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An Expound of Or allearg and frarttu of Tlitiottan Education 
Vol. I �COLLEGE VIEW, NEB., FEB. 15, 1905 �No. 4 
Entered as second-class matter January 4, 1905, at the postoffice in College View, Neb., under Act of Con-
gress of March 3, 1879 
HOME IMPROVEMENT COURSES 
These courses are arranged for the 
benefit of all our young people who are 
desirous of self-improvement. Many 
will find in them what they have longed 
for,—careful direction in a systematic 
course of reading, the cultivation of a 
taste for the best books, and an inspira-
tion to devote their lives to the great 
purpose of uplifting humanity. Per-
haps no two books could be found better 
suited to the development of Christian 
life than "Steps to Christ" and "Mount 
of Blessing." The missionary books of-
fered are of exceptional interest. "The 
Tiger Jungle" has all the fascination -.A a 
story written simply to please, and is of 
much more value. "Princely Men in the 
Heavenly Kingdom" is a series of most 
interesting biographies of men who have 
given their lives to the spread of the 
gospel in the Flowery Kingdom, and an 
account of the terrible Boxer outrages 
in which many Christians sealed their 
testimony with their blood. The life of 
Booker T. Washington is of intense in-
terest and contains much that ought to 
be an inspiration to our young people. 
Few, if any, have had fewer advantages 
than Mr. Washington, and none have 
been more determined in overcoming 
obstacles. "Page's Theory and Prac-
tice of Teaching" is a classic among 
books of pedagogy. 
Many of our young people have en-
rolled for these courses. Let many 
others begin at once. Below we give 
the books necessary. 
GENERAL CULTURE COURSE 
Four months, commencing March 1 
Required. "Steps to Christ." Two 
months. (Paper 25 cts., cloth, plain 
edges, 50 cents; limp leather, 65 cents; 
cloth, gilt edges, 85 cents.) "Thoughts 
from the Mount of Blessing." Two 
months. (60 cents.) Order of your 
Tract Society, Pacific Press Pub. Co., 18 
West 5th St., Kansas City, Mo., or Cen-
tral Union Conference Young People's 
Department, College View, Neb. 
Elective. "In the Tiger Jungle." Two 
months. ($1.00.) "Princely Men in the 
Heavenly Kingdom." Two months. 
(Paper 42 cents, cloth 59 cents.) or 
"Up From Slavery." Four months. 
($1.50.) Order of Central Union Con-
ference Young People's Department, 
College View, Neb. 
SPECIAL TRAINING COURSE 
Six months, commencing March 1 
"Testimonies for the Church," Vol. 6. 
(Cloth $1.00; leather, $1.50.) "Educa-
tion." ($1.25.) Order of your State 
Tract Society, or Pacific Press Pub. Co., 
18 West 5th St., Kansas City, Mo. 
"Page's Theory and Practice of Teach-
ing," Phelps edition, 75 cents. Order 
of B. E. Huffman, College View, Neb. 
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To pursue either of these courses the 
Educational Messenger isnec-
essary. Subscription price 50 cents per 
year. For a short time the Mgssen - 
g e r offers one free subscription for 
four new subscriptions, and $2.00. Ad-
dressEducational Messenger, 
College View, Neb. �M. E. K. 
VALUE OF INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION 
NORA HOUGH 
An education wholly from books is 
one-sided. The mind is trained without 
the co-operation of the hand. The edu-
cation of the physical powers is as essen-
tial as that of the mental. One assists 
the other. The brain acts more readily, 
and does not become worn out nearly so 
soon, if a part of the time is devoted to 
physical labor. At the same time an ac-
tual study of industrial lines is a bless-
ing, inasmuch as systematic work intel-
lectually performed brings greater re-
turns besides affording the toiler the 
pleasure and satisfaction of knowing he 
has done his work in the very best way. 
In these times in particular Seventh-
day Adventist youth need an all-round 
training. Book learning is essential; but 
industrial lines should not be neglected. 
The brain should not work all the time. 
Physical health as well as mental vigor 
are, to a great extent, dependent on exer-
cise. The pent-up energy would better 
be used in some useful employment than 
in playing foot-ball and other games. 
Youth need to be trained to do various 
lines of industrial work in the best way 
to bring returns. The time is coming--
yes is even here --when our people must 
know how to do many things for them 
selves which they have heretofore de-
pended on others to do for them. Econ-
omy requires industrial reform now; and 
when we can "neither buy nor sell," ne-
cessity will require it. 
Missionaries, especially those who go 
to foreign lands, must know how to do 
various kinds of work. 
Industrial education provides a means 
for, the youth to pay their own expenses 
in school. Thus many who would other-
wise be deprived of an education may se-
cure it. 
RIGHT OF CHOICE 
I. C. SULTZ 
"I call heaven and earth to record this 
day against you, that I have set before 
you life and death, blessing and cursing: 
therefore choose life, that both thou and 
thy seed may live." Deut. 30: 19. 
To show their loyalty and fidelity to 
God, life and death were placed before ev-
ery intelligent being, who was also given 
the power and the privilege of choosing 
either. Through choice man lost his 
first estate, and through choice will be 
restored to his first condition. Through 
choosing to obey God rather than the 
insinuations of Satan, Adam and Eve 
would soon have been as secure as the 
heavenly messengers themselves. 
Through faith Moses chose rather to suf-
fer affliction with the people of God, 
than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a 
season. Through choice Abraham be-
lieved and obeyed God, it being account-
ed to him for righteousness. Through 
choice Job remained true to God through 
all of his affliction and loss of property. 
Through choice Daniel petitioned God 
at the peril of his own life. Through 
choice the three Hebrews said to the 
king, "But if not (if our God will not de-
liver us out of your hands) be it known 
unto thee, 0 king, that we will not serve 
thy gods, nor worship the gold,n image 
thou hast_set up." Through choice Jesus 
came to this earth to pay the debt man 
made through transgressing God's law. 
Through choice 50,000,000 martyrs were 
slain, because they saw in it a far more 
exceeding weight of glory. 
Dear reader, why not make the choice 
to-day and stand with the wise of the 
earth? When the Lord comes there will 
be just two classes; viz., the wise and 
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the foolish. The wise choose to serve 
God, but the foolish do not. 
But what does it mean to serve God? 
Does it mean simply to be baptized and 
profess His name? It means this and 
much more. It means a determined plac-
ing of your will on the side of God to 
be used by Him. It means a pledging 
of yourself and all that you have, to do 
all you can in carrying this last messsge 
of warning to ' the world. Anything 
short of this will not please God. 
If you have a strong will, thank the 
Lord for it. I have often heard parents 
say, "What a strong will that child has! 
I do not know what to do with him," 
not stopping to think that the will is a 
gift from God, and if trained in the right 
direction, will prove one of the great-
est blessings that could be bestowed up-
on the child. A strong will power is 
something very few people in this day 
and age of the world have. 1 hose who 
do have it allow it to be captured and 
controlled by Satan. Place your will 
on the side of right, and the Lord will 
use it. Some people are so determined 
in doing wrong, that no influence what-
ever can be brought to bear upon them 
to prevent them from it. Why not be 
just as determined in doing right as 
some are in doing. wrong? Then and 
not till then this power will prove a 
blessing to you. 
In forming His character, the Lord in-
tends for us to make a good use of the 
will power He has given us. The ser-
vant of the Lord is brought to test every 
day where he must make a choice be-
tween right and wrong. If, by the use 
of his will power and help of the Lord, 
when he is brought to test, he always 
chooses the right, he is safe. This is 
forming the character of Christ. This, 
I understand, is the sealing work. And 
when we reach the point where we 
wholly reflect the character of Christ, 
then we are sealed with the Father's 
name in our foreheads, and are beyond 
danger of falling. This idea seems to 
be conveyed in the following quotation 
from the Review d'' Herald: "As the wax 
takes the impression of the seal, so the 
soul is to take impression of the Spirit 
of God and retain the moral image of 
Christ." 
"THOUGHTS FROM THE MOUNT OF 
BLESSING" 
GLADYS SHUFELT 
"Thoughts from the Mount of Bless-
ing" is from the pen of Mrs. E. G. 
White, and should go hand in hand 
with "Steps to Christ." 
Its aim is to aid in lifting the reader 
from the valley of darkness and sorrow 
to the mountain top, above the clouds, 
into the sunshine of God's love and 
mercy. It takes us back to the scene on 
the mountain side, near the Lake of 
Galilee, where Christ spoke words of 
blessing to His disciples and to the 
multitude. The sermon on the mount 
sets forth the principles of the king-
dom of God and condition of entrance 
therein. Understanding what the words 
of the Saviour meant to those who 
heard them, we may discern in them 
new vividness and beauty, and gather 
for ourselves their deeper lessons. 
Think of the sweetness of divine love 
unfolded in the words of the beati-
tudes. Never was their a sermon 
preached like this sermon, and this lit-
tle book helps us to understand its 
depth of meaning. 
It was not enough for the Israelites to 
have a knowledge of the land of Canaan, 
or to sing the songs of Canaan, in order 
to come into possession of the vine-
yards and olive groves of the goodly 
land. Not by knowing the words of 
Christ only, but doing them, will man 
rise to the place where he can appreci-
ate the blessings which flow from the 
Mount of God. 
The failure of a teacher in government 
cancels all excellent qualities that be 
may possess.—Henry B. Tucker. 
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A LETTER FROM GERMANY 
The following extracts from a letter 
from M. H. Wentland, who left this 
country about one year and a half ago 
to join the workers in Germany, will be 
of interest to his many friends here:— 
"I am pleased to know that my dear 
teachers and friends took such an inter-
est in my Christian training, and that 
they are still interested to know how I 
am prospering in this foreign field. As 
I respect Union College and ifs Faculty 
of teachers as my Christian Mother, it 
does me much good to receive some good 
news from them. 
"After arriving here, I was sent to 
Southern Germany to help in the tent 
efforts which were started there for the 
first time. Our tent was first pitched in 
a city of 100,000. After about six weeks 
of labor here, we took the tent to anoth-
er city about the size of Lincoln, one 
worker being left to follow up the in-
terest awakened in the former place. 
After four weeks of work m the new 
place we were obliged to take down 
our tent and store it for the winter. I 
stayed in the place to work during the 
winter. Then I was called away to 
work in another city, where I stayed 
about five months, which brought the 
tent season around again. It was June, 
1904. I went with the tent again. This 
time we thought we would try the small-
er cities, the so-called "country villages." 
They seldom have railways, and you 
probably know that all the farmers live 
in villages of from 1,000 to 5,000 inhabi-
tants. Every one of these villages has 
one Protestant church, or one Catholic 
church, just as the majority of the pop-
ulation is. Sometimes both are found 
in one place. Then there are found the 
many sects, who are all trying their best 
to gain ground in every village. It is 
nothing uncommon to find half a dozen 
different professions of faith in such a 
small village. 
"We stayed five weeks in one place, 
and in July we removed our tent to 
another such village, of about 4,000. 
Here we stayed six weeks, till the even-
ings got too cold. Then, as quite an in-
terest had been awakened, I resolved 
to stay here all winter. We found that 
it is best to use the tent during the sum-
mer in large cities, and hold Bible stud-
ies in halls in the villages during the 
winter. 
"During my stay here in Germany I 
have worked in five different places, 
and with the help of the Lord I can see 
about seventy souls walking in the way 
of the truth. I have had much to con-
tend with during these seventeen months 
yet I am thankful to the Lord that He 
has given me strength and courage to 
stand it all. I would not exchange my 
experience for anything that you could 
offer me. Yet I value the experience in 
Union College just about as much. I 
would not be here were it not for Union 
College. 
I found it no easy matter to conform 
to the customs peculiar to the inhabi-
tants of southern Germany. They are 
much different from what those of North 
Germany are, to which I had been more 
accustomed. While at Union College I 
thought I would have to learn to speak 
a clear German, just as it is in print. 
But now I find that if I do so, the peo-
ple do not understand me. I must speak 
more of the south German dialect. 
"It is, as you say, a greater sacrifice to 
labor in a foreign field than at home. I 
think it would be best to have the young 
missionary students gain an experience 
in the home field first. Never persuade 
one in feeble health to go to a foreign 
country. He may be strong enough to 
work at home and even be so well that 
no one would discern any ailment. But 
let one come to a people who have dif-
ferent customs and manners of living, 
where he cannot get a meal in a private 
family, but has to go to the wine and 
beer restaurants, where he is expected 
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to drink something before he eats,--all 
this, together with the peculiar way of 
preparing the food, will soon tell on 
him, you cannot count much on his 
services any more. If you come to a 
city and must go to a restaurant for a 
meal, �
the first question is, "And 
what will you drink first?" You would 
of course say, "I do not drink anything." 
Then you notice that they will not be 
as friendly any more, and in some cases 
they charge you for the drink anyway. 
"The main thing is one's preparatory 
work. A thorough knowledge of the 
Old and New Testaments is needed. 
Complex questions come up that our 
Union College students never dream of. 
History, studied with the Bible, is much 
needed too. How good it is to know 
history well, no one knows till he comes 
out into the school of life. I think it 
would be well if you could instruct 
them somewhat in the doctrines which 
are mostly opposed to the truth; because 
when one is working in a field where 
he is alone, and gets to see but few of 
his fellow-laborers who have had more 
experience, he comes in contact with 
some very sharp opponents, who can 
bring their teachings among the inter-
ested ones in such a way that the truth 
is hindered." 
"STEPS TO CHRIST" 
IRMA E. LEWIS 
There are many guide books for us in 
our way through this earthly land; and 
as we begin our journey to the mansions 
Christ has gone to prepare this little 
work, "Steps to Christ," will be one of 
our guide books, not only for those who 
are for the first time bearing the cross, 
but for all; for we must begin again with 
each new day. 
What can be more comforting to the 
trembling heart than these words: "The 
heart of God yearns over His earthly 
children with a love stronger than death." 
There is a world of meaning in that 
one word, "yearns." 
Even one wrong trait of character, one 
sinful desire persistently cherished, will 
eventually neutralize all the power of 
the gospel. 
Then how carefully we should search 
our hearts and rid them of every unclean 
th ing. Satan has his spell over us and 
we sleep on. But when we read that 
"No deep-seated love for Jesus can 
dwell in the heart that does not realize 
its own sinfulness," surely it ought to 
stir us to better things. Our Father is 
holding out His blessing to us; shall we 
accept it? 
We must be armed with prayer. Lis-
ten: "Pray in your closet; and as you go 
about your daily labor let your heart be 
often uplifted to God �
Satan cannot 
overcome him whose heart is thus stayed 
upon God." 
We need not feel that we are too un-
worthy for His notice; because "The re-
lations between God and each soul are 
as distinct and full as though there were 
not another soul for whom He gave His 
beloved Son." 
"Make it a rule never to utter one 
word of doubt or discouragement." 
How much happier the. world might 
be if we would do this. 
"Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again 
I say rejoice." Great are our causes for 
rejoicing if we would simply open our 
hearts to the means of grace and blessing 
around us. God will surely bless our 
efforts to learn more of His way. 
"The true teacher is not satisfied 
with directing his students to a standard 
lower than the highest which it is pos-
sible for them to attain."—Education, 
p. 29. 
He who can teach but cannot govern 
works at an enormous disadvantage. 
Perfect discipline in a class or a school 
is an indispensible condition of success-
ful teaching.—Fitch. 
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION THOUGHTS 
FROM EXAMINATIONS 
It is not often that students produce 
anything in examination worthy of 
printing, but we think the following 
questions and answers from the Church 
School Training Class of Union College 
will repay reading. 
Question: Mention four respects in 
which educational reform is needed, 
giving reasons for your opinions. 
Answer: Our standard must be raised. 
We have been slow to adopt the plans 
that God designed for us, and conse-
quently our schools are not what they 
should be. God designs that we shall be 
leaders in educational work. A reform 
is needed on the part of the teachers. 
Instructors should be placed in these 
schools who fear God and are willing to 
walk in His ways, those who live the 
principles which God has set for us, and 
are capable of leading the students to the 
fountain of life. 
There is need of reform in our text 
books. Books which teach principles 
contrary to the Bible should not be used. 
They never will make Christian workers. 
In fact students would be better off if 
they never studied or read some of our 
common text books; for if they ever are 
fitted to work for souls they will have 
to unlearn much they have learned. 
This would be difficult. These text 
books have drawn some of our professed 
Christian youth from among us, and 
Satan rejoices to see it so. 
Many small schools should be estab-
lished, instead of making a few large 
schools or colleges. Thus many of our 
youth would have the privilege of gain-
ing a Christian education. 
Question: 
Give two hindrances to 
such reform, and suggest ways of re-
moving them. 
Answer: Probably the greatest hin-
drance to our educational work is the 
lack of consecration on the part of par-
ents and teachers. We should ask of 
God instead of depending on self, believ-
ing that we shall get the thing we ask 
for. Teachers should encourage parents 
and should be constant learners them-
selves of the Great Teacher. They will 
meet difficulties, but if they are truly 
walking with God they will claim the 
promise of God, "He will never leave 
thee, nor forsake thee." "Though He 
slay me, yet will I trust in Him." Job. 
Question: Compare the value of an 
industrial education with an education 
wholly from books, and show why an 
all-round training is especially needed 
for the youth of the present time. 
Answer: Industrial training is valu-
able because, (1) Some time spent in 
industrial study and practice each day 
rests the mind by giving it a change of 
work. (2) The industrial work tends 
to strengthen the body, thus giving great-
er power to pursue the mental tasks. 
(3) The physical, mental, and moral 
should be developed together, symmetri-
cally. This the industrial work tends 
to do by causing the body, mind, and 
morals to develop at the same time. 
Usefulness and industry keep one occu-
pied, thus giving no time for low, im-
moral thoughts and actions. Education 
wholly from books does not train the 
hand to use the principles in a practical 
way which the mind has learned. It 
does not fit one for the greatest useful-
ness in life, which should be the object 
of education. 
An all-rouud education is needed at 
this time because of the great work that 
lies before our young people. Many 
will be placed in positions where the 
degree of their usefulness will depend 
upon their knowledge of how to take 
hold of many kinds of work and teach 
others how to perform them in the best 
and most economical way. 
"Let not conscience make you linger, 
Nor of fitness fondly dream; 
All the fitness He requireth, 
Is to feel your need of Him." 
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QUESTIONS ON YOUNG PEOPLE'S 
WORK 
1. Who should join young people's 
societies? 
2. What is the first step to be taken 
in the organization of the young people's 
work in a church? 
3. What are the most suitable lines 
of Christian work for young people to 
engage in? 
4. Should we encourage young 
people of other denominations to attend 
our schools? 
We should be very glad to have young 
people or anyone send in brief answers 
to the foregoing questions. Please sug-
gest other questions which you would 
like to see discussed. 
M. E. K. 
AN INTERESTING LETTER 
The following letter from Miss Bessie 
Nicola will be appreciated by those stu-
dents who attended Union College with 
her a few years ago: — 
Alanta, Ga., Dec. 23, 1904 
I just want to write and tell you 
what a lovely Christmas present I just 
received. It is a package of the Union 
College Messenger. Indeed it seemed al-
most as good as reading a letter from 
home. 
I had just returned from my day's 
work, and found the bundle waiting for 
me. Although feeling very tired, I sat 
right down and looked them all through 
forgetting all about how weary I was. 
Indeed I believe it rested me. I must 
send you my subscription, for I see 
plainly it is just what I need to keep 
my spirits up while laboring so far 
away from the dear ones at home. 
How encouraged it made me, as I read 
the cheering reports from different ones 
of my old schoolmates. 
Just now I am very busy getting up a 
small Christmas tree for my pupils. 
We are expecting a very profitable oc- 
casion, as signs are already pointing that 
way. 
I am teaching a home school, six 
miles in the country, at East Lake, a 
summer resort of Atlanta, Ga. Am stay-
ing in the city at our Sanitarium, riding 
to and from school on the car. 
My uncle, Mr. Curtis, built a little 
school building on his place, and three 
weeks ago I opened school with thir-
teen pupils. Several more are expecting 
to attend after holidays. 
Two of my pupils are Catholic chil-
dren, but they are just as interested as 
can be, and are using our books instead 
of the worldly ones. This is my second 
year teaching at East Lake. Last year I 
had to teach in a private house. Parents 
have taken their children from the pub-
lic schools, and are sending to me. 
They seem anxious indeed to use our 
books. I am greatly encouraged, for I 
have already seen fruits from this little 
enterprise. 
I was so glad to read the Me ssen - 
g e r. It certainly has given me new in-
s piration and for a moment I had a long-
ing desire to be back in the old College 
again. 
Bro. 0. A. Olsen, writing of progress 
in England, reports seventeen baptisms 
in West London, with others waiting, 
and a church soon to be organized; five 
baptized at Southampton, six at New-
port, ten at Abertillery, Wales, with a 
church of twenty-four organized at East 
Cowes, Isle of Wight. 
Geo. F. Enoch reports from Bridge-
town, Barbados:— 
"The Lord is blessing in our work 
here. Last Sabbath sixteen precious 
souls were baptized. The Lord drew 
very near, and we had a blessed season 
together. Others are still studying, 
whom we hope soon to see take their 
stand with the remnant people. The 
church is crowded to its utmost capac-
ity each Sunday night." 
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THE SPRING TERM AT UNION 
COLLEGE 
The spring term at Union College be-
gins March 1, and lasts twelve weeks. 
It is the best time in the year for study, 
being especially favorable for those who 
have been teaching during the fall and 
winter. Besides the regular classes run-
ning through the year, all of which are 
open to those who may find any of them 
adapted to their needs, classes will be 
organized in the following subjects to 
continue during the term: Botany, Mod-
ern Church History, Advanced Al-
gebra, Geology, Bible-Nature, Church 
School Methods, Teachers' Review, 
School Management, Church School 
Drawing, Elementary Algebra, and Com-
mercial Law. All our industrial class-
es and trades are also open, and will be 
at their best during this term. For fur-
ther information address President 
Union College, College View, Neb. 
THE RETIREMENT OF J. 
SUTHERLAND 
The readers of the Messenger will 
note with deep regret the heading of this 
article. For thirteen years Brother 
Joseph Sutherland has stood at the head 
of the business department of Union 
College. Occupying the most difficult 
position in the school, continually 
brought into contact with all sorts of 
people in regard to money matters, 
where, if ever, men will be sensitive, 
he has been so uniformly mild, yet wise 
and firm and just, that everywhere 
among teachers, students, and patrons, 
he is called by the familiar and endear-
ing term, "Uncle Joe." The Board of 
Trustees, keenly feel the loss 
which the College sustains in the 
resignation of Brother Sutherland on 
account of failing health, although the 
necessity for the step has been foreseen 
for some time. At their recent annual 
meeting they gave feeble expression to 
their sentiments by adopting the follow-
ing resolutions of appreciation:— 
Whereas, Brother Joseph Sutherland, 
who has faithfully served Union College 
as Business Manager for the past thirteen 
years, has been obliged on account of 
failing heath to tender his resignation, 
to take effect March 1, 1905; and 
Whereas, It seems to be the duty of 
his son, W. R. Sutherland, to accompany 
his father to aid him in the recovery of 
his health,— 
Therefore, be it resolved by the Board 
of Trustees of Union College- 
1. That we express our appreciation 
of the faithful services of Brother J. 
Sutherland, in guarding the interests of 
the Institution so long and so well. 
His efforts have been untiring. He has 
always stood at the post of duty. He 
has managed the business of the College 
wisely, safely, and honestly. His life 
has been bound up in its welfare. He 
has the confidence of the students and 
Faculty, of the citizens of College View 
and the business men of Lincoln, and of 
the patrons of the College everywhere. 
He has given to the world an example 
of what a Christian business man should 
be. 
2. That we tender to him our pro-
found sympathy in the affliction which 
compels his resignation. In the name 
of Union. College and its patrons we 
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thank him for his long and faithful ser-
vice. And we pray our Father in Heav-
en to deal mercifully with him and re-
store him to health. 
3. That we express our appreciation 
of the faithful services of W. R. Suther-
land, and deeply regret the circum-
stances which compel him to sever his 
connection with the business depart-
ment of the College. 
4. That copies of these resolutions be 
sent to J. Sutherland, and W. R. Suther-
land; also the Lincoln papers. 
THE SUCCESSOR OF J. SUTHERLAND 
The selection of a successor to Broth-
er J. Sutherland as Business Manager of 
Union College and Treasurer of the Cen-
tral Union Conference was one of the 
most important matters that came before 
the Board of Trustees of Union College 
at its recent session. All will be inter-
ested to know that the choice has fallen 
upon Prof. H. A. Morrison, who for sev-
eral years has occupied the chair of 
mathematics in the College. The only 
question that would be likely to enter 
the minds of those who know Prof. 
Morrison's qualifications for this posi-
tion is that of his comparative youth. 
But the Board answered this possible 
objection by electing his father, Eld. J. 
H. Morrison, to the office of re-rei-7.1 
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infaiaent. Elder Morri;Sii is 
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well known throughout the denomina-
tion as a safe counselor and a careful 
and conservative financial manager. 
He will give one-third of his time to 
general oversight of the work and to 
counseling with the heads of depart-
ments. Besides this he will be constant-
ly accessible to the Business Manager 
for advice in perplexing matters. The 
Board feel confident that this crisis in 
the business management of the College 
has been met in a manner that will com-
mend itself to the good judgment of 
the patrons of the College and will re-
tain the confidence of the business 
public. 
MATERIAL FOR MARTYRS 
"After our work is found free from any 
kind of insurrection, should the govern-
ment punish us by trying to force us to 
leave the preaching of the gospel, we are 
willing to be punished. This govern-
ment, too, shall know that God's rule 
over the conscience is supreme." 
In a distant country several Seventh-
day Adventists are in prison. They are 
suspected of being political insurgents. 
Their work has been forbidden by the 
government. 
What is this work? Simply that of 
gospel ministers and missionaries bear-
ing the glorious message of a soon-com-
ing Saviour. Their accusation has been 
sent to another city to be proved. For 
four months they have been in prison 
awaiting returns. It seems that the of-
ficials have decided to make a thorough 
investigation of the work of Seventh-
day Adventists, and hence have arrested 
no less than eight of our laborers in dif-
ferent parts of the country. Three or 
four of them are imprisoned together. 
The leading one is a well known and 
highly esteemed minister, whose daugh-
ter is attending one of our schools. 
She has furnished us the information 
contained in this article. The father 
says: "As our work has been forbidden 
by the government, now God has given 
the officials an opportunity to know 
the real character of our work. The 
whole field is under investigation, and 
the uniform testimony is that there is no 
insurrection. All papers are but studies 
from the Bible. We must wait patient-
ly until a complete investigation is done. 
We are not so much mindful of our 
freedom as of the investigation of our 
work." 
Then follow the words quoted at the 
beginning of this article. They are as 
noble as were ever penned in regard to 
religious liberty. They stir one's heart 
to stand firm for principle. God has 
still in the world the material out of 
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which martyrs can be made if necessary. 
While in prison our brethren are not 
languishing. They feel that God has 
brought them together for a Bible school. 
They have their Bibles, English Bible, 
grammar, and dictionary, and pencils 
and paper. They cook, they bathe, and 
they are in the same room, which they 
regard as no less than a miracle. They 
hsve two studies a day in Bible and two 
in English language. They have studied 
Galatians, Ephesians, Hebrews and First 
Peter. Also Old Testament History 
from Judges to Esther and Daniel. At 
present they are studying the life of 
Jesus. They also prepare Bible readings 
in different languages for the field. 
When their case is returned, if adverse, 
they may have five days in which to 
protest against the decision, and appeal 
to the Supreme Court. If they do this, 
all the papers will be sent to the capital 
for review, and then returned, with or-
der for the prisoners to be tried or set 
free. But this will take six or seven 
months, and the brethren have not yet 
decided whether to appeal, or to accept 
the decision of the home court and be 
tried and judged right away. 
Let us remember these brethren in our 
prayers, and let us not forget the daugh-
ter, whom God has given us the oppor-
tunity to educate for His work. 
Opportunity Extraordinary.---T w o 
choice homes for exchange for land or 
outside properties by Geo. L. Teeple, 
Real Estate Agent, College View, Neb. 
"The great wants of our country to-
day are honesty, honor and humanity, 
to which I should add reverence; and 
the great trouble with our schools, in 
my judgment, is that they educate the 
intellect and do not properly educate 
the heart."—Geo. T. Angell. 
Two have recently been baptized in 
Japan—a brother in Kobi, and a sister 
in Tokyo. 
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Bert Hall is at his home in Crawford, 
Nebraska. 
Miss Belle Evans, formerly of Denver, 
Colo., is now in Ogden, Utah. 
Miss Margaret Neal is teaching in the 
preparatory medical school at Battle 
Creek, Mich. 
Daisy Fredrickson and Zada George 
are taking the nurses' course at the Battle 
Creek Sanitarium. 
M. 0. Douglas is holding Bible readings 
and cottage meetings at Parsons, Kansas. 
The outlook for the work is encouraging. 
E. E. Farnsworth, Superintendent of 
church schools and young people's work 
in Colorado, is making an extended tour 
of the churches on the western slope. 
"The man or the woman who ceases 
to study ceases to grow; and when 
growth stops, dry leaves, seeds, and dead 
timber appears. Education is for all 
years, as well as for all classes." 
Miss Thompson's Civil Government 
class are taking advantage of the meeting 
of the Nebraska legislature to see how 
laws are made. They have visited the 
Capitol recently and expect to go again. 
Brother I. G. Knight writes that they 
now have a constituency of 125 in the 
Panama mission field. �
They have 
raised one hundred dollars toward a 
tent fund, and he hopes to take a tent 
with him when he returns to his field. 
We regret to learn that Eld. C. R. Kite 
has been compelled, on account of the 
failure of his voice and the general con-
dition of his health, to resign his work 
in the Nebraska Conference as Superin-
tendent of church schools and young peo-
ple's work. He expects to farm the 
coming season near College View. We 
hope that a year's rest will enable him 
to again take up the work. 
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Miss Tecla Nelson is at her home in 
Burlington, Ia. 
Mrs. W. J. Felt, formerly Miss Ida 
Woodward, died recently at her home in 
Salt Lake City, from the poison of gaso-
line fumes. Her husband and baby will 
have the earnest sympathy ot many 
friends, in their sad bereavment. 
When the manuscript of "Steps to 
Christ" was submitted to Fleming H. 
Revell, the great publisher of evangeli-
cal literature, he and his wife read it 
through and pronounced it the best 
treatment of the subject they had ever 
seen. 
The Nebraska Sanitarium has recently 
been released from the International 
Medical Missionary and Benevolent As-
sociation and connected with the Ne-
braska Conference, making the Nebraska 
Conference delegates a part of its con-
stituency. 
Mrs. J. Norwood, nee Katie LaVarie, 
is residing in Curtis, Neb. She and her 
husband recently spent a few days 
at the Nebraska Sanitarium. While 
here Mrs. Norwood visited the school, 
and called upon a few of her friends 
who are yet in College View. 
The Union College history classes 
number about fifty students, and all are 
showing a lively interest in their work. 
Subjects for the yearly theses, one to be 
presented by each student at the close of 
the year are now being assigned. Some 
of the topics assigned are,-- "Life and 
Times of Jeremiah," "The Purpose of God 
in the Nation ot Israel," "The Sabbath 
among the Ancient Nations," "Ancient 
Chronology," "The Ancient Babylonian 
Religion," Influence of Religion on War," 
"History of the Christian Church to the 
Reformation," "The Ten Kingdoms," "The 
Origin and Development of the Papacy," 
"Spread of the Reformation by Means of 
Evangel ist ical Literature," "The Re-
f ormati on," "Religious Liberty," "The 
Three Great Struggles of the Church," 
"Labor and Capital." 
Eld. F. M. Wilcox, chaplain of Boul-
der Sanitarium, recently paid the Col-
lege a visit, speaking twice to the stu-
dents at chapel exercise. 
Miss Mary George, vest maker in our 
College tailoring department, is in Grand 
Junction, Colo., nursing her sister Clara, 
who is quite sick with a fever. 
Prof. M. H. Serns, who for some time 
has been instructor in vocal music in 
Union College, will sever his connection 
with the school at the close of the present 
year, having accepted a call to enter the 
ministry in the Wisconsin Conference. 
H. A. Dike, of College View, Nebr., 
solicits Braille copying for the blind in 
English, German, Latin, Greek, and 
Spanish. Blind persons in countries 
where no system has yet been adopted 
can have a key made in any language 
free. 
Prof. E. A. Sutherland of Nashville, 
Tenn., made Union College a few day's 
visit recently. He lectured twice before 
the Church School Training Class. His 
lectures were much appreciated by these 
students; especially since his book "Liv-
ing Fountains or Broken Cisterns" has 
been their text for the present term. 
One reason why church school work 
has met with so much discouragement 
is that parents and teachers do not un-
derstand just what it means to conduct 
a school upon the principles of Chris-
tion education. Too many ideas from 
the world's standard enter into the 
plans and management of the school. 
As the effort to combine worldly meth-
ods and Christian methods proves un- 
successful, churches and teachers be-
come discouraged. This should not be. 
If your school is not all you desire, be-
gin studying the Bible and Testimonies 
to discover and remove the cause. The 
Special Training Course will be found 
a valuable help in understanding what 
it means to conduct a church school. 
Now is the time to order the books and 
enroll for the course. �B. E H. 
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FEBRUARY 15 TO MARCH 1 
We are very glad to note the interest 
manifested on the part of our young 
people in the Home Improvement Cours-
es. Many inquiries concerning the plan 
of work have been received, and several 
have ordered their books. Inasmuch as 
inquiries and orders are still coming in 
and we believe many more will follow, 
as it is necessary that all should begin 
at the same time in order to make the 
plan a workable one, we have decided to 
change the date from February 15 to 
March 1. This will give you a little 
more time in which to prepare for the 
first lessons when they shall appear. 
But do not delay. It will take about ten 
days or two weeks for your books to 
reach you after you order them. Send 
in your name and order now, that you 
may be enrolled with those taking the 
course. For the General Culture Course 
send your name to M. E. Kern, College 
View, Neb. For enrollment in the Spe-
cial Training Course, write to B. E. Huff- 
man, College View, Neb. �
B. E. H. 
"SAVE THE BOYS" 
"Who of our youth will give themsel-
ves to God for the purpose of laboring 
for the salvation of other youth?" Here 
is an opportunity for every boy and 
girl to do something. Thousands of 
boys are going to ruin every year be-
cause of the use of tobacco and liquor. 
The monthly journal, dare the Boys, is 
directed against these evils and is filled 
with poems and short articles on these 
burning questions. Every boy should 
have it and extend its circulation among 
other young people. Here is an oppor-
tunity for practical missionary work. 
Single subscription, thirty cents. One 
subscription free for five new subscrip-
tions and $1.50. The editor also pub-
lishes a twenty-four page tract on the 
"Evils of Tobacco Using Authoritatively 
Explained" which sells for $1.00 per 
hundred, 60 cents for 50, 30 cents for 25. 
Write for sample copies of the journal 
and tract to-day. Address H. F. Phelps, 
118 W. Minnehaha Boulevard, Minneap- 
olis, Minn. �
M. E.K. 
A SAMPLE LETTER 
Blair, Neb., Feb. 15, '05 
M. E. Kern, 
College View, Neb., 
Dear Brother:--Your letter and the 
leaflets received a few days ago. Thank 
you for the same. 
I welcome the "Home Improvement 
Courses" as something I have felt the 
need of. I hope that our young people 
who for any reason cannot attend any 
of our schools will be quick to take ad-
vantage of the opportunity offered them 
in the "Home Improvement Courses." 
You may enroll me on your list of 
those taking the "General Culture 
Course." 
I will try to encourage some others, 
who should take the course to do so. 
Yours in the Master's service. 
Lillian Fulton. 
"PRINCELY MEN IN THE HEAVEN- 
LY KINGDOM" 
GERTRUDE THOMPSON 
"Princely Men in the Heavenly King-
dom" is a book which contains a 
short account of the life and labors 
of five of China's prominent mis-
sionaries, together with a brief account 
of the Boxer uprising and the martyrs 
of that time. 
Here we are brought in contact with 
men who have not counted their lives 
too great a sacrifice for the spread of 
the gospel in heathen China. "They 
have been chosen to illustrate different 
phases of missionary endeavor in China, 
from the first entry of Protestantism to 
those tragic months of 1900, when a 
worse than Diocletian persecution sowed 
the church's most prolific seed in the 
blood of her faithful martyrs." 
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No one can study these lives without 
having higher aspirations and nobler 
ideas of life. 
"These clumsy feet, still in the mire, 
Go crushing without end; 
These hard, well meaning hands are 
thrust 
Among the heart strings of a friend." 
HOW TO BE 
"Beautiful thoughts 
soul, 
And a beautiful soul 
face." 
Home 
March 1. 
BEAUTIFUL 
make a beautiful 
makes a beautiful 
--Selected. 
Improvement Courses begin 
THE SPECIAL TRAINING COURSE 
In "Page's Theory and Practice of Teaching" the following important subjects 
are fully treated:— 
Chapter I. The Spirit of the Teacher. 
II. Responsibility of the Teacher. 
III. Personal Habits of the Teacher. 
IV. Literary Qualifications of the Teacher. 
V. Right Views of Education. 
VI. Right Modes of Teaching. 
Section 1. Pouring-in Process. 
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2. Drawing-out Process. 
3. The More Excellent Way. 
4. Waking Up Mind. 
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5. Remarks. 
VII. Conducting Recitations. 
VIII. Exciting Interest in Study. 
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IX. School Government. 
Section 1. Requisites in the Teacher for Good Government. 
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2. Means of Securing Good Order. 
3. Punishments: Improper—Proper. 
4. Corporal Punishment. 
5. Limitations and Suggestions. 
X. School Arrangements. 
Section 1. Plan of Day's Work. 
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2. Interruptions. 
3. Recesses. 
61 �4. Assignment of Lesson. 
5. Reviews. 
6. Examinations, Exhibitions, Celebrations. 
XI. The Teacher's Relation to the Parents of His Pupils. 
XII. The Teacher's Relation to His Profession. 
XIII. Miscellaneous Suggestions. 
XIV. The Reward of the Teacher. 
We believe that all who read this article will recognize how important a knowl-
edge of these subjects is to parents and teachers alike. Every one who pursues 
this course of study will be benefitted. The little book of outlines contains ques-
tions for each day's work, with notes and many quotations and references to the 
Testimonies for further study of the same thoughts. Order the books and the les- 
sons to-day so as to be ready to commence work by March 1. �
B. E. H. 
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1024 0 ST., �
LINCOLN, NEB. 
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12. All MS intended for publication 
should reach the office a week before 
date of issue, and should be sent to the 
editor, C C. Lewis, College View, Neb. 
Correspondence relating to subscrip-
tions or advertising, should be addressed 
to M. E. Ellis, College View, Neb. 
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a new subscriber? 
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Help the Work for the Blind by Selling 
Our New Mottoes 
Eight Different Designs. 
New in the United States. 
E. W. Hampton has sold 4,-
800 in the vicinity of Lincoln, 
Neb., during the summer. It 
paid him; it will pay you. 
These are pictures that 
speak. We are publishing 
literature for the blind, and 
the proceeds from the sale of 
these mottoes is used for car-
rying forward this work. 
BUY YOUR. MOTTOES of US 
Five dozen or more sent flat, express prepaid. Less than five doz- 
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postpaid. WRITE TO-DAY, to L. N. Muck, 
Office of The Christian Record, College Uiew, Neb. �
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BARGAINS IN BOOKS 
In our Book Department are four tables, 
each containing a miscellaneous list of books 
at reduced prices. There is a wide range of 
subjects that it will pay you to look over. A 
few titles from each table are given below. 
n the 20c Table 
A Gallant Fight, Harland; Cranford, Gaskell; Dross, Merriman; 
Father Stafford, Hope; Moran of the Lady Letty, Norris; Twenty 
Years After, Dumas; A Fool of Nature, Hawthorne; Dianna of the 
Crossways, Meredith. 
On the 25c Table 
(Handy Volume Edition): Beside the Bonny Briar Bush; Idylls of 
the King; Alice in Wonderland; Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, 
The Dolly Dialogues, Hope; Master of Ballantrae, Stevenson: 
Holmes' Poems; Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, Jerome. 
On the 45c Table 
John Halifax, Mulock; Middlemarch, Eliot; Thaddeus of Warsaw, 
Porter; Silence of Dean Maitland, Grey; Toilers of the Sea, Hugo; Up 
Terrapin River, Read; Tom Brown at Oxford, Hughes. 
On the 75c Table 
Juvenile books worth 90c, $1.00, and $1.25 each, only one or two of 
a kind in many instances, and including such authors 
Trowbridge, 
as— 
Barnes, �Richards, �
Dickens, 
Mulock, �
Alger, �
Paul du Chaillu, �
Putnam, 
Brooks, �Harland, �Alcott, �
Wiggins. 
"Zig-Zag Journeys" and other boys' books worth $1.50 
and $1.75, special price, $1.00. 
All the latest copyright fiction is ready in our Book De-
partment. 
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Fall and Winter Suits regardless of 
what they may be—regardless of 
what they cost—regardless of how 
desirable they are or what perfection 
of fabric and make they may possess. 
It's a Sale Conceived in Sincerity 
It's a saie inaugurated for the sole 
purpose of disposing of completely 
and quickly all Fall and Winter Suits. 
Our complete stock of Men's Suits 
except blacks, are divided into four 
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