ECHOES FROM THE FIELD.
to show your interest in the proclama-
tion of this message, and also to.encour-
age your fellow-member to greater acti-
vity. The great excuse with some is that
they “forget” to report. Butin tracing
this to its real origin we find an uncon-
scious “lack of interest.” It is possibile
for us to lose interest in this way and not
be wholly conscious of the fact. Have
you failed to report? If so, can this be
true of you? Let us weigh this matter
seriously and report now, because to-
morrow will never come.
: C. S. Prout,
The New Self-Denial Box.
For several years the Southern Mis-
sionary Society has been putting out a
self-denial box for the purpose of secur-
ing funds for, the work among the col-
ored people of the South. This is in
harmony with the light the Lord has
given-us through His servant. 1 quote
“only a few statements from the great
amount that has been given us on this
subject.
“My dear brethren and sisters, every-
where: I wish to ask if you would not
regard it a privilege to lay aside a cer-
tain sum weekly for the Southern field?
Will you not put ina prominent place
in your home a box with the inscription,
‘For the work among the colored peo-
‘ple of the South?” Will you not ask
“your children to put into this box the
money they would otherwise spend for
~ candy-and other neédless things? When
visitors come to your home they will see
“the box, and ask in regard to it. Let the
children tell the story of their effort to
help a needy missionary field by deny-
"ing self.”
“Every church-member should cherish
© a spirit of sacrifice. In every home there
“should be taught lessons of self-denial.
Keep in your homes a self-denial box
~ into which you can put the money saved
by little acts of self-denial.”
Just now there ‘is greater need’ than
ever before that we should deny our-
- selves and make a real sacrifice that this
work may no longer be kept back for
lack of means. There is a great dearth
of laborers, but there are several now
ready to enter the work had we means to
--enlarge our force.
I wish all would read pages 196-226 in
the last Testimony, Vol.q. I will only
quote a little from the closing paragraphs.
~ “Thousands of colored people in the
South may now be uplifted, and become
human agents to help their own race, if
in the Signs of the Times weekly.
* studies will cover almost every phase of
they can receive the help God is calling
upon us to give them.
“My dear brethren and sisters, Christ
is now saying to you: ‘Lift up your eyes
and look on this Southern field; for it
needs workers—sowers of the seed and
reapers. It needs your means for the
maintenance of these workers." The
grace of Christ is unlimited, it is God's
free gift. Then wliy should not this ne-
glected people have some hope and cour-
age and faith brought into their lives?
There is sunshine in the heart for all
who will accept Christ.”
In order that all our people may have
a part in this work, we have prepared a
very neat and substantial self-denial box
again this year. In place of the calendar
we have several good illustrations show-
"ing typical scenes in the Southern field,
also some of out institutions which have
been established for the uplifting of the
colored people. “This box will last sev-
eral years, and thus save the expense of
getting out new ones each year. I am
sure all will Be pleased with it.
We are desirous of getting this box
into the romes of all our people, and
also into the homes of all those who
would like to assist in helping carry the
gospel to this needy race. Write us how
many to send for your church and neigh-
borhood, or to whom to send them.
A.J. HAYSMER,
61 Lindsley Ave., Nashville, Tenn.
An Interesting Study.
A verse-by-verse study of that most
interesting of all the books in the Bible
—“The Revelation” —will soon be beguu
These
the Gospel Message, and will be of spe-
cial interest to Bible students and those
interested in prophecy.
That the Signs is appreciated by the
brethren in the field is evidenced by the
many, letters that come to the office.
Here is what one subscriber has to say
about it:
“l have read this dear old paper (The
Signs of the Times) for twenty years. It
has always borne witness to the “Advent
Message" in all its fullness, and is still
doing its work nobly. Ihave sold and
am still selling it from house to house,
and taking subscriptions for it continunal-
ly. In my ministerial work 1 would
hardly know how to wark without it. A
young business man who bas just made
up his mind to keep all the command-
ments of God, and who has been reading
the Signs, said to me as | handed him a
14 to July 25.
copy last week, ‘How much is this pa-
per?’ I told him and he answered, ‘Have
it sent to me for one year. It is the very
best paper I ever saw. Itis clean.’ “This
man has made a success in business, and
is a leader in the First Baptist church.
He has now decided to obey and walk
more fully in the light. The Signs has
helped me to teach him the truth. This
is simply one out of many experiences I
am continually enjoying.”
Are you a subscriber to the Sigus?
Does your church take a club for gen-
eral missionary work?
If not, this is a splendid time to begin.
Only soc for three months, goc for six
months, $1.75 per year.
In clubs of five or more, $1.25 per copy
per year, oo
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Union College Summer School for Inter-
mediate and Church School Teachers.
Definite arrangements are being. made
for the Union College summer schopl to
be held at College View, Nebraska, June
We hope to have, all the
teachers in the Union Conference pres-
ent, and are planning on the strongest
help avaitable in the denemination, The
announcement will be published ‘soon
and sent to all who desire-a copy. “Ad-
dress either Union College, or the Central
Union Conference, College View, Nebr,
B. E. HUFFMAN,
Now In Print.
The Bible or Tradition-—A Review of Dr. Torrey
and the Sabbath,
This tract has been out of print for the
past two years. It has recently been re-
vised and newly illustrated, making it
one of the best Sabbath tracts obtainable.
Inasmuch as Dr. Torrey is authority in
religious matters among many of the
churches, and in view of his attack on the
Seventh-day Sabbath, this review of his
position is highly interesting and should
have an extended circulation.
The tract is issued as B. S. L. No. 193;
price, 2 cents. We have a supply in this
office.
Halley's Comet is to be visible this
month. Six pages of the May Signs is
devoted to this wanderer. This maga-
zine has also an attractive cover design,
and much readable matter, Its special
subject is Commerce and Labor. It
should have a large sale in this Con-
ference.