Harvest Ingathering Receipts to Date 9491.88 
VOLUME XXX �
Nevada, Iowa, Tuesday, January 15, 1918. �NUMBER 3 
THE FOOD FACTORY 
At a joint meeting of the Confer-
ence Committee, the Sanitarium 
board and the Iowa S. D. A. Asso-
ciation, and other brethren of the 
auditing board, held at Nevada, Jan-
uary 2, 1918, it was voted unani-
mously after careful consideration, 
to close out the business of the 
Iowa Sanitarium Food Company at 
Des Moines. In harmony with this 
action, the business manager, Bro-
ther 0. C. Graham, who was present 
in the council. was instructed to im-
mediately close out the food busi-
ness. 
A committee was appointed to 
take steps to dispose of the pro-
perty: This committee met at the 
factory in Des Moines, Tuesday, the 
8th and called in a real estate man 
of the city to advise with him re-
garding the sale of the property. It 
is hoped that the property can be 
sold, possibly to be converted into 
apartments. 
Perhaps it is only fair to our con-
stituents for us to give a word of 
explanation as to what led up to 
this action. Owing to the very high 
prices of all products going into the 
makeup of the foods, it has been im-
possible to operate the factory ex-
cept at a heavy loss. The deficit 
for the past year was a little over 
$1200, a hundred dollars a month. 
All can readily see that we could 
not afford to keep the institution 
running on this basis. All who were 
at camp meeting will remember that 
this question received some consid-
eration at that time, and it was 
voted by the delegates that the 
Board be authorized to make such 
disposition of the food factory as 
night be deemed best after further 
careful consideration. Hence this 
action at this time. We are glad 
that the action could be taken with 
so many of our represer.tative bre-
thren present. 
A - bakery is being operated at 
College View, Nebraska, in connec-
tion with our institutions there, 
where our people can secure the 
health foods. We are glad to re-
commend the Nebraska Sanitarium 
Food Company to our former pa-
trons. 
Accounts 
It is highly important that all who 
have accounts with the food factory 
settle them at once, as all the bills 
that we owe mast be paid immed-
iately. We dislike to borrow money 
to pay bills when there are enough 
accounts due the food factory to 
settle them if all was paid. 1, there-
fore, would urge all who are owing 
anything to the food factory to make 
an earnest effort to pay at •nce. 
The institution belongs to the people 
of Iowa, so it is to the interest of all 
that we have no unpaid outstanding 
accounts. Inasmuch as the food 
factory has been operated as a 
branch of the Iowa Sanitarium, and 
as the business at Des Moines is now 
closed out, we would askallto make 
their remittances to the Iowa San-
itarium, N.-vada, Iowa. 
In coacluRion I wish to speak of 
the untiring efforts of Brother 
Graham, who stayed with the ship 
till the last; and also of the hard 
work of his predecessor, Brother 
Moore, to make the institution pay 
out. Both these brethren with their 
associates did the best they could 
under the circumstances. No one 
foresaw or is responsible for the 
changed conditiGns and unprece-
dented prices of the past year or 
two. We. your servants, entrusted 
with the responsibilities, have done 
the best we have known- to do un-
der the circumstances. 
A. R. OGDEN. 
THE NECESSARY RE-FILLING 
Several times I laid my fountain 
pen aside because it began to blot; 
it was so disappointing to have it 
bedeck the page with big splotches 
of ink. But I soon learned that the 
pen was not ruined; it was only 
empty and needed refilling. That 
was all, but that makes all the dif-
ference there is between the useful 
and the worse than useless article. 
This set me thinking. What if 
God should lay me aside when I blot 
the page for the day with mistakes? 
How often I have looked back over 
the record blotted with sin, with un -
kind words and neglected duties that 
filled the evening reflections with 
bitter regret! How often I have fail-
ed! How often I have disappointed 
God when he has tried to use my 
life for writing in another heart his 
message of loving care! And again 
and again an accusing conscience 
has whispered to my despairing 
heart, You failed to let God fill you 
today. 
A new year lies before us. Its 
pages are still white. But they 
must all be filled as God turns the 
leaves. If we really desire to till 
each page with a record of which 
our Master can approve, we must let 
him fill us daily for service. He 
must direct our feet and strengthen 
our hands for work. This is the 
spiritual law of cause and effect; and 
we cannot escape it. 
The Psalmist knew this law, for 
he declared, "Thy word have I hid 
in mine heart that I might not sin 
against thee." What he did we 
must do in order to live right and to 
serve successfully. Our Master 
and Saviour when on earth followed 
the plan recommended by the 
Psalmist. He studied the Scriptures; 
lived in perfect harmony with them; 
and he was an eminently successful 
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worker—not one failure stained his 
wonderful record. He "spake as 
never man spake"; he knew how to 
comfort the sorrowing; he had power 
to heal the afflicted; lie was able, 
through God, to finish the work he 
came to do. 
So the real question you ancli are 
facing is, Will we pay the price of 
success during 1918? Will we hide 
enough of God's Word in our hearts 
to serve him acceptably? Every 
day we should study the Guide Book 
—eat this bread of eternal life—for 
our spiritual life is as dependent 
upon prayer and Bible study as our 
physical life is on air and food. 
And we should study the Bible from 
Gen. 1:1 to Rev. 22:21, for it is all 
the word of God, and "is profitable 
for doctrine, for reproof, for correc-
tion, for instuction in righteousness." 
From cover to cover the Good Book 
is filled with the help we need for 
living the victorious life. Do you 
desire to become a successful Chris-
tian worker? Then will voo not join 
with hundreds of other young peo-
ple in reading the Bible through 
during 1918? 
MISSIONARY VOLUNTEER DEPT. 
DENOMINATIONAL HISTORY 
A great many questions have 
been asked recently concerning the 
membership of our denomination in 
the United States, our attitude with 
regard to the bearing of arms, and 
when individual churches were first 
organized. Several ,other questions 
we find in the questionnaire that 
have seemed difficult for the average 
young man to answer. If there ever 
was a time when our young men, in 
fact every member of the church, 
should have a comprehensive know-
ledge of our own denominational 
history, that time is now. Every 
man, woman, and young person of 
average intelligence, should know 
why we are Seventh-day Adventists 
from both a Bible and present history 
viewpoint. 
Quite a number during the pa'.t 
year have received Standard of 
Attainment certificates, v:hich show 
that they have passed an examina-
tion in Bible Doctrines and Denom-
inational History. There are two 
books aside from our denominational 
paper and other magazines, with 
which all should be familiar at this 
time. They are "Great Second Ad-
vent Movement," and the little book 
"Outline of Mission Fields." A 
kno wledge of these, our two histor- 
ical books, with a careful reading of 
our denominational paper, t h e 
Review and Herald, would give us a 
knowledge of our own history from 
its beginning to the present time, that 
would have supplied in many cases, 
our young men with information 
that would have saved dollars in long 
distance telephone calls when filling 
out their questionnaires recently. 
S. A. OBERC. 
SIOUX CITY CHURCH SCHOOL 
We are glad to report progress in 
the school work at Sioux City. This 
is our second year. We have a bet-
ter school room, the enrollment 'is 
larger, and quality of work done by 
the pupils is better than last year. 
In September we began school in 
the alcove ef the little church where 
we were then holding services. A 
few weeks later, when we purchas-
ed a church of our own, the first 
thing to receive attention was a 
room in which to hold school; and a 
pleasant, comfortable room in the 
basement was made ready. 
A large printing 'Ness in the main 
room of the basement was taken 
apart and moved out after we had 
moved into our room. The board 
partition that separates us from the 
rest of the basement was but little 
protection against noise, and at 
times our only means of communi-
cation was by signs. However, good 
work was done by all, and we learn-
ed many things that are not in our 
school books. 
We have had several visits from 
the children of the neighborhood, 
who were quite curious at first. A 
few made unkind remarks about the 
school until they were persuaded to 
make us a visit. One little girl still 
taunts us occasionally about "the 
old school" that we "made up." But 
most of our neighbors are friendly 
now. 
December 21 a short program was 
given by the pupils. We are very 
thankful to our Heivenly Father for 
the many blessings he has bestow-
ed upon us. 
RUBY L. MCSPARRAN. 
THE BULLETIN APPRECIATED 
We do not feel safe to defer the 
matter of subscription longer, since 
reading the last issue. It is useless 
to plead negligence at this siege of 
the game, so here is forty cents for 
the renewal and we will still be 
friends. Am glad to note that Iowa 
is on the crest of the wave in the 
Ingathering as well as some other 
lines of good work. I often think of 
the pleasant and profitable associa-
tion with my Iowa brethren and sis-
ters. However, the work is one. 
Indiana is the home of some very 
fine people, and the work is moving 
forward here. Since coming here we 
have organized a company of nine 
members into a church. Our Sab-
bath school has eighteen members. 
We hope to have others join us 
soon. Wishing you much of the 
Lord's blessing, I remain, as ever 
your brother in Christ. 
Knox, Ind. �
B. P. SHILLING. 
NORTHEAST DISTRICT 
I am glad to say a few words con-
cerning the work in the northeast 
district. 
The greater part of our brethren 
and sisters have done something in 
the interest of missions through the 
Harvest Ingathering. Much more 
has been done than we had hoped 
for under existing circumstances, 
owing to early frost in this section, 
calls for Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., etc. 
Some of the churches and indivi-
duals have reached their goal, sure-
ly the Lord has been good, we have 
been blessed and we hope many be-
yond our expectations may be saved 
as the result. I have enjoyed this 
work. and have realized providen-
tial leadings. I was able to place the 
special Watchman in the hands of 
traveling men and to receive dona-• 
tions on the train, in depots be-
tween trains, etc. 
Since our good camp meeting I 
have visited nearly all the churches, 
companies and individuals in this 
district. I find a great many of our 
people of good courage, and making 
preparation to meet the soon com-
ing Saviour in peace. Truly we 
should take heed to the following 
texts: Rotn.13: 11, 12; Rom. 9: 28; 
Rev. 22: 12. 
Since my last report, it was my 
privilege to baptize three dear 
young people at Village Creek; al-
though it was quite cold, they mani-
fested their willingness to follow 
our Lord, by going forward in this 
ordinance. One of them has since 
entered Oak Park Academy. I trust 
many of our young people now 
apparently indifferent will follow his 
example. 
It was my privilege to assist Bro-
ther F. W. Meyer. ill a meeting at 
Kendallville. I was glad to meet 
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and become acquainted with these 
dear people, and truly hope that our 
labors have not been in vain, but 
that they will yield fruit unto eter-
nal life. 
The Week of Prayer was a very 
precious season to the churches I 
was able to visit. I met with the 
Riceville church, December 7. The 
Lord greatly blessed our coming to-
gether, also in the services the next 
day at Fredericksburg. During the 
week I visited the following places: 
Decorah, Waukon and Lancing. At 
the latter place, I continued the 
meetings one week with some in-
terest, and when given an oppor-
tunity, six manifested their willing-
ness to walk in the light of the 
commandments. 
On my return to the Workers' Meet-
ing,' held quarterly meeting services 
at Waukon, Lansing and Fred-
ericksburg. Brethren, remember in 
prayer tha work in this district. 
J. W. BEAMS. 
CEDAR FALLS 
I am sending in the Harvest In-
gather ing for the Cedar Falls church. 
We set our goal for $200 and I am 
sending today, $54.35, proceeds of 
the work done here in town. Brother 
and Sister G. G. Cramer sent in $100 
for this chnrch, and we already had 
$12.00 to our credit, making a total 
of $166.35 leaving a shortage of 
only $33.65. Nearly all have taken 
a part in this work and each 
received special blessings. When I 
started oat, I thought I would set 
my goal at only $5.00. but before I 
finished my territory, I had over $10 
.00; then I thought God is that good, 
1 must not stop, so I started out 
taking the babies with me and have 
received in all about $20.00. 
MRS. L. L. SIGLIN, 
Missionary Secretary. 
THE NEW SEMESTER 
The second semester begins Jan-
uary 16. There will he a number 
of new studies beginning at this time: 
13( okkeeping, General Science and 
Botany. A student may take any 
Bible class the second semester 
witho...t having had the first. We 
are planning to start a class in 
Arithmetic, providing there are 
enough to organize a class. 
We are always glad to have our 
students start early so that they 
will have no difficulty in keeping up 
with their classes. They have ad-
vantages which others, who come 
in later, do not have. It is then 
that we plan for their regular work 
and many other things in connec-
tion with school duties. Much of 
this work is quite permanent, E.nd 
there are prospects of students con-
tinuing this same work year after 
year, thus enabling them to meet a 
fair amount of their school ex-
penses and securing industrial cred-
its. Eighteen credits of literary and 
manumental work are required by 
the full Academic course. 
The stress of hard times and high 
cost of living, mat erial for repairs, 
etc., has been more than the re-
sources of the school will admit. 
Therefore the Board recommended 
that we ask the patrons to add to 
the tuition charge a dollar per 
month to help meet these extra ex-
penses, beginning with January 1, 
1918. �
L. A. HOOPES. 
OBITUARY 
STANSBERRY.—Died in Marshalltown, Iowa, 
December 12, 1917, aged 84 years, 10 
months and 18 days. Henry Stansberry 
was born in Monongalia county, West Vir-
ginia, January 24, 1833, and October 25, 
1855, he was married to Lucy Long, and to 
them eight children were born, five of 
whom are living. Mr. Stansberry served 
his country in the Civil War, enlisting in the 
spring of 1862 as a blacksmith, and he was 
honorably discharged after three years of 
service. In the spring of 1869 he moved 
to Harrison county, Iowa, where he made 
his home until his death, with the excep-
tion of a few years the 'family spent in Ne-
braska. For nearly half a century he had 
been a faithful member of the Adventist 
church, and he died in the blessed hope of 
eternal life. The funeral service was con-
ducted by the writer at the home of his son 
near Modale. Iowa, and our brother was laid 
to rest until the resurrection morning. 
W. A. McKirtnFN. 
THE TASK BEFORE US 
Seventh-day Adventists stand 
face to face with many tremendous 
tasks. One of the greatest is the 
giving of the message to the mil-
lions of foreign-speaking people in 
the home field. The presence of 
these people is a challenge to our 
faith, our loyalty, our devotion, 
and our zeal. The Accomplishment 
of it will mean more- than the in-
gathering of a few souls right here. 
Thousands in the homeland, too, 
will he influenced thereby. 
From 1910 till the close of 1916 
more than 5,000,000 immigrants 
were admitted to our country, and 
this notwithstanding existing war 
Did you read tire first inside page 
-riflast week's Review and Herald, the 
Aselections from "The Editor's Mail 
'Bag?" The suggestion relative to 
singing in our churot.es is timely. 
It•thight not be out of place to en-
courage the use of our dericmina-
tional song book "Hymns lid 
Tunes" for our church services. 
conditions since 1914. What shall 
be done for them while they are 
here? How will Seventh-day Ad-
ventists respond to this challenge? 
Over 2,000,000 immigrants re- 
turned to their homelands duriog 
the ten year period, 1905-1914. 
What did Christian America, and 
what did we as a people, give these 
2,000,000 to take back? This re-
turning population ought to be 
made a missionary force, but this 
will never be done so long as we 
' do not fully realize the great op-
portunity presented in their pres-
ence with us, and neglect our in-
dividual duty and responsibility. 
While the work of the Lord is 
fast closing, these neglected souls 
must have a chance. More and 
better literature must be prepared. 
Young men and women out of their 
own ranks must be trained in our 
schools. 
We have a supply tif literature in 
several of these languages. Our 
foreign publishing house, the In-
ternational Branch of the Pacific 
Press Publishing Association, in 
Brookfield, Illinois, is putting forth 
a tremendous effort to meet some 
of the great and crying demands 
for the truth in printed form in 
these man y foreign tongus s. 
$10.000 will be needed during the 
coming year with which to put into 
operation the recommendations 
passed at the late Fall Council in 
Minneapolis, with reference to for-
eign literature. A series of small 
books sin-ilar to the "World's 
Crisis" and the "World Event 
Series," is in preparation. These 
books will cover practically all of 
the leading features of present 
truth. We believe that they will 
be the means of reaching tens of 
thousands of homes that otherwise 
would never be reached with this 
message. 
The writer should be glad to give 
any desired information that in-
terested readers of this article de-
sire. Address. Foreign Depart-
ment, Brookfield. Illinois. 
STEEN RASMUSSEN. 
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ISSUED WEEKLY BY THE 
IOWA TRACT SOCIETY 
NEVADA, IOWA 
MRS. FLORA V. DORCAS - - EDITOR 
Terms: 40 Cts. a Year, in Advance 
Entered as second-class matter Septem-
ber 10, 1908. at the pest-office at Nevada 
Ia., under Act'of Congress. March 3, 1879. 
Printed at Oak Park Academy 
Sun sets in Iowa, Friday, Jan. 18 
East 4:57 Middle 5:12 West 5:22 
Elder Oberg was at Humboldt. 
Sabbath, and Fort Dodge, Sunday. 
He planned going to Riceville the 
first of the week. 
Have you secured a copy of the 
Morning Watch Calendar? There 
are still a few in stock at the Tract 
Society. 
Sister Dorcas went to Wallingford, 
Friday, in the interests of the Sab-
bath school Convention to be held 
in connection with the opening of the 
new church building. 
Iowa led the Pacific Press territory 
In sales for 1917 by between three 
and four thousand dollars. This is 
quite encouraging when we remem-
ber that our State was about eigh-
teenth in the list three or four years 
ago. 
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE 
There will he a Teachers' Institute 
at Nevada, beginning January 17 at 
7:30 p. m., closing :Ninthly evening, 
January 20. Nearly all of our teach-
ing force in Iowa will be present. 
Most tl the meetings will be con-
ducted in the Academy. We hope 
that those it. the State who plan to 
teach church school next year will 
try to attend all the meetings. Pre-
lessor Robison, normal director at 
Union College, and Professor Van 
Kirk, our Union Educational secre-
tary, will be present during the entire 
Institute. �
S. A. OBERG. 
— 
Miss Ruth Ealy of Boone, repre-
senting the American Home Find-
ing Association, spent several days 
as a guest at the Sanitarium. 
Sister B. J. Carpenter of Iowa City 
writes: "I have taken the BULLETIN 
ever since it was started by Brother 
LeRoy Nicola as editor thirty years 
ago." 
The Sanitarium is having an un-
usual patronage for this season of 
the year. A part of the time last 
week every room was occupied. 
On one day there were five opera-
tions. 
The first shipment of Sabbath 
school quarterlies was so soon ex-
hausted that the Tract Society had 
to order a second supply. These 
were just received the latter part of 
the week. The late orders were 
filled as quickly as possible. 
Let all try to do just a little more 
in the Harvest Ingathering during 
January so that we will yet reach 
the ten thousand dollar goal as sug-
gested in Elder Ogden's article. 
Whatever you do will help. It cer-
tainly seems that since we are 
within five hundred dollars of the 
goal that we can make it. 
We would suggest to our church 
elders and leaders that they present 
to their congregations the new 
Twenty-five-cent a week plan so 
that all of the members will have an 
intelligent undeustanding of the piwn 
for raising our funds for 1918. 
Perhaps a public reading of Elder 
Ogden's article on that subject in 
last week's issue of the BULLETIN 
would help all to understand the 
plan better. 
The Review of January 10 gave 
the list of recruits going to the mis-
sion fields during 1917. It is an in-
teresting list of names. Truly our 
line of missionary endeavor is ever 
enlarging. Its circuit is the ends of 
the earth. 
Have you availed yourselves of 
the opportunity of securing the 
seven Review and Herald periodicals, 
"The Review Family Group," regu-
lar price $7.95, all for $5.50 if or-
dered before February 1? This is a 
splendid library of denominational 
papers—namely, our good cl.urch 
paper, Review and Herald, Youth's 
Instructor, Sabbath School Worker, 
Life and Health, Christian Edu-
cator, Liberty magazine and Present 
Truth, seven regular publications 
for a whole year for only $5.50, if 
ordered before February 1. Order 
through the Iowa Tract Society, 
Nevada, Iowa. 
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A BLUE CROSS 
A blue cross over this item shows 
that your subscription has expired 
as indicated by the year and month 
on the yellow address label. We 
have appreciated the response of so 
many in renewing, but there are still 
some names on our list whose sub-
scription is still in arrears. We dis-
like to cut off a single name. Will 
you not take this as a personal invi-
tation to renew your subscription et 
least for one or two years from the 
time to which your subscription was 
previously paid? You will be cred-
ited ahead from the time of expir-
ation according to the amount of 
your remittance. Order of the Iowa 
Tract Society. 
SHALL WE? 
Shall we yet make our $10,000 
Harvest Ingatherieg goal before we 
stop? W hen the books were closed 
for the year 1917, we had received 
$9,334.16, which was over $2,000 
more than the total receipts last 
year. Since the books were closed, 
considerable has come in so that we 
are within just a little less than five 
hundred dollars of reaching the ten 
thousand. Just a little more effort 
and we will yet be able to "go over 
the top," and at least a little more 
than reach that splendid mark as a 
result of our 1917 campaign. 
As stated in last issue, what is re-
ceived during January will be cred-
ited to 1918, but we can by keep-
ing at it, have the satisfaction of 
reaching the $10,000 by continuing 
to use the splendid 1917 Ingather-
ing paper. If you can use five, ten 
or fifty copies, order them of the 
Iowa Tract Society, as there ate still 
a few in stock. Instead of making it 
a question "Shall we"? as indicated 
at the head of this notice. I feel like 
reversing the words, making it. W e 
shall! 
A dollar each from five hund d 
persons will make it. Some can do 
more, perhaps as much as five or 
ten dollars. Surely, many can by a 
little more effort, collect at least one 
dollar more during January. Let us 
make our $10,000 goal yet. 
A. R. OGDEN. 
For Sale.—A surrey almost new 
has been gb en for missions. Any 
one interested should correspond 
with the Iowa Conference. The sale 
of the surrey will place the amount 
into the cause of foreign missions.