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GENERAL CHURCH PAPER OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

His Coming Draweth Nigh

BY H. L. HASTINGS

IN the accomplishment of chronological and con-

secutive predictions; in the fulfillment of earth's
foretold governmental changes; in the completion
of the church's dark period of tribulation and dis-
aster; in the national distress and perplexity; in
the wars and commotions that prevail; in the moral
corruption and unparalleled iniquity of the age; in
the intensity of the desire of all nations for a
brighter era and a better day; in the strange and
startling ,progress of the present age; in the diffu-
sion of the gospel of Jesus Christ; in the unsealing
of long-hidden predictions of inspired writers; in
the ten thousand " signs of the times " that throng
us on every hand, I read with a solemn joy the
glad yet awful declaration,

" THE COMING OF .THE LORD

DRAWETH NIGH."
SEVENTY-FOUR YEARS A SEV- and ministers. Surely God has won- CLEANINGS FROM THE FIELD
ENTH-DAY ADVENTIST derfully blessed this aged sister. While
her step is no longer elastic, her faith FoRTy-Foua were baptized in the
A Reader of the " Review and Herald " reaches to the beyond and her anchor church in Visalia, Calif., Sunday, Feb-
From Its First Issues ruary 20. Work is to begin on a new
is cast within the veil.
ON a recent trip to California, while Brethren, think of the mighty work church building in the near future.
visiting friends about Fresno, it was God has accomplished within the life-
time of one individual. Shall we not Tim Memorial Church in Kansas
the privilege of the writer to visit City, Mo.,' is very much alive. A Bible
Sister Mary A. Morton, one of the pio- look for the speedy finishing of His
work in the earth? class of over 100, called the Little
neers of the third angel's message, Leaven League, meets every Sabbath
who is now living with her daughter, J. R. PATTERSON.
afternoon for study, that they may be
Mrs. 0. B. Christensen, Rt. J, Fresno, better prepared " always to give an an-
Calif. Feeling confident that others swer to every man that asketh . . . a
will be interested in the little visit, I STRIKING EXPERIENCES AT THE reason of the hope that is in " them.
am passing on a description of it to MISSOURI CONFERENCE This league has adopted as its indi-
the readers of the RE:vmw AND HERALD, vidual goal, " Give One Tract a Day,
not in full, but in part. IN one of the regular sessions of the and Win One Soul During 1927." A
Sister Morton's father, Elias San- Missouri Conference at their recent young mothers' society has been organ-
ford, was a schoolmate of the famous camp meeting, after other reports had ized, which meets every two weeks to
inventor, Cyrus Hall McCormick, who been called for, the field missionary study the problems that confront moth-
gave to the world the first harvester. secretary, Elder R. M. Carter, rendered crs in training the little ones.
He and his family were stanch Meth- his annual report of the colporteur
odists, but accepted the Sabbath truth, work in the conference. EARLY this year a young brother in
and were baptized by Elder Joseph Among other interesting things that the Durban church in South Africa was
Bates, in January, 1853. A hole was space forbids us to even mention, he taken suddenly ill with the dreaded
cut in the ice, and eight were buried told how twenty-one people had come anthrax. His parents were informed
with their Lord. This number com- into the message during the year as a by .the doctors that not more than one
posed the first Seventh-day Adventist direct result of the colporteur work. in :fifty recover from this disease, and
church in Greenwall, Ill. Of those One interesting experience was re- that no hope could be given. Prayer
charter members, Sister Morton is the lated of a colporteur taking an order was continually offered by several fam-
only one now living. from a lady on condition that the Lord ilies of the church, and at the midweek
I quote here a few of her state- would answer their united prayers by meeting and on the following Sabbath
ments: enabling her to get the money with special prayer was offered at the church
" I was well acquainted with Elders which to pay for the book when it service. His life hung in the balance
J. N. Loughborough, S. N. Haskell, came. The night before the colporteur for many days, but word finally came
Joseph Bates, and other pioneer work- was to deliver the book, she dreamed that he was out of danger, and his par-
ers, including Elder and Sister James he came, and as he tore the wrapper entS and friends are now rejoicing in
White. I was present when Sister off she saw in letters of gold the words, a God who heals and saves.
White was in vision, as early as 1854, " The Great Controversy Between
and can corroborate what Elder Lough- Christ and Satan." She knew it was IT was a rainy day, so the colpor-
borough has written in his book con- the book the Lord wanted her to have, teur of the American Bible Society's
cerning the visions. It was truly won- Japanese agency went to a silk-thread
derful to see and hear her while in but had not yet obtained the money
with which to pay for it. So she be- factory. .It happened to be a holiday
open vision. Elder Loughboiough was season, and the manager felt it was
about twenty-two or twenty-three years gan to pray very earnestly that the
of age when I first knew him. Now Lord would h'lp her to get the money. useless to try to sell books there then.
he is resting from his long labors. Her prayer was answered by a man Yet, as there were many girls in the
" The Adventist people were very who had owed her for some time, com- dortnitory, the colporteur pleaded for
unpopular in those days. We suffered ing with the money in time to pay for an opportunity to speak to them.
ridicule, and even persecution at times. the book wilen the colporteur came. Finally it was arranged that he
School life was a real burden to us as She receive& the book with great joy. might speak before breakfast the next
young people, because of the contempt morning. The colporteur was at the
heaped upon us, but we endured, ex- clasping it in her arms, saying, " This
pecting the Lord to come soon and is the book with a message the Lord doriiitory before seven o'clock. About
take us home. has sent me." 140 girls gathered to hear his message.
" Most of our people thought that to At the close of Brother Carter's Many of them wept as he told the sim-
plan for five years ahead would be report, Elder S. E. Wight, president ple gospel story. His whole supply of
denying the faith. I remember my of the union, read to the congrega- 500 !Gospels were sold at once, and
father set out an orchard in the spring tion the following striking letter just an additional twenty copies sent over
after we were baptized, and many of handed to him by the secretary of the later.
the brethren were greatly annoyed
that he should so deny the faith; but conference, while seated on the plat- A YOUNG woman in Sioux Falls, S.
time has gone on, and I have watched form: Dak had a deep burden for her hus-
with keen interest the growth and band who made no profession of reli-
spread of the blessed message, until it " To the Seventh,-day Adventist
Church. gion, She was a member of one of the
has reached great proportions and is
covering the earth. I can truly say, "DEAR Sias: I am not a member of
largest churches in the city. Her hus-
' Now is our salvation nearer than the Adventist Church, but I am seek- band became interested in some of the
when we believed.' " meetings held in our church on Sun-
ing for more light. Last night in a
night vision I was told to procure lit- day nights, and when the tent was
In further conversation, Sister Mor- pitched, she urged him to attend the
ton said, in part: erature of ithe Seventh-day Adventist
meetings there, hoping he might be-
" I have been a reader of the REVIEW Church.' Please send me ,literature
come a Christian, though she herself
AND HERALD from its very first issues that will outline to me what you be-
lieve to be the plan of life eternal, as was a strict Sunday observer. To en-
up to the present time, and it is grow- courage his attendance at the tent, she
ing better all the time. I have had I am hungry to know more about the
a copy of every song book ever put out came with him, and it was not long
plan of salvation, and oblige an inves-
by our people." tigator. until she had become so interested, she
began to get Worried and anxious for
Many other interesting experiences " [Signed] - -."
herself. However, she came regularly,
were told by this aged veteran of the Needless to say, the letter and re- and each night after meeting discussed
cross, which I cannot relate at this port made a deep impression on the her relation to the new truth she had
time. It will be interesting, however, conference. Surely, Joel's prophecy heard that night. Her society connec-
to know that Sister Morton is eighty- of the latter rain is being fulfilled, tions, card parties, dancing, and a myr-
seven years of age, is the mother of and like Cornelius of old, many, iad of other things came before her
ten sons and daughters, and has through visions and dreams, are being each night progressively for inspection,
thirty-one grandchildren and twenty- pointed to the people who are the and after a real struggle, God gave her
four great-grandchildren. These sixty- bearers of God's truth for these days. the victory. Though her husband was
six, including herself, are practicallya And let us not overlook the fact that not won at the time, she gained a won-
all Seventh-day Adventists. Among God recognizes the books that contain derful experience, and we are praying
them are nurses, teachers, colporteurs, the message. W. W. EASTMAN. for him.

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Adapting Our Teaching to the Spirit of
the Age
IT is one thing to adapt our teaching to present-
day conditions, and quite another thing to adapt our
teaching to the spirit of this present age. The first
is to be commended ; the second is reprehensible.
Seeking the first, we will become as did the apostle
Paul, " all things to all men," if by any means we
may win some to Christ. To the Jew we will become
as Jews, to the Gentile as Gentiles, seeking to enter
into the experience of every soul for whom we labor,
recognizing his needs, sympathizing with him in his
difficulties, meeting him on common ground, and
endeavoring to the very best of our ability so to adapt
the gospel message that it shall come within his com-
prehension and awaken his appreciation. This was
the spirit that actuated Christ, it is the spirit which
should actuate Christ's followers.
But this is widely apart from seeking to adapt
the gospel message to the spirit of the age. Unfor-
tunately, many are doing this. The drift of the groat
Christian church toward worldliness and popularity,
the marked tendency in the popular pulpit to make
the way of salvation easy and to so soften the de-
mands of Christian living that they shall not give
offense to those who desire to follow their own ways
and still bear the name of Christ, the preaching of
higher criticism with all its kindred errors, these
are some of the ways in which Christ is being
wounded in the house of His friends, and the gospel
standard is being trailed in the dust.
Speaking of this tendency, the editor of the Pres-
byterian makes the following sensible observation:
" The Church and the Spirit of the Age
" We are sometimes told that the church should adapt
herself to the spirit of the age; that times. have changed
and that she should change with them; that old methods
are too' stiff and old doctrines too uncompromising. This
is by no means a new demand. Christianity never has been
in harmony with the spirit of the age. It was not in
Christ's day nor in that of the apostles, and will not be
until the millennium. The church is to be peculiar. Chris-
tians are to be not conformed ' to this world. The preach-
ing of the cross was and is foolishness to unbelievers.
That these should see with their own eyes and should say
to Christians, as Festus did to Paul, Thou art beside
thyself,' is neither surprising nor alarming. The things
which worldly people regard as folly are the church's
strength. Conformity to the world is her weakness. Her
mission is to conform the world to herself and to Christ.
The plea that the church would gain in numbers by lower-
ing her standard either of conduct or orthodoxy or benev-
olence, is a mistaken one. Any apparent gain would be
more than balanced by a real loss."
May God preserve the ministry of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church from conforming their preaching
to the spirit of the age, Woe is us when we shall
fear the face of man, when the favor of the world
or the approval of our friends in the church is
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esteemed above the approval of God. If we shall
tone down the message that God has given us to bear,
if we shall cry peace and safety instead of sounding
the warning which falls to the watchmen upon Zion's
walls, if we shall gloss over sins in the church and
call good evil and evil good, if we shall fail to de-
clare the whole counsel of God, then indeed will lean-
ness conic to our souls, and " Ichabod " will be writ-
ten over the portals of our churches, the same as
over some of the great popular churches of the world.
May God make us true men and women, faithful
to the message Re has given us to bear, true to the
holy commission appointed us. In this only is our
salvation and the salvation of those who look to us
for leadership.
What Others Say of Our Mission
Publishing Work
LOOKING through the Australasian Record, the or-
gan of that strong union conference and division field
which is sharing the world missionary burden, I
came across some references to our publishing work
in the Far East which are worth reprinting as an
encouragement to the believers who are so loyally
standing by the extension of the publishing interests
in these far fields. The statements are put together
by Elder C. H. Watson, who quotes the following
from the Korean Mission Field, April, 1925. Mr.
Gale, one of the leading men in the Presbyterian
Mission in Korea, says :
" Recently an old friend, a former magistrate of Chang-
yen (Sorai Beach), came to see me. Among other things,
he said: ' I have been much impressed lately by certain
Christian books that have come my way, very much im-
pressed.' His nephew, who was standing by, told me that
the books referred to were printed by the Seventh-day
Adventist mission outside the East Gate. Wisely and well
has this mission seen beyond the more limited horizon that
bounds most of us, and put their emphasis on books, thus
reaching a world where no missionary goes; a world that
never comes to church; a world that is proud and old and
distressed, and needs the light of hope as much as any.
I propose that we take our hats off to the Seventh-day
Adventists, and make a deep bow. They have had more
sense and vision in regard to missionary work than the
rest of us."
Again, Elder Watson, in his address, says that he
picked up a copy of the Chinese Recorder, a journal
of the Christian movement in China, in which 'he
read this statement as to publishing work in China :
" The major difficulty is probably that there is so little
that is satisfactory for distribution. The Seventh-day Ad-
ventists have been more efficient, so far as I know, than any
others in getting their literature out. They have put more
brains into it than any other group." May, 1925.
Then again he quoted from the leading organ of
the great world movement of modern missions, the
International Review of Missions, printed in Edin-
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burgh, Scotland. This journal says, speaking of mis-
sion publishing in the Far East, issue of July, 1919:
" Of the denominations, the Seventh-day Adventists are
making the largest use of the press as a means of propa-
gating their own views of truth. Their insistence on one
, point as more important than all' others renders it out of
the question for them to use much of the literature which is
prepared by the, literature and tract societies. They have
therefore established their own printing works, and have
at present a larger output than any other denomination."
Much of this development which wins such com-
mendatory notice has been made possible by the ef-
forts of the believers in the annual Big Week enter-
prise. We are glad Brother Watson has strung these
extracts together to cheer us on to still greater efforts
to spread the printed page in the populous lands of
the Orient. W. A. S.
" There's Power in the Blood "
WE sing with much enthusiasm, " There's power in
the blood," but do we stop to think of the several
reasons for that power, and especially the supreme
reason ?
You may reply, " There's power in the blood be-
cause it is the blood of the Son of God." Yes, that
is true, but, is it all the truth ? Is there not power
in the blood because the blood is the life of, the Son
of God'' " Be sure that thou eat not the blood: for
the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life
with the flesh." Deut. 12 : 23.
" Jesus shed His blood for the world," is the ex-
pression most frequently heard; but in the shedding
of His bloods He gave His life for the world, and His
blood was and is efficacious because that blood was
and is His life. In John 1: 4 we read : " In Him
was life; and the life was the light of men."
Again in John 5 : 26 we are told that Christ " hath
life in Himself ; " and because of this, as stated in
verse 21, " as the Father raiseth up the dead, and
quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom
He will." Having life, He is able to give life, and
so it is written, " He that hath the Son hath life ;
and he that bath not the Son of God hath not life."
1 John 5 : 12.
Being washed by the blood is only a figure of
speech. Cleansing from sin is by the life of the Son
of God. That life is imputed to us in justification;
it is actually made ours by impartation, in Christian
experience, or, in other words, in experience in and
with Christ, described by the apostle Paul in these
words :
" I am crucified with Christ nevertheless I live ;
yet not I, but Christ liveth in me : and the life which
I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the
Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for
me." Gal. 2 : 20.
The righteousness of God in Christ is not a cloak
to cover up sin. His perfect life is not only ac-
counted as belonging to us to you and to me
in justification, but that life is actually substituted
for our imperfect lives, moment by moment, being
lived in us, so that it becomes truly ours by a miracle
of divine grace. In the words of the apostle, this is
" Christ in you, the hope of glory." Col. 1: 27. " 0
the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and
knowledge of God! how .unsearchable are His judg-
ments, and His ways past finding out ! " Rom. 11: 33.
C. P. B.
No one is useless in this world who lightens the
burdens of some one else. Dickens.
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The Four Kingdoms of Daniel 8
Chapter VIII, Verses 1-9
DANIEL'S vision of the four beasts of the seventh
chapter was given in the first year of Belshazzar,
while Babylon was still an independent nation,
though living at that time upon its past history,
rather than upon its ability to defend its territory
or to preserve unsullied its banners, destined soon to
trail in the dust.
Two years later, a further revelation was given to
the prophet, for we road :
"1. In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a
vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that
which appeared unto me at the first.
" 2. And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I
saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the
province of Elam; and L saw in a vision, and I was by the
river of Ulai."
The third year of ;King Belshazzar was his last.
As we have learned, he reigned three years jointly
with his father Nabonidus, being slain by the Medes
and Persians, B. C. 588, as related in Daniel 5 : 30.
The Ram With Two Horns
In describing this vision which he saw in the third
and last year of Belshazzar, the prophet says :
" 3. Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold,
there stood before the river a ram which had two horns:
and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the
other, and the higher came up last.
4. I saw the ram pOshing westward, and northward,
and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him,
neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand;
but he did according to! his will, and became great."
Like the " breast and arms of silver " in the great
image of Daniel 2, and the bear of Daniel 7, which
" raised itself up on one side," the ram with the
\ two
horns, of which " one, was higher than the other,"
symbolized Medo-Persia. This power, as the proph-
ecy says, " became great." The prophet continues :
The He-Goat
" 5. And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came
from the west, on the face of the whole earth, and touched
not the ground: and the .goat had a notable horn between
his eyes.
"6. And he came to the ram that had two horns, which
I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in
the fury of his power.
" 7. And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was
moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and
break his two horns: and there was no power in the ram
to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground,
and stamped upon him: and there was none that could
deliver the ram out of his hand.
" 8. Therefore the he-ghat waxed very great: and when
he was strong, the great corn was broken; and for it came
up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven."
It will be observed that of the ram with the two
horns it is said, in verse 4, that he " became great."
In verse 8 we are told that the " he-goat waxed very
great," " and when he - vas strong, the great horn was
broken."
We are not left in doubt as to the powers symbol-
ized in verses 3-8, for in verses 20 and 21 it is stated
in so many words that 'the ram symbolized the kings,
or kingdoms, of Media land Persia, and the goat with
the great horn between, his eyes represented the king,
or kingdom, of Grecia, and " the great horn " be-
tween his eyes was " the first king."
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The Little Horn called universal empires have ruled the world,
The prophecy which is therefore perfectly plain Babylon, Medo-Persia, Grecia, and Rome. None of
thus far, referring specifically to the four horns that these was in reality world-wide, or truly universal,
came up in the room of the great horn that was except in its potentialities, but each in its turn ruled
broken, continues : the world as it was then known to civilization.
" 9. And out of one of them came forth a little horn, Rome was known to Alexander. Eight hundred
which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward years before his time, Greek colonies had settled in
the east, and toward the pleasant land." southern Italy, and the strength of their influence in
The power symbolized by this little horn becomes molding the thought and institutions of their adopted
" exceeding great." Thus we have Medo-Persia, country is shown by the many points of similarity
, " great ; " Grecia, " very great ; " and the little horn, between the Greek and Latin languages. Every
" exceeding great." schoolboy has heard that Alexander wept because
Now there are but two views of this prophecy of there was no other world for him to conquer. The
the little horn of Daniel 8; namely, (1) that it was a story, whether true or not, serves to emphasize the
symbol of Antiochus Epiphanes; and (2) that it rep- popular conception of the universality of Alexander's
resented the Roman Empire in both its pagan and rule. The point of this is that the little horn that
papal phases. came out of one of the four horns of the goat must
As showing the prevailing Protestant view, we of necessity come from some actual or potential part
quote Dr. Clarke as follows : of Alexander,'s empire. As a matter of fact, it did
" Verse 9. ' Out of one of them came forth a little horn.' come forth from the Macedon horn, the most western
Some think that Antiochus Epiphanes is meant; but 'Bishop
Newton contends that it is the Roman government that is
division of Grecia.
intended; and although very great at its zenith, yet very Rome, in its inception, as Vergil testifies (open-
little in its rising. ing lines of the 2Eneid), was colonized by Greeks,
" Waxed great toward the south.' The Romans made
Egypt a province of their empire, and it continued such reaching the Tiber by way of Troy. Thus, ethnologi-
for some centuries. cally, the Romans sprang from the same parent stock
" Toward the east.' They conquered Syria, and made as the Greeks. As before noted, the many points of
it a province.
" Toward the pleasant land.' Judea, so called (Ps. 106: similarity between the Greek and Latin languages
24; .Ter. 3: 19; Dan. 11: 16, 41). It is well known that they prove this beyond any reasonable question.
took Judea, and made it a province; and afterward burnt
the city and temple, and scattered the Jews over the face Testimony of History
of the earth." Again, from the standpoint of the prophecy, Rome
That this is the proper application of the prophecy was also closely related to Greece politically and
of Daniel 8 : 9-12, 23-25, will appear from the fol- geographically. Lying to the west, and peopled
lowing considerations : largely by descendants of the original Greek colonists,
William Harris Rule remarks : Rome had much in common with Greece, with which
" His [Alexander's] lineage became extinct, and neither it was long on the most friendly terms. Dr. Eduard
kingdom nor succession remained to represent the fruit of Meyer, professor of ancient history in the University
his conquests in Asia under one crown, for they were di-
vided toward the four winds of heaven; namely, (1) Mace- of Berlin, referring to the relations of Greece and
donia and Greece, westward, to Cassander; (2) Thrace, Rome, says :
Bithynia, etc., northward, to Lysimachus; (3) Egypt,
southward, to Ptolemy; (4) Syria and the lands eastward, " As a matter of fact, the West [or in other words, the
to Seleucus.""An Historical Exposition of Daniel," Lon- Greek part of Italy] was left [by the mother country] to
don, 1869, p. 221. its own devices. But it presently became evident that the
development which there took place, untroubled by inter-
Macedon and Greece were the root, so to speak, of ference from without, was fraught with consequences of
the " notable," or original, horn of the goat; for the utmost moment to the Hellenistic political system. By
abstaining from peremptory interference, while such inter-
Alexander was the son of Philip of Macedon. He ference was yet possible, the Macedonian kingdoms per-
first united under him all Greece, and then enlarged mitted a power to arise in Italy so strong that in a very
his empire by conquest. After Alexander died, the short, time it proceeded to aim a fatal blow at their own
existence."" The Historians' History of the World," Vol.
added portions of his kingdom simply broke away V, p. 1.
again, and set up political establishments of their Greece might have reasonably assumed active con-
own, leaving the original territory to give birth to trol of Italy, but it seems she did not, and thus in the
another world power that should eventually become course of centuries there grew up there a distinct
greater than all that had preceded it. The ram empire. From currying favor with Alexander by
(Medo-Persia) " became great " (Dan. 8: 4) ; the "he- sending an embassage to him at Babylon, about 320
goat [Grecia] waxed very great" (verse 8) ; while B. C., the people on the Tiber, a century and three
" out of one of them [one of the four horns of the quarters later, conquered the very state that had in
goat] came forth a little horn, which waxed exceed- a measure fostered them in their infancy.
ing great " (verse 9). On page 2 of the volume last quoted, Dr. Meyer
Literally Fulfilled by Rome adds:
" As early as the sixth century [B. C.], during the Etrus-
This was literally fulfilled by Rome, and by Rome can period, the city of Rome on the Tiber had grown into
only. Instead of waxing " exceeding great " as com- a large and important community. . . . With the Greeks it
pared with Medo-Persia and Grecia, Antiochus Epiph- was on friendly terms; from of old, Greek civilization had
found almost as ready acceptance among the Latins as
anes was only one of a line of twenty-six Syrian among the Etruscans, and in the struggle with the latter
kings, and though terribly cruel and wicked, instead people, Latins and Greeks had fought side by side."
of being exceeding great, was comparatively, con- On page 12 of the same volume, Dr. Wilhelm Sol-
temptible. tau, professor of ancient history in Zabern, says:
But Rome meets the specifications of the prophecy " A steady stream of Greek colonists had been occupying
in every respect. Not only did Rome become " ex- the coast of southern Italy ever since the eighth century
ceeding great," as compared with Medo-Persia and B. c., their first settlements dating from two centuries ear-
lier. . . . The population of southern Italy adopted the lan-
Grecia, but Rome came out of the Greco-Macedonian guage, manners, and customs of the Greeks, and in the
horn of the " he-goat," truly and literally. Four so- north the Etruscans served both as exponents of their own
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peculiar civilization and as intermediaries between the
Greeks and the mountain tribes."
Thus does the historian emphasize the influence of
the Greeks in molding the destinies of Rome. ,
Rome Enters the Field of Prophecy
But there is another sense in which Rome came out
of the Macedonian horn of the goat of Daniel 8. It
was by the conquest of Macedon, B. c. 168, that Rome
entered the field of prophecy. Here it was that she
became a full-fledged candidate for the crown of
world power, a crown which became unmistakably
hers upon the collapse of the Achuean League, B. c.
146, which was closely followed by the destruction of
Corinth, the enslavement of her inhabitants, and the
reorganization of Greece as a Roman dependency.
It was " in the latter time of their kingdom," that
is, of the divided state of Alexander's empire, that
this new power was seen issuing forth from the Mace-
donian horn of the goat. It was then that this king-
dom, or " king of fierce countenance, and understand-
ing dark sentences," or as Moses expresses it in
Deuteronomy 28 : 49, 50, a nation " from far, , from
the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth ; a
nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; a
nation of fierce countenance," etc., first appears.
From Bondage to Liberty
(In Two Parts Part One)
BY L. E. FROOM
TEXT: '" The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus bath
made me free from the law of sin and death." Rom. 8: 2.
The book of Romans may be said to be the deepest
and most searching piece of writing ever struck off
by the hand of man under the impress of the Spirit
of God. Glorious in beauty, mighty in truth, sub-
lime in the grandeur of its theme, it stands unsur-
passed among the Sacred Writings. It touches the
highest heights and sounds the deepest depths in the
whole range of human experience. In its profound
analysis the movement is rapid and climactic. The
argument is logical, conclusive, and final. The need
touched upon pis universal, yet individual. And the
remedy presented is adequate and complete.
The first half of this marvelous book is divided into
three cumulative points. In the first, the whole world
is proved guilty of sin before God.
"Now we know that what things soever the law saith,
it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth
may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty be-
fore God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no
flesh be justified in His sight: for by the law is the knowl-
edge of sin. . . . Even the righteousness of God which is
by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that
believe: for there is no difference: for all have sinned, and
come short of the glory of God." Rom. 3: 19-23.
Then follows the double remedy for the dual diffi-
culty introduced by sin, first, the guilt or penalty;
and second, the power or dominion of sin. Justifica-
tion by faith is presented as the sole remedy for the
guilt or penalty.
" Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon
all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of
one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of
life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made
sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made
righteous." Rom. 5: 18, 19.
Next, sanctification through the Spirit is set forth
as the secret of victory over the power or dominion
of sin.
" I speak after the manner of men because of the infir-
mity of your flesh: for as ye presented your members as
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True, these verses refer primarily to a different
phase of the work of the Roman power, but that only
serves to emphasize the striking parallelism between
the words of Moses and the words of the angel re-
corded by Daniel. Surely both are describing the
same people, the same power.
Again, in each case, the power described destroys
" the mighty and the holy people." This was true of
Rome, both as applied to the Jewish people, whose
nationality was taken away by the Romans A. D. 70,
and to the true Israel, the saints of God, so cruelly
persecuted by pagan Rome during the first three
centuries of the history of the Christian church.
Moreover, it was Rome in its pagan phase that
stood up against the Prince of princes, putting to
death the Son of God ; and it is Rome in its papal
phase, Rome in the sense of the papacy and the whole
papal system, that according to 2 Thessalonians 2: 8
is to be " broken without hand," being consumed
" with the spirit of His mouth," and destroyed " with
the brightness of His coming." Surely we make no
mistake in holding that the little horn of Daniel 8:
9-12, 23-25, is the Roman power in both its pagan and
papal phases, whereas the little horn of the seventh
chapter is wholly papal.
servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even
so now present your members as servants to righteousness
unto sanctification. . . . But now being made free from
sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto
sanctification, and the end eternal life." Rom. 6: 19-
22, R. V.
Chapters 3 to 5 are ; devoted to Christ's finished
work for us on the cross, as pertains to the guilt of
sin. Chapters 6 and 8 tell of Christ's perfect work
in us, through the Holy Spirit, as pertains to the
power of sin. Between these two passages, Romans
6 and 8, with their proclamation of glorious emanci-
pation, we find chapter 7 interjected parenthetically.
It is not an accident; the purpose is evident. The
reason is that the expeifience of chapter 7 precedes
the experience of chapter 8. But, alas, the tragedy
is that the experience of chapter 8 does not always
follow in our life that Of chapter 7. Many are still
living in the murky lowlands of chapter 7, instead
of dwelling on the vitalizing highlands of chapter 8.
Chapter 7 is written with the personal pronoun
and in the present tense. It is a picture of Paul's
own life, actually historical in fact, and past in time
when he wrote it. Just when it was, we are not told.
In any event, it was after he became a Christian, a
regenerated man. This remarkable chapter is Inspi-
ration's declaration that :no force of law and no play
of will can break the pincer of sin. But Paul does,
not leave us there in hopeless despair. He marks
precisely the pathway from bondage to liberty, and
beckons us on. From chapter 7, with its slavery and
defeat, we must pass through the gateway of verse
25, " I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord,"
into the liberty and victory of chapter 8, which be-
gins with " no condemnation " and ends with no,
separation. For Jesus Christ is the only door into,
the kingdom of victory. ; John 10: 9.
In view of the lateness of time's hour, in view of
the unfinished task before us, and in view of our un-
prepared condition, the problem of victory over the
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power of sin in the daily life is the most vital theme
that we can possibly study. I believe we shall all
agree that the experience must come individually
before it can be realized collectively. Therefore it is
a personal problem, and calls for individual appli-
cation.
Romans 7 is the portrait of a regenerated man,
awakened and in the, grasp of a law which he acknowl-
edges to be holy, just, and good, and which he tries
to keep, but fails to keep despite his great desire to
do so. It is a picture of intense struggle, of ardent
desire, of abhorrence of sin, of intention to reform,
of agonizing prayers, but of failure until he comes
to the end of himself.' Then, filled with despair be-
cause of the sin and death which are reigning within
him, he is brought to the consciousness of his utter
helplessness, and he turns to God and accepts Jesus
Christ to dwell within him through the Holy Spirit,
and to set him free from the law of sin and death
which is in his members. Thus he receives victory
or freedom by emancipation. This sweeping truth
will become clear as this thought is developed.
Paul traces man through three progressive states,
the natural, the legal, and the spiritual. The nat-
ural man neither fears nor loves God. The legal man
is under the condemnation of the law; he fears God,
but is unable to obey Him. The spiritual man is
under the comfort of His grace and is enabled to
obey, for the whole purpose of the gospel is to se-
cure obedience to the commandments of God through
the faith of Jesus.
Now let us delve into this seventh chapter a bit.
Certain features immediately impress themselves
upon any one who reads this passage. It fairly bris-
tles with " I," " me," " my," " myself." Fifty-one
times in twenty-five verses " I " or its equivalent is
found. " Law " is found twenty-three times, and
" Christ " but twice, in verses 4 and 25, and the Holy
Spirit is not mentioned at all. The struggle is in-
tensely personal. The chapter presents a hand-to-
hand conflict between the flesh and the religious self
until the cry, " Who shall deliver me ? " is forced from
Paul's lips, in utter hopelessness.
Mark you, this is after conversion, and not before.
The reference is to a heart renewed. Paul asserts that
sin is a power within, and is not himself, for he de-
sired to do right. And no unregenerate person either
knows or admits that truth. Indeed, it is not true of
such. Note in verse 9, " I died; " in verse 17, " No
more I that do it, but sin; " and in verse 22, " I
delight in the law of God after the inward man."
But he is still ignorant of the delivering power of
the Holy Spirit.
Now let us survey the salient features of the
chapter :
First, the relation of the law to sin is set forth.
Verse 9 says, " I was alive without the law once,"
referring to the natural state of the sinner. It is
here called life,, elsewhere it is spoken of as death.
This wide diversity of names for the same thing need
not surprise us. One term is the true state, the other
is man's view of it. In God's sight, it is death and
separation from Him; in man's imagination it is life,
independent of God.
Then, " the commandment came." Paul came to
see its spiritual extent. It came home to him with
new force and power. It was like a mirror let down
from heaven, and the holy law convinced the man
Paul of his unholiness. He saw that God not only
forbids wrong doing, but wrong wishing. He per-
7
ceived that the earliest bud of a wish that is bad is
the breaking of the law.. It is the egg of sin before
it is hatched into outward violation.
Next, " sin revived." It rose to view as an awful,
aggravated force, and both its guilt and its power
were disclosed. " I died," he adds. His hope was
gone, and the life in which he had trusted was ex-
tinguished. Now, verse 10, " the commandment,
which was ordained to life," to all who perfectly
obey (as, for example, to Adam before the fall),
Paul " found to be unto death," because he had
broken it. Thus he had fallen under its curse. In-
stead of crushing sin in the soul, the law inflamed
it. It produced self-condemnation and inward strife,
despair, and death. The consciousness of the law
deepened the wound of sin. He beheld its exceeding
broadness, nobleness, and spirituality. This new out-
look made it more impossible than ever to obey it
acceptably. This is no fault of the law ; the trouble
is with sin. Sin is a force, a tendency, a bent, a
dreadful, mighty factor in the human soul, deeper
than desire and stronger than the will. But, thank
God, there is something stronger than sin!
" The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and
just and good." Verse 12. There is nothing wrong
with the law. It is the violation of the law that has
made it the death dealer. He who does not feel the
holiness of the law cannot appreciate the goodness
and justice of God. Paul acknowledged the law's
moral excellence, but he also acknowledged that he
was a breaker of the law.
Verse 13 declares that sin became " exceeding sin-
ful " to him. We minimize sin. Sin is rebellion, it
is high treason against the government of God. What
We call sin is only the index of the sinfulness that
lies buried deep in the human heart. The man with
one sin has violated the principle of obedience as
truly as the man with a thousand sins. With us, sin
quickly passes out of memory ; is soon crowded out
by new sins. But not so with God.
In verse 14 Paul affirms he was " sold under sin."
He was not a willing slave. He was a captive against
his desires, and this bondage was his grief and bur-
den. There is no slavery that is comparable to the
slavery of sin. And he who commits sin is the bond-
slave of sin. John 8 : 34. Sin was working as a
law in Paul's members, waging a successful warfare,
and he found himself carried away captive like a
prisoner of war.
In verse 15 he says, " That which I do," in violation
of the law, " I allow not; " that is, I do not love or
delight in or approve it. And " what I would," that
is, to obey perfectly, he was powerless to do. Then
follows the conclusion (verse 17), " It is no more I
that do it, but sin." He knew what was right, but
he could not obey. He longed to obey, but he drifted
back because of this disease in his nature. He was
a helpless slave under the dominion of sin. So much
for the relation of the law to sin.
Next, verse 18 presents the failure of will power :
" I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth
no good thing: for to will -is present with me; but
how to perform that which is good I find not." We
are all painfully conscious of the truthfulness of this
statement. The question of the will troubles many
people. We cannot discuss it here at length. But,
in a word, what is the will given for ? That it may
become a voluntary channel through which the will
and power of God are to be manifested, that God
may both will and do in us according to His good
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pleasure. Phil. 2: 13. To repeat in slightly different
form: The great object in the bestowal of the gift
of the will is that man shall voluntarily bring it as
an empty vessel, that God may put His will into it.
Thus His will shall " be done in earth, as it is in
heaven." In the will is to be found the seat of sin.
For the very essence of sin is the creature's " I will "
placed over against the Creator's will, as typified in
Lucifer's " I will be like the Most High," " I will
exalt my throne," " I will ascend into heaven." Isa.
14: 13, 14. Through constant yielding of the will to
Satan, we become the slaves of sin. But, thank God,
through constant yielding of the will to God, we are
made free in Him.
In verse 21 Paul finds a "law," a tendency so con-
stant and uniform as to require the term " law."
In verse 23, this " another law " (that is, besides
the moral law) is declared to be in his members as a
constraining force that is residing there, and which
is spoken of in Romans 8 : 2 as " the law of sin and
death," which is its wages. It is the propensity to
evil. This law functions in his body. The body is
not so much the source as the seat of sin. It is the
battle ground of the conflict. And the warfare is'
against " the law of my mind," the mind regener-
ated and filled with desires inspired of God.
Now it is evident that, the key words of the argu-
ment are " flesh " and " Spirit." The contrast is
clear. The moral law is spiritual and partakes of
God's nature. Hence it is incompatible with the
flesh, which is at enmity against God. The situation
there presented is a strife of opposites. This war
between the unregenerated flesh and the regenerated
man is continual and unavoidable. But how is it to
be conducted ? That is the supreme question. The
conflict spreads through the whole life and every
part of man. He is besieged on all sides. There is
no power or faculty or sense that is free from the
warfare.
In the same man are two natures, one inher-
ited from Adam, poisoned with sin and inflamed with
enmity against God; the other obtained from the last
Adam, untainted by sin, and loving God. The flesh
was poisoned at the fountain, and through the cen-
The Remnant of God's People
BY F. C. GILBERT
FROM the time the Lord delivered Israel from
Egypt, till the ten tribes were sent into Assyrian
exile, a period of nearly nine centuries elapsed. Dur-
ing these long years .God dealt very patiently and
gently with Jacob's descendants. After the division
of the twelve tribes, many prophets delivered mes-
sages to Israel and Judah, with earnest entreaties
to return to the Lord God of Israel.
These people had the history of former genera-
tions, They well understood what occurred to their
ancestors when they obeyed the voice of the Lord ;
they knew clearly the results to those who refused
to recognize God's reqUirements. Nevertheless the
ten tribes continued to follow the ways of heathen
nations. For nearly two and a half centuries, from
the days of Jeroboam the son of Nebat to the time
of Hoshea son of Elah, the Israelites wandered far-
ther and farther from the truth of God. Many kings
and rulers committed abominable acts, some selling
themselves to Satan to work the works of evil. 1
Kings 21 : 20 ; 2 Kings 17 : 17.
turies the stream of wickedness has been swollen
until it floods the veins. So while we are in the
flesh, warfare is inevitable and the way to victory
is basic. The fleshly nature must be slain, kept un-
der, bruised, mortified, as long as we are in the flesh.
It is like a wild animal 'in captivity, like a lion from
the jungle.
It is foundational for us to understand that the
new birth is not the eradication of the sinful nature;
rather it is an insertion beside it of the principle of
a new life. Let us not, forget that the conflicts and
complaints of Romans .7 are acknowledged and re-
peated in Romans 8, verses 23 and 13 : " We our-
selves groan within ourselves,. waiting for the adop-
tion, to wit, the redemption of our body," " but if ye
through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body,
ye shall live " this life of victory. But in the eighth
chapter the strife is effectually taken up on our be-
half by the Holy Spirit; and victory ensues over the
deadly antagonist. In verses 21-23 these opposing
principles are portrayed in the same man, and their
law of acting or working is laid down. If the flesh
is allowed to act, it is ever in opposition to the Holy
Spirit and in warfare against the holy law. And
the remedy is not in the annihilation of the flesh, but
in the introduction of a pew and higher counteracting
law, as we shall see.
We come now to the 'crisis of affairs, in verses 24
and 25 of chapter 7 : " 0 wretched man that I am !
who shall deliver me from the body of this death ?
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So
then with the mind I myself serve the law of God ;
but with the flesh the law of sin." Here, despair
ends in deliverance. Verse 25, with the experience it
represents,' stands at the end of the seventh chapter
as the gateway to chapter 8. He who enters the
experience of Romans 8, enters by this " way " or
not at all, for Jesus is " the way." John 14 : 9. These
despairing words of Paul are the expression of a
man who has reached the end of himself, who has
struggled and striven, 'but failed, but has at last
found the way from defeat to victory. Here, in chap-
ter 7, is the spirit of bondage ; there, in chapter 8,
the spirit of liberty.
Israel Sent. Into Captivity
Despite the earnest appeals and, continued plead-
ings to repentance, with the promises that the favor
of God would be bestowed if they returned to the
Lord, the northern tribes persisted in following the
ways of the heathen, making light of the assurances
of God's promises to them.
" In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took
Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed
them.ln Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and In
the cities of the Medes. For so it was, that the children
of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, . . . and
walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the Lord cast
out from before the children of Israel. . . .
" And the children of Israel did secretly those things
that were not right against the Lord their God, q,nd they
built them high places in 'all their cities, . . . and they
set them up images and groves in every high hill, and
under every green tree: and there they burnt incense in
all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord
carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to
provoke the Lord to anger:. for they served idols, whereof
the Lord had said unto them, Ye shall not do this
thing. . .
" Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened
their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not
 July 7, 1927 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD 9
believe the Lord their God. And they rejected His stat- for our enlightenment. In this age God has set His hand
utes, . . . and His testimonies which He testified against to gather unto Himself a people from every nation, kin-
them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and dred, and tongue. . . . I have been instructed to trace
went after the heathen that were round about them, . . words of warning for our brethren and sisters who are in
until the Lord removed Israel out of His sight, as He had danger of losing sight of the special work for this time."
said by all His servants the prophets. So was Israel car- "Testimonies," Vol. VIII, pp. 115, 116.
ried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day."
2 Kings 17: 6-23.
The special work committed to this people is to
" To the ten tribes, long rebellious and impenitent, was prepare for the second coming of Christ. May God
given no promise of complete restoration to their former help us to be true to our calling, and pattern after
power in Palestine. Until the end of time, they were to be
' wanderers among the nations.' ""Prophets and Kings," the divine similitude in all things. Let us not build
page 298. this work after the plan of the nations around us.
Judah Still Had Opportunity
With the results of wrong-doing by the ten tribes ff0 ff0
before the eyes of Judah and Benjamin, God pa-
tiently waited more than a century with the latter, What Is Christianity?
hoping that these would profit by the terrible disas- BY ALLEN WALR FR
ter which overtook the tribes of Israel. Such godly
THERE are many who call themselves Christians
men as Jeremiah, Micaiah, and other prophets en-
couraged Judah to walk in the light of the commands who do not understand what constitutes Christian-
of God. Periodically there arose a good king who ity. Christianity is the greatest thing in the world.
earnestly co-operated with the God-appointed mes- Sin is the greatest curse that ever came into our world.
sengers, and a partial reformation was wrought Christianity is the greatest blessing that ever came
among the people. But no permanent and deep- into the world. This is so because Christianity is the
seated experience was reached. When Manasseh as- only remedy for the greatest curse sin.
cended the throne of Judah, we read of his career : It took two things to make Christianity: (1) A
life; (2) a nature that produced that life.
" so Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jeru- All life corresponds to the nature that produces it.
salem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the
Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel. And the The life of a bird is not like that of a fish. Every
Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would variety of life corresponds to the nature that pro-
not hearken." 2 Chron. 33: 9, 10.
duces it. One nature cannot reproduce the life of
Following his reign, Judah repented and backslid another nature that is entirely different.
again and again, till the days of Zedekiah, when he Christianity in its origin was Christ in action, in
brought on the crisis. Of him it is written: conduct, in life. The nature that produced it was
" He did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his divine, and the life corresponded to the nature that
God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet
speaking from the mouth of the Lord. . . . Moreover all produced it it was the life divine.
the chief of the priests, and the people,' transgressed very There has never been but one Christ. There has
much after all the abominations of the heathen. . never been but one Christianity. No one else has
" And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by His
messengers, . . . because He had compassion on His peo- ever reproduced it. Others have often attempted to
ple, and on His dwelling place: but they mocked the mes- do so, but have made a shameful failure. No one else
sengers of God, and despised His words, and misused His has ever produced anything that is " just as good."
prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His
people, till there was no remedy. Sometimes a merchant will say, " This article excels
" Therefore He brought upon them the king of the Chal- in quality the article for which you called." I call
dees, . . . and they burnt the house of God, . . . and
destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. And them that
for Christianity. The Mohammedan may say, " I
had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon." don't have Christianity, but I have something that
2 Chron. 36: 12-20. excels it it is Mohammedanism." No, that can-
Only the Remnant Left not be true, because the nature that produced it was
From then on to the time the Saviour came to human and corrupt. Only Christ can produce
earth, God dealt with the remnant of His people. Christianity.
The tribes as a whole had failed to learn the purposes Man cannot reproduce Christianity. God does not
of God, and the time arrived when as a nation Israel's expect him to do that. Man cannot imitate Christ.
work would soon end. For a few centuries, including It would be an " imitation," and a very crude one
the period of return from the Babylonian captivity, at that ; but Christ can produce Christianity in man,
messengers came .from several of the prophets to the Christianity is Christ living His life in man. ,Man
remnant of Israel, offering them pardon, and oppor- does not live it, does not imitate it, does not repro;
tunity to be the true seed of the church. Many were duce it. Man's nature is not equal to such an under-
the advantages they might have enjoyed, and great taking. Only Christ can live Christianity in man.
were the offers of mercy toward them. Paul said, " Christ liveth in me," that was Chris-
" The withdrawal of divine favor during the period of tianity. He said, " I am crucified." That means he
the exile led many to repentance; yet after their return to was dead. A nature that is dead does, not manifest
the Land of Promise, the Jewish people repeated the mis- itself. But there was a life that was manifesting it-
takes of former generations. . . . The prophets whom God
sent to correct the prevailing evils, were received with the self in that human body," Christ liveth in me,"
same suspicion and scorn that had been accorded the mes- and that was a continuity of Christianity. It was
sengers in earlier times; and thus, from century to cen-
tury, the keepers of the vineyard added to their guilt. . . .
not a life produced by Paul. He said, " Not I, but
" Of special value to God's church on earth to-day Christ liveth." Christ was continuing His life on
the keepers of His vineyard are the messages of counsel earth through the vehicle of Paul's body and mind.
and admonition given through the prophets. . . . The story
of Israel's call, of their successes and failures, of their
That is Christianity.
restoration to divine favor, . . . this has been the theme Christianity is Christ; Christ is Christianity. Only
of God's messengers to His church throughout the centu- Christ can live Christianity. Man must look to
ries that have passed. And to-day God's message to His
,church . . . is none other than that spoken through the Christ and depend on Christ to live Christianity in
prophets of old. . . . Let Israel'hope in God.""Prophets him. There is no other way. Only Christ can live
and Kings," pp. 21, 22. Christianity. " Christ in you " is Christianity
" Upon us is shining the accumulated light of past ages.
'The record of Israel's forgetfulness has been preserved " Christ in you, the hope of glory."
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IN MISSION LANDS
LOOK: "Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields."
PRAY: " Pray ye the Lord of the harvest."
GIVE : "Give ye them to eat."
GO : "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
Visiting South America
BY 0. MONTGOMERY
The Inca Union
BEGINNING the night of April 20 and continuin.
until the night of the 24th, a general meeting was
held in the place of worship in the city of Lima, for
the Spanish believers and the workers of the Peru-
vian Mission. This meeting was well attended.
While there is not a large staff of workers in the
Peruvian Mission, yet with all the union laborers
who attended these meetings, we had a large company
of earnest workers together. The help given and the
counsels and plans entered into were very greatly ap-
preciated by all. It is evident that better days are
ahead for the work in this mission field. The workers
are all of good courage. There is a spirit of confi-
dence and deep consecration, and they look into the
future with faith, believing that the hour has' struck
when greater things are to be accomplished in Peru
than ever in the past.
Beginning Monday morning, April 25, the union
committee, with the visiting brethren, entered upon
the work of their annual council meeting. The days
were filled with hard, strenuous work. Many ques-
tions of major importance were considered, and ad-
vance moves planned and policies outlined. The
meeting continued until May 3, the night before we
sailed for the Canal Zone. Every man there, I am
sure, felt that the meeting was one of great blessing,
and that it will prove of lasting benefit to the work
of this union mission, which is rapidly growing in
importance.
Brother Orley Ford, representing the work in
Ecuador; Elder L. D. Minner, superintendent of the
Church and Church Members at Totoloche, Mexico
Bolivian Mission; and Elder F. E. Bresee, in charge
of the Lake Titicaca Mission, were present through-
out the meetings. These brethren, together with the
General and division men who visited the Bolivian
and Lake Titicaca fields, were able to bring to the
council the many problems connected with the rap-
idly growing and very important work in these local
territories. Prof. W. E. Howell's study of the
school work in the Lake Titicaca and Bolivian fields,
as well as at Lima, with C. P. Crager of the division,
and H. B. Lundquist, educational secretary of the
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Austral Union, was greatly appreciated, and brought
to the union committee a clear survey of the educa-
tional work in these fields. Thus the needs of the
entire union and the problems to be considered were
all before the council in the form of a well-worked-
out agenda, at the very beginning of the session.
Daily studies were conducted morning and night,
in which the work of the ministry, evangelism, and
the Spirit's power for godly living were strongly em-
phasized. We were glad to have the families of the
workers present at the morning and evening studies.
Studies were also given on organization and working
policies, which we believe were appreciated by all
present. Altogether it was a very profitable and en-
couraging meeting.
A few changes of major importance were made
which affect the union and Peruvian Mission Leader-
ship. We were all deeply sorry that Elder F. L.
Perry finds it necessary to leave Peru, after a very
brief connection with the work of this field, due to
health conditions which make it necessary for him
and Sister Perry to return to the United States. The
best medical counsel obtainable made it clear that
this was the only thing to be done. This is a source
of great disappointment to Brother Perry, whose
heart is really in the work in this South American
field. It is also a great disappointment to the breth-
ren of the Inca Union, with whom his connection has
been most helpful and encouraging.
As the committee gave careful study to the ques-
tion of some one to take Brother Perry's work, it was
finally decided to ask Elder V. E. Peugh to take this
responsibility. Brother Peugh came to the field some
six months ago as superintendent of the Peruvian
Mission. He has taken hold of the work of 'that field
with great earnestness and zeal, has thrown himself
into the study of the language, and has quickly won
his way into the hearts and confidence of the staff
of workers, both in the local field and in the union.
With his years of service in India and his administra-
tive experience in the United States, it was the unani-
mous opinion of the entire division committee that
he was the man for the place. This move made it
possible to bridge the gap without a day's loss of
time, and we believe that Brother Peugh will have
the united support and the most hearty co-operation
and confidence of all the workers throughout the un-
ion field. He took over the duties of his new office
at once, and threw himself into union problems with
earnestness. It seemed almost providential that
Brother Peugh was in the field, so that without any
break in the administrative swing the work could go
forward.
Brother L. E. Christman, home missionary secre-
tary of the Austral Union, was invited by the South
American Division to take the superintendency of
the Peruvian Mission, in Brother Peugh's place.
Brother Christman has been in South America a little
more than five years. He has a good command of
the language, and we are all trusting that he will see
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light in the acceptance of this call. His accepting
this call would mean that these two important posts
will be filled by men already in South America, which
we all feel is a definite advantage under the circum-
stances. Elder John Lorenz, the pastor of the Lima
church, a veteran worker of South America, was ap-
pointed union field missionary secretary.
Several advance moves were planned and provided
for, as follows:
The opening of a new Indian mission station in the
Yungas district, east and north of
La Paz, Bolivia, was authorized,
and Brother Joseph Replogle, one
of the veteran mission station di-
rectors of the Lake Titicaca field,
who for some time has been in the
Uruguay Mission, was called to,
open up this work. In the early
part of this year, a new mission
was opened in Bolivia, where a
large interest had been developed,
and Brother David Darlinger and
his wife were placed in charge of
this work. Thus two new missions
are to be opened in the Bolivia
Mission during 1927.
The opening of the Upper Ama-
zon Mission was authorized and
its territory outlined, embracing the northeast por-
tion of Peru along the Upper Amazon and Ucayali
Rivers. The opening of a mission station near the
junction of the Tombo and Ucayali Rivers in the
territory of thi4 new mission field was also author-
ized, where a school will be established for the In-
dians of this district. Brother F. A. Stahl is made
the superintendent of this new mission field. The
building of mission homes in the city of Iquitos,
where he will make his headquarters, was also pro-
vided for. This action separates the mission work
which Brother Stahl has been carrying on during the
last four or five years, from the Peruvian Mission,
making it a separate mission by itself, as one of the
five local mission fields that make up the Inca Union.
Another new work provided for is the opening of
a new station among the Indians of the Ayeeucho
district, over the mountain range just east of Lima.
Brother Pedro Kalbermatter, who has been spending
some time on furlough in Argentina, is to have charge
of this new mission. We have never had any work
among the Indians of this district, so this is an en-
tirely new mission among the Quichua Indians, sep-
arated by several days' journey from the Lake Titi-
caca field, and will be directly under the supervision
of the Peruvian Mission.
We are informed that this is one of the largest and
most important centers among the Indian population
of the republic. Many of these Indians are well-to-do,
owning their own property ; and it is felt that when
work is once established among them, it will be of
a stronger character financially than is possible
among the Indians of the Lake Titicaca district.
The brethren feel that the time is opportune for
starting the work in this place. For years the Peru-
vian Mission has requested budget provision and a
man for this work, but not until the present time
has this been possible. Brother. Kalbermatter, who
is one of our veteran Lake Titicaca directors, seems
to be the right man for opening up tins new work.
We look forward to the development of a strong
mission in that, section in the near future.
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At this meeting plans were laid for the placing of
a worker in Guayaquil and the opening of aggressive
evangelistic work.
This makes five new centers of mission work to be
opened during this year in the Inca Union.
We have never known a time in the history of our
work in the Inca Union field when the prospects
were more favorable for a large harvest of souls.
On every hand the indications point to opening pray-
idences of an unusual character. The brethren of
Native Church Members at Minatitlan, Mexico
Peru report interests in many places and earnest
appeals for the light of truth. The fields are better
manned than at any previbus time in the history of
our work. The courage and confidence of the work-
ers are strong, and they face the future with abiding
confidence in the final triumph of the gospel. They
are throwing their lives into the work of this field,
notwithstanding the perplexities and difficulties that
they have to encounter. We were greatly cheered by
our meeting with the brethren of the Inca Union.
Tehuantepec Mission, Mexico
BY J. B. NELSON
DuRING 1926 our work here in the Tehuantepec
Mission enjoyed the rich blessings of God, notwith-
standing many unfavorable conditions. During last
year our mission workers baptized 148 new converts,
organized 14 new churches, and added 444 new mem-
bers to our Sabbath school attendance. We had set as
our goal the organization of at least ten new compa-
nies for this present year, but up to date (March 21)
seven new companies have been organized into Sab-
bath schools and missionary societies. We always
organize a missionary society with each new Sabbath
school, and new believers are taught to win others.
Several of our churches and companies were
founded by some of our active lay members. More
than 50 per cent of our entire membership, now ap-
proximating 1,000, including our Sabbath school
membership, is the fruit of efforts put forth by lay
workers and colporteurs. Considering that only about
20 per cent of this part of Mexico's population are
literate, and practically all are in poverty, we feel
that the marvelous power of God is manifested among
these simple-hearted and benighted people. When
this great torch of truth lightens their sin-darkened
lives, they just have to let it shine on to others.
This progress has not been without persecution.
Surely the faithfulness of these Indian believers is
worthy of our prayers, our offerings, and our service.
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OUR FAMILY PHYSICIAN
uestions and Answers Relating to Diet, Accidents and Emergencies, and General Health Problems
By DR. GEORGE K. ABBOTT, Medical Superintendent of the Washington, D. C., Sanitarium.
All questions should be addressed to Dr. G. K. Abbott (inclosing stamp), Takoma Park, Washington, D. C.
54. A girl of eight years has an enlarged gland on one side of
the neck. The tonsils have been removed. Her temperature
was quite high for a number of days. What should be done?
The majority of children who have enlarged glands
of the neck have also a tonsil infection which is re-
sponsible for the enlargement. The fact that the
tonsils have been operated upon does not necessarily
mean that every bit of tonsil tissue is removed ; occa-
sionally a little piece is left, and this may cause en-
largement of the glands. There should be a very
careful examination in order to determine this point.
Even if there are no tonsil remnants, an acute sore
throat may cause enlargement of the lymph glands
of the neck.
There is very little to be done except to protect the
child from further colds and keep her quiet until the
fever has subsided. It is not usually necessary to
operate upon such enlarged glands. If the glands
remain large over a considerable period of time, this
of itself should create suspicion of tuberculosis in the
glands, as this is a not uncommon cause of glandular
enlargements in the neck. Such glands are prone to
increase in number, and often break down, discharg-
ing cheesy pus and leaving rather ugly scars on the
neck. A physician should be consulted, to determine
whether or not it is a simple glandular fever with
or without tonsil remnants, or whether it is tuber-
culosis.
The most important element in the treatment of
tuberculous glands of the neck is an out-of-door life
in the sunshine, and a good liberal diet, specially
including milk, cream, and vegetables. Some cases
of tuberculous glands of the neck require an oper-
ation. This, however, can be determined only by an
examination.
55. What is your opinion of the violet-ray machine for
home use?
A number of different machines called the violet
ray are advertised for home use. Most of these are
high frequency machines with a vacuum tube elec-
trode. When this vacuum tube is brought in contact
with the skin, a stream of violet light is seen in the
tube. The treatment is solely that of electricity.
This form of electricity is helpful in the relief of
some forms of neuralgia and neuritis, and sometimes
of certain skin irritations. It is a harmless treatment.
The fact that the colored light makes quite an im-
pression upon the mind, helps many people to im-
prove, because they feel that they are getting a very
potent form of light. It is not an ultra-violet light
nor a sun lamp, nor is it a light treatment at all.
Greatly exaggerated claims are made for these ma-
chines, and before one is purchased the family phy-
sician should be consulted. An appliance for the
delivery of ultra-violet light is very expensive, too ex-
pensive for home use, and in addition should not be
used except under the direct observation of a phy-
sician or one thoroughly trained in its use. The true
ultra-violet ray of the sunlight is a very powerful
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agent in improving the nutrition of the tissues, and
when properly applied, in destroying bacteria and
surface fungus growths.
Machines used nowadays for the production of an
ultra-violet light are principally the mercury vapor
lamp, but the carbon arc lamp also produces ultra-
violet radiations, as does the iron arc lamp ; but none
of these should be given into the hands of any but
thoroughly trained medical persons. Nearly all med-
ical appliances sold directly to the laity are sold
under greatly exaggerated claims, and often these
claims are wholly unfounded. For that reason one
should be very skeptical of those making such ex-
ploitation.
56. Can a rupture be cured without operation?
A rupture in the groin or in the navel in a child,
may sometimes be cured without operation by the
use of a properly fitted truss. Especially is this true
of a hernia at the navel in an infant, where a button-
shaped pad should be kept on by means of adhesive
tape for a considerable period of time, changing it as
may be necessary. With a hernia in the groin there
is less likelihood of cure without operation, and even
should the child seem to be well during early child-
hood, the hernia is prone to return when adult life is
reached, especially if heavy work is done. So-called
injection cures without surgery are occasionally suc-
cessful, but they are very dangerous, and often the
patient is left in a worse condition than formerly.
A hernia which has existed for a considerable period
of time is practically never cured without operation.
57. What can be done for a boy with progressive muscular
atrophy?
Progressive muscular atrophy is, as the name indi-
cates; a condition which does not grow better, but
grows gradually worse. Such persons do not usually
live to the twenty-fifth year of life, if the disease
begins in childhood, and may die under twenty years
of age. The cause is not known. The condition is a
primary atrophy or degeneration of the muscle tissue
itself. Very little can be accomplished by treatment.
The thing of most importance is to be sure that the
diagnosis is correct, as many other conditions some-
what similar may be greatly benefited by proper care.
58. What is the proper diet for ulcer of the stomach and
high acidity?
An excess of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
may be due to the ulcer itself ; to disease of the gall
bladder or of the appendix; to excitation of the nerv-
ous system in those of nervous disposition. Worry,
anxiety, and living a high-tension life greatly exag-
gerate this acidity, as does also the use of irritating
foods, and especially of acids. Condiments provoke
an increase in the acid of the stomach.
The medicines to be used in such a condition are
milk and cream, soft-cooked eggs, and certain alka-
lies. The fats and oils of the food decrease the secre-
tion of hydrochloric acid. This is the basis of the
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so-called Sippy diet for ulcer of the stomach. For
a time, at least in the first treatment, alkalies are
used with it.
Persons with ulcer of the stomach should go to bed
for a number of weeks in order that this diet may
have an opportunity to accomplish healing of the
ulcer. It is practically impossible to secure ade-
quate healing of an ulcer while the patient continues
at his usual occupation. Failure to follow this nec-
essary item, or carelessness in diet as soon as the
pain is relieved, is responsible for the fact that sooner
or later the majority come to operation.
The great proportion of so-called ulcers of the
stomach are ulcers of the duodenum, and not of the
stomach itself. An ulcer of the duodenum practically
never undergoes cancerous degeneration, whereas an
ulcer of the stomach is very prone to do so. For
that reason the majority of surgeons advise that an
ulcer of the stomach be operated' upon, whereas it is
felt that in case of ulcer of the duodenum the patient
should give himself an opportunity for a cure by diet.
It takes from one to three years to heal a duodenal
ulcer with any degree of certainty as to permanent
healing; but even if adequately healed, carelessness
in diet is very likely to cause a return of the ulcer.
Dr. B. G. A. Moynihan, of Leeds, England, has
shown that smoking greatly increases the acidity of
the gastric juice, and this may be one of the reasons
why duodenal ulcer is more common in men than in
women. II e says that increase of ulcer pain is likely
to follow an orgy of smoking. An ulcer of the duo-
denum which has existed for a number of years, is
much more likely to give satisfactory results from
operation than is an acute ulcer or one which has
existed for a few months or a year or two. Sooner
or later an ulcer of the duodenum will produce con-
traction of the pylorus through scar formation. This
causes the food to remain in the stomach an undue
length of time, and an operation is necessary in
order to secure prompt and adequate emptying of
the stomach. In such cases the operation is highly
satisfactory. In the earlier stages a gastroenteros-
tomy (that is, making an opening from the bottom
of the stomach into the upper part of the second part
of the intestine), causing the contents of the stomach
to pass through the new opening, allows healing of
ulcer, following which there may be a return of the
passage of the food through the normal opening,
causing a lighting up again of the former ulcer.
This, however, is not very common, and is much less
likely to occur in those who have had an ulcer for a
long period of time.
In the use of the Sippy diet, 3 oz. of equal parts
of milk and cream are taken every hour from 7 A. M.
to 7 r. M. On the third day of this treatment, with
complete rest in bed, the patient is given 1 oz. of
cereal gruel in the middle of the forenoon, one soft-
poached egg at noon, and another ounce of cereal
gruel at 2 and at 4 r. M. This program is in addition
to the 3 oz. of milk and cream, and is continued until
the sixth day, when the soft-poached egg is given
twice a day, and in addition to the gruel three times
a day, which is then increased to 2 oz. Beginning
on the tenth day, three soft-cooked eggs are given,
and the gruel feeding is increased to 3 oz. After
this the diet is gradually increased, maintaining the
basis of it in milk and cream, and adding soft-cooked
eggs and cereal gruels, vegetable pures, bread and
butter, the last preferably without salt. After ten
or twelve weeks the feedings are changed to every
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two hours, and after twenty weeks to three meals a
day. Alkalies had best be given under the direct
supervision of a physician, in fact, the whole diet
should be under medical supervision, as the patient
himself or the relatives would be entirely incompetent
to control the various disturbing symptoms.
The use of meat in the diet, while it does in many
cases give temporary relief, is a very bad plan, as
it requires a large amount of acid for its digestion,
and consequently stimulates the flow of an increased
amount of hydrochloric acid. It will be observed
that the Sippy diet, which is almost universally fol-
lowed to-day, does not contain any meat.
The causes of failure in the treatment of duo-
denal ulcer are, first, failure of the patient to remain
in bed a sufficient length of time to secure a good
start ; and second, failure to follow some modification
of the Sippy diet sufficiently long to secure healing.
An ulcer of the stomach itself, in the acute stage,
may perhaps best be treated by diet, at least until
it is quite certain that an ulcer exists as shown by
careful X-ray examination; but when the diagnosis
has reached a certainty, justice demands that the
patient should know the likelihood of the occurrence
of cancer, and consequently the advantages of oper-
ation over the dietary treatment.
Keep Thyself Pure
SIN begins in the heart. If the thoughts are pure,
the life will be blameless. The indulgence of sinful
thoughts and desires produces sinful actions. " When
lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin." The pleas-
urable contemplation of a sinful deed is usually fol-
lowed by its commission Never pause and consider
the pleasures or profit of any sin. Close your mind
against such suggestions at once, as you would lock
and bolt your doors against a robber. Let this one
thought, " It is wrong," end all dalliance. If Eve
had not stood parleying with the devil, and admiring
the beautiful fruit, earth might yet have been a par-
adise.
No one becomes a thief, a fornicator, or a mur-
derer, at once. The mind must first be corrupted.
The wicked suggestion must be indulged and revolved
in the thoughts, until it loses its hideous deformity,
and the anticipated gain or pleasure comes to out-
weigh the evils of the transgressioh.
Imagination paints forbidden pleasure in gay and
dazzling colors. It is the serpent's charm. Gaze
not upon the picture. Suffer not the intruder to get
a lodgment. Meet the enemy at the threshold, and
drive it from your heart. The more familiar men
become with sin, the less hateful it appears; hence
the more completely they preserve their mind from
unholy and wicked thoughts, the better. Avoid the
places where obscenity or blasphemy are heard. Cul-
tivate the society of the virtuous. Read nothing un-
chaste or immoral. Make a covenant with your eyes.
Do not familiarize your mind with the loathsome de-
tails of crime. Banish malicious or envious thoughts.
Direct your mind toward pure and holy subjects.
Contemplate the character of the spotless and per-
fect Lamb of God.
Keep your spirits untainted, your thoughts uncon-
taminated, so shall your life be virtuous. As a man
thinketh, so is he. Take care of the thoughts, and
the actions will take care of themselves. " Keep
thyself pure." H. L. Hastings.
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THE HOME CIRCLE
"Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home."
"That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters mayi be as corner-stones,
polished after the similitude of a palace." Ps. 144: 12.
Conducted by Verna Botsford Votaw
Where Are You Looking?
IF you're wanting to be wretched,
Look within;
There you'll see so much that's lacking,
So much sin,
That you'll grow discouraged, weary,
With the outlook, dark and dreary;
If you're wanting to be wretched,
Look within.
If you wish to be distracted,
Look around;
See your neighbor's faults and failings,
Which abound.
In the world's mad race for pleasure
Take your part in goodly measure;
If destruction is your treasure,
Look around.
If for peace and joy you're yearning,
Look above;
Calm you'll find and blest assurance,
Yea, and love
So unchanging, so untiring,
As will fill your heart's desiring;
If to gladness you're aspiring,
Look above.
Author Unknown.
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Are There Strangers in Your Church
MRS. BENSON was reading aloud to her husband
the latest letter from their youngest child, the petted
daughter who had married and gone many miles away
to a strange, big city.
" I've put on my pretty golden-brown dress every
afternoon, mother, hoping against hope that some one
would call ; but they haven't yet. I went to the meet-
ing of the Woman's Missionary Society last month,
and a few women spoke to me and asked where I lived,
but they haven't come ; and you can't guess, because
you never tried it, how dreadful it is to sit and watch
and watch for a friendly woman face and "
Mrs. Benson's voice quavered off into a sob, and
great tears were rolling down her cheeks as she handed
the letter to Mr. Benson. Burying her face in her
hands, she sobbed : " It is cruel, cruel, and I'll never
forgive those women never ! Neglected and left
alone our darling, who was always so happy and
so busy, and in demand for everything that was going
on. Every, day of her girlhood crowded so full of
work and good times, no wonder she is blue ! Oh, I
know she didn't say she was blue, but you needn't
think that her mother can't read between the lines.
How long the day must seem to her from the time
Herbert goes to his work until he returns. I can't
bear it, for her to be lonely."
Mr. Benson had finished reading the letter, and laid
it down with a troubled sigh. He was less for talking
about his troubles than his wife, but his heart ached
for the young housewife who would always be to him
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just his baby girl; and he longed to pick her up in
his arms and comfort her, just as he had comforted
her in her childish sorrows. As he could not do that,
he turned to her troubled mother.. " I wouldn't cry
any more," he 'said gently. " Perhaps the women of
the church are just slow about hunting up stran-
gers "
" Slow ! I should think they were slow. Helen has
been in their city for months, and they didn't have
to hunt her up. No child of ours has waited to be
hunted ,up, they hunt the church the first thing in a
strange town, and then it is up to the church to make
them welcome. It must be a queer missionary so-
ciety, with no one in it to look after the strangers."
" Does your missionary society have any one to
look after them? " her husband asked.
" Of course that is, I suppose so," she hesitated
over the answer.
" Are you sure that your new members have been
called on, and made to feel at home, and welcome ?
Have you called on any of them ? " he asked, with a
quizzical glance, knowing that his wife had done little
calling in the past year or so.
She flushed under his scrutiny. " You know I have
been terribly busy," she explained. " With Helen's
wedding to get ready for, and since then well?
I just haven't cared to start out," she ended rather
lamely.
" Perhaps there were mothers over in the city our
daughter went to, who had weddings to get ready for,
and who didn't feel like getting out afterward."
" But to treat our Helen that way," she began, then
choked again.
" I see," he said shrewdly. " A man would quote
the old saying, ' It makes a difference whose ox is
being gored,' while you 'women would say it makes a
difference whose daughter is being neglected. Why
not look around and see if there are any lonely ones
in your own missionary society ? "
He left her with a thoughtful look upon her face
for the rest of that clay,' and during the next morning
a plan slowly formed in her troubled mind.
Mrs. Benson called on the secretary of the society
and asked for a list of members who had come in
during the past six months. There were only a few
in that length of time, but as they looked back over
the list of members, Mrs. Benson was surprised to
find names of women m'esented a year back, yes, two
years back, that she had scarcely met. Time flies
swiftly for one who h0 lived in one place, and has
many interests and many friends.
A letter from Helen awaited her when she returned
home, and this letter gave her fresh courage for her
task. Its attempt at gayety made the letter pitiful.
" I dressed up this aftetnoon," she wrote, pretending
I was going out to call ' on friends, and then went
to market. Wasn't that,exciting? On the car coming
out I saw two women that I had met at the church,
and I could have cried for joy because their faces were
not entirely strange. They were up near the front of
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the car, and I kept hoping that when they got off they
would see me and speak to me, but I had to get off
first, and, maybe they wouldn't have remembered me
anyway, and that would have hurt worse than having
to get off and leave them on the car."
Mrs. Benson started out the next day with her list
of names and a heart full of sympathy for all stran-
gers. The heart was so very full of sympathy that
it looked out of her eyes and trembled in her smile,
insuring her a welcome wherever she went ; and that
afternoon was one of new experiences to Mary Ben-
son, who had live-1 all her life in this one town, and
did not know the meaning of the words, " A stranger,
in a strange land."
She did not make fashionable calls, for hearts
opened to this motherly, middle-aged woman who had
taken time to hunt them up. She listened to stories
of homesickness and loneliness, that afternoon, that
made her forget for a time her. heartache for Helen's
loneliness. It took more than one afternoon to com-
plete the list, and she had promised to go often to
see some who needed her most. Mr. Benson watched
approvingly, even while he laughingly accused her
of getting to be a gadabout, neglecting her home and
her husband.
At the next meeting of the society the increase in
attendance was very noticeable. Mrs. Benson had
brought out the majority of the women upon whom
she had called, and she had used her telephone to
ask all her friends to be sure to be at the meeting,
to help her make strange ones feel at home.
As Mrs. Benson walked home with the newest bride
on her list of strangers, she felt strangely happy and
well paid for the strenuous work of the past weeks.
It was late when she arrived at home, and her hus-
band was holding a letter in his hands, turning it
over and over, looking at the address, and at the post-
mark.
" I waited until you came," he said, " so we could
enjoy it together. It is a big, fat letter, so it must
have good news in it."
" Oh, I've had such a good time this week, and I'm
so thankful," Helen wrote. " First, the dearest woman
came to call. She was so much like mother that I
nearly cried when I opened the door, and then she
nearly cried when she found out how lonely I had
been. She was so sorry she had been busy and neg-
lected coming to call for so long a time, and she stayed
nearly all afternoon, and we talked and talked. She
must have told her friends about me, for I've had
callers every afternoon, and they all begged me not
to be formal, but come to see them real soon. One
woman brought her baby with her. He was so cun-
ning, and I just loved him.
" And, best of all, a girl came, a girl just a little
younger than I am, and just out of college. She
wanted me to sing for the next meeting in the place
of some one who is sick. She saw my piano and my
music, and guessed that I sang, although she couldn't
have guessed how little I have sung lately. She played
my accompaniment, and I sang some of my favorites
to see what she liked best, and we had such a good
time, and she asked if she could come next week and
bring some more girls. Maybe you think I told her
in a dignified way that I had no time for callers,
especially girl callers !
" And, oh, I mustn't forget to tell about the meet-
ing. The woman who called first came to take me,
because I had told her I was timid about going alone
in the strange city. We went early, and I met ever
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so many people, and they were all so friendly that
I got over being afraid to sing. It really is beginning
to seem like home, and I'm going to try to like it.
I know how happy you will be when I sign myself,
Your happy Helen."
Mr. Benson cleared his throat, and reaching over,
put his arm about his faithful partner, then he said,
" I've never been much of a hand to talk about things
I didn't understand, but I am going to tell you what
I think about this turn of affairs. I figure it out this
way, that when you put aside your heartache, and
went to work to help the lonely, homesick strangers
in your own missionary society, God was watching,
and He put it into the heart of that' other woman
to do the same kind of work in her missionary so-
ciety. So while you were doing it, all unselfishly,
it was the surest way to help our Helen." Mrs. E.
Livingstone.
Hearing the Cry of Distress
" A FRIEND of mine said to a life-saver at Newport,
R. I., ' How can you tell when a person is in need
of help when there are thousands of bathers on the
beach and in the water making a perfect hubbub of
noises I '
" The life-saver replied : ' No matter how great the
noise and confusion, there has never been a single
time when I could not distinguish the cry of distress
above it all. I can always tell it.'
" That is exactly like God. In the midst of the Babel
and confusion, He never fails to hear the soul that
cries out to Him for help amid the breakers and
storms of life."
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The Family Altar
JULY 9 TO 15
Scripture suggestions for morning worship are on " The
fruits of the Spirit," especially mentioning " love," " joy,"
" peace," and " goodness," in their order. " God desires to
refresh His people by the gift of the Holy Spirit, baptizing
them anew."Southern Watchman, Sept. 5, 1905.
NOTE.- Suggestions for evening worship are from the
daily study outline in the Senior Sabbath School Lesson
Quarterly. Topic: Signs of the Coming of Jesus. Help:
" The Great Controversy," pp. 304-310. (Lesson for
July 16.)
Sabbath
Morning worship: Eph. 6: 10-24.
Evening worship: Study questions and note under head-
ing, " Jesus Gave Signs."
Sunday
Morning worship: Ps. 37: 1-40.
Evening worship: Study questions and note under the
" Signs of Thy Coming."
Monday
Morning worship: Prov. 3: 1-26.
Evening worship: Study question and note under
" Earthquakes."
Tuesday
Morning worship: John 14: 16-31.
Evening worship: Study questions and notes under " In-
crease of Knowledge."
Wednesday
Morning worship: John 16: 22-33.
Evening worship: Study questions and notes under
" Bible Teachings."
Thursday
Morning worship: 2 Tim. 2: 22.
Evening worship: Study questions under "Admonitions."
Friday
Morning worship: 1 Peter 3: 1-29.
Evening worship: Review the lesson.
16 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD
THE WORLD -WIDE I FIELD
"This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all Uations; and then shall the end
THE TENNESSEE RIVER CAMP
MEETING
IT has long been the desire of the
believers in the western part of Ten-
nessee to have a camp meeting in the
progressive river city of Memphis.
This year this desire was gratified,
the conference committee choosing
Memphis as the place of the annual
feast of tabernacles, thus departing
from the custom of pitching the camp
nearer the center of the conference.
They were rewarded by seeing some in
attendance who have not usually been
at the other meetings. It was espe-
cially delightful to meet some new be-
lievers who were enjoying the first
camp meeting they had ever attended.
Another difference this year was the
time of meeting. Usually the fall of
the year has been chosen, but this has
interrupted the evangelistic efforts
somewhat, the workers finding it dif-
ficult to revive interests they were
obliged to leave, so it was thought best
to try having the camp meeting in the
spring. June 2-11 was selected as the
time. This worked out well for the
comfort of the campers, the weather
being neither wet nor excessively
warm during these days.
We have a nice church at Memphis,
in one corner of the park devoted to
the city waterworks. The large tent,
children's tent, and book tent were
pitched on the lawn adjacent to the
church, the building itself being used
fbr many of the meetings. Rooms
were 'found in the neighbOrhdod for
those in attendance from out of town,
and a cafeteria was installed in the
basement of the church to provide the
attendants with their meals.
The meetings were of a character
befitting the serious Wiles to which we
have come. Elder B. G. Wilkinson
called attention to ,the powerful move-
ments and impressive developments in
East and West that herald the corn-
ing kingdom. Elders W. W. Eastman,
J. J. Nethery, D. U. Hale, and others
presented timely messages, Elder F. H.
de Vinney especially stressing 'a need
of revival of our first-love experience
and a complete consecration of our all
to God for the finishing of His work.
The calling of a union committee
meeting brought in Elders F. G. Ash-
baugh and C. B. Stephenson, and the
camp was favored with their help dur-
ing the short time of their stay.
The earnest studies of Elder J. H.
Behrens with parents and young peo-
ple strengthened many in their Chris-
tian life, and aroused a new interest
in education after the pattern given
us by our divine Teacher. The eve-
ning hour was adapted to the guests
from the city, and it was gratifying to
note that the attendance was good at
these meetings.
The business of the conference was
.dispatched expeditiously. Elder H. E.
come." Matt. 24:14.
Lysinger was re-elected president.
Elder H. K. Halladay had responded
to a call from West Michigan to act
as home missionary secretary, and
M. E. Chapman was chosen to take his
place as Missionary Volunteer secre-
tary. R. F. Woods was elected home
missionary secretary, taking over the
Sabbath school work also, which Sister
Halladay is laying down. The depart-
mental reports were excellent, the Sab-
bath school and Missionary Volunteer
departments making especially good
showings.
Careful study was given to the work
that is yet to be done in the Tennessee
River territory before it can be said
that the task is finished. The burden
of this work presses heavily upon the
hearts of Elder Lysinger and his asso-
ciate laborers. In his report as pres-
ident he called attention to it, and
urged that all the forces in all the
churches be rallied for aggressive ad-
vance. Special emphasis is being
placed on book sales and the system-
atic circulation of literature. That
the time is ripe for a decided forward
movement is indicated by the response
of the people where this work is go-
ing on.
In Nashville, where 1,000 houses
were visited with the Family Bible
Teacher for four weeks, 230 families
signed cards asking for the rest of the
course. It signifies an unusual inter-
est when one out of every four fami-
lies approached wishes to study the re-
maining subjects. God is surely pre-
paring the hearts of men for a quick
work. Those who love truth and right-
eousness are troubled and distreased
by the conditions they see in the world,
and are responsive to the true teach-
ing when it comes.
The brethren were encouraged by
the report of increase in baptisms and
in mission offerings over the previous
year. The tithe proved to be a little
less, giving the conference some corn
cern as to the financing of the local
work, but the increase of offerings un-
der these conditions was encouraging.
Calling attention to the limitations
-under which the conference labors,
through meager funds, Elder Lysinger
laid the burden of evangelism upon
every believer in the earnest words:
" What can be done that we are not
doing? What kind of plans should we
lay to begin an extension work in our
territory that will bring more souls in
contact with Christ and the third an-
gel's message?
" There is no doubt in my mind that
our greatest individual need is the out-
pouring of the Holy Spirit. If we
were receiving the Holy Spirit as is
our privilege, there would be, as we
are told in the spirit of prophecy, one
hundred canvassers where now there
is one. There are hundreds of Sev-
enth-day Adventists to-day with an
abundance of capabilities who would
not think of continuing at the desk,
bench, or plow if they had a conse-
Vol. 104, No. 27
crated, sanctified vision of the lost
sheep of God's fold who are scattered
in !every place. Brethren and sisters,
one of our first needs is colporteurs
who will go into the whitened harvest
field, not to try it out, as so many have
done, but with such a burden for souls
uppn their hearts that they will be
compelled to go and compelled to say,
' Woe is me if I do not carry the mes-
sage of a soon-coming Saviour to those
who know it not.' "
'We join the believers in Tennessee
in praying that God will bless them as
they square their shoulders more vig-
orously to the task. C. A. HOLT.
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GRADUATION EXERCISES AT
THE SWEDISH MISSION
SCHOOL
THE Nyhyttan Missionsskole, beauti-
fully situated among the valleys and
lakes of south central Sweden, mid-
way between Oslo, Norway, and Stock-
holm, during the past year has af-
forded some sixty consecrated young
people the privilege of a Christian
training for service in , the Master's
cause.
This Swedish school owns nearly
six hundred acres of land, about one
hundred acres of which is under culti-
vation, and the remainder is wood and
timber. Aside from its dining and
recoiling facilities for the students, the
school operates a farm and a garden
which together furnish the greater
part of the produce necessary for the
institution; also a mill and power
plant, A beautiful stream coursing
through its land in the valley, fur-
nishes an abundance of water power
for the saw mill and the flour mill
which the school operates, as well as
Per running the generator that gives
electric power for the institution and
fer the surrounding community.
A large part of the manual labor of
the institution is performed by the
pupils, the superintendents of the
farm and mill plant being students in
the school. During the summer sea-
son the school plant is operated as a
sanitarium and treatment cure, advan-
tage being taken of the abundance of
good water and the beautiful quietness
to minister to those in need of rest
from the busy city activities.
' The institution is being conducted
this year on the budget plan, the plan
Which has been installed by the divi-
sional educational department in prac-
tically all the schools in Europe.
Statements of the various departments
are made out each month, and the
prospects are that the books will be
closed with an operating gain.
Elder C. 0. Carlstjerna, formerly the
President of the Swedish Conference,
is the principal of the school, and is
ably assisted by his good wife, also
Misses Marta Osterlund and Clara An-
derson, and Brethren G. A. Lindsay
and E. Colson. The last two named
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are graduates of the Swedish Theolog-
ical Seminary, La Grange, Ill.
An excellent spirit of service exists
among the students, practically all of
whom are preparing for some place in
the Lord's work. The colporteurs'
institute for the conference was held
at the school during the closing week
of the term, and about thirty-five of
the young people from the school, to-
gether with a number of others, are
entering the field this summer with
our truth-filled literature. A large
number of the pupils who attended
school this year have earned scholar-
ships during the past vacation period.
The closing exercises this year of
the Nyhyttan Missionsskole were held
at the end of the first week in May.
On Thursday night the graduating
class of eight bright young people
five young men and three young
women gave a well-prepared pro-
gram, in which they pleaded for an-
other year of school work to be added
to the present four-year course, that
they might return after a season of
work in the field and become better
prepared for service for their Master.
Much emphasis was placed on the
class motto, " Vi tro den Eviges Wi-
nn" (We believe in the promises of
the Eternal), which was richly dis-
played through a rainbow spanning
the tastily decorated platform.
On Sabbath morning at nine o'clock,
as has been the custom for years on
the closing day of the school, students,
teachers, and friends gathered near
the bathhouse below the mill for a
baptismal service. The principal bur-
ied ten of the young people with their
Lord in baptism in the bubbling
stream. It was a beautiful ceremony,
and neighbors came from the sur-
rounding countryside, the teachers ad-
journing the public school for the
occasion.
The baccalaureate sermon, deliv-
ered at the eleven o'clock service by
Elder C. E. Weaks, field missionary
secretary of the European Division
Conference, pointed the young people
to the fullness of true living, which
can be found only in the Christian's
experience.
Immediately, after dinner a large
I group of the students and friends
climbed one of the highest mountains
across the valley from the school farm
and made the woods and hills echo
with their songs of praise to God.
Elder G. E. Nord, the president of the
Scandinavian Union Conference, Prof.
W. M. Landeen, the European Division
educational secretary, and others
spoke of the appropriateness of the
occasion and the preparation needful
for all in these trying times.
At three o'clock the ordinances of
the Lord's house were celebrated in
the school chapel, and the young peo-
ple who had been baptized in the
morning were welcomed into church
fellowship.
The commencement address was
given by Professor Landeen at seven-
thirty in the evening. It also was a
clarion call to service in any capacity,
so that it be for the Lord. Diplomas
were presented by Elder Carlstjerna,
and a day and a year full of good
deeds, and blessings were brought to a
fitting close.
Of the eight graduates, five are en-
tering the colporteur field this sum-
mer. One, the class president, remains
at the school as its farm manager, and
one young woman 'goes to our sanita-
rium at Hultafors. One young man
must finish his military service this
vacation period, after which he also
will .return to the colporteur work.
The students were much pleased
when they discovered that the day of
their graduation was also the birth-
day anniversary of both Brethren
Weaks and Landeen, the two principal
speakers of the closing program, and
they celebrated the occasion with ap-
propriate singing and congratulations.
A program of sacred song in the
Lutheran church Sunday afternoon
for the neighboring community, and
a banquet to the students and colpor-
teurs in the evening, dispensed cour-
age and good cheer as the young peo-
ple scattered to their various fields.
This institution is making itself felt
in a very definite manner in the Swed-
ish field, as the young people who
there receive their training and inspi-
ration go out into colporteur and evan-
gelistic work and spread the truths
for this time to the thousands who are
waiting for the light. The Nyhyttan
school is situated near the section in
Sweden where little children pro-
claimed the advent message in the
1844 movement, and the Lord is again
using our young people trained by de-
voted teachers and consecrated to His
service, to carry the everlasting gospel
to the honest souls in that corner of
His vineyard. CLAUDE CONARD.
Nyhyttan, Jarnboas, Sweden,
May 8, 1927.
0 The attending crowds seem to give
CAMPION ACADEMY, COLORADO
A summs meeting, celebrating the
paying of the debt on Campion Acad-
emy, was held at the school, May 22.
Campion is the academy for the Colo-
rado Conference, and is three miles
south of the town of Loveland and
fifty-five miles north of Denver. This
school was started twenty year ago,
and has been a strong factor in build-
ing up the work in Colorado.
In 1919 the administration building
was destroyed by fire. A modern two-
story brick building, with full base-
ment, was erected to replace the
wooden structure destroyed by the
fire. In the basement are located the
dining department, the business office,
and the academy store. On the first
floor are the chapel, principal's office,
and typewriting room. Classrooms
are on the second floor. This fine
building is a real asset to the school.
Three years ago the Colorado Con-
ference started out on a plan to pay
off the debt on Campion Academy.
The total liabilities on the school were
$43,392.93. This entire amount has
been raised and the reproach of debt
rolled away. More than $40,000 was
raised in small donations of less than
$100. It was a campaign in which the
people all took part.
On May 22, several hundred people
gatherCd in front of the academy
building, where a special service was
held. Elder J. L. Shaw, of the Gen-
eral Conference, was present, and
spoke of the denominational plan to
free our institutions of debt. Elder
S. E. Wight, president of the Central
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Union Conference, told about the plans
of the various conferences in the Cen-
tral Union to pay off school debts. He
stated that the debt on the academy
in the Inter-Mountain Conference
would probably be paid by Dec. 31,
1927. Prof. E. F. Heim, principal of
Campion, gave a very encouraging re-
port of the work being done at the
academy, and the writer gave a brief
report on how the money was raised to
pay off the debt.
The people of Colorado rejoice that
the Lord has helped them to roll away
the reproach of debt from this school,
M. L. RIOS,
ARE WE THE TAIL ON HEALTH
WORK ?
TIIE present popular interest in
health instruction has given rise to a
large activity in the lecture field and
in public class work. Many announce-
ments are being made of health lec-
ture courses. Sometimes such lectures
are given under the auspices of a rec-
ognized organization, representative
of a definite movement for the public
good. Often the lecture course is by
some individual representing only a
personal interest, and perhaps an indi-
vidual hobby or theory.
In the latter class may be those who
are quite gifted in speech, and with a
strong personality that gives their
message . a setting of fluency and ap-
parent power. They may make a strik-
ing impression on their audiences, and
their lectures become a topic of con-
siderable discussion and comment.
weight to their claims that they have
discovered some new and wonderful
way to health.
With the interest that we as a de-
nomination hold in health promotion,
it is not strange that some of our own
people should, attend these lectures for
the purpose of learning more about
healthful living. Some find nothing
particularly new being offered, while
others are quite carried away with
what they hear, and become rather en-
thusiastic in their acceptance of the
new teacher and his message. Compar-
isons are sometimes made in various
ways between such health movements
and our own, not always favorable
to ours.
Why, it is asked, are not we doing
such work? Why do we not teach
these things? Why must it be left for
other apostles to hold the front in the
public health forum, and we sit back?
Why are we not stirring the world as
they do? Why should others be the,
head and we the tail?
Such expressions may arise from a
real interest in behalf of our health
work and with a solicitude for its ad-
vancement. But often they indicate
a lack of true conception as to what
our health work is to do and what it
really is doing and the place it occu-
pies. And sometimes they arise from
a spirit of unfounded criticism, with
no constructive counsel as to how, our
health message may be the better ad-
vanced. Even unkind comparisons
are made between our work and that
of others, which in no way help us or
ours.
Another phase of comparison is with
reference to,how nearly like,our own
18 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD
health message is that of the popular
speaker. " Why, he talks much like a
Seventh-day Adventist," they say; "the
things he tells us are so nearly what
the Testimonies teach." " Oh, but he
tnust be right, he tells so many things
that sound like our own teachings."
It is not at all surprising that we
so often hear from others than our own
speakers things that are good and
true. It is not strange that their
message does in many ways sound fa-
miliar. Truth is truth, told by whom-
ever it may be; but it is not always
told in the way to make it all that
truth should be. Nor is all that is
told with it truth.
We can never claim that we alone
have all the truth. We do not have a
copyright on the health message. We
as a people were given an outstanding
and distinctive health message long
ago, and, as it were, were made its
stewards and representatives. Special
light was imparted to us and health
principles were made very clear to us.
Now, many things which we have held
against ridicule and scoffing for nearly
three quarters of a century, are becom-
ing popular. Practices and principles
which made us peculiar in our habits
of living and in our treatment of the
sick, are now finding recognition by
the best authorities.
It is easy for one to select from
health bulletins, State and Federal,
from journals and books, many good
things to make up a health lecture.
A talented speaker, and especially one
with a strong personality, can find
material a plenty for a series of in-
teresting lectures that will make him
popular. Of course he will say much
that is true and that will agree with
our own views of the health question.
Too often, however, there are ele-
ments which mar some of these popu-
lar presentations of health. The ob-
jective may not be what it should.
Individual interests enter. Popular-
ity, fame, or money may be the aim,
rather than an altruistic or mission-
ary purpose.
Many of these health lecture courses
begin with a few free lectures. Lib-
eral advertising helps to secure an au-
dience. Some good things are said.
Striking facts are given as to what
certain health practices, in diet or
otherwise, will do in curing disease.
Perhaps the speaker will tell how he
was at one time a physical wreck,
given up by all the doctors and doomed
to death. By a fortunate discovery he
hit upon a new way of eating or
breathing or doing something that
brought him back to health and to a
perfect specimen of physical vigor.
Cases may be cited of others who have
been saved from near death by follow-
ing the system set forth. Testimonials
may be read from people snatched
from the grave.
Often the announcement is made
that at the close of the free public
lectures, classes will be organized, in
which, says the speaker, " I will give
you personal instruction in all the se-
crets of this marvelous new health
system. Only $50 for the course."
And then will follow class instruction
that may be no better than what one
could get in any good health lecture
or from books or journals. Perhaps
there may be given what is claimed to
bp a new and personal discovery, but
which proves to be only a personal fad
or hobby with no real merit, and
which may even be questioned by re-
liable investigation.
This is not to say anything against
the many good health teachers now
working for the real good of the, pub-
lic nor to decry the actual findings of
medical science which are constantly
developing. Valuable information is
being given us, and we may well be-
lieve that a Providence is blessing the
health research that is being made by
many earnest and honest men and
women. We are in a time when health
needs are emphatic and health instruc-
tion is to be emphasized.
There is yet a special phase of this
whole health question to be met only
by our own work. Our advent mes-
sage calls for a preparation for the
coming of the Lord. A spiritual work
is to be accomplished in the hearts and
lives of people to fit and prepare them
for translation.
It is the spiritual setting of our
health message that gives it identifi-
cation. It is in thus giving it that
we occupy a field distinctly our .own.
It is thus we must give it to make
it do what it is intended to do. It is
in its spiritual setting that our health
message has highest value. And this
setting to the subject of health is not
and cannot be given by others.
No, we have not yielded our place
in the health movement. We are not
the tail. While our health work is to
occupy a much larger field before the
close than it is now doing, still we
are making constant progress. True
health reform is accomplishing an im-
portant work for our people. We are
not content, but we are pressing ,on
for more and larger accomplishments.
We need not mourn over not having
made millions from the health food
business. We need not regret that we
have not built more and larger health
centers. We cannot consistently make
our health literature like some that
meets a certain taste, in order to make
it more popular. We must faithfully
and consistently give our health mes-
sage for the good it can do to relieve
and prevent physical suffering and to
save souls in the kingdom of God.
L. A. HANSEN.
A NOBLE AND FRUITFUL CON-
CLUSION
" I trAvm come to the conclusion,"
writes a young man of nineteen, " that
I, being an Adventist, should not be
spending my time otherwise than in
preparing to give this message to the
world in some way." This young man
left the academy a few years ago with-
out completing the ninth grade; but
in tho light of the new vision that has
come to him, he is applying for studies
in the Fireside Correspondence School,
in order that he may qualify himself
to give the message to a needy world.
There must be many others who, if
they would give some thought to the
matter, would come to the same con-
clusion, that our business no.v is to
devote every possible moment of our
time to preparing ourselves for serv-
ice. The Correspondence School counts
it a privilege to take all such by the
hand and lead them into those " ways
of pleasantness " of which the Bible
Vol. 104, No. 27
speaks. Surely, even in these short
summer evenings there is a little cor-
ner for self-improvement, and those
who study under the sympathetic guid-
ance of a competent instructor, will
make the best progress. " Cultivated
intellects are now needed in every part
of the work of God; for novices cannot
do the work acceptably."
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THE CHICAGO CONFERENCE IN
CAMP MEETING
THE Chicago Conference just held
one of the most interesting camp
meetings that it has been my privilege
to attend during the fifty years of my
experience in connection with this
cause.
The territory of this conference is
not very large. It reaches only about
seventy miles north and south, and
something like thirty miles east and
west, but it has a population of more
than 4,500,000. One of the unique
things about it is that nearly every
nationality of Europe, as well as Asia,
and many islands of the sea, is repre-
sented here. The conference has a
membership of 2,525, having enjoyed
a net increase of 25 per cent during
the last four years. The conference
is working with many of the nationali-
ties represented in this polyglot field,
churches already having been estab-
lished in fourteen different languages.
For the year 1926, the tithe from
this conference amounted in round fig-
ures to $128,000, and the mission fund
was an average of 631/2 cents per mem-
ber. During the first five months of
this year there has been a gain of
around $5,500 in tithe, and the mission
offerings have made a gain of $1,800.
The conference set a goal of $2 per
member for the Big Week, and all the
workers are very enthusiastic over the
fact that this excellent goal was
reached.
,One of the most interesting things
in connection with the conference is
the strong group of earnest, efficient
young men and women engaged in the
work. I ;don't remember having ever
seen a more promising group of men
and women in any conference. In the
large camp meeting, where more than
2,000 people were on the ground on
the Sabbath and over four hundred
were in attendance all through the
week, these workers each had his task,
and each was carrying on his line of
Work in a most commendable way. I
never saw a camp meeting that was
better organized or ran more smoothly.
It is planned for the workers of this
conference to conduct seven different
tent efforts during the early part of
the season, and they expect to increase
this to nine later in the fall.
The literature sales on the camp
ground ran to something over $3,000.
The Sabbath school offerings for mis-
sions were $3,600. Quite a number
desired baptism, but it was arranged
that this ordinance should be admin-
i$tered in the several churches where
the candidates reside.
Besides the regular help from the
union and local conferences, there
were in attendance Elders J. L. Shaw,
C. S. Longacre, C. K. Meyers, A. W.
Spalding, and the writer.
I never saw our people anywhere
more hungry for the living word of
July 7, 1927 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD
the living God, and our brethren who
gave the Bible studies from day to
day bore a message in living earnest-
ness that we should seek God and pre-
pare for the great crisis that is Upon
the world. Certainly Chicago is doing
most commendably in fulfilling the
great commission of carrying the gos-
pel to every creature.
A. 0. TAIT.
fi ff
EMMANUEL MISSIONARY
COLLEGE
Wriut the graduation of the largest
class in the history of the institution,
Emmanuel Missionary College com-
pleted its 53d year of work May 21.
Thirty-seven 'students received the de-
gree of bachelor of arts, thirteen the
bachelor of theology, and three the
bachelor of science. In addition to
these, diplomas were granted to the
seventeen graduates of the prepara-
tory department, and to the graduates
of professional courses, as follows:
advanced normal, 12; Bible workers'
course, 4; junior ministerial, 2; busi-
ness course, 2; secretarial course, 2;
home economics, 4; premedical, 6;
piano conservatory, 1.
The new auditorium having been
completed during the present term,
the largest attendance ever registered
for a similar function was recorded
for the.. commencement exercises.
Nearly 1,200 students and patrons lis-
tened to the baccalaureate sermon
preached by W. A. Spicer, president
of the General Conference of Seventh-
day Adventists, under whose denomi-
national control the college exists.
C. S. Longacre, religious liberty secre-
tary for the denomination, with head-
quarters at Washington, D. C., deliv-
ered the commencement address on
Sunday night, as the closing feature
of the commencement week program.
One of the unique occasions of com-
mencement week was a farewell serv-
ice to the eleven students who are un-
der foreign mission appointment for
immediate departure. The appoint-
ments are as follows:
W. M. Ferciot and Gladys Krater to
Peru, South America; H. M. Sparrow
and family to South Africa; Gerald
Nash and wife to South Africa; Her-
bert Smith and wife to China; R. S. J.
Hamilton, wife, and mother to Trini-
dad, West Indies; Charles Rentfro to
Brazil.
A small purse was presented to each
family represented, as a token of the
good will and best wishes of their
Alma Mater.
Emmanuel Nlissionary College is
successor to Battle Creek College, es-
tablished in Battle Creek in 1874. A
need for agriculture and industrial ad-
vantages induced the constituency, in
1901, to move to its present location,
at which time the corporate name was
changed. Nearly a half million dol-
lars is now invested in the college
plant. A beautifully parked campus,
surrounded by more than 400 acres of
fertile farm land, is a place of scenic
beauty in southern Michigan. The
active farm interests, which include a
pedigreed Holstein herd, together with
a printing establishment, a cannery,
and a mechanical shop, are industrial
enterprises whereby worthy students
are enabled to meet all or part of their
school expenses. Maple Hall and
Birch Hall are two commodious dor-
mitories which house the larger por-
tion of the boarding students during
the school session. An auxiliary build-
ing, North Hall, takes care of the over-
flow attendance of young women, and
is filled every year. The college en-
courages young married couples to fin-
ish their education, and to that end
have erected a large number of small
cottages for housekeeping in a bead-
tiful grove on the campus. The other
units of importance are the adminis-
tration building, the new auditorium
and recreation hall, the music conserv-
atory, and the home economics build-
ing. The radio power house and
broadcasting apparatus for WEMC,
the Radio Lighthouse, are a source of
interest for the continual stream of
visitors.
The aims and objectives of the col-
lege are very definite. It is primarily
a training center for workers in thee
various phases of activity conducted)
by Seventh-day Adventists. With that
purpose in view, a threefold system of
education is carried on co-ordinately,.
tending to emphasize the mental,.
spiritual, and physical demands of
service. More than forty well-qua)
fled instructors are teaching the
courses of a rich curriculum, and a
high scholastic standing is required of
all students. To keep students in
proper physical condition, a certain
amount of work, domestic or indus-
trial, is required each day. For those
who wish to earn part of their ex-
penses, the various industrial depart-
ments afford many hours of labor for
which reasonable compensation is
paid. The health of the students is
carefully guarded by a physician and
a trained nurse, who are regularly em-
ployed on the faculty.
The college is strong in its religious
environment, and it is the high moral
standard maintained which draws
young men and women of the better
class to its doors, from all parts of
the country. Specific prohibitions of
smoking, drinking, profanity, dancing,
and frivolous amusements, are princi-
ples to which each entrant must sub-
scribe before he can be registered.
Although all religious exercises are
carried on along denominational lines,
absolute religious liberty is given to
those of other faiths who wish to en-
joy the unique privileges of the college.
President Guy F. Wolfkill, who suc-
ceeded President F. Griggs in 1925,
looks forward to an unusually success-
ful term next year, for reservations
of rooms, cottages, and apartments
have already nearly exhausted the
housing facilities. The registration
for the past year was 544.
* * *
45
NEGRO DEPARTMENT
LEAVING Washington, D. C., the last
of March, I began my trip to the Pacific
Coast, visiting among the churches.
The first Sabbath and Sunday of April
I spent in the city 'of Philadelphia,
where we have a large church. For
some time the church has been with-
out a regular pastor, but it is hoped
that very soon some one will be called
to take up the work in this important
center.
19
From Philadelphia I hastened by
way of the Detroit office to Kansas City,
Mo., where I virtually had charge oft
the church several weeks, pending the
selection of a pastor, who) came the ,
ninth of April, in the person of A. L. -
Perkins, of Oakwood Junior College_
From there I proceeded by way of
Denver to Roswell, N. Mex., where Il
spent Sabbath and Sunday-, April 16,
17. Elder E. M. Gates, our minister ink
that conference, makes his home there..
At the time I was there, Elder J. G..
Dasent, the Southwestern Union evan-
gelist, was there with Elder Gates, con-
ducting a series of meetings. I under-
stand that since then they have organ-
ized a church. They already had a
building where the company met,
which had been sold to them by the
white congregation.
On arriving in El Paso, Tex., I held
a meeting Tuesday night, April 19,
with the few members who could be
gotten together. Here we hope to
have a good work soon, as Elder Gates
is to start the work anew there the
coming summer. I next proceeded to'
San Diego, Calif., to be with the
church for several days, including Sab-
bath and Sunday, April 23, 24. There
we have a large, growing church, un-
der the energetic leadership of Elder
J. E, Johnson, who is greatly helped
by his wife.
At Los Angeles is found our largest
church on 'the Pacific Coast. Elder P.
G. Rodgers has been laboring there for
several years, and he and his helpers
have been doing a live, active, and
aggressive work. I was with them for
several days, including Sabbath, April
30. They were in the midst of build-
ing a most artistic and commodious
church, which was to be finished by
the first of June. The church is lo-
cated on East Thirty-seventh and
Wadsworth. It was built at a great
,saving to the cause, and was com-
pleted without debt. It cost about
$23,000, and is one of the finest
churches we have in the country, al-
though, it is not so spacious as one or
two others. Elder Rodgers, its pastor,
personally supervised its designing
and construction.
From Los Angeles I went to our
next largest church on the Coast, at
Oakland, Calif., serving the bay region.
There we have a nice building and a
good congregation, which is making
steady growth and progress. Elder 0.
A. Troy and his capable wife, together
with other helpers, have been doing a
very aggressive work.
At Portland we have a small church,
but no colored worker at present. We
did have one a few years ago, and
hope that in the near future we shall
have at least a good minister and his
wife to revive the work in that great
city. I spent Sabbath, May 14, there,
after which I hastened to Seattle to
preach in the Central Avenue church,
Sunday night, the 15th. In Seattle we
once had a thriving church, with a
minister and Bible worker; but for
several years we have had no worker
there, and the church has gone down.
It is planned to place a worker there
soon, and revive the work in that
great city. Indeed, we hope to have a
line of live churches from El Paso to
Seattle, to give the message to our
people.
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On leaving Seattle, I next visited
Idaho Falls and Pocatello, Idaho. At
Idaho Falls we have a brother and his
wife. I was glad to spend May 18
with them and their friends and neigh-
bors in a study of the message. At
Pocatello, besides the members, there
.are others who are interested in the
truth. I had meetings with them
'Thursday and Friday evenings, May
19, 20.
On Sabbath, the 21st, I was with the
church in SaltLake City, Utah, where
we had meetings morning and eve-
ning. They plan to build a nice edi-
fice the coming summer, on a lot which
they purchased three years ago.
After leaving Salt Lake City, I went
to the Detroit office, and then to Cleve-
land, Ohio, where I spent Sabbath and
Sunday, May 28, 29. At Cleveland we
have a good congregation and a sub-
stantial church building. Elder J. E.
Cox is in charge there. My visit was
at the time of their annual rally week,
which netted the church about $2,000.
This was raised to apply on the in-
debtedness of the church.
All along the line, in spite of unfa-
vorable conditions and circumstances,
our workers and members are alive to
the necessity of rising up and finish-
ing the work with no more delay.
W. H. GREEN.
appointinentO anb
Colored Nagel. A. G. Nagel was born at Lansing,
Louisiana-Mississippi Aug 11-20 Mich., 1861; and died near Battle Ground,
Kentucky Aug. 18-27 Wash., May 5, 1927. In 1883 he was united
in n1arriage with Emma Covey. Six sons and
Southwestern Union a daughter were born to this union. He is
Arkansas, Malvern July 14-24 survived by his wife, three sons, and the
North Texas, Keene July 28-Aug. 7 dau*hter. The eldest son, Sherman, is a
Texico Aug, 4-14 Seventh-day Adventist missionary at Swatow,
Oklahoma, Guthrie Aug. 11-21 China, The daughter and her husband, E. D.
Hanson, both graduates of Walla Walla Col-
Western Canadian Union lege, are members of the faculty in Spion Kop
Saskatchewan June 30-July 10 College, South Africa. Brother Nagel em-
Alberta July 7-17 braced the advent message in 1905.
British Columbia July 14-24 G. W. Rine.
ff0 Chapman. Peter Henry Chapman was
born in Galena, Ill., March 4, 1846; and died
SCHOOL OF NURSING near Elgin, Ill., April 20, 1927. He was
married to Miss Angeline Cadwell, and one
The Florida Sanitarium and Hospital School daughter was born to this union. Both
of Nursing will receive applications for the mother and daughter died. In 1915 Brother
course, beginning September 1, 1927. The Chapman was married to Miss Rosa Hass,
Florida school is a registered school. Its
whq is now left to mourn. He also leaves
object is to prepare young men and women to two, brothers. He was bereft' of hearing and
become medical missionary workers. Write speech when a child, and his great joy was
for information to Director School of Nurs- in looking forward to the time when these
ing, Orlando-Florida Sanitarium and Hos- senses would be restored to him in the king-
pital, Orlando, Fla., Drawer 1100.
dom of heaven. J. D. Johnson.
Pedersen. Mrs, Dagmar Pedersen was
born in Ringkj8bing, Denmark, Jan. 12, 1893;
and died in Berne, Switzerland. April 19,
OBITUARIES 1927. In 1914 she was united in marriage
with Christian Pedersen, who at that time
was treasurer of the Scandinavian Union Con-
ference, When Brother Pedersen was ap-
pointed treasurer of the European Division
in 1920, she, with her husband, moved to the
Messer. Nathan Messer was born in European Division headquarters in Berne.
Isanti County, Minnesota, Oct. 13, 1870; She was an upright Christian. a loving and
and died in Los Angeles, Calif., April 23, devoted wife and mother, and was greatly
1927, as the result of falling from a moving beloved, for her quiet, calm, and hopeful dis-
automobile. He leaves his wife and four position. She leaves to mourn, her husband,
children to mourn. R, W. Parmele, an adopted child of five years, a baby boy of
five weeks, her parents, and .a brother.
Gilbert, Mrs. Julia M. Gilbert was born Fuheral services were held in Berne.
in Pas-de-Calais, France, Dec. 16, 1871; and
died in Haddon Heights, N. J., May 16, 1927.
She was very active in the work of the
Steen Rasmussen.

otice5 church, having been re-elected several times

as home missionary secretary. She is sur-
Washbond. Nathaniel S. Washbond was
born in Keene, N. Y., in 1841; and died of
a paralytic shock at his home -in Rome, N. Y.,
vived by one son, two sisters, and one March 29, 1927. Brother Washbond had been
brother. S. R. Haynes. ill 'for several months, and had undergone a
CAMP MEETINGS FOR 1927 serious operation. Uncomplainingly endur-
Montanye. Jacob Rhodes Montanye was
ing his trials, his thoughts were ever for
Atlantic Union born in Kansas, April 7, 1870; and died in
others. He lived only two days after he was
New England, Auburn, Maine, June 30-July 10 Goldendale, Wash., May 28, 1927. He was stricken, and quietly passed away like a
baptized in 1915, and served the Colville, patriarch going to rest. Brother Washbond
Central Union Wash., church as elder for several years.
had been a Sabbath keeper for nearly sixty
Northwestern July 7-10 He leaves an afflicted wife, two sons, and Years. He served as elder of the church in
one daughter to mourn. Rome for more than thirty years, was a
Columbia Union H. G. Thurston. member of the conference committee for more
New Jersey, New Brunswick June 30-July 10 thisn twenty years, and had charge of the
West Pennsylvania, Mount Jewett Stych. William Stych was born in Bradda,
Isle of Man, Nov. 27, 1855; and died at mission in Albany for two yearS. His hope
July 7-17 and confidence in the message were un-
West Virginia Aug. 18-28 Orlando, Fla., April 17, 1927. In 1883 the
dimmed to the end. A widow, three grand-
Ohio, Sabina Aug. 25-Sept. 4 deceased came to America, settling in Muske-
gon, Mich. He had been a faithful member sons, and other relatives are left to mourn.
Eastern Canadian Union W. W. Rice.
of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for
July 1-10 forty years. One son, Henry Stych, and one Graham. Mrs, Alice Graham was born
Ontario daughter, Mrs. L. T. Crisler, survive him.
St. Lawrence July 7-17 near Owosso, Mich., May 18, 1855; and died
C. R. Magoon. May 13, 1927. She was married to Richard
Lake Union Graham in 1877, and two children were born
Hill. Mrs. Ann Maria Hill was born in
Indiana, Cicero Aug. 25-Sept. 4 to, this union. From Michigan the family
Wooster, Ohio, in 1897; and died at La Fay-
Northern Union ette, Ind., March 29, 1927. In 1858 she was moved to Rock Lake, N. Dak., where they
married to Daniel O'Quivey. Four children resided for twenty-one years; and in 1920
Minnesota, Anoka - June 30-July 10 they moved to Eugene, Oreg., where Brother
Aug. 18-28 were born to this union, of whom one is left
Iowa, Nevada to mourn. She was left a widow in 1869. Graham was connected with the North Da-
North Pacific Union She married Dr. William Hill, former treas- kota Conference for about eleven years. Sis-
urer of the Indiana Conference, in 1905, who ter Graham was a niece of William Miller,
Western Oregon Aug. 4-14 and was baptized into this message by
Southern Oregon Aug. 11-21 died in 1916. She was a lover of the mes-
sage for twenty-five years. Eider Joseph Bates. She leaves one son,
Pacific Union W. A. Young. one daughter, an adopted son, and an.
adopted daughter, one sister, and two broth-
Utah, Ogden July 6-10 LambertFairchild.--A triple funeral serv- ers, to mourn their loss.
Nevada, Lake Tahoe July 14-24 ice was conducted May 8, 1927 by the writer T. M. Langberg.
Southeastern California, Santa assisted by Elder J. F. Piper and Prof. W. C.
Ana Aug. 11-21 Hannah, in the Holly, Mich., Seventh-day Ad- Manry. Mrs, Pear Beckwith Manry was
Southern California, Glendale, Aug. 25-Sept. 4 ventist church, for -Lawrence Lambert, aged born in northern Pennsylvania, Jan. 4, 1884;
California, Eureka Sept. 1-11 16; Virgil Fairchild, aged 17; and Duane and died at Takoma Park, D. C., June 12,
Southeastern Union Fairchild, aged 16. They met their death 1927. She accepted the truth at an early
Friday evening, April 29, 1927, while on their Period in her life. While attending church
Cumberland Aug. 18-28 way to attend vespers, when the car in which school in Salamanca, N. Y., she became ac-
Carolina Aug. 25-Sept. 4 they were riding was hit by a Grand Trunk aaainted with E. A. Manry, whom she later
Georgia Sept. 1-11 train. F. L. Abbott. married, Four children were born to this
Florida Oct. 27-Nov. 6 union. Sister Manry, with her husband, en-
Jesperson. Dr. Sven Jesperson was born gaged in various lines of work through the
Colored
in Malmo, Sweden, Nov. 26, 1864; and died years, spending one year teaching church
Cumberland Aug. 18-28 in Battle Creek, Mich., April 15, 1927. He school and one year as matron of the Shen-
Carolina Aug. 25-Sept. 4 spent many years in our mission work, labor- atloah Valley Academy. Her service for
Georgia Sept. 1-11 ing in Switzerland, Jerusalem, Algiers, and others, whether In her own home or among
Florida Oct, 27-Nov. 6 Sweden. In 1913 he took his medical degree, her neighbors and friends, was an unselfish
and since then he has been following his pro- one. She leaves her husband, four children,
Southern Union fession, both in the Battle Creek Sanitarium her father, and three sisters to mourn their
Alabama, Clanton Aug. 4-13 and in private practice. He leaves his faith- less. Funeral services were conducted by
Louisiana-Mississippi Aug. 11-20 ful wife and one son to mourn. Elders F. H. Robbins, W. F. Martin, and the
Kentucky Aug. 18-27 B. H. Phipps. writer. B. F. Bryan.
July 7, 1927 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD 21

r I that he was subscribing for three of

his boys who were away from home, as
he wanted each one to have it each

The "Review" Forward week.

Eagle Rock: Sabbath, January 29, 3 p. m.;
200 Present; 25 Subscriptions

Movement In the afternoon it was my privilege

Mr. L. W. Graham,
Takoma Park Sta.,
Washington, D. C.
MY DEAR BROTHER GRAHAM:
Sunday, January 16, we arrived in
Los Angeles. The next day Elders
V. H. Lucas and G. A. Calkins worked
out an excellent program for the RE
vntlw campaign. My itinerary was to
begin the following Sabbath, January
22. However, a meeting was an-
nounced for Wednesday night, Janu-
ary 19, at the Pasadena church, which
I will report.
Pasadena: January 19; 70 Present;
13 Subscriptions
Elder A. G. Daniells had just com-
pleted a series of revival meetings in
this church. On this evening every
one was much interested in the topic
presented. Many already had the Rn-
VIEW, but of those present, thirteen
families who were without the RE-
VIEW subscribed that night. Dr. C.
W. Symonds, of Pasadena, who was
present, gave a stirring testimony in
behalf of the good old REVIEW. He
said that he had learned that those
who faithfully read the REVIEW sel-
dom give up the truth, but remain
faithful. Another faithful brother got
up in the meeting, and said that he
had of late been so burdened for oth-
ers to read the REVIEW that he had
thought of taking two weeks off and
going all around among the members
of the Pasadena church to encourage
them to subscribe for the REVIEW. He
was greatly encouraged by the meet-
ing this night. He said, " I am a poor
man, but I would give $10 rather than
have missed this meeting to-night."
Elder E. W. Webster, who was present,
said he could not think of getting along
without the REvinw. The officers of
this church planned to follow up this
good work faithfully.
Ditman Street Church: Sabbath, January
22; 100 Present; 22 Subscriptions
One sister who has but little income
and who is in poor health, subscribed
for the REVIEW. She said that she was
taking treatments occasionally that
cost her $3 a treatment. She decided
to go without one treatment, using the
$3 with which to secure the REVIEW.
I believe that the Lord will bless her
in making this sacrifice, if such it was,
for she receives more for her $3 than
she would receive in taking that treat-
ment.
One sister told me that the janitress
of the church had been picking up
copies of the REvrEw in the church and
reading them, and was becoming
greatly interested in the message.
(She is not a member of the church.)
One of the local elders was without
the REVIEW, and he subscribed. The
other elder bore the following testi-
mony:
" I was brought up in the message.
Mother always had the REVIEW, and
she would read to us children the sto-
ries from the mission fields. Later on
I left home and the message, but was
not gone long before I became con-
verted, and the first thing that came
to my mind was the stories that I re-
membered hearing mother read in the
REVIEW, especially the story of the
Broken Stone Mission. The first thing
I wanted Io know about was how that
Broken tone Mission was getting
along, and I also had a great desire
to help in the work in the foreign
fields."
This man is to-day a professor in
one of the public schools, and a good,
faithful man.
Burbank: Monday, January 24; 40 Present;
7 Subscriptions
At the above-named church there
were forty present. Seven families
subscribed for the REVIEW. One
brother told how two copies of the
REVIEW had been lent by him to a
certain family, and that the whole
family embraced the message and are
faithful members of the chtirch to-day.
I believe that if the REVIEW was circu-
lated more among our friends and
neighbors, many who thus would have
opportunity to read it, would embrace
the truth,. The REVIEW teaches the
message.
Santa Monica: Friday, January 28; 40
Present; 14 Subscriptions
This was an exceptionally good
meeting. Elder G. A. Snyder, an old
worker in the message, and at present
the religious liberty secretary of the
conference, is pastor here. In this
audience of forty there were just
twenty families. Only eight had the
REVIEW, and the other twelve sub-
scribed. Elder Snyder said that he
planned to speak on the same subject
the following day (Sabbath), and try
to get others to subscribe. He was
deeply impressed with the importance
of having every one read the good old
REVIEW. At Santa Monica they have
a beautiful church building in a won-
derful location. They paid about $10,-
000 for it; to-day the land alone is
worth $60,000.
Glendale: Sabbath, January 29, 11 a. m.;
600 Present; 115 Subscriptions
Sabbath morning I had the privilege
of addressing the large audience at the
Glendale church. God gave me liberty
in the Spirit, and the people were very
responsive. One hundred fifteen sub-
scriptions were secured. Elder N. W.
Philips told me that he planned to fol-
low up faithfully this effort, and would
not cease until every family in this
large church of 835 members has the
REVIEW. He has the church divided
into eighteen bands with leaders, most
of whom are the deacons, and he is
urging these leaders to canvass each
family in their bands for the purpose
of securing subscriptions for the RE-
VIEW. Elder Philips bore a strong tes-
timony in behalf of the REVIEW, saying
to meet with this church. Although
they had their regular service in the
morning, yet 200 were present at this
special afternoon service. Elder A. D.
Armstrong, the pastor, gave me a
strong backing. 'the message went
home to the hearts of the believers.
Many were subscribers for the RE-
VIEW, but twenty-five families signed
for the paper at the close of the
meeting.
Hollywood: Sunday, January 30; 18 Present;
5 Subscriptions
We had God's blessing in the serv-
ice, and five subscriptions were se-
cured. One fine-looking woman came
to me after the meeting, and with
tears in her eyes, said, " For four
years I have neglected to renew my
subscription to the REVIEW. I have
kept neglecting and putting off renew-
ing. To-night I have subscribed for
the paper again. I know that I have
suffered a loss during this time." I
run into just such experiences con-
stantly. Many let their subscriptions
expire and neglect to renew. They
mean to renew, but neglect to do so.
We are told in the spirit of proph-
ecy that many Sabbath keepers neg-
lect to take these .papers which it is
so important for them to have. At the
Hollywood church a faithful elder will
endeavor to follow up the work.
San Fernando: Monday, January 31; 70
Present; 13 Subscriptions
We had a blessed meeting at this
place. The attendance was excellent.
The elder gave the REVIEW campaign
his hearty co-operation. Here I met
Elder Uriah Smith's son, Prot S.
Parker Smith. I was glad to meet
him. His heart is burdened for the
people to read the REVIEW. He is one
of the elders of this church. Thirteen
families subscribed for the REvmw.
Glendale Sanitarium: Wednesday, February
2, 7 a. m.; 30 Present; 40 Subscriptions
I considered it a great opportunity
to speak to this family. There was
not a large number present, as many
were on duty, but several members of
the board were among the number
present, including Brother E. G. Ful-
ton, the business manager. All were
impressed with the importance and
value of the REVIEW. I learned that in
the nurses' home there was only one
copy of the REVIEW weekly, and very
few, were reading it. I made an ap-
peal for a copy to be placed in each
room in the nurses' home. Brother
Fulton gave me assurance that this
would be done. He said that we could
depend upon an order for forty copies.
I was rejoiced.
White Memorial Hospital: Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 2; 70 Present; 13 Subscriptions
This church has a large member-
ship, but is made up principally of
medical students. ,This evening we
had a good audience of about seventy
persons. Elder R. W. Parmele, the
pastor here, heartily indorsed the RE-
VIEW campaign. He is a returned mis-
sionary, a very godly man, and is, of
course, strongly in favor of the RE-
vnow. The people responded well to
22 THE; ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD
the message. Thirteen families sub-
scribed for the paper. This meeting,
I know, was a blessing to this church.
Elder Parmele appreciated this visit.
Long Beach: Sabbath, February 5; 300
Present; 69 Subscriptions
This church has a membership of
about 450; about 300 were present.
Elder Schaffner gave me a good intro-
duction. Sixty-nine families sub-
scribed for the ItEviEw at the close of
the service.
Pomona: Sabbath, February 5, 3 p. m.; 80
Present; 13 Subscriptions
After the Long Beach service we
drove fifty miles to the Pomona
Church. There were about sixty pres-
ent. It was a good meeting, and thir-
teen families subscribed for the RE-
VIEW. Elder F. W. Paap is pastor
here. He assured me that he would
do his best to see that every family
had the ItEviEw. He said that he be-
lieves that if, when new believers join
the church, they do not begin to read
the REVIEW, they will eventually lose
their hold on the message. One dear
old brother arose and said that he had
read the REVIEW for about sixty years,
and could not live without it, as far
as the message was concerned.
Wadsworth (Colored) Church: Wednesday,
February 9; 100 Present; 41 Subscriptions
This service was held in the tent in
which Elder P. G. Rodgers is con-
ducting public meetings. A few of the
100 persons present were not of our
faith. These colored brethren and sis
ters were deeply impressed with the
message of the evening. At the close
of the service, forty-one families sub-
scribed for the REVIEW.
Central Street Church: Sabbath, February 12,
11 a. in.; 400 Present; 84 Subscriptions
This was indeed a blessed meeting.
The church was packed. The hearts
of the people responded well to the
message. Eighty-four families in the
congregation subscribed for the RE^
VIEW. At the close of the meeting,
Elder J. W. McComas gave a stirring
talk in regard to the helpfulness and
value of the REVIEW. This was a good
meeting and one long to be remem-
bered.
Wilmington: Sabbath, February 12, 3. p. m.;
45 Present; 20 Subscriptions
We had the presence of the Holy
Spirit in the meeting. It was a blessed
service. Twenty families in this con-
gregation of only forty-five persons
were without the REVIEW. All sub-
scribed. The pastor, Elder E. A. Math-
wig bore a strong testimony for the
REVIEW. He said that in a former
church where he was, pastor, he had
succeeded in placing the REVIEW in
every family, and that he would try
to do the same here.
Early in the, afternoon, before time
for the service to begin, I went into
this church, and there was a sister
already in the church, with her small
son. I shook hands with her and said,
" Who is this little boy? "
She answered, " That is my boy, and
I have another one also, older than
this one. Both of them are going to
become missionaries."
I said, "That is good; sister, do you
read, the REVIEW? "
She replied, " I certainly do. I
,could not get along without it. I get
art inspiration in reading the reports
from the missionaries, and there comes
to my heart a burden for the advance-
ment of the message."
I knew well enough that she read
the good old REVII0W when she told me
that her boys were going to become
missionaries. You seldom hear such
statements from parents who do not
read the REvrow. And notice this
point:
We are learning more and more that
the majority of missionaries in the for-
eign fields have come from homes
where the REVIEW is read, and this is
true of the workers in the home fields.
I am making inquiries and know that
this is true. Oh, if our brethren could
only realize more the value and help
of the REVIEW in the families of believ-
ers, there would be a great effort put
forth on the part of all to Kee that it
is placed in every family, as God has
said it should be.
White Memorial Hospital: Sunday, February
23, 7 a. in.; 70 Present
I addressed the medical students at
White Memorial Hospital. Previously
I had spoken to another group of
about sixty. This was a good meet-
ing, and a deep impression was made.
Many raised their hands, thus signify-
ing that they would endeavor to be
faithful in reading the REVIEW. I be-
lieve that it helps the work greatly
to speak and study with and arouse the
students in our training schools on the
question of reading the REVIEW. Now
is the time for them to get into the
habit of reading this good paper.
I will draw this report to a close.
God has helped me in visiting twenty-
two churches, three academies, and the
hospital. Members of a number of
other churches have been present at
many of these meetings, and thus the
influence has been extended. I have
come in contact with office workers,
conference laborers, sanitarium and
hospital workers, and our teachers in
the academies, and had good talks
with most of them. All these workers
have given me excellent co-operation,
and have seemed to appreciate greatly
the work in which I am engaged.
The membership in the Southern
California Conference is about 6,000.
There are approximately 2,500 fami-
lies, at least. Before the campaign in
behalf of the REVIEW was entered
upon in this field, the ItEvirm circula-
tion stood at 1,247. It should be about
2,500. Including the students at the
academies, the hospital, and the sani-
tarium, I have spoken to approxi-
mately 2,744 persons, a little less than
half the membership. With the bless-
ing of the Lord, we received 532 sub-
scriptions. There remain approxi-
mately 3,000 more members who have
not heard this subject presented. In
this number there are undoubtedly at
least 700 families that are without the
REVIEW. I trust that the time may be
near when they also will subscribe
for the REVIEW.
Sincerely,
A. E. SANDERSON.
[In addition to the presentation given
above, Elder Sanderson visited the
Hawthorne, Huntington Park, Gar-
dena, Glendale Sanitarium, La Ores-
centa, Norwalk-Riveria, Lincoln Park,
and Edendale churches, and possibly
Vol. 104, No. 27
one or two others. We regret that be-
cause of lack of space we cannot pre-
sent in detail what he writes regard-
ing .his visits to these various places.
Every church he visited gave him ,a
hearty welcome, and he appreciates
the loyal brethren and sisters he found
in this conference. F. DI. W.]
REQUESTS FOR PRAYER
A sister in New York requests prayer for
spiritual and physical healing.
From Texas comes the request of a sister
for prayer for the conversion of her brother
and his wife and other members of her
family.
A sister in Maine desires prayer for the
conversion of a grandson, that the parents
might be reached through him, and also
that she may be faithful.
A sister in California requests prayer for
the conversion of her husband and children,
that she may be true to God, and that the
way may be opened for her to be baptized.
Writing from Michigan, a sister urges
that we pray that her niece, who has been'
raised among Adventists, may be prevented
from' entering a Catholic convent, and may
accept the truth.
Tile request of one who " has faith in the
Prayers of Adventist people, although she
does not belong to our church," is sent in
through one of our nurses in Tennessee.
This woman has been sick for seven years,
and as the doctors give her no hope, she
desires prayer for her recovery.
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distribution, Signs preferred.
Please discontinue all missionary litera-
ture being sent to Harold Pearsall, as he
has all that he can use.
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THE SUBJECT of the Sabbath school lessons during
the last half of 1927 will be topical Bible studies on
such themes as the Coming of the Lord, the Sabbath,
the Sleep of the Dead, etc., and the following books are
recommended as helps to the study of these lessons:
Patriarchs and Prophets The Great Controversy
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A book that should have a place in the Is another book that will be used exten-
heart and home of every Seventh-day Advent- sively. Cloth, $2.25; flexible, $3.25.
ist. Cloth binding, $2.25; flexible leather,
$3.25.
The Desire of Ages
Daniel and the Revelation
and
By Uriah Smith
another book that will be a help in this
Is
Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing
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Early Writings Will have their place as reference books in

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By Mrs. E. G. White
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These books on Topic al Bible Studies will be

especially helpful as reference books:
Bible Readings for the Home Circle
Contains two hundred Bible studies, arranged
in the form of questions and answers. Every
one should have a copy of this book. The thin
paper edition, without illustrations, is very handy
in size. Cloth, $1.50; flexible, $2.50; with illus-
trations, cloth, $5.50.
Bible Textbook
By 0. A. Johnson,
Contains forty-nine tersely written Scripture
readings on as many topics. Five small charts
add to the clearness of the explanations. Handy
size, easy to carry, and invaluable to the Bible
student. Cloth, 75 cents; flexible, $1.25.
Bible Handbook
By S. N. Haskell
Contains 220 Bible studies and groups of texts.
Elder Haskell's Bible studies were unusually help-
ful, and these studies have been issued in book
form and are invaluable to the Bible student who
is looking for light on the Scriptures. Cloth,
only 35 cents.
Our Day in the Light of Prophecy
By W. A. Spicer
Is referred to in the lessons, and will be a great
help in these studies, as it contains 380 pages of
gospel truth and Bible prophecy. Cloth, $3.
What the Bible Teaches
By F. M. Wilcox
Is packed full of Bible truth on the subjects
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WASHINGTON. D. C., JULY 7, 1927
!EDITOR FRANCIS MCLELLAN WILCOX
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
W. A. SPICER G. B. THOMPSON C. P. BOLLMAN
C. A. HOLT
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS
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A WORD FROM AFRICA
THIS number of the REVIEW will
reach most of our members in North
America just before the Midsummer
Offering, and we are glad at this elev-
enth hour to strengthen the appeals
already made, and to visualize afresh
the need by this latest word from
Elder B. E. Beddoe, who is now in the
African Division:
" As this word is hurried to catch
the mail boat, the biennial council of
the African Division is just closing
here in Johannesburg, South Africa.
It has been an extraordinary confer-
ence. The progress made in these two
years Is the most marked since our
work began in Africa. There were
2,901 persons baptized. This is 782
more than the total number of believ-
ers in Africa in 1917. These two years
have witnessed the baptism of nearly
a thousand more than the first thirty
years of our work in Africa.
" To-day as the council was closing,
men praised God for the spirit of unity
and brotherly love that had character-
ized all the meetings. No discordant
note had been heard. Again and again
brethren and sisters told of their faith
and confidence in the early triumph of
the message. A few who have watched
the progress of the work in Africa for
over thirty years, said their hearts
took courage as they saw the lights
springing up in so many places.
" In Africa the work is advancing in
the face of many difficulties. Workers
are pressing close together as they
face their task again. They say they
are going back to their far-scattered
mission fields, expecting a greater
harvest of souls than ever before."
ti fY
THE JUBILEE OF CAMPION
ACADEMY
A ruw years ago the main building
of Campion Academy was destroyed by
fire. As a result, largely from re-
building. the institution became in-
volved in debt. Nearly three years
ago, under the leadership of Elder M.
L. Rice, president of the Colorado Con-
ference, and his associate workers, an
effort was set on foot to roll away the
reproach of debt from this school.
When this effort started, there was a
debt of about $43,000. Year by year
progress has been made, until now the
full amount has been raised.
A stirring and impressive ceremony
was held on May 21, the last day of
school. Many of our people from dif-
ferent parts of Colorado were in at-
tendance. They met in front of the
academy hall. Addresses were made
by Elders M. L. Rice, S. E. Wight, the
writer, and others. Original jubilee
songs were prepared and sung. Elder
Rice wrote the words of " Campion Is
Free," and Mrs. A. B. Craw wrote the
words of " Out of Debt." The notes
of indebtedness on the academy were
all burned. A joyous shout of the peo-
ple and prolonged sounding of auto-
mobile horns marked the close of the
service. Campion Academy has tri-
umphed, and is free.
J. L. SHAW.
ffF
ALTHOUGH the selling of the Bible in
Turkey comes under the head of " sus-
pect," it has not been definitely classed
as religious propaganda, which is
rigorously prohibited. Bible sellers
of the Levant agency of the American
Bible Society, when arrested, have
been released after brief investigation.
Again and again the Book has gone
where no other gospel messenger
could.
Vol. 104, No. 27
ELnyfa W. H. BRANSON, in a letter to
the Mission Board, speaks as follows
of what the 1926 Midsummer Offering
enabthi them to do in the African
Division:
" Tbis special grant to our field was
a source of wonderful encouragement
to all! our missionaries. It enabled us
to see the development of some of our
dreams in opening work in new sec-
tions . of the African field. We have
been trying for several years to get
into the Sudan, but until we had the
assurance that this money was coming
through from the Midsummer Offer-
ing, we were not able to plan definitely
for this work. This offering made it
possible for us to call for Brother
Jones of the Washington Sanitarium,
and to send Brethren French and An-
derson up to that territory to look out
a place for Brother and Sister Jones
to settle. Thus the Midsummer Spe-
cial is practically responsible for en-
abling us to open up the work in the
great; French Sudan country, where
heretofore eleven million people had
never seen a Seventh-day Adventist.
" Also, Brother and Sister Huxtable,
of Mountain View, Calif., were called
to take up work in Angola, Portuguese
WestAfrica. These people are now on
their; way to the field, if, in fact, they
have not already arrived, and will be
a most welcome addition to the little
force of workers in this new country,
which we entered only three years ago.
" The coming of Brother Huxtable
has made it possible for us to plan for
the opening of a new mission in the
southern part of Angola, which will be
conducted either by Brother Huxtable,
or by one of the other missionaries
who can be relieved from the main
station by the coming of Brother
Huxtable.
" We have applied a portion of this
fund; to the salary and transportation
of Dr. Sturges and his family to the
Belgian Congo, and of Dr. Marcus and
his family to the Southeast African
Union. Funds are being raised,
throh the Medical Extension Fund,
for the establishment of small dispen-
saries for these doctors, and for equip-
ment. The Midsummer Offering has
helped us actually to bring the men
out, and we are now expecting them to
arrive in the field not later than
May 10.
" We are certainly very happy in-
deed to have these new workers come
to this field, and we want to express
to the General Conference our sincere
appreciation of this special gift, which
has meant so much to the work in this
field,"