p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 40. (8/10/1916)

A Good Example

SABBATH, July 8, the church in Oklahoma City, Okla., voted to send the Liberty magazine for one year to two hundred officials and attorneys in that city. The brethren in that place realize the necessity of doing aggressive work in educating men, because not long ago a number of our people in that State were arrested for Sunday work, and their cases are now before a superior court of Oklahoma.

Liberty is doing an excellent work in molding public sentiment and educating men in positions of responsibility with reference to true principles of religious liberty. An ex-mayor of Pittsburgh instituted a Sunday “blue law” crusade. A committee called and requested him to read a copy of Liberty. He sat up until three o’clock the next morning, reading it through before he retired. As a result, he was convinced that he was in the wrong, and immediately called off the Sunday-law crusade. He subsequently expressed the desire that Liberty be placed in every home in Pittsburgh.

A Tennessee judge says:—

“The Liberty magazine has shown itself to be a strong factor in the advocacy and support of the principle of religious liberty. It is doing a great educational work, and thereby helping to avoid a national crisis, by vigorously opposing all proposed legislation which would be destructive to the liberty of conscience guaranteed by the organic laws of the land.”

A prominent Congressman wrote the editor of Liberty:—

“I think the liberty-loving people of this nation ought to pass a vote of thanks to you people for staving off religious legislation all these years. But some day, in spite of all our efforts to hinder it, it will come.”

These are indeed times of great peril. Unless we are vigilant and watchful, the storm of persecution will break upon us suddenly, before we are aware. The situation can be helped greatly if each one is willing to do his little. A nation-wide campaign of education can be carried on if the church in each locality will become responsible for sending Liberty to local officials and leading men. Should your church be unable to furnish names, we can secure these through other sources.

When five or more yearly subscriptions are sent at one time to be mailed separately, Liberty is furnished for 25 cents a year for each subscription; or five or more in one bundle to one address, 20 cents a year for each subscription. Determine how many in your place should have Liberty; then it is an easy matter to figure the expense. Will not each church follow the example of the church in Oklahoma City? All orders should be sent through your tract society.

Oklahoma Conference

By John Isaac; William Voth

The twenty-third annual session of the Oklahoma Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in connection with the camp meeting, in Enid, Oklahoma, Aug. 24 to Sept. 3, 1916, for the purpose of electing officers, and of transacting such other business as may properly come before the conference at that time. The first business meeting will be held at 9:15 A. M., Friday, Aug. 25. All delegates should be present at the first meeting.

John Isaac, President. William Voth, Secretary.

Loma Linda Training School for Nurses

THE nurses' class for 1916-17 of the Loma Linda College of Medical Evangelists is still open for applicants. Instruction begins August 13, but students may enter as late as September 1. In this training school the students have an unusual advantage in the way of the large medical faculty. During the course there is opportunity for experience in the sanitarium as well as in the hospital.

Students should be at least nineteen years of age, and should have completed at least ten grades of school work. Application blanks and calendars, with full information, will be sent at once to any applying for the same. Address Superintendent of Nurses, Loma Linda Sanitarium, Loma Linda, Cal.

West Virginia Camp Meeting

By J. W. HIRLINGER

THE votes cast for the place of camp meeting are as follows: Weston, 120; Parkersburg, 45; Huntington, 4. Hence the camp meeting will be at Weston, beginning Thursday, Aug. 31, and continuing to Sept. 10, 1916. Remember the date and place, and let nothing hinder your attending. This will be the largest, and undoubtedly the best, meeting ever held in this conference.

Elders A. G. Daniels, president of the General Conference, and F. M. Wilcox, editor of REVIEW AND HERALD; Prof. B. F. MacLachlan, principal of Washington Missionary College; Elder G. F. Enoch, of India; Elder B. G. Wilkinson; Dr. D. H. Kress; and other experienced workers will be present to give us a broader vision of the field and of the work. Their experience and counsel in these closing hours of the Lord’s work will be very valuable to all. You surely must be there.

J. W. HIRLINGER, President.

The Harvest Ingathering for 1916

By I. H. EVANS

THE time set for the opening of the Harvest Ingathering campaign is October 1. The Pacific Press Publishing Association, at Mountain View, Cal., has issued a special number of the weekly Signs of the Times, which is to be used in this Ingathering campaign. In reading matter, in illustrations, and in the suggestiveness and color effects of the first and last pages, this number seems to be the best of all the campaign specials ever yet issued. The papers should be ordered early, so that they may be at hand the first day of the campaign.

It seems reasonable that we should undertake to circulate a million copies of this splendid periodical. The goal in the ingathering of funds is $100,000. For some years we have had the same goal before us. Last year more than $78,000 was raised, while the highest previous mark was about $59,000. If, last year, we raised the total of our ingathering $20,000, we surely can increase the amount in 1916 as much over 1915 as that was greater than the 1914 campaign.

The General Conference mission funds must be replenished. Already the demands from abroad have been so extensive that the treasurer has been compelled to use the entire working capital for one half the year to meet them. This means that there must be a full tally of the Twenty-cent-a-week Fund for the General Conference in 1916. Each individual church member should determine whether he has done his full duty toward the support of the work in other lands. The Harvest Ingathering campaign offers an opportunity to all who can and will avail themselves of its privileges to pay much of their twenty cents a week.

The growth of our mission work in heathen lands is most cheering. The number coming into the truth in some of those countries is increasing beyond our expectations. Words fail to express the magnitude of the opportunities for labor. The Master taught a lesson that is true in the present day with this people, when he said, "Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." And, coupled with that, is the other exhortation of Christ, "The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest."

With a world whose gates are all ajar, and the Macedonian cry, "Come over and help us," echoing everywhere; with a living, burning message to a lost world; with a knowledge of the times and of the prophecies concerning the nearness of this world's end, surely this people cannot abandon the work God has assigned to them for anything the world may offer. Let us unite all our strength for the finishing of the work of sounding the third angel's message to all the earth. I. H. EVANS.

Educational Sabbath, August 19

By Frederick Griggs

Recently mention was made of the fact that the steamship “China” on its voyage to America brought some returning missionaries from China and Korea. A letter just received tells of another having been booked on this same boat from Japan—Sister C. C. Hall, with her children. She has been faithfully carrying on the treasurer’s work of the mission since the death of her husband, but as the new treasurer, Brother A. B. Cole, has reached the field, she is now returning, leaving her beloved husband in that distant land asleep in Jesus. Such homecomings are indeed sad, but the “blessed hope” still cheers us on. Soon the work will be done, and then we may all go home together.

Educational Sabbath, August 19

At a recent meeting of the North American Division Conference Committee, it was voted to set apart August 19 as the day for the consideration of our educational work. A program for this day has been prepared, to be presented in all our churches. The time for the opening of the next school year draws near, and it is fitting that consideration be given at this time to our educational interests. We need to increase our efforts for the strengthening and advancement of our school work. FREDERICK GRIGGS.

New Entry Regulations Affect India Missionaries

A NEW regulation has recently been passed by the British government, that none other than British subjects may land in India or Egypt without special permit of the British authorities. This involves our missionaries under appointment to India. It will require about four months to obtain this permit. This has affected quite seriously the plans of the Mission Board regarding the sending of help to India.

Forty-Five Missionaries Sail for Asia

In a telegram from R. C. Porter, sent the day before the large party sailed last week, he says: “Forty-five sailing tomorrow at one o’clock. Thank you for your liberal support.” In these last words Brother Porter is passing on to the denomination his sincere gratitude as president of the Asiatic Division Conference for this splendid band of missionaries going out to that field. Every parent involved and every mission giver is to take this as a personal tribute of thanks for this timely help.

Chicago Training School for Bible Workers

WE have received from Elder E. W. Webster a statement regarding the Chicago Training School for Bible Workers. This school is conducted by the Northern Illinois Conference, and gives two terms of four months each, beginning September 18 and January 22. The class work embraces instruction in Bible doctrines and methods, history, organization, hygiene, treatments, etc. It is open to all who desire to fit themselves for Bible work, although no guaranty is given as to conference employment. Those desiring information regarding expense connected with attending this school, or the advantages offered, should correspond with Elder E. W. Webster, 120 North California Ave., Chicago, Ill.

The Progress of Our Summer Schools

By F. Griggs

Prof. O. J. Graf of Emmanuel Missionary College reports as follows: “Our summer school is moving along splendidly, with an enrolment of eighty-four. All but six of these are teachers.”

Prof. C. L. Stone, secretary of the Columbia Union Conference Educational Department, writes: “We have had an enrolment of thirty-six. A spirit of earnest work has characterized those in attendance, and almost without exception the exact help that has been called for has been given.”

Prof. C. I. Boyd, principal of the Oakwood Manual Training School, writes: “I feel that our institute, which will close next week, has been a great success. We have had a strong force of instructors, who have been able to give special attention to the work. Thirty-two teachers have been in attendance.”

M. B. Van Kirk, secretary of the Northern Union Conference Educational Department, says: “We have an enrolment of fifty-three students in our summer school at present, with eight instructors. The teachers are very much pleased with the work they are getting. We are trying to strengthen the spiritual side of our church school work.”

M. P. Robison, director of the Normal Department of Union College, reports a very good summer school.

W. L. Adams, educational secretary of the Southwestern Union, says: “We had expected to have forty in attendance, but we had more than that number the first day. Our attendance continued to increase till we had sixty, most of whom are teachers.”

“Nearly all the teachers of our fifty schools were present, and it is but natural for us to think that this is going to increase very materially the strength of these teachers. We believe that our people will be pleased with the greater efficiency, and will be more willing than ever to support the work. We are intending to make the summer school a permanent institution.”

F. GRIGGS.