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“Lift up your eyes, and look on fhe fields ; for they are whife already fo harvest.”
Sout LANCASTER, Mass,, FEBrUarY 9, 1910
No. 6
Vor. IX
THE HAPPIER LIFE
' FORGET the ache your own heart holds
By easing other's pain;
Forget your hungering for wealth
By seeking other's gain;
And make your life much brighter seem
By brightening the years—
For tears dry quickerin the eyes
That look for other’s tears.
Heartache fades quickest from the heart
That feels another's pain.
The greed for wealth dies sooner if
We seek another's gain ;
Life’s sands run lightly if we fill
With kindness all the years—
And tears dry quicker in the eyes
That look for other's tears.
—Selected.
The FIELD
CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND AND THE
$300,000 FUND
No DouBT our readers in Central
New England have by this time
learned of the splendid movement on
the part all our people in this country
to raise a fund of $300,060 to be used
for the aggressive work in foreign
lands. Considerable has been written
of late concerning the details of how
and for what the money is to be ap-
propriated. We have learned that it
is to be used in establishing, little
sanitariums, treatment rooms, printing
offices, and in building suitable homes
for our workers in countries where
climate and conditions endanger their
health and their lives, if compelled to
live as the natives.
Enough has been said so that all
should feel intelligent in regard to the
plan, and now I am sure that every
Sabbath-keeper in Massachusetts will
feel that it is time for us to begin to
do our part. The portion which Cen-
tral New England has been asked to
raise is $6,001.60. The idea in every
conference seems to be to raise its
portion within the year. I am sure
that we can do this; and if all will do
their part, it will not require any very
great effort. :
WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW
what has been done already ?
written a number of personal letters
to different brethren and sisters in
the conference asking for generous
donations to this fund. About twenty
replies have been received thus far,
and about $700 has been pledged in
response to the personal appeals.
BOSTON DISTRICT MEETING
Last Sabbath and Sunday the gen-
eral meeting for the Boston district
was held, and some features about it
were very encouraging. During the
meeting, the matter of the $300,000
fund was presented. Elder F. C. Gil-
bert led out in presenting the needs
of the work and in making an earnest
‘appeal for substantial contributions.
The people responded nobly, and be-
fore the meeting closed $1,030 had
been pledged, and not over one hun-
dred were present.
Various amounts have been pledged
or given from the Charlemont and
Danvers churches and other sources,
so that in all there has been raised
about $1,800. With this encoura-
ging start already made, I believe that
all our churches will now be ready to
take hold heartily in raising their por-
tion of this fund. While small dona-
tions are always acceptable, all can
see that good substantial offerings are
needed now if we are to make quick
work of this matter. So let the con-
tributions of $100 down to $5, etc.,
‘We sent in quickly. Pledges to be
paid within the year will be gladly
accepted if this would be more con-
venient for some.
I have
The raising of this fund should
take precedence of everything else.
Will not all our churches take this
matter up at once? Let the church
elders and leaders find out just what
each member is willing to do, and
make it known to the conference
treasurer at an early date.
If we get right at it, this matter will
not drag, and we can rejoice together’
when the work is done.
H. C. HARTWELL.
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE VERMONT
CONFERENCE
Held at White River Junction
January 15 and 16
THE first meeting of this special
session of conference was called at
51:30 p. M., January 15. Elder W. H.
Holden acted as chairman, and
Brother Evans was elected secretary
pro tem, in the absence of the Secre-
tary. Fifteen delegates were present.
The visiting brethren, Elders W. B.
White, H. C. Hartwell, and O. Mont-
gomery, were invited to take part in all
proceedings the same as the regular
delegates. | |
"The following resolution was pre-
sented by Elder White:
« Whereas, It was recommended at
the last session of the Atlantic Union
Conference that the states of Vermont
and New Hampshire unite their fields
and work into one conference; there-
fore,—
“ Resolved, That the Vermont Con-
ference in special session assembled,
cordially invite the churches of New
Hampshire to unite with their body.”
This resolution was carried. The
namesof the New Hampshire churches
were then presented; and it was moved
and carried that these and all isolated
Sabbath-keepers of; Newg Hampshire