" Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields ; for they are white already to harvest." 
 
VOL. I �
SOUTH LANCASTER, MASS., DECEMBER 10, 1902 �
No. 48 
 
 
SOWING THE SEED. 
WHEN the faintest dawn of day 
Breaks upon the gloom of night, 
Bid thy hand as best it may, 
Scatter seed both left and right; 
Light and warmth may break the sod: 
Sow, and leave the rest to God. 
Sow with faith and earnest prayer, 
Weeping as did Jesus weep, 
O'er the moral darkness, where 
Should be light serene and deep; 
Live for God—from prayers and tears 
Fruit will spring in after years. 
Sow the truth by word and deed; 
Truth that Jesus soon will come, 
Lives and words alike should read, 
Waiting for the Christian's home ;" 
Waiting—but not idly wait; 
Tell the news to small and great. 
—Selected. 
COWORKERS WITH CHRIST. 
THE mission of the followers of 
Christ is to save perishing sinners. It 
is to make known the love of God to 
men, and to win them to Christ by the 
efficacy of that love. And in propor-
tion as the love of Christ fills the 
heart and controls the life, it will be our 
A pleasure to do the will of Christ, 
whose servants we claim to be. Di-
vine wisdom has appointed, .in the 
plan of salvation, the law of action 
.}11 and reaction, making the work of be-
nevolence, in all its branches, twice 
blessed. God could have accom-
plished his object in saving sinners 
without the help of man, but he knew 
that man could not be happy without 
acting a part in the great work of re-
demption. That man might not lose 
the blessed results of benevolence, our 
Redeemer formed the plan of enlisting 
him as his coworker. 
In sending out the twelve, Christ 
sent none alone. They were to go 
forth two and two, invested with a 
power from himself to heal the sick 
and rebuke Santanic agencies as a 
proof of their mission. Galilee was 
to be their principal field of labor. In 
Jerusalem and Judea, where Christ 
himself had labored, and where they-
would be sure to meet the bigoted 
Pharisees, their efforts would avail 
but little, and bring discouragement 
to themselves. The population of 
bigoted religionists made this a hard, 
forbidding field. The disciples were 
to avoid, as far as possible, stirring up 
the prejudices of the religious lead-
ers. Therefore they were to confine 
their labors to their own nation. 
Christ's injunction to them was, 
" Go not into the way of the Gentiles, 
and into any city of the Samaritans 
enter ye not : but go rather to the lost 
sheep of the house of Israel." 
The education of the disciples and 
their Jewish prejudices unfitted them 
for work among the Samaritans or 
the heathen. They made this mani-
fest on Christ's last journey to Jerusa- 
lem. On that journey, he " sent mes-
sengers before his face : and they 
went, and entered into a village of the 
Samaritans, to make ready for him. 
And they did not receive him, because 
his face was as though he would go 
to Jerusalem." They did not open 
their doors to the heavenly Guest, 
and did not urge him to abide with 
them, although they beheld him 
weary with his journey, and the night 
was drawing on. The disciples knew 
that he designed to tarry there that 
night, and they felt keenly the slight 
thus put upon their Lord. In their 
anger, they prayed Jesus to call down 
fire from heaven to consume those 
who had thus abused them. But 
Christ rebuked their indignation and 
zeal for his honor, and told them that 
he came not to visit with judgment, 
but to show mercy. These disciples 
were not yet fitted to work outside 
their own nation. 
In the parables of Christ to the 
scribes and Pharisees and the priests 
and rulers, he explained their position 
of unbelief and opposition in its va-
ried forms. Some of them were thor-
oughly self-centered. They had no 
room in their hearts for Jesus. Self 
was. constantly appearing, leading 
them to manifest a harsh, domineer- 
ing spirit. �
Another phase of their 
unbelief was expressed in their proud, 
perverted fanaticism. In all these 
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lessons Christ was teaching his dis-
ciples, line upon line, precept upon 
precept. Those traits of character 
which Christ condemned, they were 
not to bring into their lives, but they 
were to weed from their hearts every 
wrong thought and practice. 
When the twelve were sent out, they 
were undertaking their first mission 
without the personal presence of 
Christ. Their preparation for the 
journey was to be of the simplest 
kind. Nothing must be allowed to 
divert their minds from their great 
work, or in any way occasion opposi-
tion, and close the door for future 
work. They were not to adopt the 
dress of the religious teachers, nor 
use any guise in apparel to distin-
guish them from the humble peasants. 
They were not to enter into the syna-
gogues, and call together the people 
for public service ; their efforts were 
to be put forth in house-to-house la-
bor. They were to accept the hospi-
tality of those who were worthy, those 
who would welcome them heartily, as 
if entertaining Christ himself ; and 
such would be blessed by their pray-
ers, their songs of praise, and the 
opening of the Scriptures in the fam- 
ily circle. �
These disciples were to 
be heralds of the truth, to prepare the 
way for the coming of the Master. 
The burden of their message was a 
repetition of that of John the Bap-
tist and of Christ himself, "The king-
dom of God is at hand." 
In thus sending the workers out 
two and two, it was God's design that 
by their prayers, their counsel, and 
their conversation, they should be a 
help to each other, �
that when one 
should be perplexed and confused by 
difficult questions, the other might be 
prepared to aid his brother worker. 
The instruction of the divine 
Teacher is for his followers in all 
time. The teaching given to his dis-
ciples was given also to all who re-
ceive the truth through their word. 
The word of God is to be their con-
stant instructor. They are to feed 
upon it, to see and understand and 
appropriate the reproofs, the correc-
tion, and the instruction given to 
them through it. Every phase of 
Christ's teaching is as essential for 
those who are carrying forward God's 
work in the earth to-day as it was for 
the chosen twelve, from John, the be-
loved disciple, to Judas, who would 
not be benefited thereby. And all 
who, seeing their defects of charac-
ter, their great need of the trans-
forming grace of Christ, who desire 
to overcome their faint-heartedness 
and irresolution, their desire to be 
first, and become molded after the 
divine Pattern, may become cowork-
ers with Christ. 
As children of God, none of us are 
excused from taking a part in the 
great work of Christ for the salvation 
of our fellow men. It will be a diffi-
cult work to overcome prejudice, and 
to convince the unbelieving that our 
efforts to help them are disinterested. 
But this should not hinder our labor. 
There is no precept in the word of 
God that tells us to do good only to 
those who appreciate and respond to 
our efforts, and to benefit only those 
who will thank us for it. God has 
sent us to work in his vineyard. It is 
our duty to do all we can. " In the 
morning sow thy seed, and in the 
evening withhold not thine hand : for 
thou knowest not whether shall pros-
per, either this or that." We have 
too little faith. We limit the Holy 
One of Israel. We should be grate-
ful that he condescends to use any of 
us as his instruments. �
For every 
earnest prayer put up in faith, an 
answer will be returned. It may not 
come just as we have expected; but 
it will come at the very time when we 
most need it. " If ye abide in me, 
and my words abide in you, ye shall 
ask what ye will, and it shall be done 
unto you." 
We should work as did our divine 
'leacher, sowing the seeds of truth 
with care, anxiety, and self-denial. 
We must have the mind of Christ if 
we would not become weary in well-
doing. His was a life of continual 
sacrifice for others' good. We must 
follow his example. We must sow 
the seed of truth, and trust to God to 
quicken it to life. The precious seed 
may lie dormant for some time, but 
the grace of Christ will convict the 
heart, and the seed sown be awak-
ened to life, and spring up to bear 4 
fruit to the glory of God. Missiona-
ries in this great work are wanted to 
labor unselfishly, earnestly, and per-
severingly, as coworkers with Christ 
and the heavenly angels, for the sal-
vation of their fellow men. 
MRS. E. G. WHITE. 
MISSIONARY 
DEPARTMENT 
THE COMING WEEK OF PRAYER. 
THERE are many reasons which 
conspire to make the season of devo-
tion that will be observed by our peo-
ple December 20 to 27 one of greater 
importance than any former occasion 
of the kind. The time has come for 
decided action in a definite forward 
movement. The call of God for this 
is loud and imperative. We are not 
answering as we should the earnest 
calls that come to us from whitened ‘3, 
fields ready for the harvest. It is 
most fitting indeed that a season of 
special devotion and prayer should be 
held by our people at this time, in 
which to consider the pressing de-
mands that are now being made upon 
us for service. 
As -in former years, distribution 
will be made to all our people, as far 
as possible, of the readings that have 
been prepared for this occasion. The 
subject dealt with in these readings 
is that of service, the special phases 
being ; Saved for Service, Open Doors 
for Service, Macedonian Calls to Serv-
ice, Preparation for Service, True,* 
Motive for Service, Consecration of 
Means to Service, Definite Aim in 
Service. 
Our people should sense most keenly 
and vividly the importance of the 
present opportunities, and should 
realize what the week of prayer may 
be to them. It should lead to a great 
spiritual awakening, to a revival and 
s a reformation : it should lead those 
who are discouraged to renew their 
hold upon God ; it should lead those 
• who are worldly to renew their conse-
cration to God, to sever the ties that 
bind them to the world, and to 
strengthen those that bind them to the 
world to come ; it should lead many 
of our brethren and sisters of talent 
to devote their lives more entirely to 
the work of God ; and it should be 
the means of leading our people who 
are enjoying such great financial 
prosperity to make a proper return to 
God for the blessings he is bestowing 
upon them. 
I believe that during the coming 
week of prayer one of the chief bur-
dens of our people should be to plead 
with God to show us how to answer 
the calls that are coming to us from 
all parts of the world. If our people 
would give themselves up to fervent 
prayer in behalf of the evangelization 
of the world, we would see the begin-
ning of a new order of things. We 
would have volunteers as never be-
fore for foreign lands. Our difficulty 
to-day to obtain laborers for these 
fields is greater than our difficulty to 
secure the means. 
Is it not a remarkable thing that the 
„Lord has gone before us, and so pre-
pared all lands for this truth that 
calls are coining to us from all of 
them for help ? Only a few years ago 
we had to pioneer these countries, 
and gain a foothold by dint of hard 
struggles. No one knew of us, and 
no call came to us except the mute 
appeals of countries in darkness with-
out this light. But now all this is 
changed. These fields are ready for 
us, and most earnest pleadings come 
ik to us for help. What does this mean? 
Why is the world laid at the foot of 
our church ? Why are scores of 
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earnest appeals sent to us from all 
parts of the world to give them this 
message ? This is a marvelous thing. 
It should stir the hearts of our peo-
ple. This is a fulfilment of the prom-
ises made in the sixtieth chapter of 
Isaiah. 
We have never needed a special 
season of Bible study and earnest 
prayer more than we do to-day. The 
special need of this hour is conse-
cration to the work of God. The 
world is prepared for this message, 
but our people are not prepared to go 
forth with it as they should be. The 
coining week of prayer should be a 
season of consecration to God and 
earnest prayer in behalf of the exten-
sion of this cause. The great wide 
world, whom God has sent us to save, 
needs at once the blessing and salva-
tion of this message. 
Clear-sighted, enthusiastic, sturdy 
service in gospel evangelization is 
what is needed to-day. This is the 
call of the hour, and it can only be 
answered by the coming of the toil-
ers. Can not the coming week of 
prayer be made to arouse our people 
on this point, and give them new 
views of this great problem ? If all 
our people could receive a revelation 
regarding the great field to be worked, 
and the preparation that has been 
made for our work to be readily ac-
complished, and the facilities and tal-
ents within our own denomination for 
doing the work, a mighty forward 
movement would set in from the im-
pulse of the people themselves. Then 
the great body of the people would, 
by one mighty uprising, give its serv-
ice and its means to this great work. 
Much will depend upon the attitude 
taken by the ministers and church of-
ficers in making this season the bless-
ing it should be to the churches. The 
minister or church officer who is not 
awake to the call of the hour, will 
very likely fail to make the readings 
during the week of prayer accomplish 
what they are designed to do. 
The time has come for us to put 
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aside our fears and doubts, and to 
engage in this work with a determina-
tion that will win. The message we 
preach is from God, and according to 
that message the world must be 
warned in our day, and the end must 
come. " This gospel of the kingdom 
shall be preached in all the world for 
a witness unto all nations ; and then 
shall the end come." 
The earnest calls from whitened 
fields to-day are only the bugle call 
of God to this people to arise and 
plant the standard of this truth in all 
lands as a witness to all nations, that 
the end may come. 
A. G. DANIELLS. 
WEEK OF PRAYER. 
OUR annual period for special 
prayer for definite objects has been 
fixed for Dec. 20 to 27,1902. These 
dates, as you will notice, include two 
Sabbaths which will afford us special 
opportunities. �
It is true that every 
week should be a week of prayer. 
Every day, each hour, and each mo-
ment should be periods of prayer ; 
and it is further true that it is in the 
order of the Lord that special periods 
of time be devoted wholly to prayer. 
" Call a solemn assembly, gather the 
elders and all the inhabitants of the 
land into the house of the Lord your 
God, and cry unto the Lord." Joel 
1.14. 
When we consider the solemnity 
of the times in which we find our-
selves living, should we not as a body 
refrain from our daily vocations, ex-
cept the very necessary duties, and 
give ourselves up to this important 
service ? I well remember thirty 
years ago, or more, when the believ-
ers in the special message for this 
generation were comparatively few, 
that upon such occasions all regular 
work was omitted. We should cer-
tainly return at least to our first love. 
May I note a few of the things for 
which we should pray ? Pray believ-
ing, repenting, trusting, and receive 
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the peace of Christ each one for him-
self in his own heart. Pray for, and 
help in every way you can, those who 
are discouraged. Pray for those who 
have never known the pardoning love 
of Christ. Pray for those who know 
the truth for our time who have not 
sufficient faith and courage to walk in 
the blazing light of it. Pray for the 
burden bearers, many of whom are in 
the front of the battle contending 
against sin and for reform, bearing 
the banner of Christ aloft. Pray for 
devoted, Christian missionaries to sup-
ply the many calls for laborers in In-
dia, Africa, Spain•, infidel France, 
Italy, in which country is the seat of 
iniquity. �
In a sentence, pray for 
workers in sufficient numbers to ac-
complish the work according to the 
mind.of the Lord in this generation, 
that we may reach home and see our 
Saviour face to face. Let each one 
of us pray for a view of the field 
white already to harvest. 
" �
! reapers of life's harvest, 
Why stand with rusty blade, 
Until the night draws round thee, 
And day begins to fade ?" 
May not one cause of the idleness 
suggested by the poet be the lack of 
sufficient funds in the treasury of the 
Lord to support them while they give 
their lives in labor to rescue the per-
ishing ? Shall not each of us pray, 
at least in secret, during this period of 
prayer, that our purse-strings may be 
severed from our heart-strings, that 
henceforth the Lord may receive his 
own, both in tithes and offerings ? or 
rather that both our hearts and purses 
may be fully consecrated to God and 
his work. A large offering should be 
given this year to apply on fields out- 
side the United States. �
Fifty-eight 
years of the generation that will wit-
ness the coming of the King have 
passed by. During this per i o d 
largely all the money and time of the 
laborers have been utilized in the 
United States of America, among 
seventy-five million of the world's 
population ; while there are in other 
lands 1,404,700,000 people to whom 
we, free born in Christ, are debtors 
to bear the third angel's message in 
this generation. 
" Pray for help, Christian, pray, 
pray, pray." �
H. W. COTTRELL. 
WEEK OF PRAYER. 
DECEMBER 20 to 27 has been rec-
ommended as a week of prayer and 
earnest seeking the Lord by all our 
churches, and scattered Sabbath-keep-
ers in America. The need of such a 
season of seeking God at this time is 
set forth in Joel 2 :1, 12-27. I sug-
gest that our brethren and sisters in 
the Pennsylvania Conference read 
this second chapter of Joel at the hour 
of their family prayers several times 
between this and the time set apart 
for the week of prayer in connection 
with Mal. 3 : 1--1S ; Heb. 10 : 23-25; 
James 5 : 16-20. If this is done, and 
the admonitions of the Spirit of God 
thus given, are heeded, we shall have 
blessed showers of grace in our midst ; 
and these meetings during the week 
of prayer will be the largest in attend-
ance, and the best in results, of any 
ever held here. 
Our ministers are few, and it is im-
possible to have a minister at all our 
churches. But One greater in every 
way to bring help needed, has an ap- 
pointment to meet with you. 
Prepare 
to receive him into your midst and into 
your hearts. May the God of peace 
and power be known among his peo-
ple at this time. Let all the church 
elders and officers be at their post of 
duty, and quick to cooperate in the 
work of the Spirit of God. 
Consecrated service is the only ac-
ceptable service to God. Our will, 
our life, our all must be given up to 
God, then we shall know the truth as 
it is in Jesus. John i : 17. We look 
for great blessings to those who seek 
for them in God's appointed way at 
this season of prayer. May the Holy 
Ghost come to each home and heart 
is my prayer. 
R. A. UNDERWOOD. 
THE WEEK OF PRAYER IN VERMONT. 
THOSE who read our dear old 
church paper, the Review and Herald, 
have doubtless noticed that the week 
of prayer is appointed this year De-
cember 20 to 27. 
As we have very few public labor-
ers in Vermont, these week-of-prayer 
meetings must be conducted by the 
local church officers. We hope every 
church elder will begin to plan at once 
for this work, and that every Seventh-
day Adventist in Vermont will plan to 
lay aside worldly cares, and spend 
these coming days seeking God with 
earnestness of soul, that his Spirit 
may rest down upon us in greater 
measure than ever before. 
Oh ! if we could only realize the 
shortness of time, and the importance 
of individually gaining a deep Chris-
tian experience, that we may be able 
to stand in the day of the Lord, we 
would neglect no means of grace 
which is granted us by the Lord. 
Let us also plan for a large donation 
for the work in distant fields at the 
close of this week of prayer. 
We have made a good beginning 
in the missionary work by sending a 
laborer to a distant field ; but we 
should not be satisfied with this, but 
should endeavor to make this annual 
offering the largest that has ever been 
given by the Vermont Conference. 
Why not, if we really believe that the 
end of all things is at hand ? 
J. W. WATT. 
MISSIONARY WORK. 
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: 
In further consideration of our mis-
sionary work, another line, of which 
we have not spoken, comes to our at-
tention ; and as we are lame in our 
own thought and language, we call 
your attention to some thoughts given 
in " Testimonies for the Church," 
Vol. VI, as follows : " There a r e 
many who complain of God because 
the world is so full of want and suf 
fering ; but God never meant that 
this misery should exist. He never 
meant that one man should have an 
abundance of the luxuries of life while 
the children of others cry for bread. 
The Lord is a God of benevolence. 
He has made ample provision for the 
wants of all, and through his repre-
sentatives, to whom he has entrusted 
his goods, he designs that the needs 
-I of all his creatures shall be supplied." 
" But instead of imparting the gifts of 
God, many who profess to be Chris-
tians are wrapped up in their own 
narrow interests, and they selfishly 
withhold God's blessings from their 
fellow men." They " are spending 
his money for selfish pleasure, for 
gratification of appetite, for strong 
drink and rich dainties, extravagant 
houses and furniture and dress, while 
to suffering human beings they give 
scarcely a look of pity or a word of 
sympathy." 
" Methods of helping the needy 
should be carefully and prayerfully 
considered." We can do much to 
help our needy ones by personal min-
istry, which is sometimes more of a 
real help than to give in money. 
Some think that if they give money 
to this work it is all they are required 
to do, but this is an error. Donations 
of money can not take the place of 
personal ministry." 
In consideration of this matter let 
us look for the cause of some poor. 
" There are two classes of poor whom 
we have always within our borders, 
—those who ruin themselves by their 
own independent course of action and 
continue in their transgression, and 
those who for the truth's sake have 
been brought into straightened cir- 
cumstances. �
We are to love our 
neighbor as ourselves, and then to-
wards both these classes we shall do 
the right thing under the guidance and 
counsel of sound wisdom." " There 
is no question in regard to the Lord's 
poor. They are to be helped in every 
case where it will be for their benefit." 
"Special pains should be taken to 
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help those who for the truth's sake are 
cast out from their homes and are 
obliged to suffer. More and more 
there will be need of large, open, gen-
erous hearts, those who will deny self, 
and will take hold of the cases of 
these very ones whom the Lord loves. 
Some way must be found whereby 
they may obtain a livelihood. Some 
will need to be taught to work. 
Others who work hard, and are taxed 
to the utmost of their ability to sup-
port their families, will need special 
assistance. There should he a fund 
to aid such worthy poor families who 
love God and keep his command-
ments. 
" Care must be taken that the 
means needed for this work shall not 
be diverted into other channels." 
Some give indiscriminately to every 
one who solicits their aid. In this 
they err." " It makes a difference 
whether we help the poor who•through 
keeping God's commandments are re-
duced to want and suffering, or 
whether we neglect these in order to 
help blasphemers who tread underfoot 
the commandments of God." 
Again, " in trying to help the needy, 
we should be careful to give them the 
right kind of help. There are those 
who when helped will continue to 
make themselves special objects of 
need. They will be dependent as 
long as they see anything on which to 
depend." " When we give to the poor 
we should consider, ' Am I encourag-
ing prodigality ? Am I helping, or in-
juring them ?' No man who can earn 
his own livelihood has a right to de-
pend on others." Thus Paul said, 
" if any would not work, neither should 
he eat." 2 Thess. 3:10. 
From the above, and in harmony 
with our custom, we are trying as a 
people to help care for those who are 
" worthy," and hope every one will try 
to do what he can both by " personal 
ministry " and by donations. At the 
present our funds are all used up for 
this department of the work in Ver-
mont, so we are asking any who have 
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funds for the Lord's cause to consider 
this department of the work. Hand 
your donations to your church treas-
urer, or send them to the conference 
treasurer, and in your work consider 
these few texts. �
Prov. 3:9,10; 11:24; 
19:17; 11:25; Ps. 41:1-3; James 1:27; 
Matt. 25:31-40. " For God is not 
unrighteous to forget your work and 
labor of love, which ye have showed," 
or will show, " toward his name, in 
that ye have " and do minister to 
the saints." Heb. 0:10. 
F. M. DANA. 
The FIELD 
VIRGINIA. 
SINCE our camp-meeting at Lynch-
burg, we have been kept quite busy, 
only spending a few days at home. 
and then being mostly engaged in 
conference work. Soon after the 
camp-meeting, we joined Elder 
Wheeler and Brother Strickland in a 
series of meetings at Norfolk in the 
tent. This effort has resulted in es-
tablishing the work more permanently 
at this place, and they now have a 
Sabbath-school and regular place of 
meeting in a nicely carpeted hall. 
While at this place I was with the 
Richmond church in their quarterly 
meeting, and also with the Newport 
News and Hebron ,churches. At the 
latter place we were hindered in hold-
ing all the services we had intended 
on account of bad weather. 
October 20 to November 2, we 
spent with the Stanley church. While 
here we held meetings each night and 
on the Sabbath and Sunday, visiting 
nearly all the brethren ; and as a re-
sult, partly of the meetings, twelve 
were baptized and added to the 
church. Some had made a start be-
fore, but were not baptized till the 
time of the meetings mentioned above. 
We had to leave just in the midst of 
the deepest interest. 
November 6, we stopped to see 
Brother McCauley and family who 
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live near Nineveh. Several years 
ago the message was preached at 
Nineveh, but many failed to repent in 
sackcloth and ashes. We trust that 
this family may so live the truth that 
all may see the true Light that light-
eth every man that cometh into the 
world. 
From this place we held a ten days' 
meeting at Mount Gilead, in Loudoun 
County. We held the meetings in a 
schoolhouse, and as public school was 
in progress, it was not thought best, 
under the circumstances, to continue 
them longer, although the interest 
was good and the attendance large. 
We trust that a tent effort may be 
held at this place in the near future. 
We also visited Sister Johnson and 
family near Herndon. �
A t these 
places are some faithful souls who 
have been faithful in rendering to the 
Lord his own in tithes, although they 
are deprived of attending services 
regularly, and do not have the priv-
ilege even of visits from our people 
very often. We pray that God's 
blessing may rest upon them, and 
that they may grow in grace and the 
knowledge of the truth daily. 
We spent some time with the 
churches at Alexandria and Arlington, 
holding meetings at each place. At 
Alexandria some nice people are tak-
ing their stand for the truth, and it 
was thought best to have Elder Her-
rell remain for a time longer to bind 
off the good work already begun. 
When we. left Elder Painter was 
holding meetings with the Arlington 
church, after which he will go to Kil-
marnock for a time. 
Many openings are found for the 
presentation of the message, and if 
Our people will come to the help of 
the Lord in tithes and offerings, we 
know that the message will yet go 
with great power to all parts of the 
" Old Dominion." Many are waiting 
for the precious truth. 
"Arise, shine; for thy light is 
come, and the glory of the Lord is 
risen upon thee." " And the Gentiles 
shall come to thy light, and kings to 
the brightness of thy rising." 
R. D. HorrEL. 
PITTSBURG, PA. 
Tut; general meeting at Pittsburg 
has closed. A large church was rented 
for the good of the meetings and the 
spread of the message, the rent and 
cost of advertisements were met by the 
evening collections which were $39,50. 
The evening meetings were well at-
tended by outsiders, and the day 
meetings were not so large. But our 
brethren and sisters were there 
from Pittsburg and Allegheny ; and 
many of the brethren and sisters from 
Midway, McKeesport, Altoona, Flor-
ence, New Brighton, Veronia, and 
Little Washington were present. 
In all a fine spirit was revealed and 
an active desire to see the message 
go. Pledges and subscriptions were 
taken to the amount of $152.00, and 
also a large committee was elected to 
look after the building of a church in 
this city, which is needed very much. 
In all the general meetings that I 
attended, I can see a marked spiritual-
ity in our people,and a coming together 
in the oneness of the faith. My heart 
was made to rejoice to see our people 
drinking at the fountain of God. May 
the good work go on is my prayer. 
Since leaving Pittsburg I am located 
at Bradford, Pa., holding an effort in 
the Ladies' Club Room with a fair at-
tendance. May we have your prayers. 
W. F. SCHWARTZ. 
TRENTON, N. J. 
IT has been some time since a re-
port from this field has appeared in 
the GLEANER. 
During the summer a tent effort 
was put forth which resulted in sev-
eral new members being added to the 
church, most of them by baptism. 
Altogether thirteen persons have been 
received into the church since last 
February. 
In addition to this I am glad to say 
that the spiritual interest has been 
deepening, Christ, in all phases of 
doctrine, being revealed more fully 
than ever. As the truth has been 
preached the beauty and glory, also 
the power, of the gospel have been 
more clearly seen by those already in 
the faith. 
A few weeks ago it was my privi-
lege to visit the company in Morris-
town and the isolated Sabbath-keep-
ers in Sussex County. Elder Jayne 
was with us one evening at Morris-
town. This was his first visit there, 
and the word spoken through him 
was most acceptable. 
To the friends in Sussex County 
our visit was refreshing, made the 
more so because of the opportuni-
ties that were presented for preaching 
the truth to those not of our faith. 
At Fredon I was unexpectedly invited 
by the Presbyterian minister to occupy 
his pulpit. �
Although I was intro-
duced to him as a Seventh-day Ad-
ventist, he did not, apparently, appre-
ciate what that meant ; but the Lord 
so blessed in the preaching of the 
Word that he saw that this particular 
ism meant fidelity to the word of 
God and to Christ as the central ob-
ject in revealed truth. As I endeav-
ored to show from John 17 : 3 what it 
meant to know God, and how to know AT. 
him, it was refreshing to hear him 
testify to his people that he had re-
ceived a clearer view of the character 
of God. This was followed by his 
asking me twice more to speak for 
him, and also to address the Christian 
Endeavor Society of his church. 
More invitations would undoubtedly 
have been given, had we remained 
longer in that vicinity. In addition 
to the invitations mentioned above, 
this minister, with his wife, came four 
miles on two occasions to visit us, for 
my wife was with me. The Lord 
helped so that in the conversation I 
was able to present some reasons for 
our faith concerning the nature of 
man and the Sabbath in a way that 
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impressed him that we had good 
grounds for our faith, and that Christ 
was all and in all. We made many 
friends among those of his congrega-
tion, and they expressed their sincere 
regrets that we had so soon to return 
.$1 home. 
Opportunity was also afforded at 
Branchville to speak in the Methodist 
church. This service was keenly en-
joyed by Sister Crane, who had not 
heard an Adventist sermon for many 
months. On the Sabbath our isolated 
friends there—they are but a few at 
most and some live nearly twenty 
miles apart—met at the home of 
Brother Layton in Newton. Brother 
Layton faithfully invited his neighbors 
to the service, and though it was their 
busiest day, some of them accepted 
the invitation. This was an occasion 
of refreshing to us all. Who can tell 
what a visit of this character means 
to our lonely brethren and sisters, 
who, though faithfully paying their 
tithes, are deprived of the privilege of 
meeting with those of like precious 
faith. 
We praised the Lord for the oppor-
tunities given us, and we returned to 
our field of labor much benefited in 
every way by our itineracy. I should 
not omit to say that I also visited the 
Sabbath-keepers in Plainfield and 
found them of good courage and re-
joicing in the Lord. 
The church here has begun to do 
aggressive work through the winter 
months, although we are still greatly 
hampered, especially from want of a 
suitable place for Sunday night meet-
ings. 
All are of good courage. 
C. H. KESLAKE. 
LITTLETON, WEST VA. 
I AM glad to report a good meeting 
at this place. In spite of all that 
was done to break up my meetings 
here, the Lord overruled all to his 
praise. Four began to keep the com-
mandments of the Lord and were 
baptized. They were made happy in 
the Lord, and rejoiced in his soon-
coming. I believe others will take 
their stand for the Lord in the near 
future, as a result of these meetings. 
Brother Sayer, an aged brother, was 
made glad to know that he now had 
others of like precious faith to unite 
with him. He has long and faithfully 
held up the banner of truth at this 
place ; and, best of all, he was made 
happy to see his companion unite 
with him in keeping the command-
ments of the Lord and the faith of 
Jesus. 
I was compelled to leave there the 
last of November ; but I trust some 
one may be sent there soon to help 
them, as they begged me not to for-
sake them now, but to help them 
more. �
Surely the harvest is ripe, 
but where are the laborers and money 
to send them to poor hungry souls ? 
J. A. TRAUGH. 
HARTFORD, CONN. 
FROM Norwich I went to Hartford ; 
and, after getting my writing caught 
up, spent the time till the Springfield 
meeting with Brother Stewart, work-
ing on the new church building, which 
is being hastened to its completion as 
rapidly as possible, so as to be ready 
for the general meeting to be held 
here December 5 to 7. The enter-
prise has meant a great effort for the 
church here; and the burden has 
fallen especially upon Brother Stew-
art, who has planned and helped exe-
cute. From daylight till dark his eye 
has been upon it, and his hands con-
stantly occupied. The Lord has sus-
tained him and kept him in health, 
and the building is nearly painted 
to-day (December 1), and the plaster 
is almost dry. It looks as though it 
would be in readiness for our first 
meeting here December 5. 
I am much pleased to see this 
building, which will be an honor to 
the work here, and I am glad to have 
a part in its completion. 
I have enjoyed many good meet-
ings in private houses, but there seems 
a special pleasure and blessing in the 
Lord's worship when held in a house 
built and dedicated to him. 
A. E. PLACE. 
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 
'I'm: general meeting at Springfield 
was held November 22 and 23. We 
had planned to hold a meeting Friday 
evening; but the people did not come 
till Sabbath morning. Elders A. H. 
Clark and E. E. Miles gave good 
help in these meetings. We knew 
we could not reasonably look for a 
large attendance, but were happily 
disappointed. A good delegation 
came from the South Amherst church. 
Several also came from Hartford. 
We followed the same general plan 
pursued at the Norwich meeting, and 
we can report a good interest mani-
fested in all the plans proposed con-
cerning the different branches of the 
great work. 
Pledges and cash donations to the 
amount of twenty-one dollars were 
taken for the " Christ's Object Les-
sons " Material Fund. Some sub-
scriptions were secured for our papers 
and books. We trust the " envelope 
plan " for the circulation of small 
leaflets will be taken up faithfully. 
Brother and Sister Brown opened 
their pleasant home for the meetings, 
and extended generous hospitality to 
those who came from a distance. 
The Lord will bless them for their 
labors of love. 
I was. pleased to meet at this meet-
ing Dr. Mary Sanderson, who is visit-
ing her father and mother at South 
Amherst, Mass I also met for the 
first time Brother E. A. Dickinson 
and wife from South Hadley. Brother 
Dickinson has for some time been 
carrying the responsibilities of elder 
of the South Amherst church. He is 
well advanced in life, but his testimo-
nies at the meeting seemed strong in 
faith and hope. We can but pray 
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that God will greatly b l e s s and 
strengthen these "fathers and moth-
ers in Israel " for the closing scenes 
and experiences in life, and that we 
may soon meet them where the trials 
are forever past. 
A. E. PLACE. 
ALEXANDRIA, VA. 
THE work is onward here, and since 
our last report five more are observ-
ing the Sabbath of the Lord, making 
eight in all as the result of our tent 
meetings here this fall. We praise 
the Lord for this. 
H. W. HERREIL. 
BOSTON FIELD. 
IN addition to our regular Sabbath 
services in Boston, Everett, and Med-
ford, we are holding special meetings 
every Sunday at 3 p.m. in Columbia 
Hall, Davis Square, West Somerville, 
Mass., and at the same time we are 
conducting a service in Staniford 
Street Mission, Boston. Sunday eve-
nings we are holding regular services 
in Banquet Hall, Upham's Corner. 
Last Sunday evening, the 30th ult., 
we spoke in the latter place on the 
theme entitled, " Purgatory and Para-
dise " to one of the largest audiences 
that we have had in that hall. After 
presenting the claims of the papacy 
for their doctrine of purgatory, it was 
shown that the doctrine of the natural 
immortality of the soul was respon-
sible for it, and was also responsible 
for the idea of paradise, that is held 
by many Protestants, as being an in-
termediate state. 
It must be evident that before 
Protestants can protest against such 
false doctrines as purgatory, they 
must renounce their belief in the doc-
trine that lies at the very foundation 
of this, and many other doctrines held 
by the papacy. It was stated that 
instead of having our sins burned out 
of us in purgatory after we departed 
this life, they must be burned out 
of us here by the consuming Spirit 
of God and by the trials that are per-
mitted to come upon us in the devel-
opment of our characters. 
Our cottage Bible reading that is 
being held at the residence of Brother 
and Sister Stratton, 95 Sawyer Ave-
nue, Dorchester, every Wednesday, is 
being well attended, and those who 
attend take a lively interest in the 
reading. We believe that many of 
our brethren and sisters who think 
that they have too little talent to do 
such a thing as hold a Bible reading, 
might by diligent study of the Word, 
and earnest prayer, improve these 
long winter evenings among their 
neighbors and friends, as opportu-
nities may present themselVes, in 
opening the Scriptures to many con-
cerning these precious truths of the 
gospel. If you are inclined to excuse 
yourselves from this work, read the 
twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew, and 
the chapter on the subject of the 
"Talents" in " Christ's Object Les-
sons." 
Tuesday evenings, and occasionally 
Friday evenings, we are conducting 
Bible studies with the workers at the 
Sanitarium. 
It seems important in the interest 
of the work in this field, with so few 
workers, that we thus divide our in-
terest in order to maintain the good 
work that has been begun in these 
different sections of this field. We 
should have at once an experienced 
Bible worker placed in Dorchester, to 
follow up the public efforts with Bible 
work, and also one in West Somer-
ville. 
Our Sabbath meetings in Boston 
are being especially well attended 
since we have commenced holding 
our services in Gilbert Hall, Tremont 
Temple. We are pleased to note the 
spirit of union and Christian fellow-
ship that prevails in this church, and 
a willingness to cooperate in the work 
as it is presented to them. 
K. C. RUSSELL. 
SABBATH=S01912L 
DEPARTMENT 
SABBATI-I=SCI-100L : READING CIRCLE 
l'OUtiti PEOPLE'S WORK 
THE SABBATH-SCHOOL. 
WHAT place is like the Sabbath-school 
Where young and old may come, 
To learn the way of righteousness, 
Of God, of Christ, of home ? 
The angels love to gather there, 
Blest knowledge to impart, 
Encouraging each precious soul, 
Impressing every heart. 
The influence of the Sabbath-school ! 
Ah ! who can measure this ? 
Eternity alone can tell 
Its work for holiness. 
What opportunities are there 
Afforded all for work, 
What precious seed may there be sown- 
Shall we this duty shirk ? 
A garden is the Sabbath-school; 
The children are its flowers, 
Developing for heaven above, 
To form eternal bowers; 
True, noxious weeds are there oft found 
To hinder growth in grace; 
But even these may be ingraft, 
To fill, in heaven, a place. 
Let prayers for the Sabbath-school 
Continually ascend, 
That God may by.his gracious power 
His little ones defend 
From Satan and his evil host, 
From every subtle snare; 
May every teacher for his class 
Be diligent in prayer. 
C. H. KESLAKE. 
SABBATH-SCHOOL CONVENTION AT 
VINELAND, N. J. 
A TWO days' convention in the in-
terest of the Sabbath-school work was 
held in Vineland, N. J., November 22 
and 23. The conference laborers pres-
ent were the State secretary, Mrs. J. W. 
Rambo, who had the work in charge, 
Elder J. E. Jayne, and the writer. 
Brother J. W. Rambo, who has been 
laboring in Southern New Jersey in 
the interests of " Christ's Object Les-
sons," was also present. 
Six interesting papers were read, 
the following subjects being consid-
ered : 
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1. Our Individual Relations to the 
Sabbath-school. 
2. Our Sabbath-schools as Active 
Agents in Teaching our Special 
Truths. �
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3. Our Sabbath-schools as Educa-
si tors. 
4. Influence of Individuality, Illus-
trations, Lesson IIelps, and the Word 
of God in Sabbath-school Work. 
It 
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5. Relation of Daily Personal Piety 
to Successful Sabbath-school Work. 
6. Use and Abuse of System in our 
Sabbath-school Work. 
The work was planned so that all 
present were made to feel that they 
had an important part to act in the 
convention. By skilful questioning, 
it was ascertained of each what par-
ticular point or points in the papers 
read had impressed them the most, so 
that, in the end, those points that 
were vital were made to stand out 
prominently, and all could see just 
what was before them for study. 
How to make the Sabbath-school 
more effective, was the aim sought, 
and to this we wholly confined our-
selves. Many real, practical thoughts 
were brought out, with the result that 
1, the sacredness and importance of 
Sabbath-school work was more fully 
appreciated. 
The presence of the Lord was rec-
ognized throughout, and when the 
convention was brought to a close 
many expressed their appreciation of 
the benefits derived. 
Personally this convention was the 
most interesting and successful of any 
that the writer has ever been privi-
leged to attend. 
In addition to the Sabbath-school 
work, opportunity for holding other 
services was afforded, which were well 
attended by the outside public. 
We were glad to meet with several 
of the Bridgeton friends at this time, 
some of whom were with us through- 
out the entire session. �
We confi- 
dently look for a deepening interest 
in the Sabbath-school work in Vine- 
land. �
C. H. KESLAKE. 
ATTENTION. 
ATTENTION has been defined as 
" fixity of thought, the concentration 
of the whole mind upon one subject 
at a time ; that effort of the will by 
which we are enabled to follow what 
we hear or read without wandering, 
without weariness, and without losing 
any particle of the meaning intended 
to be conveyed." 
Let us grant from the first that such 
attention as this is not easily given. 
Even in the midst of the most inter-
esting book or lecture, the mind often 
wanders. When one has gained this 
power of concentration of thought, 
he has made great advancement 
toward learning how to study. 
In Sabbath-school work we can not 
expect very small children to pay at-
tention from any sense of duty; if 
their attention is gained at all, it must 
be by interest, and that alone. We 
shall never receive attention by claim-
ing, commanding, or entreating it ; 
even if adults appear to be interested 
by such methods, this forced atten-
tion does not bring the desired result, 
as the hearers will receive but little 
benefit. �
Since interested attention, 
then, is the teacher's desire, he must 
himself be so filled and imbued with 
the spirit of the lesson that all will 
feel_ the importance attached to it. 
It should be, for the time being, the 
most wonderful lesson in the entire 
Bible. In order for this to be so, he 
needs the Holy Spirit, not only in the 
teaching, but in the preparation of 
the lesson. 
He must make a deep, thorough, 
and exhaustive study of the lesson 
from all points of view ; and while 
using all the side-helps available, he 
must be sure they are " helps," rather 
than hindrances, as our object is to 
study the lesson. 
One never knows what questions 
may grow out of the lesson, therefore 
he should be prepared with a much 
larger fund of knowledge than he 
will be called upon to impart; thus 
he will not only be prepared for side-
issues, but will have a greater sense 
of confidence. 
He should be abundantly supplied 
with illustrations upon each point of 
the lesson, and use wisdom in making 
use of some of them in the places 
where they are most needed. 
It is a well-established fact that, 
with children, the object lessons are a 
decided help, and I am not sure that 
we need to vary our program much 
for the children grown tall, else why 
our charts in the study of the prophe-
cies, our maps in the study of coun-
tries, illustrated lectures, stereopti-
cons, etc.? 
The successful teacher will occa-
sionally vary his methods of pro-
cedure, that none may weary of an 
established routine. Keep the con-
nection between the lessons from week 
to week clearly before the minds, and 
review often. �
No one remembers 
anything which he does not expect to 
be called upon for for sometime. 
One must be acquainted with the 
individuality and capacity of his pu-
pils, and adapt his teaching accord-
ingly ; otherwise he may " shoot over 
their heads." While they might re-
ceive impressions of his profound 
learning, they would not be deeply 
impressed with a sense of God's love, 
or their personal need of a Saviour; 
for let us never forget that the ulti-
mate object of all the lessons is to 
bring each heart nearer God. 
Be simple, and clear. Try each 
week to impress, at least, one thought 
indelibly upon every mind. Be prac-
tical. Make a personal application 
of each lesson ; first remembering to 
apply it to your own life. No pupil 
will long be attentive to the words of 
a teacher whose life through the week 
counteracts the Sabbath-school lesson. 
Be sure that the members of your 
class, in whatever division it may be, 
are committing to memory Scripture, 
for it is the weapon with which to 
fight the adversary. Let none be 
like one who said, " There is a verse 
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in the Bible which is a great comfort 
to me, but I can not tell where it is, 
or how it reads." 
Teach, not about the Bible, or your 
opinions of it, but 'the Word itself, 
and you will have an attentive class ; 
for it is an interesting book. 
BESSIE BEE. 
EDUCATIONAL 
OUIR. ACADEMY AND 
cutupcst=settooLs 
THE JUBILEE OFFERING. 
For the Relief of the Schools. 
Gon is causing a new life to de-
scend into hundreds of hearts in the 
Atlantic Union to work with " Christ's 
Object Lessons " for the relief of 
South Lancaster Academy. We feel 
most deeply thankful for this, and are 
praying, most earnestly, that this pre-
cious school for the salvation of our 
youth, may soon be baptized in free-
dom from debt. 
The gifts to the relief of the schools 
fund have paid for the material in 
" Christ's Object Lessons ;" the type-
setting, and all other expenses con-
nected with the general work. Sixty 
thousand dollars were asked for this 
fund. Forty-seven thousand dollars 
have been paid in to the treasurer. 
In order to complete the work it will 
be necessary to raise, at least nearly 
the full amount of sixty thousand 
dollars. 
I know that the brethren and sis-
ters in the East have given with great 
liberality to this fund. I have re-
ceived most touching letters from 
many of the aged soldiers of the 
cross in the Eastern States. Many 
of these, on account of the spirit of 
self-sacrifice which they breathe, have 
made deep and vivid impressions 
upon my mind. 
Some of you may feel that, having 
given once, you should not be impor-
tuned again ; but, bear with me. It 
will take this amount to complete the 
work, and since the necessary amount 
has not yet been given, the only thing 
to do is to let the brethren know this 
fact, and ask them to keep on helping 
until the sixty-thousand-dollar mark 
has been reached. 
Beginning with December 1, 1902, 
all the offerings received on this relief 
fund will be credited to a special 
division of that fund, called the " ju-
bilee fund." This is the special call 
designed to wind up and close up, the 
relief fund. 
Once more, therefore, we pray for 
help----this time to close the work and 
usher in the jubilee. �
If the Lord 
leads you to give once again to this 
fund, send your offering by post-office 
money-order, express order, or bank 
draft to the financial secretary of the 
General Conference. 
P. T. MALIAN. 
CHURCH SCHOOLS IN VERMONT. 
Wm' pleasure we note the in-
creased interest in the church-school 
work in Vermont. For more than 
two years a church school has been 
in operation at Taftsville. This fall 
another school has been started at 
Rutland, and still another will be 
started at North Wolcott about Janu- 
ary 15. �
This latter school would 
have been in operation now, if we 
could have secured a teacher. 
There is not a more noble or more 
important work in which we can en-
gage than the education of our chil-
dren and youth. The Lord has spoken, 
and has said that we are years behind 
in this matter. 
" In many places schools should 
have been in operation years ago." 
" Let these schools now be started 
under wise direction." �
Testimonies 
for the Church, VW VI, page 199. 
It is too bad that we have been so 
slow to walk in the light which God 
has given upon this subject; but the 
Lord is merciful, and will grant us 
the privilege of having a part in this 
work if we will now take hold of it in 
earnest. 
But some one will say, I am so far 
J. W. WATT. 
ITEMS OF INTEREST 
MAINE. 
—A brother eighty-two years of age 
writes us, " I have sold six Christ's 
Object Lessons,' and have received a 
blessing. They are very easy books 
to sell. I wish I could tell you all 
about it." 
—The Sabbath-school Convention 
held by the Portland church was 
much enjoyed by all present. Among 
from any of our churches or church 
schools that I can not send my chil-
dren. If you can not send your chil-
dren away from home, then sell your 
home, and purchase one near a church 
school. �
What are worldly posses-
sions compared with the salvation of 
our children ? We must look this 
matter squarely in the face in the 
light of eternity. 
There are children in the Vermont rt 
Conference who will not attend either 
of the three schools named above. 
Parents, what are you going to do 
about the education of these children? 
God has said that we should take our 
children out of the public schools, 
and place them where they can be 
educated for him. In some instances 
it will require a sacrifice on our part 
to do this ; but suppose it does, we 
can never make a sacrifice so great 
as Christ has made for us ; and surely 
the salvation of our children is worthy 
of a sacrifice on our part. 
We do not desire to convey the 
idea that no child can be saved un-
less he attends a church school; but 
we do know that when God says, 
"Take your children out of the pub-
lic schools," it is very dangerous to 
leave them there. 
May the Lord help us to awake 
out of sleep, and take hold of this, 
and every other line of work that 
should be carried forward, with zeal 
and earnestness. 
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the good things was a recitation by a 
sister seventy-seven years of age. It 
was entitled " The Starless Crown." 
—Brother John Small and wife of 
the Cliff Island church expect to 
41/ spend the winter at Bowdoin Center. 
The church will miss the services of 
one who has long been a faithful 
librarian. 
—We hope that our church clerks 
will make a vigorous effort to have 
their church books show a correct 
membership for the year to come. 
This will no doubt reduce the appar-
ent membership of the Maine Con-
ference, but it is a work that will in-
crease the power of the churches. 
BOSTON FIELD. 
—Elder G. B. Wheeler made a fly-
ing visit to the city last week. 
—Elder M. I). Mattson and wife 
spent last Sabbath at the Melrose 
Sanitarium. 
—Sister Clifford, of Portland, Me., 
is spending a few weeks in Boston 
and vicinity. 
—Brother D. M. Hull and family, 
of South Lancaster, Mass., are now 
residents of Melrose, Mass. 
—Sister Effie Winter will leave 
shortly for Colorado, where she will 
spend the winter for her health. 
—Brother Clifton Rosin has re-
turned from Battle Creek, and will 
engage in the sale of health literature 
in this field. 
—Brother F. F. Burdick and wife 
are now located in Boston. Brother 
Burdick is engaged in introducing a 
work on hydrotherapy among the 
medical profession of Boston. 
—The coal situation is growing 
worse instead of better in some parts 
of this city, and Brother H. T. Cross 
finds that the condition has been a 
hindrance to delivering his order of 
books that were due this month. 
" And ye shall know the truth, and 
the truth shall make you free." 
The PRINTED PAGE 
" Publicly. 
HOUSE to HOUSE" 
and from 
THE BOOK WORK. 
PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE. 
WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 21, 1902. 
Name �
I Place 
I Ords Val I Hips 
PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS. 
1 T. D. Gibson, Country, �
8 �
20.00 19.00 
2 W. J. Hackett, Windber, �
1 �
4.50 7.25 
3 W.W.Moore, W'morelandCo.,1 �
2.25 15.60 
GREAT CONTROVERSY. 
4 W. C. Fleisher, McKeesport. 4 �
14.00 4.50 
5 W. H. Zeidler, McKeesport, 7 �
16.50 6.25 
DESIRE OF AGES. 
6 W.J.Heckman, Cambria Co., 4 �
15.50 11.75 
7 W. C. Fleisher, McKeesport, 3 �
12.25 18.00 
DANIEL AND REVELATION. 
8 T. 0. Saxton, Marion Ctr., 14 �
31.50 9.00 
9 Wm.T.Hilgert, Eddystone, 15 �
12.50 3.75 
10 W.K.Achenbach, Curwen, 4 10.50 13.25 
LADIES' GUIDE. 
11 Mrs.T.D.Gibson,Uniontown, �
3.75 
12 Mrs.E.W. Kirker, Hecla, �
8 �
27.75 1.75 
13 Mrs.M.B.Colcord,Coud'rsp't,2 �
6.00 1.50 
HERALDS OF THE MORNING. 
_4 L. H. Yothers, New Derry, 14 �
21.00 14.70 
COMING KING. 
15 C. F. Mahr, Lancaster Co. 13 �
13.00 4.50 
16 Andrew Ness, Evans, �
9 �
9.00 4.00 
BEST STORIES. 
17 Ernest Youman, Oswayo, 2 �
1.50 
Totals, �
17 Agents, �
109 $217.75$138.55 
Time.—No. 1, 36 hrs; 2, 26 hrs; 3, 17 hrs; 4, 15 
hrs; 5,29 hrs; 6, 22 hrs; 7, 21 hrs; 8, 34 hrs; 9,24 
hrs; 10, 14 hrs; 11, 15 hrs; 12, 26 hrs; 14, 43 hrs; 
15, 26 hrs; 16, 20 hrs. Total, 368 hrs. 
Deliveries.—No. 1, $1.25; 2, $1.00; 4, $3.50; 5, 
$14.50; 6, $25.00; 7, $43.50; 9, $1.00; 10, $3.25; 11, 
$28.50; 14, $50.00; 15, $15.30; 16, $19.50. 
NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE. 
WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 23, 1902. 
Name �
I Place 
I Ords I Val I Hips 
DESIRE OF AGES. 
1 Lottie Wright, Milford, �
4 �
14.75 
2 JenniePerson,No.Attleboro, 2 �
6.00 2.25 
3 J.E.Leighton, Beverly, �
7 �
26.00 2.50 
OBJECT LESSONS. 
4 Mrs. E. E. Orr, Bradford, 
GOSPEL PRIMER. 
5 M. A. Vroman, Pittsfield, �
08 �
50.60 
6 Geo. H. Scott, Pittsfield, �41.00 
BEST STORIES. 
7 E.S.Chase, Manchest'r,N.H., 1 �
.75 
PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS. 
8 R C.Andrews, Milford, N. H., 1 �
2.25 8.00 
Totals, �
8 Agents, �
120 $150.10 $14.00 
Time.—No. 1, 13 hrs; 2, 19 hrs; 3, 27 hrs; 4, 
13 hrs; 5, 15 hrs; 6, 21 hrs; 7, 3 hrs. Total, 111 
hrs. 
Deliveries.—No. 4, $2.50; 5, $3.60; 6, $6.55. 
NEW YORK CONFERENCE. 
WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 28, 1902. 
Name �
I Place I Ords I Val I Hips 
BIBLE READINGS. 
1 Ada B. Noftsger, Utica, �
2 
4.00 
1.75 
2 Mrs.AndrewCobb, S.Russell, 8 
16.50 12.75 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
3 B. B. Noftsger, Utica, 
10.50 
4 Mrs.L.EVincent, Salamanca, 7 
3.25 
CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. 
5 *A. E. Hoist, Jamestown, 
29.75 
BEST STORIES. 
6 Mrs.JennieHolst, Jamest'n, 
11.25 
MAKING HOME HAPPY. 
7 Mary Stillman, Wellsville, �
20 
5.00 
Totals, �
7 Agents, �
37 
$80.25 $14.50 
Time.—No. 1, 1 hr; 2, 40 hrs; 3, 
hrs; 6, 14 hrs. �
Total, 121 hrs. 
16 hrs; 5, 50 
Deliveries.—No. 5, $36.70. 
*Two weeks. 
VERMONT CONFERENCE. 
WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 28, 1902. 
Name �
I 
Place 
I Ords I Val I Hips 
HERALDS OF THE MORNING. 
1 A. W. Boardman, Walden, 8 �
9 00 20.00 
2 A. E. Taylor, Barton, �7 �
8.75 2.25 
PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS. 
3 Ruble Roscoe, Burlington, 2 �
4.50 1.25 
Totals, �
3 Agents, �
17 $22.25 23 50 
Time.—No. 1, 16 hrs; 2, 14 hrs; 3, 5 hrs. To-
tal, 35 hrs. 
MAINE CONFERENCE. 
WEEK ENDING -NOVEMBER 21, 1902. 
Name �
I Place I Ords I Val I Hips 
HERALDS OF THE MORNING. 
1 C. G. Snow, Westbrook, �
6 
7.75 
1.75 
CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. 
STORY OF REDEMPTION. 
2 M. E. Manson, Bath, �10 
7.10 
OBJECT LESSONS. 
3 John 1'. Oakes, Clifton, �
6 
7.50 
4 E. C. Gray, Baring, �6 
7.50 
6.75 
Totals, �
4 Agents, �
28 
$20.85 $10.50 
Time.—No. 1, 13 hrs; 2, 12 hrs. Total, 25 hrs. 
CHESAPEAKE: CONFERENCE. 
COMING KING. 
1 Leslie Munce, Dover, Del., 26 
26.00 
4.00 
2 Joseph Seeney, Dover, Del., 6 
6.00 
.50 
GREAT CONTROVERSY. 
1 Leslie Munce, Dover, Del., 
1 
2.25 
Totals, �
2 Agents, 
33 
$34.25 $4.50 
Time.—No. 1, 15 hrs; 2, 15 lirs. Total, 30 hrs. 
Totals for the Union Conference : Agents, 
41; hours, 690; orders, 344; value of orders. 
$534.45; helps, $205.55. 
7 �
8.75 1.25 �
Name �
I Place I Ords I Val I Hips 
ATLANTIC UNION 
GLEANER 
544 (is) �
ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER 
PUBLISHED WEEKLY 
BY THE 
ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE OF 
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS 
South Lancaster, Mass. 
Subscription Price, Fifty Cents a Year. 
EDITOR, �
- �
- �
- JENNIE- THAYER 
Entered March 17, 1902 as Second-class Matter. 
A TRIAL subscription to the 
GLEANER will be sent to any address 
until March 11 for ten cents. 
A CLASS in basketry has been con-
ducted at South Lancaster Academy 
the past term by Mrs. E. M. Long, 
formerly teacher of sloyd at Battle 
Creek College. No charge has been 
made for instruction, as it has been 
expected that the sale of the baskets 
would meet the expense. 
The class has manufactured nearly 
one hundred waste baskets and jardi-
nieres which are to be on sale at the 
Academy Home, from 4 to 6 
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 
December 16, 17, and 18. All who 
desire to secure a beautiful and useful 
Christmas present for some friend, 
and at the same time aid the students, 
would do well to call and see these 
baskets. 
Do not forget the time and place, 
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 
December 16, 17, and 18, from 4 to 6 
P.M., at the Academy Home. 
APPEAL TO VIRGINIA. 
WE are making every effort to raise 
means to meet our obligation to the 
Pacific Press, which comes due the 
last of this month. If we do not meet 
it then, we forfeit the rebate promised 
us if we meet it by the 31st of Decem-
ber 1902. For more than two years 
we have been calling upon our people 
to come to our help in this time of 
crisis, and during this time some 
means have been raised ; but we still 
have about twenty-seven hundred dol-
lars to raise in order to meet our ob-
ligation and secure the rebate by the 
time specified. If we fail to raise this 
amount, we forfeit the rebate of one 
thousand dollars, and we owe thirty-
seven hundred instead of the twenty-
seven hundred. We have sent out an 
appeal to all our people in the State, 
hoping that it may stir us up at this 
last moment of time ; but we thought 
we would call the attention of our 
people to the matter again in the 
GLEANER, hoping that perhaps it 
might reach some whom we may miss, 
or who may be away from the State 
and whose addresses we do not have. 
Brethren, what shall we do at this 
time ? The work is not our's only 
but your's also. Shall we not hear 
from all with a large amount, such an 
amount as they would wish to see op-
posite their names on the books of 
heaven. We know that the Lord will 
bless each one in the help thus given 
at this time. Read Early Writings," 
pages 40, 48, and 128, and see how 
you may hurt the kingdom of Satan 
at this time. 
Send all money to R. I). Hottel, or 
Dr. A. M. Neff, New Market, Vir-
ginia, either by draft or check. We 
only have a few more days, so let us 
hear from you at once. 
Yours in the work, 
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. 
Per R. D. HOTTEL, Chairman. 
Dec. 3,1902. 
4, SENTINELS " FOR NEW YORK LEGIS-
LATORS. 
THE churches of the Greater New 
York Conference have donated a fund 
sufficient to send the Sentinel to each 
legislator representing the territory of 
the Greater New York Conference, 
for an entire year. How many con-
ferences in the Union will follow this 
good example ? 
" CHRISTIANITY makes a man a 
gentleman.'? 
LOWELL, NOTICE. 
WE are pleased to announce that 
Elder H. W. Cottrell has promised to 
be with us at the Lowell general meet-
ing December 12 to 14. Let our 
brethren and sisters make a sacrifice 
if necessary to be present, and none 
will regret it. 
A. E. PLACE. 4r. 
CLUB OFFER NO. 1. 
GOOD HEALTH, �$1.00 
GLEANER, �
.50 
$1.50 
By taking both, you save �
.65 
Cost of both per year, �.85 
CLUB OFFER NO. 2. 
LIFE BOAT, �
.25 
GLEANER, �
.50 
.75 
By taking both, you save �
. I5 
Cost of both per year, �.60 
CLUB OFFER NO. 3. 
BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL, .25 
GLEANER„ �
.50 
.75 
By taking both, you save �
.15 
Cost of both per year, �.60 
FIRST VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 
just opened in New York City at 34 
West 18th Street, opposite Siegel and 
Cooper's dry-goods store, also a full 
line of Battle Creek Sanitarium Health 
Foods. 
CARL. RASMUSSEN, Proprietor. 
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