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Tue apple crop of Nova Scotia is threat-
ened with destruction by the brown-tailed
moth, and so serious is the situation that a
bounty of three cents on each presented speci-
men of the insect has been offered by the
government, to stimulate the children to en-
gage in its extermination. Other insect pests
in various parts of the country are becoming
unusually troublesome. The cutworm and
army-worm are doing enormous damage 1n
Tennessee, and in Texas and other Southern
states the boll weevil threatens to do more
than ordinary damage, the mild winter having
been favorable to its propagation. In Ala-
bama the seventeen-year locust has made its
appearance in vast numbers. In Texas the
“green bug” is in places almost destroying
the wheat crop. Apparently, at the rate insect
pests are increasing and gaining ground, it
would soon in the course of time become a
question whether any crops could be raised at
all. Between insect ravages and unseasonable
weather, the farmer's occupation is becoming
a hard and uncertain one. But a better day
is coming, and if people would only be ad-
monished by present misfortunes to preparc
for this better time, by getting ready to meet
earth’s returning King, these troubles would be
blessings in disguise. There is to be a better
world, into which no destruction can come;
and the wise person will now be transferring
his interests to the promised “new earth,” to
which “this present evil world” is about to
give place. He will be laying up his treas-
ure there. Do you wish for this transition,
and is the coming of the Lord your hope?
If not, why not?
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THE $150,000 FUND
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HOW MUCH OWEST THOU?
WE were recently greatly refreshed to know
that a brother and his wife had made a dona-
tion of five hundred dollars to the $150,000
fund. Before this we had not known of a
larger donation than $116 made by any single
individual to this fund. This was made by a
brother in the South who has recently come
to the truth. Such gifts are an inspiration.
Such examples ought to be contagious, and
if the people are made acquainted with them,
they will be. These gifts must come freely,
as unto the Lord. There is no other merit
in them, and the influence is uplifting, inspir-
ing.
“Go, and do thou likewise.” This may
not mean that every reader of this article can
give five hundred dollars, or even one hundred
to this work, but you can make the same gift
in proportion to that which God has given you.
We call to remembrance that while the $100,
ooo fund was being raised for the work in
Washington, a brother in New York state
gave something like $1,100 to the $100,000 fund;
and we understand that this gift represented
nearly all the worldly goods this brother pos-
sessed. Such gifts preach a powerful sermon.
Some widows in Israel, also certain widows
among us as a people, have also made gifts
smaller in quantity, yet large in sacrifice, that
THE WATCHMAN
have constituted a mighty appeal to those who
have much to give much.
How much owest thou? You can never
measure your debt by that of another. To
whom the Lord has given little, of him but
little is required. To whom he has given
much, of him much shall be required. Shall
we not have during the raising of the remain-
ing two thirds of the $150,000 fund, a large
number of gifts which recognize the principle
that we owe our all to Him who gave us
in the beginning our life, and finally gave us
his life to redeem us? How much owest
thou? J. S. WASHBURN.
THE PUBLISHING WORK IN NASHVILLE
THE sum of $6,000 has been appropriated
from the $150,000 fund for the publishing work
in Nashville. The following instruction from
the Spirit of Prophecy is very clear on this:
“There is no place in the South better suited
than Nashville for the carrying forward of the
publishing work. . . . It was in accordance
with God's purpose that the publishing work
was started in Nashville.”
“At this place there is now a little company
of earnest workers who are striving with all
their power to carry forward the Lord's work.
A publishing house has been established in
Nashville for the printing of literature suit-
able for the different classes of people in the
Southern field. This work will need to be sus-
tained, for a time, by gifts and offerings, just
as the publishing work in Battle Creek and
the publishing work in Oakland were sustained
when they were first established.”
J. S. WASHBURN.
In the WarcaMAN of May 14 appears a list
of donations to the $130,000 fund. This will
be read and studied with interest by our read-
ers. It appears that the South has donated
$1,821.80; but it should be stated that some-
thing over two hundred dollars, we under-
stand, has heen sent directly to the General
Conference Treasurer in Washington, D. C,
and that several hundred dollars have been
sent for the Graysville Academy, a part of
the $150,000 appropriation. ‘Thus consider-
ably over two thousand dollars has been do-
nated by our people thus far in the South.
When the reports come in of our collection
on the 4th of May, we believe there will be
a grand uplift and a large increase in the do-
nations from the South for this fund. Breth-
ren and sisters, we are indeed in this matter
“a spectacle [margin, a theater] to angels and
to men.” Now that the list of the whole fund
in the Review of May 16 has passed the $50,-
000 mark, and one third of the amount has
been raised, let us unitedly take hold of this
work, and continue in it until the whole amount
has been raised. J. S. WASHBURN.
BrLieve me when I tell you that thrift
of time will repay you in after life, with a
usury of profit beyond your most sanguine
dreams, and that waste of it will make you
dwindle alike in intellectual and moral stat-
ure, beyond your darkest reckoning.— Glad-
stone,
FROM THE FIELD
CAMP-MEETINGS IN THE SOUTHERN UNION
CONFERENCE
Miss1SSIPPI July 11-21
Louisiana July 19-28
(GEORGIA July 25 to August 4
TENNESSEE RivER CONF. August 2-10
Waverly (Tenn.)
Sourn CAROLINA
Spartanburg
August 8-18
Norra CAROLINA
Lexington
August 15-25
August 20-30
October 3-13
October 10-20
CuMBERLAND CONFERENCE
AraBamMa Birmingham
FLORIDA Tampa
It will be noticed that in several of these the
time and place are both given, while in others
only the time appears. [It is hoped that the
authorities in each of the conferences of the
Southern Union will decide upon a location
for the camp-meeting as soon as possible and
report the same,
We cannot tell at this writing just who will
attend these camp-meetings. Elders Tenney
and Parmele, and very likely Elder J. S. Wash-
burn, will attend most of these meetings.
More will be said in the future with refer-
ence to this. G. 1. B.
I
CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE GRAYSVILLE, TENN.
TRAINING SCHOOL
THESE exercises took place April 27 to 30,
inclusive. The Sabbath program consisted of
the baccalaureate address, delivered by Prof.
E. A. Sutherland, of the Madison Normal
School, together with a number of appropri-
ate musical selections. Professor Sutherland's
address was much appreciated by the students
and the brethren in general. The subject
chosen was “Truth.” Special stress was laid
upon the practical side of life. Among other
things the speaker said, “ Truth, to be of value,
must be applied. Simply the memorizing,
theorizing does not bring results that should
be seen in the lives of men and women. After
studying how to do_things, the students should
then proceed to do them, until they have ac-
quired a proficiency.” Comparisons were
made between the ancient education of the Gre-
cians, whose sole aim was to develop the
theory, and the education demanded by our
needs of to-day, which should be so prac-
tical as to develop ability to do the thing
learned.
At four o'clock Sabbath afternoon, the stu-
dents assembled in the parlor of the School
Home for a consecration service. Nearly
every student bore an earnest testimony, and
reconsecrated his life to the Master's service.
At the close of the meeting, the congregation
repaired to the water's edge, where two of the
young men who had given their hearts to
the Lord were buried in baptism by the prin-
cipal, Professor Van Kirk.
On Sunday evening the graduating class ten-
dered to the faculty and a large number of