, 5 months, and 24 days. July 16, 1887, she was married to Isaac Gallez, who, with two children, a son and a daughter, remains to mourn her loss. In early youth Sister Gallez accepted present truth, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. For fifteen years she has been a faithful, earnest child of the Lord.
E. W. Catlin. Hotchkiss.—Ella Nora Hotchkiss was born May 4, 1860, in Atlanta, Ga., and died May 3, 1910, in Tampa, Fla. A husband and two children are left to mourn. She accepted the truth in Bartow about two years and a half ago, and ever remained faithful to its teachings. The funeral services were conducted in the Tampa church, by the writer. A large number of friends gathered to pay their last tribute to a life that was made fragrant by deeds of kindness and Christian love.
LeRoy T. Crisler. Dean.—Robert Leander, son of Leander and Mary M. Dean, was born March 1, 1908, and died May 24, 1910, aged 2 years, 2 months, and 23 days. His brief existence in this world was a source of great joy and happiness, but the cause of much sorrow when he closed his eyes in his last sleep. The funeral service was held in the Seventh-day Adventist church in La Grange, Ohio, where many friends came to express their sympathy. Words of comfort were spoken from John 11:25.
John Francis Olmstead. Clapper.—Eunice Ann Hanley was born July 22, 1857, and died near Hartford City, Blackford Co., Ind., March 31, 1910, aged 52 years, 8 months, and 9 days. Jan. 23, 1879, she was married to Theodore Clapper. Early in life she became a Christian, uniting, at the age of seventeen, with the Methodist Protestant Church. Under the labors of Elders Lane and Henderson, she became a Seventh-day Adventist in 1886, and remained a faithful member of the Hartford City church until death. Sister Clapper leaves a husband, two sons, three daughters, one sister, nine grandchildren, and a host of friends to mourn. The funeral service was conducted by the writer.
Morris Lukens. Lee.—Died at Mascot, Harlan Co., Neb., W. H. Lee, aged 61 years, 7 months, and 27 days. He was born in Ohio. When a boy, his parents moved to Iowa, where he was married to Anna H. Buna in 1867. To this union were born eight children, four of whom are living. In 1890 the mother of the children died, and in 1896 he was married to Mary A. Bradshaw. In January, 1910, he was converted, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church of Norwalk, Cal. He rejoiced in the truth, and bore his affliction patiently. He leaves a wife, three sons, one daughter, four sisters, one brother, and a large circle of friends to mourn.
O. E. Jones. Morrill.—William Morrill was born in Claremont, Ohio, April 14, 1822, and died near Watonga, Okla., May 21, 1910, aged 88 years, 7 months, and 7 days. He was twice married, and was the father of fifteen children, nine of whom are living. His first wife, Elizabeth Hollingsworth Morrill, died in 1855; and his second wife, Hester Brown Morrill, died in 1898. In his younger days he was a member of the Methodist Church, but in 1875 he united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which he remained a member till the time of his death. A large number of friends were present at the funeral, which was conducted by Elder David Voth, assisted by the writer.
E. L. Neff. Hughes.—Died in Gainesville, Ga., May 26, 1910, Sister L. J. Hughes, aged 55 years, 10 months, and 29 days. She was born in Jackson County, Georgia, June 27, 1854, and in 1873 was married to J. T. Hughes. Eighteen years ago the light of present truth came to her, and she gladly accepted it, and has since rejoiced in the blessed hope. The last eight years of her life were spent in Gainesville, Ga., where her husband, two sons, two brothers, three sisters, with a host of friends, are left to mourn. The writer spoke words of comfort to the bereaved ones, from Rom. 8:23.
S. T. Shadel. Stephens.—Died at Oelrichs, S. D., March 29, 1910, our dear mother, Caroline Stephens, aged eighty years and eight days. She was born near Ithaca, N. Y., March 21, 1830, and was married to John Jewell at the age of twenty-eight. Seven children were born to them, of whom the two youngest survive her. Father died twenty-two years ago; and four years later mother was married to Jesse L. Stephens, who died four years ago. At the age of sixteen, she was converted, and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. Last year she was baptized at the camp-meeting held at Crawford, Neb., and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Funeral services were held at Oelrichs, conducted by R. N. Rooks (Baptist), and afterward at Ithaca, N. Y., by B. F. Toby (Congregationalist).
F. Burton Jewell. Neucomb.—Marilla Reeder was born in November, 1854, in Montcalm County, Michigan; was married to H. J. Neucomb, of Carson City, Mich., in November, 1872; and died in Lansing, Mich., May 20, 1910. When a young girl, she joined the United Brethren Church; but about 1875 she saw the light of present truth, and gladly accepted it, first becoming a member of the church at Carson City, and later transferring her membership to the church at Lansing. A short service was held at her home church, after which the remains were taken to Carson City, where the funeral was held. The service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder W. C. Hebner, after which the deceased was laid to rest in the village of Hubbardston.
L. G. Moore.
(Lake Union Herald, please copy) Barcus.—Died at Sioux City, Iowa, May 22, 1910, Obedience Ann Barcus, aged 63 years, 5 months, and 22 days. She was born in Edgar County, Illinois, Nov. 30, 1846. At the age of twenty she was married to James T. Barcus. In 1871 she accepted present truth. Her life was characterized by a spirit of earnestness and devotion. She often crossed the Missouri River in wind and storm to attend meeting with isolated Sabbath-keepers in Nebraska. She is survived by her husband and five children. The funeral was held in the Seventh-day Adventist church at Blencoe, and was attended by almost the whole community where she had spent nearly forty-four years of her life. By request of the deceased, the writer preached the funeral sermon, using the text found in Eze. 18:22. Interment was made in the cemetery at Blencoe.
Arthur McClintock. Clark.—On May 25, 1910, in a runaway accident, Mr. Giles Deloss Clark received a blow on the head that resulted in his death on the following morning, May 26, at the age of forty-nine years and three days. The widowed wife, with five small children, an aged mother, two brothers, and one sister, live to mourn the loss of a kind husband, father, and brother. Although Mr. Clark had not fully accepted the truth, his sympathies were with us, and he willingly contributed to its support. Sister Clark has been in the message from her youth. May God's promises to the widow and the fatherless be her comfort now. The funeral services were held at Milton Junction, where the deceased lived at the time of his death, and a large audience testified to the sympathy extended. The words of 2 Cor. 4:17, 18, formed the basis of remarks by the writer.
W. W. Stebbins.23 Wiese.—Sister George W. Wiese (née Albert), formerly of Winona, Minn., died at her home in Paradise, N. D., May 2, 1910, aged 31 years, 5 months, and 28 days. Her husband and three children have firm faith that they will see her in that day when the Lord shall claim his own. As no Adventist minister was present, the undersigned spoke to the assembled friends and relatives.
Wm. Bormann. Woodworth.—Mrs. Joseph Woodworth died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Wilband, at Vancouver, B. C., Feb. 24, 1910, at the age of eighty-seven years. She heard present truth preached at Albert Mines, New Brunswick, about thirteen years ago, since which time she has kept the Sabbath. She was a cheerful, earnest Christian, and was beloved by all who knew her. We fully expect to meet her in the morning of the first resurrection.
F. H. Conway. Rose.—John Rose was born in Austria in 1844, and died April 16, 1910. He came to this country many years ago. Here he made friends, and formed ties that have been the comfort of his later years. About twenty-five years ago he accepted the truth of the third angel's message, which has been his source of rejoicing in every trial. The bereaved companion and a large circle of friends have comfort in the promise of the soon appearing of our Lord. The writer conducted the funeral service, which was held in Clyde, Ohio.
A. C. Shannon. Scribner.—Died at Hildebran, N. C., May 13, 1910, J. L. Scribner, aged fifty-seven years. Brother Scribner was an earnest Christian, and his chief interest was for the advancement of the message. He was cheerful and patient during his entire sickness, and made friends wherever he went. A sorrowing widow, one son, and a daughter, with a large circle of friends, are left to mourn. He rests in the cemetery at Hildebran, in full hope of a glorious resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer, from Rev. 14:13 and Isa. 57:1, 2.
G. W. Wells. Dent.—Samuel G. Dent was born in Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 26, 1862, and died April 30, 1910. For ten years he was a Baptist minister. Through the efforts of the writer, Brother Dent, with his wife and children, accepted the truths of the third angel's message in April, 1907. He first entered the work as a canvasser, and later took up Bible work. He loved the truth, and had a burden for souls. A wife and eight children are left to mourn. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral by W. A. Holmes, pastor of the M. E. church, from Acts 10:34, 35.
Elizabeth Smith. Fast.—Washington Fast was born in Ohio, May 23, 1840, and died April 22, 1910, aged seventy years and eleven months. Early in life he moved to southern Michigan. Here he studied the Bible, became convinced that the seventh day is the Sabbath, and began to observe it before hearing a Sabbath preacher. Later he came to Wexford County, where he was married to Maria Kinney, Aug. 3, 1885. He was one of the first members of the Messick church. He leaves a wife, two children, and twelve grandchildren to mourn. The funeral services were conducted by the writer, who spoke from Rev. 15:13.
L. G. Nyman. Pierce.—Theodore Colburn Pierce was born Sept. 5, 1829, at Greece, Monroe Co., N. Y., and died in Charlotte, Mich., May 4, 1910, aged 80 years, 7 months, and 29 days. In 1844 he came to Michigan, settling at Lee Township in Calhoun County. Eight years later he was married to Charity M. Sebolt, who survives. One son, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren are also left to mourn. In 1870, under the labors of Elder D. H. Lamson, Brother Pierce accepted present truth, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist church at Charlotte, of which he was a member at the time of his death. The funeral service was held at the home on Sabbath, May 7. Text, Num. 23:10, last sentence.
S. D. Hartwell. Maracle.—William C. Maracle was born April 3, 1819, and died May 10, 1910, at the home of his youngest son on the Six Nations' Reservation, Ontario, Canada. Brother Maracle was a Sabbath-keeper for about ten years before his death. The funeral service was conducted by the writer.
B. E. Manuel. King.—Died March 10, 1910, at Molson, Wash., Mrs. Marietta King, in the fifty-fifth year of her age. She was born in Poysippi, Wis., May 4, 1855, and was married in 1873 to J. H. King, who, with four children, survives her. She accepted present truth in 1874, under the labors of Elders Grant and Dimmick, in Minnesota, and has always been faithful to its teachings. Words of comfort were spoken by Elder Thompson (Methodist), from John 14:1-3.
J. H. King. Sevey.—William C. Sevey was born in Potsdam, N. Y., July 14, 1825, and died May 18, 1910. He came to Michigan in the early forties, and enlisted in the Mexican War in 1846. At the close of the war he settled in Bowne Township, Kent Co., Mich., where he united his lot with that of Miss Mary Crandall, who survives him, with their son and two daughters. Brother Sevey accepted the faith of Seventh-day Adventists in 1856. In 1866 he moved with his family to the township of Wright. He helped to prepare the grounds for the first camp-meeting held by this people. The funeral was held in the Wright church.
S. E. Wight. Stillman.—Mary E. Fairchild was born in West Winfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y., Aug. 18, 1839; was married to Dr. W. D. Stillman in January, 1865; and died March 11, 1910, in Granton, Wis. She accepted the third angel's message in 1872, and was baptized by Elder R. F. Cottrell. Sister Stillman was a zealous missionary, and placed reading-matter in the hands of all her neighbors and the strangers who came to her door. She was for many years a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Madison, Wis., but during her last years was a member of the church in Granton. Her husband brought her remains to Madison, where she was buried in the country near their former home. The funeral service was conducted by the writer, assisted by Elder W. W. Stebbins.
C. McReynolds. Cavaness.—Charles Tanzey Cavaness was born in Morgan County, Indiana, Dec. 18, 1847, and died at his home in Chiles, Kan., May 29, 1910, aged 62 years, 5 months, and 11 days. He came to Kansas in 1857. In 1870 he was united in marriage to Mary Williams, both being graduates of the Kansas State Normal. To this union were born three children, two sons and one daughter, all of whom survive him, his death being the first break in the family circle. Until about fourteen years ago, the family resided in Lyon County, Kansas. The deceased served several years in the offices of county treasurer and superintendent of education of Lyon County. Early in life he was converted and was a member of the Christian Church until about sixteen years ago, when he united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which he remained an active and esteemed member until his death. For several years past he has been auditor of the Central Union Conference, in the duties of which office he traveled extensively in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. He also held offices of trust in the Kansas Conference. His kind and genial disposition won for him many warm friends wherever he labored. In his death the denomination with which he was officially connected, the community in which he resided, the church of which he was a member, and especially the family of which he was an exemplary head, sustain a loss which will be deeply felt. The funeral service, which was largely attended by neighbors and friends, was conducted by the writer in the Baptist church of his home town. Words of comfort and instruction were spoken, based on Rev. 14:13. We laid him away in the Wagstaff Cemetery, to await the call of the Life-giver.
A. T. Robinson. Carey.—Fell asleep, Jan. 19, 1910, Austin L. Carey, aged 74 years, 4 months, and 7 days. He accepted the truth in Wood County, Ohio, twenty-eight years ago, and became a member of the church near Bowling Green. Several subsequent years of his life were spent at Mount Vernon, Ohio, and the last eight years at Hildebran, N. C., where he had moved to assist a needy cause. Out of seven living children five have accepted the message, two of whom are in the ministry. Funeral services were conducted by Elders G. W. Wells and D. T. Shireman, at Pilgrim's Rest.
E. W. Carey. Bosworth.—Henry Hezekiah Bosworth was born in Hebron, Washington Co., N. Y. At the time of the Civil War, he enlisted, and served his country faithfully three years, contracting diseases from which he never fully recovered. June 12, 1867, in Lorain County, Ohio, he was married to Miss Sarah Hawley, who, with one son, survives him. June 3, 1886, he joined the Seventh-day Adventist church at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, of which he remained a faithful member until his death. On account of his wife's illness, the Iowa Soldiers' Home at Marshalltown has been his temporary home since December, 1909. Here, April 2, 1910, he fell asleep, aged eighty-four years and one day. The funeral service was conducted by Elder E. G. Olsen in the chapel on the grounds, after which he was laid to rest in the Soldiers' Home cemetery.
Samuel U. Bosworth. Sisley.—Susannah Sisley, better known by her many friends as “Grandma Sisley,” was born at Tunbridge Wells, England, Feb. 5, 1820, and died at Avondale School, Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia, March 29, 1910, of old age, being in her ninety-first year. Mother Sisley became connected with Seventh-day Adventists through her eldest son, who was afterward known among this people as Elder John Sisley. He came to the United States, and settled at Convis, Mich., near Battle Creek. Here he accepted present truth, and sent the message home to his parents in England. After years of careful investigation, mother accepted the truth. Her husband having died in 1859, and there being no Seventh-day Adventists whom she knew in England, she decided to move to America, where her children might be reared in the truth. God rewarded her earnest efforts in this direction, and one by one her entire family of seven gave themselves to the Lord, and five of the seven their entire lives to the work of the message. When the call came to move from Battle Creek into the regions beyond, she recognized this as the voice of God to her, and, at the advanced age of seventy-nine, made the journey of over ten thousand miles to Australia, to join the workers there. While here, she traveled over a large portion of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. Everywhere she carried a decided influence for the truth; her uniformly sweet, restful life bearing witness to her joyful trust in God, and to his sustaining grace. The last seven years of her life were spent in the Wahroonga Sanitarium and the Avondale School, Australia, where she was greatly beloved by all. She was a live missionary. An entry in her diary shows that since she was eighty-five years of age, she has earned with her own hands over two hundred fifty dollars, which she has given to the work in the South Pacific Islands. March 29 she drew her last breath, without a struggle. The funeral services were conducted at the grave, as is the custom in Australia, by Elder Robert Hare, in the presence of the entire church and school. It was evening when she was laid to rest in the Seventh-day Adventist grave-yard, on the Avondale estate, the resting-place of her own choice, to await the soon-coming morning of the resurrection. While she rests, her children and grandchildren continue in the work she loved. She retained all of her faculties of sight and mind, except a slight deafness, until within a few days of her death. To her the reunion with her scattered loved ones will be hastened by her short sleep.
G. B. Starr. Story of Missions Number
By Editor
The next issue of the REVIEW will be the special Story of Missions number, printed in magazine form. It will be the greatest missionary document we have ever published, containing the missionaries’ own story of the interesting facts and experiences associated with our work during the year 1909. The purpose of this number of the REVIEW is more perfectly to acquaint our own people with the providential openings for the third angel’s message in all the world, to reveal the spirit of our workers and the full power of the message, and to give all interested persons a broad view of the extent of our missionary work in foreign lands. It will be an excellent number to give to those who are more or less interested, but who have not taken a stand with us. This Story of Missions number will be sold to our people for missionary purposes at 10 cents a copy. Orders should be placed at once for extra copies, as only a limited number in excess of the subscription list will be printed. Every REVIEW reader should have a few copies of this special number to use in interesting others in our work. EN ROUTE from Iowa to New York City, to connect with the work in that center, Miss A. Helen Wilcox spent several days in Washington last week. Midsummer Offering Readings
READINGS for the Midsummer Offering service, appointed by the General Conference Committee for Sabbath, July 2, are now being prepared, and will soon be in the hands of church elders and other workers. It is none too early to begin to lay plans in all the churches for a liberal offering on that occasion. ELDER A. G. DANIELLS returned last week from his visit to the Pacific Coast, spending a few days in Washington in necessary office work and council meetings. He left this week for Berrien Springs, Mich., to attend the educational convention. Next Week’s 64-Page Magazine
By Editor
OUR issue for next week, June 16, will appear in the form of a 64-page magazine, about the size of Life and Health. Mrs. W. C. Sisley in America
REACHING Washington from South Lancaster, Mass., last week, Mrs. W. C. Sisley, of London, England, spent several days, passing on to visit friends in Michigan. She will spend the summer in America. ATTENTION is directed to the Year Book revisions, as furnished by H. E. Rogers, the General Conference statistical secretary, on page 21. It would be well for each worker to cut out this information, and paste it in his Year Book. L. E. Borle Returns to Switzerland
L. E. BORLE, who has been associated with the work in Mexico, passed through Washington last week on his way to Switzerland. He will connect with the Latin Union Conference to assist in the publishing work. He sailed from New York on June 8. Educational Convention at Berrien Springs
THE educational convention to be held in Berrien Springs, Mich., June 10-20, will bring together a large number of our leading educators, and with great profit we hope, to our educational work. On page 17 Professor Griggs makes further announcement concerning this convention. June Signs and Watchman Journals
EXCELLENT journals are the Signs of the Times Monthly for June, published at Mountain View, Cal., and the Watchman for June, published at Nashville, Tenn. Although devoted to the same grand object, the giving of the message of God for this generation, each has its own individual characteristics, and presents its message in its own way. Both cover a wide range of thought. These journals should be liberally used by our brethren and sisters throughout the field. Churches and individuals should take clubs of one or both, and use them either in personal distribution, or through the mails in the presentation of the truth they contain. Let the June number of these two magazines be given the large sale which their value and importance demand. APPEALS are coming to the Mission Board from many of our missions for permission to launch enterprises demanding money that can be supplied only by the $300,000 Fund. Advance in China depends almost wholly upon getting the publishing work more perfectly organized. W. A. Westworth, the superintendent, in a private letter mentions their needs, and says: “We are all waiting with no small interest to see what China’s portion will be this year, and we are groaning at the very thought of having to wait any longer for the press work. That must come.” But the word “wait” is now on the way to them, forced by the lack of funds received on the $300,000 Fund. Other fields are also anxious as to what they will receive. During the summer months all pledges that can possibly be paid on the $300,000 Fund will help greatly to hasten on the message in these distant, waiting fields, and will bring much joy to the hearts of our faithful missionaries. A Thoughtful Reading for Workers
By Editor
THE thoughts suggested by Elder A. T. Robinson in his article on page 3, are worthy of a thoughtful reading by every worker in this cause. We trust the subject may be given careful consideration.