Earlier text: Canvassers’ Summary for March, 1910

Workers Sail for China

ON the nineteenth, from San Francisco, Dr. M. M. Kay and wife, of Southern California, sailed for China, having accepted appointment to that field by the Mission Board. Dr. Kay lays down a remunerative and growing private practise to respond to the call of need from the far East. By the same boat, Miss Ethel Linge, a school-teacher, also of Southern California, sailed for China, paying her own way to the field, to engage in teaching or other lines of gospel work.

Sabbath School Mission Gifts Increase

THAT is a cheering report which Mrs. L. Flora Plummer, corresponding secretary of the Sabbath-school Department, makes on page 15. The increase of gifts for missions by the schools from 1908 to 1909 will encourage hearts in all the world. What a blessed privilege, while feasting on the Word of God in our Sabbath-schools, to share the good things of God with the hungry world without by gifts for missions.

A Gasoline Engine in Florida

FORMERLY, our Argentine printing-office, in Florida, a suburb of Buenos Aires, had only man power for operating the press. Elder N. Z. Town writes: “Now if you were to visit Florida, you would hear the puff, puff, of a nice little gasoline engine, driving the press.” These little mission presses over the world are helping to swell the sound of the message to a loud cry.

Elder Conradi Sails for Hamburg

Following the Council, Elder L. R. Conradi spent a busy week on manuscripts and matters connected with the publishing work, and sailed on the twenty-first by the direct line for Hamburg.

Irwin Family Moves to the Pacific Coast

LAST week Elder G. A. Irwin and wife left Washington for the Pacific Coast. Elder Irwin assumes his duties as president of the Pacific Union Conference and other boards and organizations on the Coast; while Sister Irwin takes a position as matron of the Angwin College. They have been connected with the work in Washington for several years, and their departure is a source of regret to their friends and associates. We wish them an abundance of success in their new field of labor. Their long experience in the work will prove of great value to the work on the Pacific Coast.

Anticigarette Day

The Temperance Committee of the International Sunday-School Association has set apart Sunday, May 8, 1910, as Anticigarette day. This offers an especially opportune time to present the Temperance Instructor to the Sunday-school teachers of the country, many of whom will be glad to purchase a sufficient number of papers to provide each member of their classes with a copy on Anticigarette day.

Work With Our Spanish Periodicals

During the recent Council, Brother Harry Bond, of Arizona, was invited to go to Mexico, to engage in work with our Spanish periodicals.

Elder T. H. Purdon’s Death

THE news of the death of Elder T. H. Purdon, of Vermont, a veteran worker in this cause, will bring sadness to many hearts. In behalf of our readers, we extend prayerful sympathy to the bereaved family.

Miss D. Ella Smith Returns from India

After seven years' faithful missionary service in India, Miss D. Ella Smith, has returned to America, under medical counsel for recuperation. She is stopping for a time in Takoma Park, at the Sanitarium. In India Miss Smith was engaged in nursing and Bible work.

Publishing Work Institute at South Lancaster

A STIRRING school institute in the interests of the publishing work was conducted at the South Lancaster Academy last week. Fully fifty of the young people of this splendid institution signified their purpose of taking up the sale of our publications during the summer vacation. Brother I. A. Ford attended the institute from the Review and Herald.

Training Mission for Foreign Work

THE Foreign Department is planning for a stronger work among the millions of those in New York City who speak other languages. A city training mission for workers among these peoples is to be started, and at the recent General Conference Committee Council Elder H. R. Johnson, of Union College, was invited to connect with this work in New York City.

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