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No.26 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Heart of the World 
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THE heart of the world is nigh breaking tonight, 
With sorrows hid under a smile; 
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With questions unanswered and problems unsolved, 
It's slumber is restless the while. 
No gleam of the morning light breaking as yet, 
And dim seems the bright Morning Star. 
The thought of the morrow unbearable seems, 
With succor and help still afar. �
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While dark clouds, a-lowering, thickly beset 
And cover the face of the light, 
Faith only suffices to witness that morn 
Will bring gleams of glory and might. 
And souls without faith, without hope, wand'ring on 
Blindly, dumbly, the burden must bear; 
 
0, angels must weep that these haven't been told 
Of Him who the crown will soon wear. 
The heart of the world's nigh rebellion tonight ; 
Men cry for their rights long denied. 
The truth through the years unalloyed has not come, 
And few understand why He died. 
He said (that sad heart is nigh breaking for us) : 
"Thy sins have come 'twixt thee and Me." 
With sword of the truth He would sever our sins ; 
From their bondage and burden He'll free. 
—Mrs. L. M. Williams 
NORTHERN UNION REAPER 
General Articles 
DANCING, CARD PLAYING, AND 
THEATRE GOING 
The three leading worldly amuse-
ments are dancing, card playing, and 
theatre going, but the Bible demands 
that Christians shall be separated 
from the world. (See Matt. 6 : 24; 
John 17 : 15, 16; 2 Cor. 6 : 14-18; 
James 4 : 4; 1 John 2 : 15-17; etc.) 
Unchristian people, when brought 
under conviction 'of sin, invariably be-
lieve that these amusements should 
be renounced, and persons desiring 
to become Christians never want a 
dancing, card-playing, theatre-going 
professor's assistance in learning how. 
It is a fact that the worldly-minded 
members of any church contribute 
little or nothing to the spiritual forces 
and work of their church; their in-
fluence is only detrimental. 
Worldly people have little or no re-
spect for the religious professions of 
church members who indulge in these 
amusements, and so the persons most 
difficult to win to Jesus Christ are the 
children of church members who ap-
prove of these pastimes. 
Indulgence in these amusements has 
led multitudes to disgrace and ruin. 
No one, in his dying hour, wants one 
who loves these things to speak to 
him of the life to come. Church mem-
bers given to these pastimes have 
little knowledge of the Bible, and are 
seldom found in prayer meetings. 
If you are a Christian, and indulge 
yourself at all in these worldly pleas-
ures, and if you will, for the honour 
and glory of our glorious Saviour and 
Lord, at once and forever renounce 
0-ern, you will have His sweet ap-
proval, the approval of your own con-
science, and such joy as the world 
cannot give. Matt. 19 : 29. 
"Wherefore come out from among 
them, and be ye separate, saith the 
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; 
and I will receive you, and will be a 
Father unto you, and ye shall be My 
sons and daughters, saith the Lord 
Almighty." 2 Cor. 6 : 17, 18.—Selected. 
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HOW THE INDIAN BROTHER 
PAID HIS PLEDGE 
The following interesting experi- 
ence, related at the General Confer- 
ence by Brother I. F. Blue, from 
Northwest India is a good one to re-
peat and pass on at this time, just 
before our next biggest day of the 
Apir samoo qappe. ‘ipaat. �q.xau 
9-15. Many who will read this have 
made pledges to the Lord's works and 
we are all pledged to giving sixty 
cents a week to missions. Then our 
mission fields are looking to us in the 
homeland to supply them with $175,-
000.00 to meet the 1922 needs of their 
growing printing plants. Some are 
asking, "How are we going to do it?" 
We believe the experience of this 
brother in India reveals the way 
whereby many of us can do it. Here 
is the experience: 
"During our recent conference, one 
of our Indian brethren made a pledge 
of ten rupees to the English school in 
Mussoorie. I wondered hciw he would 
ever be able to pay this out of his 
meager salary, which I know was 
barely enough to support his family. 
However, in the devotional meeting 
next morning, this brother told how 
he had taken some of our English 
books and had gone into the city to 
sell them. He met an Indian gentle-
man who bought his entire stock for 
over twenty rupees. Thus he had 
made possible the payment of his 
pledge within an hour after he made 
it. His enthusiasm in canvassing led 
l'im to ask for two weeks off from 
his regular evangelistic work to sell 
books." 
If you took part in the "Layman's 
Big Week" in April, we are hoping 
that the experience had the same ef-
fect on you as that of our Indian 
brother, and that you are enthusias-
tically waiting for this next big week 
to come when you can join the colpor-
teurs , publishing house workers, tract 
society workers, and other conference 
workers in completing the task of get-
ting t'-e $175,000.00 our mission pub-
lishing houses are needing, and at the 
same time give your church and your-
self a good lift in getting the sixty 
cents a week. Will you not join us 
in this Big Week effort, July 9-15. 
The proceeds of the biggest day goes 
to the Mission Publishing Fund. 
N. Z. Town, Secretary. 
General Conference Publishing Dept. 
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READING THE BIBLE, CURES 
NERVOUSNESS 
Some years ago a woman, who her- 
self tells the story, went to consult a 
famous physician about her health. 
She was a woman of nervous tempera-
ment, whose troubles—and she hac 
many—had worried and excited her tc 
such a pitch that the strain threatened 
her physical strength and even he: 
reason. She gave the doctor a list of 
her symptoms and answered the ques-
tions, only to be-astonished at this. 
brief prescription at the end, "Madam, 
what you need is to read your Bible 
more." 
"But, doctor," began the bewilder. 
ed patient. 
"Go home and read your Bible an 
hour a day," the great man reiterated, 
with kind authority. "Then come back 
to me a month from today." And he 
bowed her out without a possibility 
of further protest. 
At first the patient was inclined to 
be angry. Then she reflected that at 
least the prescription was not expens-
ive. Besides, it certainly had been a 
long time since she had read the Bible 
regularly, she reflected with a pang 
of conscience. Worldly cares had 
crowded out her prayer and Bible 
study for years, and though she would 
have resented being called an irre-
ligious woman, she had undoubtedly 
become a most careless Christian. She 
went home and set herself conscien-
tiously to try the physician's remedy. 
In one month she went back to his 
office. 
"Well," he said, smiling as he look-
ed at her face, "I see you are an 
obedient patient, and have taken my 
prescription faithfully. Do you feel 
as if you needed any other medicine 
now ?" 
"No, doctor,. I don't," she said hon-
estly. "I feel like a different person. 
But how did you know that this was 
just what I needed ?" 
For answer the famous physician 
turned to his desk. There, worn and 
marked, lay an open Bible. "Madam," 
he said with deep earnestness, "if I 
were to omit my daily reading of this 
book, I should lose my greatest 
source of strength and skill. I never 
go to an operation without reading 
my Bible; I never attend a distressing 
case without finding help in its pages. 
Your case called not for medicine, but 
for the sources of peace and strength 
outside of your own mind, and I show-
ed you my own prescription. I knew 
it would cure." 
"Yet, I confess, doctor," said his 
patient, "that I came very near not 
taking it."—Philadelphia Ledger. 
NORTHERN UNION REAPER 
A NEW BOOK 
Christian Experiences and Teach-
ings of Ellen G. White. 
A book that is sure to be appreciat-
ed by a host of readers. Contains a 
choice selection of short articles from 
the writings of Mrs. E. G. White. 
Tells of her early experiences, from 
very childhood, as a soul-winner for 
Christ. Told in her own simple way 
and presents to the reader a most in-
teresting narrative of Christian min-
istry. 
Also relates many of her most in-
teresting visions that are greatly help-
ful and important fo. us to cad at 
this time. The reading of this book 
is sure to give us a more vivid real-
ization of the solemnity of the days in 
which we are living. Get this book 
at your earliest convenience and read 
of the many interesting things Mrs. 
White saw while in vision; her visits 
to other planets, conversation with 
Enoch, etc. It is our duty and we 
owe it to ourselves to read this vol-
ume. 268 pages, cloth $1.00, limp 
leather $2.00, postpaid. 
PACIFIC PRESS BRANCH 
Iowa 
Office address - Nevada, Iowa. 
President - W. H. Clark. 
Sec'y-Treasurer - A. R. Smouse. 
Tract. Society Sec'y - C. A. Regester 
Sab. Sch. Sec'y. - Mrs. Flora V. Dorcas. 
Educ. Superintendent - Bert Rhoads. 
Home Miss. Sec'y. - R. F. Woods. 
Field Miss. Sec'y - L. L. Grand Pre. 
Miss'y. Vol. Sec'y. - Lee R. Marsh. 
All office address. 
Religious Liberty Sec'y. - W. K. Smith, 
3322 Cambridge St., Des Moines. 
Camp-Meeting August 17-27 
IOWA STATEMENT OF SIXTY- 
CENT-A-WEEK FUND 
at $13.20 per member for five months 
ending May 31, 1922 
Church 
Memship Rec'd 
Short 
Algona 
26 
$101.48 
$241.72 
Atalissa 
11 
29.51 
116.69 
20 
118.72 
160.28 
Audubon 
9 
88.17 
85.68 
Birmingham ..-______ ..... �
82 
68.36 
869.06 
Boone 
16 
102.55 
108.65 
Braddyville __________ 14 
132.00 
Burlington ________ 46 
249.92 
857.28 
28.32 
306.68 
88.68 
85.22 
Cedar Falls 
19 
66.51 
185.29 
Cedar Rapids ________ 79 
491.38 
651.42 
Charles City ------- 18 
119.08 
118.52 
Clinton �
..... �
..... 
...... �
14 
184.45 
50.85 
*Coon Rapids �
..... 
3 
80.15 
Council Bluffs _____-__ 65 
240.77 
617.23 
Cresco 
20 
30.63 
233.37 
Creston 
. �
29 
141.99 
240.81 
Croton �
8 
Darbyville �
12 
2.06 
283.68 
687.46 
88.14 
37.72 
605.32 
92.67 
108.55 
158.40 
785.67 
43.86 
186.68 
1685.88 
250.53 
Davenport _______ 81 
*Davis City _...- 22 
Dceorah �
10 
Des Moines �
166 
Des Moines Swed. - 26 
Dubuque ______ 29 
374.62 
8.18 
East Exira �
51 
121.10 
552.10 
Ex'ine �
20 
13.42 
250.58 
Eddyville ________ 18 
94.23 
143.37 
Elk Horn �
34 
28.20 
448.40 
387.20 
655.60 
Fairfield �
19 
24.39 
226.41 
35.82 
82.98 
Fontanelle ___ �
_ ___ 20 
1.25 
262.76 
Forest City _ �17 
106.26 
118.14 
Ft. Dodge �
33 
133.97 
801.68 
Ft. Madison �
28 
156.63 
212.97 
117.62 
212.88 
Grinnell . �
. 20 
100.97 
163.03 
Hampton ________ 22 
138.49 
151.91 
77.97 
186.03 
Hawarden __________ �
8 
30.14 
75.46 
Hawkeye �
37 
95.22 
393.18 
Humboldt �
20 
194.74 
69.26 
Iva City �
4 
28.80 
24.00 
.Ts eksonvire �
27 
63.35 
293.05 
Keokuk �
34 
71.88 
376.92 
Knoxville �
86 
86.12 
875.88 
Ladoga �
9 
60.29 
58.51 
Lake City �
. 28 
64.11 
306.49 
11.00 
134.20 
liberty Center _.___ 18 
38.39 
199.21 
Libertyville �
10 
14.60 
117.40 
Marshalltown......................55 
249.13 
476.87 
Mason City �
36 
230.52 
244.68 
Modale �
9 
22.35 
96.45 
Monroe �
8 
21.40 
84.20 
Mt. Etna . �
. 26 
20.46 
322.74 
Mt. Pleasant ________ 56 
123.84 
615.36 
Muscatine �
. 65 
176.46 
681.54 
918.79 
1713.01 
Newell �
19 
70.40 
180.40 
Oakland �
13 
15.00 
166.60 
Onawa �
24 
66.77 
260.03 
Osceo'a �
45 
167.80 
426.20 
Oskaloosa �
13 
166.70 
4.90 
Oxford Mills �
4 
10.00 
42.80 
417.89 
321.81 
Parkersburg _________ 12 
61.44 
96.96 
Pilot Mound . �
5 
23.00 
43.00 
Red Oak . �
_ 17 
74.29 
150.11 
5Riceville �
20 
375.82 
Russell �
11 
146.20 
Ruthven �
64 
229.91 
614.89 
Sandyville .__________ 10 
5.73 
126.27 
Sharpsburg . �
25 
118.50 
211.50 
2.00 
169.60 
Sidney �
16 
8.12 
203.08 
Sigourney �
14 
79.78 
105.02 
Sioux City �
111 
785.43 
679.77 
Sioux Rapids _______ 26 
95.21 
247.99 
*Smithland . �
24 
387.20 
Spencer �
31 
45.36 
863.84 
Spirit Lake �
17 
30.00 
207.40 
Stuart �
17 
67.06 
167.35 
Terril �
18 
46.21 
191.39 
34.17 
97.83 
... �
70 
94.80 
829.20 
Village Creek �14 
21.45 
163.35 
Waterloo _______. 33 
121.45 
314.15 
Waukon �
27 
72.61 
283.79 
39.60 
West Union ___-_ 26 
73.18 
270.07 
Wilton �
4 
31.15 
21.65 
Winterset . �
26 
138.14 
205.06 
Woodburn �
19 
28.46 
222.34 
Conference Church _.. 212 
926.83 
1871.57 
Albia Co. �$29.88 
*Battle Creek Co. �
82.81 
Beaman Co. �14.21 
*Cherokee Co. �
_ ..__ 69.95 
Horton Co. �10.00 
Mo. Valley Co. -..._ 42.66 
Olin Co. �
25.00 
Ringsted Co. .-.. �
3.00 
-- 
Isolated Mem. �
600.89 
Yale Co. �
48.43 
Isolated Believers 
124.45 
Total receipts from Jan. 1 
to May 31, 1922 _- 
$13,185.93 
Quota to May 31, 1922 _ 
39,986.00 
Short May 31, 1922 
$26,750.07 
May 1922 �2054.37 
May 1924 �1630.44 
423.93-more 
To May 31 1922 13,185.93 
To May 31, 1921 16,644.71 
8458.78 
The tithe for the month of May was 
$4400.04, considerably less than 
enough to cover the budget expenses 
for the month. But it was probably 
smaller last month on account of its 
being the middle month of the quart-
er, and all have not as yet adopted 
the plan of paying their tithe each 
month. Both the tithe and offerings 
are almost always much larger for the 
last month of the quarter and we 
trust that this will be the case when 
the June remittances come in. The 
sixty-cent-a-week funds for May am-
ounted to $2054.37. While this is just 
a little more than one fourth of our 
monthly quota, which is $7987.20, still 
it ir encouraging that it is $423.93 
more than the receipts for the same 
month last year. We are surely glad 
for this improvement and sincerely 
hope it will continue until we have 
made up the $3458.78 which we have 
fallen behind last year's record dur-
ing the previous months of the year. 
With the general financial situation 
improving somewhat, we surely must 
put forth every possible effort to sup-
ply the necessary funds for the sup-
port of our faithful missionaries who 
are carrying this last message of 
mercy to every, nation, kindred 
tongue, and people. They are doing 
it in our stead. They are no more 
responsible for doing it than are we 
as the great commission was given to 
every believer. But they have given 
up all-have left their home and 
friends to go out into the farthest and 
darkest corners of the earth-in our 
stead. Can we stand clear in the 
sight of God and withhold the necessi-
ties of life from them ? I know you 
will agree that there is only one ans-
wer to this question, and this is, that 
we cannot be right with God unless we 
are doing our part. But that does not 
always mean just giving sixty cents 
a week for missions, for there are 
many, particularly among the sisters 
whose husbands are not in the truth, 
and among the children, with whom it 
is absolutely impossible to contribute 
that much. The Lord expects us to con-
tribute to His cause according to our 
ability and the means He has entrust-
ed to us. In other words, our faith-
fulness and liberality in our offerings 
to Him is measured not so much by 
what we give as by what we have 
left. 
You will agree also, I am quite 
sure, that the real cause of the short-
age in tithe and mission funds, or a 
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NORTHERN UNION REAPER 
large part of it at least, is a short-
age in our individual supply of spirit-
uality and actual heart interest in the 
things and cause of God. The num-
ber of our church members in for-
eign lands has grown from 14,258 in 
1900 to 89,573 in 1920, truly a re-
markable growth and a wonderful 
testimony to the faithful and untir-
ing efforts of our foreign missionaries. 
Do you not think they deserve the 
loyal support of their brethren and 
sisters in the homeland? At the close 
of 1920 the total number of our church 
members throughout the world was 
185,450. Of course it is considerably 
larger now and will continue to grow 
rapidly, especially in foreign lands. 
But when I think of what we are told 
on page 136 of Volume 5, and other 
similar statements, that "Soon God's 
people will be tested by fiery trials, 
and the great proportion of those who 
now appear to be genuine and true 
will prove to be base metal," I cannot 
help being deeply impressed with the 
fact that half or more of us who are 
now members of the church will be 
sifted out before the work is finished, 
and eternally lost. This should not 
be allowed to discourage us at all for 
the Lord intended this admonition to 
have just the opposite effect. It is 
Satan only who whispers discourage-
ment to us. But do you not think the 
Lord would have it solemnize our 
lives so that we will search our hearts 
to see if we are right with Him, and 
then seek Him earnestly for strength 
to stand firmly for the truth, and to 
make sure that we will be among 
those who are faithful to the end ? 
This is the only way we can make 
sure of eternal life, and we cannot 
afford to let anything cheat us out of 
that. Can we? It would enable the 
work to soon be finished too, for it is 
shortage of funds that is now delay-
ing it, and there is no question what-
ever but that there would be ample 
funds in the Lord's treasury if we as 
a people were where we should be 
spiritually. May the Lord give us 
each grace and strength to faithfully 
do our part. 
A. R. Smouse, Treasurer. 
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IN THE FIELD 
Since our school at Oak Park closed 
May 22, I have spent several days 
among the churches of western and 
southwestern Iowa. The chief purpose 
of my travels has been to encourage 
our young people to plan for an edu-
cation at Oak Park Academy. I can 
truly say that it is a source of cour-
age to see the determination of some 
of our youth to go foreward in the 
Lord's work. Others, sad to say, are 
indifferent to the opportunities offered, 
and are busying themselves with the 
cheap and transient. It rejoiced my 
heart, as, facing tIle congregations, I 
was privileged to look into the faces 
of men and women who had been boys 
and girls in my classes twenty years 
ago. Their lives are still devoted to 
God, their faces are still set Zion-
ward. As I grasped their hands and 
felt the cordial pressure, looked into 
their eyes and saw the light of kind-
ly feeling, I thanked God and took 
courage. Surely it pays to labor for 
the young. 
Prof. Teesdale and Brother Marsh 
were with me until we left Council 
Bluffs. Here we parted company, I 
going east over the Burlington. It 
is our purpose to call on as many as 
we can find in the time we have. We 
want to call on you. But maybe we 
don't know where you are. Wouldn't 
it be nice for you to write and tell us 
where you live and how to get to your 
home? Try it. Address Prof. W. H. 
Teesdale, or the writer, at Nevada, 
Iowa. Tell us what direction you are 
from the post office; how far, and 
who lives near you. And if there 
are others who should be interested 
in scl-ool, give us their names and 
addresses. Do this now before you 
forget it. 
T. H. Jeys. 
DAVENPORT AND WATERLOO 
At the request of the conference 
committee I planned to spend a por-
tion of my time in Davenport this 
season. Having stored my goods I 
purposed to rent my apartment, so 
left it in the hands of an agent, and 
went to Davenport, April 5th. Having 
spent three years in Davenport im-
mediately previcus to my coming to 
Waterloo, I received a hearty welcome 
from the church and was able to 
adapt myself to the situation without 
delay or inconvenience. During my 
pastorate the church took on a good 
degree of Missionary activity, and 
this missionary spirit has been much 
encouraged and fostered by the ex-
ample and leadership of our good 
Bible worker, Sister E. J. Blanchard. 
Nine people were approaching the 
climax of their study of the message. 
By words of counsel and instruction I 
was able to assist in preparing some 
of them for baptism and reception 
into the church before I returned to 
Waterloo. Seven were baptized, two 
others were ready, but were prevented 
from going forward by serious illness 
in their families. I expect to visit 
Davenport again soon, at which time 
we 7 ope the two above mentioned will 
be baptized, and that the husbands of 
several of those here spoken of will 
also he persuaded to make a final de-
cision to unite with their wives in the 
service of God. 
Davenport offers an encouraging 
field for future work, which I trust it 
may receive. 
The work is still onward in Water-
loo, though there are many difficulties 
and perplexities. The congregation 
has always been small, and at times 
has been further depleted by re-
movals. There are some very earnest 
and faithful souls patiently endeavor-
ing to hold up the banner of truth, and 
although nearly every family has been 
very much affected by the scourge of 
financial depression, and unemploy-
ment, yet they have been faithful in 
paying both tithes and offerings, and 
in distributing truth filled literature 
to their neighbors. They have no 
house of worship, and find it very 
difficult to secure a hall suitable for 
their use, at a rental that they can 
afford to pay. They are bravely con-
tending with this difficulty, however, 
and I trust that they will have help 
to continue aggressive work for their 
neighbors, that the work may speedily 
be finished here as well as In other 
parts of the vineyard. 
Our Bible worker has at times been 
much hindered in her work, first by 
her own extended illness, then serious 
illness and death in the home of a 
sister. Some personal interests are 
now developing, however, from which 
we hope for definite fruits. We are 
earnestly seeking full preparation for 
the reception of the Heavenly Gift 
which will equip us for the finishing 
of the work, and we solicit the pray-
ers of our brethren and sisters every-
where, that with them we may obtain 
that for which we seek, and speedily 
reach the goal of all our hopes. 
Yours in Christian fellowship in 
labor. 
J. C. Clemmens. 
Waterloo, Iowa. 
(
Camp-Meeting August 17 to 27. 
The place of meeting will be an-
nounced later. 
Brother Edward H. Jacobs of the 
Cedar Falls church was at Nevada 
over the Sabbath. 
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IOWA ITEMS 
Elder Clark was with the Marshall- 
town church at their service Sabbath 
afternoon. 
Miss Lilly Hanson, of Buthven, un-
derwent an operation from which she 
has been making good recovery. 
Sister Nellie Dale, who has been at 
the sanitarium with a broken hip bone, 
is able to be around in a wheel chair. 
Misses Lydia Helmer and Letha 
Kepler spent the week end—Sabbath, 
June 17—at Miss Kepler's home in 
Stanhope. 
Sister H. White of Ft. Dodge, re-
turned to her home last week, much 
improved in health, although not 
really well. 
Harriet Morse is in Minnesota with 
some other young ladies in the maga-
zine work since the camp-meeting 
in that state. 
Misses Lucille Schroeder, Margaret 
and Marian Bingham and Grace Mills, 
have joined the training class at the 
sanitarium. 
Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Fickess have 
returned from El Reno, Okla., to 
finish their training course work at 
the sanitarium. 
Mrs. Jennie Fox of Kansas City, 
Mo., who underwent a serious opera-
tion more than a week ago, is getting 
along very nicely. 
James Rhoads who taught the 
church school at Ottumwa, last year, 
is with his parents in Nevada for the 
summer vacation. 
Misses Dorothy Foreman, Edna 
Wickham and Ruth and Carrie Adams 
of Nevada have gone to Hutchinson 
to attend the summer school. 
The sanitarium is crowded with pa-
tients. Every room is taken and more 
patients are coming who will have to 
be arranged for in some way. 
Elders Clark and Leffler of the 
camp meeting location= committee, 
spent Thursday in Des Moines with 
Elder Smith, inspecting places sug-
gested for our Annual Meeting. 
Mrs. W. S. Powell, sister of Gladys 
Clements Fickess, had a goiter re-
moved at the sanitarium last week 
and is making good recovery. 
Mrs. Lena Stoelting of Council 
Bluffs, spent a few days last week 
with her niece, Miss Marie Fast, who 
is a patient at the sanitarium. 
Sister W. R. Bird of Atlantic re-
turned to her home from the sanitar-
ium last Wednesday, having recover-
ed from a gall bladder operation. 
Professor Teesdale returned the 
first of last week from a tour in the 
western part of the state in the inter-
est of Oak Park Academy. He re-
ports that every moment of the time 
was enjoyed and that prospects are 
good for a full school next year. If 
every one would feel a responsibility 
to encourage young people to come, 
we should have a well-filled school 
which would easily be self-supporting. 
One Sabbath school superintendent 
writes of time spent with the church 
clerk in looking over the records" and 
says: "We have twenty-eight home 
department members. Thirteen of our 
church members do not live here and 
thirteen who do• live here do not at-
tend and are not home department 
members. I am planning to visit 
them and talk with them about it. 
When we sense the value of the Sab-
bath school as a soul-winning, char-
acter-building, training for service, 
agency, we shall put forth efforts to 
have as many as we can in the Sab-
bath school." How is it in your 
school? Have you compared your 
Sabbath school and church lists and 
are you hunting for the missing 
members? Let us find them, in Iowa, 
and persuade them that it pays to be-
long to the Sabbath school, either as 
a member of a regular school or as a 
Home Department member. Have 
them ready for the beginning of the 
new quartef. 
' "Banish books from the life of an 
individual, and that individual stays 
at the lowest level, never knowing 
what sort of a place he lives in, and 
never catching a glimpse of the 
towering heights above." 
Minnesota 
Office —1964 Roblyn Ave., St. Paul. 
President — A. J. Haysmer. 
Sec'y-Treasurer — S. D. Hartwell. 
Sab. Sch. Sec'y. — Mary D. Hopkins. 
Field Miss. Sec'y — H. A. Rentfro. 
Tract Society Sec'y. — O. U. Giddings. 
Y. P. M. V. Sec'y — E. L. Sheldon. 
Home Miss. Sec'y. — H. Christensen. 
All office address. 
Educ. Sec'y. — H. M. Hiatt, Anoka. 
Religious Lib. Sec'y. — C. W. Ruben-
dall, 1101A E. 6th St., Duluth. 
LOCATION OF WORKERS 
Others will report in detail the good 
camp-meeting held in St. Cloud, June 
8-18. We had fine weather for the 
erection of the camp and enough rain 
during the time of the meeting that 
it was not hot and dusty. The 
weather has been fine while the 
camp has been taken down and trans-
ferred to Anoka where it was voted 
to hold the next camp-meeting. 
The readers of the Reaper will he 
glad to know where the workers will 
be located for the summer. It was 
voted to hold some ten-day meetings 
with several of the churches and Elder 
M. E. Anderson of St. Paul was 
chosen to lead out in these meetings. 
The first one will be held in Moose 
Lake, June 30 to July 9. Announce-
ment of others will soon be given. 
Elder A. H. Rulkoetter, who is bind-
ing off his work in St. Cloud, will re-
turn to St. Paul. Elder Weatherly 
and Miss Lillian Lindgren will go to 
the Iron Range to join Brother H. I, 
Wood in the work there. Elder S. D. 
Hartwell is locating in Stillwater to 
follow up the work begun there by 
Elder Weatherly. 
Elder G. J. Seltzer, his son, Lloyd, 
and Brother Owen Garner will con-
duct a tent effort in Minneapolis for• 
the English. Elder Edwardsen and 
Brother K. G. Risetter will hold a tent 
effort in Minneapolis for the Danish- 
Norwegian. �
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Elder Krainean will hold a tent ef-
fort in St. Paul for the Rumanians. 
Elder N. J. Aalborg and Brother 
Wesley Amundson plan to hold a tent 
effort in Duluth for the English and 
Brother August Anderson and his 
brother also plan to conduct a tent ef-
fort in Duluth for the Scandinavians. 
Elder Rubendall will bind off the 
effort in Northfield and go from there 
to Mineral Center to help finish the 
church building, baptize those who are 
ready, and organize a church. Elder 
0. J. Dahl will return to the north- 
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NORTHERN UNION REAPER 
west district and continue the work 
begun there. Elder Ruskjer will re-
turn to Brooten to carry on the good 
interest that he left before going to 
the camp-meeting. 
Elder Joinn Hoffman will remain in 
the Twin Cities to look after the work 
in the Swedish church in Minneapolis 
and the Scandinavian church in St. 
Paul. Elder G. L. Budd will return tc 
Hancock, organize a church, and try to 
arrange for the erection of a church 
building. He will then hold other ef-
forts in nearby towns. Elder B. 0. 
Engen will return to Bemidji and hold 
meetings in some of the towns near 
there. Brother Wennerberg will re-
turn to Braham and continue the in-
terest. The Bible workers will remain 
where they have been working, for 
the present. 
We trust that all our people will 
e-irnestly pray that the Lord will bless 
the efforts of our workers this 
skimmer, and will be faithful in their 
tithes and offerings in older that we 
may be able to keep all the workers 
in the field. 
A. J. Haysnier. 
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THE SIGNS FOLDER 
Since the Signs Magazine has been 
discontinued, questions have been ask-
ed regarding the folders placed in 
hotels, libraries and other public 
places. Attention has already been 
called to the fact that the regular 
"Signs Weekly" can be inserted in the 
place of the Monthly magazine. 
Four or five copies are suficient to 
keep there at one time. As soon as 
a new one is inserted, remove the first 
copy, thus leaving a series of consecu-
tive numbers in the folder all the 
time. 
It is hoped that those who have 
kindly consented to become respons-
ible for maintaining one or more of 
these folders will not overlook the im-
portance of visiting them every week 
with a fresh copy of the weekly Signs. 
If the folder is worn, or presents 
shabby appearance, order a new one 
from the Minnesota Tract Society. 
•S'Iould anyone desire one or more 
of the folders in your local hotel, li-
brary, doctor's office, etc., kindly ad-
dress the undersigned. Help keep the 
light of truth before the reading 
public. 
H. Christensen. 
MINNESOTA NOTES 
Elder Haysmer left the office Fri-
day morning for Wells, Minnesota, 
where he conducted quarterly services 
in the church there on Sabbath. 
At the close of camp-meeting, Elder 
Krainean left for Saskatchewan to at-
tend the camp-meeting there in the in-
terest of the Rumanian work. 
Elder Hartwell has been quite busy 
the past week, locating and settling 
in Stillwater, where he will follow up 
the interest created by the recent ef-
forts there. 
A few of our colporteurs attended 
the camp-meeting and a colporteur 
meeting was held each day of the en-
campment. About six persons intend 
to canvass as a result of the interest 
created on t. e grounds. 
Elder Hilliard, who has been work-
ing in the northern part of the state 
for some time, is moving to Chamber-
lain, South Dakota, where he has ac-
cepted a call to act as Chaplain in the 
sanitarium there. 
1'7 . . P.. Smouse, who has been 
Secretary and Treasurer of the Iowa 
Conference foi several years, has 
been called to fill this office in Minne-
sota. Brother Smouse is expected to 
locate here as soon as the Iowa Con-
ference can release him. 
As Brother Giddings plans to at-
tend school this fall, it was necessary 
to chose a man to take his place as 
secretary of the tract society. Brother 
L. H. Olsen, a Minnesota man who has 
spent some time in the mission fields, 
and is well known by our people in 
Minnesota, has consented to take the 
work and is now moving to the city. 
• Those who were present at camp-
meeting the first Sunday evening and 
the last Saturday evening, enjoyed the 
musical programs given by the St. 
Paul and Minneapolis choirs. �
The 
St. Paul choir, under the direction of 
Mrs. Pearl Pettis, gave the cantata, 
"The Light of the World", on Sunday 
evening, and the following Saturday 
evening, the Minneapolis choir, led by 
ro•ram con-
sisting of several anthems and orches-
tral selections, as well as solos and 
quartets. 
Camp-meeting is now a thing 01 
the past, but it will long be remember-
ed by many of those in attendance, as 
one of the best meetings Minnesota 
has ever hid. Speakers from various 
parts of the world were with us to 
encourage us and tell of the progress 
of the work in their respective fields. 
Elder A. V. Olsen of Switzerland, 
Elder J. G. Gjording from China, 
Professors W. E. Howell and M. E. 
Cady of the General Conference Edu-
cational Department and Elder C. S. 
Longacre, Religious Liberty Secretary 
of the General Conference, were with 
us during part of the meeting and 
told many interesting things relative 
to the work in various parts of the 
world. The meetings were a great 
help and an inspiration to all and we 
only regret that all of our people 
could not have been there to enjoy the 
meetings. 
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OBITUARY 
Nelson, Mrs. 0. P., was born in 
Bmrkbek, Sjelland, Denmark, May 15, 
1839, and died near Staples, Minn., 
May 30, 1922 aged 83 years and 15 
clays. Fifty-three years ago s':.e and 
father emigrated to America living 
for a short time in Michigan and 
Chicago, moving to Minnesota in 1872 
in which state they have since resided. 
Four children were born, all of whom 
are living and were present at her 
funeral. 
Mother and father learned and ac-
cepted Present Truth about fifty years 
ago through the labors of Elder J. G. 
Mattison. Mother was a true Christian 
of a kind and gentle disposition, and 
intensely strong in her faith. 
Of late she had frequent expressed 
the wish that she might be laid away 
for a little time. 
Her longing for that Better Land 
seemed to find expression in the 137th 
Psalm which she frequently read 
aloud to herself the last few weeks 
she was with us. 
She passed away quietly, and peace-
fully awaiting the call of the Life 
Giver. Funeral services were con-
ducted by Brother J. 0. Peet who 
fully awaits the call of the Life 
Job 14. �
G. T. Nelson. 
Simpson, Dorothy Maria, was born 
which was thought to be whooping 
cough, her mother noticed, Sabbath 
afternoon, June 3, that she was gasp-
ing for breath. Several doctors were 
called, but were unable to do any-
thing for her. She died at 4 p. m. 
NORT HERN UNION REAPER �
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that day. Among those who mourn 
her loss are her father, Mr. B. F. 
Simpson, her mother Sister Nettie 
West-Simpson, her sister Marjorie, 
and her little brother, Wilbur, all of 
Omaha. The service was conducted 
by t'-e writer, pastor of the Omaha 
church. We were comforted by the 
promise of a soon coming Saviour who 
will restore to us the loved and lost, 
nsver.again to part. 
A. J. Meiklejohn. 
Shongshye, Mrs. E. P., died at Sioux 
Falls, So. Dakota, May 25, 1922 at the 
age of 66 years . 
Sister Shongsbye was born in Nor-
way. In 1879 she married Mr. E. P. 
Shongsbye. To this union two sons 
and five daughters were born. All 
were present but Si of Pueblo, Col.. 
Mrs. 0. E. Sanders of National City, 
Calif., and Miss Martha of Pasadena, 
Calif. About 42 years ago Mr. and 
Mrs. Shongsbye came to this country 
and settled in Sioux Falls and have 
lived there ever since. 
About 34 years ago Sister Shongs-
bye accepted the faith of the Seventh-
day Adventists, and has since been a 
true and faithful member. In her af-
fliction, which lasted nearly two years, 
she manifested wonderful patience. 
Her loss is deeply felt in her home, 
by the church, and a host of friends. 
The Funeeral service was conducted 
by the writer before a large congre-
gation of sympathizers. E. G. Olsen. 
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REMEMBER JOHN LAWRENCE 
"Jo'n Lawrence, who became vice-
roy of India, as a young official went 
out once to save some of his village 
people from a fire. All were brought 
out safely except one old woman, who 
would not leave her home, but ob-
stinately sat on a great bag of grain, 
which was all her wealth, saying she 
would rather stay and burn than come 
out and starve. Lawrence carried the 
bag out and the old woman followed. 
The next day, he returned to the 
scene, and, to his amazement, found 
he could not lift the bag from the 
ground. But he had •lifted it. The 
power was there all the time, but it 
required an extraordinary occasion to 
bring it forth." 
When the work goes hard, remem-
ber John Lawrence and the bag of 
grain.-Selected. 
The Book Work 
MINNESOTA 
Agent 
Two weeks ending June 17, 1922. 
Hrs. �
Ord. �
Book �
Helps Total Value 
Adolph M. Amundson 
68 
45 
O.D. 
1.75 
156.50 
H. N. Broderson �
 
40 
7 
B.R. 
.50 
33.50 
Alyse Blomstedt ..... ______ ......... �
66 
14 
O.D. 
47.25 
E. B. Chester 
31 
8 
O.D. 
3.85 
27.85 
H. M. Frederickson �
 
35 
8 
B.R. 
.50 
39.50 
L. Fuller �
 
30 
22 
O.D. 
2.50 
77.50 
Winifred Hayes 
53 
16 
B.R. 
13.00 
92.50 
Myrtle E. Jensen �
 
91 
74 
O.D. 
213.00 
Valborg Lockert 
36 
17 
O.D. 
49.75 
Esther Larsen 
 61 
23 
O.D. 
78.50 
Nancy Lundgren 
69 
16 
O.D. 
48.00 
Herbert R. Nelson ..... _ ......... _...._.. �
80 
29 
O.D. 
2.75 
96.00 
Bessie Nordstrom �
 
36 
13 
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4.25 
45.75 
A. �
C. �
Olson �
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11 
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12.00 
52.50 
Geo. Peterson 
69 
47 
B.R. 
1.00 
230.50 
A. L. Roselli 
63 
13 
O.D. 
3.85 
41.60 
Gladys Riechel 
53 
18 
B.R. 
6.50 
97.50 
Rose Sitch 
91 
34 
G.C. 
174.00 
Fred Swederof sky 
85 
52 
O.D. 
13.00 
177.25 
Jessie Stoll �
 
34 
12 
O.D. 
41.25 
Henry Skadsheim �
 
118 
26 
P.G. 
126.00 
Emil Sauer 
45 
16 
O.D. 
5.75 
58.00 
Philip Vixie ..... ______________ ...... �
89 
55 
G.C. 
3.00 
267.00 
Effie Vixie �
 
21 
O.D. 
71.75 
Bertha M. Vikingson .. ......... ...___ 53 
15 
B.R. 
2.50 
67.00 
Agents 25 
1474 
612 
76.70 
2409.95 
MAGAZINES: Laura C. Herscher, 48 hrs., 107 ord., $16.05. 
IOWA 
Weekending June 17, 1922. 
Agent 
Hrs. 
Ord. 
Book 
Helps Total Value 
Agnes Anderson ........ ......_...... ..... �
. 41.---- 19 
B.R. 
1.00 
89.50 
Geo. Chapman �
 
44 
16 
B.R. 
2.00 
75.50 
Elmer Cox 
�
 22 
14 
B.R. 
7.00 
71.50 
Margaret Emerson .... _....._ .... 
20 
1 
O.D. 
2.75 
Lionel Fredricksen 
50 
10 
G.C. 
5.00 
56.00 
Alice Harchanko ... .......... .... ..... _._. �
 46 
15 
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73.50 
Wm. D. Heinrich �
 
39 
9 
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4.00 
50.50 
Lydia Helmer �
 
40 
21 
B.R. 
2.00 
98.50 
Carl A. Johnson �
 
60 
17 
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6.00 
86.0CF 
Elmer Juhl � 
38 
15 
O.D. 
1.15 
38.40 
Letha Kepler �
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 48 
18 
O.D. 
1.00 
54.75 
Laura Lauritson _._ ..... _____ �
23 
5 
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13.7a 
Florence Lee ..... _____ ..... _____ �
19 
2 
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1.00 
6.50 
Geo. Lindquist �
 
39 
16 
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9.00 
88.50 
Michael. Mayer �
 
15 
2 
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1.00 
10.00 
Cecil Nichols � 
31 
14 
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3.00 
67.50 
Signe E. �
Oster ... ..... _ ......... _.......... .... 42 
9 
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45.50 
Myrtle Ostrom �
 
41 
14 
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68.50, 
0. A. Redman 
23 
6 
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7.25 
34.25 
C. A. Shelton �
 
Roxie Vickery �
 
50 
32 
19 
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92.00 
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*Martin Vinkel �
 
Elva G. Wilcox �
 
138 
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56 
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G.C. 
14.25 
173.75 
48.75 
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943 
314 
73.65 
1373.65 
DELIVERIES, Elmer Cox, 5 hrs., 28.75; 0. A. Redman, 5hrs. 29.25, Tot,$58.00 
NORTH DAKOTA 
Agent 
John Hiebert ..... _______ .......... _ .... 
Olga �
Anderson �
.............. �
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Chr. Roesler �
 
M. P. Clovatsky � 
Holger Christianson �
 
Hatiie Lenz 
Hrs. 
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51 
47 
18 
12 
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NORTHERN UNION REAPER 
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Union Conference 
Northern Union Conference — Office ad- 
dress, 1718 Third Ave. S., Minne- 
apolis, Minn., N. W. Phone So. 0604. 
President — E. T. Russell. 
Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, and 
Transportation Agent — I. G. Ortner. 
Missionary Volunteer and Educational 
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Oberg. 
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SEMINARY NOTES 
Summer School is now in session. 
Ungdomsbaandet Annual for 1922 is 
off the press. Subscribers will soon 
be receiving their copies. 
We are pleased to notice some of 
the splendid records being made by 
Hutchinson students in the canvassing 
field. 
Professor H. M. Johnson has been 
attending the South Wisconsin camp-
meeting in the interest of the 
seminary. 
Harald Olsen and Chris P. Sorensen 
have been visiting a number of 
towns in central and southern Min-
nesota and have been successful in 
securing a quantity of work for the 
Seminary Bookbindery. 
DO YOU KNOW? 
Do you know what place God would 
give to miracles in this movement, and 
what place He would not, give, and 
why? 
Do you know why instruction con-
cerning physical health is called a 
gospel of health ? 
Do you know why a part of the 
third angel's message has to do with 
your health ? 
Do you want to keep in touch with 
the development of the health work 
of the denomination in all the world?? 
Do you want to receive constant in-
know how to go out and do simple 
medical missionary work among your 
neighbors? 
Do you want to receive constnat in-
struction and inspiration concerning 
these and kindred matters ? 
Then read THE MEDICAL EVAN-
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ADVERTISEMENTS 
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threshing is over. Must be experienc-
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ter. David Olsen, Crosby, N. D. It 
Wanted: A good man to work on 
farm through haying and harvest. 
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