Adiana geporter VOL..XIV � INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. FEBRUARY 19, 1908 � No. 4 UTER the Conference voted me a few weeks vacation, that I might have a change of climate and recuperate my health, I was as a loss to know just where to go. Some ad- vised me to go to Arizona or Cali- fornia, and others to go South. We had about decided to go South when Elder Irwin wrote that the thermometer stood at twelve de- grees above zero in Alabama where lie was, that it was very disagree- able weather, and said he thought the South-West—Loma Linda and San Diego—would he much better for me. The Doctor also said I would not get the benefit in the South that I needed, and advised that I go west. So we finally decided to President—W. J. STONE, New Phone 7534K 3'729 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Secretary—W. A. YOUNG, New Phone 4907, 823 College Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Treasurer—T. A. GoonwiN, New Phone 4452. Office address. Assistant Treasurer—A. N. ANDERSON. Office address. Financial Agent—J. W. MOORE, 7 South 4th St., La Fayette, lnd. Educational Supt.—C. L. STONE, R. F. D. No. 1, Fairland, Ind. Departmental Secretaries Educationa/—MRS. R. W. McMAHAN, 805 Meridian St., Anderson, Ind. Medical—DR, W. W. WORSTER, R. F. D. No 1, La Fayette, Ind. Miselonary—R. C. SPOHR. Office address. Religious Liberti —A L. MILLER, 322 MITI St., Seymour, Ind. Field—ARCHER WRIGHT. Office address. Executive Committee W. J. STONE, W. A. YOUNG, A. L. MILLER C. J. BUHALTS, IC A. GOODWIN, W. W. WOES- TER, C. L. STONE. 240 INDIANA AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. SUBSCRIPTION Per Year • TWENTY411/E CM. Entered at Postoffice at Indianapolis, Indi- ana, as second-class matter. visit several of our Sanitariums, and especially the one at Loma Linda, where a school is connected with it, similar to the one we hope to see established with the Wabash Valley S. D. A. Sanitarium. This is not a pleasure trip with us, as we are not fond of traveling. We have crossed the continent six times before, and it is no pleasure. But we hope by the change to receive real benefit healthwise, and feel quite sure that the knowledge gained will make our own labors more efficient, and that we will gain points that will be a great help to our work in Indiana. This will be my greatest aim, to make my visit more than pay for my absence from the state. At this writing, Feb. 11, we are in Kansas, but will reach the Texas line before night.. Our first stop will be Phoenix, Arizona, where we expect to be when this REPORTER reaches its readers. On leaving Phoenix, we expect to go to Loma Linda; then on to some of our sanitariums on the coast. We also hope to have a short visit with Sister White before our return. Our work in Indiana is well organ- ized to carry out the recommenda- tions passed at our recent Confer- ence, and I shall watch with interest the progress of the work. May God greatly bless. �W. J. STONE. SOME GOOD WORK DURING the last session of the In- diana Conference we were glad to have Elder Stone with us in every business meeting, but sorry that he was not able to preside more of the time. During the last year he not only performed the heavy la- bors that fall to the president; but he carried the additional burden of financial agent for the Conference. We rejoice at the success that has crowned his work and labor during the year, but seldom think of the short hours of rest,—how that often what we call the "small hours of the night" were big with perplexing thought, big with strong crying and tears that he might not lose the Father's leading. It was apparent to all at the Conference that there must be a change, either to let him struggle a little longer under the crushing load, and then his work cease, or he should have some rest at once, and relief from care, and a change of climate for a little while, then return fresh for action. Realizing this, Elder Hadley moved that Elder Stone be granted a vacation of four to six weeks, as he deemed best, in which time he should lay aside his cares and seek a dif- ferent climate; and that his salary continue and his expenses be paid. This carried by a practically unani- mous vote. Another thing that I wish to speak of is that when making up the permanent record, I noticed that on one page provision is made to release one of our workers to take the presidency of a Conference, that Indiana sends a choice young laborer to stand by that man and we are to support a native worker in India, China, and Japan, and a colored worker in the South. in addition Elder Bartlett who desires to spend the winter in the South, is to receive his regular support from Indiana. This surely is the brightest page in Indiana's record of thirty-six years. I am persuaded that now God will abundantly bless the home work, and we will see more advance- ment in both spiritual and financial lines. � A recent article on Missions says: "Christianity being what it is, missions are inevitable. Expansion and extension are the only alterna- tives of decay and death. The poor and suffering men, whether in In- diana or in the heart of Africa, must be the subject of the church's care. There can be no distinction when it comes to the question of helping EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE DIRECTORY PUBLISHED EVERY OTHER WEEK, BY THE INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF SEVENTH- DAY ADVENTISTS, them. � A church that will not help one class is, not likely to do much for the other. � What we have, if we have anything, is a. multi wide religion. If we wish to make our churches mere social clubs designed to serve only those who belong to them, the surest way to accomplish this is to abandon the missionary function." Believing the foregoing to be true and then seeing what Indiana has decided to do, I can but believe the work here at home will now be more prosperous than ever before. Re- member it will require much prayer and means to make our plans for foreign work succeed. W. A. YottNo. * 0 THE SIGNS THICKEN THERE is now. a death grapple between the great corporations who hold a large amount of the wealth of our country, and the present ad in nistration. � The government has recently been striving to lessen. the dangers that are manifest. in the great combinations by limiting their privileges, and the representatives of these allied interests hive determined that their power shall be exerted to lining the present administration into disrepute. and if necessary, bankrupt the government, before they will submit to restrictions to their rapidly increasing power. This is the attitude to-day. It is the rulers of wealth against the rulers of the government. It has been said that the present financial crisis has been brought on in great measure by men who are determined to rule this goy eminent through their power to control its wealth. There is one thing that stands in the way of the realization of this ambition. It is the laborer. The prosperous times that have been given through the commission of God to the angels to "hold the winds" have increased the wages of the laborer, and many of them haste small amounts in the banks. When the financial crisis came on, almost unheralded, the banks closed their doors with large amounts of money placed there by this class. The workingmen at once began to de- mand their money, and were refused. Almost at once they began to talk of their overwhelming power when standing together, and declared that if this hold-up continued, they would have their own, if in no other way, at the muzzle of the gun. The wealth of the rich man should be theirs, if they were forced to secure their own. Let me caution you, too, about de- positing money in banks. I feel sure that you will get out what you have now but when least expected, this condition will return, and if you have deposits there then, they will be gone. If you deposit int his cause, your money is safe, and you can get it when you want it, until the work for which we are in the earth is closed. Then all our centers will be closed, and means will be of no value to any one. The Lord has spoken of this also. In "Early Writings," page 47, I read:— "The Lord has shown me repeat- edly that it is contrary to the Bible to make any provision for our tem- poral wants in the time of trouble. I saw that if the saints had food laid up by them, or in the field, in the time of trouble, when sword, pestil- ence, and famine are in the land, it would be taken from them by violent hands, and strangers would reap their fields. Then will be the time for us to trust wholly in God, and he will sustain its." CLARANCE SANTEE. Pres. Tex. Conf. S THE TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOL- LAR FUND I AM sure all will be glad to see this fund growing. It has made a gain in this issue of the paper of seven hundred and fifty dollars over that published in last issue of the REPORTER. I have been glad to note the in- terest taken by some in helping on this fund without much soliciting. Why should not this be so? Why should there not be twenty-five to fifty persons in Indiana who will come forward within the next month or two, and say, "I will loan the Conference before the close of the year, on the certificate plan, to assist in the Sanitarium enterprise, a certain sum of money." These sums ought to range from twenty-five to five hundred dollars. If we could be assured what we can depend upon, we would know better how to plan. As we said, this is not a gift. It is a loan, without interest, to he taken out in treat- ments whenever you may desire. It is just as good as so much money laid up in the bank. But all the time it is doing missionary work, and helping to train workers, fulfill- ing God's purpose and work in the earth. The Lord has said much during the past few years about the Sani- tarium work and especially the past year. We in Indiana are endeavor- ing to carry out these instructions. If all will enter into it heartily, a great blessing will come to the cause in Indiana as a result. The five thousand dollars to lie raised among the churches on the certificate plan, is for the purpose of having a fund that should the church desire to send sonic one to the Sanitarium for treatment, it can do so and receive a discount of fifty per cent on their treatment. Rut this should not satisfy those who can possibly assist in loaning larger sums taking a certificate for their own or family use, as many of us are doing. That raised by churches will also be credited on the $25,000 Fund, and we hope this fund will he watched carefully and with much interest. May God richly bless all who assist in this work. �W. J. STosE. IMPORTANT NOTICE! MANY blank petitions against re- ligous legislation and the liquor traf- fic have been sent to our churches and isolated brethren throughout the state. Any who have not been supplied can receive some by writing to our office. The work of filling them with signatures should he rapidly carried forward. As soon as the petitions are filled, send those addressed to the House of Representatives to the Representative from your Congres- sional district, and send the one ad- dressed to the Senate to Senator Al- bert J. Beveridge, or Senator James A. Hemenway, Washington, D. C. If you can use additional petition blanks, address the Conference Office. Any correspondence concerning the circulation of petitions should be ad- dressed to the Religious Liberty Secretary, Elder A. L. Miller, 322 Mill St., Seymour, Ind. IT is in the home that characters are molded. Pledged Mrs. M. Worster � $ 72 00 Mrs. Nora Johnston.... 18 00 Mrs. Mary Grounds .... 18 00 Dr. S. L. Strickler � 13 50 Individuals � 12 39 Miss Verna Stone � 12 00 J. I). Hodapp � 12 00 Raymond Gardner .. � 10 80 C. J. Buhalts � 10 00 A. W. Bartlett. � 10 00 C. A. i-Iepple � 10 00 M. M. Kenny. � 10 00 � � W. J. Stone � 10 00 Mrs. It. W. McMahan � 10 00 Roy Roberts � 9 00 Mrs. R. J. Carson � 9 00 Archer Wright � 9 00 5 00 Congressional Record of January 29, is a document of interesting literary, religious, and political significance. It has an adroit argument against the passage of certain bills provid- ing for a srricter observance of Sun- day in the District of Columbia. It is rich in its citations of historical pre- cedent, clear and strong in its argu- ment against the union of church and state, and apt in its quotations of authorities from Neander to Ban- croft. Their present position is interest- ing and their memorial is a note- worthy document. All illustrations, among which is "The Roosevelt Cabinet", are inter- esting and every article is full of meaning. We trust that our readers will join in an effort to give this number of Liberty the widest circu- lation of any number issued. The widespread demand for religious leg- islation must be met by Adventists and we are amply able to do so with the excellent material which the Lord has given us in Liberty. In quantities of 25 or more we can supply this number at four cents per copy. Let every church use some and let every isolated member do his share. We are not living in ordinary times; therefore the Lord calls upon us to make extraordinary efforts to warn the people of approaching perils. Let each one do what the Lord requires of him. A. L. Miller � 5 00 � C. L. Haskins � 5 00 � 5 00 Martha Redenour � 5 00 � 2 00 G. F. Knapp � 5 00 � 5 00 Ida Higbee � 4 50 � Alice Buchanan � 4 50 � 4 50 Dora King � 414 � 414 M. M. Tucker � 4 00 � 4 00 H. C. Carmichael ....... � 3 00 � 3 00 B. F. Harrison � 2 00 � 2 00 E. Nash � 2 00 � 2 00 Mrs. Bush � 1 00 � 1 00 C. A. Stocker � 1 00 � 1 00 A. J. Korn � 1 00 � 1 00 Bro. Rogers � 65 � 65 J. Crary � 25 � 25 Lizzie Meginnis � 25 � Total.... ........... ........$294 48 $130 73 RELIGIOUS LIBERTY WORK THE promoters of religious legis- lation are bending every energy, and are working with untir- ing zeal to have the present Con- gress et,mmit its self to religious legislation. Are we working with equal vigor to preserve our liberties? Blank petitions protesting against do not fail to call attention to the religious legislation have, been sent page 1281 of the Congressional to all our churches, and to many of the isolated brethren. These peti- tions should not be allowed to lay on the shelf in your homes. They will never accomplish their mission there. Let every one see to It that these petitions are speedily filled with signatures, and mailed as directed in another column. We will call your attention to the following resolution passed at our recent Conference:— "It is our duty, as we see the signs of approaching peril, to arouse to action. � Let none sit in calm ex- pectation of the evil, comforting themselves with the thought that this work must go on because pro- phecy has foretold it, and that the Lord will shelter his people. We are not doing the work of God if we sit in quietude doing nothing to pre- serve liberty of conscience; therefore. "Resolved, That we earnestly re- quest our people to better inform themselves upon the principles of religious liberty by subscribing for Liberty, and by procuring and studying religious liberty tracts." I am informed that there are only about 175 subscribers for Liberty from our people in the state. I really thought double this number were being taken. � In fact this periodical should he in every family of our people. A lawyer in Seymour to whom I have been loaning the paper, said: "It is the best periodi- cal of the kind I ever saw, and it should be in every family in the state." When others so appreciate Liberty, should not we? I hope every Religious Liberty Secretary will look after this matter in his church, and get every one possible to become a subscriber to Liberty; twenty-five cents a year. Another matter I wish to mention. First, please read in the Review of February 6, last page, next to the last article, in reference to the intro- duction into both houses of Congress, a memorial on religious legislation. THE BEST THE best number of Liberty that has come to our office is the one just received for the first quarter of 1908. It is a very strong number against Sunday laws. The Religious Liberty Bureau's Protest against Sunday laws and the Memorial of the Gen- eral Conference of Seventh-day Ad- ventists addressed to Congress strike a blow that must make people con- sider seriously the meaning of the contemplated laws. As evidence of this fact, we quote the following edi- torial from the New Fork Times of February 3, 1908: A memorial to Congress of the Sev- enth.day Adventists. printed in the Record of January 29. Do not delay in these things; to put this work off means too late. A. L. MILLER. our people write to their congress- men from their respective districts, calling their attention to the memo- rial, and protesting against religious legislation of any kind." The memorial appears on page 1281 of the Congressional Record of January 29. In writing to your congressman Paid $ 15 00 3 00 18 00 12 39 2 00 2 00 10 80 10 00 4 00 4 00 900 5 00 Then as this article requests, "let Mrs. Martha Redman.. 111,1),,,A6A1-11.-S,1111,*11 riv•-•11.11,1,•11,11141/WININI, STUDENTS' .AID FUND "IN each Conference a fund should be raised to loan to worthy poor students who desire to give themselves to the missionary work; and in some cases they should even receive donations." il-16,sm,•••11•16,1,0WieS,11.1116.1),•111,1 ,11,Se 1,1* NEWS AND SUBSCRIBE for Liberty, 25 cents a year. BEECHWOOD/11)1,31Y recently en- joyed a visit from Sister McMahan. Our Little Friend, the children's paper, has a subscription list of nearly 20,000 weekly. A FEW soiled copies of "Coming King" will be sold while they last, at 64 cents each, postpaid. THE Annual offerings received to (late are $140.80 in excess of those of previous years, being $967.94. SINCE our last issue, Elder Young has recovered from an attack of la grippe which kept him at home for a few days. DURING the past two weeks, Elder Victor Thompson has held meetings with the Terre Haute and Linton churches. Tkim present address of Elder A. \V. Bartlett is Nashville, Tennessee, care of tl:e Southern Publishing Association. BROTHER E. A. WoonwAan of the Northfield Church called on us Janu- ary 28, and gave us a donation of $50.00 on the $25,000 Fund. ON Monday, February 10. Elder Stone left this city for a. few weeks' vacation, going by the way of Chicago to Phoenix, Arizona. COMPLETE catalogs of all denomi- national publications in English and foreign languages may be obtained by writing to our office. MANY Liberty subscriptions ex- pired with the year 1907. Renewals, if sent at once to this office, will bring you the first number of 1908. ON the 4th instant, Sister McMahan met with the lndiana,polis young people's society, which is just com- pleting the study of "Early Writ- ings." BROTHER and Sister Niehaus have been circulating petitions in Green- field and report interesting exper- iences in securing signatures from influential people. BROTHER G. A. ROBERTS, formerly Business Manager of the Wabash Valley Sanitarium, has been visiting relatives in this city before returning to his former home in Arizona. THROUGH appeals made in its columns, the Signs of the Times last year raised $4,652 to establish a Mountain Mission Rest Home in India, which has been dedicated free from debt. INDIANA'S supply of Morning Watch Calendars was received by Sister McMahan a short time ago and she can promptly fill orders now at six cents per copy. Every home should have one. WE are glad to see two new names in our Colporters' Report this time, Brethren G. W. Graff and Ira Smith. The Lord has been blessing the ef- forts of these brethren in beginning work for Him and their sales have been very encouraging. THE Religious Liberty donations, taken up according' to the appoint- meat the first Sabbath of February, are already coming in. We hope to see the total offerings to this im- portant branch of the work this year exceed those of last year. ON the second (lay of the month, Elder Miller began a series of meet- ings with the Seymour church, to continue for two weeks. A good in- terest is manifested in the meetings and one has been added to the church, with the prospect of other additions. FROM the report of the Missionary Secretary at the annual conference last month, we learned that the periodical business for Indiana. in 1907 exceeded that of the previous year by $566.04. The report also stated that colporters' sales for 1907 were $3786.60 while for 1906 they were $3027.10, an increase of $759 50. THE publishers of the Signs of the Times are printing 34,000 copies weekly during the "Bible Reading Series, now running. Less than two years ago, the Signs had a. weekly circulation of about 14.000. We hope to see the subscription list grow constantly. A SHORT time ago Brother L. V. Hopkins of Maxwell was in our I office, and, in addition to paying some tithe, ordered 50 copies of the current issue of Liberty to use in enlightening his neighbors on re- , ligious liberty principles. He also took some blank petitions. ONE person at Seymour who has been circulating petitions against religious legislation, has gotten three blanks nearly filled with signatures within tour days. We hope to receive many more such reports, for activity in this work is demanded by the needs of the hour. BEECHWOOD ACADEMY recently enjoyed a visit from Mrs. A. L. Chew, of Glenwood, also from W. C. Coble, of Boyd, and Mrs. J. A. Crary, of Boggstown. These are patrons of the school, and their calls, though brief, were much en- joyed by the faculty. THE Indianapolis West Side Church was the first to send money to the office on the $5,000 Fund. Linton was second, sending through its treasurer, Brother Robert Francis, $25.00 to apply on this fund last Wednesday. If every church will rapidly do its share, the entire amount can be raised in a short time. OUR Field Secretary, Brother Wright, has recently visited Ligonier and Hartford City and is expecting to visit other churches in the inter- ests of the book work. We trust that he will receive a hearty wel- come wherever he goes and that our people generally will cooperate with him to make this branch of the work a success. THE entire set of "Religious Liberty Leaflets, numbers 1-12, can now be secured from this office. One copy of each number, 12 tracts in all, will be mailed for six cents. These leaflets are well adapted to educate the people upon the principles of religious liberty, and their inexpen- siveness admits of their being widely scattered gratuitously., LAST Wednesday, we were pleas- antly surprised to have Brother Martin Dunn, formerly of Greenfield, now of Piqua, Ohio, call on us. A church has recently been organized at Piqua, with Brother Dunn as leader. He seemed of excellent cour- age in the Lord, expecting to tri- uniph with the Third Angel's Mes- sage in the near future. NOTES As THE General Conference Relig- ious Liberty Bureau had a religious liberty study for the month of Feb- ruary there will be no liberty study for the fourth Sabbath of this month. Indiana Reporter Supplement FEBRUARY 19, 1908 ARE WE FOLLOWING THE COUNSEL OF GOD RELATIVE TO THE MEDICAL WORK? MANY earnest appeals have been sent to us through the Spirit of Prophecy from time to time, calling for a more faithful application of the true principles of true medical mis- sionary work in connection with our regular lines of work. Steps have been taken to train doctors and nurses, and establish sanitariums and treatment rooms, but to accom- plish what is designed through these workers and institutions in giving the last warning message to the world, there is to be an affiliation of the medical missionary work and the evangelical work such as we have not been permitted to witness. It is my purpose in this to submit some quotations from the Testimo- nies relative to this point for the con- sideration of our Conference workers and all others who may read the same. All will agree that it is re- quired of us to diligently hearken to the voice of God in carrying forward the important work for this time. The statements that I am quoting below should recieve careful study on the part of all. I am thoroughly convinced that the time has come for East Michigan to make earnest ef- forts to carry out such instruction, and in view of our Conference, which is to convene soon, those who love the work and have a desire to see the mind of God carried out in every particular, should earnestly and prayerfully study these and other• words that have been given us in this line. I quote from the Spirit of Prophecy as follows: "Medical work gives opportunity for carrying forward successful evan- gelistic work. It is as these lines are united, that we may expect to gather the most precious fruit for the Lord." "Sanitariums and treatment rooms should be established in many places. These will open doors for the en- trance of Bible truth. This work will require devoted men and means and much wise planning. Plans should be made to do a quick work." "Repeatedly the Lord has instruct- ed us that we are to work the cities from outposts centers. � In these cities we are to have houses of worship, as memorials for God; but the institutions for the publication of our literature, for the healing of the sick, and for the training of workers are to he established out- side the cities." `•It. is through the agency of our sanitariums and kindred enterprises that much of this work is to he done. These institutions are to be God's memorials, where his healing power can reach all classes, high and low, rich and poor." "God has counseled us that if the sanitarium work shall be carried for- ward in the right manner, it will be a means of doing great good." It is for the object of soul saving that our sanitariums are established. In our daily ministrations we see many careworn, sorrowful faces. . . . . Let them hear a voice saying 'Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters.' Come to me, that ye may have life.'" "It is that thirsting souls may he led to the living water that we plead for � sanitariums, —not expensive, mammoth sanitariums, but home- like institutions in pleasant places." "The sick are to be reached, not by massive buildings, but by the es- tablishment of many small sanitari- ums, which are to be as lights shin- ing in a dark place. Those who are engaged in this work are to reflect the sunlight of Christ's face. They are to be as salt that has not lost its savor. By sanitarium work, properly conducted, the influence of true, pure religion will be extended to many souls." "From our sanitariums trained workers are to go forth into places where the truth has never been pro- claimed, and do missionary work for the Master, claiming the promise, `Lo, I am with you alway, even to the end of the world." "As our example, Christ linked closely together the work of healing and teaching. and in this our day they should not he separated. In our schools and sanitariums, nurses should be trained to go out as medi- cal missionary evangelists. They should unite the teaching of the gos- pel of Christ with the work of heal- ing." "Henceforth medical missionary work is to be carried forward with an earnestness with which it has never yet been clone. This work is the door through which the truth is to find entrance to the large cities, and sanitariums ar•e to be estab- lished in ninny places." "Sanitarium work is one of the most successful means of reaching all classes of people. Our sanitariums are the right hand of the gospel, opening ways whereby suffering hu- manity may lie reached with the glad tidings of healing through Christ." "Let the medical missionary and educational work go forward. . . , In every large city there should be a representation of true medical mis- sionary work." "If ever the Lord has spoken by me, he speaks when I say that the workers engaged in educational lines, in ministerial lines, and in med- ical missionary lines, must stand as a unit, all laboring under the super- vision of God, one helping the other, each blessing each." "The Lord calls upon our young people to enter our schools, and quickly tit themselves for service. In various places, outside of cities, sclo mole are to be established, where Our youth can receive an education that will prepare them to go forth to doevangelistic work and medical missionary work." "Medical missionary work is yet in its infancy. The meaning of genuine medical missionary work is known by but few. Why? Because the Sav- iour's plan has not been followed." "Many of the men and women who should lie out in the field, work- ing as medical missionary evangel- ists, helping those engaged in the gospel ministry, are collected in a favored locality, acting over the same program that has been acted over in the !oast, confining the forces, binding them up in one place." "The nurses who are trained in our institutions are to be fitted to go out as medical missionary evan- gelists, uniting the ministry of the Word with that of physical healing." "From the instruction that the Lord has given me from time to time, I know that there should lie workers who make medical evangel- istic ti airs among the towns and villages. Those who do this work will gather a rich harvest of souls, both from the higher and the lower classes. The way for this work is best prepared by the efforts of the faithful canvasser." `Let our ministers who have gained an experience in preaching the word, learn how to give simple tr•eatmt'nts, and then labor intelli- gently as medical missionary evan- gelists." "Christ stands before us as a pat ern Man, the great Medical Mission- ary,—an example for all who should come after." All of these quotations from the pen of Sister White have been pub- lished during the year 1907. 1 submit them at this time for the careful study of those who love the cause and who desire to see the work brought to a rapid completion. - In connection with the study' cif this valuable instruction, remember• the large army of young people who are being trained and the many cities at home and elsewhere that have not been worked. Every paragraph will bear most careful study. We shall be glad to hear from any who may have strong convictions as to what we as a Conference should do in view of such instruction. E. K. SLADE. iD * "SIGNS OF THE. TIMES" THE general testimony from our leading brethren is that the World's Missions Number of the Signs of the Times is the best special ever issued. The following is an extract from a letter received from the president of the � Wa.shington F web:, n Mission Seminary, dated January 5. 1908: "I wish to tell you that I think the World's Mission Number of the Signs of the Times is one of the grandest numbers that ever came from your office. I have been sending copies of it to friends of mine before whore have longed to get the truth. I could not do it with other period- icals in the past on account of their opposition; but the extremely inter- esting way in which that is gotten up, which appeals to every lover of truth, has made it a most desirable number• to send to those whom I have wished to interest in our work and its progress in the world." Are there not. !natty others who would like to embrace the opportu- nity of sending this Missions number to their friends? There is still an opportunity. Five or more papers will be mailed direct from the office to names and addresses furnished, at eight cents per copy. W W A GOOD PAMPHLET A very interesting pamphlet, en- titled, "Christian Science in the Light of Reason and Revelation" by Elder R. A. Underwood, came to our desk last week. The author makes liberal quotations from au- thentic Christian Science publica- tions and places by their side clear Scriptures upon the same subjects, in this way exposing the errors of Christian Scientists. Anyone who has been deceived by this science, falsely so called, would do well, to procure a copy of this pamphlet. We also commend it for circulation by our people among those who have become wrapped up in Chris- tian Science. Ten cents in stamps sent to our office will bring the pam- phlet to your address. ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE INDI- ANA CONFERENCE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1907 Resources and Liabilities RESOURCES Real Estate (Inventory) � $9,979.00 Personal Property (Inven- tory) � 3,917.00 Office Fixtures (Inventory) � 289.04 Bills Receivable � 9,177.31 Merchandise (Inventory)._ � 944.67 Personal Accounts Receiv- able � 1,767.25 Deposit at Merchants' Na- tional Bank � 643.22 Cash in Safe ..... ......... � 1,077.70 Total � $27,795.19 LIABILITIES Bills Payable � $3,616 61 Indiana Conference Fund .... 5,974.82 Tithe Fund � 5,967.96 Annual Offering � 788.08 Aged and Orphans' Fund � 160.36 Personal Accounts Payable � 742.64 Present Worth -Tan. 1, 1908 � 10,544.72 Total � $27,795.19 Loss and Gain GAIN Loss and Gain Account— Gain— 1907 camp- meeting expense � $131.77 Personal Property � 442.00 Merchandise � 591.49 Total. � $1,165.26 LOSS Office Fixtures � $72.26 Net Gain, credited to "Stock" � 1,093.00 Total � 417ri5.26 Stock Net Worth Jan. 1, 1907 � $9,451.72 Net Gain for 1907 � 1,093.00 Present Worth, Jan. 1, 1908 � 410,544.72 T. A. GoonwiN, Treas. W W FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE INDI- ANA MEDICAL MSISIONARY AND BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR ENDING dECEMBER 31, 1907 Resources and Liabilities REPORT FROM COLPORTERS FOR JANUARY 1908. 8 C 6 15 5 11 37 17 8 99 NAME .1aaper G. Bell H. C Carmichael � Daisy Dettrow.. ...... G. W Graft � Martin Grim � Athen Metzker � Ira Smith Totals � 7 Agents ADDRESS Dearborn Co � Jackson Co � New Castle � Ripley Co � B'tholome'v Co, Union Co Gibson Co . � Book. 3r. Con � C. K � BR �� •.• 7 Gr. Con � (Sr. Con � Or. Con. � C. K � 63 � 434 Value. $ 15 00 35 75 5 00 33 50 98 50 42 50 8 50 4288 75 Helps � RESOURCES Real Estate and Personal Property �$31,451.12 Bills Receivable � 5,000.00 Personal Accounts Receiv- able � 316.65 Deposits at Indiana Na- tional Rank � • 460.08 21 14 3 9 9 70 163 103 14 30 $ � 25 10 85 350 2 50 895 3 55 $ 29 60 Cash in Safe � 702.93 Total � $37,930 78 LIABILITIES Bills Payable. � $26,314.29 Net Worth. Jan. 1, 1907 � $2,000.00 Mortgage Account � 100.00 Net Gain for 1907 � 9,459.42 Personal Accounts Payable � 57.07 Present Worth Jan. 1, 1908 � $11,459.42 Net Worth, Jan. 1, 1908 � 11,459.42 � T. A. GOODWIN, Treas. Total � $37,930.78 240 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana, Dec. 9, 1907. Executive Committee Indiana Cont. Elder W. J. Stone, President: This is to Certify: That I have examined the books of your Treasurer for the eleven months ending Nov. 30, 1907, and find them well and correctly kept and in balance. The deposit at the Loss and Gain CREDIT Wabash Valley Sanitarium Improvement Fund $3.008.67 Sanitarium Loans � 4,450.75 Annuity Bonds � 2 000.00 Total � 1$9,459.42 $5,000 To Be Raised on the Certificate Plan Among Our Churches To Be Applied on the $25,000 Fund C. J. BUHA LTA. Honey Creek Idaville Grass Creek Denver Peru Lafayette Ws.b.-Valley San. New London Kokomo Jefferson Olive -Branch Michigan City Mt. Vernon E. J. VANHORN. Marion Michael Jonesboro Goshen Hartford City Barber's Mills B. FIAOLE. Angola Auburn South Milford Wolf Lake Fort Wayne Wabash Huntington Rochester Akron Etna Green Ligonier W. A. YOUNG. Franklin Martinsville West Indpls. Noblesville Richmond Northfield Connersville Glen wood Amt. to he Raised $87. 70. 116. 87. 29. 116. 116. 58. 116. 29. 29. 70. 70. Amt. Paid A. L. MILLER. Rocklane Pleasant View Boggstown Waldron Unionville Seymour New Marion Gum Corner Lebanon Greenfleld VICTOR THOMPSON Elnora Terre Haute Farmersburg Patrlcksburg Salem Linton Princeton Mt. Zion F. M. ROBERTS. Anderson Muncie Kennard Frankton El wood U. S. ANDERSON 0011GC New Hope Inwood T. A. GOODWIN. Middletown Logansport Indpls (23rd st.) Indpls (E. Side) W. W. WORSTER. North Liberty Walkerton South Bend Dana $58. 35. 232. 29. 70. 29. 23. 58. 58. $627. $47. 116. 70. 58. 35. 47. 23. 93. $993. $174. 93. 116. 23. 116. 87. $489. $145. 87. 70. 18. 18, $609. $29. 12. 23. 232. 12. 12. 12. 105. 58. 35. 145. $338. $35. 58. 23. $116. $174. 70. 290. 174. $675 $35 12. 58. 12. 58. 58. 58. 29. $708. $58. 12. 87. 87. WO. $244. DEBIT Net Gain. credited to "Stock." � $9,459 42 Total $9,459 42 Stock Merchants National Bank, and the cash in the safe agree with the figures in the books. I checked as usual, from original letters from correspondents to the office having a money consideration. and from bank stubs and receipt stubs, and found everything correctly entered in the books. \V. H. EDW �itOr. Lake Union Conferenee. * * 240 Indiana. Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana, Dec. 9, 1907. The Indiana Medical Missionary and Benevolent Associa til Elder W. J. Stone, President. This is to Certify: That I have examined the set of books kept in Indianapolis for your Association for the year up to Nov. 30, 1907, proving the deposit at the In- diana National Bank of Indianapolis, and the cash in the safe in the office of the Indiana Conference of Seventh- day Adventists, where the books have been kept, and find everything in harmony, and the hooks correctly kept with the ledger in balance. W. H. ED WA ups A nditor, Lake Union Conference. ELDER SLADE'S ARTICLE WE wish to call special attention to the article and compilation of Testimonies by Elder E. K. glade, President of the East Michigan Con- ference, which appears in this issue of the REpowrEn, upon "Medical Missionary Work". This article is timely just now for our people in In- diana. We are none too soon in es- tablishing the sanitarium work in this state, but are right in the line of duty. As our ministers visit our churches, shall we not see a coopera- tion in this line of work never seen before. God grant that it may be so. W. J. STONE. WANTED, FOR SALE, ETC. .6€4.64-666€6€4444*****Or WANTED-Two men who are willing to donate their time to work at the Wabash Valley Sanitarium for the next 60 to 90 days. Would be glad to hear from any who will do this. Address, Elder C. J. Bu halts, Wabash Valley Sanitar- ium La Fayette, Indiana. WANTED-A good hand or small family for farm w ork and gardening; steady work. Must he Sabbath- keepers. Address, H. H. Thayer, Lyons. Indiana. • TITHE REPORT FOR JANUARY Akron � Anderson � 3 60 Angola � 25 00 Barbers Mill � 42 02 Boggstown � 17 25 Brookston � Connersville � 23 29 Dana � 18 29 Denver � 25 16 Elnora � El wood � 6 61 Etna Green � 10 Evansville � 18 9!) Farmersburg � 10 35 Fort Wayne � Franklin � 18 74 Frankton � S 12 Glen wood � Goshen � 6 50 Grass Creek � 15 50 Greenfield � 48 62 Gum Corner � Hartford City � Honey Creek � 17 00 Huntington � 6 00 Idaville � 6 99 Indianapolis (East Side) � 99 91 (23rd street) .... 129 22 td � (West Side) � 7 91 Individuals � 69 22 In wood � 32 7o Jefferson � 20 50 Jonesboro � 8 31 Kennard � 8 80 Kokomo � 988 La Fayette � 3 60 Lebanon � Ligonier ...... � 20 61 Linton � 8 82 Logansport � Marion � 16 63 Martinsville ... 8 73 Michaels � Michigan City � 33 21. Middletown � 57 50 Mt. Vernon � 18 80 Mt. Zion � Muncie � 37 84 New Hope � 5 54 New London. � 17 52 New Marion � 9 48 Noblesville � Northfield � North Liberty � Olive Branch � Oolitic � 7 06 Patrlcksburg � Peru � 4 99 Petersburg � 22 66 Pleasant View � 16 25 Princeton � Richmond � 31 23 Rochester � 9 70 Rocklane... � 1 95 Salem � 106 92 Seymour � 17 94 South Bend � 61 75 South Milford � ...... Terre Haute � 6 03 Unionville � Wabash Valley Sanitarium � 217 50 Waldron � Walkerton � West Liberty � Wolf Lake � 55 35 Total receipts. � $14.75 92 BE a blessing to others. "MISSIONARY work prospers not because of the extraordinary capa- bilities of the workers, but rather be cause of 'the exceeding ripe con- ditions of most mission fields.'" C. D. � \V. � $1,000 A � Friend � ...1,000 E. Haves � 1,000 A. W. Bartlett and wife � 500 Mrs. Maggie Worster � 500 Dr. %V. W. Worster and wife.. 500 W. J. Stone and wife � 500 L.J.S � 500 T. A. Goodwin.... ..... � ........... � 500 S..1. Cleland and wife � 500 Win. P. Cunningham and wife � 500 J. W. Moore and wife � 300 C. W. Hayden and wife � 200 M. M. Kenney � 200 D. W. Albert and wife � 100 Mrs. E. E. Blain � 100 C. J. Buhalts � 100 .1. R. Minnick � 100 E. Ni.sh � 100 Mrs. Elizabeth Nuiling � 100 M. G. Pepple � 100 0. A. Roberts � 100 R. R. Roberts and wife � 10(1 John F. Steele � 100 C. L. Stone and wile � 11)0 Samuel Jr. Townsend � 100 James D. Wood burn � 100 Joel � Yeager � . � ..... � 100 Roy Faille and wife � 100 W. C. Vore � 100 E. A. Woodward � 60 Mrs. R. W. McMahan � 50 J. H. Niehaus and wife � 50 Fannie M. Benson �50 George \V. Boston � 50 P..1. Craig � 50 L. F. Elliott � 50 Margaret Pattie � 50 N. D. Fisher and wife � 50 Blanche Goodwin � 50 R. \V. Hostetler and wife � • � 50 John S. Leach � 50 A. L. Miller and wife � 50 W. T. Pitcher � 50 F. M. Roberts � • � 50 Frank 0. Scarborough � 50 Win. M. True � 50 W. A. Young �50 B. Hagle. � 50 Mrs. A. M. Hand � 50 Martha L. Outland � 50 Glesner Johnson, � 50 Charles Grim � 50 B. R. Wirt � 50 U. S. Anderson � 30 Stephen � Boze. .......... � 30 Archer Wright � 25 A. N. Anderson � 25 T. P. Barrons � 25 Mrs. Julia A. Brown � 25 Mrs. G. W. Cooper � 25 D. C. Horla.cher � 25 Rhoda Hamilton � 25 Mrs. Amanda Hunt �25 Al. M. Kenny � 25 G. F. Knapp � 25 John \V McBride � 25 .1. . Montgomery � 25 Mrs. Eliza C. Nordyke � 25 liiitlieiine � Nailing � 25 00 00 00 00 00 01) 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 (8) 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 JC1111 POSSID an and wife � R. C. Spoilt. � A Friend � ' Henry J. Hershberger � 0. W. Mann � Mrs. M. L. Moore � Mrs. Ethel Deem � Victor Thompson � A Friend � E. M. S. � C. L. Haskins � W. E. Vaughan � L. V. Hopkins � F. N. Bartholomew � Beatrice Barton � Mrs. Mary lint:nits Mrs. P.J. Craig � John M. Davidson � J.. S. Edwards � Martin Grim � Celia .1. Hart � Mrs. D. C. Horlacher � Thomas Hubbard � Sarah .1. Hunter � Robert W. Leach � A. A. and Martha Marshall � Todd Maxwell � Margarst M. Miller � Cleotis Nash � J. M. Rees � N. C. Rogers � Nellie Rothbaust � Mrs. J. F. Woods � Mrs. B. E. Wright � Mary C. Kent � Charles H. Zirkle � Ella M. Zirkle � Gabriella Havens � Carrie Applegate � Raymond Brooks � S. W. Burkhart � J. A. Davis � Mrs. Rosa Davis Mrs. Jennie Dilworth � Mrs. Dora Greenlee � Mrs. Alta B. Harvey � Mrs. Sarah C. Hawk � Mrs. Susan Johnson � - ..... Mrs. E. E Lee � Lydia A. Legg � Chris Mellinger � S. A. Pepple � Mrs. Zora Rabey � Olive Sarher � .T. Theresa Thompson � Clara B. Turner � Adelia Wiser � Carrie Wiser � N. A. \Viser � Chas. Blackburn Mrs. Richard Ford � Mrs. J. M. Johnson � E. M. Jackson � ...... � Bertha Bartholomew � Mrs. F. N. Bartholomew � Everett E. Johnson � Milton .Tones � Cash � � � 20 00 � � 12 00 � � 10 00 25 00 25 00 25 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 15 00 15 00 13 00 13 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 la 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 6 00 6 00. 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 3 50 3 00 3 00 3 00 2 00 21 00 Total � $11,500 50 THE $25,000 DOLLAR FUND For the Wabash Valley Seventh-Day Adventist Sanitarium