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THE GRAYSVILLE SANITARIUM
IN a very recent visit to Graysville to attend
the closing exercises of the Southern Training
School, it was our privilege to make a call at
the sanitarium, of which Brother I,. A. Han-
sen and his wife are the superintendent and
matron. It is well known to the readers of
the WarcuMAN that this institution has been
struggling against difficulties for several years
without sufficient money with which to fur-
nish it completely; but through the generos-
ity of the friends of the cause in raising the
sum of $150,000, fifty thousand of which goes
to institutions in the South, a change has been
effected. That institution has received its
share, and the work there has been put on a
much better basis than heretofore.
It was very pleasant indeed to see the im-
provements that have been made as a conse-
quence of this assistance. It has become a
very attractive place. ‘The rooms have been
fitted up in fine order, and the furnishings are
very neat and attractive, the rooms being fixed
up in different colors, and everything is in
spick and span condition. Already they have
quite a little patronage. There are a good
many improvements which are yet to be made
on the exterior, and these will make the place
much more attractive and beautiful. When
this is completed, we will have no reason to
be ashamed of the Graysville Sanitarium. We
believe that it will have a large patronage,
and that many will come from long distances
around Graysville to receive the benefits of the
institution and a more correct knowledge of
healthful living.
The Graysville Sanitarium is the first of our
Southern sanitariums to be completed. It is
not altogether completed on the exterior; but
the interior may be said to be complete. I
know that our brethren and sisters everywhere
will wish it a most happy, encouraging patron-
age, and that it will accomplish a great deal of
good.
The sanitarium in Nashville is rapidly ap-
proaching completion. In a brief period of
time all the buildings will be completed, and
we shall be ready for patients. We believe at
that time we shall have a good patronage.
We have also formed plans, which will be
carried out just as soon as the Nashville San-
itarium is completed, to repair and furnish the
sanitarium in Atlanta, and put it in better
shape than it has been for some time in the
past.
We cannot express the gratitude we feel in
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our hearts that this help has been furnished to
our struggling sanitariums here in the South.
They are not all that will be needed in this
Southern field by any means. As openings
are presented, we hope to start new sanita-
riums in different places.
The brethren at Madison are contemplating
starting a sanitarium out there in the near
future. The good work has been going for-
ward, though sometimes it does seem as if
it has gone very slowly. Still we are thank-
ful, and praise the Lord for what has been
done. ¢. I B.
BJ I
CHESTER, S. C.
ApouT two months ago I came to this city to
sell “Seer of Patmos.” My health not being
the best, and this being a new field to me and
only recently worked for “ Coming King,” the
prospect seemed dull. My experience here is
that the kind of help that helps for a canvasser
is to do the right thing with the right book at
the right time.
There were delivered 83 copies of “ Coming
King” and many smaller books; but this has
helped rather than hindered my work. The
wealthy have been especially interested, and
I have had some good talks on present truth
with them. 1 believe in systematic follow-up
work, and by doing this, with the help of the
Lord, have placed 132 copies of “ Seer of
Patmos” before the people, and the place is
not yet worked. “ Seer of Patmos” is a good
book to follow after “ Coming King.” As we
follow after some other canvasser we can
better tell who are really hungry for truth;
and what a blessed work to bring the bread of
life to a hungry soul. S. H. SwWINGLE.
EE
IN THE SOUTH
DEc. 7, 1906, my wife and I left Mt. Vernon,
Washington, going by water to San Francisco,
Cal. After spending a short time at San
Francisco, Jolon, and San Luis Obispo, we
started for North Carolina, arriving at Hilde-
bran just in time for the closing days of the
canvassers’ institute. We were given a hearty
welcome by those in charge, and made to feel
at home. It did us good to be once more
associated with those engaged in the circula-
tion of truth-filled literature.
Well, how about the field? Much has been
said about this part of the harvest-field, but
none too much. My acquaintance has been
too brief to warrant me in adding much; but
there is one thing certain, .one does not have
to be here long to see that the need of work
and workers has not been emphasized too
strongly.
While my interest is especially in behalf of
the circulation of literature, yet the needs of
the Southern field appeal loudly for conse-
crated men and women for all departments of
the Lord's work.
The truth-loving book man will find a wide
field in this neglected territory. Why are we
so slow to yield to appeal after appeal made
in behalf of volunteers for the canvassing
work? And O, how thankful we ought to be
that it is our privilege to volunteer, to offer
ourselves, freely and willingly.
In no uncertain tone the Lord is calling for
us to cut loose from worldly pursuits and enter
his work. The same call that was made by
Christ to James and John while in their fish-
ing boat, is made to us to-day. We look
around us, and the condition of our fellow-
beings is a strong demand for our service.
We see by what is transpiring throughout the
world that at best there are but few days left
for labor. We hear plainly the invitation of
King Jesus, “Go work to-day in my vine-
yard.” It is to-day our help is needed. Now
is the time our service is in demand. The
night is coming, when no one will be needed;
and if we fail to do the work which God has
given us, some one else will do it, and obtain
the blessings and experiences which we might
have had.
Kind friends, I am thankful for a part in
this work; come and join us.
H. B. TILDEN,
Lincolnton, N. C.
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FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
I zAvE just received two letters from the
WarcaMAN office; they were dated a month
apart, but they came by the same mail. This
is a terrible country, and it is next to impos-
sible to get the mail
The roads are very bad this year, as the
Valdez trail, by which the mail now comes, is
new, having been made this year, and carried
over hills, mountains, lakes, and rivers. It
abounds in bogs and hummocks, and it takes
no little snow to fill in, and make a level road.
In summer the bogs become swamps, so that
the road cannot be traveled; but when it
freezes, the snow and ice with the travel of
dog teams finally make a fairly passable road.
When the river freezes, it causes ice jams, and
it overflows nearly all the time, even when the
thermometer stands at sixty degrees below
zero. This places travelers in great peril.
In previous winters the government has not
been able to get in any of the mail to speak of
except a portion of the letters; but this winter
a new stage and new teams were put on the
new trail across country from Valdez, and the
new company promised to bring eight hun-
dred pounds of mail twice a week. ‘They
thought that this year they would be able to
bring in the second class matter as well as
the first class, as their facilities were so much
better.
The mail carriers are carrying the mail as
fast as they can transport it with dog teams,
on horseback, and on their shoulders, as best
they can. Sometimes they come in with fifty
pounds of letters; and since navigation closed,
thousands of pounds of letters have been stack-
ing up, and but little second class mail has
arrived here. Yet the men on both runs are
going through terrible hardships, and doing the
best they can to get the mail in.