SOME months ago there stepped off the front end of a car of the Los Angeles and Redondo Railway, in the latter little town, an aged woman carrying a light traveling basket, and a parcel, not heavy but quite large in size.
At the same moment there alighted from the rear end of the car a young girl probably ten years of age. Instantly, with blithe step and charming manner, she approached the elderly traveler, extended a hand, and said, very courteously:— “Lady, please let me carry your basket, your parcel is enough for you to carry. Do you go down this avenue?” pointing to a street stretching away northward.
“Yes, little girl,” replied the woman, won by the child’s kind act, “but neither of the articles is heavy, and the distance is short. Thank you greatly, I do not need help.”
“But, lady,” continued the young illustrator of the golden rule, “I go down that next avenue,”—a parallel street in full view,—“and it will not be a step out of my way to walk with you. Kindly let me carry your basket.”
Somewhat surprised, and yet pleased by the persistency of the child, the woman put the basket into her hand, and together the two, representing the opposite extremes of human life, passed down the Camino Real to the intersection of Carnelian Street. Here there happened to be, laughing along just within the curbing, a gleaming ribbon of water, barely a half-yard in width.
Before the woman had even noticed the stream, the maiden had leaped across it, caught up a short piece of board lying upon the oiled street, and placed it across the rivulet, exclaiming in tones of happy satisfaction:—
“There, lady, now you will not wet your feet! Cross on that; it will surely bear you.”
The lady could have stepped across the stream easily; but to please the infant bridge builder she crossed on the frail girder.
Passing on then a block and a half, the little one chatted with her companion—equally alive to their beauty and charm—about the vivid blossoms of the mosses adorning either side of the way.
Then, when the great, blue sea came into full view, she cried: “Lady, isn’t that sea wonderful? I’m so glad to see it again.”
Coming now to the home within which the woman was to pass a few days, she turned to the child, whose kindness and pretty ways had impressed her deeply, and said: “Now, little girl, please step inside with me, and let me reward you for bearing part of my burden. I wish to thank you, also.”
Quickly from the lips of the bright little maiden fell the words: “Lady, lady, I did not do it for pay; I just wanted to carry your basket. Good-by.”
Then, turning away quickly, she sped down the broad, green slope before her, an arm swinging rapidly at either side, and soon entered a gateway half a block distant.
Now, to what teaching or influence or example was due that young girl’s thoughtfulness, readiness, even eagerness to lighten another’s burden, that other being not a child like herself, but one traveling near the farther verge of life’s journey?
Had a rarely wise mother guided her along such unworldly and ideal pathways? Had a mother, opulent in common sense, remarkable for faithfulness, gifted with keen mental foresight, impressed upon her the thrilling fact that to live out the golden rule is exalted wisdom, is living, so far as it goes, the true life on earth?
One marks a sad difference in human beings, of all classes, in the practise of genuine courtesy, and especially in the practise of that charming grace, politeness to the aged. And one need not long be an observer of child-life, as it is lived in our own country, to learn that deeds “full of fragrant comfort,” like that upon which we have just turned the pen’s electric light, are seldom performed spontaneously by young children.
In most instances such acts are the fascinating fruit of a conscience made quick by high religious training. They are the fruit of pure seed sown at an auspicious season; seed, the delicate stem from which has been trained by skilled hands.
Such fruit is rarely borne by child-plants left to mature without care, without attention, in soil unfriendly. Next to acts of direct obedience to the divine Father and to the earthly father and mother, deeds of true courtesy are the most tasteful, most welcome fruit they can bear. They are fruits that will bring high award in the great assembly day on high.
Wise and worthy of good recompense are the father and mother who instil into the heart and habit of their children the principle of genuine courtesy, of lofty kindness, of forgetfulness of self.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Keeping Clear
“If only I had never repeated it. I know now that it was untrue; but it is too late for me to catch it and stop it from spreading and spreading, wider than the truth can ever follow it.”
It was one of many such regrets, voiced by one who had not been careful to keep clear of evil-speaking about another. An idle rumor is what it would have been called by most people, that unkind report that was soon afterward proved to be unfounded in truth. Yet it was anything but idle; it was far too active in spreading itself abroad, aided by other tongues not careful to keep clear of this same evil.
To keep our tongues from evil, and our lips from speaking guile, as the good old verse puts it, is one of the most important things in life. It may seem a little thing to hush the sharp word, the unkind remark, and the hasty repetition of something heard that is not to the credit of another. Yet it is important; and that not only to the one spoken of, but it is directly important to the one who is careful to keep clear of these things. A reputation for gossip is easily won; and it never yet added anything to one's credit. It may seem pleasant at the moment to be the bearer of news; but it is far pleasanter, in later memory, to hold the knowledge of a tongue unsullied by evil, and lips sealed against guile.
There are so many good things to tell about one another, it is a pity to let any of these things lie unnoticed, while we recount the small fault which might die out from lack of attention if we let it severely alone. It is not our place to judge and set right all the weak spots in others. We ought to be thankful that this is so, instead of trying to take upon ourselves the judging from which we are mercifully freed.—Onward.
Mistakes Concerning Alcohol
By Dr. Dickson
ALCOHOL, whether given in the form of beer, wine, or whisky, has in every case the same destructive tendency. I am well aware that some physicians claim a power for alcohol which it does not possess. They prescribe it as a restorative, and assert that in wasting diseases it is useful in arresting or preventing waste of tissue; effects which I am positive it does not possess, and for these purposes it is futile to prescribe it. I am quite sure that in a state of health there is not a single organ or tissue of the body that derives any benefit from its use; and quite as positive that it is a most destructive agent to every organ and tissue of the body in either health or disease. Most mistaken ideas have long been entertained of the efficiency of alcohol in many diseases, and of its general effects upon the human body; but actual experiments have convinced several of the ablest and most profound thinkers in the medical profession that it has always, and in every form, proved itself to be the most pernicious agent that was ever employed mechanically or otherwise. Being, therefore, satisfied that its use in a state of health is never necessary, and in a state of disease it is most injurious, I have for years past abolished its use in the asylum.— Dr. Dickson.
Character Tested by Trouble
“If you have not been tried by trouble, poverty, and sorrow, you don’t know the stuff you are made of.”
Singapore
By G. F. Jones
RECENTLY we have had the pleasure of baptizing seventeen believers in this field. There are seven or eight who are coming along well, and we hope will soon be ready for baptism. One of those baptized was eighty-three years of age. She had been a pagan, and had persistently opposed Christianity, but finally surrendered herself to Christ. Two others were sixty-three years of age. These are twins, and are daughters of the first native convert of the Straits Settlements. The fact that they have disconnected from their old church and joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church, while holding the unique honor of belonging to the first Christian family, has caused some alarm among the other missions, and with greater vigilance they attend to their other converts, lest the advent message should influence them.
Our two Chinese lady workers, Sister Sim Gee Nio, who recently worked in Surabaya, and Sister Chan Teck Sung, who had sold a thousand of “Christ Our Saviour,” are now both doing a systematic house-to-house work in Singapore, and meeting with a number of educated Baba Chinese, who are becoming interested in the truth.
The Sabbath-school membership of the Singapore Mission has reached 110; ten of this number belong to the Kuala Lumpur Sabbath-school, where Brother and Sister R. P. Montgomery have gone to labor. Some of the better class of people there are reading our literature, and are becoming interested in the truth, while several of the Tamil people have left the Catholic Church.
A few days ago, at a leading auction-room in this city, there was some lively bidding over a book. It started at fifty cents. The book was examined by several persons, and it was noticed that some, on seeing the title, dropped it as if they feared a serpent would bite them. They are members of a prominent church here. Several others, who are wealthy merchants, carefully examined the book. It was faded and old and seemed of little value, but the bidding continued, rising at the rate of fifty cents a bid, until the book was knocked down finally on the sixteenth bid to one of Singapore’s wealthiest young merchants. The book was “Daniel and the Revelation,” cloth cover.
G. F. JONES.
The Shanghai General Meeting
By F. H. De Vinney
“TARRY ye . . . until ye be endued with power from on high,” was said to the disciples before the day of Pentecost, and against the time when they should go out among the peoples of the earth in fulfilment of the great gospel commission.
It would seem that in the providence of God this instruction was repeated to the laborers of the China Union Mission recently. Driven from their stations because of the unsettled and dangerous conditions in this country, or called to Shanghai by the United States consul for safety, the tarrying-time came. This gave the opportunity for the general meeting; and for eighteen days each of the laborers of the China Union Mission, and the representatives from Malaysia, the Philippine Islands, Korea, and Japan were given the privilege of seeking the Lord together for the first time in the history of our missions.
A splendid hall, dining-room, and kitchen had been fitted up in the same building, with accommodations for the laborers and visitors within easy reach. The meetings began at 8 A. M., and continued, with short intermissions, until 9 P. M., many remaining at the hall from the service in the morning until after the last in the evening. A regular program had been arranged for each day, and was followed with remarkably few changes. That the Lord was leading in the meetings was very evident from the complete harmony of the subject-matter presented by the brethren who led out in the studies, and the ready response made by all to the efforts for a spiritual revival. The Holy Spirit was present at every meeting, bringing conviction to our hearts, making reconciliation between brethren, and increasing the desire for purity of life and for greater success in the cause of God. Beautiful, sunny weather continued, for the most part, throughout the time of this gathering, adding to the comfort and pleasure of the occasion.
Officers and committees for the entire union mission were elected, and plans were laid for the extension of the work in each division. The executive committee of the Asiatic Division was organized, and plans for the whole field were laid. Only a small portion of the time of the regular sessions was taken for business. The greater part of the time was given to discussions of topics pertaining to improved methods, more effective work, and relative questions which were wholesome and beneficial.
The Sabbath services were union meetings with the local Chinese church, and the last Sabbath afternoon the ordinances were celebrated, the superintendents of the Philippine Islands and Japan Missions presiding, and the superintendent of Korea and Pastor Keh acting as deacons. This was a solemn and impressive service. All in attendance felt certain of the presence of holy angels, and realized that this occasion was the last and only time that this company, who had been so signally blessed, would ever be together until the stress of the conflict should be over, and the faithful should meet at the table of the Master, where he himself would serve. In many respects this meeting was one of the best it has ever been my privilege to attend.
In the afternoon of the day the news reached Shanghai of the abdication of the emperor, and of the establishment of a republic for all China, we took ship to return to our field, and in the evening many of the China workers were also to start back to their stations. The tarrying-time was over, and with hearts enlarged, with spirits encouraged, with sins forgiven and put away, with determination strengthened to be more faithful to the call to labor where the Lord has stationed us, in his might we confidently face the future.
F. H. DE VINNEY.
A Month’s Tour in South India
By F. O. Raymond
DURING the last month, I have traveled nearly one thousand miles, describing three fourths of a circle with a radius of two hundred miles about Bangalore City. On this trip I have sold our literature to the value of 455 rupees [$150] in fourteen towns, seven of them being district headquarters. Forty-five per cent, or fully 200 rupees, has been for our religious literature, Oriental Watchman taking the lead. Much of the country is very poor, with few Europeans. I have worked hard, and many times have been cheered by God’s manifest blessing along the way.
I have come in contact with much of the faithful work of former laborers, and many times have been directed in quite remarkable ways to those ready for our message-filled literature. I must praise God, too, for his keeping power,18for the way he has guided me in judgment, and the many timely favors he has given me at the hand of strangers, many of whom we call “heathen natives.”
I will mention a few instances of the month. I am cycling along a poor street when suddenly my attention is attracted to an unpretentious house. I go in, find a customs officer, and take his subscription for Oriental Watchman. Again, a dog runs out, so I have to dismount and speak to the man of the house, whom I find to be a prominent, educated Christian, the only one on the street. I secure his order for Oriental Watchman, and pass on. In another town, I can spend but one day, and do not wish to miss any of God’s true children there. At once a native man steps up, inquires my business, and is delighted to find me a Christian missionary like himself. So, for Christ’s sake he shows me around to some I should otherwise have passed by, and the town is finished just in time for the train. At another time I miss the one I am seeking, am compelled to go to another place, and there meet an earnest Christian woman, whom I should have otherwise missed. I add “Christ’s Object Lessons” to her splendid library, and go away with the name of one of high social standing and influence. In another town I find a family unable to subscribe, but treasuring a year’s Oriental Watchman and Herald of Health sent them by one whom I met last year on the east coast.
These are a few of the things which show how the Lord is working throughout this vast empire. These are the things which inspire greater confidence in the message, and encourage the messenger to press on while the day lasts.
I am now at Bellari, two hundred miles north of Bangalore, ready to enter Mysore from the north. I still desire an interest in the prayers of God’s people.
F. O. RAYMOND.
Ezekiel's Vision
By Jennie Owen Mc Clelland
JENNIE OWEN MC CLELLAND
The prophet gazed with wondering eyes
On scenes that baffled human speech;
He sought to carry down with words
These wondrous scenes, within our reach;
But earth-born words could faintly draw
The glories of the heavenly land;
Our senses, dulled by earthly things,
Can only faintly understand
The glorious scene.
He saw a wheel within a wheel,
He saw a hand beneath the wings.
How oft God's agents hidden are
That bring to us some blessed things!
We do not see the path they tread,
We do not hear their tramping feet,
But softly, silently, they come
And fill our life with influence sweet
And heavenly joy.
He saw one power pervading all,
The wheels and living creatures, too;
By its control they backward went,
At its command they forward flew.
The Spirit permeated all,
And naught resisted his control;
So harmony and might and power
Were witnessed in the living whole.
O wondrous thought!
Could all God's children here below
But let the Spirit have his way,
And yield to every moving thus
From hour to hour, from day to day,
What work the church on earth might do!
What could resist its heavenly power?
The work below would soon be done,
And soon arrive that blessed hour
When Christ should come.
Heart, N. Dak.
Seventh-Day Adventist Church of New Orleans, La.
By E. P. Auger; W. McLennan; A. J. Hetherington
Its Organization, Opportunities, and Problems
This article is written in answer to the many inquiries from our brethren and sisters who have seen the notice in the Review that literature in many languages is much needed for mission work.
The membership of this church is composed of seven nationalities. Each is very zealous to give the warning to its own people. The work of training these believers into efficient workers is carried on systematically. They study the Testimonies weekly in regard to the work in cities. The church is organized to do effective missionary work, and committees are appointed to have charge of the various lines of missionary activity.
The medical missionary committee, with a physician as its chairman, is qualified to care for the sick, and is able to render valuable service in the homes where sickness is found. The members carry with them literature on health and temperance. The whole church cooperates in reporting cases that need to be ministered to.
The members of the visiting committee visit the church-members who are not able to attend the meetings or Sabbath-school. They see that all have the papers to use for missionary work, study the Sabbath-school lessons and pray with them. The usefulness of this committee is unlimited. The whole church cooperates in this work, under the direction of the chairman.
To the corresponding committee is given the work of the church beyond the city limits. The ships that come to this seaport are visited, and the addresses of the sailors, soldiers in the navy, and seagoing persons are obtained, and literature mailed to them. The letters the members receive that need special answers are referred to this committee.
The ship committee has the oversight of the work on the ships. This important seaport has thirty miles of wharf. Thousands of ships come and go, freighted with precious souls of all nations. No other field offers such opportunities. The sailors are always glad to get the papers and tracts. We can keep several persons busy all the time distributing literature among them.
The committee for the distribution of literature is composed of the seven foreign committees, each of which has a chairman, and sees to the work for its own nationality.
The young people's committee cooperates with the home missionary society. The report of work done is as large as that of the other society.
The opportunities of this church are unlimited:—
1. We have over three hundred fifty thousand souls of all nations of the world to warn.
2. Where, with our present means, we can answer one call, hundreds must remain unanswered.
3. The church is working earnestly, and to the best of its ability.
The hard problems to solve are:—
1. How to keep the seventy-seven members of this society supplied with literature in all these languages.
2. How to warn people of so many nationalities, when we have only one Bible worker for the French and two for the English.
3. If we had a pastor (it has been two months since we had one), how could we invite the public to come to hear the truth at our mission meeting-room, when there is seating capacity for only the adult members of the church?
4. If we had more Bible workers for the various nationalities, how could they be supported? Our conference can not take any more laborers on the pay-roll.
To solve the first-mentioned problem, it occurs to us that if the brethren and sisters representing the various nationalities—French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Jewish, etc.—would send us papers and tracts for distribution, a wonderful amount of good would result.
The second problem is one we have no hope of solving unless some of the churches or conferences will send a worker and support him in the work for the foreigners he represents. We have the mission building, and the people to work for.
To continue the work, we must have a place to which to invite the people. To be on the grounds and see the many thousands of people looking for the knowledge we hold so dear, is like seeing many persons drowning without power to save them. There is a building offered us that will seat three hundred persons. It is in a good location, and is commodious. We have offered four thousand dollars cash for it. If we can secure this, it will be a great blessing.
The fourth problem is to have Bible workers for the different nationalities. We see the possibility of getting them if the brethren of these nationalities will send consecrated workers to do this work under the direction of the mission. We ask our brethren in the various conferences to consider the urgent needs of this field at once, and to make a special effort to send laborers for the foreigners in this city.
The church of New Orleans has its own problems also. The membership is largely sisters, and most of them have husbands who are not with them in the truth. Yet the total of the tithe last year was $1,508. The contributions, all told, amounted to $2,808. The Sabbath-school donations for foreign missions are averaging one dollar a day this quarter.
The reader can thus understand why we are appealing so earnestly for laborers and means for the work. Address all correspondence to E. P. Auger, 1726 Gen. Taylor St., New Orleans, La.
E. P. AUGER,
W. MCLENNAN,
A. J. HETHERINGTON.
Ohio
By K. C. Russell
COLUMBUS.—Reference has already been made to the constitutional convention that is now in session at Columbus, Ohio. Anticipating that the advocates of religious legislation would be in attendance on such occasions for the purpose of urging their views upon the convention, the officers of the Ohio Conference, the Columbia Union Conference, and the General Religious Liberty Department were on the ground in advance of the meeting, planning to meet any efforts that might be put forth by these advocates of religious legislation. We felt that God's people should improve opportunities like this, and defeat, if possible, any unchristian measures that might be introduced into the convention, and above all, seek to enlighten the citizens of Ohio regarding the true principles of religious liberty.
We had not long to wait for some un-American and unchristian measures to be urged on the convention. Two of the most drastic measures which are pending in the convention are Proposals No. 121 and No. 65. Proposal No. 121 is as follows:—
“We, the people of the State of Ohio, grateful to Almighty God for liberty, acknowledge him to be our supreme ruler, and his law to be fundamental; and declaring this to be a Christian State, in order to establish justice, and the blessings of liberty for the whole people, do establish this constitution.”
It is not difficult for those who understand the principles of religious liberty to discern the evil principle in this proposal. Should the constitution declare Ohio to be a Christian State, the only legislation that would be in keeping with such a provision would be Christian—so-called. All can see that such a program would entail endless trouble and strife. It would be necessary for the State to determine what a Christian standard is, and with so many standards of Christianity held by the various religious denominations, the standard would19naturally be that of the largest denomination.
Proposal No. 65 reads thus:—
“The General Assembly shall at all times protect the moral and religious and spiritual nature and Christian character of the divine institution of the Sabbath (commonly called Sunday) as the day of rest, worship, and spiritual uplift. The only exception of labor on the Sabbath should be that of urgent necessity.”
Certainly after reading this proposal, no one could ever maintain that a civil sabbath is what is desired. Notice the religious phraseology of this proposal. It would seem that the framer of the proposal sought to group together all the religious words possible in framing the proposal. Observe the religious terms,—moral, religious, spiritual, Christian, divine, Sabbath, Sunday, worship, spiritual uplift.
Earnest efforts are being made to point out the evils contained in these proposals. Elder J. F. Olmsted, the religious liberty secretary of the Ohio Conference, and Brother H. A. Weaver, religious secretary of the East Michigan Conference, have been interviewing the delegates of the convention and judiciously placing in their hands the newly revised edition of “American State Papers.” Articles pointing out the mistaken ideas of the promoters of these measures are being furnished the public press of Columbus, and also the press of other cities of Ohio. Our people throughout the State are distributing literature treating upon this question. They are also circulating petitions against these measures, and writing letters of protest against them.
Sunday afternoon, February 25, a mass-meeting was held in the Chamber of Commerce, in Columbus, Ohio, for the purpose of vigorously protesting against the proposals already mentioned in this report. Those who took part in the meeting were Elders E. K. Slade and J. F. Olmsted, Brother H. A. Weaver, and the writer. The reports of the meeting were published in the Columbus papers. We believe that this mass-meeting will have its effect in enlightening the citizens of Columbus regarding the principles of religious liberty, which are threatened by the evil measures pending in the convention.
The evening following the mass-meeting, the writer spoke in our church in Columbus, on “The Perils of Roman Catholicism.” There was an excellent attendance, and a good interest was manifested. Our people in the Ohio Conference should make the most of the opportunities which these unchristian and un-American proposals in this convention are affording them in warning the people of that great State against the evil principle of a union of church and state, which lies at the foundation of these measures.
K. C. RUSSELL.
A. O. BURRILL
By A. O. BURRILL
Washington
COLBY.—By invitation of the acting president of this conference, I visited the church at this place, with the thought that I would remain but a few days. An interest to hear the word was at once manifested both by the church and by others.
Colby is located on Puget Sound, eleven miles west of the city of Seattle. The inhabitants are mostly well-to-do, as this place is really a residence district of the city. A prominent lawyer who resides on that side of the Sound, and has his office in the city, invited us to occupy his hall, which is about one mile from the church building. This offered an opportunity for many who had not heard the message to attend the meetings.
The brethren and sister furnished the music, giving from twenty minutes to a half-hour to the song service. The meetings continued for nearly eight weeks. Nine have been added to the church by baptism, and one by letter. Five others are keeping the Sabbath, and later will unite with the church.
The church-school has done a good work for the children. Several of those baptized were students. About twenty-five dollars’ worth of books was sold during the meeting, and several subscriptions for our periodicals were taken. We were favored with a visit by the president, Elder L. Johnson, and one evening Elder W. F. Martin spoke in the interests of religious liberty. He took fifty subscriptions for the magazine Liberty at the close of the lecture.
This is the first time for several years that I have had opportunity to give a full series of lectures, and I have greatly enjoyed it. I am now just beginning a series of meetings in one of our churches in the city of Seattle. Our address is 7961 Forty-sixth Ave., S. Seattle, Wash.
A. O. BURRILL
South Lancaster Academy, Melrose, and Attleboro
By Joel C. Rogers
It has been a great pleasure to me to spend my first week after landing in America in the Central New England Conference. As Elder W. B. White had invited me to visit South Lancaster Academy before going West, I took this opportunity of doing so. More than five years ago, on our way to Africa, my wife and I stopped at South Lancaster, it being the last visit before sailing.
I can not remember ever having found gathered into one of our schools a more earnest and intelligent company of our youth. The school is full to overflowing, and all seem to realize that they are there for a definite purpose. After a short talk on “The Needed Preparation for Service,” by the writer, it was a hopeful indication that all the students, gathered at the Friday night service, arose in response to Professor Longacre’s question, “Who will volunteer for this wholly consecrated service anywhere in the world?”
I understand that the New England Conference Committee has sanctioned the erection of a new building at the academy to accommodate the normal department. Apparently such a building is urgently needed, and no doubt the brethren of this whole conference will rally to raise the necessary funds. I believe our faithful people will gladly unite in this, after the amount required is carefully studied out with economy in plans, and laid before them for their support.
It was a pleasure for me to place before the church and students the nature of mission work in Africa and to tell them of our good experiences in this work. Questions by students and others indicated a very intelligent interest in missions, as opportunity for questions was made the special feature of the young people’s society afternoon meeting As the written questions were read, the most frequent among them was, “Can young people be useful as missionaries in Africa?” My answer was: “Certainly; after their training is completed and a reasonable age of maturity reached, they can do excellent service as unmarried missionaries. In older missions there are many such workers in Central Africa at present.”
It was my privilege to spend about three days with the Melrose Sanitarium family. A good work is being done both in the institution and in its vicinity.
At Attleboro Sanitarium we found several friends of Battle Creek College days. Being invited to address the patients and family, I did so at an evening service. Here we found a young people’s society organized, and planning for active work in several bands. In a short meeting with them, we tried to encourage them in this good work. There seems a very hopeful outlook in this New England field.
JOEL C. ROGERS.
JOHN L. BROWN
By John L. Brown
Majorca
ABOUT two weeks ago I went to the island of Majorca, off the east coast of Spain, to start two of the workers who are taking subscriptions for the Señales and “Glorious Appearing.” I began by visiting the government officials and other men of importance in the largest city in the island. I made a good start, the first day securing the name of the bishop’s secretary and the secretary of the Episcopal library. Later I secured the names of two Catholic priests. While working with the boys I took one at a time, and we would canvass by turns. We secured as many as sixteen subscriptions a day for the paper, selling a small book with each. Since I left, the boys are doing good work.
JOHN L. BROWN
Field Notes
THREE have recently taken their stand for the truth in Butte, Mont.
A CHURCH of nineteen members was recently organized at Amsterdam, N. Y.
ELDER L. JOHNSON baptized four persons at Ferndale, Wash., on Sabbath, February 17.
As the result of Elder J. O. Miller's labor at St. John, New Brunswick, two persons were recently baptized.
ELDER E. R. LAUDA has been holding meetings at Wolf Lake, Ind., as a result of which two persons have been baptized.
FOUR persons have started to keep the Sabbath at Northfield, Minn., where Brethren B. C. Haak and S. White have been laboring.
A BAPTISMAL service was held at Bowling Green, Ohio, Sabbath, February 24, when three of the young people of that church went forward in this sacred ordinance.
As a result of magazine work by one of the students in the Wisconsin training-school, a German lady in Milwaukee has accepted the truth, and the other members of her family are much interested.