I AMAMI UNION GILEA ElZ " Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." VOL. I � SOUTH LANCASTER, MASS., AUGUST 6, 1902 � No. 3o "BEHOLD HE COMETH." AGES ago in eastern land They watched for Him, Listening oft for his chariot wheels, As the day grew dim; And wondered if He would come again From Olivet. With welcoming words on their lips they looked, And He tarries yet. Every year across winter's snows, With wistful eyes Eager disciples have watched for him 114 To come from the skies; Every year under summer suns They have sung his praise, And cried for him from their yearning hearts; But He still delays. They have died at watch on the beacon heights, And we take their place; We long, as they longed in the olden days, For the sight of his face. The sad earth wants him in her deep woe To give her rest; But the years pass on, and He does not come To make us blest. Yet courage, brothers, we have his word, And He will not fail; Let us be patient, and watch and wait Till our prayers prevail. He will surely come, as He said He would, In the light sublime; And we shall forget as we see his face This waiting time. k � —Selected. " I WILL instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will guide thee with mine eye." CHRIST THE EFFICIENCY OF EVERY WORKER. THE Lord calls for faithful stew- ards,—stewards who realize that God expects them to preserve their indi- viduality. � All who are connected with our conferences and institutions should now take up their work man- fully. They are not to be dependent on men, or to submerge their identity in any organization or institution. For the strength he receives, the hu- man agent is wholly dependent on God. How foolish it is for human agents to reach out for and depend on human power! Unless that which is imparted by man comes from the Source of all strength, it is of no value. The word of the Lord to every man is, " Let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me ; and he shall make peace with me." Shall we not feel the weight of our personal responsibility, and maintain our individuality? While we should respect and love one another, we are to remember that no one can fight our battles for us. Every one has his appointed work, and upon the ac- complishment of this work depends his salvation. When the apostles stood in their appointed places, doing the work en- trusted to them, they became mighty in word and deed. God inspired them to write the gospels. With ac- curacy they traced an account of the incidents to which they had been eye- witnesses, giving us a record of the truths uttered by our Saviour, and showing us things to come. And to us the Lord will manifest Himself as one who can save to the uttermost. My brethren, while God has entrusted us with talents for which we are responsible to him alone,—while he requires us to pre- serve our individuality,—yet he de- sires every one of us to be so closely united with Christ that our' personal identity will be hid with him in God. Because human agents have not re- alized that Christ alone is their effi- ciency, great spiritual weakness has resulted. � If we yield our individual- ity to other men, allowing them to think and to act for us, we become weaklings; for we obtain no experi- ence of our own. Let every one trust in Jesus as his sufficiency. He is our only sure covert and dependence. It is high time for us to realize the responsibility resting upon us. We may learn many lessons from the sixth chapter of Isaiah. The prophet de- clares : " In the year that King Uz- ziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims ; each one had 330 (a) � ATLANTIC ONION GLEANER six wings ; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts ; the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke." As never before, we are in need of spiritual discernment. Our eyes should be turned from visible to in- invisible things. Continuing, the prophet says, " Woe is me ! for I am undone ; because I am a man of un- clean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips,"--a people who do not practice what they say,--- for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts." Why did Isaiah come to this conclusion ? � He was given a vision of the Lord's glory, and this made him sensible of the great contrast between the purity and holiness of God and the impurity and sinfulness of the professed people of God, —a people who had neglected to practice the principles of strict integ- rity, equity, and justice. � Because men had not walked in the great light with which they were blessed, blind- ness and hardness of heart came upon them. The value of the many words spoken by them was measured by the degree of fidelity with which they obeyed heaven-sent counsels. " Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar; and he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this bath touched thy lips ; and thine ini- quity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us ? Then said I, Here am I ? send me." This is the position in which God's servants should stand at the present time. " And he said, Go, and tell this peo- ple, Hear ye indeed, but understand not ; and see ye indeed, but perceive not." With attentive ears and perceptive minds some will receive the message. The Holy Spirit will work with power through all who realize that a deep and thorough transformation must take place in the heart,—a transformation represented by the touching of the lips of God's servant with a live coal. In this vision, Isaiah saw the Lord seated on a throne in the most holy place, above the ark containing his commandments, and surrounded by the cherubim and his appointed at- tendants � his ministers. From this holy place the glory shone forth. Those who are now engaged in carry- ing forward the Lord's work in the earth, should keep their eyes fixed on the place where the Lord God of heaven is enthroned. From him they should obtain their orders. We have a risen, ascended Saviour. Through the uplifted gates he entered heaven as our representative, the rep- resentative of all his people. We have an Advocate with the Father, even Jesus Christ the righteous. To- day he is pleading in our behalf. With his own blood he has redeemed us. � He has given the assurance that as he was raised from the dead, even so shall all his followers be raised from their graves. And he will lift up his people to sit together with him in heavenly places. lie has prom- ised that those who believe on him shall be justified ; and those whom he justifies, he will also glorify. He is our Head, our Hope, our Rejoic- ing. Have we not every reason to rejoice, and to sing praises to our Redeemer ? MRS. E. G. WHITE. A MARVEL. I LAID me down and slept And I awaked. The long night through My pulse its rhythm unconscious kept, Unconscious breath I drew. O Lord, it was not I Who wrought this marvel unaware. I slept—for thou, unseen, wast nigh ; Awaked—for thou wast there. Words. AN APPEAL. As a people we profess to believe that the coming of our Lord is at hand. But while it is true that he is almost at the door, it is just as true, that this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a wit- ness unto all nations before the end .• will come. When we see that the -- everlasting gospel is to go to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, and know that the Swedish people speak a language of their own, we must come to the conclusion, that this message shall also go to that peo- ple, as God is no respecter of persons. This fact alone is sufficient to roll a heavy burden for that class of people upon every one in the truth, especially those that understand their language. Realizing that there are hundreds of thousands of Swedes in the Atlantic Union Conference of whom many do not understand the language of this country well enough to get a clear knowledge of the truth, and knowing that these should all be warned of what is to come upon the earth, with only two ministers and a small number of lay members in this great field, it will be readily seen, that even though both ministers and lay members may do all they can, yet they will not be able to do one hundredth part of what ought to be done To assist the living preacher in giving this message to the people we have a Swedish missionary paper Sions Vaktare. This paper was the means of leading the mind of the writer to study the present truth, and hundreds of others can give, and do give, the same testimony. Thus knowing that the paper is do- ing a great amount of good, and seeing the need of having its circulation in- creased, it has been thought best to give out a special double number this fall. It has been suggested that an edition of fifty thousand copies shall be printed and placed in the many Swedish homes in this country. But it goes beyond the power of the Scan- dinavians to get the paper into as many homes as it ought to go; there- fore, we have been requested to ask the American brethren and sisters to kindly assist us in this noble work, and receive the blessing that shall fol- low this effort. We are confident that if our American brethren take hold and sell this paper in the same earnest way that our Scandinavian brethren sell the special numbers of Signs, Good Health, and other of our English papers, the 50,000 copies will be sold in less than two weeks from the time they leave the office. The rates of this paper are as fol- lows: From 1 to 49 copies, five cents a copy; from 50 to 499 copies, three cents a copy; 500 or more copies, two and a half cents a copy. You can order from your tract so- ciety or from the office of Sions Vak- tare, Battle Creek, Mich. Your brother in Christ, AUGUST ANDERSON. Brooklyn, N. Y. THE NEXT MEAL. ON a recent Sunday evening, a sick member of a congregation, debarred from attending her customary place of worship, entrusted to the hand of the minister a two-shilling piece, which he was to hand to a poor widow known to them both. It so happened that he encountered her slowly making her way to the church, and at once handed to her the coin. But he was hardly prepared for the immediate response: " I did not think that He would have sent it so soon." On further inquiry he discovered that she had placed her last coin that day in the collection, and was entirely dependent upon such answer as her Heavenly Father might send to her trustful prayer that he would provide for her next meal. Evidently she had been accustomed to close dealings with God, and had ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER learned that his deliverance is timed to arrive " when the morning breaks " —the morning of direst need; the hour when pride and self-sufficiency have expired; but when faith and hope stand still expectant at the portals of the soul looking out for the deliverance which can not be long delayed.—F. B. Meyer. BABY AND THE BARRIERS. BABY had begun to walk, and it was seen straightway that there were many pitfalls for toddling feet. There were rugs and door-sills to trip over, and then, most serious of all, there were stairs. What should be done about these ? Should the tops of the stairs be guarded by gates ? " Not so," said baby's parents. " Baby is not too young to learn the existence of law. He must know that some things are permitted, and some things are forbidden ; while at the same time he is given free choice as to which he shall do. Instead of erecting bar- riers before the stairs, let us put the barriers in baby's mind." So it came to pass that, with little difficulty, the toddler was taught that he must not attempt to walk down- stairs, and must not venture too near the stair landings. In a few days he could be left alone up-stairs, running all through the second story of his home, without any fear that he would fall down-stairs. � The barriers had been put up � in baby's mind. So it was in other matters. The baby was told that he must not touch the bric-a-brae upon a little table in the parlor. And touch it he would not, though again and again he would go up to the table and reach out his hand toward some pretty trifle, to draw it back with a " No ! no ! no ! " spoken to himself. In the same man- ner the little fellow's habits of going to sleep by himself, and eating his meals at regular hours, and a dozen other questions of discipline that be- long to baby's life, were settled sim- (3) 331 ply by teaching the baby that such was the law. The incident would be scarcely worth telling, of course, did it apply to none other than this baby, or babies in general. Bin the question which his parents decided for baby must be decided for every young person by himself. Life is governed by law. Shall law's barriers, then, be within. us, or without us ? Shall the young person be hedged about with restraints and rules ? Shall he be kept from all possibility of hurt, being guarded and coddled so carefully that many falls will he impossible to him? Or shall he be allowed his liberty, with power to do as he pleases, but with the in- clination to do what is right ? God's way, the way that is most consistent with noblest character, is the way of the free and untrammeled will. Better right purposes within than rigid pro- hibitions without. � Well Spring. ONLY all His word believe, All peace and joy your heart shall fill, All things asked ye shall receive; This is thy Father's word and will. —Frances Ridley Havelgal. "As IN the natural man if the heart is divided it causes instant death, so any division of the heart toward God will just as certainly cause spiritual creath." "Tare time when the morning is breaking for prayer, That Go.d may extend you his love and his care, Preserving your feet from the tempter's dark snare. Take time." To a number of people God has entrusted the sacred function of quietly influencing just a few peo- ple, who in their turn may influence large numbers of men. Let such be content to do their work well, with- out envying those whose service is of a different diameter. The hidden worker may possibly possess a greater force than the man whom everybody knows.— The Christian. 332 (4) � ATLANTIC ONION GLEANER TI-1 FIELD PLEASANT EXPERIENCES IN THE NEW YORK CONFERENCE. JUNE 27, I left Rome for Syracuse and Oswego. I had expected to have Mrs. Place go with me, but she was kept at Rome on account of the sick- ness of her mother. It was one of the pleasant days so rare this summer, and I did my best to improve it. I had about thirty-six hours in Syracuse, and during this time I had one meeting with the church, and visited many of the breth- ren and sisters at their homes. Sev- eral years of my ministerial life were spent at this place. I was sent there first at the time of the starting of the city-mission crusade in the conference about seventeen years ago. � As I went from home to home, the memo- ries of many struggles, failures, and, thank the Lord, some victories, came with freshness to my mind. Some who accepted the truth in those clays are now sleeping in the tomb ; some have moved away ; some have lost their first love ; others have stood the trials, and are ripening up for the last great change. It was a pleasure on Sabbath to see the meeting-room well filled, and many familiar faces. We felt the presence of the Lord as we tried to recount his goodness during the past twenty years, and his won- derful promises which endure to the end. I feel also to thank the Lord for the privilege of visiting once more so many of these dear friends at their homes. I was sad to find Elder H. E. Robinson confined to his room with another attack of rheumatism in his eyes. I suppose no one can truly sympathize with him except those who have known the terrors of inflam- matory rheumatism. It is encourag- ing to state that he endures without murmuring. I felt to pray that he might be speedily delivered. Nine- teen years ago we labored together in a tent in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. It was a happy summer's experience. I spent one day at Fulton, where about eleven years ago Elder Cobb and I held a series of tent meetings. The day was rainy ; but it did not keep me from finding many homes of brethren and sisters and old acquaint- ances, which proved to be another series of pleasant meetings after years of separation. � I had one day at Southwest Oswego, my childhood home. It rained all day, but my aunt took me in her carriage, and we spent several hours visiting old friends of our family, some of whom I had not seen for fifteen years. In Oswego City, my birthplace, I spent one day. I found that several families of our people had moved near Minetto, a village near Oswego ; but on account of the muddy roads and lack of time, it was inconsistent for me to visit them, though I would gladly have done so. A portion of one day was spent at Cleveland, Oneida Co., with a small company of our people. We held two canvassers' institutes there sev- eral years ago, and several embraced the truth, and have remained firm. Some new ones have of late taken a stand which greatly encourages the church. Nearly all gathered at the home of Brother and Sister Ferris, for a visit, which closed with a Bible- reading and prayer. It was a pre- cious meeting not soon to be for- gotten. From Cleveland I returned to Rome, where I spent Sabbath with the church, and visited some whom I did not see at the time of my first meeting. Mrs. Place was taken quite sick, being threatened with pneumonia ; but with prompt and vigorous treatment, pneumonia did not manifest itself, for which I have great reason to be thankful. I had planned to get a good rest while on my trip, but like many others, my plans were quite a little modified. It seemed impossible to sit down while there were golden opportunities open on every side. But after all, to quite an extent I was freed from the daily strain of my con- ference work, and had opportunities for more hours of sleep, and I return to my conference strengthened and encouraged, by my " pleasant experi- ences in the New York Conference," to take hold anew, and with vigor, the work before me. A. E. PLACE. — — A GOOD LETTER. I HAVE recently received a letter from Captain Johnson, and knowing it will be of special interest to those who have been following our mission- ary yacht, " Sentinel," of late, I take the liberty to furnish extracts for pub- lication. A. E. PLACE. TONAWANDA, N. Y., JuEY 24, 1902. Friday of the same week that we left Rome, we reached this place in good health which we accept from our blessed Saviour. I spent eight days here working, getting acquainted, and studying the work, and had splen- did success. From here Mrs. Johnson and I went to Detroit for a week with good results. She went on to Grand Rapids to visit her mother, and I came back to Buffalo to start the work there. The first few days it rained, or poured, but I had a good time with the Lord in his work. I sold ten copies of " Great Controversy," En- glish ; five " Christ Our Saviour; " one " Coming King," English, and one Danish ; one " Prophecies of Jesus," Danish ; ten " Daniel and Revelation ; " three " Patriarchs and Prophets ; " one " Bible Readings ; " one " Man the Masterpiece ; " six " Heralds of the Morning ; " ten " Matthew Twenty-four ;" seven " Christ Our Saviour ; " four " Gospel REPORT OF GREATER NEW YORK CONFERENCE FOR SIX MONTHS, ENDING JULY 1, 1902. RECEIPTS. Churches. Tithe. F. D. Off. S. S. Don. Ann. Off. Flask, Home. Bronx, $332.24 $8.00 $3.00 $6.00 Brooklyn No. 1, 970.57 23.89 9.44 6.00 $7.87 Brooklyn, German, 271.07 16.27 31.32 7.80 Brooklyn, Scand., 492.42 6.00 8.98 New York No. 1, 1,948.89 29.28 6.83 2.72 3.86 New York No. 2, 356.65 31.05 28.61 209.17 7.35 2.00 Totals, $4,587.01 114.49 95.53 16.72 19.53 Primers ; " and no end of tracts, pamphlets, etc. To the Lord be all the praise. Our boat is known in Tonawanda, I, and there were no end of good visits with the people here. Four will give up all, and keep God's commandments. Praise his name. I have met with Brother Miller here on the Sabbath. RECEIPTS ON OTHER FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS. � Bronx, Christiania Donation, � $14.30 � 'Tract Society account, � 13.92 � Brooklyn, No. 1 Tent Fund, �1.00 � Children's Home, �1.50 Tract Society account, � 33.85 Brooklyn, German, Christiania Donation, New York No. 1, Tent Fund, Tract Society account, Individuals, Tract Society account, From Atlantic Conference Funds, ATLANTIC UNION GLEAN We leave here this coming *week for the East with our boat nearly empty; but it was full when we left New York City, as you know. This trip has been a grand success and profitable to the Lord's work. Re- member me to all the brethren. Your brother in Christ, J. L. JOHNSON. TOTAL RECEIPTS. Tithe, � $1,587.01 First-day Offering, � - � 114.49 Sabbath-school, - � 95.53 Annual Offering, � 16.72 Haskell Home, � - � 19.53 Christiania Donation, - � 28.70 Tent Fund, � 3.00 Children's Home, � 1.50 Tract Society, � - � 71.90 Atlantic Conference, - � 341.32 First-day Offering, � - Sabbath-school Donation, Haskell Home, Annual Offering, Christiania, - $5,279.70 (5) 333 CAMDEN, N. J. THE Lord opened the way for us in this place to such an extent that we secured what we believe to be the best location in the city free of cost. Our tent (a fifty-foot circle) has been up since the first of July, the opening service being held Sunday evening, July 6. We had a splendid attend- ance. Since then, though we have been visited with some very severe storms, both of wind and rain, the attendance has been excellent ; and up to present writing, we have not missed a night with our meetings. It fills our hearts with courage as we see not only a well-filled tent, but the same faces night after night. Last night, July 27, our tent was packed, and a large crowd stood around on the outside. May the Lord water the seed being sown, and grant an abundant harvest. Brethren and sisters, pray for the work here. A. R. BELL. THE SCANDINAVIAN WORK. ELDER C. MELEEN and the writer have pitched a tent in Brooklyh, N. Y., for the purpose of giving the mes- sage to the Scandinavian people in this place. We commenced our meet- ings the 29th of June. The attend- ance was very small at first, but it has gradually increased, until at present we have a fair congregation at nearly every meeting. The most encourag- ing feature is the deep interest mani- fested by those attending. A few have asked to be baptized; so we are to have baptism soon. The church has been a great help to our work in the way of inviting the people and distributing papers and tracts. In doing this the members have not only been a blessing to others, but have also been blessed themselves. Although we believe there are many battles yet to be fought, we are 14,40 2.00 21.63 3.00 341.32 � Total receipts from all sources $5,279.70 EXPENDITURES. Paid Laborers on account of salary and expenses, " Atlantic Union Conference on account of Tithe, " New Jersey Conference on account of Children's Home, - " � Subsidy, seven months, " Pacific Press Publishing Co., on account, " Miscellaneous expenses, Cash on hand, � - Total, $2,516.35 475.74 114.49 95.53 19.53 16.72 28.70 300.00 1,458.32 71.90 85.39 97.03 Not all of our laborers have been paid in full for the last six months, and now that the tent season has just begun, it will be seen that our expenses 3 will be very much larger than for the first half of the year. Our funds are practically exhausted now ; so we trust that all our people will be prompt and faithful in the payment of their tithe, that there may be no lack of means for the carrying forward of the work in Greater New York. S. N. Cuwriss, Treasurer, 334 (6) � ATLANTIC UNION GLEANEP. confident that the Captain of our sal- vation will lead the battle to a glori- ous victory. We have many times been made glad to see that the Lord has gone before us, and our courage is good. Please remember us before the throne of grace. AUGUST ANDERSON. SOMERSWORTH AND DOVER, N. H. THURSDAY, July 24, I found a wel- come awaiting me as I reached Som- ersworth, and met Brethren Hartwell and Clark. The tents are pitched on a very desirable piece of ground, overlooking a picturesque stretch of country. They would have chosen a location nearer the center of the vil- lage, but none was to be obtained there. I find that the prevailing wet, chilly weather has not only called at Som- ersworth, but seems to have come to stay all summer. Many evenings have been so damp and chilly that people have taken cold sitting in the tent and so " come not again." This has been an excuse (and seemingly quite a reasonable one) for many to stay away, hence but few have come. Many days have been so rainy that it has hindered visiting from house to house ; and as a result, the congrega- tions have been very small except occasionally a night. The situation has been a discouraging one indeed, but I was pleased to find the brethren still hopeful. We laid some plans with them for house-to-house work with our 'literature, which they will enter upon vigorously. Notwithstanding the unfavorable circumstances, they are cheered with the fact that several are apparently deeply interested, and one seems about ready to take her stand for the true Sabbath. I am pleased to note the unity and kindly spirit manifested in the tents of these laborers, and this helped much to make my stay a pleasant one regardless of the weather. It is not always the great crowds which pro- duce the deep lasting interest. I am more and more impressed with the thought that unity, devotion, and activity will, in spite of all Satan's hindrances, bring results which will gladden the hearts of the laborers and advance the cause of God. if Satan can but get alienation between our workers, he rejoices ; for he knows this is one of his strongest blows against the truth of God. Sometimes our brethren and sisters allow them- selves to carry " whisperings " which breed jealousy, and no end of trouble. We should take all such whisperings at their very birth, and, in the name of the Lord, hurl them into the land of forgetfulness, and press onward with the Lord's business. Brother Hartwell had been feeling poorly for several days, and Friday afternoon I found him in bed with fever. His temperature was one hun- hundred two and eight tenths and his pulse one hundred and forty. I felt to thank the Lord for some knowledge of rational treatment ; and while the tent proved to be a poorly equipped sanitarium, and the weather very un- favorable for water treatment, we did what we could, and asked God to bless the efforts, which he did. On my return from Dover Sabbath after- noon, I found his temperature up to one hundred and three again. We then succeeded in giving the treat- ment that I wanted to give at the first, followed by sponge baths and alcohol rubs at intervals, and before bedtime, I was rewarded by finding both temperature and pulse normal, and my patient sleeping quietly. Be- fore I left Monday he was up and dressed, with no symptoms of the re- turn of the disease. Sabbath I met with the company at Dover. Their hall has been given up, and the meetings are held at pri- vate houses. Some were away, but we had a good Sabbath-school, fol- lowed by a meeting. Some in this company are being sorely tested. Brethren Hartwell and Clark alter- nate in visiting them on Sabbaths. May they have wisdom and power to help this people to keep the eye and the mind off from those things which discourage, and to " look unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith." Many prayers and much effort has been put forth in the planting of the work in this part of the conference, and I trust we will pray for success to crown the efforts of the Lord's servants in the " Granite State." A. E. PLACE. EDUCATIONAL OUR., ACADEMY AND CHCPCIDSCHOOLS CHRISTIAN EDUCATION THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION. TN the beginning God created man upright. He endowed him with per- fect faculties of mind and body, and intended him to become possessed of great wisdom and knowledge. But he intended him to have only a knowledge of the good. God himself knew evil, not only because he knew all things, but he had seen the prin- ciples of evil demonstrated in the government of heaven when Satan rebelled against his rule of love. In the respect of his knowledge of the evil, he possessed a knowledge to which man could never possibly at- tain if he remained perfect with God. Now Satan came to man and told him that he was to do exactly what God told him not to do, and that by so doing he should become as God and know good and evil. In short, by this knowledge of that which was not for his good, he was to come into an exalted state. The tempter made man and woman believe this. They were willing to believe it, else they never would have entertained the t. idea. They believed this because of the spirit of selfishness, for they were to be exalted. � They felt that by doing something. even though it was contrary to what God had com- manded, they could become lifted up. In short, Satan made them believe that God was selfish himself, and that he did not want them to know as much as he knew and to attain to the height of intellectual greatness which was possible for them to attain. " For 1 God cloth know," said he, " that in the day that ye eat thereof ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." Or in other words God wants to keep all knowledge to himself. He is sel- fish, and he has given you higher powers than he wants you to use. Now if you will use those powers, you may develop in a way which God does not want you to and he can not help himself. He is subject to his own laws. " And the woman believed Satan." She was- hypnotized. He made her think that the tree was good for food. He made it look pleasant to her eye, and above all she thought it a tree to be desired to make her wise. And so she 'took of the fruit contrary to the express command of God, and gave to her husband also with her, and he did eat. Let it now be noted that the real object of the disobedience of our first parents was to obtain a knowledge and wisdom different from that which God had ordained. � God created them upright. They were unselfish, but he made it• possible that they could choose that which would exalt self and so develop the principle of selfishness. With this temptation which Satan brought to man and woman a striking similarity is found in his own temptation as recorded in the fourteenth chapter of Isaiah. � He here declares that he will exalt him- * � � self above the stars of God, that he will make himself equal to God. He gives utterance to other similar ex- pressions, showing the great extent to which his selfish ambition had gone. He felt that God was endeav- oring to put him down and keep him back. He desired to have the power and influence which he had come to ATLANTIC UNION GLEANEP imagine his God-given attainments entitled him to. � He proposed to enter upon a line of development and growth which would make him all it was possible for him to be, and that growth and development was inde- pendent of God. It is but natural, then, that he should come to the first subjects of God in the newly created earth with the same temptation over which he himself had fallen. It must be clear then that the cause of all sin that has existed in the world from Adam's day unto our own, is the result of a false ambition to gain knowledge and wi:d ,m for the exaltation of self. It is the work of the gospel then to set directly against this false ambition and give the true, namely, to gain wisdom and knowl- edge for the huffibling of self and the exalting of others. This the apostle plainly brings out in the second chap- ter of Philippians where we are com- manded to " Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God ; but made himself of no reputation, and took upon himself the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men ; and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God hath also highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name ; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth ; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." FREDERICK GRIGGS. " TIIE Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain." " TRUST in God, as Moses did, let the way be ever so dark, and it shall come to pass that your life at last shall surpass even your longing." (7) 335 MEDICAL MISSIONARY THE VALUE OF EXERCISE. EXERCISE is necessary for the healthy development of the muscular system. Cases of paralysis due to injury of the nerves are good illustra- tions of this fact. The muscles may be healthy at first ; but through inac- tion caused by the nerves being un- able to carry impressions to them, they rapidly alter, and in time are absorbed so that nothing is left but connective tissue and a few muscular fibers. On the other hand, persistent and judicious exercise of the muscles increases -their size and strength. The common duties of daily life, if heartily entered into, 'afford excellent opportunities to exercise the various muscles of the body. If. the mind is not interested the work becomes drudgery, and fewer benefits are derived. The knowledge of how to sweep or scrub a floor so as to gain the best results physically and otherwise, is of more practical value than the swinging of clubs or dumb-bells ; for useful work gives a feeling of satisfaction which is not experienced when the muscles are used merely for exercise. It is diffi- cult to find useful exercises attractive and entertaining enough to induce people to practice them regularly. There would be some difficulty in getting people to walk one or two miles each morning and evening just for exercise. Outdoor exercise which by its usefulness awakens the nobler faculties of human nature, is the most beneficial. "Activity, or motion, is the preserving power of the body." The circulation of the blood is in- creased and all the important organs of the body are strengthened by the judicious use of the muscular system. It is only after the practice of physi- cal exercise that the sweetest sleep is enjoyed. The Bible tells us in Eccl. 336 (8) � ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER 6 :12 that " The sleep of a laboring man is sweet." " If invalids who can, would engage in light useful labor in the open air a portion of each day, they would find physical exercise one of God's appointed agents for the benefit of man." Children should be allowed to exercise freely in order that their bodies may be well devel- oped. " Labor is life. 'Tis the still water faileth ; Idleness ever despaireth, bewaileth, Keep the watch wound, or the dark rust assaileth ; Flowers droop and die in the stillness of noon. Labor is glory. The flying cloud lightens; Only the waving wing changes and brightens; Idle hearts only the dark future frightens; Play the sweet keys, wouldst thou keep them in tune." —Alfred Hughes, in the Workers' Bulletin. The PRINTED PAGE " and from HOUSE � to HOUSE" AM I DOING ALL I CAN ? THAT men " can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth," and that God can make even the wrath of men to praise him, is well illustrated by the experience of Sisters McCormick and Gertie Link who have been can- vassing in Windber, a little town near Johnstown where our late camp-meet- ing was held. The ministers of the place soon learned that our sisters were selling Seventh-day Adventist books in their town, and four Protes- tant(?) ministers and a Catholic priest used their combined influence to hin- der their work. They spoke against them publicly, and even went from house to house and warned their peo- ple not to order the books, and if they had ordered them not to take them. They had rented a room from a lady who was a member of one of the churches, and through the influ- ence of the minister she refused to allow them to occupy the room any longer, so they had to move. But they found another room and went right ahead with their work. This lady was soon ashamed of her course, and asked them to come back and live with her again. They found that the work the preachers had done was really a help instead of a hin- drance to their work, for it had aroused a curiosity in the minds of the people to know what there was in this book, and what these people really did believe. One lady said before they had time to show the book, " I have heard of your book, and I will take one in the best binding." They anticipated trouble, however, when the time came to deliver ; but in this they were hap pily disappointed, for they delivered every book but one. But this inci- dent also shows that the enemy is active. The influence and authority of the religious leaders over the peo- ple is growing rapidly, and it will not be long until many of the people will not dare buy a book if the minister condemns it. But just now is our time to work. Many of the people still think and act for themselves, as is shown by the above experience. This demonstrates the truth of the following statement from " Testimo- nies for the Church," Vol. VI., p. 16: " There is a special power in the pre- sentation of the truth at the present time ; but how long will it continue ? --Only a little while." � Is it any wonder that the statement follows : "If there was ever a crisis, it is now"? Every child of God to-day should ask himself, " What is my attitude toward the work of God in this great crisis ? Am I where I should be ? Am I doing all I can—all God requires of me to advance the third angel's mes- sage ? If not, why not ? What will be the result to me ? Shall I continue as I am ? or shall I arouse and devote my time and energies to the cause of Jesus Christ, to spend and be spent for him' ? " God calls for whole-hearted conse- cration ; not the weak-kneed kind of service which allows a man to get discouraged and go home every time he meets some difficulty, or has a book left on his hands. It is time for those to whom God has entrusted the work of giving his message to the world to wake up and act as though they were in earnest. "Quit you like men, be strong." F. E. PAINTER. THE BOOK WORK. MAINE CONFERENCE. WEEK ENDING JULY 25, 1902. Name � I Place I Ords Val I hips LADIES' GUIDE. 1 Minnie L. Prince, Bath, � 5 � 15.50 1.25 Totals, � 1 Agent, �5 $15.50 $1.25 Time.—No. 1, 20 hrs. Dt liveries.—No. 1, $8.00. NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE. WEEK ENDING JULY 25, 1902. Name � I Place I Ords I Val I tops DESIRE OF AGES. 1 Cora Spencer, Worcester, 18 � 68.75 12.50 2 F.W.Johnston, NewBedford, 2 � 7.00 5.25 3 Lottie Wright, Ashland, � 3 � 11.25 2.25 PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS. 4 Mrs. G. Laycock, Worcester, 2 � 5.50 5 C. E. Mattison, New Bedford, 1 � 2.75 2.25 STORY OF REDEMPTION. 4 Mrs. G. Laycock, Worcester, 5 � 6.25 OBJECT LESSONS. 5 C. E. Mattison, New Bedford, 5 � 6.25 6 *H. T. Cross, Boston, �5 � 6.25 � .35 GREAT CONTROVERSY. 7 M. C. A. Jacobs, Worcester, I � 3.00 2.00 Totals, � 7 Agents, � 42 8117.00 $24.60 Time.—No. 1, 27 firs; 2, 18 hrs; 3, 13 hrs; 4, 14 hrs; 5, 28 hrs; 6, 56 hrs; 7, 22 hrs. Total, 178 hrs. Deliveries.—No. 5, $1.25; 6, $16.00. *Two weeks. NEW YORK CONFERENCE. WEEK ENDING JULY 25, 1902. Name � I Place I Ords Val I Illps COMING KING. 1 Chas. M. Cottrell, Lockport, 52 � 67.00 8.00 HERALDS OF TILE MORNING. 2 Samuel J. Alden, Howard, � 3 � 4.50 1.50 MARVEL. OF NATIONS. 3 Harold B. Fisher, Westerlo, � .50 Totals, � 3 Agents, � 55 $71.50 $10.00 Time.—No. 1, 35 hrs; 2, 7 hrs. Total, 42 hrs. Deliveries.—No. 3, $27.00. PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE. WEEK ENDING JULY IS, 1902. Name � I Place I Ords I Val I Hips PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS. 1 *J.Q.IIerrington,Fair Haven,19 10.50 2 T. D. Gibson, Uniontown, � 4 12.00 3 *W. H. Zeidler, McKeesport,10 25.25 GREAT CONTROVERSY. 4 *W.C.Fleischer,McKeesp'rt, 12 � 33.75 31.00 LADIES' GUIDE. 5 Mrs.W.H.Zeidler,McKeesp'rt,1 � 3.00 1.50 6 Mrs.T.D.Gibson, Uniontown, 2 � 6.00 7.00 HERALDS OF THE MORNING. 7 J. W. Heiser, Bloomsburg, 13 � 17.75 13.50 8 Minnie Gibson, Uniontown, 5 � 0.25 2.00 9 Mary E. Diener, Allentown. Totals, � 9 Agents, � 66 $15450 $118.50 Time.—No. 1, 30 hrs; 2, 38 hrs; 3, 28 hrs; 4, 29 hrs 5, 3 hrs; 6, 22 hrs; 7, 20 hrs; S, 9 hrs; 0, 2 hrs. Total, 181 hrs. Deliveries.—No. 2, .75; 3, $44.25; 4, $28.50; 6, $1.50; 8, $2.50; 9, $4.75. *Two weeks. REQUISITES FOR SUCCESSFUL CANVASS- ING. A FEW months ago a well-known weekly paper, Success, offered a num- ber of cash prizes to the individuals who in a given time should secure the largest number of subscribers to it. In a recent number of this paper is a letter from the lady who was the win- ner of the third prize. Speaking of the requisites for successful canvass- ing, she mentions the following points: " First and foremost, faith in, and enthusiasm for, the magazine you rep- resent. " It pays to make friends. Be cheerful. Show people that you enjoy your work, and make them enjoy it too. " Don't be too insistent. " Be business-like. . . . Say the thing that will tell, in the briefest possible way. One thing I wish to emphasize: Don't plead your need of the money, or any other personal reason to induce A people to subscribe. You do your work an injustice by such methods. " The successful canvasser does not learn any stereotyped formula. Vary the conversation to suit the individ- ual. No two subscribers can be handled in the same way. " The successful canvasser wastes ATLANTIC UNION CILEANER no time. The day's work, route, etc., should be carefully planned the night before." Add to these requisites, which were accounted essential by one who was canvassing for a worldly magazine, those of a burning love for souls and the wisdom that cometh down from above, and you will see that to be a successful canvasser one needs the qualifications possessed by both the minister and the business man. Truly " there is no higher work than evan- gelistic canvassing."--Advocate. SABBATI-1=S0-1912L DEPARTMENT SABBATII=SCHOOL : READING CIRCLE YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK " I AM READY." THE Lord has so planned the human machinery that notwithstand- ing it may be in constant action, there shall always be a certain amount of re- serve force, something to call upon in an emergency. We can not breathe out all the air from the lungs; we can not, unless under some very great stimulus, use all our muscular or nerv- ous energy. The Lord recognizes that we are likely to be called upon suddenly for some special exercise of power, and he has made provision that when the call comes we shall be able to meet it. This is true of the spiritual life as well as the physical. God looks ahead, sees the need, and gives us present opportunities of grace that if rightly improved will prepare us for the sudden call to duty. It is said of the Apostle Paul that, the words, " I am ready " were con- tinually dropping from his lips. No matter what it was, life or death, dan- ger or safety, hardship or ease, to preach or to suffer, to go to the ends of the earth for Christ or to a dun- geon, ever the clear voice rang out: " I am ready." The apostle did not trust in his own strength: but his motto was, " I (9) 337 can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me." How many years has the Lord given us individually in which to be gathering strength for service ?—Ten years, yea twenty, and yet we can not teach a Sabbath-school class unless we have been notified a week or more ahead. We can not be persuaded to act as a substitute teacher just for that day. I know the refusal does not come from unwillingness, but rather from a feeling of unworthiness and incapability due especially to a lack of definite preparation for that day's work. It may be, however, that now is the opportunity offered us to speak a word which will mean eternal life to a soul. If this be true, can we afford to lose the opportunity ? Will not our Father who knows the circumstances prove himself true to his promise to be a present help in time of need ? Friends of the Sabbath-school, let us under God change our ideas ; let us realize that God can make "minute- men" and women of us ; that he will do for us under such circumstances what he could not do if we, through neglect, came before our class with- out the careful preparation he de- mands of teachers. Our God will stand by those who, from love for his children, will fill in the gap, and do the work of him who for some cause can not stand in his place that day. Does not every one who votes for a corps of officers for the Sabbath- school, pledge them his personal sup- port ? � If ever a superintendent needs the ready cooperation of the members of the school, it is when the hour for the recitation period has come, and yet several teachers are not in their places, and the superin- tendent has received no word of their expected absence. Come now to the superintendent's aid. Come with a prayer for help, but come. You will be surprised at the good time you will have. David says, " I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the 7.50 23.50 32.50 338 (to) � ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER righteous forsaken." I believe David's keen eye would have to look far and wide before he would find a teacher who responded lovingly and trustingly to such a call, that has not realized special help and blessing from God for that hour's work. FANNIE M. DICKERSON. SOMEONE asked Mr. Moody if he had read a certain book. He replied, "No, I believe there is poison in it; at least I have heard so on good au- thority." " But wouldn't it be well for you to read it for yourself? " asked his friend. " No," said Mr. Moody; " if I take poison in my stomach the doctor has to come with a stomach-pump to take it out. Why should I take poison in my mind ? I might not be able to get it out." OBITUARY NOTICES IN MEMORIAM. Farewell, beloved! Gone from our gaze, yet in our hearts you dwell, Mourned with a grief, no human tongue can tell; Sounded bath Death, the ever parting knell. Farewell, beloved. Sleep on, beloved! Peace, perfect peace be thine till that last day, When mists of doubt shall all be rolled away, And we shall stand with thee in bright array Before the throne. 0, well beloved! Who can conceive the rhapsody of bliss, On meeting those again whom here we miss; To pass with them to fairer worlds than this Sad vale of tears. Farewell, beloved! Our consolation here is that we know Though we shall ne'er again meet here below, Ia paradise our lives in bliss will flow With our beloved. —C. Lawrence. MEMORIAL SERVICE OF BROTHER C. MACE. (New York Church No. 1.) OUR dear, beloved Brother Mace passed away after suffering from cancer and kidney trouble for some time. The church board of officers made the service a memorial one for our dear brother, who was only last year a deacon of the church. The hymns se- lected out of " Hymns and Tunes " were Nos. 1372, L'373 and 777. Elder Jayne, who had been asked to preside at the serv- ice, opened the meeting. his text was 2 Tim. 4 :7, " lhave fought a good fight." Elder Jayne emphasized this verse in par- ticular, as three weeks before our brother's death, when the ravages of disease marked his very features, he was giving the truth to those who gathered around him at the open- air meetings. He was born in France fifty-five years ago, and had long known the Lord Jesus. He labored for the Master in France, Egypt, and Australia, as a missionary. We all hope that those to whom he gave the word at that time and they accepted it, will clasp hands with him at the first resurrection. After his service abroad, he came to America and continued work for the Mas- ter. Three years ago, at the One Hundred and Eighth Street tent he became acquainted with the truth, which made a different man of him, the same as it did of you and of me. He at once went to work more earnestly than ever for the lord. His good wife, always ready to help him, could not attend the service on account of her grief. As deacon of New York church number one, he was always at his post, and did all that he could to aid in the work of the church. The following thoughts are gleaned from the words of the speaker : Death enters no place but that it leaves a sting. 1 know this from personal experi- ence; but faith is the victory, and so it was with our brother, his faith won the victory. Knowing this, let us be diligent, and send our sins on to judgment before us. If any one is not prepared let him become so to- day. A crown of life is laid up for Brother Mace. I see many young people before Inc to-day who should serve the Lord. 'There are middle-aged people here, upon whom rests the world's burden. There are the aged here with the silver hair; time has marked them; they are fast going. May all be faithful until Jesus comes. In conclusion I say, Brethren and sisters, comfort Sister Mace who has been bereft of her beloved. May the blessing of God be with you all,—may God's power strengthen you, and may your pathway be strewn with flowers, and may you at all times be a serv- ant of God and be ready to meet the enemy. Louis KLEBAHN, Clerk of Church No. r. IN MEMORY OF BROTHER C. E. PRATT. ELDER H. L. HASTINGS was once asked how a certain person had died. In his abrupt, forcible way he replied, "I don't care how he died, I want to know how he lived." In behalf of Brother Pratt's many friends in our neighborhood and church, I wish to add a little tribute to the memory of the small part of his life spent with us. lie was elected elder of the Haverhill church, still reserving the privilege of shar- ing his labors with our Newburyport church. His cheerful and unusually buoyant spirit won him many friends in our little company, and his sudden death was a heavy blow to us all. But his hope was so bright with resurrection glory that we sorrow not as those who have no hope. To our little neighborhood in Kensington, N. H., where for about a year he held weekly or semi-weekly prayer-meetings, his death was a heavy blow. We knew he held a very warm place in the hearts of almost our entire community, though how highly he was appreciated, we did not realize. One of the neighbors who attends the Congregational church here said, " Our minister can get out only one or two to his Wednesday night prayer-meeting, but Brother Pratt (many called him that) on Saturday evening nearly always has from fifteen to twenty-five in one small neighbor- hood." He seemed to have the respect of those who for many long years had attended no church, and could draw them to meeting. . I hiring his brief illness, " Have you heard from Brother Pratt ?" greeted us everywhere through the community; and when we had to tell them sadly, " Brother Pratt is dead," many tearful eyes testified to the grief they felt." Those who express themselves at all, de- clare that he has labored faithfully for them. One lady who heard the message at Ames- bury six years ago, took her stand under his labors to share the joys, sorrows, and re- ward of God's commandment-keeping peo- ple. She seems very firm. Brother Pratt's dying words, " Praise the Lord," told what his life among us con- stantly said. The following favorite hymn of his was, I believe, true of him: Atlantic Union Gleaner, South Lancaster, Mass., Enclosed please find $ � I "All for Jesus, all for Jesus, All my being's ransomed powers, All my thoughts and words and doings, All my days and all my hours. " Let my hands perform his bidding, Let my feet run in his ways; Let my eyes see Jesus only, Let my lips speak forth his praise. " Since my eyes were fixed on Jesus, I've lost sight of all beside,— So enchained my spirit's vision Looking at the Crucified." CARRIE E. ROBIE. CHURCH SERVICES IN THE ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE. ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER Avenue, Brooklyn. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A.M. 0. E. Rienke, Elder. NEW YORK,SCANDINAVIAN.—Nineteenth Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, Brooklyn. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11:30 A.M. C. Meleen, Eld'r. Office 256 Nineteenth Street. PAWTUCKET, R. I.—Kenyon Block, Broad Street. Public services : Sabbath 2 and 3 P.M. PROVIDENCE, R. I.—Arcanum Hall, Wey- bosset Street, two dobrs above Eddy St. Public services : Sabbath 2 and 3 P.M. PORTLAND, MAINE.—Morton's Hall, 1377 Washington, Avenue (North Deering). Public services : Sabbath 2 :30 and 3 : 30 P.M. RICHMOND, VA.—Corner of 25th and Clay Streets. Public services: Sabbath 11 A.M. and 12 M., preaching Sunday 8 P.M. and prayer and praise meeting Thursday 8 P.M. Elder H. W. Herrell, Pastor. WORCESTER, MAss.—Day Building on Main Street. � Public services : Sabbath 1.30 and 3 P.M. WANTED. � To correspond with woman, without children, who would like a situation as housekeeper and to care for an aged lady. Address D. T. Kimball, Hudson Center, N. H. WANTED.—Early in August a capa- ble young woman to do housework in a Seventh-day Adventist farm home. Two children, one an infant. Wages moderate. Address Mrs. Wm. N. Bartlett, 212 Edgewood Ave., New Haven, Conn. (o) 339 HEALTH FOODS. Edward W. Coates, 11 West 18th St., New York City, is agent for the Sanitas Nut Foods, and Battle Creek Sanitarium Health Foods, also New York agent for Ko-nut, a pure vege- table substitute for animal fats, and all kinds of Nuts, Dried Vegetables and Fruits, also dealer in special Health-food Flour (wholewheat), etc. Freight paid a limited distance on orders of $5 and upward. 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, GLEANER, .75 By taking both, you save �.15 Cost of both per year, � .60 CLUB OFFER NO. 3. BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL. .25 GLEANER— � .50 .75 By taking both, you save �. I5 Cost of both per year, 0.6•10.1.010WIN.M. for which send the address : IN all instances, unless otherwise stated, the first Sabbath service is Sabbath-school. BOSTON, MAss.—Deacon Hall, 1651Wash- ington Street. Public services: Sabbath, Sab- bath-school 1 :30 P.M., preaching 2 :30 P.M. K. C. Russell, Elder. BROOKLYN, ENGLISH.—Hart's Hall, 1028 Gates Avenue, near Broadway. Public ser- vices: Sabbath 10 and 11 A. M. Geo. A. King, Elder. HAVERHILL, MASS.-14 Water Street. Public services: Sabbath 1 : 30 and 2 : 30 P.M., Sunday 7:30 P.M. JERSEY CITY, No. 2.—Edgar's Hall, 94 Hutton Corner, Central Avenue. Public di, � Services: Sabbath 2:30 and 3:30 P. M. LOWELL, MAss.—Highland Hall, Branch Street. Public services: Sabbath 2 and 3 P.M. NASHUA, N. H.—Good Templars' Hall, I Beasom Block, Main Street. Public ser- vices, Sabbath 9 and 10 A. M. N. 0. Pres- cott, Elder. NEW BEDFORD, MASS.—Willow Street Chapel. Public services: Sabbath 10:30 A.M. and 12 M. F. H. Tripp, Elder. Take a northward bound Mt. Pleasant car, and get off at Willow Street. NEW YORK, No. 1.-159th East 112th Street. Public services : Sabbath"9 :30 and 11 A.M. Doctor E. H. M. Sell, Elder. NEW YORK, No. 2.—Etris Hall, 132 West 23rd Street. Public services : Sab- bath 2 and 3 P.M. John J. Kennedy, Elder. NEW YORK, No. 3.—Metropolitan Ly- ceum, 313 West 59th Street (near Grand Cir- cle). Public services : Sabbath 10 and 11 A.M. S. N. Haskell, Elder. NEW YORK, BRONX.-1302 Stebbins Av- enue, near 169th Street. Public services: Sabbath 10 and 11 A.M. NEW YORK, FIRST GERMAN.—Renway Hall, corner Broadway and Willoughby .25 .50 .60 ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER to the following Name � Street � P.O. � State � Payment may be made by Express or Post-office Money Order. Stamps, coin, and bills are sent at the sender's risk. 340 (r2) � ATLANTIC ONION GLEANEEZ ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER. g 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 November 12 for ten cents. DEDICATION. THE dedicatory services of the church at Lowville, Pa., will be held during the meeting at Lowville, Sab- bath and Sunday, August 9 and 10. Meetings will begin Friday even- ing, August 8. The church at Low- ville extend an invitation to our brethren and sisters in the surround- ing country to meet with them at this time. �R. A. UNDERWOOD. A NEW BOOK, WITH A DOUBLE MISSION. FOR several weeks, the large press at our printing-office has been run- ning almost continually by day, as well as some of the time by night. Of late the time has been devoted to the printing of a work soon to be issued by F. C. Gilbert, of South Lancas- ter, which in many of its features will be new and helpful. Doubtless the readers of the GLEANER have no- ticed that for several months Brother Gilbert has devoted most of his time to the circulation of " Christ's Object Lessons." He has also spoken in a number of churches of various denom- inations on different phases of present truth, from the standpoint of a con- verted Hebrew. The Lord has blessed in this work; and many people have become deeply interested to un- derstand the Bible better. Since the great need of the church and the world to-day is a better understanding of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the preparation necessary for His coming, he has been impressed that there was a fine opportunity opening to present the truths of the gospel, in their fulness, to people of all churches and denominations, in a way that has not been done in the past. Consequently he has written a book, entitled, " Practical Lessons from the Experience of Israel for the Church of To-day; and has brought into the work many things which will throw much light on the Scriptures. The object of the work is to present Jesus Christ as He is, and the mission that God had for the Jews, � to present Jesus to the world. He shows the original plan of God with the Jews, and their failures in not revealing Jesus as they should. The causes which led to their rejection of Christ, are very clearly considered, and the application of those experiences to the church of to-day. This naturally will make many things plain in the New Testament, because of an under- standing of some of the customs of the Jews at the time of the Savior. Many of the teachings of the rabbis are brought in, and also a number of the laws of the Jews, which the Sav- ior so much condemned as the. tradi- tions of men. The work not only traces the tradi- tions of the Jews, which led them to close their eyes to the Savior and to his work, but it also shows what the Jews might have known, and might have been, if they had only followed the pure teaching of the Old Testa- ment instead of following the sayings of men. This very naturally brings in the law of God, the preexistence of Christ, the sanctuary question, many of the prophecies, and the work of Christ in the Old Testament, besides a great many other precious truths. The work is designed to be helpful in other ways. Nearly every para- graph in the book is numbered; there are sub-headings every few para- graphs, which make the book at once a text-book, a reference book, and a commentary. All through the book there is quite a little of Hebrew, to explain various texts of Scripture, which will also help in a better understanding of both the Old and New Testaments. The work is very fully illustrated, there being a number of new and original pictures to explain the cus- toms of the Bible in the light of the gospel of Christ. There are also explanatory notes at the end of each chapter, which the student, as well as the ordinary reader, will find interesting, instructive, help- ful. The book will contain about three hundred and fifty pages of read- ing matter; several interesting charts, diagrams, the Hebrew alphabet, be- sides a helpful and practical index. It is to be finished in two bindings, cloth and half morocco. The cloth- bound book will have an original de- sign on the front side, stamped with silver; the back will be also stamped in silver. The price will be only one dollar. The half morocco will have a full morocco back and edges; the side and the back stamped in gilt, and also gilt edges. This will sell for two dollars. But all orders received before the. book is out of the press will be sub- ject to a twenty per cent discount. The second mission of the book is to furnish means to carry on the gos- pel among the Jews. We owe the Jews a debt; they have been the de- positaries of every truth that we so dearly love. They ought to receive the light of present truth. This will be one way to help the spread of the gospel among them, besides our get- ting help and benefit from the word of God. The book will be ready for delivery September 10-15. Send all orders, till further notice, to F. C. Gilbert, South Lancaster, Mass., or to H. B. Tucker, and G. W. Palmer, South Lancaster, Mass.