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INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF SEVENTH- 
DAY ADVENTISTS 
240 INDIANA AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. 
SUBSCRIPTION Per Year • TWENTY-FIVE CTS. 
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ana, as second-class matter. 
CONFERENCE DIRECTORY 
President—NV. J. STONE, New Phone 7534K 
3729 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Secretary—W. A. YOUNG, New Phone 4907, 
823 College Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Treasurer—T. A. GooDWIN, New Phone 4452 
Office address. 
Assistant Treasurer—A. N. ANDERSON. Office 
address. 
Financial Agent—J. W. MoORE, 7 South 4th 
St., La Fayette, Ind. 
Educational Supt.—C. L. STONE, 
R. F. D. No. 1, Falrland, Incl. 
Departmental Secretaries 
educational—MRS. R. W. MCMAHAN, 
805 Meridian St., Anderson, Ind. 
Medical—DR. W. W. WORSTER, 
R. F. D. No 1, La Fayette, Ind. 
Missionary—R. C. SPORE. Office address. 
fteliglon8 Liberty—A. L. MILLER, 
322 Mill St., Seymour, Ind. 
Field—ARCHER WRIGHT. Office address. 
Executive Committee 
W. J. STONE, W. A. YOUNG, A. L. MILLER 
C. J. BUHALTS, '1' A. GOODWIN, W. W. WORS-
TER, C. L. STONE. 
LETTER FROM ELDER STONE—NO.3 
HEN I last wrote, I was 
at Glendale Sanitarium, 
in the suburbs of Los 
Angeles: Our stay there 
was very pleasant, and 
the doctors and helpers did all they 
could for our comfort and restora-
tion to health. 
I was much impressed with the 
fine devoted class of helpers con-
nected with this institution from the 
doctors down to the errand boys. 
Doctors Kay and Gray are very de- 
voted to their work, and their influ-
ence is felt all through the sanitari-
um family./ They are having a 
good patronage, and a good influ-
ence goes out by the • patients 
Adiana geporter 
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INIil ANA POLIS. IND., APRIL 15r, 1908 �
No. 8 
that brings other patronage. 
While at Los Angeles, we visited 
Long Beach, where Dr. Winnegar 
Simpson has established a sanita-
rium. Doctor Winnegar was for 
years connected with the Battle 
Creek Sanitarium. She then con-
nected with the St. Helena Sanita-
rium, then with the Glendale, but 
last fall opened an institution at 
Long Beach. She is doing a good 
work, and is loyal to the principles 
of truth held so dear to every Sev-
enth-Day Adventist: Dr. Winne-
gar Simpson did all she could to 
make our stay there pleasant. 
On our way north from Los 
Angeles we stopped one day at 
Mountain View, and visited the 
Signs office. We are glad to report 
that the Pacific Press has cut out all 
commercial work, and the plant is 
wholly devoted now to publishing our 
own religious works, and during the 
past year they have had to hire 
work done outside, in order to 
supply the increased orders for 
hooks. The past year has been the 
most prosperous year in the history 
of the Pacific Press. 
From Mountain View, we went 
to St. Helena Sanitarium. Passing 
through San Franscisco, we saw the 
havock wrought by the terrible 
earthquake. Although two years 
have been devoted to clearing away 
the debris, and rebuilding the city, 
yet on every hand the effects of the 
shock are very visible. It will take 
years if time lasts to again rebuild 
the city. 
At the St. Helena Sanitarium, we 
met Dr. Rand, who spent many 
years in the Battle Creek Sanitarium. 
EIe is now in charge of the sanita-
rium work at St. Helena. Having 
been acquainted with the Doctor 
for fifteen or twenty years, we felt 
much at home there. Brother 
George Mann is also working in the 
institution, and Martin Dunn's 
youngest son is about to finish the 
nurses course. 1)1.. S. P. S. Edwards 
of the Try City Sanitarium is spend-
ing some time there for his health. 
There are others I had met before 
living here whom I was glad to 
meet. Brother J. J. Wessels, who 
has been connected with some of our 
sanitariums for years, is business 
manager, and his experience is of 
great value to the institution. 
Brethren Dunn and Mann took a 
carriage one after noon and drove 
about twenty miles over the moun-
tains and valleys showing us the 
country. This was a pleasent oc-
casion. 
The St. Helena Sanitarium has a 
large patronage—the largest of any 
of our denominational institutions. 
It is three miles from St. Helena, and 
only reached by private conveyances, 
yet it has become so widely known 
and its reputation such that the 
people seek this quiet place on the 
mountain side that they may re-
ceive the benefit of the healing power 
so wonderfully manifested. God is 
greatly blessing this institution 
which is nobly holding up the true 
principles of our message. While 
here we visited Sister White and 
conversed with her regarding the 
work in Indiana. She was glad to 
hear of God's prospering hand that 
had been over our work, and she 
gave us encouraging words for the 
future. She was greatly interested 
in our sanitarium work at La Fay-
ette, and looked at the pictures of 
our grounds and buildings with 
much pleasure. She also approved 
of our placing cuts of our sanitarium 
in the book "Ministry of Healing'' 
that we are selling in Indiana. 
We are now at Paradise Valley 
Sanitarium in the southern part of 
California near San Diego. This is 
on a prominence overlooking the, 
ocean. The great Battle Fleet will 
anchor opposite and in full view of 
the Sanitarium, in about ten days. 
Many cases of sickness are greatly 
helped by the sea breezes, and this 
institution will undoubtedly be well 
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patronized as it becomes better 
known. There are at present about 
thirty patients here, and as I talk 
with them, I find that they have 
great confidence in the principles 
and appliances used for the restora-
tion of the sick. 
There is an opportunity of making 
the surroundings here quite beauti-
ful. but I have not yet seen a san-
itarium site where nature has pre-
pared the way for a more beautiful, 
restful place than we have in the 
Wabash Valley Sanitarium grounds. 
And I never had greater confidence 
in the ultimate success of the Indiana. 
sanitarium than I do at the present 
time. I have in the past few days 
asertained some things that show 
me that we are none too soon in 
getting our institution equipped 
and fully prepared for its mission. 
And we must improve our nurses 
training school before the fall term 
opens, and connect with it other in-
structors, that will make it second 
to none in the denomination. 
We now hope to reach home about 
April 10th. I have gained much use-
ful information that will be of great 
benefit to our work In Indiana. 
The rest and change I am sure will 
also be a benefit to me, and' I shall 
return to Indiana to help in 
pushing the work forward with 
greater courage than ever. May 
God greatly bless the labors of all 
his servants the coming summer. 
Your fellow servant, 
W. J. STONE. 
W 
"JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING" 
IT seems good to see the willing. 
ness and courage our dear brethren 
and sisters have, in responding cheer-
fully to the call for help to lift the new 
sanitarium in the Wabash valley up 
the hill to success. 
The churches in my district seem 
anxious to change the title of this 
article so it will read, "Joy Cometh 
Now." One old sister said, "If the 
other members will raise the balance 
of thechurch's apportionment, I will 
give $10. This seemed to be of the 
right ring; for as soon as it was 
known, a dear old brother said he 
would give $25 to get their amount 
raised at once. 
This is the same spirit that Caleb 
and Joshua had. It is the spirit of 
victory; Its the spirit of loyalty; it is 
the -spirit of Christ, to bear one an- 
others burdens, and so fulfill the 
Law of Christ. Now, it is evident 
that the churches of Indiana can see 
that this is a step in the right direc-
tion. This grand and noble work of 
putting this institution out of debt, 
brings financial credit to the cause 
of God in Indiana, and it also speaks 
well of the spirit of enterprise among 
the 'dear brethren and sisters of this 
State. This will put Indiana abreast 
with other Conferences in showing 
to the world a desire to relieve the 
sick and suffering by erecting this 
magnificent edifice in this beautiful 
location. This will bring the Mes-
sage to many a dear soul who is also 
sin-sick, and Oh! what joy to be 
spiritually and physically set-free in 
Christ. 
Now the churches who marshal 
their forces and raise the apportion-
ment right away will not be the 
only ones who can join in singing 
that wonderful song of present joy. 
But the president, doctors, nurses, 
and business manager will also be 
glad and rejoice. 
This will put a cheerful spirit in 
the institution, so all the sick and 
suffering will be surrounded with 
smiles beaming from the heart, and 
will reach the heart and help to 
gladden the friends at home, which 
will help swell this chorus song of 
joy which bath come in the morning. 
In conclusion see Dent. 16:17; Matt. 
9:28; Rom. 4:21; 1 Cur. 15:58; Matt. 
7:21. 
Your brother, 
E. J. VAN HORN. 
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY 
STUDY 
4e***;e4ictiei€Eie-€€€e*:e..s* 
For Sabbath April 2b 
IN last month's study we learned 
that "through the two great errors, 
the immortality of the soul and 
Sunday sacredness," Satan would 
bring 'the people under his deceptions, 
and that "the protestants of the 
United States will be foremost in 
stretching their hands across the 
abyss to clasp hands with the 
Roman power." It is the time of the 
fulfillment of Rev. 13:14. The image 
of the beast is not made in a day; it 
takes time for nations to change 
their religion. 
Our government in fulfillment of 
the prophecy of Rev. 13:11 was 
founded upon the divine principle of 
separation of church and state. 
Then the prevailing opinion was 
separation from Rome. But Pro-
testantism, blindly, is leading the 
nation back to Romanism. In being 
led back to Romanism, the nation is 
changing its religious opinions. This 
work has been going on for some 
time; at first, but little progress was 
made, but to-day wonderful changes 
are taking place. 
The followhig are some of the 
teachings of the "reformers" who are 
leading the people back to the teach-
ings of Rome, One of the National 
Reform secretaries, F. M. Foster, in 
the Christian Statesman, October, 
1892, said: 
But one danger lies in this: The 
church does not speak as a church. 
The American Sabbath Union has 
done a good work. The denomina-
tions have spoken. But the Chris-
tian organized church has not 
officially gone to Washington and 
spoken. The work there has been 
largely turned over to associations, 
But the voice of God, author' tive, 
official, is through his church. 
Should there not be a joint action of 
the denominations in this? They 
should, it would appear, appoint a 
joint committee to speak for Gad; 
and properly and courageously done, 
there can follow but the very best re-
sults. . . Much is lost by the church 
failing ntlicially to speak at the 
right time, and in the right place. 
No association is clothed with this 
authority. They are individual and 
social; but the church is divine. She 
can, and ought to, utter the voice of 
God in the halls of Congress, as an 
organized church. 
Were ever any more arrogant 
and pompous words uttered by the 
promoters of the papacy ere it was 
set up? What they see they lack, of 
course they intend to have. Think 
of it, the church (that is, the differ-
ent denominotions confederating, 
uniting on dogmas in common) as a 
divine church speaking through its 
committee in the halls of Congress 
as the voice of God to the nation! 
So said Rome in her palmiest days. 
When these "reformers" have secured 
their ends, and "Speak for God in 
the halls of Congress," will it not be 
a repetition of Rome in the garb of 
apostate Protestantism? 
Will this object ever be attained? 
Note the following: The Inter-
Church Federation movement was 
launched in New York City, Novem-
ber, 1905. Three hundred delegates 
were present, representing 32 de-
nominations and a church member-
ship of Wom 18,000,0000 to 20,000,000. 
The real purpose of the union is to 
secure the influence and power of the 
state in matters of religion. This is 
evident from a statement in the 
Boston Defender, of October, 1906: 
This is an age of federation. At 
last the different denominations are 
realizing it and joining in an offen-
sive. defensive warfare. We should 
note the many sacred movements of 
moral and civic righteousness, and 
join their forces. We can gain much 
more by uniting ourselves with 
those who are seeking a similar end, 
than we can by single combat. 
A prominent delegate at the Fed-
eration Conference spoke as follows: 
breakers and law-makers will re-
spect and heed when great questions 
of morals are involved. Our gospel 
is the fulfillment of law. It is our 
providence, in the name of our 
Supreme King, and seeking the good 
of mankind, to ask rulers to respect 
the code of our kingdom. Rulers 
may ignore sects, hut they will re-
spect the church. This federation 
will compel an audience, and it will 
speak with power if it will put aside 
its differences and make its agree- 
•ment its argument. 
Should we not be awakened to the 
situation, and do all we can to warn 
every soul in this sealing time? 
A. L. MILLER, R. L. See'y. 
I trust that one of the practical 
results of this conference will be the �
THE divine law is but the language 
organization of a force that law- of divine love. 
$5,000 To Be Raised on the Certificate Plan. Among 
Our Churches To Be Applied on the $25,000 Fund 
Showing amounts paid to April 8, 1908 
C. J. BUHALTS 
Honey Creek 
Idaville 
Grass Creek 
Denver 
Peru 
Lafayette 
Wab. 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. HAGLE 
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 
$ 3 50 
3 00 
30 00 
A. L. MILLER 
Rocklane 
Pleasant View 
Boggstown 
Waldron 
Unionville 
Seymour 
New Marion 
Gum Corner 
Lebanon 
Greenfield 
VICTOR THOMPSON 
Elnora 
t'erre Haute 
Farmersburg 
Patricksburg 
Salem 
Linton 
Princeton 
Mt. Zion 
F. M. ROBERTS 
Anderson 
Muncie 
Kennard 
Frankton 
Elwood 
U. S. ANDERSON 
Oolitic 
New Hope 
Inwood 
T. A. Goonwfs 
Middletown 
Logansport 
Indpls (23rd st.) 
Indpls (E. Side) 
W. W. WORSTER 
North Liberty 
Walkerton 
South Bend 
Dana 
$ 58. 
35. 
232. 
3.:. 
29. 
70. 
29. 
23. 
58. 
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58 00 
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$174. 
93. 
116. 
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$145. 
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$ 20 50 
$244. 
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For Parents and Teachers 
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Spirit of Prophecy and from leading 
educators concerning the principles 
of Christian education. The proceed-
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View, Nebraska, June 29 to July 10, 
1906-probably the most important 
educational meeting in the history of 
our �
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quite fully. The "Manual" giveb'ex-
haustive outlines of courses of study, 
including not only the common 
branches, but manual training as 
well, with suggestions on materials 
and where to procure them; also 
chapters on Drills, Daily Program, 
Text Books, School Organization 
and Management. The paragraphs 
on Discipline and the chapter on the 
Home School alone are well worth 
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children under school age. 
Contains nearly 400 pages, well 
bound in cloth. Price 50 cents post 
paid. Address this office. 
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AN ENCOURAGING TRIP 
DURING the month of March, in my 
auditing work and in my attending 
to other Conference business, I 
visited the following churches: 
Boggstown, Waldron, Pleasant 
View, Seymour, Oolitic, Elnora, 
Linton, Salem, Patricksburg, Terre 
Haute, and Dana. 
I also had the 
privilege of visiting with many 
whom I had not met for years, and 
others whom I had never met. It 
was a source of strength and en-
couragement to me to talk with 
these brethren and sisters of the 
evidences of God's care and love, and 
the necessity of having the mind 
fortified with the truths of God's 
Word in order to stand in these days 
of peril. 
The Sabbath-Schools, other Sab-
bath services, and weekly prayer 
meetings that I attended were oc-
casions of spiritual refreshments 
to us all. On this trip, I had the 
privilege for the first time of visiting 
Beechwood Academy. This school 
must be visited to he appreciated. I 
also visited two church schools; one 
at Brother Saucerman's taught by 
Miss Armhrecbt; and one at Dana, 
taught by Miss Bertha Ford. The 
patrons are well pleased with these 
sch000ls. 
 
 
4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
More of our young people need to 
be preparing for usefulness in the ed-
ucational department of our work. 
Indeed, we all need to seek God 
earnestly and continually for wis-
dom and strength to do the most 
effective service for the Master in the 
closing struggle between truth and 
error; and I am confident that our 
people are becoming awakened to 
the fact, and are searching and 
studying God's Word, our only safe-
guard against the errors of the last 
days, and are growing spiritually. 
How unsafe to defer the study of 
God's word, and seeking the Lord 
until the last days of this terrible 
struggle between right and wrong. 
Now is the time to gird on the armor 
by a diligent study of and obedience 
to the truth. This should not be 
spasmodic; it must be continual in 
order to enable us to stand in the 
heat of the conflict. J. W. MoouE. 
and James Cochran, Elders I. H. Ev-
ans, G. A. Irwin, and Morris Lukens, 
and Prof. M, E. Kern, visitors from 
outside the Lake Union, gave excel-
lent help in the Convention. 
ONE of the best papers presented 
at the Bookmen's Convention was 
that read by Brother Archer Wright 
on the duties of the Field Agent. 
ON Friday, the 20th of March, the 
Fourth Biennial Session of the Lake 
Union Conference was formally 
opened, the President and the Treas-
urer making encouraging reports. 
Committees on Nominations Distri-
bution of Labor, Plans and Recom-
mendations, and Licenses and Cre-
dentials were appointed by Elder 
Moon, after consulting with the 
Lake Union Executive Committee 
and General Conference Committee-
men present, Elders Daniells, Irwin, 
and Evans. 
SUNDAY was devoted to depart-
mental and Presidents' reports. Elder 
Young presened a well-prepared re-
port for Indiana, in the absence of 
Elder Stone. On the whole, progress 
was shown in the different confer-
ences and departments by the re-
ports rendered. 
A PORTION of Monday was devoted 
to a consideration of the medical de-
partm6nt of the work. The several 
physicians present made short ad-
dresses on topics that had been pre-
viously assigned to them. 
TUESDAY was Educational and 
Young People's Day, both the morn-
ing and afternoon sessions being de-
voted to these departments. 
THE remaining days were spent in 
the consideration of the reports of 
the committees. Over 40 recommen-
dations and resolutions were pres-
ented and passed. The nominating 
committee's report was accepted as 
rendered, after 24 hours had been al-. 
lowed to consider it after presenta-
tion. Every mcasure was carefully 
studied and In almost. every instance 
reports of committees were pres-
ented several hours before they were 
taken up for action. 
SOME of the principal officers elect-
ed are:—President, Allen Moon; Vice-
President, S. E. Wight; Secretary 
and Treasurer, W, H. Edwards; Ed-
ucational Secretary, Miss Myrta M. 
Kellogg; Religious Liberty Secre-
tary, J. G. Lamson; General Field 
Agent, J. B. Blosser; Medical Secre- 
tary, L. J. Otis. Two new offices 
were created but left to the Execu-
tive Committee to fill, namely, Gen-
eral Missionary Secretary and Mis-
sionary Volunteer Secretary. 
ELDER A. G. DANIELLE conducted 
daily studies at 4.00 P. M. on organ-
ization. These studies alone were 
well worth the time spent by any 
delegate in attending the conference. 
PREACHING services were held each 
evening, several of them being by 
Elders Daniells and Evans in show-
ing the great needs of the world-
wide missionary fields. Important 
recommendations were passed by the 
conference looking toward more 
thoroughly supplying these needs. 
AT the young people's meeting held 
the last Sabbath, Yoshio Tanimoto, 
the Japanese for whose education a 
number of young people of our con-
ference have contributed, told of his 
conversion to Christianity and of the 
great need for workers in Japan. He 
is expecting soon to return to his 
native country to teach the truth. 
Brother 0. Montgomery, who has ' 
been working among the Finns of 
Northern Michigan (for which work 
Elder Curtiss planned the copper 
side-walk for the copper country) re-
lated some of his experiences. We 
were profoundly convinced that the 
money which has been so liberally 
given by our young people to this 
worthy enterprise has already ac-
complished untold good. 
THAT the delegates received an in-
spiration to bend with renewed en-
ergy to the task of completing the 
work in this generation will doubt-. 
less be demonstrated in the lives of 
all. The value of such a conference 
is beyond computation. 
it 
ill 
A MOTHER'S NUMBER OF "LIFE AND 
HEALTH" 
THE April number of Life and 
Health is principally a Mothers' 
Number. The articles contained in 
the Household, Mothers', and Home 
Treatment Departments pertain en-
tirely to the home. These articles 
discuss the privileges and responsibil-
ities of parents, and deal with many 
practical questions in the relation of 
the mother to her child. 
In this number of Life and Health 
appear the first article of a series by 
Dr. Lauretta Kress on the care of 
children. It is entitled, "Baby's 
First Six Months of Trouble." The 
 
LAKE UNION CONFERENCE NOTES 
INDIANA'S delegates present at the 
first meeting, Tuesday, March 17, 
1908, at 6:00 A. M., and in attendance 
throughout the session were Elders 
A. L. Miller, F. M. Roberts, and Vic-
tor Thompson, Sister McMahan, and 
Brethren Archer Wright and R. C. 
Spohr. 
PROF. C. L. STONE arrived on the 
afternoon of the first day and re-
mained one week, returning to the 
Academy on the 24th ultimo in order 
to enable Prof. H. M. Lee to attend 
the last part of the session. He 
reached Chicago on the 25th. 
ELDERS W. A. YOUNG, U. S. Ander-
son, and C. J. Buhalts, Dr. W. W. 
Worster and Brother A. N. Ander-
son were the other delegates from 
Indiana who were present later in 
the session. 
SISTERS YOUNG, Roberts, and Bu-
halts also occupied seats with the 
Indiana delegation. 
THE first three days of the Confer-
ence were entirely devoted to a con-
sideration of the publishing work, 
this part of the Conference being 
called the "BookMen's Convention." 
Those who had the privilege of at-
tending it regretted very much that 
every delegate and Conference 
worker could not also enjoy the 
privilege. 
BRETHREN E. R. PALMER, S. N. 
Curtiss, D. W. Reavis, H. H. Hall, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mother's Sacred Charge" is an in-
spiring article by Mrs. E. G. White. 
A very interesting and practical 
lesson is "Woman's Place in the 
Home," by Nannie Beauchamp 
Jones. 
The training of the child for a life 
of usefulness is considered by Mrs. D. 
A. Fitch under the subject, "The 
Mother's Privilege." 
The eyes of many will be opened 
by reading the article by Dr. G. H. 
Heald, in which he asks in a very 
forcible way "Some Questions for 
Parents to Answer." 
The suggestions of Mrs. M. C. Wil-
cox on "Entertainment for the 
Young" will be of interest. 
Judge Ben B. Lindsey's "Childhood 
and Labor" needs no comment. 
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THE NAVAL EDITION OF THE "SIGNS." 
ATTENTION has already been called 
to the fact that the Signs of the 
Times under date of may 13 is to he 
a "Naval Number" with illuminated 
cover. 
On the first page there will be a 
portrait of Vice-Admiral Evans, 
commander of the fleet, in full dress 
uniform, surrounded by an emblem-
atical border. On the last page of 
the cover there will be a large half-
tone engraving of the entire battle-
ship fleet, with the flag-ship "Con-
necticut" in the center. The cover 
will be printed in photo-brown ink, 
and will present a very attractive 
appearance. 
Many will purchase this number 
just for the beautiful engravings it 
contains; but they are not the most 
important part of the paper by any 
means for its pages will be filled 
with soul-stirring truths for this 
time presented in the most forceful 
and attractive manner, and it is 
hoped that a spirit of inquiry will be 
awakened in the hearts of many 
which will lead them into the truth. 
The third page of the cover will con-
tain advertisements of our leading 
books, pamphlets, and tracts, so 
that those who wish to read further 
on any subject will know where to 
send. 
Every one seems to be enthusiastic 
over this forthcoming number. We 
quote the following from a letter 
just received from Elder W. B. White, 
president of the North Pacific Union 
Conference: 
I am interested in your "Naval" 
edition of the Signs of the Times. 
Have written an article for the next 
issue of our Union Conference paper. 
I shall hope for a large sale of these 
papers in the North Pacific Union 
Conference during the month of May. 
I think it was a very happy idea 
that came to you of issuing a 
"Naval" edition, for 1 am sure it 
will sell fine and thus he the means 
of bringing much truth before the 
people. 
The California Conference alone 
expects to sell from forty to fifty 
thousand copies of this number. 
This great "Naval" edition gives 
to us another opportunity to place 
the truth in the hands of the people 
in an attractive form. 
Price of this Naval Number, 
Single copies, 10 cents; 25 to 100 
copies, 3 cents, 100 copies and over 
2% cents. Five or more copies mailed 
direct from our office to individual 
names and addresses furnished, four 
cents per copy. 
Regular subscription price, one 
year, 52 numbers, $1.50. Address 
this office. 
KEEP HUSTLING 
Before I started out on a recent 
Monday morning, I asked the Lord 
to give me orders to the amount of 
$75.00 during the week. But I un-
derstood that this meant hustle on 
my part. I began work early Mon-
day morning, lifting my heart to 
God in earnest prayer, and when I 
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ADDRESS 
put up for the night and summed up 
my orders, I found they amounted 
to $19.90, Jacking only ten cents of 
being even $20.00,—pretty good, it 
seemed to me, for a starter. 
The next two days I dropped a 
little below $15.00 per day. Then 
the thought would occasionally 
come to me, "You can't reach it; 
you had just as well give it up and 
take it a little easier." Then I 
would say, "How do you know? 
Keep hustling." I would then lift 
my heart in earnest prayer to the 
Lord that He would give me favor 
with the people. 
On Thursday I canvassed the last 
three people by lamp light—a little 
on the extreme, perhaps,—but 1 was 
bent on securing one more order, 
and I got it and went on my way 
rejoicing a mile farther and stayed 
all night with a well-to-do, or, rath-
er, wealthy farmer, and found sup-
per apparently waiting for me. My 
orders that day amounted to $22.45., 
a good reward for a day's hustling. 
The next morning I sold a book to 
the man with whom I stayed all 
night and took two more orders on 
my way home, which I reached at 
noon Friday, having orders omount-
ing not to $75,00 but to $78.55. My 
heart is full of love and gratitude to 
my Heavenly Father. It is indeed a 
pleasant task to hustle for the one 
who has been so wondrously kind to 
me. So come along with us, 
brother, sister, and let us hustle and 
pray together. The more we do so 
the sooner we will get to go home. 
What if earthly home and friends are 
pleasent? Our Heavenly Father has 
something still better and all that is 
pure and noble we may take with us, 
and that which is not, we can well 
afford to leave behind. 
So come, and "we will ,do thee 
good, for the Lord has promised 
good concerning Israel." 
Yours in the blessed hope, 
H. C. CARMICHAEL. 
"He rejects happiness who refuses 
all sacrifice." 
S. 
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157 
56 $ 130 25 
$ 48 �
55 
15 
94 
10 50 
3S0 
14 
93 
12 
28 00 
6 70 
4 
32 
4 
11 00 
4 35 
54 
376 
77 
*179 75 
$ 63 40 
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Carmichael__ 
Chas. Dudley...-- 
 
Frank Dudley �
 
MartinGrim 
Totals �
4 Agents 
REPORT FROM COLPORTERS FOR MARCH 1908. 
Book. �
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Value. 
Helps 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
T ackson Co �
 
Blackford Co �
 
Blackford Co 
Johnson Co 
B. It �
 
Dan. & Rev. .. . 
Dan. & Rev.. �
 
Gr. Con � 
 
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WILBUR F. CRAFTS AT KOKOMO. 
WILBUR F. CRAFTS, President of 
International Reform Bureau, is to 
give about thirty lectures in In-
diana on moral and civic reform. 
One of these lectures was given at 
Kokomo, March 30. The writer was 
privileged to be present. It was a 
rainy night and about 100 persons 
were present. The subject was, 
"The Boy and Girl." He traced the 
"boy and girl" from infancy through 
childhood and youth to manhood 
and womanhood as citizens of the 
state and nation. 
In the main, the lecture was very 
good, especially regarding the train-
ing of the "boy and girl" to man-
hood and womanhood; but in the 
background, civic righteousness was 
plainly seen. Such lectures are cal-
culated to win the hearts of the 
people to the Reformers and cause 
them to believe that everything they 
advocate is for the good .of the com-
munity and the nation. Thus the 
people are educated to demand Sab- 
bath (Sunday) laws as reform meas-
ures. 
That this is their object is evi-
denced by the following extract from 
an International Reform Bureau 
tract: "The Reform Bureau believes 
that the supreme reform is to enlist 
the churches in reform—not to make 
them law and order leagues, but to 
get moral reforms into the regular 
schedules of their educational, mis-
sionary and benevolent activities.' " 
To show what is meant by getting 
"moral reforms into the regular 
schedules of the educational, mis-
sionary and benevolent activities," 
we again quote from the tract, 
which is entitled, "Present and Fut-
ure, 1907-1908:" 
"The Bureau is pressing the follow-
ing bills: 
"1. The McCumber-Sperry bill, to 
forbid liquor selling in all ships, 
buildings and premises owned by the 
United States government. 
"2. The Littlefield act to prohibit 
gambling in the territories. 
"3, A bill to prohibit no-license 
territory against 'original packages.' 
"4. 
A better District of Columbia 
Sunday law. 
"5. Stronger national anti-gam-
bling laws. 
"6. A national interstate anti-
cigarette law. 
"12. A bill to prohibit the issuing 
of money orders or registering of 
letters on Sunday. 
"15. Better state child laws." 
In their reform work, we see how 
the Sunday question is deftly sand-
wiched in among good measures. It 
is the Intention of the Bureau to hold 
monthly meetings to educate the 
people in the line of sharpening their 
"moral and civic wits." 
"Law is love. It is a friend and 
not an enemy. While this is true of 
the law of God, it is also true of the 
law of the state." This is making 
the law of the state equal to the law 
of God,—an incorrect principle 
which is deceptive and works a great 
evil. 
Another statement: "One should 
feel sorrow for wrong doing. if he 
does not feel sorry himself, he must 
be made to feel sorry if it takes the 
strap." 
The writing of letters to those in 
official positions was strongly urged. 
An instance was cited of a single 
letter written to the proper official 
bringing about the desired result. 
This should stimulate us to write 
more to our legislators, both state 
and national. When a proper re-
form bill is pending, we should write 
urging its passage. Then the public 
will better understand our position 
on all moral questions, which will 
place us in a better light when it be-
comes necessary to oppose Sunday 
�
Pledged �
Paid 
Mrs. M. Worster �
 $ 72 00 $ 15 00 
Mrs. Nora Johnston.... 18 00 �
3 00 
Mrs. Mary Grounds .... 18 00 �
18 00 
Dr. S. L. Strickler �
 13 50 �
 
Individuals � 12 39 �
12 39 
Miss Verna Stone �
 12 00 10 00 
J. D. Hodapp � 12 00 �
200 
Raymond Gaidner �
 10 80 10 80 
C. J. Buhalts � 10 00 10 00 
A. W Bartlett �
 10 00 �
 
C. A. Hepple � 10 00 �
 
M. M. Kenny � 10 00 �
 
W. J. Stone � 10 00 �
 
Mrs. R. W. McMahan.. 10 00 �
4 00 
Roy Roberts � 9 00 �
7 00 
Mrs. R. J. Carson �
 9 00 �
9 00 
Archer Wright �
 9 00 �
6 00 
Mrs. Martha Redman _ �
 5 00 �
 
hills. We have done a good work in 
petitioning Congress to pass the 
pending liquor bill. 
The night following Mr. Crafts' 
lecture, I was privileged to speak in 
the City Building on the "Principles 
of Liberty" to about the same sized 
audience. From the remarks heard, 
we believe a good impression was 
made. �
A. L. Mn.a.te.n. 
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NOTICE! 
IN looking over our balance for 
March 1st I find quite a number of 
accounts that we have carried for 
months and some even for years. 
These debts were made by individ-
uals and Church Societies for Sabbath 
School Supplies, Tracts, Periodicals, 
etc. for which we have to pay in 30 
days from date of invoice. is it right 
for the conference to carry mdse. ac-
counts, when the money if paid in 
promptly could be used in forward-
ing this message? Our terms are 30 
days and I trust that all will en-
deavor to pay their hills within this 
time. �
T. A. GOODWIN, Treas. 
WHEN you play, play hard; and 
when you work, do not play at all. 
—Theodore Roosevelt. 
A. L. Miller �
 
C. L. Haskins �
 
Martha Redenour 
5 00 
500 
5 00 �
 
5 00 
2 00 
G. F. Knapp �
 
500 
500 
Ida Higbee �
 
4 50 �
 
Alice Buchanan �
 
4 50 
4 50 
Dora King �
 
414 
414 
M. M. Tucker �
 
4 00 
4 00 
H. C. Carmichael �
 
300 
300 
B. F. Harrison �
 
2 00 
2 00 
E. Nash �
 
200 
200 
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 $143 73 
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." 
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THE $25,000 FUND 
For the Wabash Valley Seventh-Day Adventist Sanitarium 
TITHE REPORT FOR MARCH 
Akron �
 
Anderson �
 
$ 3 73 
Angola. �
 
Barbers Mill �
 
Boggstown �
 
2 87 
Brookston �
 
Connersville �
 
Dana �
 
8 00 
Denver �
 
Elnora �
 
Elwood �
 
6 86 
Etna Green �
 
10 20 
Evansville �
 
85 00 
Farmersburg �
 
5 44 
Fort Wayne �
 
Franklin �
 
1 50 
Frankton �
 
16 05 
Glenwood �
 
Goshen �
 
11 32 
Grass Creek �
 
144 49 
Greenfield �
 
11 60 
Gum Corner �
 
5 13 
Hartford City �
 
3 30 
Honey Creek �
 
Huntington �
 
id aville �
 
30 73 
Indianapolis ( East Side) � 
52 35 
(23rd street) �
 
63 59 
(West Side) �
 
26 05 
Individuals �
 
19 20 
In wood �
 
5 80 
Jefferson �
 
Jonesboro �
 
13 02 
Kennard �
 
17 07 
Kokomo �
 
5 89 
La Fayette �
 
31 37 
Lebanon �
 
5 00 
Ligonier �
 
1213 
Linton, �
 
18 95 
Logansport �
 
41 91 
Marion �
 
33 25 
Martinsville 
7 85 
Michaels �
 
Michigan City ................ _ 
3 40 
Middletown �
 
100 49 
Mt. Vernon �
 
18 10 
Mt. Zion �
 
Muncie �
 
63 19 
New Hope �
 
20 63 
New London. �
 
7 39 
New Marion �
 
Noblesville �
 
Northfield �
 
6 00 
North Liberty �
 
Olive Branch. �
 
Oolitic �
 
PatMcksburg �
 
Peru �
 
12 27 
Petersburg �
 
Pleasant View �
 
3 62 
Princeton �
 
Richmond �
 
Rochester �
 
31 99 
Rocklane �
 
Salem �
 
9 72 
Seymour �
 
10 09 
South Bend �
 
23 11 
South Milford �
 
Terre Haute �
 
31 92 
Unionville �
 
4 56 
Waba6h Valley Sanitarium �
 
31 90 
Waldron �
 
Walkerton �
 
West Liberty �
 
Wolf Lake �
 
2 74 
Total receipts. �
 $1025 77 
WANTED—Good, humble, self-sac-
rificing, godly Sabbath-School teach-
ers, who will step into the ranks and 
with loving hearts and willing hands 
gently lead the lambs into the fold—
teachers who will not only tell them 
of the right road, but will themselves 
lead the way.—Signs of the Times. 
C. D. W. �
 1,000 00 
A Friend �
 1,000 00 
E. Hayes �
 1 ,000 00 
A. W. Bartlett and wife �
 
500 00 
Emmanuel Grounds � 500 00 
Mrs. Maggie Worster....- �
 500 00 
Dr. W. W. \Vorster and wife- 500 00 
W. J. Stone and wife �
 500 00 
L .J. S �
 
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�
500 00 
T .A. Goodwin and wife �
 
500 00 
S..1. Cleland and wife �
 
500 00 
Wm. P. Cunningham and wife 500 00 
J. W. Moore and wife �
 
300 00 
C. W. Hayden and wife �
 
200 00 
M. M. Kenney �
 
200 00 
D. W. Albert and wife �
 
100 00 
Mrs. E. E. Blain �
 
100 00 
C. J. Buhalts �
 
�
 �
100 00 
J. R. Minnick �
 
�
 
�
100 00 
E. Nf.sh �
 
100 00 
Mrs. Elizabeth Nuding �
 100 00 
M. G. Pepple �
 
700 00 
G. A. Roberts �
 
100 00 
R. R. Roberts and wife �
 
100 00 
John F. Steele �
 
100 00 
C. L. Stone and wife �
 
100 00 
Samuel J. Townsend �
 
100 00 
James D. Woodbufn �
 100 00 
Joel Yeager �
 100 00 
Roy Fattic and wife �
 
100 00 
W. C. Vore 
 
�
100 00 
E. A. Woodard �
 
60 00 
Mrs. R. W. McMahan �
 
50 00 
J. H. Niehaus and wife �
 
50 00 
Fannie M. Benson � 
50 00 
George \V. Boston � 
50 00 
P. J. Craig �
 
50 00 
L. F. Elliott �
 
50 00 
Margaret Fattic �
 
50 00 
N. D. Fisher and wife �
 
50 00 
Blanche Goodwin �
 
R. W. Hostetler and wife �
 
50 
50 
00 
00 
John S. Leach �
 
50 00 
A. L. Miller and wife ........... 
50 00 
W. T. Pitcher �
 
50 00 
F. M. Roberts �
 
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�
50 00 
Frank G. Scarborough �
 
50 00 
Wm. M. True �
 
50 00 
\V. A. Young �
 
50 00 
B. Hagle �
 
�
 �
50 00 
Mrs, A. M. Hand �
 
50 00 
Martha L. Outland � 
50 00 
Glesner Johnson, � 
50 00 
Charles Grim �
 
50 00 
B. R. Wirt �
 
�
 
�
50 00 
U. S. Anderson �
 
30 00 
Stephen Boze �
 �
30 00 
Archer Wright �
 
25 00 
A. N. Anderson �
 
25 00 
T. P. Barrons �
 
25 00 
Mrs. Julia A. Brown....._ �
 
25 00 
Mrs. G. W. Cooper �
 
25 00 
D. C. Horlacher �
 
25 00 
Rhoda Hamilton �
 
25 00 
Mrs. Amanda Hunt � 
25 00 
M. M. Kenny �
 
25 00 
(4. F. Knapp �
 
25 00 
John W McBride �
 
25 00 
.1. W. Montgomery � 
25 00 
Mrs. Eliza C. Nordyke �
 
25 00 
Katherine Nuding �
 
25 00 
Jahn Possman and wife �
 25 00 
R. C. Spohr �
 25 00 
A Friend �
 25 00 
Henry J. Hershberger �
 20 00 
G. W. Mann �
 20 00 
�
Mrs. M. L. Moore 
 20 00 
Mrs. Ethel Deem �
 20 00 
Victor Thompson � 20 00 
A Friend �
 15 00 
E. M. S. �
 15 00 
C. L. Haskins �
 13 00 
W. E. Vaughan �
 13 00 
�
L. V. Hopkins 
 12 00 
F. N. Bartholomew � 10 00 
�
Beatrice Barton 
 10 00 
Mrs. Mary Iluhalts �
...... �
10 00 
Mrs. P. J. Craig �
 10 00 
John M. Davidson � 10 00 
J. S. Edwards �
 10 00 
Martin Grim �
 10 00 
Celia J. Hart �
 10 00 
Mrs. D. C. Horlacher � 10 00 
Thomas Hubbard � 10 00 
Sarah J. Hunter �
 10 00 
Robert W. Leach � 10 00 
A. A. and Martha Marshall �
 10 00 
Todd Maxwell �
 10 00 
Margaret M. Miller � 10 00 
Cleotis Nash �
 10 00 
J. M. Rees �
 10 00 
D. W. Ridgeway �
 10 00 
N. C. Rogers �
 10 00 
Nellie Rothbaust �
 10 00 
Mrs. J. F. Woods � 10 00 
Mrs. B. E. Wright � 10 00 
Mary C. Kent �
 10 00 
Charles H. Zirkle 
�
6 00 
Ella M. Zirkle 
�
6 00 
Gabriella Havens 
�
5 00 
Carrie Applegate 
�
5 00 
Raymond Brooks � 5 00 
S. W. Burkhart 
�
5 00 
J. A. Davis 
�
5 00 
Mrs. Rosa Davis �
5 00 
Mrs. Jennie Dilw.orth 
�
5 00 
Mrs. Dora Greenlee 
�
5 00 
Mrs. Alta B. Harvey 
�
5 00 
Mrs. Sarah C. Hawk � 5 00 
Mrs. Susan Johnson 
�
5 00 
'Mrs. E. E. Lee 
�
5 00 
Lydia A. Legg �
 5 00 
Chris Mellinger 
�
5 00 
S. A. Pepple 
�
5 00 
Mrs. Zora Rabey �
 5 00 
Olive Sarber 
�
5 00 
J. Theresa Thompson �
 5 00 
Clara B. Turner 
�
5 00 
Adelia Wiser 
�
5 00 
Carrie Wiser 
�
5 00 
N. A. Wiser 
�
5 00 
Chas. Blackburn 
�
5 00 
Mrs. Richard Ford � 5 00 
Mrs. J. M. Johnson 
�
5 00 
E. M. Jackson ..... ........ .... �
3 50 
Bertha Bartholomew �
3 00 
Mrs. F. N. Bartholomew �
 3 00 
Everett E. Johnson 
�
3 00 
Jones 
�
2 00 
21 00 
299 50 
Milton 
Cash 
Churches on $5,000 Fund 
Total �
 $12,310 00 
S 
NEWS AND NOTES 
THE recent session of the Lake Un-
ion Conference was truly a mission-
ary conference. 
EARLY next month the Review will 
begin a special series of articles on 
the prophecy of Daniel. 
DURING 1907, our denominational 
book sales throughout the world, 
comprising, publications in 52 lan-
guages, amounted to more than 
$1,100,000.00. 
ON account of ill health, Sister 
Alma I. Knapp has been obliged to 
give up Bible work in this city and 
take treatment at the Wabash Val-
ley Sanitarium, where she went on 
the 2nd instant. 
A SERIES of articles being published 
in the Review on the new quarter's 
Sabbath-School lessons is especially 
helpful in getting a clear idea of their 
import. If you are not a subscriber 
for the Review, send us fifty cents for 
four months' trial. 
WE take pleasure in reporting that 
the first church to pay its apportion-
ment of the $5,000 Fnnd is the Leba-
non church, from which we received 
$58.00 on April 5th. We hope soon to 
receive complete payments from 
other churches. 
THE Kokomo Daily Tribune of 
April 2nd gave space to an article by 
Brother E. S. Edwards, entitled, 
"Meaning of Sunday Laws." Such 
articles help to educate the people in 
the community where the paper is 
circulated, upon principles of truth. 
"SATAN'S First Lie," an interest-
ing poem dealing with false theories 
in regard to the state of the dead, 
has been issued as No. 199 of Bible 
Students' Library. It is suitable for 
extensive distribution among those 
who believe in the immortality of 
the soul. Price, 2 cents each. 
THE Year Book for 1908 is now 
ready for delivery; price 25 cents. 
Every worker, every church officer, 
and every family needs one of these 
books for reference. If you once get 
one and study it, you will better real-
ize its value and will want one each 
year as published. Order from this 
office 
The Naval Number of the Signs of 
the Times will be one of the most at-
tractive numbers ever issued: it will 
be especially adapted to sell in large 
cities and towns, on the street and 
from house to house. With the lib-
eral commission offered, agents will 
do well in handling it. Write us for 
particulars. 
THE office has replenished its stock 
of tracts by securing over :3,000, 
twenty-five different kinds being in-
cluded in the shipment. Lately the 
orders for this kind of missionary 
ammunition have been frequent and 
we anticipate that our people will 
continue to use large quantities of 
truth-filled leaflets. 
A new, one-cent tract, B. S. L. 
No. 198, entitled, "Evolution and the 
Sabbath," by George McCready 
Price, has just come to our desk and 
we are prepared to till orders for it. 
The writer has clearly presented the 
truth that evolution is built on as-
sumption and that, had the Sabbath 
always been remembered, evolution 
would never have found a place in 
the minds of men. 
ELDER W. A. YOUNG visited Nobles-
ville the 3rd instant and baptized a 
young woman who has accepted the 
truth through the labors of Sister 
Donna Priddy. The sister was re-
ceived into the Noblesville church. 
She contemplates going into the 
work of carrying the Message to all 
that she can reach. We would he 
glad to see Sister Priddy again 
wholly engaged in the work. 
IN connection with the Lake Union 
Conference in Chicago, the Review 
and Herald Publishing Association 
of Washington, D. C., held its annual 
meeting. The officers presented in-
teresting and encouraging reports of 
the Association's work since its re-
moval from Battle Creek. The treas-
urer's statement showed a gain on 
each of the periodicals published as 
well as a gain in each of the operat-
ing departments. 
FROM the statement of the Treas-
urer of the Lake Union Conference, 
we glean the following interesting 
facts:—The tithe paid into the Lake 
Union office by the conferences com-
posing the Union amounted to $32,-
970.11 during the last two years, be-
ing a gain of $8,358.22 Over the pre-
ceding two years; the annual 
offerings for the last two years 
amounted to $10,648.36 as against 
$6,494.75 for the two preceding years. 
IN the $5,e00 Fund report in this 
Issue, we give all amounts received 
up to and including last Wednesday, 
the 8th instant, the total amount 
thus far received being $299.50. This 
is a good beginning and we hope 
from this time forward to see the 
Fund grow very rapidly. New pa-
tients are coming into the Sanitar-
ium and the building must be com-
pletely furnished. The money the 
churches are paging in helps to fnr-
nish and equip the Sanitarium. Let 
all pay as much as possible at the 
earliest possible date. 
OBITUARIES 
BROWN—Died at Denver, Ind., 
March 11, 1908, Roy Ethan Brown, 
born twenty-seven years, three 
months, and nine days previously at 
Neligh, Nebr. He was a step-son to 
our late B. F. Anderson and had 
with his wife come to Indiana only 
a short time before Brother Ander-
son's death. Last fall, during a visit 
by Elder Rees at Deliver, Brother 
Brown gave his heart to God and 
accepted all of present truth. Dur-
ing his last long sickness he suffered 
intensely but ever manifested Chris-
tian patience. He desired to live but 
expressed confidence in the Saviour 
and a willingness to await, in the 
tomb, the coming of his Saviour. 
While his widow and mother, sister 
and brother mourn his absence, they 
do not sorrow as those who have 
no hope. Words of comfort were 
spoken by the writer to a large con-. 
gregation. Brother R. W. Leach, 
and the pastor of the M. E. Church, 
assisted in the services. 
W. A. YOUNG. 
JOHNSON—On March 16,1908, Lyd-
ia Ellen Hardy, wife of J. M. Johnson, 
died of blood poisoning at her home, 
three miles northwest of Pendleton, 
Ind., aged fifty-two years, seven 
months, and one day. She was born 
near Springfield, Ill., and was mar-
ried to Brother Johnson in 1872. 
To this union were born six children, 
all of whom yet live, two in Indiana, 
one in Michigan, and three on the Pa-
cific slope. She accepted the Third 
Angel's Message in 1882. She constant-
ly endeavored to get the knowledge 
of this truth before her neighbors and 
others. She had hoped to live to see 
the Lord come, but was content to 
rest a while, as a blessing is pro-
nounced upon those dying now in 
in the Lord, and we believe that she 
rests in hope. The husband, six 
children, seven grand children, a 
brother, and three sisters are mourn-
ing her absence. 
A very large con-
course of neighbors gathered at the 
late home of Sister Johnson and 
gave close attention to the comfort 
that Gods gives to His people as 
they stand about the dead. 
W. A. YOUNG.