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" Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields ; for they are white already to harvest." 
VOL. I �
SOUTH LANCASTER, MASS., AUGUST 27, 1902 �
No. 33 
"HE CARETH FOR YOU." 
How strong and sweet my Father's care! 
The word, like music in the air 
Comes answering to my whispered prayer— 
" He cares for thee." 
The thought great wonder with it brings: 
My cares are all such little things, 
But to the truth my glad faith clings, 
He cares for me. 
Yet, keep me ever in thy love, 
Dear Father, watching from above, 
And let me still thy mercy prove 
And care for me. 
Cast me not off for all my sin, 
But make me pure and true within 
And teach me how thy smile to win 
Who carest for me. 
11! O still, in summer's golden glow, 
Or wintry storms of wind and snow 
Love me my Father; let me know 
Thy care for me. 
And I will learn to cast the care 
Which like a heavy load I bear 
Down at thy feet in lowly prayer 
And trust in Thee. 
For nought can hurt me, shade or shine, 
Nor evil thing touch me, or mine, 
Since thou, with tenderness divine 
Dost care for me. 
—Marianne Forningham. 
A WARNING AGAINST SELFISHNESS. 
NoT every one that saith unto 
me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the 
kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth 
the will of my Father which is in 
heaven. Many will say to me in that 
day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophe-
sied in thy name ? and in thy name 
have cast out devils ? and in thy name 
done many wonderful works ? and 
then will I profess unto them, I never 
knew you ; depart from me, ye that 
work iniquity." 
These words portray the sad end-
ing of the self-deceived. They see 
the good that they might have done 
in this life, and they plead that they 
have performed some good actions. 
But their good was so alloyed with 
selfishness and greed that they turned 
souls from God, causing them to lose 
faith in all professing Christians. In 
the minds of those with whom they 
were connected, they created a sense 
of suspicion, distrust, and injustice, 
which strengthened the spirit of criti-
cism. Though claiming to be in the 
service of God, they educated them-
selves in dishonesty. Their sense of 
justice became confused. Their 
hearts were hardened, and they left 
undone many things that would have 
glorified G o d. �
Self-complacency 
filled their hearts, leading them to 
say, " I have done this and that good 
work." But the Lord did not accept 
their work, for it was defiled with 
selfishness. 
Their wrong course began with the 
cherishing of wrong principles. The 
spirit of cupidity, not at first apparent 
to themselves, grew until it led to 
actions that meant robbery. Their 
unfaithfulness, commended by the 
world, was cherished for a lifetime 
under the decent garb of frugality 
and honest industry. Constantly it 
was working the destruction of them-
selves and others. Parsimoniousness 
is covetousness ; it is the frugality of 
selfishness. 
Selfishness is as contagious as the 
leprosy. Selfishness in dealing with 
the Lord's goods ought to be seen as 
it is ; for it is the greatest curse that 
can come into any man's life. It is 
hard to reconcile the selfishness 
shown by many church members with 
their claim to be the Lord's helping 
hand. The half-hearted Christians 
who are working in the Lord's vine-
yard are the cause of the great dearth 
of means in the treasury. Will those 
to whom this is well known continue 
to reveal a hard-heartedness that is 
lessening the revenue which is to 
support the Lord's work in the world? 
Godliness is becoming more and 
more rare. Unless the divine leaven 
of renovation works in the church, 
little will be done to convert souls 
who will be not only consumers but 
producers. The church is now as a 
vast hospital, filled with the spirit-
ually sick. The future of the church 
depends on the efforts made by the 
members to understand the sinful-
ness of selfishness, and their willing- 
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ness to take the remedy that will cure 
the disease. Let a reformation take 
place, that those who accept the truth 
in the future may not be contaminated 
by the corrupting influence of selfish-
ness. 
As Seventh-day Adventists we must 
reach a higher standard. God brings 
against his professing people a terri-
ble charge : 
" These things saith the Amen, the 
faithful and true Witness, the begin-
ning of the creation of God : I know 
thy works, that thou art neither cold 
nor hot ; I would thou wert cold or 
hot. So then because thou art luke-
warm, and neither cold nor hot, I will 
spue thee out of my mouth. Because 
thou sayest; I am rich, and increased 
with goods, and have need of nothing; 
and know est not that thou art 
wretched, and miserable, and poor, 
and blind and naked ; I counsel thee 
to buy of me gold tried in the fire, 
that thou mayest be rich ; and white 
raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, 
and that the shame of thy nakedness 
do not appear ; and anoint thine eyes 
with eye-salve, that thou mayest see. 
As many as I love, I rebuke and 
chasten ; be zealous, therefore, and 
repent." 
Many who are condemned by men 
are vindicated by God; many who 
are exalted by human judgment are 
by God pronounced wretched, and 
miserable, and poor, and blind, and 
naked. Human judgment often errs. 
Often, because of defective judgment, 
man condemns his brother. God 
looks at the heart. He reads the 
motives that prompt to action. 
There is a work to be done among 
the churches of Seventh-day Advent-
ists that has not yet been done. 
Ministering angels are waiting to see 
who will take up this work in the 
right spirit. You may ask, " Wherein 
must we change ? What have we 
done ? " It is not my work to enter 
into details. Let all humble them-
selves before God, asking for grace 
and wisdom, that they may see where 
they have violated his holy law. Un-
less his Spirit enlightens them, they 
will never know, even though it is set 
before them by their brethren. Those 
who refuse to come into right relation 
with God, who will not obey the 
rules of his government, can not bear 
his sign. 
No one need walk in darkness. 
No one need say, " Specify to me the 
precise wrongs of which I am guilty." 
To all who say this I give the word 
of the Lord, " Search prayerfully, and 
you will know." 
Let all who claim to be reformers 
be such in the fullest sense of the 
word. The Lord is merciful. He 
does not chastise his people because 
he hates them, but because he hates 
the sins that they are committing. 
If they will turn from their wrong 
ways, and seek counsel from him, he 
will be spared a repetition of their 
chastisement. He waits long for his 
erring people to repent, that he may 
remove the rod from them, and grant 
them his forgiveness and love, filling 
their hearts with his peace and joy. 
But those who in self-complacency 
strengthen themselves in their own 
way must be left to suffer the conse-
quence- of their wrong course. Cause 
will be followed by the sure result. 
MRS. E. G. WHITE. 
GIVING OR RELINQUISHING. 
UNDER the above heading I clip 
the following from a prominent relig-
ious weekly, and am sure we all can 
consider it with profit : 
" So Mr. Jones gave $500.110 to 
missions at his death, did he ? ' The 
question was asked of a city pastor 
the other day. And the answer was, 
I did not say he gave it, but that he 
left it ; perhaps I should have more 
explicitly said that he relinquished 
$500.00 because he could no longer 
hold it.' The distinction needs to be 
kept in mind. One gives only when 
living ; he relinquishes at death. 
There is plenty of Scripture commen- 
dation for giving, but none that we 
recall for relinquishing what the cold, 
stiffened fingers of death can no longer 
hold." 
The Lord has told us that one dol-
lar invested in the cause now will do 
more good than ten dollars later on. 
Brethren and sisters, the cause needs 
help now. 
We could use several 
hundred dollars to good advantage in 
paying old debts and pushing the 
truth into regions beyond.—G. B. 
Thompson, in the New York Indicator. 
ITEMS OF EXPERIENCE IN SELLING 
" OBJECT LESSONS." 
ONE lady said that she had been 
proud of her book ever since she had 
subscribed for it, though all she had 
seen of it was while I was canvassing 
her. 
A gentleman met me in the street 
and said, " I want you to tell every 
one you meet that that is the best 
book I ever read." 
Another said, " I am surprised that 
you sell so many in these hard times. 
It must be that the Lord wants the 
people to have them." 
A good farmer said to me, " In 
times when the crops are so short 
people usually say to book agents, 
You just walk along.' It must be 
that the Lord goes with you. I be-
lieve you lock arm with the Lord." 
One man said, " That book is worth 
its weight in gold." �
Another, " I 
would not take five dollars for mine." 
--If. W. Pierce, in the Southern 
Watchman. 
HIDDEN in the hollow 
Of His blessed hand, 
Never foe can follow 
Never traitor stand, 
Not a surge of worry, 
Not a shade of care, 
Not a blast of hurry 
Touch the spirit there. 
—F. R. Ilavergal. 
" BEAR and forbear, I counsel thee, 
Forgive and be forgiven, 
For charity is the golden key 
That opens the gate of heaven." 
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IF loving hearts were never lonely, 
If all they wish might ever be, 
Accepting what they look for only, 
They might be glad, but not in Thee. 
"WITH patient heart thy course of duty run, 
God nothing does nor suffers to be done, 
But thou wouldst do thyself, if thou couldst 
only see 
The end of all he does, as well as he." 
The FIELD 
VIRGINIA CAMP-MEETING. 
We need as much the cross we bear, 
As air we breathe-as light we see; �"IN the world woes follow fast, 
It draws us to thy side in prayer, �
And a bitter death comes last, 
It binds us to our strength in Thee. �But in heaven shall nought destroy 
-Mrs. Waring-. �
Endless peace and love and joy." 
CHRIST AND THE LAW. 
THE following is a page from " Practical Lessons from the 
Experience of Israel for the Church of To-day," by F. C. Gilbert. 
THE LAW PROPERLY UNDERSTOOD. 
22. Even in the law, if the people had only understood it, 
they could have seen the Christ, the Savior. It is a fact that 
there is not one attribute that the Bible gives to the law of God, 
but what is also inherent in Jesus Christ. He was simply the 
law of God in the flesh." We shall now consider some of the 
attributes of God's law, and compare them with the character of 
Christ. Thus we shall see that if the law of God were only 
rightly understood by the people then, by their successors later, 
and even by the people of the present day, they would see some 
wonderful light and revelation in the life and character of Jesus 
Christ. David's words would then be appreciated : " How love 
I Thy law ! it is my meditation all the day."" 
23. THE LAW OF GOD. �
THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST. 
1. Love." �
1. Love." 
2. Truth." �
2. Truth." 
3. Delight." �
3. Delight."' 
• 4. Perfect." �
4. Perfect." 
5. Sure." �
5. Sure." 
6. Righteous." �
6. Righteous." 
7. Eternal.57 (e) �
7. Eternal.71 
8. Spiritual." �
8. Spiritual."2 
9. Peace.' �
9. Peace.73 
10. Holy." �
10. Holy.'; 
11. Unchangeable." �
11. Unchangeable.'" 
12. Liberty." �
12. Liberty." 
13. Good." �
13. Good.' 
14. Just." �
14. Just." 
From this we see that the law of God is simply an expression 
of the character of Jesus Christ. Hence David prophesied of 
Him, through the Spirit : 
" I delight to do Thy will, 0 My God: yea, Thy law- is within My 
heart." 73 
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49 Rom. 8: 3, 4. �
52' Ps. 119: 97. �
57 Ps. 119: 97. �
521's. 119: 142. 
53 Ps. 1: 1, 2; Horn. 7:22; Ps. 119: 77, 92, 143. �
54 Ps. 19:7 �
33 Ps. 111:7. 
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56 Ps. 19: 9; 119: 172. �
57 l's. 119: 89. �
58 Horn. 7 : 14; 8;2. �
59 12s. 119: 165. 
62 Rom. 7: 12. �
6' Ps. 89: 34. �
62Janies 2: 10-12. �
63 Horn. 7 : 12. 
64 Rpm. 7:12. �
65 'tom. 8: 35, 39. �
66 John 14 : 6. �
67Isa. 42: 1. 
63 Heb. 2: 10; 5: 9. �
69 Hen. 7:2.2.. �
70 1 John 2: 1. �
77 1 John 5 : 11. 
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721 Cor. 15: 45, 46. �
73 Eph. 2: 14. �
74 Acts 4: 27. �
75 1103. 13: 8. 
76 2 Cor. 3: 17. �
77John 10:11, 14. �
78 Acts 3 : 14. �
79 Ps. 40:8; Heb. 10:7. 
THE Virginia Conference and an-
nual camp-meeting were held accord-
ing to appointment August 8-18 at 
Lynchburg in a park about four miles 
from the city. Although the distance 
from the city was really too great, yet 
the ground being at the terminal of 
the electric line, the meeting was 
largely attended by the people of the 
city from the first, and their numbers 
increased to its close. 
The Virginia Conference is small, 
but our people from the different parts 
of the State were numerically well rep-
resented on the ground. The minis-
ters in the conference were all present. 
Professor Griggs and Professor Neff, 
Brother S. N. Curtiss and the writer 
were in attendance from outside the 
conference. We were much disap-
pointed in not having Elders S. M. 
Cobb and 0. 0. Farnsworth with us, 
but circumstances were such in their 
home conferences that it was not con-
sistent for them to be present. 
The third angel's message was pre-
sented straight and simple to the gen-
eral congregation, as it was presented 
to the world in 1844. The truths 
were thus made to stand out in clear 
and distinct lines. The greatest inter-
est to hear was at the breaking up of 
the encampment. A company of 
workers were left to follow up the in-
terest with a series of tent meetings 
and house-to-house Bible work. It is 
hoped that we may have a strong 
church of Christian Sabbath reformers 
established in Lynchburg to reflect 
the light of present truth. 
Much practical work was done for 
our people, which was responded to 
by them. At the close of the morning 
service on the second Sabbath twenty 
persons presented themselves for 
burial with Christ. The larger num-
ber of these were young people just 
entering the service of Christ. None 
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of the number were re-baptisms; hence 
it was encouraging to see in this small 
conference so great results of new 
work accomplished by the Spirit of 
the Lord. 
The conference is over three thou-
sand dollars in debt through the tract 
department. Arrangements were more 
fully completed, which if carried out 
will relieve the conference of debt by 
January 1, 1903. I am also sure that 
these plans will be executed. 
Elder R. I). Hottel was re-elected 
president of the conference. �
The 
other officers are about the same as 
they were last year. 
The outlook is brightening up in 
Virginia. We look for grand results 
in every way in this conference the 
coming year. All are of good courage 
in the Lord, and in the triumph of 
our work. 
H. W. COPPRE1 I . 
REPORT FROM PENNSYLVANIA. 
RECENTLY I enjoyed a Sabbath 
service with the church at Conneaut-
vile. Some of the members from Al-
bion were with us. Our Wednesday 
evening prayer and missionary meet-
ings at Erie are seasons of interest, 
and are quite well attended. Some 
are selling " Object Lessons," and in 
this way openings are made for Bible 
readings in families with newly inter-
ested ones. The fruits of selling this 
book are many and far-reaching : 
1. It is a blessing to the one that 
sells the book in awakening new spir-
itual life and missionary zeal. 
2. It blesses the ones that purchase 
the book with light and precious 
truth. 
3. The school is blessed and made 
more efficient as its burden of debt is 
removed. 
4. As the school is made more 
useful, its patrons and students are 
thereby blessed. 
5. By the better training given to 
students who will enter missionary 
fields, thousands will be led to a life 
of faith and obedience to the require-
ments of God and to eternal salvation: 
Thus by a little personal effort, a 
little seed sown, a little time spent in 
faith for others' good, the result brings 
eternal gain to the receiver and to 
the giver. All can have a part in 
this good work and now is the time 
to be doing it. 
August 9 and 10, I attended the 
union quarterly meeting of the Low-
ville and Bear Lake churches at Low-
ville. The church building erected 
some years ago had not been finished 
till recently. This was dedicated at 
this time free from debt. Brother 
Prescott, from Erie, was with me and 
assisted in the meetings. I trust the 
services were profitable to all in at-
tendance. 
August 15-17 I was with the church 
at Eldred. I was glad to meet a good 
company of the scattered Sabbath-
keepers at this time. Our churches, 
as a rule, are much scattered, and do 
not all have the privilege of Sabbath 
meetings. I am glad we can all have 
a good Sabbath-school, even if there 
is only one family to engage in the 
study. Angels of God are in such 
family Sabbath-schools. 
I am more and more impressed 
with the great truth that the fancily is 
God's greatest means on earth of 
making known his truth. The fami/y 
/1/4 of fathers and mothers determines 
what the children will be. We need 
churches, Sabbath-schools, church 
schools, academies, and colleges; but 
the greatest need of the world is 
homes after God's order, �
homes where 
the truth is lived. 
Unless we have 
this, all other means and machinery 
will be of little avail. We may be 
where we can not have the privileges 
of a church, or church Sabbath-school, 
or a church day-school, or an acad-
emy, or college, but thank God, every 
family may have the blessed privileges 
of a home where angels dwell, where 
light, peace, and happiness rule, where 
the burdens of life's toils are light-
ened, where warm hearts, willing 
hands, and kind words are the fruits 
of a Christian (C-h-r-i-s-t-l-i-k-e) home. 
Such homes know by experience that 
the " kingdom of heaven [on earth] is 
righteousness, joy and peace in the 
Holy Ghost." What a contrast is the s, 
Christlike home to the many homes 
described in Rev. 3 : 14-17 1 Thank 
God that even in the " wretched," 
" blind," and " miserable " condition 
the Lord shows that we are in. He 
offers us the " eye-salve " that we 
may see. 
He offers us the " white 
raiment " that our shame and naked-
ness may be hid. Thank the Lord 
some are ready to make the exchange 
and realize the change of the fruits. 
R. A. UNDERWOOD. 
VIRGINIA. 
THE Virginia camp-meeting, held 
at Lynchburg, August 8-18, was a 
blessed success. An excellent inter-
est was manifested by the people of 
the city which grew more and more to 
the last. It seemed sad to close the 
work just at such a point, and was an 
evidence of what the Lord has said to 
us that the camp-meetings should be 
more prolonged. 
At this meeting it was decided to 
conduct a strong tent effort in Norfolk 
beginning at once as soon as the tent 
outfit arrives. Elder Hottel and 
Brother Strickland will join me in 
. this work. 
Norfolk is an important city of the 
South, and a difficult field to work; 
but we believe the Lord will enable 
us to establish a sanctuary and for-
tress here for his name and truth. 
LEE S. WHEELER. 
SCRANTON, PA. 
SINCE our last report we have 
moved the tent a few blocks from the 
first location. �
The attendance has 
not been large at any time. It has 
rained almost every day since the tent 
was pitched; but there is a steadily 
deepening interest on the part of a 
very intelligent class of people, and 
the prospects are good that a number 
will take hold of the truth for this 
time. I understand that one family 
began to observe the Sabbath last 
ioweek. We ask the united prayers of 
all of God's people that the laborers 
here may be given strength and wis-
dom to bind off the work in God's 
„sway. 
This field is an industrial storm-
centre, and the public mind has been 
in a continual state of agitation for a 
long time. On account of the injury 
to my eye, the larger part of the pub-
lic work has fallen upon Elder Shrock. 
Sister Jessie Weiss has rendered valu-
able assistance in the house-to-house 
work, and Elder Shrock's daughters 
have furnished the music, Geneva 
playing the organ, and Ethel the vio-
lin. Brother J. F. Phillips acts as 
tentmaster. 
The stone which hit me in the eye 
dislocated the lens, and the injury 
still interferes with my sight a 
great deal. There is some improve-
ment, and the oculist is hopeful that 
in time it will fully recover. Several 
of the boys who threw stones were ar-
rested, and since then all has been 
quiet about the tent. 
C. F. MCVAGH. 
WESTON, VT. 
PERHAPS the readers of the GLEANER 
will like to hear what the Lord is do-
ing through the few aged and infirm 
people that there are in this place. 
Since April first we have loaned "Great 
Controversy," " Heralds of the Morn-
ing," " The Marvel of Nations," and 
about six hundred and seventy pages 
of reading on the subject of the re-
demption ; have given away over four 
hundred tracts, and have written 
twenty letters. This is what the Lord 
can do if there is first a willing mind. 
# 0 my brethren and sisters through-
out the Union Conference, let each 
one try to sense the time in which we 
are now living. God is calling for us 
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to arise and shine, for our Light has 
:risen upon us. Who will obey his 
voice, and come up to the help of the 
Lord against the mighty ? 
When I review my past life, and 
realize how little I have done for the 
Master who gave his precious life for 
my sins that he might redeem me 
from this present evil world accord-
ing to the will of God and our Father, 
I wish that I had been more active 
in his service. 
It sometimes seems as though Satan 
would rule, but when we look in the 
living Word,—the Word that was 
made flesh and dwelt among us, the 
true Bread of Life, �
we see that if any 
man eat of this Bread, he shall never 
die. Let us stick to the living Word, 
and God will accomplish the rest for 
us. It is pleasant to trust in the 
Lord and know that he is right with 
us every hour. I can but glory in 
his holy name. Go forward, is the 
command, and fear not. 
C. HALE. 
BRUSHTON, N. Y. 
SUNDAY morning was bright and 
pleasant, and according to previous 
announcement, the pastor of the Chris-
tian church of this place, gave a dis-
course on " My Views on the Sab-
bath." Our company were in attend-
ance and at the close of the service, 
by permission of the pastor, Elder 
Whitney invited all to attend the meet-
ing in the evening at the tent to hear 
God's Views on the Sabbath." 
In the afternoon it began to cloud 
up and rain. Showers continued at 
intervals until just before meeting 
time it looked as though it had settled 
in to rain so our meeting would be a 
failure. We arranged for meeting 
and with a few of the West Bangor 
friends we went into my living tent 
and laid the matter before the Lord, 
asking him to arrange matters so our 
meeting should be a success. On 
going into the large tent, we found it 
quite well filled, and in a very few 
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minutes nearly every seat was taken. 
We recognized this as an answer to 
prayer, but our faith had a severe test 
when it began to rain hard during our 
opening, and we knew that if the tent 
leaked as it had been leaking lately 
during such a storm, we would lose 
the congregation, but it did not leak, 
and in a few moments the storm passed 
and it became clear. 
The Christian minister, Mr. An-
drews, and wife were present, and 
with the rest of the audience, gave 
the best of attention. Elder Whitney 
spoke with great freedom and power 
for about eighty minutes, taking up 
point by point the argument of the 
morning, completely refuting every 
claim and bUrying sophistry and ex-
cuse under an avalanche of truth. 
It was indeed a great victory for 
truth, and has deepened the interest 
in our meetings. Praise the Lord ! 
F. H. DEVINNEY. 
A LETTER FROM LOWVILLE, PA. 
WE held our quarterly meeting at 
Lowville, August 9th and 10th. It 
was late, but we waited to have a 
minister. Our church was finished a 
short time ago, and we wished a min-
ister present to dedicate it. Brother 
Underwood a n d Brother Prescott 
from Erie were here. There were 
sixteen members with their families 
who attended, besides several families 
from the Bear Lake church. There 
were also several from the outside at 
the services. 
Brother Underwood's sermons were 
stirring, as meat in due season. He 
spoke of us as living stones, being 
hewn and fitted to make the heavenly 
temple, Jesus Christ being the chief 
corner-stone. Although the hewing 
and polishing may be painful, we 
should submit to it all, knowing that 
we are being fitted to occupy our 
place in that living temple. 
He spoke of man as a free moral 
agent, having the liberty to do wrong, 
and God's plan to give Jesus even be- 
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fore man was made. Speaking of the 
rainbow, he said that it is a bow of 
promise, not only that God will not 
drown the world again with a flood, 
but that he will remember his cove-
nant of mercy. The first rainbow 
was seen in the cloud of sin which 
surrounded the throne of God when 
Satan sinned. God's mercy is so 
great that the greater the sin, the 
more perfectly the bow is seen. 
Brother Prescott spoke the evening 
after the Sabbath on the subject of 
man's state before and after the fall, 
his redemption and condition at last. 
The Holy Spirit was present with 
us in rich measure, and we feel re-
freshed, praising God for his wonder-
ful goodness and mercy to the chil-
dren of men. 
Your sister in the blessed hope, 
MRS. M. D. WHITFORD. 
MEDICAL 
MISSIONARY 
THE GOSPEL HEALTH. 
( Continued.) 
IF Christian people thought more 
of pleasing God and less of pleasing 
their palate, there would be far less 
drunkenness both from eating and 
drinking. If we should consider for 
a moment the direct effect of diet and 
digestion upon the mind and morals, 
we would appreciate why we are ex-
horted to consider it so diligently. A 
man is made of what he eats ; and no 
building can be better than the mate-
rial from which it is builded. Not 
only is the body made of food, but 
our very thoughts are made from 
what we eat. Let a man eat a late 
supper of mince pie, pickles, dough-
nuts and other indigestibles, and no-
tice the thoughts which they produce 
while he sleeps—an indescribable 
mixture of horrors, fears, troubles and 
transgressions. �
These are the pro- 
ducts of his indigestible meal. Dur-
ing waking hours one may be able to 
suppress these feelings and fears, and 
to lose sight of them in the distrac-
tion of work ; but still they are lurk-
ing in the deep recesses of the mind 
leaving an influence upon every 
thought and action. When such 
thoughts as these predominate, a man 
may be no longer able to control him-
self during his waking hours. 
A gentleman recently came into 
my office for consultation. He was 
a Christian gentleman. He read his 
Bible and I have no doubt tried to 
pray earnestly ; but he said, "Doctor, 
I can not control myself. These 
awful feelings come over me, and I 
want to do something desperate. I 
feel as though I must smash the 
dishes, or break the furniture, or 
scold my good wife, and sometimes I 
swear." The poor man was thor-
oughly heart-broken at the awful state 
of depravity into which he had fallen, 
and declared life had become only a 
burden. �
After investigation I was 
glad to be able to comfort the gentle-
man with the assurance that his con-
dition was not one of total depravity 
so much as total indigestion. �
He 
had been building his thoughts and 
his feelings from the wrong material. 
How many Christians are struggling 
with evil thoughts and bad tempers, 
without knowing these evils are born 
from a bad bill of fare ? Many a 
Christian mother scolds her husband, 
boxes the children's ears, and makes 
home anything but happy by a bad 
temper from which she prays earnestly 
for deliverance ; and yet day after 
day she applies to her over-sensitive 
nerves mustard, pepper, allspice, vin-
egar, pickles and other irritating and 
indigestible things. She is eating for 
drunkenness and a bad temper, and 
not for strength. 
Sidney Smith, speaking of the effect 
of diet on the disposition, says, " Old 
friendships are often destroyed by 
toasted cheese, and hard salted meat 
has often led to suicide." Another 
writer has said, " It may be doubted 
whether half the suicides, murders, 
heresies, false philosophies and apos- 
tasies that have stained the annals 
of our race have not had their origin 
remotely in a disordered stomach." 
Voltaire affirms that the massacre of 
St. Bartholomew was primarily due to 
the utter incapacity of the king to% 
digest his food. The great actor, 
Kean, declares that his success on 
the stage was due to properly adapt-
ing his diet to the thoughts and feel, 
ings which he was to express. When 
he was to play the tyrant, he ate pork. 
When he was a murderer, he ate beef. 
When he was to play the lover, he 
ate boiled mutton. 
When we see all the influences that 
diet plays in health and morals and 
religion, is it not surprising with what 
indifference this subject is treated by 
Christian people ? When we consider 
the unquestioned influences that the 
cook is capable of wielding for weal 
or for woe, is it not astonishing that 
this important function should be so 
frequently abandoned to the most 
ignorant and irresponsible persons ? 
To my mind there is the grossest in-
consistency in the laws of this com-
monwealth in requiring a thorough 
education and a license from the 
doctor who attempts to cure the dis-
eases produced by vile cookery ; and 
yet at the same time allows the most 
ignorant negro or Chinaman to go on, 
producing these same diseases. Con-
sistency would require that the man 
or woman who engages in cookery 
should be thoroughly educated and 
licensed by the state, then there 
would be far less need of either the 
doctor or his license. 
What subject can be of more im-
portance to the Christian than the 
subject of good, wholesome cookery ? 
Which do you think is the more desir-
able accomplishment for your daugh-
ter, to be able to play a number of 
waltzes beautifully on the piano, or 
to be able to bake good bread and 
prepare a meal of victuals which is k: 
calculated to give beautiful thoughts 
and harmony of body and mind to 
the eater ? And yet thousands of 
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South Lancaster,Mass., 
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pale, sickly schoolgirls, living largely 
on pickles, pencils and chalk for want 
of a better appetite, are kept at the 
pianoforte because their mothers have 
a false idea of true accomplishment, 
*and feel that it would be unbecoming 
for them to take an interest in the 
proper preparation of nourishment for 
their own bodies. A great reform is 
needed in the church, in the home, 
and in ourselves, that we may be able 
to eat and drink intelligently, and 
that our eating and drinking may be 
done to the glory of God. 
C. C. NICOLA, M. D. 
( To be concluded.) 
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"Paunb,ifiefIryo'm HOUSE to HOUSE" 
THE BOOK WORK. 
Totals, �
16 Agents, �
90 $177.50 $102.87 
Time.—No. 1, 29 hrs; 2, 30 hrs; 3, 37 hrs; 4, 
35 hrs; 5, 16 hrs; 6, 7 hrs; 7, 6 hrs; 8, 12 hrs; 
9, 13 hrs; 10, 20 hrs; 11, 13 hrs; 12, 17 hrs; 13, 
8 hrs; 14, 13 hrs; 15, 1 hr; 16, 33 hrs. Total, 288 
hrs. 
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$24.50; 9 $1.00; 10, $4.75; 15, $3.00; 16, $10.55. 
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WEEK ENDING AUGUST 15, 1902. 
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BIBLE READINGS. 
1 Ada B. Noftsger, Utica, �
3 �
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GREAT CONTROVERSY. 
2 J. H. Dee ley, Taylor, �3 �
9.50 4.20 
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3 Herman Greene, Riehburg, 3 �
4.25 �
.50 
4 Harold Fisher, Westerlo, �
1 �
1.50 3.50 
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G.B.Stevens, Whippleville, 17 �
17.00 13.25 
6 Clara M. Coe, Gloversville, �
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Totals, �
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Time.—No. 1, 16 hrs; 2, 28 hrs; 3, 6 hrs; 5, 36 
hi's; 6, 10 hrs. Total, 96 hrs. 
Deliveries.—No. 2, $6.00; 3, $8.00; 5, $1.00; 6, 
$10.50. 
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WEEK ENDING AUGUST 15, 1902. 
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3 *Mrs. G. Laycock, Worcester, 2 �
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OBJECT LESSONS. 
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Time.—No. 1, 20 hrs; 2, 21 hrs; 3, 11 hrs; 
Total, 52 hrs. 
Deliveries.—No. 1, $4.50; 2, $5.50; 3, $24.05. 
*Two weeks. 
tThree weeks. 
FIRST VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 
just opened in New York City at 34 
West 18th Street, opposite Siegel and 
Cooper's dry-goods store, also a full 
line of Battle Creek Sanitarium Health 
Foods. 
CARL RASMUSSEN, Proprietor. 
HEALTH FOODS. 
Edward W. Coates, 11 West 18th 
St., New York City, is agent for the 
Sanitas Nut Foods, and Battle Creek 
Sanitarium Health Foods, also New 
York agent for Ko-nut, a pure vege-
table substitute for animal fats, and 
all kinds of Nuts, Dried Vegetables 
and Fruits, also dealer in special 
Health-food Flour (wholewheat), etc. 
Freight paid a limited distance on 
orders of $5 and upward. 
TESTIMONY. NO. 34. 
Volume VI. 
THE subjects treated in this volume 
are of such a nature as to make the 
book invaluable to every believer in 
the Third Angel's Message at this par-
ticular stage of the work. 
Among the chapters the following 
are of great importance, and should be 
carefully studied :— 
The Canvasser a Gospel Worker. 
Revival of the Canvassing Work. 
Home Missionary Work. 
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A PORTABLE appliance 
for giving vapor baths 
at home. Recommended 
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disease. Used for break-
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Agents wanted. 
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WEEK ENDING AUGUST 8, 1902. 
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PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS. 
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9.50 11.25 
2 W. II. Zeidler, McKeesport, �
5 
12.50 11.00 
A 
DANIEL AND REVELATION. 
3 T. 0. Saxton, Gleneampbel 1, 9 
22.00 14.57 
GREAT CONTROVERSY. 
4 W.C.Fleischer,McKeesp'rt, �
3 
7.50 22.60 
BIBLE READINGS. 
5 Mrs. Trowbridge. Johnst'n, �
5 
13.50 
6.60 
DESIRE OF AGES. 
6 W. J. Heckman, Johnstown, 1 
3.50 
3.75 
LADIES' GUIDE. 
7Mrs.W.H.Zeidler,M'Keesp't, 1 
3.75 
1.50 
8 Mrs.T.D.Gibson,Uniontown, 8 
24.50 10.50 
COMING KING. 
9 Wm.Achenbach, Mo'nsSt're, 9 
9.00 
.75 
10 C. F. Mahr, Manheim, �
6 
6.00 
HERALDS OF TliE MORNING. 
11 Minnie Gibson, Uniontown, 5 
6.25 
5.25 
12 J. W. Heiser, Bloomsburg, 2 
2.50 
3.75 
13 Chas. Peden, Pennsville, �
6 
7.75 
7.00 
14 Mrs. McCormick, N.FPr'nee, 6 
7.50 
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15 Mrs.Mitcheltree,W.MidTs'x 2 
3.00 
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38.75 
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Entered March 17, 1902 as Second-class Matter. 
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until December 3 for ten cents. 
ELDER H. W. COTTRELL is attend-
ing the camp-meeting at Barre, Vt., 
and Elder F. C. Gilbert is at the 
Waterville, Me., encampment. 
A CHURCH WEDDING. 
WEDNESDAY evening, August 20, 
the Seventh-day Adventist church at 
South Lancaster, Mass., witnessed an 
unusually pleasant wedding. Mr. 
Paul C. Mason of South Lancaster, 
and Miss Ethel E. LaBier of Nevada, 
Mo., were united in marriage by 
Elder H. W. Cottrell. 
Mr. Mason is a teacher in the 
Academy, and the young people will 
reside at South Lancaster. Their 
many friends wish them a life of 
special happ iness in Christlike 
service. 
MEMORIAL SERVICE. 
THE memorial service of the late 
Brother C. E. Pratt, will be held 
Sabbath, September 6, at 14 Water 
Stieet, Haverhill, Mass., at 2:30 P.M. 
Appropriate words for the occasion 
will be spoken by Elder K. C. 
Russell. 
A cordial invitation is extended to 
all Brother Pratt's friends in the 
neighboring churches, and especially 
to the Newburyport church and the 
friends at Kensington, N. H. 
C. R. MUNN. 
SOUTH LANCASTER ACADEMY. 
SOUTH LANCASTER ACADEMY is not 
to he sold. 
The way has not seemed 
clear for this move. �
I write this 
thinking that the rumor of its sale, 
which is current, may affect the at-
tendance at the school this coming 
year. We are planning to conduct a 
most excellent school instead of sell-
ing. 
I want to call special attention 
again to the commercial work which 
we are planning to enter upon this 
coming year. The rooms in the 
Academy building are being changed 
so as to be adapted to this work, and 
T am confident that no better work 
will be done, nor a better fitting up 
• for practical business life be obtained, 
at any business school in the country 
than can be gotten at the Academy. 
The course is practical and adapted 
to our denominational work. 
I also want to again call attention 
to our course for the preparation of 
teachers. It now looks as though we 
should not have teachers enough to 
supply the demands of the church 
schools that will open this fall. Here 
is a work that all our young people 
who have any inclination in this di-
rection should consider. 
It is not too late to plan for school 
work at the Academy for this coming 
year, even if it has not been seriously 
considered before. Let all attend the 
school who should. 
FREDERICK GRTGGS. 
ANOTHER SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY. 
READ and see if this does not mean 
you. The Correspondence School for 
Nurses, connected with the Sanita-
rium Medical Missionary Training 
School, will begin a new class the 
first of October. Lessons are sent 
weekly to students who are unable to 
dreds are availing themselves of it. 
Studies on eleven subjects are given, 
among which Christian help work and 
care and treatment of the sick are 
prominent. Our lessons have re-
cently been revised and enlarged and a 
are in every way improved. 
The tuition fee is three dollars, 
which barely covers the cost of send-
ing out the lessons, correcting the 
replies and returning the reports to 
the pupil. �
The text-books for this 
work are furnished at actual cost 
price. We shall organize a new class 
in October, which will continue one 
year (some finish in six months), and 
shall be glad to hearfrom all who are 
interested4 A descriptive circular 
giving full particulars, also testimoni-
als from those who have taken the 
course, will be sent free on applica-
tion. 
Address : Correspondence Depart-
ment, Sanitarium Training School, 
Battle Creek, Mich. 
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work has been carried on, and hun- Bourne, Mass.