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CONTENTS Ed.t .... I.-Why the Lord'8 Cau8e Falls

to Go Forward.-Intere8t After All is the Main Thing-Enthu8ia8m Is ~~eded.-A Progrealive Revelation, A Progressive· Klngdom.-Rellglon and Science Should Not Conflict.-An After Thought~A Timely Help From a Noted Scientist ...•...... 646-648

Several )latters of Interest •.•....•.•• 648 From My. Dlary-I .•....... :......... &49 MI ....... -Minutes of 0 the Mi8sionary

Board.-. Treasurer's Monthly 8tate-" ment . . -.. . ............•......• &&O~&&3

Ame~ican Sabbath Tract Society: Meet- . ing tBoard of Trustees; Treuurer'a Rep"rt . . ~. . , ....•...•..•.••.••••• &61-&"&6

Ed •• tI.. Keelet~. ....e. - Opening Address, Washington College, Sep-. tember 24, 1126 ••• : ••• ' •••••••••• &11-669

Mrs. Charles R. Head •••.•••••.•••••• 61. W. __ 'aW .... --Happy Christiana 660-SI. Home. N.ews •..•••••••••• e ••••••••. ~ ........ 1.

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VOL. 99, No .. 18 PLAINFIELD, N. J., NOVEMBER 2, 1925·,· .

tiD God, we thank thee 'for our bodies. W 0fJ­der/itl indeed are these tabef"nIJCles of· the . Spirit. We thank the! for our senses, for our . reaS01J and memory. . We /Way that thou' wilt help 11S to present our bodies to thee a.t living sa.crificcs. May we use our powers for thy glory I Whether we' eat or drink or what­ever we do, may We do all to tile glory of Godl"

UOpen our eyes .10 see the higher side of life! So much of our· inlerest is absorbed in btlsiness, in buying and selling: 'leach fU 10 see our fellows from a different point of view, and to ap",'oach them as tho..se who wOtlld !mow how to illherit eternal life! In Christ's MIM. Amen."

spend five dollars a week on.eiIar •. ", in the plate. . Women . who "' .• pepa ··.~:tdl)lIalrs week for theater tickets :putJna~.("q' ~' '~~~Ij!~i;~'J:s men and women who, spend',.· UI..·,ultt .. ice cream sodas put a· pamy'. m : :PJalte/ allIOi

a man will go tochurdliD the' ftIinlrriili ...

a quarter in the plate' and then'," ,t:!~i!:i::?;,;':~?';' 'into the country.in a car; bUy' , ., . an expensive inn aDd bUm uptwo,or' ltmee,',iidOli;;;,' lars' worth of gas." It woUld be .ftIj iI'atl. S. __ :'.! to take any average congi'epdOa aDd,', '.'i ft.' ... ,fi/ .... :::' ductingwhat ~memberspmt: forbi.'bI·".,' .mOld.' expen~, . see what proportioa 'of 'the UiIIi' . IUKIC·'.'" on self-for amuSements, ~, ... " i ..... :":ldMl~:. sure trips, country elubs~ etc.--8nd.<w, bat:'PI'l*t,~ tion went, totheChurc:h. Let 'any ',' . ' words ask himself, how 1I11ICh of Day' iDe, DIDIfaJl.on~: household. expenses' goes for "gifts for

,Why the Lord'. Cau.. Not long ago I saw how much for "gifts' formysett-· Is" Fail. to Go Forward an artl·cle I·n one of simply getting the leavings of oiIrmQDeyl,,5oIae';

times it looks as though that were alt, .', .. America's greatest religious papers, ~ritten . '. '. ". . by a man widely known 'on both'sides of the It may be .that· this pictU~e seem$·'ov.-eti .... Atlantic as a practical Christian worker-a d.rawo1 for churches .of our, 0!"l d~i~~!,:" m~n of careful observation and acquainted tion, 90 few of which are. Sttuated~ln,·tbe

wi~en;:l ~:~i~;c;,esdiscover the reasons . :r ~ti'!:!l~l::C -:: at;; ti:~- .. _. why the Lord's cause seems to languish I gr~tlyfear that many of. us1ViU.feet:tb8.i,,: ••. ::,', while so many other causes go forward by' the charges made inthatarticleare',;dtJ('c»"<':,'" leaps and bounds. As he sat· in the pUlpit true-even when applied . to our' ~wD; " ready to preach, he noticed the inscription Churches. ..' . ,.: .:." ' .. , ........... .

. on the offering plates, "Gifts for the Lord" What <10 you think~ould be the'oQtcoDle~·."",: and when 'the ushers returned them to be if every loyal member of ourcll\irctaesiw01d(t:~J,' consecrated to the Maste .. !s work, he discov- lovingly and cheerJully devote:oDe;·)e.uii!:'Of~,/}\' ered that the great congregation had given his .' incometf~ the Lord~ to s.ayt'lO~,~'·otf.:'~' "a few quarters, dimes, and nickels with trying to make his gifts , fortheLor([~~" . many pennies" as their "gifts for the Lord"!· ~ thing like equal to his gifts . forhisJ)~J~r

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thlnkIn~. . ~~ could not help 8:sking, in his . Oh! what a blessed. change.~o~~. a',·m~ . .: own. mInd, Is the Lord getting only the' I~ respect to our ()nwar~Movement~:, .. "., ••••. '.:,,' leaVIngs-the left-overs of life-while the a change would come 'In, our .i:!n"Plt-i'.~ world gets the great things,' both as to our periences, in our interest andd.1e",;"(J .ttOlll&,,,,, .. 'Lll~·" money and our interest?'" Master's" . work! Such g~uine· .. 11' ltel~es1t,.)~i1!l1

The m!nist~r could not get this question 'the Churc~ a!1d iri religion ':wot1ld.,·c .e1, rta1im]r..~: ou~ of hiS, mind, and therefore wrote the put new life Into Our churcheS and ,',., ..... ,.,.'_. artIcle, from ;which I quote the following: the causes we hold dear.'·'

I_t ..... t· After :AU· The· SU(~.s 1 •. tIa •. M ..... nua.. . Eath."' .. ' 'Is' N .....

Everyone knows that the ~ff~ings of the. ·av- . e~age congregation are a small collection·' of pen~ ~Ies .andten-cent pieces. It has' become a stand-' ~g Joke .. Many of the people'. drop some~ in r ttluse they are ashamed. not to •... T~ey PU~ m as. people take 'in it . arid the, eJ' tlthusiasJll1}·~--.J. ",:;",' I e as they can. Agam and agam the plate h··h h' ....' '" co~es back fro~ its journey of collection through. w Ie .t ey· support ·It~, ...... :.' ...... . a bIg congregation of 'people in comfortable. cir .. - ~t me.··quote·· once .~(~.,·<,f .:totrn:·~1the~~i.riti~f;,'::ri:f:.:~; cumstances with a mere. pittance in· it .. Men who mentionedin.·the last editoria1;r .

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We once attended a football match where we . were told there were sixty thousand people pres­ent. We never saw such enthusiasm in our lives. The twenty-two players were fairly calm-faces grim, set, and .determined-although they were putting all the brain. and muscle they had into the game. But the ~st crowd acted like a pack of W11d men. They yelled. themselves hoarse. They almost leaped over the rails in,to the oval; There was enough enthusiasm vented ·to have put a national reform over, had it been turned in that direction ,and lengtheqed out a little. Of course, half the men had bet on the outcome and that accounted for their delirium; but the other bal. were simply enthusiastic for their college to win and were lending ~eir aid. Previously they had all spent exorbitant sums for seats. N ow we imagine a large proportion of that crowd of sixty thousand were church people. It may have been out of place there, but we could not help wonder­ing what would happen in the local church, in the missionary work of the denomination, in the ~gdom at large, if one-tenth of the enthusj~sm vented on that game should be put into the work of the Lord.' Is the Lord getting only the leav­ings of· our enthusiasms as well as the leavings of our money.? It is a very serious question at

. _ just this time' when ciV11ization is in such a bad . state and the one question before the world is this: Is it to be Christ or chaos?

Nothing is. plainer than that our good cause is suffering immensely from lack of interest in the work we are undertaking. All our churches would be wonderfully built up if they could have' a :warm, practical, en­thusiastic revival of religion, a real outpour-' mg of the Holy Spirit-another. Pentecost.

Then there would be a renewed enthusi­asm which would carry the denomination triumphantly through its Onward 'Move­ment,and that, foo, without any sense of be- . ing burdened. . .. , 'fhe New Testament Church was estab­

lished by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit' -by a genuine revival; and. through all the years' since ·that day, the Chtirch has been replenished and built' up by. revivals. Oh ! what a 'blessing would com~ to Seventh Day Baptists if they could enj oy anoth~r real Pentecost!' . ".

of man through the ages, froln the helpless· infancy of the race to the nobler manhood and womanhood of the present age.

This would be like looking at some great picture only to see the flat surface of canvas with its different colors of paint, without sensing the depth and distance representing the complete landscape with its scenes in the foreground properly distinguished from its far-away figures in the background. To overlook the perspective of a picture would rob the beholder or the r~l thing for which it was made.

The blessed effect of' the whole scene would also be lost if one should cut out some one object in the painting and study it by itself with no regard to its place in the ~hole landscape. Yet this is the way many pe,rsons study the Book of books. They seem to regard it as a book of propositions and precepts only; regardless of the fact that it is made up largely . of historical pictures­belonging to far distant times;. and they think of it as belonging to the present time only.

It is a good thing in Bible study,to, be able to realize the "sundry times and divers. manners" by which God "spake to our' fath-'. ers by the prophets, . and in these. last days, by his Son." For thus we shall see the. progressive steps in God's plan and the de-, velopment-or growth-of his kingdom 'on earth. . ,

This kind of .study requires. the. use " of' the teles~ope· as well as ·the mlcroscqpe .. ~n our study ~f God's Word~ Too m.any ~ible students have made exclusive use of the microscope in studying single parts 0(: the ,~ea~ Bible story without 'regard to their set-, ting In the whole. .

Greater regard to perspective-to depth and distance, to lengtli of time and wideness of space-in our Bible study would remove many of the difficulties that trouble men. '

As certainly as the insignificant little bud of spring developed, under God, into the

A' Pro ...... we R ..... tio. If one overlooks splendid ,rose of summer, so surely has reve-A Propr..iYe lCiqdoa th e . wonderful lation and God's kingdom developed through. perspective of the Bible story and regards the ages. . it. as simply a' treatise on religion and the- The wonderful progressive revelation of

lo1ogy, he will miss the depths and distances God himself, unfolding, developing, grow­.--;the 'historical' relations' of time, and the ing, ageafterag~from the idea of Creator, ,sigiillicance of its messages to men of difIer-" to that ~f a fighting, warring God of the

. ,ent, and far distant ages. ,He' will fail to days of Moses, 'Elijah, and' Josh~a, and to reCognize· the progressive "revelation' as to the tender, rest~giving, affectionate' Jehovah God himself arid' ·the 'upward development· of Isaiah and Jeremiah, 'and finalfy,aS the

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burden-bearing, atoning, cost-making, Fath­er-God of the New Testament~ must be evi-dent to anyone taking the far -look in . .. Bible study. ' . All A.ftet:.n."'t . The ,very next' thi.", . In each age Jehovah revealed himself ac- A • ...,Ij Help ~Fro. that came toJiaDd after .', cording to th.e preparedness of hi·s children A Not_ Sc .... tiat . • • - .... '.. '~'he' : .' ~tdn .• *I·. : . . . wnting: t-,·. . .' . . ... : ...•.... to understand him, until the fullness of time . above, was an article 'in:Colliw'.f,writter.::~:­had come for his most wonderful manifesta-Dr.Robe~ A!1drews.M~li'f;lD,;,~~(pJ.~~'~ tion, or revelation of himself through Christ. greatest, sctentis,ts_()f'th~"orld."'·',·N~'~" In all this progressive revelation God seems could have. be~ .inOretimely,"and T. "'~ .. more necessary at every step of human prog~ t~t a few 'selections' fro~ itma:ybe~: ultet~< ress, and he IS brought nearer as the life- ful . to our own dear YOttng: people asc~ giving power of the universe, as the ages are . to me .. ' It is refreshing to fiu¢:Swkh .. go by. testImony for our. pr~oUS "faitlt;CoiniDI-' : •. . J.esus him~el£ said, "The kingdom of God fr?msuch high authority _in: the 'rQlni':~f' :' IS hke a graIn of mustard seed." "First the . SCIence. . . . . .' . . '. seed, then the ear, then the full grain in the Besides explai~ngthe many~·.'in,: '. e~r.". Then when he went away, after cui-the t~.of SCIence within age.neration,­o,:atlng the hig~er life in his disciples, he Dr. Mdlikan hasseveral'good 'thingstosaf saId to them, Gr~ter things than I do about God and religion, fromwbiehl-select shall- ye do, because I go to my Father." It the following:. ". '. . ' - ,'. ,-was to be "lik~ leaven in the lump, until the whole lump IS leavened." Then he taught I aI!l ~cbary ~.decIariDg.tbat·oar.pfti: men to pray, "Thy kingdom come." ent SCleDtifie conceptions Ind hypotbtaeJare ...... to last -fo~, and I .... a good'deaI iDore:ctiary

Not only by progressive revelation, but about making dogmatic' denials Or afIU .. wtioas··. also by a progressive ki~dom seem to be the field of religion. •.•• •• .•.. . ....... ,." .. '. God's ways of doing things. Every true Thi~ ~ Ican~ sa~With~telleU·."'j tbeoryof creation and creative progress that ~ere \IS no ~tifie basis for the·, ..... \of must regard God as origm· ator, i.mmanent .I·n relif ·~~--.is there in myjudament-aaje.· ... or. a:~ bet!'eeD.Idence·.,· ~:fcir all the processes of development, directing their fields are entirely different. Ilea· Wbolalotr,

~:;:ingS~~s e:a:p~rpoent ses:sonality. fitZ ~~r~:::e ~= to -;'=:.Y:l· the/onlookers ~ that there is a' confIiet. tween Idence and religion, whereai theeoaftict:

RelipoD .DeI ScieDce It seems, too bad that is only between twodiifetent speCies of ~: Should Not CODftict in so much discussion The ilQPOSsibility of real lCience ·aad·.reaI~re-­ab.out the conflict between religion and' IigiOll ever conflicting becomese,ideatwheD,oDe SCIence, there should be -such' a lack of un~ .. ~ the purpose. of science,..- ~. pai-d t d' of religion. The purpose of 1CIeDCe .. ···..,. ers an Ing as to· what either religion or ,;Iop Without prejud~"or ~_'·()f·"'.· science really is. . kind a knowledge of the facts,the IaWl, _'the;

Before wasting any more time. in contro- processes ~t nature.TheeftDlDOI'e i ..... versy it might be well to define both religt·on task of ~"'0Il, OIl ~ ~ bIDd, iltode.eioP; d' Thi· h the consciences, ~ idealS,and the·...:...:-.·'of··, an sCience. s mIg t reveal the fact that mankind.' , . ' ...... ~::i

there is, after all, no conflict between the Many of our great Idealists,. haft ~y''''': two. men of profound religioaaCOll'fictioM'.aIIllia' '

Religion has been defined'as the quest for Lord Kelvin~s estimate of the -age of. tile ....... tho e best life by' spiritual beings. It. con- at around a hundred QliIlion. yean'dicl.Dot;'''· :

f to him or to the Church to, he ,m conflM:t.ltJ{ SlS.t~ 0 a high sense of moral. obligation and the first eh3pters ofGeaesiL He said,:':;;:' ~" ,. ,:

hsplntual re~:erence affecting the, human "I believe' that the more.thoroag1i1j;~c,jj; eart regardIng loyalty to the Creator and studied the. further ~oes it tab • from. '''''IIdaI,

obedience to his law. . . co~parable to athelSlD.Jt .~.,. apin,:,,"fjOa;' ..... , Whi.·le reli.gt·.on, i.sthe quest fo·r. the' very . th!ok strongly ~",h,' JOUWI"IIbefon:CJl~~i"> .'

be . science to the belief m, God,."hidfisthef~' , .... st h~~, .. SC1enc~ IS ~egarded as the quest ~n. of ~l religion. Y!>1!willfiDd' it DOl" •• :. "

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liCious men but they 'were also faithful members of their communions. For the most important thing in the. world is a' belief in moral and spirit­ual values-a belief that there is a significance and a meaning to existence-a belief that 'we are . going somewhere! These men could scarcely have been so great had they been lacking in this belief.

SEVERAL MAnERS OF INTEREST REV. AHVA J. C. BOND

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MORE TEEN-AGE CONFERENCES PLANNED

Readers of the SABBATH RECORDER will tecallthat four "Teen-age Conferences" were held in the summer, conducted by the pt:esent writer, who was assisted in all four conferences by S. Duane Ogden. About two hundred· Seventh Day Baptist young people attended these meetings. qney were held during the summer vacation, and the young people, being free from school duties, were able to attendaweek-day meeting.

Being anxious to bring the blessings 0 f such a gathering of young people to others, it is planned to hold perhaps three or four meetings during the school year. This makes it .necessary to continue them. over the week­~nd,whet:l "school doesn't keep." This is something of an experiment so far as the time is concerned, but we want to move

. forw~rd in this work as rapidly as possible. . Plans are now being made to hold such

a conference iB Farina, Il1., on Sabbath day and Sunday, November 14 and 15; and in Salem, W. Va., Sabbath day and Sunday, November 21 and 22.

We trust that -the thoughts of many of our people will, be turned toward Farina and Salem during these days, and that many a prayer will ascend to the good Father that his blessing shall be upon the young people who come together .in these groups to con­sider the question of the Sabbath and their oWn relation to God's holy day.

The conference at Farina will be held in connection with the Yearly Meeting of the Churches of Southern Illinois, and we hope many of the young people of Stonefort can

. meet with us. This meeting is for them as well as for the young people of Farina. - The Salem meeting includes all the

churches in the Southeastern· Association. We 0t,tght to have a great meeting at Salem.

FIVE-DAY WORK' WEEK FOR JEWS

" There -seems to-be a growing effort on the part. of many Jews to' be true to the teach-

ings of the prophets in the observance of the Sabbath of Jehovah. I have a very in~eni­gent Jewish ·friend in Plainfield who, while opening his store on Sabbath days, says it hurts his conscience to thus. break the Sab­bath; and he looks forward to the day when the Sabbath will be observed more generally among his own peOple. Of course the ortho­dox Jews stay by their Sabbath.

The following was clipped from one of New York's leading daily newspapers of re­cent date. It indicates something of this trend toward a more aggressive program of Sabbath promotion and of Sabbath observ­ance among the Jews of America.

The establishment of a five-day' industrial week, particularly in the needle trades, to enable Jewish workers to observe their Sabbath properly, was discussed yesterday by the conven!ion. of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, meeting at the Jewish Center, t31 West Eighty-sixth Street.

"The chief problem that confronts American Jewry is the Sabbath," said Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein, president of the Union, in an address which was later endorsed by the delegates. "1 have been in touch with business men who advise that much good could be accomplished if, for in­stance, in the City -of N ew York one industry which is practically in the hands of t1)e Jewish peOple, the needle trades, should be called into consultation in regard to a five-day working week."

OUR OPPORTUNITY AT PHILADELPHIA At the. last meeting of the Tract Board

the president of the Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society was asked to arrange for a memorial service in Philadelphia some time next year in honor of Governor Samuel Ward of Rhode Island, who was for three. years a member of the Continental Congress. Plhiladelphia will celebrate next year the sesquicentennial of the.' signing of the Declaration of Independence. Samuel Ward's name was not appended to that significant document only because he had died in Philadelphia while attending the ses-

. sion of the Continental Congress, four months before the Declaration was adopted.

No representative of any colony had a more honorable career, and no governor of a colony showed. such devotion to the Amer­ican cause as did Governor Ward. He was the only colonial. governor 'who refused to enforce the stamp act. Westerly, R .. 1., is now located in "Washington (:ounty" rather' than in "Kings County," because at a town meeting during the stirring 'days before the

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outbreak of the Revolution, Mr. Ward, to express his patriotism, and to demonstrate his friendship for George Washington of Virginia, arose and moved that the name of his native county be changed from "Kings County" to "Washington County." The motion was carried.

But this paragraph was not begun for the purpose of setting forth the patriotic char­acter of this Seventh Day Baptist governor of one of our American-colonies, but to set our readers to thinking about the sesqui­centennial in· Philadelphia next year, and the service to be held. in that connection by Seventh Day Baptists. It ought to be a great and impressive occasion. .

FROM MY DIARY-I THE RULE OF NECESSITY

ELMER AKERS I perceive that one of three motives im­

pels a man to an action-necessity, senuous­ness, or fear. Take, for example, eating. Every movement in this matter is governed by the law of necessity, by the false li1>erty of senuousness, or by the goad of fear.' An article of food is eaten because the eater 'belleves it a proper nourishment for his

. body-he believes it is' needed; or it is eaten because it produces a sensuous pleasure; or paradoxical as it sounds-it is eaten because of the goading power of fear-fear that aespite its pleasing taste it will produce un-

. toward effects, and ought not to be taken. Would that men would learn always to act .

. by the law of necessity! An act that need not be governed by the law· of necessity is inconceivable. When we stop and consider what we ought to do, what needs to be done, we are acting according to the only law which should govern human conduct. If a man seeks to govern his actions thus, pres':' ently he begins to see more and higher deeds, the doing of which would benefit someone or many. One great difference between men is in the number of opportunities for serv­ice that they are able . to see. . When the principle of necessity governs a life, noble and beautiful is the character it builds~

PRAYER

There are many kinds of prayer, As many kinds of' fire; But not every . spoken -'Rrayer . Is born of spirit-fire;. There are prayer~ that Jlerve the soul, '

And so-called prayerltilat·bliPtt·· But the prayer of ·spirit-purpose.··. Leaves men humble, brave~·rilht.

I can not-contend for what my heaitdo.eS' ',; not commend. Sometimes I amass~/"" issue for debate. which I can: ·not ,su~~ What shall I do? I am resolved ·.to present," , .•. any facts which are. apropos to my Side;,.,f the question, simply and fran\dy •.• ThiS is' my duty. Win or lose I will say ~otbiDg insincerely. . . -' .. ' '. . ....

. Th~ world isn't big enough to harbOr'two " . ' nations, or two individUals, peaceably,,,hm they hate each other; but it· is big. enougll-' , for many times its present population' When" >.

they. respect and love one another., .-.'

When the black man knows, And the whiteman, too,' That success for the· one Is success for the two; When the whole world knows As do these two,-Ah, Lord of man, . . Help us make this true I

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For so_~e tim~ ~st~'ve·been attaining tlte.' reali~tion tliat' it IS a privilege-a wol1d~-' ful privilege to struggle, to strive, to ~ quer, difficulties. Oh, I will", Lord, ,I will . welcome trials if thou wilt give me strength .. ' 'for them!' But, ah! Just now as this deter.;. mination possessed me, I feel the obstacle .' vanish-vanish-where did it go ?Ahl I know. The obstacle was only an appea~Ce .. ,.' awaiting the mustering of my will, my deter.;.· . mination .. I thank thee, Father. Lead thou

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To be bor~ again is to become aliye .. in· the spiritual world, to be~ive to . spiri~. . .... things. A tree, if' it weretobecomec:m.t~ ., scious of 'sensations,. would ofl'l~ty::; . have' to' be.~bom .api~,. i~tqthewol'lc1of' sense~ ... ',' " . ' .....

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guIde thy h~, _n. ,th~ . way.P~ . r.~. : ' .. .:' .... J.;.. _ ...•.

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. MISSIONS REV. WILLIAM: L. BURDICK, .ASHAWAY, R. L

._Contributlnc Editor

MINtJ'I'U OF 1116' MISSIONARY BOARD The regular quarterly meeting of the

Board of Managers of the Seventh Day Baptist Church was held in the Pawcatuck ~eventh Day Baptist church at Westerly, R. I., Wednesday, October 21, 1925. o The members present were: Rev. Clayton

A. Burdick, Rev. A. L. Davis, Rev~ Paul S. Burdick, Rev ~ William L. Burdick, Allen C. 'Whitford, Harlan P. Hakes, Charles H. Stanton, Robert'L. CQon; Walter D. Ken­yon, James A. Sattnder~, Samuel H. Davis,' Rev. Willard' D. Burdick, Ira B. Crandall,

o Frank Hill, Albert S·. Ba~ock, Mrs. Clay­ton A. Burdick, and .Mrs~ Orson C. Rogers.

The only guest present was Mrs. Dell Burdick.

The meeting was . called to order at 9.45 a. m. by President Clayton A .. Burdick and prayer was offered· by Rev. A. L. D~vis. · Treasurer 0 SamuelH. Davis reaq his

.. quarterly report and it was voted approved and ordered·recorded.

QUARTERLY REPORT

July 1,' 1925-0ctobe,. 1, 1925 S. H. DAVIS

In account with THE SEVENTH PAY BAPTIST MISSIONARY Socu:rY'

eMIJ Received On hand July 1, 1925 ................. $}8,237.86 Fot~ . Ge:Ileral' F1JIld ....•.......•.•.......• · Ch.ina Field .....•.....•.•.•......... · J . am.alC8 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Meinorial .Board ....... " ...... ~ ••...... From-

5,098.51 383.69

11.10 696.98

Income Permanent Funds ..........• 1,500.00 Interest -on 'checking account ........ 6.56

$22, 1 fn·.92

Disbu,.semmts To-. , Corresponding secretary and general

mjssioDaries •••• " •••••••••••••••••• $ 1,lS0~64 Churches and pastors .....•••......• 983.27 ~ field ...•..••..•.. ~ . . . • • . . . . . . 2,433.~

,South American field •.............• 297 .36 J1anJa.a- ......•.•• ~ . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.00

. -S~· .. . .. . . . . .• .. ... .. . . •. • . . .. •• 69.56

Holland ....... '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 175.00 Treasurer's expenses ....•......... '; . 91.00

Total disbursements .......•...... $ 5,305.66 'Balance in bank October 1, ~925 ... 16,876.26

$22JI81.92

SPECIAL FUNDS

1. Boys' School Fund: Amount on hand October 1, 1925 .. $ 8,873.12

2. Girls' School Fund: Amount on hand October 1,' 1925.. . 8,953.07

3. Georgetown Chapel Fund:' . Amount on hand July 1, 1925 ....• 907.12 Paid for legalizing, p~pers ........ 2.36 Paid interest on mortgage ........ 45.00

Amount,on ~and October 1, 1925 $ 859.76 Total .... ' ...........•.. ' .....•.••...•• $18,685.95 Balance in bank October 1~ "1925 ...... 16,876.26

Net Indebtedness to Special Funds October 1 ................•....... $ 1,809.69

TREASURER'S EXPENSES Clerk Hire-

July 6 ........... _. J ••••••••••••••. : •••• $ 7.00 " 13 ...•...................••..•••.• 7.00 " 20 ..•......•.....••••...••.•• ..... • • •. 7.00 " . , . 7 ~ ......••.. ~ . . . . . • • . . . . • . . • . • . • • • .00

August 3 ..••.•••••.••••••.••••••• a. • • • • 7.00 'c'· 10 •...... eo_ • • • ... • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 7.00 ",. ·17. 7.00 ........... ' ................. . " 24. . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . 7.00 " 31 .................. " .... ' .... c.. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 7.00

September 7·· .... ' .• ~ .' ....... ~. ;-~ .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. • • .... ' 7.0Cr ". . 14 . .. ~ .- ~ ..... ~ .. '~ ........ ~ "~ " .• ~ iii •• ~ • .. .. .. • 7.00 ,e - 21 . .. .... ~ ........ ;. ..... "it ., ..... ~:~ , • .. .. .. 7.00 " ~ ................................. ! .... ,'. .. .. .. .. .. 7.00

-. ,-.- :':' -:. '. ' ... $9f.00

.. Corresponding·. Se.c~~tar; Will~. L. Bur­.dick read ,his quat:1:erly ·r.eport and .the board voted it approved, .~nd .. ordered it recorded. The report follows:~

QUARTERLY REPORT' OF CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

As corresponding secretary I would report that as usual I have conducted ,the correspondence of the board andfumished material for the Mission­ary Department of the SABBATH REcoIlDD. Fol­lowing the -July meeting I .looked after the print­ing of the annual report of the Board of Man­agers to the Missionary Society and preached on missions to our churches in Westerly and Asha­way, and tathe Bapt~t- Church at Quc:mochontaug, R. I. I also gave. talks ·to. the Religious Datiy Vacation Bible Schools in Ashaway and Westerly, on the subject of missions. ,

In August I attended the General Conference" which met at Salem,W. Ya., and after a few days in the office at home, I attended the South­western ,Association held with our church at Gen­try, Ark. Following this association I visited· our

-churcheS in Fouke, Ark., and Hammond, _La., held an ·evening meeting in each place, aDd viSited

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nearly all the families beloagiiJg to our churches·" and congregations in these towns.

The Sabbath. and Sandayfollowing. the ass0-ciation at .Gentry, I .spent with ,the church at Stonefort, Ill., and asSisted' in . the ordination of Pastor Ellis R.Lewis .to' the gospel ministry.

From Stonefort I proceeded by aatoto the an­nual session of the .. Northwestern Association, which was held_ with oar church in New Auburn, Wis."·

the comniittee on . the Mioi.iaI::.·.,t . ~1I~~IQQ Fund·~ whlCh was accepte.dand .... .,.. ~Q~<: mendati~·adopted." .·The .. *ep1Jrt't..(l ~II9JO;;ij

In the long trip .inthe 'West and Southwest I found a splendid interest in missions; and though there 0 are' many discouraging- things to be !pet, yet 0 , •• " '. ."._ • •

~~~~~;ti:d isw!~1 gr~~~ i~!ie ;:dudet!~~:::~ The board, yot~ ~ that the' pr-esident.·1Je.~ari: tion.. ex-officio metllber ,to theMissi~nary .. EvaD- ."

Last summer Miss Mabel L. West, who has gielistic ,Committee and to -the Wotk jn . been in. the employ of this board the last . few Chi C·' -' .' months, accompariied her invalid mother to the na omrmttee. ., . homeland, and the question of 'the expense of her . It. was also'votedthat -the presidenf,a~', passage home was left, by vote of this board point J.he standing comtnittees . for the. Com:"" at its last meeting, with me as missionary secre- iog year and report Ia~r in thedaYeo . ' ....... '. , tary. Therefore, I should say in this connection The ·d· . f th .. ~.If'-' . that I have.been over this question thoroughly . CODSt eration 0 e tentative UII~".; with Miss West. For three years Miss West for 1926 came up next, and a long careful worked in connection with this board, being SUp- discussion of each item ·"tookplace~ ." .... , ,

. ported by Mr. and Mrs. George Trainer of The Missiqiwy-:Evaugelistic 'ColDlDittee, Salem, W. ya. Since the expiration of her en-. ~epo-rt was agat·n brought up. while c:orw .. '_. ''',·,d.~.- '.'. gagement WlthMr. and· Mrs. Trainer. three years -past, she has given' about a third' of her timi to ering ,the appropriations for ,the: home~Lfietd our mission without any· compensation for this and the board voted. to accept itand,·'a4Opt service. For this reason and because she is now the recoDlDlendations. . The ·reportfoUows:- . in the employ of this ~ it seemed to me no I' . . .

more than fair that the bOjud bear, the ,a,ense I EV"GD.ISTrC COIIIII'ft'l:&'S afOti,' :. ..i·

of her passag~ home. .This was agreed upon and Your ~ has bad oae-"I~,,'''::the\. seemed entirely satisfactory to her. '. , last meeting of the lliiiioaarY SOCid,·· at ......... ',

RespectfaUy submitted, time some of' the - ftrioas· -items l'eferricltD' it WILLIAII L. BUbICJt, were~ coasidered.· Coasiclerabletime ... ' .... CDfTe,pOlfdiffg SeereltJry. given' to' theCOllSicleratioaof the ·ftrioaIaeeti-

Rev. A. L. Davis read the report of the and-.- problems of. the home &eW. '. '..-: Missionary-Evangelistic Committee and it It is the judgment of yourCOGlDlittee,thldtn.

d bel · workers should be plaCed OIl the . South..... .. was vote to aId upon the table until .. field, one at Gentry,Ark.,aocI theotberatJlaaa.. later in the day. . mond"La. We recommend_ tbatthe~"iD,~

Mr. Frank Hill gave -a verbal report of operation with. the' ch~ ~-lecure'~. p~ogress for the Georgetown, S. A., Com- Ellis R. Lewis of Stonefort, m.,' <fOr'tbedR:trdi ml1!ee. He stated in this report that the at 'Gentry, and Rev: L.D.. Seager, ofAlbiaa," ordInance allowing: the Missionary S. ociety . Wis., for' the church at Hammond. .. ' ". ..: .~

h . No further steps haft 'heeD taba . to ·leCIIIc·a· . to .old property In· Georgetown had been worker for the Australian field. Due to the.:.;., . receIved.. tion of the last Geueral·CoofereDCe;.diSap,.-o.ji,al"

Mr .. Robert L. Coon ~ve ~ report for the of !iOrk ~·dODe '~by the,boarcl~~:~~ .. commIttee on the. work In China. The com-:r an mvestlgation of the fiet~thecommlttee a'WaitS. . mittee, w.d held no meetings but letters were - further, instructibnS from the·1JO:Vd ' ...

. read f h Ch· A • In behalf of the COIDIDI~ rom t e Inese- me~can Sch?Ol A. t.-. DAvis, C._ •... ~nd !ro~ Re! .. H. Eugene DaVIS, reporting ._ . ' . , . .," '. . . .' .. "0" ...

a .ralse 1n tuition fees for the children of Prayer was offered_' by Rev. qaytOJ1> A,,: mIssionaries .. "The board discussed the mat- Burdick and adjournment was madeat-12~" te~ of increasing the appropriation for the for the noon recess. . .' .................... . chIldren, but the matter was 0 referred back After enjoying avery .fine .... 11.1ll~f!On.' !o .the co~~ee ,to. investigate and, make. served by·a committee of. ladi~.·frQR.l·.~~· ... reco~endations to the board at the next Ever Ready class of the. Pawcatuck,,;,~~.', meeting.. . .". '.... enth Day Baptist Chtirch, theaf.t~~I1,,~-

The Abce FIsher Fund Committee had no sion was .. called .. to .. order at 1.IS. 'p._,~,.';I»Y;.:i~, ~eport, to. Dlake.:. ',. ' .'. the' . president .. and ~ prayer ~ .. ,off~"·,bt,··!;~.·;

Secretary Burdick presented ~. rep~rt for ,Rev. Paul S. Burdick.·· -

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The discussion of the budget was con­tinued and the following appropriations were voted in keeping with the budget as amended:

APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1926 Chma

J. W. Crofoot ................... ~.$ 1.1600.00 H. Eugene Davis ... .;............... 1,600.00 H'. Eugene Davis .......... 0 • • • • • • • • 300.00 George Thonigate .................. 1,600~00 Susie M. Burdick .. 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 800.00 Rosa W. Palmborg ................. 800.00 Grace I. Crandall .................. 800.00 Anna M. West ..................... 800.00 Mabel West ........................ 800.00 Incidentals ... '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900.00 Girls' School ....................... 300·00 Traveling expenses ................. 1,900.00

ing with the recommendation from the Commission at General Conference.

A letter w~s read from Mrs. Nettie West in reply to the letter of appreciation and' sympathy sent to her from the board.

I t was voted that the corresponding secre­tary send a letter of appreciation to the New York City Church and its pastor, Rev. Har­old R. Crandall, for services given in July with the First and Second Hebron churches.

The board appropriated the sum of $50 for the Foreign Missions Conference of North America. .

The board voted to approve the adoption of the resolutions adopted by the Committee of Reference and Counsel of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America in

$12,200.00 regard to "exis~ing treaties, extra;..territorial jurisdiction and the provisions ,in present treaties according special privileges to mis­sions and missionaries." .

British Guiana· . ' T. L. M. Spencer .................. $ 1,000.00

Interest on mortgage ............... 100.00 I amaica .......... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420.00 H ollond . . . . . . . • • . . • . • • . . . • . . • • • • . • • . 1,000.00 . Home Field

Colorado field .......... .• e' • • • • • ••.•• 500.00 Southwestern field .................. 2,000.00 R. B. St. Oair (general ·missionary) .. 1,500.00 Northern Michigan field ............ 300.00 Little Prairie (C. C. Van Horn).... 500.00 California field (G. W. Hills) ...... 600.00 Middle Island ....................... 400.00 Fouke ............................. . Stonefort (~llis R. Lewis) ........ . Exeland (CharlesW. Thorngate) .. . Syracuse (William Oayton) ....... . West Edmeston (Mrs. L. Crofoot) .. Western Association ............... . Evangelistic work on Pacific Coast .. Iowa field ......................... . Daytona, Fla. ................. .... . Traveling expenses ................ .

300.00 600.00 200.00 100.00 100.00 500.00

. ' Correspondence was read from the. Georgetown a.nd Costa Rica. churches.

. The corresponding. secretary ·was in­structed to write to E. H. Socwell of Dodge Center saying' that there see~ed to be no opening at th~ present time, but that his letter would be kept on file.

A letter was read from the Woman's Board regarding the salaries of Miss Susie Burdick and Miss Anna West and the board voted that Secretary Burdick answer it re­porting the position of the board in regard to same.

It was voted that the president and treas­urer be authorized to dispose of the property of the First Westerly Church at Dunn's Corners. Emergency Fund .................. .

Contingency Fund ................. .

Administration

2,000.00 400.00 100.00

1,200.00 180.00

1,200.00 The board voted to hold over the matter of- the sale of our interest in the Cimiano

$12,680.00 estate for special consideration at the early

Corresponding secretary ............ $ 1,800.00 paTrthof. the next qfuarterly meeting. f Clet:ical ( for treasurer) .... . . . . . . . . 400.00 e matter 0 the recommendation 0 Oerical (for corresponding secretary) 400.00" General Conference of sending the corre-

sponding secretary or some other representa-· $ 2,400.00 tive to Australia and China to survey con-

Total ....................•.•......... $30,000.00 ditions there, was voted to be held over until The $2,000 appropriated for work on the the next meeting. .

Pacific coast was voted with the provision President Burdick presented the follow- .' \ that the missionary program as prepared by ing list of standing committees for the year.

the Pacific Coast Association be carried out and it was accepted. and that it be appropriated at the rate of Missionary Evangelistic - Rev. A. L. Davis" $2,000 a year during such part of the year Frank Hill, Rev. William L. Burdick, James A.· 1926.as shall be worked by our missionaries Saunders, Rev. Oayton A. Burdick, John' H .. ' employed on the Pacific coast field. Austin,. Mrs. C. A. Burdick.

The $2,000 for the China School Building GeorgetO'UlK, South AmericCJ-FraQk Hill, Ira' B. Crandall, Allen C.Whitford, Mrs. A. H'~ Lang-

Fund was .stricken from the budget in keep- ". worthy. .

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Work in CIsiM-Robert L. Coon, Amelia. Pot­ter, Rev. Paul S. Burdick, Dr. Edwin Whitford, Rev. Clayton A. Burdick, Dr. Anne L~ Waite, Charles H. Stanton. . . .

Alice Fu,," fwtJd-Rev. Oayton A. Burdick,' Samuel H. DaVIS, Rev. W. L. Burdick.

Ministerial EtltlCalitm Ftmd-Rev.· William L. Burdick, Samuel H. Davis. · .

Auditors-Frank HiD, John H. Austin.

The minutes were read and approved. Prayer was offered by Rev. Willard D.

Burdick. . The meeting adjourned at S.10 'p. m.

Respectfully sulmitted, . G.EORGE B. UTTER, Recording 'Secretary.

TREASURER'S MONTHLY STATEMENT S. H. DAVIS

In account with . THE SEVENTH DAY BAPTIST MISSIONAaY Socun

September 1, 1925-0ctobw 1, 1925 Dr. .

. Balance on hand· September 1, 1925 .••• 118,282.82 J .. H. Coon, treasurer, one-third collec-'

tion Conf . erel1ce •• . • . • • • • . • • • • • • • . • • IBM

10.00

Onward Movement, .Mi~ionary Society . 216.00 Lost .Creek Sabbath school, Missionary

Society ••.••...•••••.•••.•••••••••• Collection, Southwestern Association, .

Missionary Society ••••.•.••••••••••

Fir~ Insurance Co., iDleI'eIt ~~' .. lII'e ••••..•.• ~ .... ~ .•• _.,i .••••.•.•••• ~.~ •.••• ' •. :"::>.

Wm. L. B""':"I.· derk L:..;,e··· .. · ..... .

Mabel L.W. traftU:'~··~ .• ··, sa . .' " . .... .'> JX&I ge ••••••••••• .; ........... ~ • .:. .... "_ ..... '.:~: .... <'.:::: American Sabbath . Tract Society; twO:·' .. . ~,:dred Annual Reports ,toCOOfer...~ ••

. . ..... -............................ :. ,., .: . .", ..... :'; ..

Industrial 0 Trust 9».,. China. :draft~ .0.·.. ·1'14'1.50 ....... . 'Eyaugebst and mcideatal ~ •• ~ .1125.00 . . ...... .... . GIrls' School aftftl"ftftlljatioa .. .. ~ ' .. Anna ..,..,-- .. -. • •• • .".,.,.

s o ),{.' West,: salary '. tie .'. o •• 190.00 uste M.· Burdick, . Salary ••• 0 0 moo .

Grace I. Crandall, salary ••••• 100.00 '.' . H. Eugene Davis, salary .. o •• ~. 3SO.OO H. Eugene Davis, chi1dfen'. ..' .'. allo~ ••..•. -•••..•••• e' •••• " .75.00·

G. Thornpte, DIary ••. 0. 0 • •• moo J. Y/. Crof9Ot, salary •••• "... 350.00

. Washington Trust· Co. GiM draft, ac-count- J. W. Crof~. salary •••••••• 10.00

Treasurer's ~.... . . ..' ... ·Aft ........ ', ' .. ........ ~ ................ , .. ' ......., I . "

Balance OIl band' . $3,f1Ii:,6 .. ..••••. -••••.•••••••.•• 1~:-'~ ' . . , . . , "" .' , . ~

1i9,974A2 ..... . Bills __ L.I· n-£_L~ .. L-......& .. .. '." .,'

",7'" e m ~, iIUUtH ~ ••• 0 0 ••• : ...... .

Special fands referred to. in_last ...... ••· ..... · now amount to $18,685.95, balance iabilak. $16,87~.26, ; net indebtedness $1,809... ";" " '

i ~ .5. R.DAm;·. E. & p. ~ Tr .... w.

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Aiu:IucAN. SAllA.TR TULT sdaiLi'i~ Dr. W. H. Tassell, Missionary Society. Income Permanent Fund, General Fund· A friend, Missionary Society •• ' ••••••• 0

Secretary on field, Missionary Society .. 0!lward Movement, Missionary Society FIrst Brookfield Church . Miss Susie

Burdick . , . Milton Chu~~h:' Mi·s~i~~;.y . S~~tY : : : : : Se~ond Alfred Church, Foreign Mis-

, IIIITDIGJIOAID or TaUS._'·, . ". the Board. of Trustees of theAlrl8ricaa:

10.00 m~bbathl Tract. S~etyth" . o~~ewtbJeDarSey::·. . 34.00 ". . regu arsessl0!1 1n .. e . .x:veJl . Y' .... .; •.. : ." '., .

tist church, Planmeld,. N~' ,J., ·on SUnday,. October ~ 1, 1925, at 2 ·o'clock p. m~, Presi" dent Corliss F. Randolph in the chair.;"; .

5.00 10.00

500.00 5.00 5.00

502.40

sIons . Detroit, Ch~~cl;,· 'Mi~;i __ 0 S~i~t;::::

20.00 10.00

Woman s Board, Miss Burdick's and Miss West's salaries .. 0 • • • • • • • • • •• • 285.00 .

$19,974.02

T L Cr.

. . M. S~cer, August salary .....• $ W.m. ~. ~urdlck, August salary, travel.

A mg expense, telegrams, postage,. etc ••• ugust Salary-L. J. Branch . C C .........• · ... • ...... .

. . Van Hom Ell

- .........••.....••.. Ie R Le' - . R . WIS •••••••••• • •••••• • •••

. B. St. Oair '. Geo •• ••• • •• , •••• • ••• • • • • •• G. H~F ~l1s •....•.........••...... An r '. andolph ... '''''. · ....... 0 • •

D Bge me P. Allen ..•••..... ; ........ . . urdett Coon, Aupst salary . and .traveling ex"""'- '. H I...o. • ~~ .-••••••.•.• ~ •.•.••••.••

Y· bel uLle MWlgnOtt, Augus~ salary .•• • • ... a est A st _;..t '. .

Th ..' UP .. BilIary' •• ,......

e Hand-m-Hand Mutual .Guarantee·

. 83.33

265.02

25.00 41.61 50.00

125.00 50.00 33.33

. 25.00

109.41 35.00 41.67

~~bers present: 'Cor:liss·F. Randol~ ". Wlllwn C. Hubbard, W'lllardD~Btirdi~ Frank J. Hubbard, . William M. Sb'Jm.n~' ". Theodore .L. Gardiner, Orra S.R~/ Esle Fo _J.Wldolph, Jesse G.~urdick;ImDg" A. Hunting, Edward E. Whitford, . Harold ." .' R. Crandall, Ahva J. C; lI~d, Ho!lYW> Maxson, . GeorgeR. C~ttal1,· .•. T-h~o~·l.'·· Van Hom, Arthur L ..... TltswOrth,anci: BusI-.· ness Manager. L.HarrisonNorth.·~ .. .' . . Visitors: Mrs. 1'heOOore J. Van Mrs. Willard D. Burdick" ' .. ' ..

. Prayer. was . o1fered C by ReV. HarOld"R~"" .... . Crandall.·· . . '," ." '. ....... .

.Minutes of. Jastmeeting were ·;react.·· -'. '". '.

.:UPOIlT· .OF TIIB AUnSO,tY.d)_110&· " .. ~he committee .reJk)rt ,the.- ~follo"" recom_-

datlons:·. ..... .

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1. The -. continuance of Sabbath Rally day in May, and besides a distinctively Sabbath sermon 'preferably in November, in ()ur churches.

2.. That Rve hundroo copies of the Sabbath lessons prepared by Dr. Bond be published in book form in ·cloth -for general circulation. .

3. That the board approve the action of the Young People'~ Board in the plan. for a RECORDER Reading Contest.

4. That the three addresses given at the Tract Society hour at Conference be published in book­let form with -a preface prepared by the president of the Tract' Society, in an edition of not less than fifteen thousand, the distribution of which is to be under the direction of the corresponding secretary of the Tract Society. '

5. ·That we ask the, president of the Historical Society to arrange for and hold arnemorial serv;" ice for Governor. -Samuel Ward at the sesqui­centennial at Philadelphia next year. 6: That the· board .publish a pamphlet com­memorating the life and public service of Gov­ernor' Ward, for distribution at the sesqui cen­tennial.

7. That the board ask ·the Commission to take into consideration the question of ~ denominational booth at Philadelphia next year to be participated ,in by . all 'the boards,. and that.. the Tract Board pledges its hearty co-operation.

8. That the board approve 'the plan of' holding teen-age conferences, and that we give the work our fuU financial support.

Repor.t received.

OUTLINE OF CORRESPONDING SECRETARy'S REPORT

I attended the session- of the Northwestern As-sociation held at New Auburn, .Wis., S-eptember 24-27. _ :- On Sabbath afternoon the missionary· secretary, Rev. ,Wm. L. Burdick, presented the missionary

, interests of the denomination, and I spoke of the work of the Tract Society. '. The following ten days were spent at Exeland,

'Dodge Center, Milton, Milton Junction, and' Wal­worth.

At Milton I attended a meeting of a committee of the Sabbath School Board, and I also talked with Rev. J. L. Skaggs about the editorship of the Helping Hand. The Sabbath School Board has not secured an editor yet.

In harmony with your action at the September meeting of the Board of Directors I'wrote to ¥r. George .A. Main, Daytona, Fla., and ask~ him to present in person or otherwise to the board "any suggestions he may have in mind along the line of Sabbath promotion."

_ I . ha~e received the following letter from Mr. Mam" which I wish to read. (This letter was re­ferred toa speCial committee.)

'. Several oth~ letters have been , rec~ived during 'the month, but, they ·do not require consideration by the board. . '

The. share' of my eXpenses as your- representa­tive· t9 th~ .NQrthwestem As~iati,~ .was. $25, which' has ~ 'r~~ived from ·your. treasurer.

. WILLAO ,D. BURDICK, - '. CorrlspMUlmg SIcrelMY.-

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The report was considered by items'. Items four and six were referred back to the Advisory Committee for further considera­

'tion and 'report. The remainder of the re­port was adopted.

The ·Cortunittee on Distribution of Litera­ture requested power to prepare three thou­_sand post cards for their use.

Request granted. The treasurer presented his report for the

first quarter, which was adopted, subject to the report of the .Auditing.Committee.

Under miscellaneous business, Business Manager L. Harrison North presented his report as given at the General Conference, having been made special order f_or this meeting. The report was very instructive and interesting.

Voted, that the communication of George A. Main be. referred to a special committee_ consisting of Theodore L. Gardiner, Ahva J. C. Bond, Theodore J. Va~ Horn, Fr~nk 'J. lIubbard, Willard. D. Burdick, 'arid Cor­liss F. Randolph, ex-aRicio.

Voted, that on request of Orra S. Rogers, Alexander W.' Vars be made chairman of the' Supervisory Committee.

Minutes read and approved. Board adjourned; ..

ARTHUR L. TITSWORTH, Recording Secretary.

AMERICA.N SABBATH TRACT SOCIETY Tftuurer'. Report

F. J. HUBBAJlD, Tf'eaStlf'I!f', In account with the

AM;E~ICAN SABBATH TRACT SOCIETY

For the Quarter Ending September 30, 1925 Dr.

To cash on hand July 1, 1925: General Fund .•.. ~ .': .•.•..•••••.. $2,225.70 Denomipational Building Fund-old 463.03 Denominational Building Fund-new 1,554.55 Maintenance Fund ••••••••••••••• 3,488.72

---$ 1,132.00. To cash received since as follows:

GENELU. PUND Contributions:

July •••••••••••••••••••• $180.29 August • • • • • . • • • • • • • • ••.• • 41.67 September • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 336.58

---:$ Collections;

558.54

. September • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 83.8·0 Income from - invested funds:

July ' •••• ~ ; ~ •. ~ .1 ••••••• ~$2,236.04 August • • • • • • • • • • • • •..• • 34.00 September ~ • ! ~ •• , •.••••• ~ 64.00

. 2.334.04 Publishing house receipts: . ,

, RECOJlDD •••••••••••••• $ -534.21 - Hell'i"6 Hay ......... •.• ' ,402.54

Tract depository • • • • • •• 30.25 1.,,;0, -Gi-tlditl L'SSOM •• 60.93

, J fIIHfMtliM, . Gr/ltletl Lel-. • .,.. . ••••• •.••••••• ..... 45,.26

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Outside Sabbath Sc:Iaool :boards' publicatioDl... 18.80

Calendar. • ••••••• _. • • • • 2-.10 --- 1,094.85

Intereet on dan,: baDk· balance. ••••. 12.99 --...... 4,084.22

DElfOlllKATIOKAL .17ILDIKG WVXD

Old F."d: Contributions:

July •. ~ •••••••••• , .••••• $ ':56.87 September • • • • • • • • • • • ..' 44.43

---sf 101.30 ,Income:

Interest on daily bank balances •• 2.83

New F"fld: Contributions:

July ......• : .•.•.••••.• $ 59.00 August . .. . . • • • • • •..• • • • • 323.50 September ••••••••••• !' 106.00

---';'--1$ 488.50 Income:

Interest on daily bank balances •• 10.19

lIAINTENANCE :rUND

Ilent, publishing house •••••••••••••• $ 600.00 Interest on daily bank balances ••••• 18.60

A.KUITY GIns September . . ................................ .

104.13

498.69-

618.60

483.50

$13,521.14

Cr. By cash paid out u follows:

GEKEaAL :rURD

Sabbath Reform work: G. Velthuyeen, Holland-D, Bootl-

$chal'i'''' •••••••.•••••••••••••• $ 150.00 T. L. K. Speneer, Georgetown,

British Guiana-Gol,el HmIltl.. 25.00 Mill Yard Church, London, Eng... 25.00 A. J. C. Bond, Special Sabbath Re-

form worker: Salary •••••••••••••••• $125.00 Expensea-

Traveling ••••.• $53.45 Postaae •••• • • • • 5.00 Stenographer •• 21.80 Publicity •.•.••• 3.84

90.09 215.09

H. Louie Mignott, Jamaica, B. W. I. • .t ............... ....,. • • • • • • 37.50

E. S. Muson, Syracuse, N. Y.- ' Bibles for distribution among Hebrews •.•••••• , ••••••••••• _ • 10.00

---5$ 462.59 Publishing house expenses:

Racoun .. _ •.....•.••••.••..•.. $2,913.62 H ell'lflg H afll/, ••••••.•••••••••••• 423.92 Outside Sabbath School Boards'

publications • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . 7.02 Tracts • . • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • 12.43 Annual report to Conference •••• 11.,21

Misc~lJa~eous: . Dr. Theodore L. Gardiner, editor,

traveling, expenses to Confer-ence •.• ! •••••••• ~ ••••••••••••• $ . 22.93

President's expenses:' S~tionery . and· postage ••.•••• 15.22

Legal expenaes: ' Rent safe deposit box .-.$ 10.00

Treasurer's expenses: ... Stationery and, postage •• 23.85

Secretary's expenses: , Salary' I •••••• : ••••• , ••• ' •• '$125.00

Expensea-;- " ' '. . Travelini' .••••••• $38.65 Clerical -. • ... • ... 6.0140 :

45.05

33.85

.110.05

3,434.20

DeaomiaatiODal Piia c..auttee: . Sortint literature, etc. . ~ ••••••• Income, Aaaaity Gifta ~ •••••• , ••

,3LSO . 504.31",

Ti1mminl Ihrubbe,.,. ••••• ' •••••••••••••.••••.• "X11Ift' GIIft

Transfer of funda to ,avinp' accouDt ......... B1 balance on laand:, ,

General Pund ••••••••.••••.•••••••• ,1,621.20 Denominational Buildin, Fund-olcl. 567.16 .. Det.t0mi~tionaIBui1din. Pund DeW 2,053.24 MaIntenance _ Fund ••••..•••••• ~ •• ~. 4.101.32

E. • O. E. _ P. J. BVDAIID;

. Tr"""'''''; PItJ'flMItI, N. 1.

Total indebtedDeu (loau) GeaeraI .Faad •••••• $1,700.00· HKOKI.ATIO~AL .VUIXG no l .

(Old) -S,tI''''''w 30, 1925 .

Dr. T~ total contn"biltioDl and iDcome to July I,

1925, leu lou by ale of Liberty Loan . Bolla •• : ••••.••.. ~ • e' •••••• ~ • ~ ~ •••••••••• "'~." .'

To contributlODI and i~e, firIt qaarter.... .104.13

, . ' . ,,1,tH.19 . To· loan from Permanent FUDd, leu' aaoaat· ' , " '" ..

repaid •......•.........•..••••••••••••••. ~'" t_~01

t ~r. . By co_ of, site, and of 1naiIcUac •. u per JUt ' .', , ,

aanw reJ)Ort •• e ••••• e •. _ • e._ ••••••••••. e • e .,,1.1_,.;'1 By euh on. hu.d ••.• _ .••••••••. ' •••••••••• e._ 56'~I'

. ' .

. DitKOIII.AnO.AL IUlDnrO-·IUI.-uJrAJrCII ."..

s",,,,.,," 30, 1925 Dr. ' • .' ..

To. balance on hand Jut,. 1, 1925 •••••••••••• $ 3.4IL72 To rent from pab1illliD« IIoaIe ••••••••••••••• . 600.01· To interest on daily bank balanca •••••••••• I ....

Cr. By labor, trimminc shrubbery, etc. •••••••••• , . By cash on ,hand •••••••••••••••••••••• _ • • • 4~1~_~~

THE JOY. 0' GMlfG There have been notable examples in tile·

past and there are those. today,whQ.,:give::, and spend, not· only to .the gloryOf:iGOCl' b~t to. their own joy and, benefit.'~''J1ieit; .. personality is, shown :itithe ' type Qfgiff.$C they: make, and_ at the sante time their.gifts;-',.: .• enable them to extend :tbeir.perSODality"~" through a. wide range of scoiaLn~."!· '. " : The '. faces.: of great 'benefactQrs:cm~~'"

warm and kindly and synlpath~c:~,.;Tbe,soqt~,(· grows bea~tifulas ,the,.healt,fu.tds<be~;;:· lent ,expression.~The,Co,.Ii"".-,: . ....

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EDUCATION socmrY'SPAGE PRESIDENT PAUL E. TITSWORTH

CHESTERTOWN, MD. Contrlbutlnc Editor

OPENINGADDIESS, WASIDNGTON· COL· I.II'..E" SEPTUIIERZ4, 1925

At this· one hundred forty-fourth open­ing of Washington College I want to wel­. come you all-students and faculty,· old and ,new-to the joy, comradeship, co-operation, work, and inspiration to be found in this historic institution. I want to assure you . that this welcome is a wann and enduring one. '

College opening time is inventory time. We take stock of our money; of our knowl­edge of, algebra, English, French, chemis­try, and the .rest; of our achievements in sport and music and dramatics; of our friendships; and of our ambitioris and dreams.

It is most appropriate that this assembly be opened with prayer. Some of us have been taught that before entering upon any great or impQrtant undertaking, we ought always to invoke the aid of Deity. Beginning a college year is such an undertaking. It takes about a galIon of gasoline to drive a car ~eIity .miles. It t,,:kes a goodly measure of stem spiritual purpose to drive a student through a college year. I f he has it, good. If he hasn't it, let him get it.

It was my privilege and very great pleas­ure this summer to motor across the Alle­gheny Mountains. If your car is in perfect working order, it gives you huge satisfac­tion to climb the challenging grades and to feet at the end of the day that in a few hours' time you have sunnounted a great barrier that meant days of arduous . travel

. and sometimes death to the men and women' who first pushed over into the valley of the Ohio. I noticed at the bottom of many long

. climbs a sign reading; "Two ·inile grade ahead. Fill up on gas, oil, and water!" Woe to the tourist who didn't.

With all its play 'and thrills, college is no joy ride. It is a hard grade. Take stock of your resources now. Fill up on enduring and enlightened purpose. Then,when you have reached the top of the climb, what a

vista you will have! What keen delight you will feel in realizing that you were man enough, woman enough, to make the grade! . I want to stress the words "enduring .

and enlightened purpose." A British visi-­tor t~ the United States once bitterly re­marked that "the Americans didn't know where they were going, but they were bound to get there." Put power in your purpose, of course, but in equal measure put in in­telligence. Don't let it be said of you, as s,ometimes of the automobile" that the big­gest nut about a car is the nut at the steer-· . ing wheel. ' . . At the beginning . of this, college year, choose a high goal and-get· there.

Some of us may incline to be like the colored man who accompanied. two white men on a coon hunt. It fell to his lot to climb the tree and with a flash light to spot the prey. But the coon turned out a bear." Letting go all holds, Sam dropped a good forty' feet and lighted running., As the

.. frightened darkey sped away into the night, one of' the white men yelled after ~m to know where he was going.

','I'se goin' nowhar. ' I'se-just comin' . frum" . .

Had I the time and. you the patience, I could concoct a whole philosophy of educa­tion from the colored man's wQrds. Boiled down, however, they would come to this: When you are in college, it is not enough to know that you are leaving behind your '. high school days or a verdantfreshmanhood, as the case may be. Look ahead.' If you don't, you will be like a sprinter running a race backward. Visualize-then realize-a lofty goal. .

It is therefore good for us now-' at the beginning of this auspicious college. year­to stop, look, and think; to know something of where we are going as well· as that we are on our way. .

All of you newcomers to t4e Washington campus are wondering-I see the question­ing in your faces and your actions-what sort of college this Washington is which you have elected to attend. At the' risk of telling some of you what you already pretty well know, I am going to sketch some salient features of it for you. .

You now belong to a college, whose stu­dents are striving to uphold the highest sense of personal honor, who believe that the term "college man" and "college woman" ..

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are synonyms of "gentleman" and "gen- no respect for puritY in eithermatl'OI"','~~':',:' tlewoman." A man or woman of honor is an. The facts of, sex afford, t1te.n.oppOt~·,· .. " .•.

. one who plays fair-with himself, the other tunity for more or lessCovert,rilrcl,ld:·jest1~'· ~ •. , fellow, his college, and his God. Perhaps you remember the old stofyC)t

President Henry Louis Smith of, Wash- Hercules whose task it'was toclean~'utt~,. ington. and Lee told me proudly last 'sum- $peakable filth from 'the stables' 'of :.~lJlr, ' mer that his college was noted North as Augeas. This ancient Greek hero bad, •. ' well as South for making gentlemen-. some- easy time, of it as compare<! withtbellUlD: tinles even out of pretty unpromising mate- who sets himself the jobofcl~ng)lp ,a rial. Somehow the Washington and Lee. at- dirty mind. A man with Stich 'amind'is mosphere works some astonishing transfor- forever debarred from.the company o(gen- .'. mations in its students. This university enjoys tlemen and gentlewomen. College is net' an enviable reputation, not only for its splen- place for him, and certainly not WaSllillgtOn •.... did history and its scholarly faculty, but ' Honor in a college man shows, i~fJike- . for what it does and 'can do for its men. wise in his attititdetoward his almamater~ It makes them over. He accepts and meets scrupulously the duties,'

Washington College covets also such a of student office. He . helps, . never knocks.· reputation. It aims to put,a stamp on a He belongs, not to'the wrecking crew, bUr man that will show him to be a g~ntleman, to the c9nsttuction gang. He m~'bis'

, like the Chevalier Bayard, sans pew et sans financial obligations to the college promptly •. ,.eproche, honorable in all his dealings. If He does not try to monopolize the means of­Washington is to continue and increase this student help which the college has at·its· . reputation for producing gentlemen and disposal. If he accepts_ duties at the ·battds gentlewomen of scrupulous honor, college' of the institution, he makes himself, depend~ life on this hill and campus must promote able and indispensable.· ' in our students both the desire and capacity I want to utter a ·word of caution to those for growing in high-mindedness. What the among yOu who are being bel~ through .. name "sterling" means to, silverware, the colleg~, 'either by the State or 'by your par­name "Washington" should mean to every ents. I Dd not fall into the error of idiDg' student and alumnus of this venerable col- . as if, you were getting something for Doth .... lege.. . ing or of believing that you are only receiv- '

In this connection I am going to under.. ing, your just due. There is no disgrace ira take the thankless task of pointing out to receiving help so long as you now or later you two dangerous tendencies 'in collegelife make appropriate recompense for the favor today which semetimes show themselves you are now enjoying. Sometimesstu~ents even here. . are ,helped so much-that theyassumetbe

Unhappily, unenlightened popular opin- attitude of an old ~ I. once knew wh~' ion holds that a college man is either a proudly declared, "My frierids cannot do "roughneck" or a "saphead," a "bruiser" or too much for me." Sometimes too much . a "nincompoop." Although any man with assistance to students pauperizes them~'nIak­an intimate knowledge of campus life knows 'ing them incapable of standing on their. ~ this idea to be terribly false, there are liable .feet. Thus they become human parasites .. to be a few persons in ,every college-I shall ·and therefore useless. [Whatever your· sta­not call them students-who, making them- tus in college remember that noblesse oblige, selves conspicuous by their noise, by the opportunity and special (av9r entail special way they dress, the way they eat, the way responsibility---responsibilitYto yourse1f,to they talk, the way they treat college prop~ the college, to your parents, and to.' the erty, by their crudeness or their foolishness, State. '" lend color to this .erroneous popular notion. If I continue in this 'vein,you wiD ~. .

Sometimes men find their way' into aceive a distorted id~ of myimpress.i9t) of, college who apparently were unfortunate you as students. of Washington. -'-1 mention enough to have been born in a back alley. these two points ,only because theyarettiln->

,They have the ethics of the Parisian gers, not' because . they are' cha.racteristic. Apaches. Their thoughts and., their talk Indeed, 1 think of .'no collegewhere"~,.,,mati . smack.' of the gutter. . To thein,' anything or woman can" get'a better' idea of. stud .. ',. they can 'getaway wi'th is right~ They have honor than right here Oil our canipus~ I. '; ..

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know of no college, where honor" in sport American Revolutionary soldiers were nof .... · is. more respected than here, where fair-play yet paid off and he himself, I believe, in

, is more potently taught or' more frequently debt, Washington had the will and found a practiced,. nor do I have reason to fear 'for way to contribute generously from his pri­honor' in a college where student self-gov- vate purse to help colleges, chief. among

. enunent in all its branches works as it work~ '. them' Washington and· Lee (then Liberty . here., , Hall Academy) at Lexington, Va., and to

''1 repeat, therefore, that Washington has our own Washington College here at Ches-a. proud reputation for producing gentlemen ' tertown: and gentlewomen.of honor. It is up to you With characteristic ability to pick the undergraduates particularly to augment this main one out of a tangle of. other issues;

-' reputation. The fair name of our college General Washington saw. that the nascent 'depends upon you. '. United States of America would go.down in . '. Washington is an old college-the eleventh complete.' shipwreck without· trained:.pilots to' be established in the United States, where and captains. to guiq,e the '·Ship of State. there are now" ~some 'nine hundredothers~When, therefore, news of the intended. estah­In~tead of infor.ming you point blank that lishment and naming of this college reached it was founded October 15, 1782;: it ,may him at his headquarters in Newburgh, N. give you :a greater sense of. its age to re- , Y., he pledged-and . later 'paid~the first· mind 'you that when Washington received money for the founding of the. institution. it$ chatter, Oliver· Goldsmith 'had~n dead Some' years later he. acknowledged. our. col­only two years and Dr.' Samuel Johnson, lege's bestowal of the honorary', degree .·of· o£:the famous Dictionary, had still two years Doctor of Laws upon him :bya lettet:toDr~ to· 'live. George III of : England, humbled William Smith which contained the.followin~ but stiIl obstinate, was watching the:· thir.;. . significant· statement: . . . teen American colonies surely slipping from "In : civilized societies, the welfare of -the his grasp. While the Revolution~ry War State· and happineSs' of tbe people are ad­was' practically at an end, several months vanced ·or retarded,. inpropor.tion as ·.the were . yet. to pass until England. should form..; morals and education of the' youth' are at~ ally· acknowledge her defeat. General tended to}""':': . . .... '.... .. ..... . ~ Washington was tiot to be president for six That Washington gave the college its ,fit:st years yet. The Americ~n nation 'just· being money and hecame ~a member.~:of its.~:B.oard born~ still in the tur~oil . of, a long war, of Visitors and Governors was. directly due . consisted of. a sparse' popUlation scattered to :his' '.friei1d~ Rev •. ·William Smith, D. D., a >, .

iri;;a' few small"dtiesandover 'a long but tioted:·colonial."divine and.-educator. Dr. narrow strip of tetritoryfrom Maine' to Smith, a friend of Benjamin Franklin also~

. Noith~~ ,~I.orida. Only a few· adv~nturers after se~i~as :·:the ,first: .presi?el)t-- of ,the and hardy ,pIoneers had -pushed over the ter- now Unlvers ty' of Pennsylvanla, came. to rlble·' Alleghenies into the Indian-ridden Chestertow ring' the Revolution: tq ... be­western country beyond.. come' rector'.o the Episcopal Church : here ..

.' Government in 1782 presented the unedi- During the war he ·had.helped defeat "the tying spectacle of faction~l pull-:hauling ~ith plans of' the f!1isguided patriots :who' wanted hardly force' enough in the domtnant faction to oust-WashIngton 'and put feeble . General to' make . itself prevail.. Of course our pres- Gates 'in his': place· ,as commander-in-chief ent , federal government had not yet been of the American forces. . established. There were foes' without and It seems. quite 'possible, therefore, that foes within.' The country, racked' by seven Washington, out of gratitude to :Dr .. Smith, years of war, needed strong men wi~h big gladly gave his money' and his name to our ltearts and . clear heads. The early American college. And so you can $ee that Washing­statesmen,many university trained, were ton College rightfully boasts a proud 'pa­sons of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Colum-: ternity. bia, and of Oxford and Cambridge.' . . Another thing you ought to know ~bout . - Thomas JeffersOn, plainly seeing the dire Washington. College. is. something. of' itS.

Deed of· an' educated citizenry· for'. the'new. quality. Soholarly and. Christian educational cOUntry, was,a little ·later to found the tJni- statesmen like Dr. Smith, its ,first president, versity of' Virginia. .' 'At a time . when' -the Dr~ .. Colin Fergusoit~ its' ~nd" president; .. , ..

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and Drs'. Rivers,', ·Reid, . Cain, and 'GouId, . -later presidentr-to mention' but a feW names--have guided the ~ institution, and a

, large number of equally scholarly :and Chris­tian . instructors have . labored faithfully on its fac;ulty. ' .. Some of th~ most honored names in Maryland' history are to be found in the membership of' its governing board. I men­tion but . tw~: ·qov.· William' Paca,'a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Judge James Alfred Pearce, one of Mary-land's foreinost jurists. '. , I f you should 'run your eye down . a' list of the living alumni 6f this old college, you. would' disc~ver outstanding lawyer~; collqe professors; ministers of the' gospel, business men, -community workers, state superinten"'; dents of education, lieutenant governors, consuls, scientific' ~experts, successful farm­ers, state senators, judges,' and congressmen. These are witnesses that ,testify indubitably to the quality and efficacy of Washington College. You now belong to the family which produced these men of thought and ~oo.. .'

Are you going' to·be giants yourselves or just' pitiful travesties of these, your prede­cessors at Washington College? . This col­lege opening' time is your chance to 'make up yOOr mind to achieve a high desti~y for yourself. . Fill up the. power tank of your intellectual and spiritual life with the gas0-line of enduring and lofty purpose. Then you will certainly make the grade that these Washingtonians have made before you. .

1Ustxide.. With her:liushand'.she_,,~/'>.; ." itnunen~,in: ·the .. n1akiug .... ;qf.N~9PtC~",:,.;:;· neighborhOQ(t::As the.lq,;.pJty~idau's:1rif~;· .•... ; she was 'in touCh With . the ~fanJilie5"of':hfs ; large patro~. She ·was a true hetpalc# '.jD , alJ liis activities. Th ':h .. 1ftad in evt~, 0., ' . '" ey,~ ,

. provement for the pgblic' "'e1f~e •. ·.:.~~ ." were ._prjncipaLpromQters,Jnd __ tlPl!9lteri:qf ' '.' Albion Academy., ,Th~doctor· was <hai~ . of trustees for forty yea~. : Sheisremem~, bered by a:latge number oftbe·old,St1l .. ·· dents who became attaChed 'to her because·" of her interest in. their welfare.. . .

During her 'long' life sbe '1ritD~.°the marvelous . improvements of'tbis:invmtiv~ age. From ~x-cart to aeroplan~frqr,n·tal:. low candle to' 'electricliPt.. ~; She'~j~ the njii~i~ ~nd. speJlkillg . of the .. whf)le~wotld .' from the ·phonographand from thetadiC)e> She rod~' on th~ first train: betw~'Mil~u-.:. kee and Madison. She:rebUned her fac:ul~ ties, 'enabling 'herto enjoy: aU these; privi-,' leges. ' ... ' ' . -:' '.' ." ~

Mrs. Head was . a member of theAlbicm Seventh Day BaptistCh1J~ch from its ~or~., gan~tion; interested" in -its . activitieS~d . 4~~Qt~Jp._J~_st!~~ ... __ ~.m~,:tb~~.4~~.~f, . her husband she has made her home . With . her sbn,Dr. Louis R: Head.There,iS·an~ . other son, Mark C. Head, of ~MadisonlsiX gra~daughters, Mrs. Walter ·B~chet,t,Chi~ .... cago, Ill.; Mrs. Thomas ColeInaD,Madi&on; .' Mrs. Elizabeth GundersOD, lACrosse; Miss . Eleanor Head, New York, City; Mrs. Ed- .. mond Simon, Wilmette, In .. ;andMrs~'Ber-· ·nardo Elson, Milwaukee; twograD4S(ms; Dr. Jerome R. Head,' of the WisconsinH. .

. .MRS. aIARLES R. HEAD . pital, and Donald Head, of ·Madison. TlH.ft .. Seraphina, daughter of Deacon Joseph are thirteen great-grandcbildren.

and Rachel West Potter, was born at Graf- Pastor Seager·, of the Seventh DayBap-' '. . ton, N. Y., April 11, 1832, and died at the tist Church, co~ducted a burial-service:Sep--: home of her son, Dr. Louis R. Head, Madi~ tember 24 at the beautiful Evergreenceme-­son, Wis., September 22, 1925, in the ninety- tery, Albion, where ,she ·was·laid: tOR$t . fourth year of her age. beside her husband and their two dlildren··

She came West an invalid at the age of . and .near her father and inother.her:~two sixteen years, her parents hoping that the brothers and three sisters,. ~ niece, ·Mrs~J., change wC?uld be beneficial .. They arrived Q. Emery, and. many .. telatives and.friends~ the day 'WisConsin became 'a ·state,' 1848.·' pioneers with her' in thesettIement of Wis..... .' The buoyancy of youth .helped· on' by the consin:' ",-pure air, the .beautiful scenery of. groves .. . '. . L.D~-S'-and prairies decked· with .lovely flow.ers, to­gether .. with ,the _ freedom 'of pioneer' life worked .wonders .. for her, so that she .. became the charming young .lady who won ~the heart' . of .the -Young :.Dr •.. :Charles· ·R.'· ~.Hea¢ ,'who settleQ:.-in".tbe community,.: and :)1e, mad~ her:

:. "'Fosdick in. Sermon ~tGenev8.,Asb; Christians.: to . AbOlish -War~"--H..ui.~·n;A: .' ..... gqo<i .~ begintiing.mightbethe~ a1JOliti!JI1.';O,:.~: . hoStilities .. Detw.een the- sectS.~NtWfo.lIt::;;:JI'~-,,)' ginian-Pilot.--,-·.· ' . ,.' . '<.~.:> .... .

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. WOMAN'S WORK lIRa GEORGE E. CROSLEY, ilILTON, WIS.

Contributing Editor .

"Spin cheerfully, Not tearfully,

Though wearily you plod; . Spin carefully,

Spin prayerfully, But leave the· thr~ with God.

"The· shuttles of his purpose move, To carry out his own design;

Seek not too soon to disapprove His work, or yet assign

. Dark motives, when' with ~ilent dread You view' each sombre fold;

For lo! within each darker thread There twines a thread of gold.

,"Spin cheerfully, Not tearfully,

He knows the way JOu plod; Spin carefully, .

- Spin prayerfullL But leave the thread with God."

. The Sunday following our' arrival in Eugene found us rested and ready for more sightseeing trips, and we were glad· to accept an invitation from Dr. and Mrs. Hurley for a drive up the McKenzie River. This ride was over the Central Oregon highway, an east and west highway, connecting two north and south highways, one on. each side of the Cascade Mountains. We learned that there are not many east and ~est highways in" western Oregon, nor are there many rail­ways across the ·mountains-the cost of road building across' the mountains' is, of course, very great.

The McKenzie River has its source at the summit of the Cascades and flows down the mountain sides for about seventy miles. It is said to be a typical mountain stream, but is' larger than many such streams. Although this.road follows the canyon of the .river, ·the ascent is really' quite gradual, or so it seemed to 'us. However, if we had not crossed so many mC)untains before reaching this 'place I dare' say the road might have ~ed much steeper. The river bed is Strewn With boulders, and the views .we had of ,the sWirling bluewater-as blue as ,the bluest of Niagara's waters-against the

wooded ,banks of the canyon will last long. . In our eyes .

We made our first sfop about thirty':'five . miles up the river at Nimrod Inn, a large log building with all its furniture home made, save the piano-and I liked that the least of all the furniture. We were inter­ested to see the large hand made latches on the doors. An immense cobblestone fire-

. ' place added to the picturesqueness of the place, and electric lights and hot and cold running water added to t~e comfort of, the guests. This inn is across the ,river from the highway, so the noise and dust of the road are negligible factors. When we step­ped down from the car before our host signaled for the ferry that was to come across for us, our attention was called to a blue jay in a near by tree. I could hardly believe that it is a relative of the saucy fel­low back home, that I love in winter and feel so irritated with in summer, for his coat was so much darker. Then we learned that the color of all birds is' deeper than that of their relatives of the Middle West. Probably many of you know this, but I had never learned it-or maybe that is another of the forgotten lessons of my long ago school days-that the color of the plumage of birds varies with the sunshine. ' We were

. interested, too, in the ferry-it seemed al­most like a large raft with sides built up a little, so that autos may not run off, I sup~ pose. The ferry is, operated by a cable, and this was a source of interest to the grown­ups, as well as the children. At the inn we could hear the sound of the' rapids a short distance down stream, and we set out to investigate. On our way, we stopped i') measure one tree that seemed a little larger than the others and we found that all of us ~y joining hands could reach around it, but' then some of us do not have very long arms. However, it took four reache~ of the strong arms of friend. husband to encompass it. We wished we had time to stay and catch some of the rainbow trout' that swim in that- river; we felt sure that had we stayed we~ould have. caught at least an eight pound rainbow, for other people have, so we heard. We thought we should enjoy that more than shooting the rapids, although if we had had two hours time to spare we might have con-sidered that.. ,

After. bidding -a reluctant farewell to, the inn and,to the ferryman we took .up the',

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trail again; but before we had gone far we came to. that popular slogan-most popular one on the roads today, I think-"Road closed for repairs, travel at your own risk." Cars were coming and going along the nar­row, rough side-road, and we debated' whether to go on or turn back. Before we had reached .a decision, a car came tearing madly along on the bumps; as it turned on three wheels to ger back on the highway, I thought sure it might turn over, but it did not and came bearing down merrily on us. As it shot p~t us the driver assured us that the roads behind him' wtre fine. Not know-

. ing whether his judgment were above re­proach, we decided to tum back on the trail and so we did. We found it as interesting as it had seemed in the morning. We stop­ped for a time to visit a large fish hatchery. I was interested also in the grounds With the pond for the larger fish and the beautiful flower borders all around.

All this day we looked for mountains" and saw foothills. On another day we walked up to one of the city parks, where ordinarily a mountain may be' seen some distance away; but" the mountain was not there on this day, so we contented ourselves with feeding the deer, who at first would not look at us: but finally we gained their attention by stratagem and came away feel­ing that the deer were more friendly than the .mountains.

Everv day we looked for those mountains, "The, Three Sisters," and every day they hid their faces. The foothills were very much in evidence, so much so that we de­cided that if they were not there we- might see the mountains. When we came away we had very nearly secured the promise of our cousin to have the foothills removed be-. fore we should again visit her city.

In addition to the meeting with the friends whom l. have already mentioned we enjoyed a vis!!: with Dr. Harry Talbot and'his wife" Geneva Bennett Talbot, both well known to. many of our readers. Dr. Talbot had gone to Eugene. earlier in the summer to enter a clinic with Dr. Hurley. They ex­pressed themselves much pleased with their new home town. While we were there Eugene was having a s~cial election to de­termine whether or not the city should bond its.elf for $175,000 to buy land to, give the ratlroad so that shops might be built there. . The shC?ps are now located in a small town

about fiv~ llliJes away whosepeopl~'i,.,·' "'e." ~:;i accusing . Eugene .of· "shoplifti •• ~~·· ..•.•..... '. night before eliction a' greatpar;1fie;~ ... '., .'. on by the labor unions and all 'the " . . interests. of the city. This 'parade'­monstrous affair, rivaling' some ., "n' "ms1ttce Daycel,ebrations,especially in' . the ............. , noise and confetti and the usual' ._ ments. . In this connection I mighfsa.yjbaf : the paraders wQn the fi~ht, but whethert1te-.;· . conquest was helPed any 'by th~paracle'.· would be hard to say, anyway itwasgo(Ml'.· fun to watch jt. .. . ..

It was pleasa,nt, t9Q, to pick roses fn,m' .... the hedge about the sChoolhouse where ... ·Miss.. . Stillman has been teaching during the, put: . " few,years, alsQ to visit the' new juni()r' higIt .' school <Where she teaches art'this ym.r: .1Jl· fact, eve~ything about Qur . visit to Eugene was pIeaSant-except ,that the mountains would not show themselves--:and we hated , to leave, but after a visit of a week 'We" felt that go we must, if we were to reach home on the time promised ..

; < HAPPY CHRIS11MfS It I is ;not my time for writing, to, the.

. RECORDER. readers, but I did not write when . I should have done so, and I have several. things I should like to talk to the people ·,at. home about, ,so lam goitig to write ;Lnyway.

We are having what Pastor Daviscal1ed' a "Retreat" at Liuho.. It -began. yesterday

,when he and Dr._~rge br?ught nine~ . neseand one· AmerIcan out .In the two cars,.~. Four others came by- the bus route. Mr~' Davis will' undoubtedly tell you about it . . himself, but I have just come f~om a'very:'- . fine testimony meeting in which no tim~-1f8S" lost. It was one of the four meetingswhi~;_ . have been held since they ,came, all ofw~clr have been ful10f real earnest Christian .tes- " timony., As, one resuit I 'feel reD~wed:in~ spirit enough so that I am writingtbisletiel": instead of resting a bit,as lofteD do,~ bath afternoon. . ' '

One thing. that has ,impressed me, in.··tJte . many testimonies fr9D1. the Chines~, Chri~~ tianshas been the frequent. statemeDts.Qf:~' their fonner unrest and ()ftheirsincere: . happin~s since' they .embraCed . CluiS~;a!'!ti~i '. The thIng that really ~~rted·· me to ..... ~<\ . this letter Was that when I' opened thelljtj"i~" ' CORDER my. eyes' fell upon the .p~\ ' .. <

Dr. Josje ,Rogers' letter ft:omPa1~ti~:(i".

,562,

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.. which· she spoke of having ~eilimpressed . JJy~the happy faces of the .Chinese Chris­

tians as compared with the faces 'of others. ~. instantly thought of-these testimonies~ and ~. thought·~t I must tell,you·pe.~ple at

. hottle about it .. That is one of the fruits of your' efforts to keep up the China mission.

. Just here I turned to my larger. daug~ter, 'Ye,;.~en, and a~ked .her. if,she felt any hap~ pIer than she dId before she became a Chris­tian, . and. she I()()ked ~p and proll1ptly an-: swered WIth a smile~ "Of course." I asked I!er why. She. said that for one .thlQg .she was not so afratd as before. Before'she was so afraid of going into a ~rk 'roOrt.t alone ~d of the many . spirits that th~y" al*ays talk about. I said that then she'. f"elf that the. gospel had set her free, did, s~e,?·;·· She: replied that she did. We can hard~y': ~ealize ~e bondage of the unchristian Chinese to tJteir many superstitions and fears~:: ". '. '.

Another thing I want to tell you ·abou~ is' . what I think of your generosity t9ward us all over here this· year. Those autos· which are s~ch a comfort and pleasure and not omy make our work mucht easier. but also ~e possible just such gatlierings as ,these, are only one expression of your care for us.

Then there has been the stream of letters, checks, and packages that have kept coming . to us personally apd to the hospital ever since our loss last year. I felt that the peo­ple were too generous toward' us, giving to us often when they needed the gifts more themselves than we did, I am sure. :1 ·also lacked a little in faith, for I feared that they ~d been moved to give to us so much that other branch~f the work would suffer, and I did not want to take from the work of others. But look at the reports of the boards as they.go up to Conference. Debts an paid! That doesn't happen every year, ~ it? It looks as though your generosity ~d only resulted in your having more to gIve and a' more keen love for the work in general. So the words of Christ; are ful-filled in our modem life. The things 'of the Spirit are the same in all ages, are they· not?

.. If one's' feeling his. faults and 'short com­ings is a proof. of spiritual advancement, 1 am sure. that I am advancing~ and; I . am praying so earnestly that' God will s~w us

. h~ the way to make this hospital~:a:; real IighJhOuse in this dark' CQfner . of;. ~1i] .:dark· .~. Tilere !-ve ~J;l' so ~ity'a!Sap:: pomtments ,and, d1SCoUragemerits',;during~ the

past year. .. Please, pray with me that 'we may see the light ourselves that we rna y impart if to others.

The country is said to be on the eve of a greater war than we have had yet, but 1 say let it come or anything come that may, open

. the eyes of this :great people to their need of the gospel. I· think nothing' short of. great. and prolonged suffering ·Will do it.·

. GRACE. I. CRANDALL; . Grace Hospital,

Liuho, Ku, ·China, September 26, 1925 ..

HOME MEWS '. , .. :

NORTH Loup, NEB.:.........The· North Llup Church must get . busy, now; for at -the last church meeting we created. a brand new office, that of press reporter; and how can a reporter report if there is nothing to report? This . same meeting directed the moderator,. . Mrs. Cora Hemphill, to appoint . a Social Committee. This committee, consisting of Mrs. Polan, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Barber, and Mr. and Mrs. Manley Wright, at once went to work to help out the reporter by engineering a China Christmas tree. .

At 7.30 the Sabbath 'school orchestra, con­'sisting of a dozen pieces, a few being absent, tuned up for an informal concert. Their selections were interspersed with familiar hymns which the audience was asked to smg. At 9 o'clock the "St~r Spangled Banner~' brought us to our feet, and we were steered down into the basement where stood the China Chris~as tree in all its 'glory of lights and decoratIons. To the casual observer it was a common evergreen tree, until we dis-. covered it was laden with presents for our missionaries to China.

But first there· was a "hunt for the miss­ing Hnk." So many links were found that we discovered every one was' related to everyone else.

Next, twenty-two persons, representing the twenty-two members of the missionary family, were seated in a half circle arou.nd the tree. Pastor Polan made a presentation' speecb, Mrs. Maud Davis read an original. poem, several letters were read, and Myra' Thomgate'distributed the gifts. Later, these­gifts will be sent to Shanghai in time for Christmas. Enough money was contributed to' pay postage. . . . .. The . crowd. next. ·was. invited· to partake-

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of Chines~ re(reshments, whi~h tumecJout to ,be dried pumpkin seeds, and also to view the Chinese curios on display'byMrs.Myra Hutchins. We hope the China family 'will enj oy the box as much as the North Loup family has. . '

Pastor Polan looks quite lonesome ~an-' dering ~round town without any of his fam­il y. They are all at home with the whoop-. ing cough, even Mts.-Polan.- "-

Our pastor is uniting with the other pas­tors _of the. village. and maki~g' plans' for evangelistic meetings about the middle of N oveniber; but. more of. that . later. '.

At the last_church meeting W. T. Hutch­ins .. was~.elected Clerk and Esther BabcOCk chorister,. both to .. fill vacancies.

J. T. BABCOC'K, . 'Press Reporter. .

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. .. . I WELTON, IOWA.-It has been some time

since .we : have heard' from Welton through the REcORDER. and after reading that splen:': .. oid letter in the RECORDER 'from Sister Ellen W. SocweU' RamseY ·of their trip 'to Garwin to. attend our .. annual meeting," I feel in­spired ·to volunteer to write.· ,.-.

RECOBD~-the essaysand·'., .. a. 0.:0. _tt;'~Olt:; m~tings,"~~r" we "afe su..e,they' ......,;.:.;..; ....... ,,";; inspiration"'and blessingto·.~tho~' _ft''"'':\(:oaJlG''::';. not attend.' . . .. ', .

'. ,'BrotherWade Loofboro. and .. ··,-·· I." AtiStin. ... Forsythe· and·.' wife,' "'a ···.l·tt·.·~ .~. ldec:li> Northwestern' ··Association · .. atNt"'· lulJUI1ll: Wis., . and. retUrned to .~With:a ~ •.•. S"P1CDdJlG report of . the spiritUal blessittg,that ·i .. 1l .lSDilretl~;~';~ ~s aU to a higb~: way'ofthitikiug.· ... " lng .. ~d ~wwe areanxiously:~'. , . the amval, ,m the near fttturebfRev:'.· ........ ;':': A. Hansen, whom we 'have~led:to"'cntt':."'·I': pastorate·· and we' areh6pibg ;'for' '~'.' spitftdal·;·,'}','. uplif~~ng us and ·intliecomrnl#'-itYi~" ..•.. {;.,. . ~The~.ladies of. our. BenevolenfSOdety~~.·/"":'· still. WIde' awake, and arewofkingovertim.t::, ......, preparing .lor. their. ann,uat sale:jmd .S1lpPer'f,(:i::: to. be-held in. early December. 'TIteyStill',':'"

. meet every two weeks from home'tobotDe .. to exhibit 'A their proficiency ~ .cookS· :1rj' serving dinners ·,to as, ~y, as. canattmd' and enjoy, a splendid sOcial- hour.':;·.. . .......... .

We are' ·Iewin.number,but ",e"are 'stin' striving in our weak way"m let" theligllf . .,f.· our, heavenly Father be illuininated '.throUgh. us to tbe wor1d~ ..... /_. .--. A MEKBBL·,··: I -!. . . ..... ." '._''':' ...... .. :

We have' been Withoufa pastor now··for a little· 'Over a' year,duri·ng which time the m BLAME. 1IMB".~.m ••• '. deacons have very efficiently conducted Sab- . "vauun~', bath services; and With very few exceptions The impression .widelyentertmDe~j-_that, we have listened to a sermon read. OUf foreigners'. are responsible for mo,~·~lf;~.; Sabbath school i~ under the proficient super- their' share of th~ clime coti1mittecrili"~> .•..... '. "." vision of Si'ster' Hattie Loofboro, and Sab~ country. j~}Jot quitebome out' by •. "'J~:::,:": bath school and . church services have been . c~t figUres. . rhey hav~ beeit.cbarge(r\\lritll·, "':1:.' well attended and:a good interest manifested. co~ittiitg .. llmo~e thansixtypercento(~~:.) .. i,: Christian .Endeavor. 'appointments are well cri,~ o~_.Y.iole;nceJ" :but ·while··the.·~da:·;<,,': attended, 'considering our: small number of rate .~or;.::~t1t· one hUpdred·thousand'of~~~:.;·"');;' young folks, and s~me of them -away to ~~on'."is ~ixty-five''in''-MeDJP~~~~::;': school. . :. . ... . has .. tlj~ ~nl)appy~stin~?n .?( .. ~bln~.;··; .. : .••....•• , It has :been a ~eat privilege during the the h~<f .. of Amencanabes In murder""

last" year ·to have Rev.- C. L. Hill come and fotei~ -e1~ent in its #tizensitipls"~ .... . . . speak to us a· few times, also to have him three. ~ cent. Cleveland, ·ho1reVeI',-··· ... .. come with the quartet from Farina and -be ~rty .~, ~~t of foreigners~·c:mIy.··:-..... '-'. with us {or a week. We were greatly teen murders 'to the one hundred ." .' ... strengthened and blessed ·by their stay with and New;:York Withthi.rty-e~ht~r:.·· us .. , .. · f()reign, ~Popu1~tionhasa ·mu~der.:. .' ••... ,.

~t.·was the ,privilege of a goodly number . orily five, or: less than one-twenti~, . of· us to tout to Garwin, ,Iowa, to attend our Memphis rate. Then the crimeofmllltd~et,? ;p annual meeting of the Iowa Churches· in ' among ... tiveAmencans ismqch~e.,· .. ·• " ...... --...... e~rly September. I The good people· of Gar- que~~ than am.ong. forei~ers.Wen;.us( . wIn are awake in the Master's service and forel~rs. their d~e.~TIieC~~·"· grea~· credit ,is du~ them for ·the spl~i1did meettngs and the.' spirit that prevailed throughout the entire meetings. . Yes, Sister. Ramsey ,we too .arehoping to see -in the

.. The ·thOught· of foolishness. :i!5'~ .m~;:·,:,·-.,_., the scoffer is an abommation to i . .' Pf'Of1.:.~: 9.

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"YOUNG' PEOPLE'S WORK IIRS. RUBY COON BABCOCK

R. F. D. 5. Box 73, Battle Creek~ Mich. Contrlbutlalr Editor

GOD'S ·BOUNTIES v.rIatI_ Ea.eaTOI" Teille for S ..... t. D.y,

NOTe.ber 21. 1 .. . DAILY IlEADINGS

Sunday-Source of all good (J as. ~.: 17 -Zl) llonday-Bo1Dlty in nature (Ps. 104: 10-24) Tumay~erous sharing (Acts 4: 32-37) Wednesday-A kindly helper (Job 29: 11-17) ThUrsday-The Master's principle (Matt 5: 42;

19: 21) . . Friday-Christian brotherhood (Jas. 2: 14-26) Sabbath Day-Topic: GOd's bounties: How can

. 'we share them with others? (neat 28: 1-9; Matt. 25: 34-40. Thanksgiving meeting).

''For the day that now is ours: For our life with all its pow~rs'; For the chance some part to take, Earth a better place to make,

We thank thee, Lord."

A mOUGHT FOR TIlE QUIET HOUR LYLE CRANDALL

This is the season of the year when we think of the many blessings which God has given us during the year and thank him for them. There are some people 'Who always say that .they have not much to be thank tu~ for .. I remember one New Year's eve when some of our church people at home held ~ot­tage prayer meetings at the homes of our ··shut-ins." A company of us went to the home of an old lady, ninety-five years of age. She was deaf. and partially blind, and her health was feeble, but she enjoyed the little service immensely. Just. before the meeting closed she told us how much shf' enjoyed it, and she said, "I have so man" blessings for which I am thankful." What a cheerful, optimistic spirit that was, com­ingfrom one in her condition. I ~ sure that all of our hearts were touc4ed~ and we left "Aunt Lucina's" home feel~ng that we not only shared a blessing but also received one in return. This is one way in which our society can render service to others-

. by visi!ing those whose physical infirmities prevent them from attending church serv-. . lees:

. There are people all around us! who n~

. -our help in various ways. Only a smile or

. a kind word has brought comfort and cheer to many burdened souls. Let us be will­ing to share with others the blessings God has given us.

"A little word in kindness spoken, A motion or a tear, Has often healed a heart that's br.oken, And made a friend sincere."

WHY NOT7 I t has been a Thanksgiving custom of

many societies for years to distribut~ basketg of food to the poor. In addition to that, this year, why not share some of your spiritual blessings as well? Are there not sonle people in your community who are unable to attend church, and yet who are "hungry" for a religious service? Why not carry a song and prayer service to them? Try it. As Mr. Crandall has just said, it will prove a double blessing. R. c. B.

INTERMEDIATE CHRISnAN ENDEAVOR REV. PAUL S. BURDICK

Intermediate Christian Endeavor Superintendent TOJ.Ile fol" s •••• t. DaT, NOTe_HI" :n. 1.-

'VHY AM I' THANKFUL? PSALM 100: 1-6 ( THANKSG1VING)

"Come, ye thankful people, come, Raise the song of harvest-home; All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin;

"God, our Maker, doth provide For our wants to be supplied; Come to God's own temple, come, Raise the song of harvest-home."

This old-fashioned Thanksgiving hymn expresses the spirit of the season about as well as anything I know of. There is n contented feeling about it that 'accords well with the time of year. Mother has the shelves down cellar almost full of row upOn row of glass jars, every orie containing some of the bottled goodness of summer. Hidden away somewhere out of the reach of Jack Frost is a pile of pumpkins, promising many a rich pie for school dinner pails. Then, if you live in the East, there are bins full of apples and potatoes; or if in the West, there is' a crib full of corn; or if 'in the South, a great heap of cotton. The ques-. tion that arises in' the midst of this bounty • IS

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The most popular reply is' to turn to . theREComD'Reading':(:()l1~'<:'~':-: feasting and merry making in order· to cel~- pointed····· a settetarytQ·.l00k,;~ •.. · ... ' .••.••..•..... ' . brate in advance our victory overwinter. ports. . ". . .... . But while the purpose of having a good After the" businessmeeting0.·· C '111' !Ie.-"".~ time need not be· entirely absent from our dal. 'Asan ice breaker, aIth01lUdi~\tlrtere"y,,.t;;;; Thanksgiving plans,yet it is not the chief really no ice, to break,lVe,'ji .... ~ IVltltt·· ·~·lBW.~ic purpose, for from the beginning the main until the number .. becuneS(lJl. 'me purpose was' to' quire too muchfiguring~:' .... ..ttie,oIiQPliIY1;:

GIVE GOD THANKS was divided into foUr When Miles Standish, William ·Brewster, .. group was given a.nUlllber'·oilett:ers

these one· group was required., ''-;~'''' William Bradford, . John . Alden . and the word ·'Australia ".an()ther.'. "-.... _ ..... ,_. ___ .. others, with their Indian friendS, gathered dia," another '.'S~th~riCa.;" mf:,aDOltieit:~~ for the first Thanksgiving, many and ferv- "Trimdad~" After a little ,tUDe ent were the prayers of thanks. to God for'. !ion One member of eaChgtotip _····IiI .... ::_.-;;jIl!Joiftt ... '.};

providing a bountiful harvest that" first sum- speech ,telling of SeVeJlthDaY . . mer in the New Worl,d .. Whenever the sionary',wqrk in the~OuntrYWlU,ch.~; •...... ". purpose of thariks-giving gives way to pleas-" sented. ·.·y OIl cariieasilygtt~s '.;; ........ '

ili:-=~~f :.~ ~~t!f!~~d!;:Y from s~ :.::her~Su:,1.~.'.) THEN HAVE A GOOD TIME ,.' made a. speech . telling' why their, soCi~: " ,

Let each one of you tell what has given should enter ~ REcomu Rea.enng ,Con~,' ..... ' you the most happiness during the year. Many veiygoodreasonswere.livea.:J:~i~{;<·· Plan a social for this week. The Young that some .. one ,mightl1aveb,km:;.,;~·,;': People's Board will be glad to give you some speechesJn~hortJWtd. so tbatY~mip.t["";'::< suggestions. . But make, a . special effort .~to . have ;reac;tthem. '. '. '.,{,,'-.!),';:'

invite the young, people of, your community After ~s ~ gr9upbad·tO:aus~;'tJJe:·"... who do not ordinarily come to your meet- follof!nt qu~tions about .the.REcc:au)~io~l-~·<:<:,··,~·, ings. Then do not neglect the brief devo- 1. .' WhatlS the pame ·ofour ~denQmlna~:·,'. tional period that belongs somewhere in the tiol11l1 ~ine?: '. ,'" course of' every Christian Endeavor social. 2.,: When . was the· SABBATH Remember that· the Puritans had wild. Iii~ founded?' . . dians at their first Thanksgiving, and even 3. ,Who is the editor?'. :; ... ' ," . they responded to the Christian influence of 4. How long : has he been e<litor?, their hosts. . S.· 'What is the age of the ed.itor·~ '~.' ...•...... ' ,.' ..... .

A,GOOD 1111! WI11I'TIIE MILTON INTER· IlEDlA.TES,

6. 'Where is -the . SABBATH . REcoJtD" i.', 'published? , ...• . :.' .', . .'. .:,·,~t:·:,:~r .. :·.: , 7., Who is the.btlsjness~rnanager()ft1le;;:; SABBATH RECORDERPress?. . " .. , ......... .

Returning from·a trip to the Northwest- 8. Name at least 'one otherwho.wot~~:"'~; ern Association at New Auburn, Wis., I . there. '. . . ' .. , ... '. ....",,<

had the goOd fortune to be· in Milton, Wis., 9. How many c<>piesin. ()n~ .·volu.rq( ... at the time of an Intermediate' social and the SABBATH REcoRDa?' . . ... ,,<....>::. busines~ meeting. .' . . 10. On '. what . day .. of~e .... ~'.'is·~;\: ..

The intermediates met at the home of SABBATHRECORDEItPublishedot.datOi?,·~,.;.>.: •.... '.' Pastor and Mrs. J. L. Skaggs~'The Execu- 11.' Name the. departinents·of.the',SAiF.,:.: tive Committee was 'first to arrive as they BATH RECOJlDB. " . .... ',;<.>;>~ :'.

wished to have, a meeting before the social 12.' Who are the contribtdlri,g' ~tqJ"8? :., began. The readiness with which prob~ems 13. Howniany ". ofthe.col1tribUJUtg,:~:":.)i: were discussed in this meeting showed' that tors live in Milton? . c,, ••.... "..-.':'., .• , •• ,'"

the Intermediate officers were fully aWake', . The readmgof th~ . answerS . ea.:·QUilte', to their responsibilities. A live business a bit offun,aswe:diScoverid'·hO •.. D ... lttU:.:lI~~~Ji meeting followed.' later 'in, the evening. really lmewaoout :tI1eREcQJtl)-.. .,'; Written reports were' given of work done . Dainty refresluDentswete--:'~; (or not done) and plans .for future work'. doseof~this·most:enjoyabl~:·~;,~' ..... were discus~. The sOciety· voted to enter' . . . .' ·····L·:e;:' ••

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JUNIOR. WORK -ELISABETH KENYON

.Junior Christian Endeavor Superintendent

- SUGGESTIONS FOR NOVEMBER 21 The following list is a set of one year's

memory work which would require the jun­iors to memorize but two verses per week. . Creation story-Gen. 1: 1-5 .

God's law-Ps. 19: 1-14 . . Thanksgiving-Ps. 103: 1-22 Christian love-Matt. 5: 43-48 . God's care-Matt. 6: 25-34 '. Jesus' commandments-Matt.' 22 : 35-40

, The great commission-Matt. 28: 19, 20 . God's love-John 3: 14-17 ,'. ,. Be sure to have them learn the name of

the passage as well as the scripture refer-ence. .

. FIRST nuNGS FIRST ELVA SCOUTEN

(Paper read at the Young People's Hour of the , . Southwe8tern AS8oclatlon) . .

,The theme' of the association -is "First Things First." Let us link with ·it the Chris­tian Endeavor topic for the young people's meeting, which is "The harvest· of our lives: What shall it be?" Let us put Christ first

. in. our lives and see what the harvest will be. How many of us are Comrades of the

-- ~ Quiet Hour? We have taken a, pledge to spend at least fifteen minutes each day in ~Bible reading and prayer. Let us spend it the' first thing in the morning. Some one

- has said, "Start right, keep 'right; and end right.-" I f we begin the day in cor:nmuning with God, ~e are putting first things first.

What kind of seeds are we sowing? What will the harvest be? . .

The following is the chorus of a song which bas meant much to me:

-"When ·1 reap what I have sown; When I reap what I have sown; WiD it be a joyful harvest, " . When I reap what I have sown ?',

It will be a joyful harvest to' all of us if we put Christ first in our lives:

JOUR 1'5 IN REUGiOUS muCATlON­FIND TIlE FOURTH'I

Organize, economize, familiarize) and

not have definite aims in view. As Seventh -Day Baptist young ·people some of our aims should be to be Christians, to know the Bible, to be loyal Sabbath keepers, to -be in~ formed on the needs of the world. Study worth while books, either. from our list or of

. your own selection, and send us a record of your work. Study with the idea of apply­ing it on a college course and attending asso­ciations and Conference .

Economize: Weare all busy peopie·. But they are the kind that do thipgs. I'll tell you how the Battle Creek society economized in the study of -the Seventh Day Baptist Hand Book. 'The members of the class 'all did a day's work in earning a living. They came t?gether for a .picnic supper, each supplying a share accordtng to a simple menu. After supper came the class period} the members taking turns in teachirig. When the book was completed, an examination was given. These are some of the things we accom­plished: did our day's work, provided the evening nleal, satisfied the demand for social

. fellowship, secured an opportunity for. mutual service, informed ourselves on a vital subject. All who participated pronounced it a success. \Ve got the idea from the Riv­~rside society. I recommend that you t~y tt.

Familiarize: The United Society is con­stantly giving us the ... approved methods for doing efficient a. iIdI. work. The Mis­sionary Education 1 ~ ~l'CI 1111 lives' us a chance to keep poll. ' the need of the world wide mi__ ". ~ Oar own Mis­sionary Society is 1IIav· ~. to aid in carry­ing the message to GK.aetowll, Trinidad, Jamaica, and Australia besides the home field and the long established work in China. The Young People's Board is endeavoring to co-ordinate the efforts of these various agencies for the convenient use of the so­cieties. Realizing the value of~attending our denominationa~ gatherings and the need of financial encouragement to do so, theY oung People's Board is planning to help three so­cieties to send representatives to Conference or one of our" associations.

_spiritualize.. ". . . ~ganiz~: . Much time ~s spen4 i~ ~~ding,

and there IS 'much .matenal to choose-' from. ' _ Ou~ -ti.me _; will be- largely- wasted' if we' do

. ,Spiritualize: This from the World Survey by the Inter-Church World Movement : . "A national. emergency-. five and: one-hatf mil-. lion i~terates. ah9ve ~ine years ,of. ~e; fifty ~illions not·· ~de.~ti~ed. with. any. church; twenty-~even -millio~ . young people with no organized .' ~e~igious' . trai,ning. ..' Tpese. thr~.

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interlocking armies' constitute a triple alli- '5. Enlist' 1,009,000 older.- $lU'cb':'l_DJ+· ance which threatens the life of our denu)C- bers and . friends to observe . uolden ;&~.yap racy. Intelligence and religiousness .must .. Sunday .'( Campaign -starts:u ... JetOber;

be co-extensive. Protestantism's weakest· and continues -through Golden. :SUllda~r.' spot is the twentY-seven million children and ,December 6, '1925~). . . . . ........... _ .. youth' in our own land which are growing 6. Teach' Christian Elldeavof,. pnttclp.~~':·· up in spiritual illiteracy. The church which and methods through classes.in"P~V~?: can not save its own young people can not Endeavor" and "Expert· Endeavor.'-':·(FAII ... :~; save the world.'.' A vast opportunity for phasized. during January, 1926, butOOJ;ltip.9.': trained leadership (religious). uing tht;oughout the year.) ., .. '. ,.. .

Our goal is "a study class in every Chris- ,7.. CeleJ)rate Christian . Endeavor ·w.i tian Endeavor society." January 31, to February 7, 1926.t~repat-- .. ,

Our motto is "Education for Service." ation emphasized during.November,Decem-.:.· I am revising the. study course and will ber, and January.) . . . -~">

send it in near future. 8. . EmRhasiz~ evangelisti~ ~ffQ~ :inevefy , Organize, economize, familiarize, and 'Christian -. Endeavor' SOciety. . (Promoted>;

spiritualize. ·throughou~·-the year but especianyin~ .. Yours in "Education fot Service," tioti-With prayer meeting· topics 'for F'ebnj-.

L. E. BABCOCK, ary . and MarCh~)' . . '\..- .• Superintendent Religious Educatio·II. 9. ; ·Orgatiize· 5,000 . new . ~amstian.,En:"· ... .

• TO CHRlS11AN' ENDEAVOURS EVERY··

WHERE HELP . REACH THESE TEN DEFINITE GOALS

The plans presented in this outline. were approved by the International Christian Endeavor Convention in 'Portland, Ore., July, 1925, and are' based on Dr. Clark's challenge to "Fidelity" delivered at that con­vention .. Definite months are suggested in which each goal may be emphasized in con­nection with the regular prayer meeting' topics, but the effort. to reach any particu­lar goal should in no case be confined to the month for which emphasis is' particularly suggested. . . ~ . '.

THESE ARE THE GOALS:

1. Enlist 500,000 endeavorers: and their . friends to· memorize great Bible passages and to· pray daily· for world peace and a world reviv~l of religi~n. (The campaign to reach this goal contInues from Septem-ber, 1?25,. to May, 1926.) .

2~ .. ;Jielp every Christian Endeavor so­ciety to plan a practical year's program. (To be emphasized' during October; 1925.)

3. InttQdu,ce the Christian· Endeavor World to 'everY. Christian,endeavorer. (Cam­paign starts October, 1925, and continues throughout the -year.)

4. Study world· Christian· citizenship in every Christian Endeavor society... (Em­phas~zede~~iaUy in coimecl;ion ~th prayer meetl~ tOpICS from October 18 to Deeem-ber'6) .... . . ....... -: .' . .- . . . . '.- .'

deavor . sQCieties. : (Prom,.oted· ~i'oUgb,.91Il" .. :: ... ;'., the' year b.ut 'emphasize4'dttriqg:Fe~/,i and, March; 1926.),: _ ~' :'. ... :~~. . .....

10. Enroll 1,000 delegates to the Worldrs Christian Endeavor . Convention, . LondOn, '" July 16 to:tl,-'1926. " .. '" ... T~e ~~~wi.ng twentY mem()rY~ p;iSsages.,

are to be memorized' , - ... ", ... .... J' .! ' : .•. '. ',. .

Matthew s: 1-12, Matthew 6: 19-34;KUtb£. 7 :,1-8, Exodus. 20: 1-17, R.ooIans·12:1~2J,-!~ .. rinthiaDs 1~: ·1-13, Psalm 91: 1~16, 'Psalpt-l:"l-6," ~saIm' 100:' 1-6, . Psalm 23 :-1-6, PSalm 103':':1~':"':; 10bn3-: 14-~I,-John 14: 1~14t JobOlS: 1~10.N"_i,:<1 hers 6: 24-26, Revelation 7-:. 9-17tRmJatiOll:\211~.·!',:.:\ 1-7, Isaiah .53: 1~12, Matthew 2S :31A6~"'.;'10c:/\. 25-37. .. ... .

. By an signs, there·are greatand'd~~}. ing days before·- the Church of " O¢iitji 1ritli.'i opportunities _immensely. beyond.aliJtbi"'~jt:.:'·" ever has kiiown.· If theresbollId 'be r~wea! failure in . the presence ·of·.···these ... ·.oppOrttnti~~' ties, it wil~ ;nOt be because. they a.re~t·;l,'ottJl1'" dematids, lior because they . oUghtl1.ot:·til.~':he<i,::· required of. ~e Church, .·but· solelybet::4l~,.\ld ,the Church Itself bas . not. re-enforceci.. .:: supports and girdersand'prepare<i" .' ....... .. .. take on the':added burdens." -;-, ,.

Whoever contributes to the inner e+.o.IlriD1~;i ening of -·tbe·Church,~ ... .. . ·····fot·~;

.- ....-.. -. stronger ~rgantzation, .. b. etb~r<otllllce1l'S .. "'''"''-deeply· spiritual. membership,'is, DR:Dar .... . for ··the' neW· overheadbutdeDSi ·w· ~blCb:';;:~ue;";;)';;

sure to be. placed· onite as:. it .. ,. . ..... plact ·ainOtig:the institutiobs_of/.t1it( .. ' ............. , TIte C onl;""'t.;· . --". -; ,: : : ,.<, ,'i;;: ~;i

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RUTH ')fARION CARPBNTlDR, ALPRBD, N. Y. . Contrlbuttnc Editor, .

TlWfUUVING . ELISABETH KENYON

Junior Christian Endeavor 'Superintendent ....... c ......... Batlea ..... TelPle f •• S •••• t. 0 • .,.,

N .. e._a- U. 1 ..

DAILY HADINGS . . Sunday-How Jesus used his blessings (Matt. 11:

20-25) . , Monday-Thanking for everything (1 Thess. 5:

18) . . Tuesday-How David thanked God (1 CItron. 29: . 10-16). .' Wednesday-Joy in thanksgiving (~cts 2: 41-47) Thursday-How David showed gratitude (2 Sam.

7: 1-3, 18-19) '. . Friday-Thankful consecration' (1 rim. 1: 12-16) Sabbath 'DaY-1Topic: Thanksgiving by thanks­

living (Luke 17: 12-19. Thanksgiving meet­ing.)

MISS FUCIA F. RANDOLPH Fouke Junior Superintendent

Thanksgiving by thanksliving-what an interesting topic and ·what a fine idea for this season of the year r· Did you ever know a boy or girl who would take a bag of candy or anything offered' him or her, make up a iace or scowl at the giver, then go off with it toa corner and quarrel with anyone who comes near? I surely hope you have never known such a person and furthermore that you ·have never, never yourself acted in the least bit like that, for I am sure we all agree that such a one didn't show the least bit of thanksgiving or thanksliving either. A bright smile and a "thank you" make us more happy as well as the giver, too, and then we want to. share our good things in a glad' delightful manner. One of the best way~ we can show our thanks is to share any pleasure or happiness or gift with someone else. I am sure that is what our heavenly Father wants us to do with the blessings he sends' us. ,

As' we think of Bible stories of thanks­giving, we recall how King David wished to show his gratitude to God by building a hoose in which the people migl}t -.yorship t!te

. Lord; but God· did not allow DaVId to do It; . yet· David thanked God for all the past mer­cies and promised blessings and strove faith-

fully to walk in the Lord's ways and gath­ered together materials: gold, silver, and precious stones; that he knew his son wou!d need to build the Lord's ho~se. When DaVId thanked God for these things that the people offered so wi~lingly , lie said they were all God's own. Did you ever think that all we have does really belong to God and, even when we may call it ours, it is still God's, so we should certainly thank him for our blessings much more than we do. If Jesus needed to thank his heavenly Father for all his goodness to him, surely we should, too. .

. Our lesson story today is of ten lepers. I do not suppose any of -you have ever s.een a man or a wo~ who is a leper. It is a most terrible 'disease, and if anyone gets it he· must go away and live where other lepers live, for if we were to. touch the , sore of a leper. we would get the same 4is­ease and we could probably never be cured. In Bible times lepers lived in caves or lonely places. These lepers must certa~nly have heard .of Jesus' wonderful cleanSing, h~l­ing power, and ~ he came ~o a certain village they met him. They did not come near him but called to him from afar, "M~s-

" ter, have mercy on us,., . Jesus knew how terribly they were s~f­fering and was sorry for them, . so he said, "Go shew yourselves unto the priests."

That was what a man 'must do if by any miracle he were healed of leprosy, that dread disease before he could go about among people ~ho did not have the disease. So the ten lepers gladly started to the priests as Jesus had directed, and on the way they were cleansed of the leprosy. As soon as they saw they were cured, one of them went back to Jesus at once and thanked him joy­ously and long for the wonderful thing that had happened to him. vy e may hope. that the other nine, after gOIng ~o the prIests, were truly thankful for their cure and often spoke of it to others and praised. Jesus for it, but we do not know that they dId ..

Let us be like the one who thanked Jesus for what he did for him. Let us not only thank father and mother and other dear ones for things they do for us, but let us show our gratitude by our lives every day. ., h · "thank" It Isn t enoug Just to say,· . . you,

but we must show by our lives that we are truly grateful for the many blessings we en­joy every day. "In everything give thanks:

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for this is the will of God in. Christ Jesus concerning you." -1 ThessalonIans 5: 18.

Fouke, Ark.

THANKFUL HEARTS Bud and blossom on the tree Thou hast fashioned just for .me; Ripening through the s~~. h.our~, Autumn's store from sprmgtime s flowers, For rich gift of fruit and tree, Thankfully we come to thee.

-Selected.

THE NEW DOCKER. "Will you please come right' in?" called

Nettie as she hurried about her task of set-. ting the table. , .

It was tea time and she was expecting two little friends to take tea with her. She thought' that it was they knocking.

the street and ran to meet··them~ and:teU(,'· ..•..•••. ,;::" h . .... . knocks' , . " . "}''l' , about t estrange. .'., ". ...•..... ..,;'J/.;.,>.

.' "Let's putout anOther nutandleave.'~ .. ,' door open a· tiny craclcso.we C8D see''''''''C> takes them," suggested Mame, the~ldest'of: •. : the three girls. '.. '. . . . ".;c'.

"I never ·thought of that .. H.ereal'e~.:··" more of them and ·we can ·all SIt over here,' ' .. so we can see through the crack," answe~ N .

ettle. . ' '. . ........... " .... , .' The I girls sat v~ry. still a ; few m~~:.;;: and were just beginmng. towond~dtlieY;;;,

• t hea the' ,---,-.;;. ~mi'nwhen-a .', ...... ; ",: were gotng 0.. "r .' 1Uluaut~~>.,';"'i"\' "thump thump sounded 0. nthe. 1»00. ch ... ~;., ....... · .. ,:'. , , . . ··· ... L:.o.····· a bushy 'broWnfigitre' ~rted '~O$S}'~~:;::

As no one opened the door in answer to her invitation, she crossed the room and opened it herself. .

porch and picked up one' <!fthe ~,~b~(, nuts in its paws . ..-1'henlt tOOk.tl!l,'!~ mouffiand tried to take the .()ther ~ In,.lts .. paws but both nuts c~ttered. t~ '" the: tI~r The. girls cou:ld not resIst the temptati01rto; laugh and the· broWn figure flashed 'aero~ .. '

.' the porch again and. tip '!- post . . .'. ....... . "Oh , Oh I" "Ha I Ha I" laughed. all three ..••

girls. '~Sool~ Bushy. Tail is.ourn~lmoCk~~. ere Every time he Jumped down fr()Jl1tht: •.... railing it Sounded like. a knock ~~~hen·be

Noone was in sight. Nettie looked' up and down the street and around the corner of the house to see if her friends. were hid­ing to fool her.' "I must be hearipg crook­f1l," she murmured as she shut the door.

But Nettie had hardly returned to the t~k of preparing tea, when the knock again sounded. '.

"I suppose Cousin Tim is trying to play some of his jokes on me," she thought· as sh~ slipped up to the window 'and peeped out to see if she could find anyone. .'

But Tim was nowhere in sight and when she again opened the door no one was to be seen. ". " h d

"But I am sure it must be TIm, s e . e-elared. "I know what I'll do. . They thl!1k they are surprising me so I'll Just surpnse them."

She ran' back into the. kitchen and. took two big black walnuts ~t of a paper hap. f'Tim Just loves these bIg, f~t nuts so. I 11 give him two to pay for teasIng me."

She had been saving them to use when she made some candy but· she thought she could spare· two and surprise Tim~ She put them out on· the edge of the porch and then closed' the door to wait for the knock. .

There it came again and Nettie fairly flew to the door. It only took a second but again no one was in signt. It did not .seem ~s though a bee could flyaway .so qUIckly, but the nuts were go~e.. .

Just: then she spied the gtrls comIng down

triedi ~o lh.e a.lazy man and tak~ two . nu~< at a time It made another knock. . ' .... '

,e And i1 never thought to look up on the top of the porch," confessed ~ettie~ "wheal:' I, looked, to see who knOc~ed.-Storyh1Aul~. .

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DEAR RECORDER CHILDREN:. '.. -" . . Of course, you had a v:--cation l~t s~~­mer, did' you not? And did·.younoticetlul~: . "My'. Grandma" ~d !1 vacation, too? ... Y~~". ". she has been vacatiomng for sev~ IIl?n~, but she has come back now and IS gOIng· to,. "say" things to us again for a.while.~e. are glad to welcome her home and to hC2l' .'. all she has to say to us.. . . .

. . Your friend, RUTH .' MARION. CARPENTEIt..,

III GRANDMA U. ~ SAY . "Penny wise-pound. foOlish." .' .... ' .'< •.....

Ask your grandma. what sh~ thinks m)," grandma meant. . .... ., ..'

. MRS. T.J. VANHORN. '.'

SlIIINGS'i1LL Albert got a new bicycle·.for~is .bi:.lrmaav,

and he soon learned 'tonde .It ~to:.sc, :hOrd~I One morning he asked Joe tonde handlebars,and' Joe seemed . very .' Dle_~r!

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But Albert never asked Joe but once. The next time he took Gordon, and .aftet that Gordon rode every morning.. ,

"Let me ride today," begged Joe"when he noticed· that he was not being. asked any more to ride.

But Albert smiled and shook: his head. "Gordon is going," he said.

"Why can't I?" insisted Joe. "Gordon rides all the time."

"I like to take him because he. knows how to sit still," replied Albert. "Whe~ I t~k you, we bumped into the curb -and s.piUed

. because you tried to guide." That little story is a good thing to think

about, boys and girls. There is a· .time to be leader for all of you, but there is ~lso a time when it is ·just as· necessary to let someone else do the guiding. .

If you can't sing as well as Mary, let Mary be on the program and you sit still. If there is a question in the Sabbath school lesson that you can't answer, don't whis~r and make a disturbance when someone else is answering. Two people can't talk at the same time .any more than two boys can guide the same bicycle without getting off the track. -Selected.

, .. THAT LITTLE COMMA .

This instance' of what a mistake of a comma can produce has been· noticed: Lord Palmerston then entered upon his head, a white hat upon his feet, large, but well­polished boots upon his brow, a dark cloud in his hand, his faithful walking stick in his' eye,- a dark menacing glare sayiitg noth­ing;.-J. Britain W.

WHEN THE TOWER WAS .BUILT , Jack: "Say Robert, I bet you don't know your history lesson for tomorrow."

Robert (who didn't) : "I bet I do." Jack: "What made the tower of Pisa

lean?" . . . Robert: "It was built in the time of a

famine."-Phillips B.

II All that I am and all that I have lowe to a little Christian Endeavor society in Gloucester, Mass., of . which . I was once a member. lowe more to that. society than I

. do to any college or any banking institution or' any business organization. with which I have ever been connected."-Roger W. Babson.

THE MICHIGAN-OHlO MEEnNG At BATn.E CRF..EI

R. B. ST. CLAIR

A very good convention 'of Michigan and Ohio Seventh Day Baptists was· held with the Battle Creek Church October 9-11, 1925.

On Sabbath evening, October 9, the pres­ident of the convention, Dr. B. F. Johanson, of Battle Creek, opened the meeting by call­ing upon State Evangelist R. E. Hosteter, of the' Michigan Conference of the Seventh Day Church of God, to conduct the devo­tional exercises. After this the writer spoke

. from Matthew 25: 31, 32. He called atten­tion to the various beliefs on this subject, quoting the Seventh Day Baptist E.rpose of Faith and the· Apostles' Creed, "from whence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead," and decried date-setting for the Lord's return, affirming that Seventh Day Baptists had throughout their long his­tory followed the Scriptural policy of "watchful waiting," rather than that of set­ting specific dates. He said that each of his hearers had a judgment sheet in his' or her . heart, but that all. condemnation could be removed by the acceptance of the finish~ work of Jesus Christ. Justification by. faith cancelled the old bond.'

The meeting was well attended, a goodly number being. present from. Whit~ Ooud, Jackson Center and Detroit churches. "

Sabbath morning found about three hun­dred or more present and wafted' heaven-· wc,.rd by ·a splendid inspiring sermon, preached by Pastor Fifield, of the Battle Creek Church. The special music was also much ·appreciated. . An interesting session of the Sabbath school followed, many of the visitors teach­ing classes.

In the afternoon the Young People's Board put on a good program on making the most of our opportunities. Represen­tatives from the various churches took part in this program, which was presided . over by Dr. Johanson. Quite likely, the secretary of the bOard will report this in detail later on. r On the night after the Sabbath, repre-

. sentatives from the different churches gave their views on vocational work, many in­teresting thoughts. being' expres~ed-. . . The consensus of opinion appeared . tb be. that there is ample opportunity for good, efficient workers in the ranks of Sabbath keepers to

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find suitable· employment. Dr. Branch, of whichprove(ttobeunderthe~·.~···g:' ,aQl ;,rOl[)t~!.:I[tF< White Cloud, ;Mich., spoke of a canning fac~ the htmteofDr.and.Mrs> tory in his town now ·for sale and urged co;,. Creek's, genial pastOr .. , After:'~""s DOli. L. ,:, Dtc~:.:: operation in its purchase and· maintenance. gram.and· considerable· ,talk ~r_;. ., . .,.

The writer closed by summing up, as posed·· White· ,Qoud· industry".wbi~ --. ' __ .i,·-"'-:·

chairman of the Denontinational Vocational ported onthe'frontpage,of' the:." Conlmittee, the various high points of. the morning issue of th~BattleCreek ... ,.' .... ' addresses made. He said that his services EnqUirer,.· ,Brother. EgmpOOHOek.stta,~~, .... were at the disposal of White Cloud, Jack- Battle Creek, ope~ed,the ,dev()tionat}e~;) son Center, Lost Creek, or any other c()m- .cises in 'which very ,many.took.part.,-;~c munity where a move was desired tow~rd. . fellowship·, breakfast, ",hich .. preCt~de(rthe. the establishment of an industry to prOVIde progr~,w~sboth ample and :tastY.:~,· " ' work for Sabbath. keepers. He called spe- Busin:~ss ., session in the< afternoon .> cial attention to the industry of a new Sev- preside!1 over by the ,vice-presideiit,BrotJ\er:,· enth Day Baptist, Evangelist V. J. Benja- . 'Nathan"'Branch, of· WhiteaoUd~~ min of. Jonalanalem, Penumatra P.O., The regUlar routine busin~swaS',~, Kistna District, South India. Associated . pretr~i~ . selected as the· next. place of mt!Iet..:,' ... with this brother are a number of Sabbath- lng, and ~ telegra~ -ordered sent .. to:'~aSt~ keeping Indians, and they are preparing by W~' D .... Tlckner, of Jackson,Center,,0biq, hand the most exquisite crochet work imag- expreSSIng the . love,. co~den~,a.nd pni.m ' inable; Samples of this work were passed:' ,·of the~convention, and Its fervent hOpe~.~, about the audience. Women could sell these he wo~d soo~ be restored toperfeet ~tIt.-articies with ease in our towns and cities" rhe .folloWlng- officers 'we~elec~~: ... . '. and at the~e ,time suppOrt our Indian P~esldent, N. L.Ma1tby,.Detroi~;_,~ Seventh Day -Bapti$.ts in,. theii" vocation- presIdents: Elder J. J .. Scott, ~troIt;; Eg-,,;.\ .' ·vocational problems on the home and for-· mond:', ~oek~tra, .Battle Creek!. A~~ .. ,~; ,. eign field both solved, to a certain· degree. Brancth, }Vhite qoud;· Evangelist·Cliftont Then, too, it ~aspeculiarly ~pr~riate·t~at. JourrrUd ~~n. ·~~er;~~~~~~ reference should be made to thIS Indian ur~r, :~ISS ~nme EIVlra ~t.CIait,.~~ ... work at Battle Creek, for it was Dr. B. B. ·Th~'offen!1g· tQ. be receIved· at mgbt,:"!85·· Mandale now an officer of the First Seventh left;.t the dIscretion of the new-· ExecutiVe Day Baptist Church of chrisf of Calcutta, Co~ttee. ... .'. .. whose name was given to our people by All ~goodthings In ~ life must needs, Dr. J. H. Kellogg, superintendent of the come t~ an end, andt!lls ~.tme of the. Battle Creek Sanitarium; and, after several conven~on. The- clOSIng sermon~f .. the, .... years of. correspondence, 'the wor.k in India .. gathering . was~eIivered by.pr~ '. Jo~?c.,. was started. . The writer expressed the hop~ Branch, of WhIte Ooud~ on . The ~ityof. that the Missio~ty Board would send Elder God."·, I.t was a graphic.present$OD<:of,. ; Eugene Davis or some other of our repre- the beauties of the eternal .atyand~tI~~t sentatives in China who are more. or less prayer for the cons~tion of our Lord~c .

. retarded in their w~rk by th~ Chinese civil petition, "Thy kingdomco~.~' J?r.'·B~;.: war ·around to India· to view the situati()n, Was; at his best.· Vim an~ VIgor were~:;' ' enc~rage the new Seventh Day. Baptists,· ifestecnn ~s di~ou~ .t:hrotqWout;l'eopIe\ and make a thorough. rt:port to our people l~ed for tile, mlnenmum.asthey~ It.ed;~,. ' .' in the homeland of. the .possibilities of the hIS portrayal of. the .haPl?y,time:tn.:"tJi!s· .. situation. Hundreds of East Indians. are eartb's ·futurewhen-· tbeo.kingtlOlDSC)f ·tbis~ about ready ~o enterfhe S.eventh Day ~ap- world shall. ~e.the kingdolDSof;our'-;> tist Church .. "The king'sbusiness requlreth Lord and his Christ. " ....> ..

haste." .... The last word ~ spoken;m.(i::then·dle. ~our of t~e Battle Creek ladies expressed r.eople·!mr~touti,!holy, pra1~fp1;~.~~~(~::

an Interest In the . lace goods, and a supply God ,be \\'lth yro·tiII; we ~.~ .. agam.':"~'~'., is 'to be sent to them for s~le in that city. th~BattleCreekCon~tion'oJ'; l~~":,,,~\~,~,:_-. '. Sunday morning~ qUIte c601,but about th.ing.ofthe.past-j ·but .. l~bl~ssecl:::" . ,\, s~ty:five gath~ In front of the ~~~ ~HingerW1':e fOf~~i. buddIng at 6.30 0 clock pre~ed to sail ~n the ~ ° ... gOotIly '. OSJ)I;, <:!';f' '.': ,:',

... - der sealed orders" to the place of meeting, fine people. The CQIlventionwas·';bJ;::J~',., '

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the best attended of its kind ever held by this group. DELEGATES OF THE CHURCH OF GOD AND SEV­

ENTH DAY BAPTISTS EXCHANGED VISITS About mid-September, I received a very

cordial invitation to attend the Michigan Conference of the Seventh Day Church of, God at Jenison, Mich., September 25-27. I was glad that affairs were in such shape that I could accept this gracious invitation and, accordingly, I left Detroit by Pere Mar-

, 'quette Railway at 8.05 a. m., September 25, arriving safely at Jenison at somewhat after 2 p. m. At this point I was met by Sta.te Evangelist R. E.Hosteter and Elder DaVIS,

of Deckervi1le. The evening session was a -good one,

Elder Groshans preaching very acceptably. On Sabbath morning, by invitation, I occu­pied the time, while in the afternoon Elders Davis and Wilson held forth. Elder Davis is a very promising young prea~her. The night . after the Sabbath Elder Hosteter de­livered a stirring discourse.

First day morning and afternoon were devoted to business sessions in the confer­ence tent. At the latter session, I gave a historical sketch of the Seventh Day Bap­tist Christians and endeavored to set forth the truths for, which they stood and the various countries in which they are oper­ating. On motion of Elder Groshans, a vote of thanks was given to the Seventh Day Baptist representative.

I was the guest while there of Brother De Wind, and nothing was lacking in hos­pitality. My heart is saddened as I write' this by the news just received that his fine eighteen-year-old son whom we -met at the conference was laid away this week to await the trump of the resurrection angel. He was so well and strong when we met him that it is hard indeed to credit t~e tidings. I am sure that the sympathy of our people will go out to the grief -stricken fat~er and mother who so very recently entertatned the , . Seventh Thly Baptist representattve so cour-. teously. .

The Sunday night session was an interest­iilg on~. -Brother Groshans again preached to us. .

The' highest attendance was on Sabbath morning-sixty-five. Those present came from all parts of the state; and as the Church of God membership is but one. hundred in Michigan, this showing is most creditable.

At Jenison no church exists. Several Church of God families reside there, so that left nearly all of the attendants to come from a distance.

Our Church of God friends reciprocated by attending our Michigan-Ohio Semi-an­nual Meeting at Battle Creek, October 9-11, as stated above.

Being the speaker of the Sabbath evening service; at the Battle Creek meeting, I took the occasion to mention the cordial recep­tion I had received at_ Jenison and to ex­press my pleasure at having a Church of God representative at our gathering.

May we live to see the day when God's people will be one.

4012 Field Avenue, Detroit, Mich.,

October .15, 1925.

DISASTROUS FIIlIIN, BROOUIELD, M. Y. [The SABBATH RECORDER is exceedingly

sorry to learn that several' buildings in Brookfield, including Brother L. A. Wor­den's publishing house and the Grange Hall, have been destroyed by' fire. The following account is taken from the abridged issue of the Brookfield Courier of October 21.-T. L. G.] .-

The worst fire in the history of the village of Brookfield occurred Wednesday night, completely destroying fi~e bu!ldings.. _The fire started at about nIne 0 clock In the Grange Hall, due to faulty electric .wiring. The moving picture show was in sessl0!1 and the hall was crowded, when fire was dISCOV­

ered in the front of the building. The audi­ence left quickly without any panic whatso­ever. The Brookfield' Fire Company was im­mediately on the scene, but due to the closed ceiling construction of the building they were unable to check the flames. All efforts were devoted to saving the Brookfield C O1U'ier building and to prevent the spread of flames eastward. Less than twelve feet separated the two buildings and while the hose kept doWn the fire on the forward half of the. side the rear of the shop was'soon blazing

, and' the flames worked rapialy toward the front. Ray Sampson's barn, three .feet from the _pri~ting office was soon b~rntng. . T~e . building west of the ~hall OCCUPied by IrWin Davis as a shoe repair shop was soon de­~troyed, as was the ice house at the rear of the Courier office.

(C ontin'Ued on page 575)

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Lone Sabllth Keeper's Page . ,

ABUNDANCES-A BIBLE STUDY 1-

MARY E. FILLYAW

"Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." And there are so many abundances. to cause "great thoughts" to thrill the nerves and send the life-blood to the tip of every artery, and under the in­fluence of these "great thoughts" the cheeks. redden and the muscles grow strong .. But abundances of grief cause frequent' inrushes of blood to the heart, causing. the cheeks, to pale and the extremities to grow cold, as in the death chill.

Several years ago a young sea captain after a successful voyage arrived at Wil-, mington, N. C., his home. port, bringing with him several trunks filled with beautiful and costly presentSt gathered from other lands for his bride-to-be; and they were to be married in the evening of the same, day. But while on his way to a' barber shop, he was met by a friend who told him that his "girl" was married the, day before and had already gone on her wedding tour. Bystand­ers saw the young captain place his hand over his heart and then -fall dead at his friend's feet. .f\ post mortem examination revealed his heart broken into two pieces, so .that, as the doctor said, he died literally of a broken heart. That incident made a deep impression on my mind; and when I know of promises made lightly and soon broken, I think of the great heart trouble that cut short that happy and useful young life.

After Isaac had lost his mother Sarah; what was more natural for him to do than to go "out to meditate in the field at the even­tide"?' One evening his feet traveled north­ward, for his bride-to-be might be nearby, or ,a great disappointment might be i~ store for

: him. His road,. lay along "the way of the . ,well Lahmroi,for he ~ dwelt in the south

" ' ; country.". That well was dedicated' "to the living in sight," hence the name Lahairoi-. Anyone coming in sight of that well was welcome to drink of its refreshing water "without money and without price." The Bible is our well of living water, and any

one who lives day' by <b.Y.insJP:t't Bible· . ne~ not, go' without, .' .... '.' S.·I 1Ji' 'li"ltiJlII!:: strength afforded-by its living,\,.··, at· .. · era: .. --.... Christ said, "The words that ISJJeilKlllllUl: you~ tlteyarespiritand"they:are' . .... .'<' ". '" _:"

Peter realized .. ··that Jesus had··"the·.·w~tJ.S~f.;,:,,· .• ';, eternal life." . ' .'. .''''':.'

The' "abundanee" of ·Hannah's;lIeOltipliia(." and grief"· sent her to the tabetnacle·\tC)~:t ... ,: .. '. out her "soul. before the LCJrd/'. -Aadfif< was ber first' son, Samuel; who beau:Ile~8cf ' .. great a prophet wbjle'stiJJ ayo1Jth;-'tbat.~:~ Lord "did let none of hiswords£all-tO/the: ground." '. . , '., : - ".''',' :'. -::, ';' :,:::,{ .

m!t~.!t:.~ ~ :!ts~~,'. for good 'or ,evil,'~use .,.' ! ,:

Within the human heart a ; sea : .' Of passions l~es unseen, ' '. .... ; ,

And words· maT rouse ita slcepiDs: wayo, ... Into a wild· turmoD. ,(.. , .... \ ' '. Oft high they Jilt their crested lOPS i

And burst in fury o'er the Soul, :.' . Till reasOn sinks within ~ .. deptbJ,

, And . frenzy, niles the mind., .

On~ cateless ;word may sow the seeds Of \ ~ess strife and pin; Ont thQughtless word. may separate . TwbkMng b~ for aye; . ," . ' _ And' envious words, .like ~iSoned . darb, , M;ay' wound their victim from afar; '. ' .... Malicious words with. blackeSt biles rhe fairest name may foul. .

Deceitful words ofttinteS . allure Into a hidden snare _ Unguarded feet, and prove. as thorns, Those 'tender feet to :'pierce.

.' But words of kindness win the heart . Called callous by the throng,.. ~ > . And prove as balm- to heal the wounds. That tmkind words have ma:d~ -

,And . oftentimes· the "soff reply" Has .tumed away a storm of wrath . Which dark abd threat'Ding overhlmg Some poor, defenseless head. .

The joy a. stranger feels, who hears One sYmpathetic word, ~ '. '.' . • •.. There's none can tell,. but· him wlk.'Se· heart.' ". Has . ecboed' to itssotmd. . And loving words· oft kindle loft . That warms and me1tsafrOzeft heart, Till from its springs, the liYing' stream· . Of love eternal flows.

o words, how- strong ~ are! 'To mo~e-~ thai·, ' To stir(or calm, as bate, c:r 10ft­Is mingled with your ~ .

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SABBATH . SCHOOL" HOSEA W. ROOD, MILTON, -WIS ..

Contributing Editor

PRoFESSOR WIUJAM' C. WHITFORD­'WORDS.OF APPRECIADON '

, It is with no little . satisfaction that we have good things said of our worthy brother, William C. Whitford,' late editor of the

. Helping Hand. I am' presenting ':hete a part ~f·a letter to President Boot~e C~'pa-. vis, Alfred University, written by Joseph Qark, consulting secretary of· the 'New' York State Sunday School Association:' '.'

My DEAR Mit. DAVIS:

There has just come to my hand theinin~tes of the meeting of the' Board of Directors of the Western New York Summer School" at Silver Lake, in which· there is revealed tome' '{pr the first time the news that Dr. William C. Whitford. bai been called home. 1 am greatly shoCked; and very sorry to hear of his· departure. Certainly your school and the cause of Christian religion. have lost a great and strong: man of.' beautiful character and wide influence. We shall very much miss him in our Executive Councils. ,:' .

Would it be possible for you to send me' some material from which '1 may compile a bd~f bio­graphical' sketch and appreciation of his life: to appear in the October Leader? The September nUmber is now on the press. '. • . Many of our dearest f,riends in the work have of late joined the homeward procession. -The workers fa~l, yet the work goes one. .

. Very sincerely yours, JOSEPH WRK.

. And here· is a part of a note received from Professor Ira M. Price, University of Chicago, secretary of the International Sunday School Lesson Committee. It came from Olympia, Wash.

DEAlt Ma. ROOD: I thank you for yours of September 6, which

has been forwarded to me at my summer, ¢amp here. Your lesson list for 1926 will be, sent to you ·at once. I am greatly shocked to hear of the death of Dr. Whitford, who was a very valuable member of the Lesson Committee.

Sincerely yours, ' IRA M. PRICE.

One of our own honored leaders for fifty years has said to a member of the Sabbath

. School Board, "Y oucan, of . course, put some one" into the place' left vaCanf by the death of Professor Whitford; yet you can

find no one to, fill it so ably as he did for twenty-seven years."

At the last meeting of the Sabbath School Board it was decided that Pastor J. L. Skaggs become editor of the Helping Hand for the present, and that the associate edi-

. tors go on with their work until sonle perm­anent appointment be made.

CREATE AN APPETITE . In a convention of liquor dealers in Ohio

one of the speakers said· these words: "The success. of our business is dependent largely \.!pon, the creation of an appetite for drink. Men . who drink liquor, like others, will die; and. if there is no appetite created in others, Qur counters will be ~s empty as our coffers. Our. children must go hungry o~ we 'must change ,'our business into some other more remunerative. The open field for the cre­ation of appetite is among the' boys. After men have grown their habits are formed, and they rarely change. It is therefore needful that work be done among the boys. I make this suggestion, gentlemen, that nick­els expended in treats for the boys will re­turn to your tills in dollars after the appe­tite has been formed. AbO'Ve all things, cre-ate appetite." ' ..

SIGNIFICANT ITEMS Captain Steele, of the N ew York police,

once made this statement: "In t~enty-five. years I have never had a man or woman brought before me for trial of whom I have not asked this question, 'Do you attend Sun- . dily school ?'No one had attended regu­larly. If I could get the parents of America to keep their children in Sunday school until fifteen years of age, I believe they could be saved."

The warden of' one of our penitentiaries said the other day: "There are nine hundred four boys in our penitentiary.' All are asked, when received, the same questions. Ten of this number said they had regularly at­tended Sunday school; eighty-five said they had attended irregularly, while eight hun­dred nin~ . said they never went to Sunday school."

LESSON VIU""":NOVEMBER ZI, I •• PAUL BEPORE FELIx. Acts 23: 1-24: Z1

'Golden Test.-"I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offense toward God and men always." Acts 24: 16.

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DAILY READINGS

Nov. 15---Paul before the Council. Acts Zf :1-il. Nov. 16-A Plot to Kill Paul. Acts 23: 12-24. Nov. 17-The Letter to Felix. Acts 23: 25-35. Nov. IS-Paul· Accused before Felix. Acts 24:

1-9. Nov. 19-Paul's Defense before Felix. Acts 24:

10-21. Nov. 2O-The Indecision of ~elix; Acts 24: ZZ-Zl. Nov. 21-Faith and Prayer in Trouble. Psalm

86: 11-17. (For Lesson Notes, see Helping Hand)

to our townspeople,·old· and Y9~/ assistance in saving officefurnitut~. portable equipm~t. . . "

DEATHS CaOSLEy.-Nathan Wardner, son of ..... _,

Phoebe Davis . Crosley, ~ bom' .af··SbJiIOIL; N. 'J., April ZI, 1854, ~d diecl._t. ' .. " .. '. Wis., October 18, 1925 .. '. ". . .' .. . ""-:X"',

When Mr., Crosley was about .fouryears,O,f .• ,, his parents mOved from . ShilOh ... to· :qj,f9l'd •. ·. c \

County, Pa., and settled near . the Cu"'o~~c enth 'nay. Baptist' church, " which is now· ~~' ..

DISASTROUS FIRE IN BROOKFIELD, N. Y. After eight years' residenCe there they,~ti)

(Continued from page 572) FA~~~a, M~. Crosley grewto~~ . By this time the Bridgewater, Leonards..: on January 19, 1884, he wu'marriedjO )(isa;JeD~

ville, and Unadilla Forks fire companies nie ,Burdick. They established ·theiry~:,;:ia> were on the job, closely followed by.the Wa- Farina, and lived there. until 1897" whm .. thq . terville Company. The contents of Will m~~::o c~~~~ :~~ born to' Mr.;aocl, ;Mri .. Cheseboro's store, Len Bacon's apartment, Crosley: aaren~, who died atFarinaat~~i •... and the York-Sampson residence were of four years; and Femand Ra)'lllOnd,who:~ .• · ; quickly removed .. A shed on the east end the family.home in Milton. Mr.' Crosley'~t.t,rq· .... of the Sampson barn was· torn down and . ~:;!!iel:i!nB:z~~th~d Moses,iJoth of .whom'~' the combined efforts of the coQlpanies pre- In young ~ood Mr. Crosley~ ~a ~ . vented any further spread of theconflagra- her of the Fanna Seventh. Day Baptist.OaIn:h.. tion. - '. Later he was' ordained a deaCon of 'tbe'~

The remarkable fighting. spirit of the On ~ to _Milton, theciiurch~\pf~·: .~. townspeople and the unselfish, untiring. thef"~Yl was .transferred to the Miitoll ~.' .'

of. th~· same fatth, 'and. Mr. Crosley ~.~." efforts of the fire companies and friends nized las a deacon. of the.MiltonQpudl.:"U~tit· .. fronl our' neighboring villages, alone pre- dea~ :he iived in hap~y Chr~! fello~hiP.~: vented the loss from assuming greater pro- consistently honored his .professIOlland~~ C)~ .. ,

.. . f f· dl· A f farewell service. was . cOnducted by,PaStOr portions.~·' . No greater spIrIt 0 nen Iness J~es L: Skaggs, Rev., Edwin Shaw assisting. ·a~. could, possi~ly 'be shown. .. - the. family horne on Monday aftern.oon.~

Plat1s"ar~ already being discussed for. the 19,' and. the family I~ft on the evenmg .. train, tak:;;. construction of a new Community House ing the bOdy to Farina, III.; ~or burial., , to replace Grange Hall. .J. 1... so ...

Through the courtesy of the Waterville MAXsON.-OaraMelvina (Mix),' ~fe . ofByrq.. ~ Times, this abridged 'eaition of the Couri.er. D. <Maxson; was bom- April 12. 1852;"inSciOi ". is issued. Fout .pages·· of. the Courier ha~l' N. Y., and.-died at Fresno, Calit,~.}5~·-. been.printed and the type' for the_remaining. 1925, aged 73 years, 6 months, and3:'~YS:{.,~,

She was married to Byron. D. MaDon; .... ~~tT.lt,. eight.pages was ready, for th~ press. The 8, .1873; and 8$ide. from two·tWingirlS~.:whp~ . four type pages were taken ,from the press in 'iilfancy, there reniamofthefaau't-~~"~, and saved,: also several. galleys. of type. 'The mourn her loss: the husband; ,a son, 'Bertrincl.l>it':' printed 'pages. were: destroyed: .. -- an~ family; Ilrs .. ~~ia.Get~.Bl!~:~t

S '.. I' . f . t husband; Dorothy LOUIse Max~;, aQcla'~~'q. e~ut:!nga new ocatlon or a new. pnn. - .. Charles Milford, Mix, of Selma, Ind., WIn,. .... ,;.': ing equipment is a difficult problem,- butwtll friends join with the f~Iy.. . . .. ........ ' .. '>"::"::,:;;;':' be soll!ed in some manner and the publica:..- Sister Maxson madeaprofessioo and~jOiDec1,'.~~·'. tion of the ,Courier and the job, printing Seventh Day Baptist. Church of ·Sdo~N;'~:Y';{,;~.,: business" continued. 'Until new ,equipment 1876,wher.e · .s~e:spent·her··~rlhf!od;·~.;,:a.:~>- ..

b ed h C . '11 be d ... ed early married Ide was spentm 1l.ich1JUlj •. l{~·:~i can e secur , t e' ourtn' WI ... ' . re uc coming to~ifonua in the fall of 1-. .~~:.;,~._, in size, and published principally to continue . has since made her. home. '. " .' ';,} ",

. legal notices. Subscription dates. will be . After:the organizatioli of the.Se.N!!Iltll· advanced, however, so that subscribers'.wil1 tist~Church .at Riftl'Sicle. .. ~f., .. ~~., ~1~1!::j;;, receive complete numbet:sfor the per.iods ttansferredlier. ~bership~m·· lei' '111' *:. for wht·ch they ·have ·pat·d. . ,.' theseyears~has!been ~. .~: .' Because' of tong thDe ." '.' . : __ ';~~~I,.,q.,. __ .;~> ... ,,"'s

The loss to the publish~ is partially co~- regardedthe···uridersilnet{ .... (J~ . . ... _ .. ' .... ered by insurance. Our thanks are extended first' pastor iii' California, ... ~witb .:p ......... :cllillll.;p!~

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o'f Los Angeles, and Pastor Weeks of Fresno Seventh Day Adventist Church, conducted the farewell serv!ce, Sabbath afternoon, October 17, and 'the body was' placed in, the Fresno Mauso­leum, there to await the coming of her King~

1. T. D.

READ.-Seraphina (Potter) Read was born at Grafton, N. Y., April 11, 1832, and died Sep­tember 22, 1925, at Madison. Wis.

Burial services were conducted at the Ever­green Cemetery of Albion, Wis., by Pastor Seager.

(A more extended notice is given in this issue~)

McCLAFFERTY.-Anna Vincent, daughter of Chris­topher and Oarissa Burdick Vincent, was born February 27, 1860, near Milton Junction, Wis., 'and died at Canton, Ohio, October 6, 1~. .

Since 1906 Mrs. McClafferty has been a mem­ber of the MiltOn Seventh D~y Baptist Church, though for several years she has lived away from Milton. , She is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Ruby

Gould of Stoughton, Wis., and Mr$. Harold Mer­let, Canton, Ohio; and by two granddaughters, Mildred and Marion Gould of Stoughton; and by one brother, Joseph Vincent of Chippewa Falls" Wis. She had spent the last year and a half with her daughter in Canton. , The body was brought to Milton Junction, Wis., (or burial. On Thursday afternoon, October 8, friends and relatives assembled at the Milton Junction, Seventh Day Baptist church for the farewell service, which was conducted by Rev. Edwin Shaw, Pastor E., E. Sutton and Pastor J. L. Skaggs assisting.

J. L. S.

W ARBAcH.--Christian Warbach was born in Ger­many, August 17, 1871, and died at his home

, in Plainfield, N. J., October 4, 1925, in the fifty-fifth year of his age.

He 'came to America when he was fifteen years of age, and had lived in Plainfield for thirty-five years.

He was first married to Miss Nora McEvoy. To·this union one child was born. January 20, 1901, 'he married Miss Serena Pegram, the first wife having' died when they had been married less than two years. " Mrs. Warbach has been a mother to the daugh­ter; and now wife and daughter are left to com­fort each other, as they sorrow for the loss of husband and father.

Besides the wife, and the daughter, Frances N. Warbach, he leaves two brothers: Carl, of Glen­dale, 'Long Island; and Jacob, of Brooklyn. "),{r~ Warbach was baptized into the member­

$hip of the Plainfield Seventh Day Baptist Church during' the pastorate of Rev. George B; Shaw, and ,retained his membership in the church till the end. " " , : 'Ftmeral service was held in the Seventh Day Baptis~ church of Plainfield, conducted by the pastor~ Rev. Ahva J. C~ Bond, assisted by a mixed quartet from the, Church.

A. J. c. B.

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AUTUMN Light through the trees of the forest in autumn Like sunset at evening flooding a choir, Breezes aswinging a thousand sweet censers Grasses like candles flickering afire.

Preludes by rivulets, anthems by songsters, Warnings by chipmunk and squirrel divines, "Sermons in stones" and prayers in the tree tops And the soft benediction of wind in the pines.

-R. C. Francis.

A CHRISTIA"~S PRAYER Lord, I'm thankful for mine eyes,

That see thy wonders and thy skies. I'm thankful, too, for arms so strong

That earn my bread and fight the wrong. .For feet that go unto the house oJ prayer,

I'm thankful, Lord, they take lite there. And for a soul from sin set free,

For all of these, Lord, I thank thee. -Horace L. SIft/ens.

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CONTENTS EdJto ... aJ.-A Good Yearly Keetin .. In

Historic BerUn.-Berlln Hu a, Bec­ord.-Elljab's New' DaY-A Genuine F-orward J(ovement.-Don't. Overlook Dean :Main's Conference Paper, •• 577-680

The Sabbath and' Seventh Day Hap- ' tists in History: Or .the Phllosopby ot Sabbath Keeping •• ,' 0 0 • , ,', •• , •• 580

Seyftltla . Da.,.- ",tIR 0Il..... ... e­_e.t,~r Bulletin Board . ..:...seventb­Day Baptista In Euro~ ~na AlDer­lca.-Tbe OCtober SeIDl-annual and Yearly Keetlng. 0 '0 , , , ., .-•••••• ~ .'. ~ 586

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