p. 23 | Review and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 14. (4/4/1912)

Earlier text: The Question of Sanitarium Rates

Obituaries

LOCHERY.—George C. Lochery, son of William and Matilda Lochery, fell asleep on the morning of March 7, 1912, in Tynemouth Creek, New Brunswick. While he never publicly acknowledged his Saviour, yet during his illness he told his mother that he had made his peace with God and was resigned to die. The writer conducted the funeral service, speaking words of comfort from John 12:24. J. O. MILLER.

SWAIN.—George Francis Swain was born in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 10, 1899, and while skating on Lake Michigan was drowned Feb. 17, 1912, aged 12 years, 4 months, and 7 days. For several years George had been a faithful attendant at our church-school, and his teacher spoke very highly of his sterling qualities. His death was a terrible blow to his parents, but they mourn in the hope of the resurrection morning. The writer preached the funeral sermon. CHAS. T. EVERSON.

DEUSCHLE.—William M. Deuschle was born Sept. 11, 1881, in Chillicothe, Ohio, and died at his home in Columbus, Ohio, March 13, 1912, aged 30 years, 6 months, and 2 days. Being of a religious nature, he took great pleasure in attending church service, and was secretary of the young people's society at the time of his death. He will be greatly missed in the church as well as in his home. His father, mother, two brothers, two sisters, and a large circle of friends mourn their loss. Words of comfort were spoken at the funeral service from 1 Thess. 4:16, 17. JOHN FRANCIS OLMSTED.

BOOTH.—Betsy Emiline Bebee, wife of William R. Booth, was born in the province of Quebec seventy-eight years ago, and died at the home of her daughter, Feb. 9, 1912. Sister Booth was a Methodist in early life, but when she heard the truths of the third angel's message she did not hesitate to obey. She was among the first in the province to begin the observance of the Sabbath, and became a charter member of the South Stukely church. She remained faithful to her pledge of membership until her death. Her husband, three sons, and one daughter are left to mourn their loss, but they mourn not as those who have no hope. Words of comfort were spoken from Matt. 11:28-30 by Elder O. K. Butler. W. J. TANNER.

TERRY.—Mary E. Young was born in Indiana, Sept. 20, 1841. She was married to James C. Terry in 1866, and died at her home in Grafton, Ill., Feb. 11, 1912, being more than threescore years and ten. Sister Terry accepted present truth when she was eighteen years of age, and for fifty years lived isolated from those of like precious faith. Three years ago she united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., but early last summer returned to her home in Illinois. The sweet savor of her life has influenced many for good, and she sleeps in the blessed hope. Funeral services were conducted by Evangelist Davis, of the Baptist Church, no Adventist minister being available. M. A. ALTMAN.

Change of Address

THOSE wishing to communicate with Elder F. L. Perry should address him at Casilla 120, Montevideo, Uruguay. The postage rate is five cents.

Mission Work in British Central Africa

BROTHER JOEL C. ROGERS, who recently returned on furlough from his mission work in British Central Africa, has been giving some interesting stereopticon lectures at the Foreign Mission Seminary and the Takoma Park church on mission work in that needy field. Brother Rogers leaves early next week to visit relatives in Michigan.

Union Conference in Chile

ELDER W. A. SPICER, writing from Santiago, Chile, March 1, reports a good union conference just closed there. The representatives present from Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Ecuador, and Bolivia gave cheering reports of progress during the past two years. He was to attend three general meetings before going on to Brazil to attend the union conference there. “With strikes and a revolution in Paraguay, it is a question how successful we shall be,” he writes, “in getting to Brazil in time.” Brother Spicer expects to return by way of England.

Second Sabbath Readings for Church Elders

ANY of the newly elected church elders who fail to receive the Second Sabbath Readings should write at once to their tract society secretary, giving name and address. This will assist the secretary in making up his new list. The Mission Board has not yet received from several of the conferences the new list of church officers. It is possible that in some of these conferences some of the newly elected officers are being overlooked. These Second Sabbath Readings are gotten out by the Mission Board, and not by the Review and Herald. There is therefore necessarily some delay in complying with these requests for readings when they are sent to the Review and Herald Office. Address all such requests to the Mission Board, Takoma Park, D. C., and they will have prompt attention.

Train for Canvassing Service

By Editor

DURING the last few days this Office has received orders for a large number of prospectuses for our various subscription books. New recruits are being added to the ranks of canvassers in all the conferences. Now is the most favorable time to train for service.

Protestant Magazine and Liberty

Some striking articles and documents will be found in the Rome and Marriage and Catholic Prisons number of the Protestant Magazine, announced on another page. Hereafter it is planned to issue this magazine about one month in advance of Liberty, which will appear promptly on the first day of each quarter.

Protestant Magazine Subscription Notice

By Editor

PLEASE do not ask us to begin your Protestant Magazine subscription with either the Catholic Peril (Vol. III, No. 4) or the Rome Versus Liberty (Vol. IV, No. 1) issue, both of which editions are exhausted. Those having extra copies of these to spare will please notify the manager of our magazine department at once. If our tract societies or agents can not supply us with copies of No. 1, we shall be obliged to commence hundreds of yearly subscriptions now in hand with the Rome and Marriage issue (No. 2), which is now ready for delivery.

American State Papers

“AMERICAN STATE PAPERS” is attracting the attention of lawmakers and men of influence and leaders of thought throughout the country. A number of these men have expressed their high appreciation of it. The effect of reading it is seen in the following, from a congressman: “There is not much persuasion needed to convince me that Congress should not interfere in matters of religion. In other words, I do not want any law formed which will regulate my Sundays or the Sundays of anybody else.”

There is no doubt that the influence of this book will have much to do in holding in check the almost frenzied efforts of certain religio-political organizations on behalf of Sunday laws. Every Seventh-day Adventist should read the book, and assist either personally or financially in its circulation among the lawmakers of the various States in this country. Price, cloth binding, $1.25.

The Memory Verse Cards

THE Sabbath School Worker reports over two thousand Memory Verse Cards sent out before March 28. Our Sabbath-schools are just beginning to recognize the practical value of these cards in kindergarten and primary departments. Through the use of these cards, not only the membership and attendance are increased, but a real relish for the school is created, and the children get through these verses what they would not without them.

The Takoma Park Sabbath-school has one little boy only three years old who, though he can not read, can repeat every scripture on every Memory Verse Card for the past quarter. When he sees the cards, the scriptures on them are given correctly. He never gets them confused. This case illustrates the value of aiding the mind through the eye. In real value the cards are worth far more than seven cents a set.

Nurses Wanted for Treatment-Rooms

An urgent call comes for a lady and a gentleman nurse to take charge of treatment-rooms in an Eastern city, either as owners or under the direction of the local conference. An unusually favorable opportunity is offered to carry on a work of great usefulness. Address, at once, Medical Department, General Conference, Takoma Park, D. C.

How the Temperance “Instructor” Is Going

By Editor

On the twenty-eighth of February we began to fill orders for the 1912 Temperance Instructor. On the twenty-eighth of March 130,000 copies had been mailed out, and still the orders are coming in with a daily average of 5,000 copies.

Never before were there so many inquiries from temperance people outside of our members. This issue of the Instructor is regarded by all as the strongest and most attractive temperance publication ever put out by any temperance organization.

Our workers say, and their orders demonstrate the fact, that the 1912 Temperance Instructor sells easily. Orders are larger and are duplicated oftener this year than ever before. Some have ordered as many as three different times thus early in the season. The Massachusetts Tract Society leads in orders. This society has ordered 9,140 copies. Western Oregon follows with 7,872 copies; Northern Illinois, 5,520; Nebraska, 5,150 copies.

The present indications are that the 1912 issue will reach a circulation of 500,000 copies at an early date in the year.

Do You Believe in Free Speech?

By Editor

A SPECIAL cable to the New York American, dated at Rome, March 12, appeared in the American the following day as a one-column article, entitled “Vatican Reply to Guardians of Liberty.” In this article appears the following description of one of the leading articles in the Thomas Jefferson number of Liberty, a supply of which was furnished by our magazine department to the headquarters of the Guardians of Liberty:—

“A ‘Take One’ sign attracted the attention of all visitors to a pile of magazines. . . . One article was entitled ‘Freedom of the Press Endangered,’ and was devoted to a discussion of a resolution said to have been passed by the American Federation of Catholic Societies in New Orleans, in 1910.”

If you have not read this article, you have missed much. Now is the time to give this issue of Liberty a wide circulation, while the newspapers of the United States are calling attention to its leading article. Every public-school teacher, attorney, editor, and city and county official in your county, should have the privilege of reading this article, and of helping to defeat Rome’s plottings against free speech and a free press. One dollar will pay for twenty-five copies to your address, or for mailing a copy to twenty different addresses. Order at once through your tract society.