VOL. III. 
BATTLE CREEK, MICH., U. S. A., 
SEPTEMBER, 
1891. 
No. 
9. 
CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT. 
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COMMENCING with the next number, the editorial 
management of the HOME MISSIONARY will pass into 
other hands. 
The reasons for this change stated 
briefly are as follows : Elder Dan. T. Jones, who has 
been associated with the writer as managing editor 
of the HOME MISSIONARY since the beginning of 1890, 
has for some months in the past been absent from 
Battle Creek, engaged in the work on the Pacific 
Coast, as Superintendent of General Conference Dis-
trict No. 6. 
He has recently spent a few weeks in 
the East, attending the summer council; but by the 
time this paper reaches our readers, will again be on 
his way West to remain permanently in that field. 
This makes it impossible for him to render any prac-
tical assistance on the editorial work of the paper, 
except as a contributor. 
For some months in the pasta plan has been under 
'> 
consideration for the writer to make an extended 
missionary visit to Mexico, Central America, West 
Indies, South 
America, and Africa, laboring 
to 
strengthen the interests of our work which has 
already been established in different portions of these 
fields, and to explore new fields, and assist in making 
plans for commencing the canvassing work and lo-
cating other laborers permanently in such places as 
there seem to be favorable openings. 
During the recent session of the Foreign Mission 
Board, it was voted that this trip should be taken, 
and arrangements have been completed for carrying 
on the different lines of work with which we have 
k 
been connected since coming to Battle Creek at the 
commencement of 1890." 
While we feel exceedingly 
anxious for the work in the fields which we are to 
visit, and believe that by the blessing of God much 
good may be accomplished by the trip which has 
been planned, it is with regret that we resign our 
connection with the HOME MISSIONARY. 
This little paper waB first started simply for the 
purpose of publishing the fourth-Sabbath readings, 
and a few items of instruction in regard to mission-
ary work each month. 
During the year 1889, it was 
printed as an eight-page monthly, and received a 
wide circulation. 
At the annual meeting of the In-
ternational Tract Society, held in November, 1889, 
it was voted to enlarge the paper to sixteen pages 
and provide for several departments: 
One for the 
consideration of foreign missions each month ; one 
for religious liberty; still another for the home mis-
sionary work; and a fourth one for the considera-
tion of the health and temperance work. 
In addi-
tion to these, four pages were to be devoted to the in-
terests of the canvassing work. 
When the first 
number was being prepared, after this enlargement 
had been decided upon, it was found that even this 
additional space was insufficient for the important 
matter which ought to be furnished in this paper ; 
and the editors took the responsibility of adding 
four more pages to the January number for 1890, 
making it a twenty-page paper. 
The Executive 
Board then took the matter under consideration, and 
decided to enlarge it to twenty-four pages, leaving 
the pi;ice the same as had been planned, 25 cents a 
year. 
This has been the size of the paper since that 
time ; and with some slight changes, the original 
plan has been followed in its make-up. 
We have tried as best we could to exclude every-
thing from this paper except that which would be 
both interesting and profitable for our readers. 
How 
well we have succeeded in doing this, our readers 
are better able to judge than we; but if we can form 
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any opinion from the liberal circulation the paper 
has had and the letters of commendation which we 
have received from nearly all parts of the world, we 
may hope that a measure of success at least has 
attended our efforts to make the paper a source of 
benefit to our people. 
In withdrawing from the management of the 
paper, it is a great satisfaction to us to know that 
those who have been selected to carry forward the 
work are men of ability and experience in this line 
of work; and we have every reason to expect that 
the paper will be made even more interesting and 
beneficial to our readers than it has been in the past. 
Brethren W. A. Colcord and W. A. Spicer have been 
selected by the Executive Board of the International 
Tract Society as managing editors of the HOME MIS-
SIONARY, and will assume the charge of it, commenc-
ing with the October number. 
Brother Colcord, as our readers already know, has 
had charge of the Religious Liberty Department for 
several months. 
He is the Corresponding Secretary 
of the General Conference, and is thus in touch with 
prominent laborers in all parts of the field ; and hav-
ing had a year or more of experience in editorial 
work on the Review, we feel satisfied that he will be 
able to do much more efficient work on the HOME 
MISSIONARY than we have been able to do in the past. 
Brother Spicer has had considerable experience in 
editorial work on Present Truth, which is published 
in London, England. 
He has recently returned to 
America at the request of the Board, and has been 
chosen Secretary of the Foreign Mission Board in 
place of Elder W. C. White, who is to spend a year 
or more in Australia. 
Brother Spicer will have 
charge of the Foreign Mission Department, as well 
as being associated with Brother Colcord in the 
general management of the paper. 
I wish personally to express my heartfelt thanks 
to many who have kindly contributed articles and 
items of interest for the paper, and others who have 
offered valuable suggestions on different points in 
regard to its management, and would hereby re-
quest the friends of the paper in all parts of the field 
to extend to the newly selected editors the same 
support and assistance which has been so kindly 
given to us in the past. 
I also wish to request a special interest in the 
prayers of our readers as I enter upon the responsi-
bilities connected with my important journey, that 
I may have much of the blessing of the Lord in 
my efforts to advance the interests of his work in 
these important fields. 
I shall be glad to send frequent reports of the con-
dition of the work in the different countries which 
I visit, some of which will doubtless appear in the 
HOME 
MISSIONARY from time to time, and others in 
the Review and other papers. 
While we enjoy and appreciate these mediums of 
communication here, let us all look forward to that 
glad time which is so rapidly hastening on, when the 
gospel work will be completed; the faithful will be 
gathered home ; and those who have labored either 
at home or abroad for the salvation of souls who 
are out of Christ, may 
all come with rejoicing, 
bringing their sheaves with them. 
L. c. c. 
" 0 TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD." 
HAVE you been straying? 
The good Shepherd 
bids you come home. 
Do you not know the way? 
" I will guide thee with mine eye." 
Are you alone? 
'fcl am with thee, and will bless thee." 
Have you 
no certain dwelling place ? 
" In my Father's house 
are many mansions ; if it were not so, 1 would have 
told you. 
1 go to prepare a place for you. 
And if I 
go and prepare a place for you, I will come again 
and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there 
ye may be also." 
Are you weary? 
"Come unto me, all ye that 
labor and are heavy laden, and 1 will give you rest." 
Aro you weak? 
"They that wait on the Lord shall 
renew their strength." 
Are you lost ? 
" The Son 
of man is come to save that which is lost." 
Are you hungry ? 
" Behold, I stand at the door, 
and knock : if any man hear my voice, and open the 
door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, 
and he with me." 
Are you thirsting ? 
" Ho, every 
one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he 
that hath no money ; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, 
come, buy wine and milk without money and with-
out price." 
Are you poor and naked ? "I counsel thee to buy 
of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; 
and white raiment that thou mayest be clothed." 
Are you carrying heavy burdens ? " Cast thy bur-
den upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee." 
Are you anxious and troubled ? 
" Be careful for 
nothing ; but in everything by prayer and supplica-
tion with thanksgiving let your requests be made 
known unto God. And the peace of God, which pas-
seth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and 
mindB through Jesus Christ." 
Do you fear temptation ? 
" God is faithful, who 
will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are 
able ; but will with the temptation also make a way 
to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." 
Have you sinned? 
"Who bis own self bear our 
sins ... on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, 
should live unto righteousness : by whose stripes ye 
were healed." 
Have you backslidden from God? 
" I will heal 
their backsliding, I will love them freely ; for mine 
anger is turned away." 
Are you discouraged? 
" Wait on the Lord ; be of 
good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: 
wait, I say, on the Lord." 
Are you sorrowing? 
"Surely he hatb borne our 
griefs, and carried our sorrows." 
Why should we 
carry them? 
Are you weary with watching? 
"He giveth bis 
beloved sleep." 
"Acquaint now thyself with him, 
and be at peace." 
C. G. HOWELL. 
1891.] 
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Bible Workers' 
CONDUCTED BY GEO. 
B. 
STARR. 
NEW METHODS. 
As God gives us increased light, and the precious 
truths of the gospel are put before our eyes in a new 
setting and with a new luster and brightness, we 
must as rapidly and definitely change our methods 
of labor among the people, so that God may give to 
them, through us, that which he has given us 
through other agencies. 
We must kindle our tapers 
daily, and go forth with lamps burning with all the 
light that to day shines from the sacred page ; and 
we must also let the light shine in the manner in 
which it has chosen for itself. 
Each new ray of 
light has a peculiar setting of its own, and we can-
not possibly make it fit our old methods —our " old 
bottles." 
Bible readings, as well as sermons, should all be re-
modeled. 
We should not even keep the old outlines, 
the old " shucks," as it were, and endeavor to work 
new life into them j but instead, let every reading be 
arranged with the view to teach Christ, first, and last, 
and all the time, and to teach nothing but Christ. 
Let evervthine: else be weeded out. 
A Bible reading 
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several months or years old is no better than a ser-
mon ot the same age, and will certainly fail to 
awaken a deep and healthy interest in the mind of 
the reader. • When our readings are worked over and 
puTTTa" new setting, so that they bring light and 
comfort to our own minds, they will then be interest-
ing and full of light to others. 
1 would offer a few 
thoughts in reference to how our work might be ar-
ranged and spoken of to the people, and they are 
only suggestions, as I should oppose the plan of ar-
ranging set lists of readings to be followed by the 
workers. 
Suppose we should speak of our work as a study 
of the subject of redemption, from creation to the 
second coming of Christ, or from " Eden to Eden," 
as Elder J. H. Waggoner so happily puts it. 
We 
might begin with a reading on creation, comparing 
Genesis 1, with John 1, Colossians and Hebrews 1, 
showing Christ as the Creator, in which the Sabbath 
should be introduced, and Christ its author — no allu-
sion being made to its change or to any differences of 
opinion upon the subject; but what an opportunity 
would here be offered to lay the foundation for fur-
ther study ! 
Then follows the fall of man ; Satan 
and his connection with it; who Satan is, and th 
nature of his work. 
Then the wonderful plan of 
redemption, as shown in early promises and types; 
then Christ in the prophecies ; the prophecies of the 
nations of the earth as they relate themselves to the 
plan and work of redemption. 
In taking up the 
papacy, why not treat it under the head of anti-
Christ,— his work in opposing Christ,— and com 
pare the mystery of godlines with the mystery of 
iniquity. 
Then the first and second 
advents of 
Christ as related to Christ's work for man ; the place 
they fill in the plan of redemption ; the state of the 
dead; the destiny of the wicked; the nature of 
man; 
life through Christ, only; ministry of the 
angels; the sanctuary ; the judgment and the mes-
sage— all as related to Christ's work in 
man's 
behalf. 
Although this is a brief presentation of the sub-
ject, I hope it will serve to make it appear possible 
and even attractive to every worker, so to arrange 
all the material with which he is furnished, as to pre-
sent Christ " all and in all," and all that is presented 
in its relation to him and his work. 
THE SEVEN " I AMS" OF CHRIST IN THE BOOK 
OF JOHN. 
John 10:7: "I am the door,"—that is, the en-
trance. 
John 14 : 6 : "I am the way,"— that is, the road. 
John 9:5: " I am the light,"— the light to walk by. 
John 6:48 : "lam that bread,"— the strength to 
walk by. 
John 10:11: "I am the good shepherd,''—the 
companion and guide by the way. 
John 14:6 : "lam . . . the life,"—the power by 
the way. 
John 11 :25 : "I am the resurrection,"—the end 
of the way.— Notes from Moody's Bible. 
THE Christian on his knees sees farther than the 
philosopher on his tiptoes. •— 
BY the time this page is read, God prospering us, 
we shall be on our way to our new field of labor in 
New Zealand and Australia, and we feel encouraged 
to believe that we shall have the prayers of our fel-
low-laborers in the Bible work. 
We feel very thank-
ful that this department is to be left in the charge of 
Elder E. J. Waggoner, whom we are certain will be 
able to offer many valuable hints to tbe workers. 
We hope he will be assisted by your prayers and 
by contributions to this page, which we hope ere long 
will grow to be a " department" of more than a 
page in size. 
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FOURTH 
SABBATH 
READING. 
> 
To be Read in the Churches, Sabbath, September 26. 
THE GOSPEL COMMISSION. 
WHAT 
IS IT ? 
" Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel 
to every creature." 
Mark 16:15. 
We cannot con-
ceive how language could be made more compre-
hensive than these few words of our Saviour to his 
disciples. 
"All the world" and "every creature" 
must include every phase of humanity 
wherever 
humanity exists or ever shall exist in any part of 
this wonderful universe of God. 
There are those 
who seem inclined to limit the application of these 
words to the generation in which they were uttered ; 
and as proof that this position is correct, we some-
times hear the 20th verse quoted, which says, "And 
they went forth, and preached 
everywhere, the 
Lord working with them, and confirming the word 
with signs following." 
If we turn, however, to the language of the Saviour 
as recorded by Matthew, we find that the gospel 
commission extends down through the ages from the 
time it was first given, to our own time, and on into 
the future as long as the world stands. 
Matt. 
28 :19, 20. 
The Saviour in another place defines the 
field in which the good seed is to be sown, by saying, 
" The field is the world" (Matt. 13 :38) ; and in the 
parable recorded in the 13th of Mark, he teaches us 
the very important truth that every one is to have 
some part in sowing the gospel seed in this great 
field. 
Mark 13 : 34. 
In other words, the gospel com-
mission means simply this: 
All are to go, and to 
go to all. 
The practical question for those who are connected 
with the special work which is now being accom-
plished in the earth, is — 
WHAT IS OUR DUTY 
as servants of God, laboring under the great gospel 
commission ? 
It is our object in this article to pre-
sent a few brief statements concerning the present 
condition of the field, and some of the openings 
which are appearing for us to enter. 
As a denomination, we believe we are proclaiming 
the third angel's message of Eevelation 14, or rather, 
the three-fold message of Revelation 14, which began 
to be proclaimed nearly fifty years ago by those ear-
nest, devoted followers of God, who had by careful 
and prayerful study of his Word, discerned some of 
the important truths which were due to the world at 
that time. 
Let us notice a few expressions found in this chap-
ter concerning the nature and extent of the work in 
which we are engaged. 
"And I saw another angel 
fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gos-
pel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and 
to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people." 
" And the third angel followed them, saying with a 
loud voice, If any man worship the beast," etc.; 
"Here is the patience of the saints ; they that keep 
the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." 
(Revised Version.) 
From these quotations we see, first, that it is the 
everlasting gospel we are to preach ; second, it is to 
be preached in all the earth; third, that " every man" 
is to know something of the message ; fourth, that 
those who are engaged in this work will unite in 
f 
keeping the commandments of God and the faith of 
Jesus. 
There has been too often a misconception in the 
minds of many, even among our own laborers, of the 
nature and extent of the work which the Lord has 
committed to us to perform. 
While it is a fact that 
we as a people have the third angel's message to 
proclaim to the world, and this message, as a part of 
it, has certain truths which have been lost sight of 
in the past, and are overlooked at the present time 
by other denominations,— such as the Sabbath ques-
tion, the nature of man, the coming of the Lord,— 
it is also a fact that the third angel's message is the 
everlasting gospel in all its fullness and completeness; 
and those who are proclaiming the third angel's mes-
sage ought to take the broadest possible view of gos-
pel work, both as to the nature of the work, and the 
extent of the field into which it must be carried. 
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL? 
« 
Paul tells us it is " the power of God unto salvation 
to every one that believeth ; " and yet we find those 
who believe in the gospel of our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ, and who accept the theory of its world- , 
wide mission, claiming that there are those living 
in our own day and age who are so degraded and 
low in the scale of human existence that it is use-
less for us to make any effort to reach them with 
the everlasting gospel. 
We cannot conceive for a 
moment how any one who has learned by personal 
experience the truthfulness of Paul's definition of 
the gospel (Rom. 1:16) can for a moment take the 
position that the gospel — the power of God — is 
not able to save even the most degraded heathen 
that can be found upon the face of the earth. 
If we had space and time, wo might refer to scores 
and hundreds of instances in the experiences of 
missionaries in heathen lands where those who have 
been born and educated in the superstitions of idol-
atry, and who to all human appearances, were as 
utterly hopeless as it is possible for any human being 
to be, have been led, not only to rejoice in the gospel 
themselves, but through its influence and power have 
become useful in carrying it to others who were 
ignorant of it. 
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THE RESPONSIBILITY 
OP THE 
CHURCH. 
The apostle Paul places the responsibility of the 
gospel work directly upon those who themselves 
have learned of its value, in the following words: 
" For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord 
shall be saved. 
How then shall they call on him 
in whom they have not believed? and how shall 
they believe in him of whom they have not heard ? 
and how shall they hear without a preacher? and 
how shall they preach, except they be sent 1" 
Bom. 
10:13-15. 
I sincerely trust that the Spirit of the 
Lord will impress upon the minds of all of our read-
ers their individual responsibility as brought to view 
in these words. 
We are to send preachers, mission-
aries, Bible workers, canvassers, the books, the 
papers, the letters ; in fact, every means which God 
has ordained to carry forward tbe gospel, must be 
utilized by us, or else we fail in discharging the re-
sponsibility which the Lord has placed upon us. 
When we have sent the gospel to them, and they 
have heard, and have learned to call upon the Lord, 
the promise is sure that they shall be saved. 
I hear 
the apostle Peter uniting his voice with frequent 
testimonies upon this point, saying, " Of a truth I 
perceive that God is no respecter of persons : but in 
every nation he that feareth him, and worketh right-
eousness, is accepted with him." 
Acts 10 :34, 35. 
We migbt multiply texts to show the universal pro-
vision which God has made for all of his creatures 
to have an opportunity for salvation through the 
gospel. 
In writing to Timothy, the apostle Paul 
says, " For this is good and acceptable in the sight 
of God our Saviour; who will have all men to be 
saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." 
1 Tim. 2 : 3, 4. 
THE PRESENT NEED. 
Dr. A. T. Pierson has well said that "facts are 
the fuel which is needed to keep the missionary fire 
burning in the hearts of the people." 
The facts, 
briefly stated, are that while we who read and listen 
to these words to-day are situated in comfortable 
homes, many of us with pleasant places of worship, 
and have a knowledge of the precious truth concern-
ing the soon-coming of our Lord, and the power of 
the gospel of Christ, more than eight hundred and 
fifty millions of people are in entire ignorance of 
of the gospel, and do not even know that there is 
such a being as the God we worship, who has placed 
upon us the responsibility of carrying the glad news 
of salvation to the world. 
Wherever the gospel has gone in heathen lands, 
the rays of light have been gladly received, and to-
day the Macedonian cry is heard from the north 
and the east, the south and the west, " Come over 
and help us." Faithful laborers have gone out under 
the direction of different denominations, and have 
given their lives to the work, in order that precious 
souls might learn for the first time of the gospel of 
Christ. 
Shall we who have the everlasting gospel to 
preach in all the earth, be less willing to consecrate 
our sons and daughters to this work, and give of our 
means with which tho Lord has blessed us, than 
those whose knowledge of the gospel has not in-
cluded the special important features which 
have 
been committed to us? 
God forbid. 
The present 
need, as far as our relation to the work in heathen 
lands is concerned, is for a more careful study of the 
history of the work of other denominations in these 
lands, and of the present condition and the openings 
which are presented in every direction, which we 
might enter if we had consecrated laborers and 
means to support them. 
THE LORD HAS GONE BEFORE 
US. 
It has been but a short time since we as a denomi-
nation were greatly rejoiced at the remarkable suc-
cess which attended the efforts of an elderly brother, 
a lay member of one of our churches, in carrying the 
truth to the people on Pitcairn Island. 
I firmly be-
lieve that the Lord directed Brother Tay to that 
island, and crowned his efforts with abundant success, 
in order to show his people that there is a work for 
them to accomplish in the island field, and that he is 
willing to go out before them, and prepare the way. 
We have since awakened to the truth that " the isles 
shall wait for his law ; " and have built and equipped 
a missionary ship and sent it to those islands, and 
are seeing abundant evidences of the prospering hand 
of the Lord wherever it goes. 
The Lord has also gone out before us in heathen 
lands. 
On the Gold Coast of Africa, nearly fifty 
have commenced the observance of the true Sabbath, 
and have for many months been maintaining a regu-
lar Sabbath-school and Sabbath worship, and are 
earnestly pleading for help. 
Although they have 
never seen the face nor heard the voice of a living 
Seventh day Adventist, the Spirit of the Lord has 
impressed the truth upon their hearts; and by the aid 
of the publications which have been sent them by the 
International Tract Society, they have learned some-
thing of the truth, and have gladly accepted the 
light thus received, and are earnestly pleading for 
further instruction in the way of life. 
We might mention other instances where the 
providence of God has gone out before laborers 
who have been sent to different parts of the world. 
We have every reason to know that the Lord's hand 
is in this work, and as our faith prompts us to give 
our lives and our substance to the support of the 
work, he will bless our efforts to the salvation of 
many precious souls. 
But our work in foreign fields is not confined to 
heathen lands alone. 
Already the principles of the 
everlasting gospel have been gladly received in South 
Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the West Indies, 
South America, Bussia, and other countries of Eu-
rope ; and in all these fields native laborers are being 
raised up and developed, who, under the direction 
of those who have been sent there by the Mission 
Board, will assist in carrying forward the work. 
As we look over the field, we can indeed exclaim, 
"The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are 
few." 
We believe that we are living in the time of 
the end. 
We are looking forward with joyful antici-
pation for the coming of the Son of Man on the white 
cloud ; for the time when we shall be able to say," Lo 
this is our God ; we have waited for him, and he will 
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save us : this is the Lord ; we have waited for him, 
we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation." 
But be-
fore that glad day is ushered in, we must see the 
fulfillment of the words of Christ, " This gospel of 
the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for 
a witness unto all nations ; and then shall the end 
come." 
Matt. 24 : 14. 
As you look upon a map of the world, and see the 
comparatively small portion of the great field which 
has been entered by the living preacher with this 
gospel of the kingdom, we must all realize that there 
is a vast work to be accomplished, and that every 
means which in the providence of God has been 
provided for extending the work, should be utilized 
to the best advantage in reaching out into the un-
occupied portions of the world. 
If the words of our 
Saviour, found in John 4:35, were true then, they 
are emphatically so now, and as we lift up our eyes 
and look upon the fields, we can repeat and re-repeat 
the statement, They are white unto the harvest. 
Wo are glad to see encouraging omens among the 
students in our educational institutions, in the direc-
tion of fitting themselves for foreign work, and we 
believe that tbe next few years will see a large corps 
of devoted young men and women giving their lives 
to the service of the Master in some of these foreign 
fields. 
But we wish to call attention in closing this 
article, to one agency which is already in active 
operation, that is accomplishing a noble work in 
preparing the way for laborers in some of the fields 
which have apparently been neglected. 
We refer 
to the — 
INTERNATIONAL TRACT 
SOCIETY. 
Many of our readers are familiar with the work 
which 
was 
begun in the West India 
Islands. 
Brother Arnold first went there and sold a large 
number of books. 
He furnished the International 
Tract Society with several hundred names, to whom 
publications were sent, and with whom correspond-
ence was begun. 
About ten months ago, a single 
minister was sent to that field, Elder D.~A. Ball, of 
Pennsylvania. 
There are at present about seventy-
five Sabbath keepers on the islands where he has 
been laboring, nearly all of whom received their first 
impressions of the truth, and had their interest first 
awakened in it, by the books which Brother Arnold 
sold, or the correspondence which was done by our 
Society, or both. 
By looking upon the map of the world, you will 
find that the islands where Brother Ball has been 
working, are, as it were, but a speck compared with 
the great fields which thus far have not been entered 
by our work. 
But we have here an illustration of 
what may be done by the International Tract So-
ciety in commencing an interest which may after-
wards be developed at a very small expense in a 
short time by the living preachers. 
Our Society is extending its work into many other 
fields, but not as extensively as we desire. The com-
pany of Sab bath-keepers on the Gold Coast of Africa, 
previously referred to, have received their present 
knowledge of the truth almost entirely by means of 
correspondence and publications which we have sent 
them. 
In many other parts of Africa, and in South 
America, Asia, and in many of the islands of the sea, 
we have commenced our work. And there are almost 
unlimited opportunities for us to extend it as fast as 
, 
we have means with which to secure the publications 
and bear the expense of sending them out and con-
ducting the necessary correspondence. 
It is supposed that this article will be read in tho 
churches throughout the field on the fourth Sabbath 
in September. 
Not only this, but we trust it will be 
read in the homes of many who are not permitted to 
meet with others of like faith upon the Sabbath. 
If 
each one of the thirty thousand or more who read 
or hear this article, might be impressed with the 
importance of the work of the International Tract 
Society, and consider it a privilege to assist in our 
work, we might see the work extended very rapidly 
during the next year. 
There are three ways in which you can assist the So- 
+ 
ciety financially : First, become life members, if you 
have not already done so, by the payment of $10; 
second, pay $1 per year, and become annual mem-
bers ; third, a way in which we trust each and every 
one of our readers will assist, make a freewill offer-
ing on the fourth Sabbath of next month, October. 
It is doubtless well understood that the fourth Sab-
bath donations for the month of October each year 
throughout the field, are devoted to the work of the 
International Society, while those made during the 
other eleven months are devoted to the home mis-
sion work. 
We fear that too many have regarded their efforts 
to assist in different ways the different branches of 
our work, in the light of duty. 
Would to God that 
we might all lose sight of the duty in the privilege 
which is offered us, in laboring to extend the proc-
lamation of the " everlasting gospel," which is " the 
power of God unto salvation to every one that be-
lieveth." 
We have received some liberal responses to our 
requests for financial assistance from time to time, 
and we are sure from the letters we have received 
from those who have thus rendered us needed help, 
that the additional interest they have taken in our 
' 
work because of the financial investment in it, and 
the moral support and sympathy they have extended 
to us in our efforts, are fully as valuable as the money 
itself. 
It is with this in view that we feel like ask-
ing each and every one of our people everywhere to 
assist us financially as they are able, knowing that 
we shall also receive the assistance of their prayers 
and sympathy, as we try to carryforward our work. 
Let us remember always the parable of the talents. 
While there are those whose talents consist in their 
ability to preach the Word, and others who can go 
to foreign fields to teach those who are in darkness, 
there are many others who have means which the 
Lord wants them to invest in his work, and we are 
sure that the increase will not be wanting, and that 
to those who unitedly assist in carrying forward the 
work of the Lord, it will finally be said, " Well done, 
good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful 
over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many 
things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." 
L. C. 
CHADWICK. 
1891.] 
THE HOME 
MISSIONARY. 
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Extract? from Corre$poi)deRce. 
DURING the past few weeks an effort has been put 
forth to enlarge the work in fields where as yet very 
little had been done. 
To accomplish this, over two 
hundred United States Consuls were addressed, ask-
ing them to send to the International Tract Society 
addresses of English-speaking people, and up to the 
present time over one fourth have responded in a 
friendly manner, sending us about one thousand ad-
dresses. 
The countries of India, China, Japan, Bel-
gium, France, Spain, Italy, Mexico, and numerous 
islands are well represented. 
Now comes the demand from these persons, asking 
for publications in the Spanish, Italian, and Hindu-
stani languages. 
Social purity tracts are called for in 
the Spanish and French. 
From a recent letter re-
ceived from Cadiz, Spain, I append the following 
extract:— 
" With pleasure I have received the package of literature which I 
shall read carefully, and afterward lend to persons worthy of read-
ing it. 
I shall feel grateful if you continue to send me monthly 
whatever tracts come out of the press. 
With your leave, I mean 
to translate them into Spanish, and give them gratis to the work-
ing classes. 
If you think I can be of any use to the International 
Tract Society, you have only to command my services. 
From another part of Spain comes the following : — 
"Messrs. 
have remitted me some of your publications, 
which I have read with much pleasure and attention, thereby be-
ing greatly edified. 
I am much interested in your humanitarian 
work, and feel a high admiration for your association, which makes 
in such a disinterested manner the propaganda for the promulga-
tion of the principles of Christian purity and sanitary reform. 
" I desire to offer you my humble services to co-operate in a 
modest measure with your elevated mission, in the limited sphere 
of my activity. 
" Should it not cause you too much trouble and expense, I would 
beg you to send me a collection of your pamphlets, in preference or 
almost exclusively of the Social Purity series, which will be dis-
tributed with direct benefit in this Catholic country. 
I would 
prefer these in Spanish, but should you not have tl^m in the 
Castilian language, French will do. 
" I would add, that I may not remain completely unknown to 
you, that I am a Pole by descent, but educated in France. 
I 
occupy a secretaryship of various vice-consulships, and am foreign 
secretary to the large and well known firm of 
." 
The following is from the Bev. 
of Genoa, 
Italy, who is pronounced by the U. S. Consul there 
as "one of the finest pulpit orators on the continent, 
and a more consecrated worker for the spiritual in-
terests of his fellow-mortals cannot be found in all 
Europe:"— 
"The U. S. Consul has kindly handed me your letter to him, 
with a package of publications. 
I have looked them over, and 
think some of them might be distributed to the sea-men. 
I have 
superintended a mission in this port for over twenty years, and if 
your society thought fit to make an occasional grant of publica-
tions, our agent would see to their distribution on board ships, 
after they have lain awhile on our tables. 
I am one of the di-
rectors of the Italian Religious Publication Society at Florence. 
Our committee might see their way to have some of your tracts 
and books translated for sale and distribution, not only in Italy, 
but among the many Italians flocking to America." 
Elder Holser has been put in communication with 
this gentleman, and expects soon to visit Florence, 
and through him secure a good translator for this 
language. 
From a gentleman in St. Lucia, West Indies: — 
" Through the kindness of your distributor, I have read your 
valuable papers and tracts, which I very much prize, and through 
.which I learn that you have publications in foreign languages. 
I 
would be glad if you can see your way to send me in the Hindu-
stani language all your matter. 
I am chief Hindustani interpreter 
and government compounder of medicines, and would use every 
means to circulate your tracts among the Indians here. 
All ex-
pense will be refunded. 
I will also do my best to distribute your 
English tracts among the Roman Catholics. 
I wish you every suc-
cess in your labor of love." 
Thus we see the way is being opened up slowly 
but surely, that the "message" may reach "all 
nations, tongues, and people." 
From a gentleman in St. Kitts, West Indies : — 
" I cannot express my gratitude to the society for the interest 
they have taken in us by sending those papers. 
If one soul is 
saved, it will more than compensate for the trouble you have 
taken. 
You must believe that prayers are offered for the success 
of your labors among us. 
Please do not think me troublesome, 
but I have read of the 'sleep of the dead' and all the Scripture 
references, and believe this doctrine. 
I cannot say that my mind 
is fully satisfied when I take our Lord's own word in Luke's 
Gospel." 
Later he writes : — 
" I beg to acknowledge your letter and parcel, with a book, 
' Man's Nature and Destiny,' which has removed all doubt from 
my mind. 
It gave me great joy to receive such instruction with 
reference to the future state. 
Before I communicated with the 
society, I kept the first day of the week as the Sabbath, but now I 
see things in a different light. 
I trust and hope the day is not far 
distant when the inhabitants of this island will observe the day 
according to the Scriptures. 
There are some who are caviling 
about this truth, but the word of God must stand as long as 
eternal ages roll on, and many will be convinced of the present 
truth." 
From a new correspondent in Gibraltar, Spain : — 
"Many thanks for your letter and assorted publications. 
I 
think they are splendid ; just the kind of healthy, manly, natural 
tracts to do good in the present day. 
The question is, Does it 
pay to send tracts 6uch a long way ? If you think 60, I can dis-
tribute any number, especially tracts upon temperance and purity 
for men. 
" The number of men who come under my notice day by day is 
at least one hundred on an average, aU the year round, the ships 
they are on being bound to all parts of the known world." 
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THE HOME 
MISSIONARY. 
[SEPT., 
i 
FOREIGN 
MISSIONS. 
CONDUCTED BY W. A. SPICER. 
PAPAL EUROPE. 
WHEN the apostle Paul was at Troas, he had a 
vision, in which he saw a man in Macedonia beckon-
ing to him, and Baying : " Come over into Macedonia, 
and help us." 
From that time, Europe has been the 
most interesting field of the world. 
Both her polit-
ical and her religious history are marvelous. 
In the 
days of the apostle Paul, the gospel penetrated as 
far as France and Spain. 
It soon spread to all parts 
of Europe ; and since, this country has been the 
chief battle ground of truth and error. 
The mystery of iniquity which began to work in 
the days of the apostles, early gained the supremacy, 
and established its seat at Rome. 
From the days of 
Constantino, this Roman hierarchy, "Who opposeth 
and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or 
that is worshiped ; so that he as God sitteth in the 
temple of God, showing himself that he is God," has 
waged war with the truth of the gospel. 
As de-
scribed by the prophet Daniel, " It cast down the 
truth to the ground ; and it practiced and prospered." 
The result of this practice was to hide the word of 
God from the people, and darken the mind ; and it 
was by this means that it prospered in gaining a 
power over benighted minds filled with superstition. 
From the days of its establishment to the present, 
the masses of Europe have been under the sway of 
this power. 
Directly or indirectly, it has been the 
cause of most of the disastrous wars. 
More than 
once, as the result of Roman intrigue, the strongest, 
proudest nations of Europe have been laid waste : 
while millions have suffered a martyr's fate for 
adhering to the word of God rather than the de-
cretals of the popes. 
The great Reformation burst the bands of this 
power, liberating several nations of Northern Eu-
rope ; but the nations of Southern Europe struggled 
in vain. 
While a few here and there gained liberty 
in the gospel, the masses of the Latin nations have 
been held under the power of the papacy. Bel-
gium, Prance, Spain, Portugal, and Italy are strongly 
Catholic ; in Switzerland, nearly one half the popu-
lation are adherents of Rome. 
These nations have a 
total population of 101,368,200, only two and one-
half per cent of which are Protestant. 
Leaving out 
Switzerland, there would be less than one per cent 
of Protestants. 
Hence, when we speak of Southern 
Europe, we may truly speak of it as papal Europe. 
For fifteen centuries, Rome has held sway in these 
countries. 
Her 
hold upon the people to-day is 
strong. 
In some districts, the superstition of the 
people is great. At Treves, the so-called " holy, 
seamless coat of Christ" will be exhibited this year ; 
and it is expected that about forty thousand pilgrims 
daily will visit the city. In other portions of 
Europe, the " Holy Father " is represented as being 
in such a state of poverty that he is compelled to 
sleep on straw, in proof of which the priests produce 
the identical straw on which "his Holiness" has 
lain, and sell the same to the people. 
In Spain, not long since, the Virgin Mary appeared 
to a young lady. 
The place thus made sacred at 
once became a noted resort for pilgrims; a chapel 
was erected on the spot; and many sick, it is claimed, 
have been healed, and even incredulous Protestants 
have been converted on visiting the place. 
In a 
Catholic almanac for 1891, appears a full account of 
these wonderful occurrences, with several full-page 
illustrations in glowing colors. 
We have been in 
Catholic families, and heard them recount these 
things with as much enthusiasm as Protestants could 
manifest in telling the story of the gospel. 
These items give some idea of the present condi-
tion of good Catholics of Europe. 
Many of them are 
unable to read, and believe only what the priest tells 
them. 
As a rule, the more intelligent have no re-
ligion. 
From the standpoint of vital godliness, there 
is very little difference between the Protestants and 
Catholics. If there be any difference, it is in favor 
of the latter. 
They are more faithful in doing what 
they believe to be right. 
Protestants have quite a number of missions and 
evangelists in the Catholic countries of Europe ; but 
so far, they have labored with but little success. At 
the present time, however, there are more favorable 
omens. In some portions of France, there is a 
special interest to hear the gospel. In some in-
stances, Catholic communities have sent petitions to 
evangelical societies to send them a man to preach 
the gospel to them. 
But the insignificant success which has attended 
Protestant missions in Catholic countries should be 
no criterion for us. 
Protestantism itself needs re-
forming ; hence it is not to be wondered at that it 
has so little success in Catholic countries. 
Had it 
the same power and vigor as at the time of the Ref-
ormatiqn, entirely different results would be seen. 
Then such power attended the teaching of Protest-
ants that nothing could stand before them. All 
the charms and superstitions of Rome were power-
less. 
As an illustration of this power, take an item from 
the experience of Froment, in Geneva. 
On entering 
that city in 1532, he found every door closed against 
the gospel. 
Finally, he succeeded in renting a hall 
for a school-room, and advertised that he would 
teach people to read and write in a month. The 
priests declared the man to be a devil, who be-
witched people by the practice of magic, and warned 
against even looking at him. 
But the power of the 
simple gospel was such that large numbers went to 
the school, where they heard the New Testament 
explained. 
1891.] 
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MISSIONARY. 
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One lady of noble birth became interested, and be-
gan to work for a special friend, and labored untir-
ingly to get her to attend just once. 
Being a very 
superstitious Catholic, her friend replied : " I have 
so great a horror of him that I will neither see nor 
hear him ; I look upon him as a devil; if I go to hear 
him, 1 shall be damned." 
The continued entreaties 
of her friend prevailed, however; but before going, 
she took care to supply herself with all the antidotes 
provided to protect from sorcery, fastened rose-
mary leaves to her temples, placed virgin wax upon 
her chest, bung relics, crosses, and rosaries round 
her neck, etc. 
Once in the school room, she would 
not trust herself to look at the teacher, but sat with 
downcast eyes, crossing herself and repeating pray-
ers. As the teacher read from the New Testament, 
and unfolded tho treasures of the gospel, her heart 
was touched. 
At the close, she asked for a copy of 
the Testament, went home, locked herself in her 
'•oom, and for three days continued fasting, praying, 
and reading her new-found treasure. 
At the end of 
that time, she had found the Saviour, and determined 
to acknowledge him before the world. 
This is but one from many illustrations that show 
what power attended the Reformation. 
There was 
then a special work, special truths for that time. 
We likewise have a special message for our time, 
and may we not expect the same special manifesta-
tion of God's power wherever we preach this mes-
sage ? 
There are doubtless many honost hearted 
among the Catholics, who would rejoice in the truth 
were it brought to them in the spirit of the gospel. 
In connection with this special message, we have 
the promise of the latter rain. 
If we go forth 
clothed with the Word and Spirit of God, the 
powers of earth and darkness cannot stand before 
us. 
Viewed from this standpoint, there is hope 
for papal Europe. 
Shall we not, then, go forth, 
carrying to the millions of Europe the precious 
truth which the Lord has committed to our care? 
Surely, the third angel's message must go to these 
peoples before the end. 
The word of the Lord says 
so. and therefore it will be accomplished. 
Seeming 
difficulties should not occupy our attention. 
The 
Lord can make light to shine out of the darkness. 
We do not judge of what we can do by what others 
have done among Catholics. 
Papal Europe will yet 
hear the message ; the Lord will inspire in his people 
ways of accomplishing this work ; he will use us and 
our means, if we will permit him to. 
If the battle 
be hard, the victory will be the more glorious. 
In 
eternity we will doubtless rejoice the more that wo 
had faith and courage enough in the Lord to enter 
the thickest of the battle. 
As in the beginning of 
the gospel work, so now at its close, comes the call 
from Europe, " Come over and help us." 
H. P. HOLSER. 
Basel, Switzerland. 
TO-DAY,' where forty years ago no Protestant wor-
ship would be allowed, there are thirty places within 
sight of St. Peter's dome, where Protestants meet 
for worship and preach the goepel unhindered. 
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. 
THIS statement is not only verified in every age 
and in the history of every nation, but above all, the 
word of God testifies to its truth. 
As the world was 
in the days of Noe and Lot, so it will be before the 
Saviour comes. 
The experience of the children of 
Israel on their journey to Canaan will be the experi-
ence of God's people in our days ; and the fall of 
Babylon of old will be repeated in the fall and utter 
destruction of great Babylon at the end of time.-
But while this may hold true as to defeats and falls, 
it is equally true as to victory ; and the triumph of 
the cloud of witnesses of the past is to strengthen 
and to encourage the believers of the present day in 
the race that is set before them. 
Thus we may say that, if history repeats itself, 
the triumphs of the past can and will be re-enacted 
again ; and especially if the work of the past has been 
accomplished under far greater difficulties. 
While 
looking at papal Europe and its chief countries, such 
as Italy, France, Austria, Spain, Belgium, etc., we 
are apt to think that, being Catholic, not much can 
be done for them. 
But in this we reason from our 
present standpoint, because our main efforts and 
success have not been in the direction of labor in 
papal lands, and we forget entirely that our w ay 
are not God's ways. 
Considering God's ways in holy writ, we find that 
the third angel's message is not only to warn against 
the papacy, but to warn also the papists ; for it is 
to go to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. 
Among these the different countries of papal Europe 
are surely includedr 
But as the message is to warn 
all, we must also remember that, according to his 
word, the seed when sown in faith and in the wisdom 
of God, and not of man, will not return empty. 
And 
while we may not see everywhere the same fruit., 
one soul saved is more than to have gained the 
world. 
Again : while it is stated that the image of 
the beast will speak and persecute (Rev. 13 :15). we 
may safely conclude that the beast itself will not 
remain silent or unconcerned, but will do its utmost 
to enforce its worship in its own dominion. 
And if 
it does speak, it will not be simply because the warn-
ing is given, but because this very warning bears 
fruit in the papal countries. 
Thus in the message 
itself is the assurance of success, even in papal 
Europe. 
This appears still more when we study the history 
of the past in the light of God's word. 
At the time 
of the apostles, the church kept the commandments 
of God and the faith of Jesus. 
But this true church 
had to flee and work secretly for nearly thirteen 
centuries. 
Yet it existed. 
And during the same 
period of time that it was thus persecuted and sup-
pressed, the time and law of the Most High were hid 
and suppressed likewise. 
During all the bitter perse-
cutions, one ray of hope remained to the believers,— 
that he who leadeth into captivity, should be led 
into captivity, and that if the saints of God would 
patiently wait, they would finally see the time 
when they were free to proclaim the message, even 
at the papal headquarters. 
To-day the truth is free 
1891.] 
THE HOME 
MISSIONARY. 
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to go nearly all over the world, and the city of Rom© 
opens its doors to the preaching of the gospel. 
But 
when this liberty is made use of, and light and truth 
spread everywhere, then the dragon will be wroth 
and will make war with the remnant of the seed, 
which keep the commandments of God and the faith 
of Jesus. 
This is the picture as we find it in 
Revelation 12. 
When we turn to history, it strikingly confirms 
the prophetic picture. 
The apostolic church kept 
the true Sabbath, had the faith of Jesus in its purity, 
and rejoicing in the prophetic word, waited for their 
coming Lord. 
They knew of the trials before them, 
and expected, when Pagan Rome should fall, that 
something worse would take its place. 
In this they 
were not mistaken, and facts show that while there 
were once many Sabbath-keepers in the different 
countries which we now term papal Europe, the 
papacy spared no pains to obliterate them. 
It was 
only by God's power that a remnant was preserved. 
And most remarkable it is that the papacy itself must 
be the witness, and in fact the only witness, that in 
spite of all its persecutions, the truth of God re-
mained. 
According to prophecy, the papal suprem-
acy was established in 538 A. D. But while supreme, 
we yet find that in 602 A. D., Pope Gregory the 
Great had to write an epistle to the citizens of Rome 
against Sabbatarian preachers in that very 
city, 
terming them the preachers of Antichrist. 
Had 
their preaching had no effect, the pope himself would 
surely not have written against it. Bat if the preach-
ing of the truth then had an effect, why not now? 
In 743 A. D , a council in Belgium, at which Boniface 
presided, warned against Sabbatarians there, refer-
ring to the Laodicean decree, A. D. 364. 
As late as A. D. 791, the Sabbath was still observed 
by many of the Italian country people, as is seen by 
the proceedings of the Council of Friaul. 
In the 
twelfth century, at the Council of Verona, We find 
that the different bodies of true believers were," in 
spite of the great spiritual darkness, so strong that 
the pope had to anathematize them, and the emperor 
placed them under interdict. 
The Sabbatarians are 
especially mentioned. 
For one hundred years and 
more, we find that state and church councils sent 
forth their edicts, and instigated the bloodiest per-
secutions in different countries against the Sabba-
tarians, as well as other bodies of Christians; but 
all in vain. 
God prepared refuge after refuge, and 
when we reach the Beformation, we find them 
springing up in the very countries to which the 
Christians of earlier days had fled. Moravia and 
Bohemia of those times reveal bodies of Sabbath-
keepers well versed in the word of God and in their 
mission. 
From here we can trace the Sabbath even 
to distant Transylvania ; and there are up to the 
present day witnesses that the truth could not be 
entirely obliterated. 
A wonderful chain of Sabbath-
keepers right among Catholics and in the heart of 
papal countries, is thus shown to us. 
And now, while the papacy in the hight of its 
power has not been able to crush out the truth, 
and while the efforts of the true believers have 
borne fruit in the darkest days of superstition, can 
there remain any doubt, with the present liberty, 
and with the great truths of the third angel's mes-
sage at our command, that we shall be able to do 
something in these countries ? 
Papal Europe is open 
t 
before us, as never during the last thirteen centuries. 
The spread of the Bible has prepared the way, and 
the progress of education enables millions to read it. 
Why should we as a people not improve the oppor-
tunity ? 
Why should we not fulfill our debt? 
We 
undoubtedly see many obstacles, many hinderances, 
but these have existed in the past in a far greater 
measure. 
Yet the truth, went on. 
What we need is 
faith that works by love, and the results will soon 
appear. 
If we spare no efforts on our part, educat-
ing men for these fields, providing them with the 
necessary means of support, preparing and sending 
forth reading matter in these different tongues, we 
may not only expect that souls will be saved, but 
that by these means men in these very countries 
will embrace the truth, who will be able to help to 
carry it forward. HUB, Hieronimus, Wy cliffe, Luther, 
Zwingle, were all Roman priests; but God converted 
them into mighty instruments to carry forward the 
gospel. 
And while the papacy itself has changed God's 
time and law and corrupted the faith of Jesus, God 
will the more be glorified if from among its adher-
ents men turn to the true worship again, and the 
standard of truth is lifted up in these very countries. 
God does not prepare the way in vain, and woe unto 
us if we do not follow where his providence leads 
us. 
As there was a true church at the beginning of 
the gospel age, so there will be one also at the end of 
it, composed of persons from all nations and tongues, 
and from all denominations. 
And as there were then 
persons of the household of Nero converted, so we 
may yet see persons of the very household of the 
pope accept the truth. 
History repeats itself. 
And 
when once th® saved of all the nations of the earth 
are gathered at the feet of the only true holy 
Father, there will also be many trophies from papal 
countries gathered in the final contest to crown the 
victory of the only true Shepherd and true Corner-
stone. 
L. R. CONRADI. 
Hamburg, Germany. 
MISSIONARY APPROPRIATIONS. 
FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1891. 
CENTRAL EUROPE. 
For the work in Switzerland and France 
$1,750 
" colporters'school 
550 
" distribution of 
publications in Italy, Turkey, 
and Austria 
1,100 
" ship mission 
250 
" new books 
2,000 
" payment on debt of Imprimerie Polyglotte. 
1,350 
Total 
$ 7,000 
Less surplus from last year, 
3,000 
$4,000 
1891.] 
THE HOME 
MISSIONARY. 
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GERMAN MISSION FIELD. 
For the work in Germany and Holland 
$3,500 
" colporters' school 
550 
" distribution of publications in Hungary, Bo-
hemia, and Russia 
300 
" stock of publications 
1,391.29 
Total 
$5,741.29 
Less surplus from last year, 
1,241.29 $4,500 
RUSSIA. 
For the work 
$1,400 
" distribution of publications 
300 
" colporter's school 
400 
$2,100 
SCANDINAVIA. 
For the work in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and 
Finland 
$4,250 
" colporters' schools 
1,000 
" school furniture 
350 
" improvements in printing office 
574.80 
" ship missions 
350 
" payment of debt 
2,475.20 
" interest 
700 
$9,700 
GREAT BRITAIN. 
For the work in England, Ireland, and Scotland 
$8,170 
" city missions and education of new Bible 
workers 
1,080 
" ship missions 
800 
" Present Truth 
850 
Total 
$10,900 
Less British tithes and donations, 
$3,750 
" surplus from last year, 
1,650 
5,400 
$5,500 
SOUTH AFRICA. 
For the work 
$2,000 
WEST AFRICA. 
For the work 
$1,300 
WEST INDIES. 
For the work 
$2,000 
AUSTRALASIA. 
For the work 
$2,750 
" transportation of workers 
1,250 
$4,000 
POLYNESIA. 
For ship missionaries 
$2,120 
" crew of the "Pitcairn" 
2,880 
" insurance, port dues, and raising of cabin 
of the " Pitcairn " 
2,000 
" sending out workers 
• 
1,500 
" distribution of publications 
500 
$9,000 
GENERAL EXPENDITURES. 
For International Tract Society 
$5,000 
" general European canvassing agent. 
1,000 
" new books 
5,000 
" the administration of the Board 
1,900 $12,900 
Total 
$57,000 
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF THE FOREIGN 
MISSION BOARD. 
AT the close of the last General Conference, the 
Mission Board voted that I should go to Australia 
with others who are now expected to sail in October. 
At the same time, Brother W. A. Spicer was recalled 
rom his work in London, as associate editor of Pres-
ent Truth, that he might act as Secretary of the Board 
of Foreign Missions. 
During the recent meeting of the Board, my resig-
nation as secretary was accepted, and VV. A. Spicer 
was elected to the office. 
It is with mingled feelings 
of regret and rejoicing that I lay down this work, in 
which I have been engaged for about four years. 
It 
has been a great privilege to be in constant communi-
cation with our missionaries in different parts of the 
world, and to note the progress of their work. 
It 
has also been a pleasant task to communicate to our 
brethren in America, information regarding the prog-
ress of the work abroad. 
It is with an indescrib-
able feeling of loneliness, that I think of separation 
from this correspondence. 
But as I turn from this personal consideration of 
the work, and view it from another standpoint, I am 
heartily thankful the rapid development of our work 
at home and abroad demands changes in the corps of 
workers. 
These changes develop experience and 
strengthen the working force. 
Brother Spicer brings to the work a good knowl-
edge of the organization and development of our 
work at home and abroad, as well as an experience 
in editorial work which will be of service in com-
municating missionary information through the Re-
viewtand the HOME MISSIONARY. 
All communications to the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, should 
hereafter be addressed to W. A. Spicer, 267 West 
Main St., Battle Creek, Mich. 
W. C. WHITE. 
MEETINGS OF THE FOREIGN MISSION. BOARD. 
FREQUENT meetings of the Foreign Mission Board 
were held in Battle Creek last month, and many 
plans were laid for the advancement of the work of 
foreign missions. 
We have space here to give only a 
brief summary of the more important actions taken, 
involving the movement of laborers. 
It was recom-
mended,— 
1. That Elder B. C. Porter be released from his 
appointment to the South African field. 
2. That Elder A. T. Bobinson go to South Africa 
to take the superintendency of the South African 
Mission. 
3. That L. C. Chadwick visit during the coming 
year, in the interests of the general work, Mexico, 
the West Indies, Central and South America, and 
Africa. 
4. That Elder E. J. Waggoner locate in England 
next May, to engage in editorial work in London, 
and to teach in our European Bible schools. 
5. That Wm. Hutchinson, of Ireland, return to 
America in time to attend the institute in Dist. No. 3, 
to be held in Battle Creek next November. 
6. That, as some person of experience in the Bible 
work should visit Australia, we request Elder G. B. 
Starr and wife to accompany Elder W. C. White and 
Sister E. G. White to that field. 
7. That Elder L. J. Rousseau go to Australia in 
May, 1992, to engage in teaching. 
8. That Elder D. A. Ball remain in the West Indies 
until next spring. 
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MISSIONARY. 
RELIGIOUS 
LIBERTY. 
CONDUCTED BY W. A. COLCORD. 
OUR DAY AND ITS PRIVILEGES. 
THAT every succeeding year is marked by indica-
tions of the fulfillments of prophecy, must be ap-
parent to all who are giving attention to what is 
occurring around us. 
We have long looked for the 
time when this government would make a universal 
Sunday-law. 
Nearly thirty years ago, when the 
National Beform Association 
was organized, we 
thought that much was done toward the fulfillment 
of the remarkable prophecy of Bevelation 13 ; but 
the developments of that movement have been so 
gradual that we hardly realize the extent of its 
work at the present time. If the pioneers in this 
message could have been suddenly brought face to 
face with the condition of things as they are to-day, 
they would have aroused themselves, and zealously 
engaged in the work. 
But coming along gradually 
as it has, there is danger that we shall fail to appre-
ciate the important fulfillments of this prophecy, that 
are seen on every hand. 
The wisdom and mercy 01 
God may be clearly seen in thus allowing this move-
ment to develop only gradually, to give us an oppor-
tunity to prepare for it, and to meet it at every stage 
of its development. 
Faithful admonitions have been 
given us from time to time through the spirit of proph-
hecy, that there would be danger in allowing ourselves 
to become negligent, because we would not see a more 
rapid progress in the Sunday-law movement. But 
nevertheless we see its development, and we have 
only to compare its beginnings with what we see to-
day, to give us a vivid picture of what has already 
been accomplished. -
The movement to secure a Sunday law has been 
ridiculed by a great many people, and that such a 
law as would cause persecution might ever be passed 
in this free government, has been a subject of deris-
ion wherever it was presented ; but these sentiments 
are changing very rapidly. 
Those who formerly 
regarded these Sunday-law movements as fanatical, 
are now becoming zealous advocates of such laws, 
and influential periodicals are publishing articles that 
even go so far as to say that every one should be 
compelled to keep Sunday, and that those who will 
not submit to Sunday laws, should be dealt with 
according to the most rigorous exaction of Sunday 
legislation. 
The present summer has been especially marked 
by unusual developments in the direction of Sunday 
laws. 
Many of the larger cities of our country have 
been carrying on a heated discussion in regard to 
closing all forms of business on Sunday. 
We might 
mention among these, the agitation at Minneapolis 
.and St. Paul. Minn., some accounts of which* have re-
cently been given in the Review and Herald. 
Denver, 
Colo., has also been making quite a stir upon this 
question, ostensibly for the purpose of closing the 
saloons on Sunday. 
But, as we have heard the 
leaders in this Sunday movement say, they are 
only taking this step in order that they may se-
cure further legislation later on in regard to the 
first day of the week. 
Atlanta, Ga., has secured the 
enforcement of a strict Sunday law. A cessation of 
all kinds of business is required, and on a recent Sun-
day, when the putting down of a new street-car 
track had completely blocked up some of the main 
streets around the fire-department's house, the mayor 
>, 
gave a permit for the street-car men to work on Sun-
day, and thus clear away the rubbish so that the 
fire-department might have no obstruction in case of 
a fire. The church, to which the mayor belonged, 
censured him for thus allowing Sunday labor, and 
talked of turning him out; a good deal was said also 
in regard to prosecuting all the men who worked on 
that day. If such a thing had happened two hun-
dred years ago, it would not have appeared so 
strange ; but when there is a sufficient amount of 
sentiment in a large city to condemn the mayor, 
in no mild terms, for protecting the city against 
fire by allowing some Sunday work to be done, it 
is an unmistakable indication of the advanced senti-
ment in favor of Sunday legislation. 
The Chautauqua assemblies that are becoming so 
popular in many parts of our country, have also been 
utilized by the American Sabbath Union and Na-
tional Beform Association this summer, with hardly 
a single exception, to create sentiment in favor of 
Sunday laws. 
At these assemblies, there are usually 
many thousands of people together, representing 
various institutions and lines of public life through-
out the country. 
As they thus come together and 
hear the enthusiastic presentation of the needs of a 
universal Sunday law, especially to protect the la-
boring man, many of them go to their homes with 
a purpose of laboring to advance tbe interests of this 
movement. 
The writer had the privilege of attend-
ing one of these assemblies for a short time this 
summer, and was very much impressed with the 
prominence that seemed to be given to this Sunday 
movement. It is being discussed, and the impor-
tance of enforcing Sunday upon all is strenuously 
urged. 
Besides these places that have been mentioned 
where this Sunday agitation has been going on, we 
might mention scores of other towns and cities in all 
parts of our country, where the subject is being 
brought to the front. 
The decision that has been 
given in the case of Brother King, contains a good 
deal of matter for the consideration of our people. 
We have thought that our government would pro-
tect us against Sunday legislation, and that an 
amendment to its Constitution would have to be 
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secured before we could be oppressed by Sunday 
laws to any extent ; but tbe decision of Judge Ham-
mond shows us that, if the sentiment of the people is 
in favor of Sunday laws, it will not be necessary to 
have any change in the Constitution. 
Judge Ham-
mond informs us that the Constitution contains no 
guarantee for the Sabbath observers against being 
compelled to observe Sunday. 
The States can each 
make their Sunday laws and compel all to observe 
them, and it would only take a little further develop-
ment of this decision to have it fully decided that 
the United States could make a universal Sunday 
law, and that it would be in perfect harmony with 
the Constitution of the United States as it now 
stands. 
The agitators of this Sunday-law movement ignore 
the fact that anything oppressive will ever grow out 
of Sunday laws ; yet it is a noticeable fact that, while 
they are denouncing Eussia for her treatment of the 
Jews, they remain silent upon the persecution of 
Sabbath-keepers in this boasted land of freedom. 
We have not yet heard one of them say anything 
against the decision that has been rendered in the 
case of Brother King. 
This serves to show us the 
spirit of the movement, and if we consider the con-
dition of things as they are seen around us to-day, 
we can certainly see that the work of securing the 
enforcement of a universal Sunday-law is very rap-
idly advancing. 
There is another point in connection with this that 
we should never lose sight of. 
Eev. 13 :14 says that 
he " deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the 
means of those miracles which he had power to do 
in the sight of the beast." 
We understand that 
these deceptive miracles will be performed through 
the agency of modern Spiritualism. 
While the work 
of securing Sunday laws is so rapidly advancing and 
demanding so much attention, the work of Spiritu-
alism is advancing in a more quiet manner, and is 
undermining almost all forms of belief, and is prepar-
ing to sweep everything in its course. 
When the 
time comes that God lets these forces loose, the whole 
matter may be consummated very quickly. 
As we see these things developing, the question 
should come home to us with a good deal of force, 
What are we doing to meet this incoming tide of 
deception, and to sow the seeds of truth so that 
those who desire to do God's will may be able to 
take their stand on the side of right? 
During the past eight, months, our Association has 
sent out one and a half million pages of literature. 
This, of course, has accomplished a great amount of 
good, and has enabled a great many to see the gen-
eral trend and spirit of the movement that is work-
ing to secure Sunday legislation. 
The articles that 
wo have sent to our press agents, have also created 
sentiment ofthe right kind, and have led a good many 
editors to take their stand for religious freedom, and 
advocate it quite freely in their columns. 
We took pains to look up the circulation of the 
papers in which one of our articles appeared, and 
found that this article alone went into eighty thou-
sand families. 
Making the liberal estimate that there 
would be four individuals in each family,— and there 
would certainly be an average of more than that,— 
we would have over 320,000 persons that read the 
article. 
This would give 1,000 congregations of the 
average size to which any ordinary minister in his 
general work would preach. 
Besides this regular work that we are doing in 
this way by sending out our literature and articles, 
we also have an immense amount of correspondence 
with various individuals, and we are receiving letters 
from them expressive of the deepest interest in the 
work that the Association is doing. 
Some of these 
persons are principals of schools, lawyers, judges, doc-
tors, and other influential men. 
We have been able to 
get them to circulate our literature for us, and other-
wise use their influence in favor of religious freedom. 
While we have boen doing what we could in these 
lines, with our limited facilities, the past years, we * 
can see great necessity for enlarging and otherwise 
extending this branch of our work. 
We ought not 
to work only as the energy and, zeal of our op-
ponents would seem to crowd the work upon us ; but 
we should lead out in this work, and sow the seeds 
of truth in the minds of the people before error is 
lodged there. 
The coming year should mark a 
greater increase in the circulation of our literature 
and the promulgation of our principles in various 
ways, than has ever been seen before. 
We are very 
thankful to our brethren and sisters for the assistance 
they are rendering us by the hearty responses they 
are making to our requests for means to assist in carry-
ing on the work 
As the World's Fair seems to be a 
battle field toward which all the Sunday movements 
are turning their forces, we can see the necessity of 
energetic action on our part, especially as we near 
the time of this great exhibition. 
We shall prepare 
to meet these issues, and to do what we can to ad-
vance the truth ; but our efforts will necessarily be 
in proportion to the means and other assistance that 
our brethren may 
give us. The case of Brother 
King, which is being carried to the Supreme Court of 
the United States, will also call for quite an outlay of 
means ; but we believe that under the circumstances, 
it will be money well expended. 
By this means the 
truth will be brought prominently to the attention 
of the nation. 
We trust that our brethren and 
friends will keep all these lines of our work in mind, 
and remember the Beligious Liberty 
Association 
whenever they have means to use in the advance-
ment of the work. 
We believe that every Seventh-day Adventist 
should be a member of the Association. 
The an-
nual dues thus paid in by the denomination, would 
furnish us with a good supply of means with which 
to carry on our work ; and yet the amount coming 
from each one would be so small that no one would 
feel it. 
We trust that those who are not now mem-
bers, will decide at once to join us, and that those 
who are members, will take a lively interest in 
securing as many other members as possible. 
All money intended for this department of the 
work, together with any correspondence in regard 
to it, should be addressed to the National Beligious 
Liberty Association, Battle Creek, Mich. 
A. O. TATT, Cor. 
Sec. 
N. 
R. 
L. 
A. 
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HOMK 
MISSIONS. 
CONDUCTED BY MISS JENNIE THAYER. 
MISSIONARY CORRESPONDENCE. 
IT was in the early history of the denomination 
that the line of work termed "Missionary Corre-
spondence " was instituted. 
The Lord blessed the 
efforts of the faithful few who first conceived the 
thought of writing to those to whom they could not 
communicate by word of mouth the glad news of 
which they had learned, and the seeds sown began 
to spring up far and near. 
Soon this method of labor 
was regarded as' an effectual door through which 
many could be brought to a saving knowledge of the 
truth. 
And from its inception to within a few years 
past, there has been a steady growth in the volume 
of work done by this means. 
But for various rea-
sons, this branch of work has not received the at-
tention in later years that it formerly did, and has 
diminished to such an extent that we are led to ask, 
(1) If the period of its efficiency is past, and if so, 
what has superseded it that is reaching the class 
that it once did ? 
(2.) If still recognized as a means 
in the hands of God of saving souls, what is its rela-
tive importance to other lines of work? and (3) 
Who should engage in missionary correspondence? 
IS THE 
PERIOD OP ITS EFFICIENCY 
PAST? 
That, in the fulfillment of prophecy, the develop-
ment of new phases of our work has created a de-
mand for the introduction of new methods of labor, 
is apparent. In the order of God, these new feat-
ures have been established, and his blessing has at-
tended them. 
The question we wish to consider is, 
Should these new lines of work so engross our atten-
tion that the older methods which God has blessed 
in the past should find no place? 
When we re-
member the need that was felt in the beginning, of 
enlightening those to whom we could not go, it 
would seem that missionary correspondence still oc-
cupies a distinctive sphere in the great work of 
saving souls ; for ours is a world-wide message, and 
there yet remain 
very many dark portions of the 
earth that are not lightened by the living witness 
for the truth. 
While we may hope that the time 
will soon come when all these fields may be entered 
by the minister, the canvasser, the Bible-worker, by 
families, or by individuals who are willing to leave 
their more favorable surroundings for the love of 
souls and settle in localities where they may hold up 
the light of truth,— while we look forward to such a 
time as this, and pray earnestly for it, is there not a 
work that we can do for these unenlightened ones, 
many of whom are all unconscious of their great 
need ? 
May the Lord help us to sense our great re-
sponsibility, and the debt we owe to our fellow-men. 
ITS RELATIVE 
IMPORTANCE. 
The first impulse of the renewed heart is to labor for 
others. 
Those nearest to us will claim our first atten-
tion. 
" Let him that heareth say, Come." 
By precept 
and by example we seek to enlighten those around 
us and such as are accessible. 
There is no medium 
so effectual as lips that have been touched with a 
coal from off the altar. If we could labor personally 
for all, there would be no need of missionary cor-
respondence. 
But while we are under the greatest 
obligations to those nearest to us, we should not 
under-merit the duty we owe to those in less favored 
localities, many of whom are perishing without the 
help that we could give them. 
Y 
WHO 
SHOULD 
ENGAGE IN MISSIONARY 
CORRESPONDENCE ? 
It does not seem to be God's plan that all should 
engage in any one specific line of work. 
In his 
infinite wisdom he has placed a diversity of talent 
in our midst, and while he has given to every man 
his work, he has not given to every man the same 
work. 
If in faith and humility we will seek from the 
great Source of wisdom to know what our work is, 
it will be revealed to us. " Lord, what wilt thou 
have me to do?" is a question just as pertinent for 
us to ask as it was for Paul in his day. 
While it is 
proper to counsel with others, and to seek advice 
especially of those set in places of responsibility to 
direct the work, let us be careful not to lose our 
sense of individual responsibility to God. 
Let us 
look not so much to human counsel as to the Lord, 
that he may guide us ; for we are his servants, the 
work is his, and it is from him that our help comes. 
He has given instruction, "If any of you lack wis-
dom, let him ask of God," and again, " In all tby 
ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy 
paths." 
Is there anything in which the Lord would 
be more ready to guide than in our service for him? 
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Let us ask the Lord if he has not a part for us to 
act in this missionary correspondence. 
He has used 
others, and seen fit to bless their efforts, will he not 
use us ? 
PREPARATION FOR THE WORK. 
In order to do acceptable work, we must have 
much of the aid of the Spirit of God. 
To obtain this, 
we must seek it earnestly and in faith. 
A heart 
filled with the love of God, and a deep burden for 
those for whom we labor, is the best preparation 
possible; for this will include all else. 
It will lead 
us to study carefully the evidences of our faith, and 
to seek to know how we can present them to others 
in such a way that they will see their force, and be 
led to obey. 
It will lead us to look not so much to 
any set form that we may follow, as to God to teach 
us what course we should pursue in working for each 
individual case. 
PLAN OF 
WORK. 
Thus far we have spoken only of the correspond-
ence. 
These missionary letters are accompanied by 
reading matter. 
We depend quite largely upon the 
papers and tracts we use to give the truth to those 
for whom we work. 
We are blessed with an abund-
ance of reading matter on a great variety of subjects, 
and such as is adapted to the wants of all. 
Much importance is attached to the first letter; 
for it will either impress the receiver favorably or 
otherwise, and first impressions are apt to be lasting. 
The letters should express a kind, benevolent, Chris-
tian spirit, giving the reason for sending the paper, 
in language that will show that the sender has no 
pecuniary object in view, and that the copies sent 
will be without cost to the receiver. 
One of the 
objects of the first communication is to show from 
whom the papers come. 
If no letter accompanies 
the first paper, the individual addressed will often 
obtain the impression that it comes from the pub-
lishers, who are trying to force the paper upon him, 
that they may collect the subscription. 
Thus, in 
addition to the loss sustained in our work — for 
many will not take the paper from the post-office — 
there is danger of bringing reproach upon the office 
of publication. 
The work should be neatly and cor-
rectly done, care being taken to use terms that will 
be understood. 
The second communication should 
be somewhat longer than the first, and in this the 
writer seeks to call out a reply, and to learn what 
impression has been made by the papers sent, calling 
attention to the important truths they teach, and 
offering to send the paper longer, or other reading on 
any particular subject treated, if so desired. 
When 
a response is received, it will guide the worker in 
the course he would best pursue in that particu-x 
lar case. 
/ 
LOOKING TO RESULTS 
One of the most common excuses urged against 
engaging in this branch of work, is that we can see so 
little fruit of our labor. 
If we are working in our own 
strength alone, well may we question our ability to 
accomplish any good. 
But if we have the help that 
God is ready to give, we need not be doubtful as to 
the results; for he has said, " As the rain cometh 
down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not 
thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring 
forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, 
and bread to the eater; so shall my word be that 
goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return 
unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I 
please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I 
sent it." 
Isa. 55:10, 11. 
Ours is a message of warning to the world. 
Are 
we not doing the work of the Lord as much when 
faithfully warning those who reject the light as 
when warning those who accept it ? 
Let us recall 
the experience of Noah. 
For one hundred and 
twenty years he gave the warning message of his 
day ; but we do not read of any large numbers that 
were converted by his labors, and when the 
flood 
came, there were but eight souls saved. 
Surely it 
was not to the results that Noah looked as an incen-
tive to his work. 
His was a deeper inspiration. 
It is to the " good and faithful servant" that the 
Saviour pronounces the " well done." 
Note, he does 
not say successful servant. 
Let us be faithful in the 
work before us, and soon this commendation will be 
ours. 
ANNA L. INGELS. 
Do you know a heart that hungers 
For a word of love and cheer ? 
There are many such about us ; 
It may be that one is near. 
Look around you. If you find it, 
Speak the word that's needed so ; 
And your own heart may be strengthened 
By the help that you bes ow. 
PROGRAM. 
1. Opening song. 
2. Responsive reading, Isaiah 55. 
3. Prayer. 
4. Consideration of the lesson. 
5. Items of experience in missionary work. 
6. Business. 
7. Closing song. 
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HEALTH 
AND 
TEMPERANCE 
CONDUCTED BY MISS LAURA C. BEE. 
HOW TO DRESS COMFORTABLY, NEATLY, 
AND HEALTHFULLY. 
As the Creator put man here to work, even before 
the fall, and promised to those who would work for 
him the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and has given 
to every one the privilege of fitting up a temple more 
glorious than Solomon's of old (for which two genera-
tions worked in getting the material and building), 
it surely is fitting that mankind should give thought 
to, and be painstaking in, their manner of treating 
their bodies, in order to be capable of working as 
much as possible with them, since they are the only 
tools we have to use in this world. 
The body, to be properly treated, must be clothed 
and fed. 
The clothing should be for modesty and 
for protection from changes of temperature, and tbo 
food for building material. 
The prudent farmer and mechanic stores away his 
machinery carefully in the tool house. 
Are not the 
machines of God's building worthy of as careful pro-
tection as those of man? 
The fashionable dress of 
women is not modest. In going up stairs and in 
many ways it exposes a woman's form in a way 
condemned by Scripture. 
The party dress also ex-
poses the upper part of the body ; it does not pro-
tect it so as to secure an even circulation of the 
blood, but over-clothes some portions, and under-
clothes others. 
The waist is bound and compressed 
by corsets and bands overlapping one another and 
crowding stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels out of 
place, besides causing displacements of the pelvio 
organs and weakening the muscles of the back and 
abdomen. 
Our Christian sisters have had, so far, no 
other standard of dress than that of the world. 
This 
is an age of science. 
Man is turning his attention 
to nature and to her laws and forces, and utilizing 
them for the benefit and convenience of the race,— 
just what the Creator intended he should do when 
he gave him the dominion over the earth. Now 
these should be used to further God's work on the 
earth, but they must be guided by intelligence. 
Is it 
not worth while to become acquainted with the 
working power of our own minds and bodies, and 
know under what conditions they can accomplish 
the most for God and humanity ? 
The Creator has given us two nervous systems, 
one to enable us to think, act, and feel, and to guide 
all the conscious, voluntary acts of the body ; the 
other — a subordinate system — to regulate all the 
work necessary for the growth and development of 
the body, independent of our consciousness if tbe 
body is in health. 
It is only when diseased that we 
are conscious of a heart, stomach, liver, etc., and 
when the superior intelligence is obliged to recognize 
any organ by feeling its working, it must neglect 
some necessary work, or do it imperfectly. 
One is 
not prepared to give a Bible reading so as to accom-
plish good, with a sour stomach, aching head, or the 
consciousness of some other diseased organ. The 
mind will be more concerned with the suffering mem-
ber than with the important subject of enlightening 
the minds of men with the truths of the gospel. 
These facts bring us to the important question of 
the arrangement of our garments so that they shall 
help us to forget, and not compel us to remember by 
the suffering they cause, the members of our body. 
In the matter of this arrangement, we can learn 
much from nature's clothing, the skin. 
It is a com-
plete whole, throughout, without any over lapping or 
unneeded folds. The first garment should be of some 
elastic, knit goods, made to fit the body evenly from 
wrists and neck to ankles, and in the majority of 
cases in this climate, should be of wool. 
In a few 
cases of irritable skin, silk or cotton may be needed. 
The thickness of the garment should vary with the 
season. If this garment is made of knit, ribbed 
material of the right length, and ribbed stock-
ings are worn, no garters or supporters 
will be 
needed, which consideration is very important, as 
the garter around the leg impedes circulation, and the 
supporters more or less interfere with the free move-
ment of the shoulders. A second union garment 
made of light flannel may be worn in cold weather. 
It is better to use two light garments than one of 
very heavy material, as they are much warmer, and 
can be changed to meet the variations of tempera-
ture, putting one off when it is hot, and on again 
when colder. 
Over that may be worn one skirt, 
also union. 
In winter, the long-sleeved, knit divided 
skirt is the warmest, handiest garment. 
It is easy-
fitting, elastic, and covers the other garments evenly. 
It can be bought ready-made, as can also the union 
garments worn under it. 
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This skirt can be folded around the limbs in wet 
weather, and tucked into the tops of a pair of leg-
gings, or even into the tops of the stockings, and 
v 
so be kept clean and dry. 
Our mission and Bible 
working sisters would run much less danger of 
chilling the lower extremities with dampness, and 
would also be more cleanly in their persons and save 
themselves much work and expense in washing, by 
using such undergarments, three pieces only being 
required in very cold weather, and two during mod-
erate and warm weather. 
The last garment is the gown, which should be 
made and draped on a form. 
This should be fitted 
neatly, but yet loosely on the wearer. 
The proper 
way is for each person to get some cheap material, 
and have the model form cut and fitted. This will 
serve as a pattern for the lining of every other 
i 
dress. 
The effect of a plain skirt and basque, or 
any other style, can be obtained by ax*ranging the 
outside material over this form. 
A certain amount 
of fullness about the waist in the form of plaits, 
puffs, or shirring, will help conceal the outlines of 
the bust, and do away with the necessity for the 
snugness which is called for in the fit of the plain 
waist. 
It is also more modest, the fullness not 
making conspicuous any part of the 
figure. 
All 
these garments should be made of 
light-weight 
goods, as Henriettas, nun's-veilings, 
light-weight 
cashmeres, and light-weight flannels, for winter wear, 
avoiding all heavy goods, as broadcloths, heavy flan-
nels, serges, etc. 
Even in silks, the lighter the mate-
rial, the better for dresses. 
In summer, all light sum-
mer goods may be worn, made up unlined, and a sepa-
rate white dress-form worn underneath, if very thin. 
The union suits can be bought of knit goods more 
cheaply than made. 
Divided skirts for summer may 
be made of white muslin, sateen, or any other light 
goods. 
A very pretty skirt for full dress can be 
made of wash India silk. 
Women can use the un-
dergarments they already have by combining their 
knit vests and drawers, thus getting rid of bands. 
They should also take the bands off their skirts, and 
discard all corded waists or stays of any kind, and 
all corsets, even the so-called health corset. 
The 
old dress can be ripped up and fitted on a new lining 
dress form, and thus many of its evils be corrected. 
In going out in wet weather, a woman needs a 
pair of good leggings and a good waterproof, button-
ing close to the bottom, and reaching to the shoe 
tops ; also good rubbers and a " dress lyft" for rais-
ing the dress up out of the wet and mud under the 
waterproof cloak. 
With her divided skirt covered 
by leggings and out of tbe way, she can feel clean, 
comfortable, and warm, and give her mind to her 
Bible reading or other mission work, instead of 
thinking of draggled skirts, wet, chilled feet and 
ankles, and being mentally dismayed by the thought 
of a coming cold, or suffering because of the added 
expense of a ruined garment and extra washing. 
"Let us take unto us wisdom and knowledge, and 
know for ourselves what is good," and discard the 
evils in this matter of a suitable dress for Christian 
women. 
KATE LINDSAY, M. 
D. 
AMONG the Mongols, "the dress of both sexes, as far 
as shape is concerned, is much alike. 
The main 
difference is that the men gird themselves with a 
belt, while the women allow their long garments to 
hang loose from shoulder to heel, and hence it comes 
that the common word for ' woman' is 4 beltless.' 
The outer garment of both sexes is a wide, roomy 
coat, which reaches down to the ground, with sleeves 
so ample that the arms can be withdrawn from them, 
and re-introduced-at pleasure, without disturbing the 
buttons. 
"This forms the blanket under which tbe wearer 
sleeps. 
Surrounded by this ample covering, the 
Mongol, withdrawing his arms from his sleeves, finds 
himself for all practical purposes inclosed in a little 
private tent from which his head projects. 
Shrouded 
by it he rises from his couch in the morning, cov-
ered by it he sinks to rest at night; and the less hap-
pily situated foreigner cannot but envy the facility 
which this robe affords the wearer, of dressing and 
undressing in perfect privacy, though surrounded by 
the crowded inmates of a full tent. 
"A traveler crossing the desert in a camel-cart, 
was for a time one forenoon puzzled to know what 
the woman was about, who, mounted on a camel, led 
his cart camel. 
Her hand disappeared, and inexplica-
ble leanings and movements were seen about the 
shoulders, till at last the gown slid off and revealed 
another, more suitable to the increasing heat of the 
day. 
The girl had managed to change her dress 
while riding her earner and leading her cart, and had 
done it so adroitly and modestly, that it was impos-
sible to tell what she was about, till the process was 
complete."—Among the Mongols. 
QUESTIONS. 
1. 
FROM what unselfish motive should we care for 
our health ? 
2. In clothing ourselves, what should be our pur-
pose ? 
3. What lesson may we learn from the prudent 
farmer or mechanic? 
4. Why is the fashionable dress of women object-
ionable ? 
5. Why is intelligence necessary in the care of the 
body? 
6. Show how the usefulness of the Bible worker 
may be impaired by disease. 
7. Give some general directions in regard to how 
the body should be clothed. 
8. What kind of goods is the best for dresses? 
9. What precaution should be taken in wet weather? 
PROGRAM. 
1. Opening song. 
2. Short Bible reading on clothing. 
3. Prayer. 
4. Essayon " Healthful Dress in Foreign Nations." 
5. Questions on " How to Dress." 
6. Business. 
7. Closing song. 
1891.] 
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CANVASSERS' 
DEPARTMENT, 
CONDUCTED BY L. C. CHADWICK. 
JRECENT recommendations of the Foreign Mission 
Board, which are referred to in another article, have 
made it necessary for me to resign my position as 
general canvassing agent, and Brother F. L. Mead, 
who has served so efficiently as district canvassing 
agent in Dist. No. 4, has been selected as my suc-
cessor. 
Brother Mead will have the management of 
the Canvassers' Department of the HOME 
MISSION-
ARY, commencing with the October number. 
In laying off the important responsibility which is 
connected with the work of general 
canvassing 
agent, and the management of this department of 
the HOME 
MISSIONARY, 1 feel very glad to know that 
one so well fitted to continue the work which I have 
for a time had charge of, has been chosen for the 
place. 
It may be fitting in this connection to refer briefly 
to the developments and the present condition of 
our canvassing work. It has been only a few years 
since it was thought to be practicable or even possi-
ble for very many of our brethren and sisters 
throughout the field to engage in the canvassing 
work with our denominational books. 
At the time 
of the General Conference hSid in Battle Creek in 
the fall of 1886, the first systematic plans were made 
for the thorough organization of our canvassing 
forces, and from that time till the present, there has 
been a steady, healthy, and at times rapid increase 
in this important branch of the work. 
Several new books have been prepared for sale by 
subscription, and those which were in the market at 
that time have been materially improved in many 
ways, till now we have several books in several lan-
guages, so carefully prepared, and so substantially 
manufactured and tastefully finished, that they would 
be a credit to any publishing house, and which, as 
will be seen by our published reports, are meeting 
with a ready sale in all parts of the world where 
they have been introduced. 
Although we are a comparatively small denomina-
tion, with but little influence, we are selling more 
books by subscription than any other denomination 
in the world. 
The Methodists are the only denomi-
nation who sell more books than we do, and theirs 
are nearly all trade books, and a large portion of 
them are sold to the five millions of their own mem-
bers. We find that we are selling more books to 
people outside of our membership than any other 
denomination in the world. 
In fact, it is coming to 
be a source of wonderment to other denominational 
book publishers, and to subscription book publishers 
in general, as they learn of our book business, to know 
how we succeed in making such large sales. It has 
been the privilege of the writer to meet during the 
last few months several prominent publishers and 
their representatives, and I have taken pleasure in 
answering their inquiries by saying that we attribute 
tne oucuuoo ui our subscription book business to three 
principal sources : First, and most important, the 
tact tnat it is a part of the Lord's work, and that 
his blessing is added to our efforts; Second, our 
thorough system of organization of our canvassing 
forces, and dealing between our publishing houses, 
tract societies, and agents ; and, Third, to the earnest, 
devoted efforts ot a faithful, conscientious corps of 
Christian canvassers. 
During the last lew months, since I have had the 
general oversight of the canvassing work, 1 have 
become 
firmly 
convinced of the importance of 
thorough instruction on the part of all those who 
enter the field as salesmen for our books. 
Within a 
few months, in almost every portion of the field, 
institutes have been held; and while we have not 
seen any material increase in the number of workers 
in the field, we have seen an increase in the efficiency 
of their work, and the amount of their sales. 
The plan of having district agents in charge of the 
different districts in the United States, is a successful 
one, and we would as soon think now ol dropping out 
our State agents as dispensing with our district agents. 
In some of the foreign fields, the labors of Brother 
Morrison have been similar to those of the district 
agents in this field; and we trust that the few 
months he will spend in Europe will result in placing 
the work there upon a more substantial basis. 
There is no limit to the extent to which our can-
vassing work in foreign fields might be carried, as fast 
as we find those who have had sufficient experience in 
the home field who are willing to go wherever their 
services are most needed, and labor under difficulties, 
if need be, in order that the work may be advanced. 
Reference is made in another column to the success 
which has attended the work in England, which has 
always been considered a very hard field. Two tons 
of books were shipped recently at one time, from the 
London office, to one company for a single delivery. 
If we had scores and hundreds of such companies in 
different parts of the foreign field, what might we 
not expect as the result of our work ? 
The prospects in America were never better. The 
Review an'd Herald Office, at Battle Creek, has been 
obliged to add to their force of laborers till now they 
have more than 320 employed, and the presses and 
some of the other departments are kept running till 
far into the night. 
They are so crowded that they 
have been obliged to ship one large lot of books to 
Chicago to be bound, and expect to send others soon. 
We confidently look forward to the time when we 
shall be a denomination of book-makers and book-
sellers. 
Not only this, but we look for the time 
when we shall not have book-makers enough in our 
ranks to supply the demand of our canvassers, and 
when we shall be obliged to have large quantities of 
books made by outside publishers. 
We feel as though 
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we were doing a great work now, and yet this is 
only a beginning ot what may be accomplished when 
all are as deeply in earnest as the few who are now 
engaged in tbe work and accomplishing such noble 
results. 
As Captain Eldridge, our former General 
Canvassing Agent, recently remarked, " We are sim-
ply sending out a few sample books now, and as the 
people seem to like them, we shall try to supply 
their orders later." 
These statements may seem ex-
travagant to some of our readers who have given 
but little attention to the canvassing work; but to 
those who have been watching the progress and de-
velopment of the subscription book business, and 
who have seen with joy the glad omens which indi-
cate the soon-coming tidal wave of success which 
will soon sweep over the land, these statements will 
not seem imaginary, but real. 
As I sever my connection with the general man-
agement of the canvassing work, I wish to say that 
I feel very grateful for the unanimous support which 
I have had from the district and State agents and 
others who have been prominently connected with 
the work while I have been trying to serve as gen-
eral canvassing agent, and I bespeak the same cor-
dial support for Brother Mead, who is to be my suc-
cessor in this place. 
One of the most important objects of my trip in 
foreign fields will be the assisting and development 
of the canvassing work. 
I expect to spend several 
months in South America, rendering such assistance 
as I may be able to the company of canvassers who 
will then be located there, and exploring other por-
tions of the country with a view to securing infor-
mation that will assist in locating other companies, 
which may be sent later. 
All communication for the Canvassers' Department 
of the HOME MISSIONARY, or the General Canvassing 
Agent, should hereafter be addressed to F. L. Mead, 
care Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich. 
L. c. c. 
HEALTH PUBLICATIONS. 
THE question as to how we can best secure an 
extensive sale of our health publications, is one that 
has been a source of much perplexity to those who 
have been in any way prominently connected with 
the canvassing work. 
Tbe Lord has kindly revealed to us many impor-
tant principles on the subject of health and temper-
ance. 
These principles when thoroughly understood 
and accepted, have been a great benefit to us in 
many ways, and they will be of equal benefit to 
thousands of others, if presented to them in such a 
way that they will see their value. 
These principles 
have been carefully treated upon in the various 
health publications which have been and are now 
being issued by the Good Health Publishing Com-
pany. 
We 
have not only that most 
excellent 
journal, Good Health, which has attained an almost 
world-wide reputation, but we have excellent med-
ical works prepared especially with the view of being 
sold by subscription, 
and many smaller books, 
pamphlets, and leaflets which should be circulated 
widely in all parts of the world where the English 
language is spoken, and not only this, but they are 
worthy of being translated into many languages, in 
order that their usefulness may be increased. 
How the sale of these publications can best be ac-
complished, is the question under consideration. 
At 
the State agents' convention held in February, 1890, 
careful attention was given to this subject, and a 
plan devised and recommended, for the selection of 
assistant State agents, who should have the charge 
pf the sale of health publications in their respective 
States. 
We thought that this plan would accomplish 
the desired results. A practical working of the plan, 
however, in a large number of States, has convinced 
all who have given it any attention that the plan is 
not a wise one, and so far as we know, it has been 
abandoned by all who have tried it. 
We are not to suppose for a moment, however, on 
this account, that the sale of health publications 
cannot be made successful. 
From recent experi-
ences in several States, we are convinced that the 
only plan which will produce the desired results, will 
be for the district and State agents, and the gen-
eral agents for foreign fields, to treat the sale of 
these publications as a part, and an important part, 
of their regular work, and secure and instruct a 
sufficient number of agents for health publications 
to give them that prominence which their relative 
importance demands. 
Where this is being done, suc-
cess is seen, as will be shown by the following items :— 
The general agent for New Zealand writes that 
he has recently secured three new agents for medical 
works, and that they are meeting with good success. 
Two of them — brothers — took 55 orders for "Man 
the Masterpiece" in 28 hours. 
They are working 
among the gold miners, and have to work at all 
hours of the day or night to catch them off their 
" shifts." 
Geo. L. Miller, Emmetsburg, Iowa, has canvassed 
the following-named places with the results stated : 
Shibley, two and one-half days, 32 orders ; Ashton, 
one day, 7 orders ; Everly, one day, 8 orders ; San-
born, two days, 15 orders ; Hartley, one and one-half 
days, 18 orders; Total, eight days' work, 80 orders. 
R. A. Burdick of Brookings, S. Dak., reports that 
they now have six agents in the field for Good Health, 
and that these agents have taken in the past few 
weeks, more than 500 orders. 
Two young men are 
working in the country where the houses are one-
half mile or more apart. 
One of these agents travel-
ing on foot took forty-two orders in one week. 
The 
State agent secured fifty-three orders in less than 
four days' time. 
He reports a number of instances, 
showing that people are eager for information on 
health topics. 
The physicians readily indorse the 
journal, and one physician has given three sub-
scriptions besides his own. 
Many subscriptions are 
received unsolicited, people calling at the house or 
sending word that they would like to have an op-
portunity to examine the journal. 
The Dakota agents seem to be very much in 
earnest, and report that they expect to be able to 
increase the list for Good Health very materially 
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MISSIONARY. 
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within the next two months. 
The subscription list 
of Good Health last January was less than 5,000, since 
which time by the aid of the agents it has more than 
doubled. 
Thirteen thousand and five hundred copies 
of the August number were printed. 
The Testimonies have said plainly that the health 
and temperance work is an important part of the 
third angel's message. This being the case, the health 
and temperance publications must necessarily be an 
important part of our denominational literature, and 
when treated as such by those who have charge of 
the canvassing work rather than as a side issue, we 
may reasonably expect to see the results which we 
have long been hoping for. 
L. c. c. 
DISTRICT NO. 1. 
WE are very hopeful concerning the work in this 
part of the field. Cool weather has returned in the 
northern Conferences, and is working its way south, 
and the summer vacation 
period is ceasing 
to 
trouble the canvassers. 
They can now work with 
greater energy, and they will find the people at home 
to receive them. 
The extreme heat and the almost 
universal custom here in the East of taking long va-
cations away from home, have seemed to hinder 
more this summer than ever before ; but we see evi-
dences that the work is already coming up. 
Our sales each week this year, have been a consider-
able more than the corresponding weeks last year. 
The books have been sold, too, in a manner to do more 
good, and public sentiment has changed, so that 
the special points of present truth have become the 
strongest features to recommend the books to the 
favor of the people. 
Several persons have been 
found during the past month who are rejoicing in 
the new light received from the books, and some of 
these are preparing to carry this light to others, and 
will be at work ere this report reaches the readers of 
the HOME 
MISSIONARY. 
Our books are now so widely circulated that they 
are heard from on every hand, and so far as we are 
able to learn, they are, almost without exception, read 
with interest and highly prized. 
We are endeavoring 
to strengthen our forces by calling back any who 
have dropped out of the ranks, and by enlisting re-
cruits ; also by exhorting to greater diligence. 
We 
feel that the standard must be raised a little higher 
in our district, by putting in more time and more 
real heart work, such as the Master himself would 
do were he here in our stead. 
We have some most 
excellent, good spirited canvassers, and we want all 
to be of this class ; persons who will work in ear-
nest for the Lord because the love of Christ con-
strains them. 
If we are wise, we shall be especially 
active now to supply the extra demand for books, 
that comes with the long evenings and the holiday 
season. All of our books are well adapted for presents, 
and now is a good time for the young to gain an ex-
perience witb "Sunshine at Home," and with Good 
Health and the premium book that is prepared to go 
with the journal. 
Those who cannot go away from 
home would do well to canvass their own neighbor-
hoods. 
E. 
E. 
MILES, District Agent. 
DISTRICT NO. 3. 
THE Ohio institute was a delightful occasion to 
me, because of the good-sized class composed of 
capable, earnest persons, who not only entered into 
the mechanical preparation zealously, but into the 
heart preparation which is so necessary for every 
worker. 
Although some of Ohio's best men will 
leave the field temporarily for the sake of school 
privileges, she still has a force of fifty workers ; and 
Brother Hay enters upon his duties as State agent 
under very favorable circumstances. 
The work in Indiana has been somewhat hindered 
by sickness and two recent deaths in the family of 
Brother Craig ; yet the institute at Indianapolis was 
attended by over thirty persons, some of whom were 
entering the field for tbe first time ; others were to 
change to the use of a new book. 
It is a source of gratification to know that a fair 
proportion of the workers in Dist. No. 3 are hand-
ling either Vol. I or Vol. IV of " Great Controversy." 
Illinois sends word that at their coming institute 
forty will prepare to use Vol. IV. 
At the workers' meetings following our institutes in 
Ohio and Indiana, a class was conducted by Brother 
N. B. Smith, for the handling of Good Health. 
My connection with the canvassing work, both as 
State agent in Illinois and as district agent of No. 3, 
has been in many ways both pleasant and profitable 
to me. 
It is with regrets that I lay down the work 
for a time, having found many- kind friends and 
helpers and much blessing while connected with it. 
But feeling the importance of'the work as I do and 
the need of a better preparation for it, duty seems 
to point toward my spending some time in college. 
It is a satisfaction to know that the work which 
it fell my lot to do, is placed in the hands of a com-
petent man, Brother B. B. Craig of Indiana, and 
I bespeak for him the same sympathy and support 
which has been so universally accorded to me, and 
feel sure that with the blessing of the Lord, success 
will attend his efforts. 
J. E. FROOM, District Agent. 
DISTRICT NO. 4. 
THE work in Dist. No. 4 is showing a fair degree 
of prosperity this summer. 
From every State, good 
crops are reported, which gives an assurance of a 
good delivery. 
Contrast this with the loss of crops 
in Nebraska last year, and in South Dakota the past 
three years, and the prospects are encouraging. 
The various State agents are doing much hard 
work to help those who are in the field, as well as to 
secure new recruits. 
We have been at work in Manitoba for nearly 
three years, and previous to my last visit there, we 
had somehow gained the impression that Manitoba 
and all that joined it, in the far Northwest, was about 
all worked that was worth canvassing ; but by per-
sonal knowledge gained by observation, inquiry, and 
study, I find that we have but just commenced work 
in the Northwest territory. 
Assiniboia, Albertia, and Saskatchewan, with thou-
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HOME 
MISSIONARY. 
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sands of intelligent inhabitants, and emigration flow-
ing into each of them all the time, have not been 
entered with our books. 
We need a good corps of workers for this field, 
and a 
first-class 
State agent to take the personal 
oversight of the work and push it forward. 
There 
are many reasons why this is a promising field for 
labor, and three years' experience has proved it a 
good field in which to sell our books. 
At the late State camp-meeting, Brother J. J. 
Devereaux was chosen State agent of Nebraska ; 
and knowing him to be a man of faith and courage 
in the canvassing work, we look for a good work to 
be done in Nebraska the coming year. 
At this writing, we have on our list of prospective 
canvassers, several who expect to enter the work in 
Nebraska this coming fall, many of whom are leav-
ing other work to enter the canvassing 
field. 
This 
is as it should be. 
Elisha was called from the plow, 
and many of the disciples from their trades to enter 
the service of God. 
So to-day, the Lord wants 
scores of men for his service, who are now busy with 
the trades of the world. 
To such as enter his work 
with the right motives, there is plenty of work, with 
success all the way along to keep our courage good. 
F. L. MEAD, District 
Agent. 
DISTRICT NO. 5. 
SINCE making my last report, I have attended the 
workers' meetings, and a part of the camp-meetings 
in Texas, Missouri, and Arkansas. 
In Texas those 
who came as canvassers, and those who came to re-
ceive instruction in this work, numbered about forty. 
There seemed to be a general feeling among our peo-
ple, that the time had come when they must be in 
the work. 
Several, who are farmers, are preparing 
to go into the work in the near future. 
In Missouri, two meetings a day were held with 
the canvassers. 
The Spirit of God came near, and 
many would say, " These are the best meetings of 
the kind we have ever had ; " but we realized that 
we were only instruments in his hands. 
A number 
of new canvassers will soon enter the work here. 
Arkansas is doing nobly. 
Although but a small 
Conference, her best men are going out to sell our 
books. 
Eighteen started from the camp-meeting to 
enter the field as canvassers, and it is encouraging 
to see that all expect to make it a life work. 
As the 
servants of God presented the truths for these times, 
his spirit impressed them upon the hearts of his peo-
ple, and I believe the canvassers will be enabled to 
do more and better work in the future. 
We realize that Satan will do all in his power to 
discourage, but they are learning that we have a 
Saviour to whom all power is given, and that he is 
with them. 
As we listened to the experience of can-
vassers, telling how God had worked for them, and 
led them to find precious souls, who were hungering 
for the truths that were contained in the books they 
were selling, we could not help but rejoice that we 
had a part in this branch of the work. 
N. P. DIXON, District 
Aaent. 
SUCCESSFUL WORK. 
As we look over the reports of the canvassing work 
from week to week and from month to month, and find 
that a certain individual has taken a large number 
of orders in a certain number of hours, we are apt to 
pronounce his work successful, without taking into 
account other points which are equally as necessary 
in securing complete success, as the taking of a large 
number of orders in a given length of time. 
We 
have sometimes thought that our system of report-
ing our canvassing work might lead to a miscon-
ception of the real object to be gained. 
We have 
noticed how some agents seem to delight in telling 
how many orders they have taken in a day or week 
or month, and have.feared that the desire on the part 
of the agent to make a good showing in his report, 
might lead him to hurry over the territory which he 
has contracted to canvass, without doing bis work as 
thoroughly as he ought. 
It seems to us that true success in the canvassing 
work consists in taking the largest number of orders 
possible in a given 
territory, 
as well as taking as 
many as possible in a given time. 
In other words, 
the canvasser who takes one hundred orders in a 
township in four weeks, is more successful than the 
one who would go over the same township in two 
weeks, and take seventy-five orders. 
We find by watching the reports carefully for sev-
eral successive months, that Bome of those agents 
who make the highest record in the number of orders 
taken in a day or a week, are often idle nearly as 
great a portion of the time as they work. 
They seem 
to feel that because they have had good success for a 
few days, they can afford to rest for a few days, and 
thus at the end of a year their work does not amount 
to as much as those who have continued week after 
week and month after month, putting in full time, 
working their territory thoroughly, although they 
may not have made as great a record in any one 
week of tbat time as the first ones mentioned. 
Another failing which some of our agents have, is 
that of working only for a half day at a time, and at 
the end of the week reporting two and one-half days 
or three days ; or if they worked a half day on Mon-
day and a half day on Tuesday, and are idle the other 
two half days, they will report it as one day's work, 
so as to make a big showing. 
We hope but very few of our agents have allowed 
themselves to drift into these habits, and the only 
object in writing this article is to try to impress upon 
the minds of all the fact that true success can be se-
cured only by continual, steady, devoted work. 
L. o. c. 
BROTHER 
J. 
J. 
DEVEREAUX, formerly the State 
agent of South Dakota, who has for some time been 
engaged in the canvassing work in England, has just 
returned to America on account of failing health. 
The climate in England did not agree with him ; but 
he hopes to be able to resume his work in this coun-
try in a short time, and will enter upon his duties as 
State agent for Nebraska. 
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SELECTING LABORERS. 
DURING the last mouth a few additional changes 
have been made in the fields of labor of some of our 
agents. 
We do not, of course, refer to the changes 
made by individuals or companies in their home 
Conference or regular field ; but those who have 
been chosen to go from one State or country to 
another. 
John M. Craig of Illinois, will go to the Cumber-
land Mission Field to have charge of the work as 
State agent; and J. B. Utley and wife of Michigan, 
will go to the same field as canvassers. 
1. S. Loyd, who has for some time served efficiently 
as State secretary of the South Dakota Tract So-
ciety, has gone to Indiana in response to a request 
from the Conference Committee of that State, to 
serve as State agent in the place of R. B. Craig, who 
was recently chosen as district agent for Dist. No. 3. 
Last month we mentioned the probability that 
G. H. Baber of Illinois, would go to South Carolina, 
but since that time Brother Baber has decided to 
spend some time in school before entering upon so 
important a work. 
Three Scandinavian canvassers, Carl Jensen of 
Iowa, and Bertha and Lizzie Erickson of Minnesota, 
will go to Omaha to commence the sale of our Scan-
dinavian books among the thousands of Scandinavian 
people in that important city. 
Before the next issue of this paper, the three can-
vassers for South America will doubtless be on their 
voyage to that great country. 
Thus we see that with our present systematic 
methods of conducting our canvassing work, we are 
able to make selections from the faithful laborers in 
different fields to meet the demands for other fields 
more destitute, and so the working force is distrib-
uted where it will accomplish the greatest amount 
of good. 
L. c. c. 
ENGLAND. 
As an evidence of the successful sale of our books 
in England, which has always been considered a very 
difficult field, we need only to refer to the work of 
Brethreu Strope and Thomas, who recently 
went 
from America to that country. 
They have each 
taken from twenty-five to fifty orders per week, 
varying from $55 to $120 in value. 
Brother E. M. 
Morrison writes that the London publishing house 
has recently shipped two tons of books to the com-
pany at Bristol for a single delivery. 
He also states 
that it would take one thousand men one year to 
canvass one-half of Great Britain with one book. 
We ought to have the present number of laborers 
in that field largely increased by recruits from 
America, and we trust also that many new workers 
will be secured and developed in that field. 
One canvasser who recently went to England from 
America, in seven consecutive weeks' time following 
the institute held at London, worked 264 hours and 
took 296 orders, amounting to $670.40. 
This shows 
what may be done even in a hard field by earnest, 
devoted, diligent effort. 
INTERESTING FIGURES. 
ITEMS from weekly reports of Illinois canvassers 
for year beginning Aug. 1, 1890, and ending Aug. 
1,1891, show the following : — 
Number of reports received, 1,490. 
Average num-
ber reporting per week, 29. 
Retail value of orders 
reported for subscription books, $39,261.59. 
Aver-
age value of sales per week during the year, $755.03. 
Average value per week for each canvasser, $26.03. 
Total number of days represented in above reports, 
4,675. 
Average value of orders per day for each 
canvasser, $8.40. 
Total number of hours represented 
in above reports, 35,036. 
Average value of orders 
per hour for each canvasser, $1.12. 
Dividing the above amounts by two gives the 
amount of profits to the canvassers as follows: Fifty-
six cents per hour, $4.20 per day ; $13.01 J per week 
for each worker reporting. 
The above represents 
what 1,490 persons accomplish in one week. 
Had 
these 1,490 worked forty hours per week, the num-
ber of hours would be increased to 59,600, which at 
the same average, $1.12 per hour, gives us the 
handsome sum of $66,752, which divided among the 
same number, would bring the average up to $44.80 
per week, and who can estimate the value laid up in 
the bank of heaven 1 
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 
ONE canvasser who labored nine weeks in Prince 
Edward Island, put in forty-five days' time (315 
hours), and took $850 worth of orders, the average 
value of his orders being $3.45 ; the average amount 
per hour, $2.66 ; average number of exhibitions per 
order, one and seven-tenths; average number of 
minutes spent to secure a sale, thirty-four. 
Another canvasser in the same island averaged 
$2.68 per hour, but did not put in as many hours in 
the same length of time. 
The average value of his 
orders was $3.35 ; average number of minutes per 
order, seventy-two; average exhibitions per order, 
one and sixty-eight hundredths. 
BEATEN THE RECORD. 
As far as we have been able to learn, the following 
beats the record of any of our canvassers in any part 
of the field. In three days, August 18-20, a brother 
took seventy-six orders for " Bible Readings," amount-
ing to $264.25, and also sold $2.80 worth of " helps," 
on which he made a profit of $1.92, and his ex-
penses were only $1.70. 
Of these seventy-six orders, 
twenty-three were for full Morocco, twenty-four half 
Morocco, twenty were Library, and nine were Gilt. 
We do not speak of this because we think that every 
one can do this, or that they should be expected to 
reach anywhere near this amount; but it illustrates 
the possibilities that are before us in the book business. 
This agent will soon go to Dist. No. 2 to work. 
1891.] 
THE 
HOME 
MISSIONARY. 
- 215 
REPORT OF THE CANVASSING WORK FOR AUGUST, 1891. 
STATE. 
No. 
can-
vassers 
Av.No. 
of Re-
ports. 
Days. 
Hours. 
Books 
Deliv'd. 
Value. 
Orders 
Taken. 
Value. 
Mlscel. 
Sales. 
Total 
Value. 
Total 
for Dists. 
' Atlantic 
Maine 
Maritime Prov... 
New England ... 
New York 
Pennsylvania.... 
Quebec 
Virginia 
Vermont 
West Virginia ... 
Alabama 
Florida 
Georgia 
Louisiana 
Mississippi 
North Carolina.. 
Tennessee 
Indiana 
Illinois 
Michigan 
| Ohio 
I Ontario 
| So. Dakota 
Iowa 
I Manitoba 
Minnesota 
Nebraska 
Wisconsin 
Arkansas 
Indian Territory. 
Kansas 
Missouri 
Texas 
^ Colorado 
California 
North Pacific 
Upper Columbia. 
Great Britain ... 
Germany 
Central Europe.. 
South Africa.... 
Australia 
Scandinavia 
Totals. 
23 
15 
631 
21 
40 
23 
37 
H 
3 
5i 
7 
2 
1 
5 
54f 
37 
12 
41J 
15 
20 
If 
38 J 
25 
2 
8f 
22] 
458A 
2814 
116 
538 
307 
494 
39 
52 
74 
88 
23 
m 
76" 
118 
796 
421 
56 
676 
234 
224J 
29 
101 
53 
61 
63 
417 
163 
269 
5783; 
1406 
2633 
1555 
2155 
337 
304 
551 
623 
117 
81 
536 
825 
5412 
3153 
259 
4956 
1628 
1792 
193 
4258 
2088 
692 
419 
343 
336 
2981 
1350 
555 
42404 
804 
25 
684 
437 
486 
13 
21 
135 
105 
45 
36 
86 
118 
672 
168 
441 
47 
199 
250 
143 
62 
1510 
112 
6602 
$2069 25 
59 75 
1704 80 
1019 25 
29*25 
46 25 
230 75 
108 25 
96 00 
170 50 
286 50 
1716 25 
438 50 
1077 50 
115 50 
584 50 
582 50 
604 00 
108 75 
2858 75 
' 
7 54 
247 00 
481 14 
74 90 
14717 38 
854 
439 
1376 
837 
1260 
166 
171 
178 
276 
83 
57 
235 
94 
612 
2317 
1270 
179 
1810 
808 
897 
106 
5563 
1134 
352 
304 
110 
313 
2204 
1437 
31 
1145 
26618 
$2247 75 
1124*75 
3479 95 
2138 00 
3064 65 
353 00 
409 00 
429 50 
607 00 
204 00 
133 75 
589 50 
258 00 
1361 75 
5450 20 
3045 25 
433 50 
4534 75 
1854 45 
1765 40 
316 25 
13600 60 
1828 65 
929 25 
777 25 
222 75 
958 75 
6173 75 
3242 30 
196 00 
73 63 
5242 39 
51 00 
67096 72 
$ 35 35 
100 94 
31 22 
110 33 
*42 60 
25 95 
47 87 
9 30 
2 70 
3 90 
23 05 
78 00 
64 79 
104 55 
33 27 
21 15 
33 75 
109 25 
286 32 
111 00 
41 16 
44 74 
1361 19 
30^ ' 
$2283 10 
1124 75 
3580 89 
2169 22 
3174 98^ 
353 00 
451 6JL 
455 45 
654 87 
213 
133 75 
592 20 
261 90 
1361 75 
....... 
5473 25 
3045 25 
433 50 
4534 7^ 
1932 45 
1830 19 
316 25 
13600 60 
1933 20 
962 52 
798 40f; 
256 50 
1068 00 
6460 07* 
3242 30 
307 00 
114 79 
5287 13 
51 00 
68457 91 
$14247 
2562 90 
13486 75 
-19612 69 
3085 42 
6460 07 
9002 22 
68457 91 
IT will be noticed that the summary for Great 
Britain is the largest ever reported. 
THE report from Ohio is for two weeks ; from 
Florida for three weeks; from California and Michi-
gan for five weeks ; and the total number of orders 
and value of same for Minnesota is for two months. 
WE learn that on Wednesday, September 2, a suf-
ficient number of 
the presses of the Beview and 
Herald Office were running on " Bible Beadings," so 
that the entire book was being printed at the same 
time ; and that the printed sheets of the books were 
turned from the presses at the rate of more than 
five books per minute,which would be more than 3,000 
copies per day. 
THE company of canvassers who went to Glasgow, 
Scotland, a few weeks ago, are doing well. 
Their re-
port is included in that from Great Britain, and for 
the week ending August 14, the three canvassers put 
in 122 hours, and took 75 orders, amounting to $149.25. 
BROTHER J. W. 
DOWNS, who recently went 
to 
North Carolina to engage in the canvassing work, 
took $57 worth of orders the first week, $64.50 the 
second week, and $39.50 the third; or a total of $161 
in three weeks, and was hindered considerable of the 
time the third week. 
This demonstrates the success 
which may be secured by those who go from the 
North to this field. The State agent of North Caro-
lina writes that he could use one hundred new agents 
in that State to good advantage. 
216 
THE HOME 
MISSIONARY. 
THE HOME MISSIONARY. 
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE 
INTERNATIONAL TRACT AND MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 
Price, 23 cents per year. 
L. C. CHADWICK, 
DAN 
. CHADWICK, / 
„ 
.T.JONES. 
1 
EDITORS" 
BATTLE CREEK, MICH., SEPTEMBER, 
1891. 
BROTHER 
JOHN 
N. 
NELSON, who has for several 
months been connected with our general work in 
Battle Creek, has been chosen by our Executive 
Board to have the general management of the busi-
ness of the International Tract Society during the 
absence of the President. 
Brother Nelson has al-
ready entered upon his duties. 
" THE CHILDREN'S TREASURY," is the title of a beau-
tiful book of 128 pages 
x 7$ inches, printed on 
fine tinted paper, and nicely illustrated. 
It contains 
more than ninety stories, in prose and poetry, which 
are interesting and instructive, not only to the chil-
dren, but the youth and even the grown-up children. 
Publisher's price, 75 cents. 
Copies will be sent post-
paid on receipt of 50 cents by addressing— 
THE INTERNATIONAL TRACT SOCIETY, 
Battle Creek, Mich. 
A USEFUL COMPANION. 
REPORT OF LABOR, AUGUST, 1891. 
Main Office. 
RELIGIOUS WORK. 
Pages books and tracts sent to foreign countries 
96,762 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
United States 
230,867 
Number periodicals sent to foreign countries 
8,655 
" 
" 
" 
" 
United States 
2,257 
Number letters written to foreign countries 
608 
" 
" 
" 
" United States.... 
32 
MRS. S. L. STRONG. 
HEALTH AND TEMPERANCE WORK. 
Pages books and tracts sent to foreign countries 
35,391 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
United States 
80,760 
Number periodicals sent to foreign countries 
983 
" 
" 
" 
" 
United States 
449 
" 
letters written to 
" 
43 
LAURA C. BEE. 
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS LIBERTY WORK. 
Pages, books and tracts sent out 
83,650 
Number Sentinels....... 
" 
" 
361 
" 
" Reasons for Signing the Petition " 
5,700 
" 
copies "American State Papers" sent out 
33 
" 
letters written 
14 
MARY E. SIMKIN. 
GERMAN WORK. 
Pages tracts and pamphlets sent to foreign countries 
11,102 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" United States 
4,550 
Number periodicals sent to foreign countries 
123 
" 
" 
" 
" 
United States 
168 
" 
letters written to foreign countries 
108 
" 
" 
" 
" 
United States 
185 
LENA STKINEL. 
Chicago Office. 
Pages denominational publications sent out 
21,784 
" 
N. R. L. Publications sent out. 
20,202 
" 
health and temperance publications sent out 
1,004 
Number Signs, Present Truth, and Instructors 
" 
408 
" 
Good Health and Pacific Health Journals " 
22 
" 
Sentinels sent out 
580 
" 
letters 
" 
460 
JENNEE THAYER. 
SCANDINAVIAN WORK. 
Pages books, pamphlets, and tracts sent out 
2,004 
Number Zions Vaktare and Evangdiets Sendebud sent out.. 
196 
" 
letters written 
45 
TEN I. JENSEN. 
THOMPSON'S 
POCKET 
SPELLER, 
of 
which the accompanying cut gives a 
good idea, contains over 22,800 words 
alphabetically arranged and indexed, 
with concise definitions. 
It is just 
the right size to carry in the vest 
pocket, and is almost invaluable as a 
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Price, postpaid, 
of best binding indexed, 50 cents ; of 
the cheaper binding without index, 
25 cents. 
Address all orders to — 
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Battle Creek, Mich. 
Chicago & Grand Trunk R.R. 
Time Table, in Effect May 10, 1891. 
GOING WEST. 
am pm 
5.69 4.14 
7.28 5.40 
8.061 
6.27 
8.48 7.20 
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1(1.30 
11.00 
11.60 
12.80 
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am pm 
STATIONS. 
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....New York... 
Buffalo 
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Boston 
....Montreal.... 
....Toronto.... 
Detroit 
Dep. 
Arr. 
Port Huron 
Lapeer 
Flint 
Durand 
Lansing 
Charlotte 
.BATTLE CKKKK.... 
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Schoolcraft 
CasHopoiia... 
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1.00 
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8.40 
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8.15 
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9.17 
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10.40 
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Where no time is given, train does not stop. 
Trains run by Central Standard Time. 
Valparaiso Accommodation, Battle Creek Passenger, Port Huron Passen-
ger, and Mail trains, daily except Sunday. 
Pacific, Limited, Day, and Atlantic Expresses, daily. 
Meals served in C. & G. T. Dining Cars on all through trains. 
W. E. DAVI8, 
A. S. PARKER, 
am. Paee. and Ticket Agt., Chicago. 
Tide" Act., Battle Creek. 
HOME MISSIONARY EXTRA. 
BATTLE 
CREEK, 
MICH., 
SEPTEMBER, 
1891. 
LAST QUARTER'S RECEIPTS. 
THE total receipts of the Foreign Mission Board during 
the quarter ending June 30, were $6,535.49. 
$3,805.56 of 
this amount comes from the Sabbath-school contributions ; 
$2,558-20 from the first-day offerings; and the balance, 
$171.73, represents miscellaneous donations received for the 
foreign missionary work, a list of which appears on the 
fourth page of this EXTRA. 
THE total receipts for foreign missions, for the year end-
ing June 30, 1891, were as follows : — 
Christmas offerings 
$26,301.87 
First day 
" 
' 
12,494.79 
Sabbath-school donations 
14,860.36 
Miscellaneous 
" 
5,063.60 
Total 
$58,720.62 
It will be interesting to compare last year's receipts with 
those for the year ending June 30, 1890, which were as 
follows: — 
Christmas offerings 
•>.. $19,284.37 
First day 
" 
12,720.28 
8abbath-school donations 
15,801.69 
Miscellaneous 
" 
783.59 
Total 
$48,589.93 
From these summaries, it appears that there has been a 
gain of $10,130.69 over the previous year. 
There was an 
increase in the Christmas offerings of a little over $7,000 ; 
a decrease in first-day offerings of $225; in the Sabbath-
school contributions to missions, a decrease of over $900 ; 
and an increase again in miscellaneous donations of $4,280. 
The report of first-day offerings, iustead of showing $225 
less than the previous year, would have indicated a gain of 
more than this amount, if the receipts of all the Confer-
ences had been forwarded to the treasurer. 
Some reports 
have not yet come to hand, and over $500 is reported which 
has not yet been forwarded, and so cannot appear in the 
receipts of the year. 
GENERAL REPORT OF FIRST-DAY OFFERINGS 
FOR QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30, 1891. 
(COLLECTIONS FROM BOXES.) 
THE amounts received from first-day offerings for the four 
quarters of the year ending June 30, are respectively as 
follows : $3,384.40, $3,672.40, $2,879.79, $2,558.20. 
Thus 
there has been a falling off in the last half of the year. 
It will be seen by the general summary in the next column, 
however, that an unusually large amount was not reported 
in the last quarter. 
This will, of course, be remitted, and 
appear in the next year's receipts; yet the general standing 
for the year will be affected by the delay, and those Con-
ferences which have failed to report in cash will not stand 
as well as they should in the annual summary. 
MSE OF CONFERENCE. 
Whole Amount 
for Quarter. 
Mem. of 
Conference. 
Amount per 
Member 
per 
Quarter. 
DISTRICT No. 
1. — ATLANTIC. 
Atlantic 
$ 
72.17 
249 
.289 
Maine 
4.10 
452 
New England 
221.50 
773 
.286 
New York 
48.04 
830 
.057 
Maritime Provinces.. 
2.08 
46 
.045 
Quebec 
60.00 
148 
.405 
Pennsylvania 
126.30 
1,050 
.120 
Vermont 
38.77 
409 
.094 
Virginia 
2.14 
114 
.018 
West Virginia 
42.46 
117 
.362 
Totals 
$617.56 
4,188 
.147 
DISTRICT No. 2. — SOUTHERN. 
Southern Mission 
... 
$ 37.93 
383 
.099 
Tennessee River 
6.43 
172 
.037 
Totals 
$44.36 
555 
.079 
DISTRICT No. 3. — LAKE. 
Illinois 
$255.37 
847 
.301 
Indiana 
19.45 
1,179 
.016 
Michigan 
502.37 
4,808 
.116 
1,150 
Totals 
$777.19 
7,484 
.103 
DISTRICT No. 4. — NORTHWEST. 
$281.08 
2,052 
.136 
Minnesota 
212.63 
2,005 
.106 
Nebraska 
860 
South Dakota 
836 
1,859 
Totals 
$493.71 
7,612 
DISTRICT No. 
5. — SOUTHWEST. 
Arkansas 
. 
$ 
13.12 
273 
.048 
Colorado 
58.75 
361 
.162 
Kansas 
118.03 
1,929 
.061 
Missouri 
815 
67.42 
425 
.158 
Totals 
$257.32 
8,803 
.076 
DISTRICT No. 6. — PACIFIC. 
California 
$ 
2,171 
Montana 
19.15 
25 
.766 
North Pacific 
155.39 
700 
.221 
Upper 
Columbia.... 
40.92 
493 
.083 
Totals 
$215.46 
3,389 
.063 
DISTRICT No. 
7. — FOREIGN. 
Great Britain 
$96.15 
South Africa 
56.45 
Total 
$152.60 
Grand Totals... 
$2,558.20 
27,031 
.094 
726 
THE 
HOME 
MISSIONARY. 
ITEMIZED REPORT OF FIRST-DAY 
OFFERINGS 
FOR QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30, 
1891. 
MICHIGAN. 
Arbela, 
Almena, 
Allegan, 
Alma. 
Brookfield, 
Burlington. 
Byron Center, 
Bay City, 
Blendon, 
Bancroft, 
Bear Lake, 
Bedford. 
Birmingham, 
Battle Creek, 
Ceresco, 
Charlotte, 
Climax, 
Colon, 
Carson City, 
Carlton Center, 
Cedar Springs, 
Detroit, 
Decatur, 
$ 
Denver, 
East Saginaw, 
Eaton Rapids, 
Elmwood, 
Elk Rapids, 
Escanaba, 
Ely, 
Flint, 
Fairgrove, 
Freeland, 
Frankfort, 
Fenton, 
Greenville, 
Grandville, 
Grand Rapids, 
Grass Lake, 
Gowen, 
Greenbush and 
plain, 
Hanover, 
Holly, 
Hazelton, 
Howell, 
Hoytville, 
Du-
Horton, 
Ionia, 
Ithaca, 
Imlay City, 
Jackson, 
Kent City, 
Lapeer, 
Lyons and Muir, 
Lowell, 
Leslie, 
Lakeview, 
Memphis, 
Mundy, 
Maple Grove (B. 
Maple Grove (S. 
Monterey, 
Mt. Morris, 
Morrice, 
N. Branch, 
Ovid, 
Orange, 
Otsego, 
Orleans, 
Ogden Center, 
Parkville, 
Quincy, 
Ransom, 
Riverside, 
Reese, 
Rochester, 
Sherman, 
Spencer Creek, 
Spring Arbor, 
Saranac, 
St. Charles, 
Scottville, 
St. Louis, 
Shelby, 
Trave'rse City, 
Vanderbilt, 
Vermontville, 
Vassar, 
4 10 
25 
4 61 
30 
88 
1 00 
3 39 
2 58 
3 00 
5 00 
3 02 
5 52 
50 
151 74 
5 97 
2 52 
4 02 
2 40 
1 55 
8 88 
13 
6 59 
3 00 
6 49 
3 24 
6 00 
4 63 
2 95 
1 30 
4 00 
4 22 
4 83 
2 28 
1 63 
1 00 
60 
5 20 
50 
3 12 
1 00 
•3 90 
8 64 
1 50 
26 
4 70 
65 
7 68 
30 
2 88 
9 41 
60 
6 94 
2 19 
1 45 
15 70 
5 05 
6 77 
2 00 
2 96 
2 66 
Co.), 1 37 
Co.), 
71 
9 14 
37 
2 31 
2 32 
4 21 
11 11 
5 61 
4 98 
1 45 
4 32 
12 08 
4 94 
61 
75 
50 
29 
5 00 
45 
42 
8 00 
5 50 
2 10 
3 50 
4 25 
3 08 
1 00 
5 09 
Watrousville, 
$ 
4 52 
Willis, 
1 75 
Wright, 
23 08 
Webberville, 
4 53 
Westphalia, 
1 75 
W bite Lake, 
1 15 
Individuals, 
1 56 
Total, 
$502 37 
KANSAS. 
Beloit, 
$ 
1 40 
Burden, 
1 80 
Busby, 
2 55 
Clyde, 
. 
3 27 
Chetopa, 
3 60 
Columbus, 
75 
Emporia, 
2 50 
El Dorado, 
1 69 
Florence, 
60 
Galena 
Greenleaf, 
18 11 
Ilallonett, 
Ilerrington, 
12 85 
Harvey Co., 
12 85 
Hillsboro, 
6 77 
Lowe, 
1 50 
Leavenworth, 
2 10 
Lone Elm, 
Lehigh, 
14 44 
Moline, 
6 28 
Newton, 
3 00 
Neutral, 
2 50 
Ottawa, 
1 34 
Otis, 
5 24 
Osborne, 
95 
Palermo, 
9 50 
Richland, 
6 28 
Salina, 
1 67 
Stover, 
2 80 
Seneca, 
1 67 
Tampa, 
2 50 
Topeka, 
4 75 
Wamego, 
1 60 
Total, 
$118 03 
IOWA. 
Atlantic, 
$ 
4 17 
Ames, 
3 00 
Afton, 
Atalissa, 
Audubon, 
Beaman, 
Bowman's Grove, 
Bonaparte, 
Boone, 
Cedar Rapids, 
Croton, 
Castana, 
Council Bluffs, 
Coon Rapids, 
Des Moines, 
Elk Horn, No. 1, 
Elk Horn, No. 2, 
Eddyville, 
Fairfield, 
Fontanelle, 
Gilman, 
Grinnell, 
Hartley, 
Kelly, 
Keota, 
Knoxville, 
Lansing, 
Lisbon, 
Mt. Pleasant, 
Marshalltown, 
Moravia, 
Monroe, 
Nevada, 
Osceola, 
Olin, 
Pilot Mound, 
Parkersburg, 
Kadcliffe, 
Ruthven, 
Riverton, 
Smithland, 
18 95 
3 17 
50 
4 00 
4 65 
1 50 
1 25 
1 33 
1 25 
65 
3 85 
4 30 
3 74 
2 09 
12 65 
5 50 
7 25 
6 50 
75 
2 40 
2 33 
2 85 
60 
4 00 
5 45 
50 
13 95 
10 15 
85 
3 80 
2 01 
7 41 
2 05 
2 70 
5 78 
1 00 
8 to 
7 07 
2 65 
Sharps, 
$ 2 75 
Sandyville, 
1 75 
State Center, 
1 75 
Sioux City, 
2 23 
Spencer, 
9 75 
Salina, 
1 50 
Storm Lake, 
4 55 
Waukon, 
2 80 
W. Union, 
51 
Woodburn, 
7 37 
W. Branch, 
2 00 
Winthrop, 
4 80 
\V interset, 
4 SW 
Weston, 
2 20 
Individuals, 
7 21 
Total, 
$281 08 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
Alba. 
Allentown, 
Austin, 
Blockville, 
Corydon, 
East Otto, 
Edinboro, 
Elk Lake, 
Emporium, 
Fleetwood, 
Jamestown, 
Midway, 
North Warren, 
Painted Post, 
Philadelphia, 
Pittsburg, 
Port Alleghany, 
Portville, 
Phcenixville, 
Randolph, N. Y., 
Raymond, 
Reading, 
Roaring Branch, 
Salamanca, 
Shingle House, 
Shunk, 
Steamburg, 
Sunderlenville, 
Sinclairville, 
Waterford, 
Wellsville, 
West Valley, 
Wheeler, 
Williamsport, 
Youngsville, 
Individuals, 
Total, 
5 67 
1 00 
4 16 
1 02 
3 01 
8 50 
1 77 
1 30 
1 92 
2 80 
4 67 
4 17 
3 05 
64 
20 04 
4 52 
1 37 
1 69 
1 50 
2 70 
2 00 
1 56 
1 12 
35 
92 
2 63 
1 25 
2 36 
1 25 
12 50 
8 77 
78 
11 02 
$126 30 
WISCONSIN. 
Avon, 
Briggsville, 
Beldenville, 
Baraboo, 
Debello, 
Eureka, 
Fish Creek, 
Ft. Howard, 
Flintville, 
Grand Rapids, 
Humbird, 
H. Mile Grove, 
Kickapoo, 
Lucas, 
La Grange, 
Loyal, 
Little Prairie, 
Mauston, 
Mackford, 
Misha Mokwa, 
Milton Junction, 
Maple Works, 
Madison, 
Mosinee, 
Milwaukee, 
Mackford, 
Maiden Rock, 
Mt. Sterling, 
New London, 
Neenah, 
Oakland, 
Pulcifer, 
Plainfield, 
Poy Sippi, 
Raymond, 
Racine, 
River Falls, 
Rolling, 
$ 6 50 
8 18 
3 50 
2 40 
85 
5 90 
19 
5 78 
2 54 
4 50 
7 21 
14 60 
50 
3 05 
1 15 
2 97 
9 97 
64 
5 80 
2 70 
1 98 
3 52 
3 75 
4 05 
13 34 
5 17 
3 00 
2 45 
1 60 
7 99 
10 82 
25 
2 00 
7 91 
1 89 
1 47 
Stevens Point, 
Sextonville, 
Sand Prairie, 
Sturgeon Bay, 
Summit Center, 
Scott, 
Victory, 
Waterloo, 
Individuals, 
8 75 
4 12 
1 94 
1 47 
2 70 
2 65 
6 32 
95 
8 10 
Rec'd in last quarter, 11 28 
Total, 
$214 12 
Not rec'd by Treasurer, 
so not in general report. 
NEW YORK. 
Adams Centre, 
Brookfield, 
Frankfort, 
Governor, 
Genoa, 
Jeddo, 
Norfolk, 
Oswego, 
Pulaski, 
Pierrepont, 
Roosevelt, 
Rome, 
Syracuse, 
West Monroe, 
West Bangor, 
Individuals, 
Total, 
$ 
40 
3 53 
25 
50 
50 
2 00 
1 00 
1 75 
2 00 
15 72 
20 
1 00 
5 00 
4 95 
$48 04 
NEW ENGLAND. 
Nashua, N. H., 
New Ipswich, N. H. 
Washington, 
Boston, 
Mass., 
Charlemont, 
" 
Dartmouth, 
" 
Lynn, 
" 
New Bedford, " 
Newburyport, 
" 
Reading. 
" 
So. Amherst, 
" 
So. Lancaster, 
" 
Springfield, 
11 
Viney'd Haven,-' 
Greenwood, R. I., 
Green Hill, 
" 
Peace Dale, 
" 
Slocumville, 
" 
Berlin, 
Conn. 
East Canaan, 
" 
Hampton, 
" 
Norwich, 
" 
Individuals, 
$ 
9 63 
, 
12 23 
3 00 
5 00 
6 52 
5 98 
1 86 
I 14 
1 90 
7 00 
4 25 
107 07 
2 53 
7 00 
4 40 
4 85 
4 75 
3 98 
, 
4 49 
13 72 
1 40 
3 67 
5 03 
Total, 
$221 50 
CALIFORNIA. 
Arroyo Grande, 
$4 49 
Bakersfield, 
55 
Buena Park, 
13 00 
Calistoga, 
4 65 
Crystal Springs, 
47 80 
Eureka, 
12 20 
Elmonte, 
Ferndale, 
3 25 
Elmonte, 
Ferndale, 
1 20 
Grass Valley, 
1 00 
Grangeville, 
0 00 
Lachwood, 
2 50 
Lockport, 
1 20 
Los Angeles, 
12 57 
Mc Dearmond, 
5 20 
Oakland, 
56 52 
Petaluma, 
1 60 
Placerville, 
2 35 
Reno, 
11 85 
Sacramento, 
3 80 
San Francisco, 
1 50 
San Diego, 
8 00 
San Pasqual, 
1 80 
Santa Rosa, 
6 30 
Santa Barbara, 
1 40 
Stockton, 
2 75 
Santa Ana, 
6 00 
Soquel, 
6 00 
St. Clair, 
4 40 
Individuals, 
12 75 
Total, 
$238 18 
W. VIRGINIA. 
Amos, 
Berea, 
Kinawha, 
Newburg, 
Individuals, 
Total, 
$ 7 30 
2 05 
9 61 
18 50 
5 00 
UPPER COLUMBIA. 
Lostine, Oregon, 
Milton, 
" 
Farmington, 
Wash., 
Farmington, Ger., " 
Garfield, 
Pataha, 
Spokane, 
Walla Walla, 
Viola, 
Individuals, 
| 
75 
12 62 
2 35 
5 70 
2 00 
3 95 
9 2» 
50 
Idaho, 1 35 
2 50 
Total, 
$40 92 
TENNESSEE RIVER. 
Cross Plains, 
Springville, 
Individuals, 
Total, 
$3 51 
9 i 
1 00 
INDIANA. 
Angola, 
Bourbon, 
Barbers Mills, 
Brookston, 
Denver, 
Frankton, 
Glenwood, 
Hartford City, 
Indianapolis, 
Kokomo, 
Kewana, 
Marion, 
Morocco, 
North Liberty, 
Olivett Chapel, 
Plymouth, 
Rochester, 
South Milford, 
Waldron, 
Walkerton, 
West Liberty, 
Individuals, 
Total, 
; 
75 
64 
5 76 
3 01 
3 57 
1 42 
1 68 
53 
9 57 
2 88 
35 
1 26 
1 10 
2 72 
2 75 
1 19 
2 50 
50 
60 
65 
1 82 
3 51 
$48 76 
Not rec'd by Tress., 
29 31 
Am't in gen'l rep't, $19 45 
not in general report. 
NO. PACIFIC. 
Albany, 
Oregon, 
Beaverton, 
" 
Coquille, 
" 
East Portland, 
" 
Elk City, 
Eugene. 
" 
Gravel Ford, 
" 
Harrisburg, 
" 
Marquam, 
" 
Newburg, 
" 
Royal, 
St. John's, 
" 
Salem, 
" 
Woodburn, 
" 
West Union, 
Carrolton, 
Wash., 
Maple Valley, 
" 
Rosedale, 
" 
Seattle, 
" 
Spring Brook, 
" 
Tacoma, 
" 
Toledo, 
Wilkeson. 
" 
Victoria, 
B. C., 
Individuals, 
Rec'd in last quarter. 
$1 75 
4 00 
3 25 
17 51 
6 00 
1 00 
1 15 
5 85 
8 75 
2 22 
10 
18 80 
8 77 
3 05 
2 60 
2 50 
4 50 
2 45 
20 07 
1 30 
8 50 
1 00 
3 20 
5 45 
21 80 
9 12 
Total, 
$155 
MONTANA. 
Livingston, 
$19 15 
THE HOME 
MISSIONARY. 
TEXAS. 
Cleburne, 
$ 2 55 
Clifton, 
2 60 
Corsicana, 
4 40 
Cedar Grove, 
3 30 
Dallas, 
11 15 
Ladonia, 
1 00 
Mt. Pleasant, 
25 
Peoria, 
6 05 
Piano, 
3 30 
Savoy, 
5 45 
Individuals, 
27 37 
Total, 
$67 42 
ILLINOIS. 
Aledo, 
Belvidere, 
Bloomington, 
Chicago Scand., 
Chicago Eng., 
Cerro Gordo, 
Du Quoin, 
Keenville, 
Lena, 
Lovington, 
Martinsville, 
Onarga, 
Proctor, 
$ 3 11 
8 00 
3 25 
55 24 
17 41 
66 05 
6 25 
4 15 
3 25 
15 
1 83 
8 55 
5 75 
Plum River, 
Rock Island, 
Rockford, 
Rutland, 
Springfield, 
Sheridan, 
Tilford, 
West Salem, 
Individuals, 
Total, 
4 00 
3 84 
4 42 
6 1 
3 66 
9 03 
2 71 
7 18 
31 43 
$255 37 
NORTH PACIFIC. 
Albany, Or.. 
Beaverton, Or., 
Coquille, Or., 
East Portland, Or.. 
Elk City, Or., 
Eugene, Or., 
Gravel Ford, Or., 
Harrisburg. Or., 
Marquam, Or., 
Newberg, Or., 
Royal, Or., 
St. John's, Or., 
Salem, Or., 
Woodburn, Or., 
West UnioD, Or., 
Carrollton, Wash., 
Maple Valley, Wash. 
Rosedale, Wash.. 
$ 1 75 
4 00 
3 25 
17 51 
6 00 
1 90 
1 15 
5 85 
3 75 
2 22 
10 
13 80 
8 77 
3 05 
2 40 
2 50 
, 4 50 
2 45 
Seattle, Wash., 
Spring Brook, Wash. 
Tacoma, Wash., 
Toledo, 
Wilkeson, Wash., 
Victoria, B. C., 
Individuals, 
Rec'd in last qr., 
20 07 
, 1 10 
8 50 
1 00 
3 20 
5 46 
21 80 
9 12 
Total, 
$155 39 
MISSOURI. 
Appleton City, 
Carthage, 
Economy, 
Hamilton, 
Half Rock, 
Harrisonville, 
Kansas City, 
Nevada, 
Pleasant Hill, 
Rockville, 
Rich Hill, 
Sedalia. 
Scliell City, 
Utica, 
Individuals, 
1 44 
9 00 
2 19 
1 00 
1 65 
7 43 
3 50 
1 35 
1 98 
6o 
2 25 
50 
2 00 
6 35 
Total, 
$42 24 
Not rec'd by Treas., 
so not in gen'lrep't. 
VERMONT. 
$ 
63 
2 00 
91 
Bordoville, 
Bristol, 
Burlington, 
East Mi'ddlebury, 
4 08 
Granville and Warren, 1 12 
Irasburg and Charles-
ton, 
1 00 
Johnson, 
1 30 
Jamaica, 
5 76 
Northfield, 
3 77 
Rutland, 
2 00 
Wolcott, 
1 00 
Weston, 
2 00 
Scattering, 
2 00 
Total, 
$38 77 
ATLANTIC. 
Brooklyn, 
Baltimore, 
Vineland, 
Washington, 
Total, 
$21 66 
5 68 
2 00 
$72 17 
ARKANSAS. 
Hindsville, 
Little Rock, 
Mansfield, 
Texarkana, 
Van Bnren, 
Williford, 
Total, 
$3 57 
3 50 
95 
1 43 
1 32 
3 65 
$13 12 
COLORADO. 
QUEBEC. 
Boulder, 
$26 67 
Buckingham and 
Denver, 
5 03 
Angers, 
$50 04 
Ft. Collins. 
3 44 
Dixville, 
5 07 
Hillsboro, 
3 70 
East Richford, 
1 85 
Pueblo, 
9 20 
Fitch Bav, 
1 85 
Trinidad, 
4 51 
South Bolton, 
85 
Miscellaneous, 
6 20 
South Stukely, 
34 
Total, 
$58 75 
Total, CI3 
$60 00 
ITEMS 
FROM 
THE 
FIELD. 
SINCE the canvasser's convention in London, in May last, 
there have been more canvassers in the British field than 
ever before, and they have had increased success in taking 
orders. A letter just received from the European General 
Canvassing Agent, Brother E. M. Morrison, says : — 
" You will be pleased to know that the agents here are 
having splendid success in the delivery which they are mak-
ing this week. The office has shipped them over three tons 
of books, and has already received nearly three hundred 
pounds in payment for the same. The agents write that the 
people seem well pleased with their investment, and think 
the book very cheap. It is now demonstrated that this is a 
good book field, and when the immense population is taken 
into account, may be considered the best in the world. We 
will put three or four new agents to work next week. 
We wish we had a thousand more, and books to fill their 
orders. The reports coming in from Scandinavia are also of 
an encouraging nature." 
IN the list of appropriations voted by the Foreign Mission 
Board, for carrying on the work of foreign missions during 
the present fiscal year, it will be noticed that provision is 
again made for colporters* schools in the European fields. 
Our brethren well know how helpful the general and dis-
strict institutes for workers have been to the cause in this 
country. In foreign fields, the same impetus is given to the 
work by these schools, and those who have attended them 
appreciate the benefits which they have shared. Not long 
since, there came to the Board from Hamburg, Germany, the 
following memorial, signed by twenty-nine persons : — 
" We, the undersigned, express herewith to our brethren 
in America our heartfelt thanks that they have enabled us 
to attend the school at Hamburg. We desire especially to 
show our appreciation by endeavoring, with the help of 
God, to present the truth to as many people as possible in 
this great mission field." 
The fields represented by the signers are, Germany, Hol-
land, Russia, Switzerland, Hungary, and Scandinavia. 
THE report from the Russian Mission for the year ending 
June 30, shows a membership of 383, in twelve churches, 
with thirty-five scattered Sabbath-keepers who have regu-
larly reported. During the year the German church at 
Friedrichsfeld (Russia), with thirteen members, and the 
Russian church at Kiew, with eight members, have been 
organized, and there is besides another company of fifteen 
who desire organization. There are two ordained ministers, 
two licentiates, and three canvassers, at present, in Russia. 
The tithe has risen from $217 to $370, and besides this the 
brethren (many of whom are very poor) paid about $80 
toward the expenses of Elder Conradi's last visit to Russia. 
As items of progress in Germany, we note that during the 
year a church has been organized in Barmen, with a mem-
bership of twenty-two, and there is a prospect that several 
new churches will be organized out of the forty scattered 
Sabbath-keepers in Germany. The increase for the year 
has been some sixty Sabbath-keepers, while the tithe re-
ceipts have risen from $298 the previous year, to $752.12 
this year. 
THE canvassing force in Great Britain has been largely 
increased from the ranks of our brethren and sisters in that 
field. An extract from a recent address by the superin-
tendent of the British Mission, shows the point toward 
which our British brethren are working: " Our brethren in 
America have taken a deep interest in the work in this field 
ever since its first inception, and have sacrificed means and 
men for its advancement. In this country our brethren 
should look forward to the near future for the cause 
to become self-sustaining, and each should labor to that 
end." 
728 
THE HOME 
MISSIONARY. 
OUR MISSIONARY APPROPRIATIONS. 
WE publish in the regular issue of this month, the appro-
priations made by the Board at its recent meeting, for the 
work in our foreign missions during the year ending June 
30, 1892. The amounts are as follows : — 
For work in Central Europe 
$ 4,000 00 
For the German Mission 
4,500 00 
" 
" Russian 
" 
2,100 00 
For work in Scandinavia 
9,700 00 
" 
" 
the United Kingdom 
5,500 00 
" 
" 
South Africa 
2,000 00 
" 
" 
West Africa 
1,300 00 
" 
" 
West Indies 
\ 
2,000 00 
" 
" 
Australasia 
4,000 00 
" 
" 
Polynesia 
9,000 00 
For the foreign work of the International Tract 
Society 
5,000 00 
For the translation and printing of new books 
5,000 00 
For a General Canvassing Agent in Europe 
1,000 00 
For the Administration of the Board 
1,900 00 
Total 
$57,000 00 
A comparison of these figures with the appropriations 
made by the Board last year, as published in the August 
(1890) HOME MISSIONARY, will show that, although we have 
a larger number of missions to maintain, the amounts de-
voted to each average less than in preceding years. 
From the large territory formerly included in our Central 
European Mission, the Russian field has been set apart by 
itself, while Austria, Germany, and Holland now constitute 
the German Mission. The sum set apart last year for the 
work in these fields was $14,600. This year it is but $10,600. 
This does not indicate that we are to do less work in these 
fields than last year. We are planning to do more than ever 
before. The principal reason for this decrease is the fact 
that the churches raised up. in these fields are growing, and 
are contributing more and more each year for the support of 
the work. Another reason is, that some of the work planned 
for last year was not entered upon, and the funds set apart 
for this work brought over to this year, have been deducted 
from the amount actually necessary for the work of the 
present year. 
It is the same with Great Britain. We expect to do much 
more work in that field than heretofore, yet the appropria-
. tion is but $5,500. This will be sufficient, partly because of 
the fact that we were not able last year to send the laborers 
that were needed, thus leaving a surplus for use this year; 
but principally because of the large amount of tithe paid by 
the British churches. 
The fact that the older missions are gradually becoming 
self-supporting, makes it possible for the Board to enlarge 
its work in Polynesia and the West Indies, and to begin work 
in South America and Western Africa. 
The $4,000 set apart for Australasia is not to be used in 
the regular work of the Australian and New Zealand Con-
ferences : for they have been wholly self-supporting for sev-
eral years; but as the time has come for the establishment 
of a school, and the holding of Ministerial Institutes, it is 
necessary to send teachers and other laborers at the expense 
of the Board. 
The $5,000 appropriated for the foreign work of the In-
ternational Tract Society, will be used in sending our relig-
ious and temperance literature into all parts of the world, 
and carrying on correspondence with those who may become 
interested in reading and circulating this literature. This 
has been one of the most efficient and economical methods 
of sending the message everywhere. 
Heretofore, the work 
has been confined mostly to those who use the English lan-
guage ; but from this time forward, the Society will employ 
secretaries to use our German, French, and Scandinavian 
literature also. 
The total amount set apart for the work of last year was 
$68,800. 
At the time this appropriation was made, we con-
fidently expected that the contributions from all sources 
would exceed this amount. 
But the funds came in so 
slowly that we deferred entering South America and West 
Africa till the present year. Then, because we had not the 
money, we could not send to the older missions all that had 
been appropriated for them, and they were forced to curtail 
their work accordingly. As a result, these missions have a 
credit to their account. This credit we have called a sur-
plus, and have deducted it from the amount actually needed 
for work this year. It is not surplus money lying idle; it is 
a credit on the books of the Board, and actually represents 
nearly $6,000 that must be raised, in addition to the amount 
of the appropriations. 
W. C. WHITE. 
MISCELLANEOUS DONATIONS TO FOREIGN 
MISSIONS. 
FROM APRIL 1 to JUNE 30, 1891. 
California.—H. J. Waggoner 
.' 
$ 
Idaho.- E. A. Sheffield 
Indiana.—Mrs. G. W. Pierce 
Old Pledge, per J. W. Moore, Secretary 
Iowa.—Nellie Rudebeck and son 
Kansas — Peter Salverda 
Michigan.— Frank Dryer 
Individuals, per Michigan Tract Society 
J. E. Froom and others 
Lillie Warren 
Minnesota.— Nels Sudviggen 
Montana.— F. Yeoman 
New York.— E. E. Newman 
New Zealand.— Napier Church, per Mrs. Caro 
Ohio.— Individuals. perL. T. Dysert, Secretary 
Pennsylvania — Phebe B. Slade 
South America.—G. H. Amsterdam 
Wisconsin.— A friend 
16 oo 
40 
4 75 
2 78 
30 00 
10 75 
5 00 
2 00 
2 00 
1 52 
15 00 
30 00 
4 37 
24 25 
20 80 
1 00 
2 11 
5 00 
Total 
1171 73 
CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS RECEIVED SINCE 
MARCH 1, 1891. 
California. 
$360 25 
Co orado. 
3 00 
Denmark, 
116 11 
Great Britain, 
71 36 
Indiana, 
4" 23 
Iowa, 
85 66 
Maine (2 years, $142.52 and 
$137.25), 
279 77 
Michigan, 
65 22 
Minnesota, 
93 86 
New England, 
21 16 
New York, 
13 25 
North Pacific. 
968 45 
Norway, 
94 63 
Ohio, 
44 56 
Pennsylvania, 
60 77 
Pitcairn Island, 
$ 14 70 
South Africa, 
102 27 
South Dakota, 
25 92 
Southern Mission, 
10 15 
Sweden, 
80 65 
Tennessee River, 
31 06 
Texas, 
8 50 
Upper Columbia, 
28 80 
Virginia, 
76 
Wisconsin, 
26 00 
Total, 
$ 2,561 09 
Am't previously reported, 23,740 78 
Total amount rec'd to 
Aug. 31, 
$26,301 87