THE MINNESOTA WORKER “Whatsoever thy Hand findeth to do, do it with thy Might.” Volume 8. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., SEPTEMBER 15, 1897. Numuer 43. IIEWITT CAMP MEETING. Ti[E IVfTJ^JSTESOTiL WO^EIJ. ---I88UED WEEKLY BY THE--- MINNESOTA TRACT SOCIETY. Subscription Price, 35 cents a year. Send all Communications and Subscriptions to THE EDITOR, L. B. Losey, - - Box 989, Minneapolis, Minn. Entered at the post-office at Minneapolis as second class mail matter. GENERAL MEETING. We trust the laborers in the conference have noticed the appointment of the general meeting to be held in Minneapolis, Oct. 8 - 17, and are arranging their work accordingly^.. There are. many reasons why such a meeting should be held. We need to plan, not only for the winter’s work in new fields, but also to help some of the weak churches in the state. Above all things else we need to seek God together for power to bring souls to the Saviour. The Minneapolis church has kindly offered to furnish homes for those who come. So come, brethren, bringing the angels of God with you, and let us seek the pentecostal shower. C: W. Flaiz. A DAY OF PRAYER. It has been suggested that Oct. 24, the day appointed for conference offerings, be observed as a day of prayer for the work in the State. In accordance with this, a reading will be prepared showing the financial condition of the conference and also other matters of interest. W e trust that our church elders will keep this meeting before their churches, and that this occasion shall prove a time of special blessing. C. W. Flaiz. Remember the semi-annual collection for the Haskell Home for Orphans, Oct. 2, 1897. This place is on the G. N. railroad, south of Wadena. The friends of the cause came in from all directions, and enjoyed the privilege much. Most of the labor was performed by Eld.. Nettleton and the writer. Eld. Flaiz was not able to do much, yet his presence and counsel added to the interest of the meeting. Bro. Pogue labored in the interests of our literature, of which nearly $50 worth was sold. $11.41 was donated to the expense of the Camp-meeting; and $15 on the General Relief Fund. Twelve orders were taken for the American Sentinel, and four for the Minnesota Worker, and one each for the Signs and the lie view. The preaching was of a highly practical nature, going to show that there was no promise of salvation to the idler; and that religion meant work—wrork in Christ’s lines. The instruction given was well received. The devotional meetings were marked by a spirit of simplicity and earnestness. Council meetings wqre held with the elders and librarians. JJae people of the village turned out well. One of the ministers of the place attended some, and made request that his pulpit on Sunday should be filled from our Camp, which request was complied with, Eld. Nettleton occupying the hour. 4 All seemed much encouraged, and returned to their homes determined to work as never before. Truly the Lord came near to this people, and if these brethren will.now go home and give out to others that which they, have received, it will remain with them to the end. II. F. Phelps. ■'V QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE WORK. What a man is, has greater influence than what he says. The quiet, consistent, godly life is a living epistle, known and read of all men. True character is not something shaped from without, or put on; but it is something radiating from within. If true goodness, purity, meekness, THE MINNESOTA WORKER. lowliness, and equity are dwelling in the heart, the fact will he manifest in the character; and such a character is full of power. The officers who were sent to take Jesus reported that never man spake like this man. But the reason of this was that never man lived like this man; for if he had not so lived, he could not so have spoken. His words bore with them a convincing power, because they came from a heart pure and holy, full of love and sympathy, bene-ficience and truth. There is eloquence beyond that of words, in the quiet, consistent life of a pure, true Christian. We shall have temptations jp long as we are in this world, but instead of injuring us, they will only turn to our advantage, if resisted. The bounds are placed where Satan cannot pass. He may prepare the furnace, but instead of working injury, it will only consume the dross, and bring forth the gold of the character, purer than before the trial. — Gospel Workers, p. 2^0 - If. * THE SABBATH SCHOOL. * We will take Greece for our study this week as it lies next to Turkey, and was at one time subject to it. Turrt to the map of Europe and look carefully at the map of this irregularly formed peninsula, nearly surrounded by the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Notice also the mountain ranges and judge as to its surface and soil. The climate is delightful with deep blue skies. The soil in some places is quite red and the dust which fills the air being red, gives a colored hue to everything. All nature takes on her brightest shades here in Greece. Forests of evergreen grow on the hillside and blood red poppies grow by the roadside. Corn is cultivated to some extent. Grapes, figs, lemons and olives are quite abundant, and the honey bee gathers an abundant supply of sweets from the richly flowered hills. In some places large, rich orange woods grow. Thus we are led to see why the Greeks are such lovers of the beautiful. Among them we find some of our greatest artists and scholars. I11 the time of Christ w hen most of the countries of Europe were inhabited by half wild tribes of people wrho roamed about writh their herds, the people of Greece were living in beautiful cities which they had built. The ruins of these cities still remain and show' skill in workmanship wdiieh is unequaled by some of the more progressive nations of today. Very bright colors are also used upon their houses, green and pink being used a great deal. The Greeks as a class are temperate in their habits. Women are seldom seen in the streets. The children from five to twrelve years of age are obliged to attend school, and although Greece is nowr far behind other countries still it is progressing. They love the sea, many of them being sailors and fishermen. As a rule they dislike tilling the soil for they prefer being merchants, journalists or poets, with which the country is filled. ' Many have gone to the eastern countries for this reason. The best business men of some of the eastern cities are Greeks. Goats and sheep are herded in great numbers. King George is their ruler at the present time, but the people are not separated into classes of different rank as is the case in many of the eastern countries, but all are considered equal. The poorest mule boy being allowed to sit at the. same table with the richest merchant. In studying the book of Acts wrhat have w'e learned about the Greeks? Do we long to see this people saved ? What will you do for Greece today? F. P. B. 9 NOTES FROM THE FIELD. » Duluth. After spending a fe,v wTecks at home since Camp-meeting, wre are again located in Duluth and at wrork. We have visited most of our old readers, but are not trying to hold many readings wdth them or others at prasent, as w'e are giving the larger part of our time to work with the Sir//is. Thus far wTe have not taken many orders for the papers, but had some good visits, and left considerable reading matter in the homes of those we have called upon. We find some bitter prejudice, and some refuse to accept any reading at all. Often our hearts are led to inquire: “What can be done to lead them to Jesus?” We do not regret our past experience in the canvassing wmrk, and are of good courage in the Lord. Pray for the work and w orkers in Duluth. Ella Murick kl, Lena Nichols. THE MINNESOTA WORKER. Fulda. It may be of interest to the readers of the Worker to know about the work at Fulda from the standpoint of finances, etc., from the time we came there till now. The tent was pitched and the first sermon preached in the place by our people June twentieth. A severe storm on the twenty-eighth of June blew both tents down and after sewing for two days we began again June thirtieth. We found that the interest demanded that the tent be moved, which we did, and began the second time, on July eighth. We continued from that time till Aug. thirtieth, when the tent was taken down. Our expences during this time amounted to $14.24. Car fare for Bro. Kuehl and myself from Minneapolis and back again $10.24. Freight on tents, wear and damage $30.00. Our donations amounted to $14.88. Value of tracts given away $10.35. Amount received for tracts, etc. $1.66. During this time there were held 78 preaching services, 21 Bible-readings, 8 other meetings, 172 family visits, 28 periodicals distributed, and 10 orders for periodicals. When we came there we found nine who were keeping the Sabbath. Five were added during our stay. Six were baptized, the others had been baptized in other churches. The Sabbath-school numbers twenty-one. The T. and M. Society, eleven. The total number of Sabbath-keepers is fourteen. A gapd spirit is manifested by this little company au& if all keep faithful we believe others will be added. Bro. Kuehl will remain there for a while holding Bible-readings and helping along in the work. I am now at St. Cloud. Pray for the little company at Fulda. J. II. Behrens. A Good Example for the Young. In St. Paul we have a young man whose mother is a member of the church, who has paid his tithe regularly for more than a year. At the time he began he was not earning more than $3 per week; yet, of his own free will, he paid the tithe. No doubt this was in response to the Spirit of God. Who among our young people will go and do likewise? H. F. Phelps. The Minnesota Tract Society has received orders from our canvassers during the past week for 1,268 books for fall delivery. The most of these books are the large ones such as Prophecies of Jesus, Great Controversy, Daniel and Revelation. At a moderate estimate this would be about one-half a million pages of the truth that will soon be placed in the hands of the people. Who says the canvassing work is not prospering? A remarkable pamphlet has recently been published by Henry Frowde of London for the Egypt Exploration fund. It is a fragment from the large quantities of papyri, chiefly Greek, that has been found on the edge of the Lybian desert, one hundred and twenty miles from Cairo, where once stood the capital of the “Oxyrhynchite nome”. The fragment that has been published is called The Logia, and consists of sayings of our Lord, some of which agree with one of the gospels and some with more, and some quite different from any of the sayings we already have. There are omissions in many places which scholars at the present time do not attempt to supply, as sufficient study has not been given to the peculiarities of this particular papyri to do so. The first of the sayings begins with an omission, thus-. ‘ ‘and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.” Another is a follows: “Jesus saith, except ye fast to the world, ye shall in nowise find the kingdom of God: and except ye keep the Sabbath, ye shall not see the Father. ”—Minneapolis Journal. A complete course of lectures for 15 cents post paid. This book of 267 pages comprises 32 lectures by our best speakers and writers and sets forth the faith and practice of Seventh-day Adventists in a very brief and comprehensive way. Following are some of the subjects considered: Prophetic Symbols, Signs of Christ’s Coming, Ancient and Modern Spiritualism, The Millenium, United States in Prophecy, Work of the Papacy, Ilistory vs. Sunday-keeping, Satan and his Angels, 2300 Days, Sanctuary and its Cleansing, First, Second, and Third Angels’ Messages, Law of God, Restitution of the Sabbath, Nature of Man, Objections Answered, End of the Wicked, Is God particular? Memorial of the Bible, Spiritual Gifts, Home of the Saved, History of S. D. A. There is no other book published that treats of so many phases of our faith at so small a cost as the one above described. For a book to study THE MINNESOTA WORKER. and of reference there is nothing better. Send 15 cents to Minn. Tract Soc. and get a copy while they last; only a few copies on hand. Or we will send the book and one year’s subscription to the Minnesota Worker for 45 cents. ‘ THE BOOK WORK. Canvassers’ Report for Week Ending Sept. 3, 1897. ORDERS TAKEN. J. M. Little G. Ilenrikson II. Shelstad A. Itgwley I. T. Andrus J. W. Ingison Book Val. P. J. #13.60 “ “ 16.75 “ “ 19.35 “ “ 16.20 C. O. S. 5.75 11. R. 4.50 $76.05 Val. Helps. Expenses $ .85 #1.58 3.15 1.90 1.50 3.42 1.10 2.45 1.58 $11.37 $6.16 As I am away attending the northern Camp-meetings, I fear I have not received all of the reports the past week, so if there are any reports sent in that do not appear you will know the cause. I am glad to report that I have given contracts to three new canvassers and they will soon be in the field scattering the precious seeds of truth. J. F. Pogue. Fall Camp Meetings. Frazee............................... Sept. 22 - 26 Marshall..........................Sept. 28 - Oct. 3. Upon request of the brethren in that vicinity it has been decided to postpone the Frazee Camp-meeting until Sept. 22 to 26. The other meetings will be held as previously appointed. C. W. Feaiz. There are hundreds of dyspeptics who would be greatly ben-efitted and In many instances permanently cured by the use of GRANOSE and other health foods. We are prepared to furnish them to you at reasonable prices; also choice dried fruits and Canned Goods as well as nuts and nut foods. TO MAKE NUT BUTTER: Secure shelled peanuts, roast in the oven until well cooked, being careful not to scorch or make too brown, rub off the hull and grind while fresh. WINCHELL & NASH, 506 W. Lake St., Minneapolis, Minn.