ATLANTIC �
 
GLEAM 
" Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." 
VOL. I �
SOUTH LANCASTER, MASS., OCTOBER 15, 1902 �
No. 4o 
GIFTS. 
" WHAT shall I give to thee, 0 Lord ? 
The kings that came of old, 
Laid softly on thy cradle rude 
Their myrrh and gems of gold. 
" Thy martyrs gave their hearts' warm blood, 
Their ashes strewed thy way; 
They spurned their lives as dreams and dust 
To speed thy coming day. 
" Thou knowest of sweet and precious things 
My store is scant and small ; 
Vet wert thou here in want and woe, 
Lord, I would give thee all." 
There came a voice from heavenly heights : 
"Unclose thine eyes and see; 
Gifts to the least of those I love, 
Thou givest unto Me." 
—Christian Union. 
THE GREAT CONTROVERSY. 
WE are now living in the closing 
scenes of this earth's history, and 
what is now done for God is accom-
plished under the most disadvanta-
geous circumstances. Satan has great 
skill and wonderful ability. God en-
trusted him with power and wisdom ; 
but he became filled with self-exalta-
tion and thought that he should be 
first in heaven. Through this self-
seeking, this striving for the suprem-
acy, sin entered into the world. 
Satan resolved to make an effort to 
overthrow the government of God, 
and set up a kingdom of his own. 
He began this work by doing just as 
men who ought to know better are do- 
ing to-day. He complained of the 
supposed defects in the management 
of heavenly things, and sought to fill 
the minds of the angels with his dis-
affection. Because he was not su-
preme, he sowed seeds of doubt and 
unbelief. �
Because he was not as 
God, he strove to instil into the minds 
of the angels his own envy and dis-
satisfaction. Thus the seeds of alien-
ation were planted, afterward to be 
drawn out and presented before the 
heavenly courts as originating, not 
with Satan, but with the angels. So 
the deceiver would show that the an-
gels thought as he did. 
It was most difficult to make the de-
ceiving power of Satan apparent. His 
power to deceive increased with prac-
tice. If he could not defend himself, 
he must accuse, in order to appear 
just and righteous, and to make God 
appear arbitrary and exacting. In 
secret he whispered his disaffection to 
the angels. There was at first no pro-
nounced feeling against God ; but the 
seed had been sown, and the love and 
confidence of the angels was marred. 
The sweet communion between them 
and their God was broken. Every 
move was watched ; every action was 
viewed in the light in which Satan had 
made them see things. 
That which Satan had instilled into 
the minds of the angels—a word here 
and a word there-----opened the way 
for a long list of suppositions. In his 
artful way he drew expressions of 
doubt from them. Then, when he was 
interviewed, he accused those whom 
he had educated. He laid all the dis-
affection on the ones he had led. As 
one in holy office, he manifested an 
overbearing desire for justice, but it 
was a counterfeit of justice, which was 
entirely contrary to God's love and 
compassion and mercy. 
Just such transactions are taking 
place to-day. Many place such confi-
dence in their own ideas that they 
present their theories as if they could 
make no mistake. Once their words 
are spoken, they never go back, never 
repent, never feel that they need for-
giveness. They feel that they are in-
fallible. Thus it has been in past 
history ; thus it will be again. False 
religious confidence becomes supposed 
infallibility. How can these deluded 
ones think that they are the only ones 
led and taught of God ? When this 
spirit is manifested, what can be done ? 
You can not convince them, because 
they say, "God has led me." They 
will not acknowledge that they have 
acted on wrong principles. �
They 
maintain that they have moved rightly. 
The only course that can be pursued 
is to leave them to develop their prin-
ciples. They may never see their er-
ror, but others may be convinced and 
saved. To attempt to unmask them 
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would be to call sympathy to their 
side. 
Great efforts will be made by those 
who suppose their own wisdom to be 
supreme, in exactly the same lines on 
which Satan worked, and which 
caused so much mischief in the para-
dise of God. The very same princi-
ples are revealed and upheld to-day. 
When a man is elected to a position 
of trust, to preside over important in-
terests, large and broad, or over inter-
ests of less extent, but still important, 
Satan stirs up the minds of those who 
are selfish, who are not consecrated 
to God's service, who have not an eye 
single to his glory. He fills their 
hearts with the spirit of criticizing and 
accusing. If they think that they are 
not especially favored, they will talk 
of the mistakes and errors of the one 
against whom they are working. This 
step taken, Satan, whose special busi-
ness it is to create alienation and strife, 
will place the matter before these per-
sons in a most deceiving way, and 
they will bring against those in posi-
tions of trust the most unjust charges, 
in order to discourage and destroy 
God's servants. 
Satan's representations against the 
government of God, and his defense of 
those who sided with him, were a con-
stant accusation against God. His 
murmurings and complaints were 
groundless ; and yet God allowed him 
to work out his theory. �
God could 
have destroyed Satan and all his sym-
pathizers as easily as one can pick up 
a pebble and cast it to the earth. But 
by so doing he would have given a 
precedent for the exercise of force. 
All the compelling power is found 
only under Satan's government. The 
Lord's principles are not of this or-
der. He would not work on this line. 
He would not give the slightest en-
couragement for any human being to 
set himself up as God over another 
human being, feeling at liberty to 
cause him physical or mental suffer-
ing. This principle is wholly of 
Satan's creation. 
The principles of the character of 
God were the foundation of the edu-
cation constantly kept before the 
heavenly angels. �
These principles 
were goodness, mercy and love. Self-
evidencing light was to be recognized 
and freely accepted by all who occu-
pied positions of trust and power. 
They must accept God's principles, 
and, through the presentation of truth 
and righteousness, convince all who 
were in his service. �
This was the 
only power to be used. Force must 
never come in. All who thought that 
their position gave them power to 
command their fellow beings, and 
control conscience, must be deprived 
of their position ; for this is not God's 
plan. 
Mits. E. G. NV ; IT E. 
he (imam/ed. ) 
PRECIOUS ASSURANCES. 
AVE you read the little leaflet 
written by Mrs. E. G. White, entitled 
What the Sale of Christ's Object 
Lessons ' will Accomplish " ? If not, 
I advise every lover of this cause to 
read it and then share in the promised 
blessings, if you have not already 
realized their fulfilment. 
The tract will be furnished free to 
our churches. We will have a quan-
tity with us at the several general 
meetings to distribute, and for the 
brethren to take to the churches for 
distribution, so that each family may 
have one. 
The following are some of the state-
ments made in the tract that follow 
as a result of the sale of this book 
The plan was presented to hie by 
the Lord as one that would be an all- 
round blessing." �
Scene after scene 
was presented to me in which minis-
ters were being aroused to act their 
part." " Whole families took part in 
the work." " Angels of God united 
with the workers." " The book found 
ready sale.- "'Those who engaged 
in the work improved in health of 
body and health of mind." " They 
gained an experience that made their 
hearts glad in the Lord." " In every 
place prayer could be heard, and faith 
in the work constantly increased." 
Those who engaged in selling the 
book were happy. They helped one.* 
another to make the work a success." 
"The workers gained a valuable ex-
perience." " Their example helped 
the church to see that all around* 
them there was work to do." " There 
was a revival of the missionary 
spirit." " Small companies gathered 
for prayer and Bible study." " All 
moved forward with harmonious 
action." '"I'he Saviour went before 
them and the blessing of the Lord be-
came his people's strength." " The 
pulpit became a place of power." 
" This is the means that the Lord has 
ordained for uniting the hearts of his 
people to one another by the same 
link that unites them to himself." 
Shall not the people say, "Amen, 
and AMEN,'' and as one rise up and 
finish the work ? Be sure that no one 
fails to read the whole tract, and then 
prove the Lord in the doing. 
R. A. UNDERWOOD. 
A SAD VISIT TO OHIO. 
_JUST before the opening of our 
conference at South Lancaster, I re-
ceived a telegram that my aged 
mother was very sick and there was 
no hope of her recovery. 
It seemed 
that I ought to go at once, but in 
view of the conference needs I de-
cided to remain. The day after the 
meeting closed a letter came from my 
sister stating that mother was still 
alive, and was holding on that she 
might see me once more. I left South 
Lancaster Monday afternoon, October 
G, and arrived at Mt. Vernon Tuesday It' 
afternoon, and hastened to my moth-
er's side. 
For over three months she has not, 
 
been able to lie clown once. It is 
necessary to keep her bolstered in an 
almost upright position, otherwise the 
water (dropsy) affects her heart and 
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suffocates her. For years she has 
been a great sufferer, and now this 
additional affliction seems more than 
we can bear. Her eyesight failed so 
rapidly that she feared she would not 
be able to see me when I came, but 
the Lord sustained her and answered 
her prayer in this matter, and her joy 
caused by our meeting will never be 
4 forgotten. It has seemed to act as a 
medicine in giving her hope and cheer, 
but at times the disease gains power 
and it seems we must say farewell. 
Two nights of the three I have been 
here, I have been by her side. Many 
times I have taken a birds-eye view 
of the past, and in it I see my mother's 
love and patience as the strongest 
earthly cord leading and holding me 
to the right way. As I look into her 
face to-day so weary, so wrinkled, 
with eyes so sunken and glassy, gasp-
ing for the fleeting breath of life, I 
am constrained to cry, " How long, 
0 Lord, how long " shall the sufferings 
of my poor mother be prolonged ? 
Thou art one of the dearest mothers 
man ever knew, but with thy Saviour 
thou art indeed " drinking of the cup 
and being baptized with the baptism." 
But the darkest hour is cheered 
with the bright hope that " a few more 
years shall roll," and, God being my 
helper, I will stand with my mother 
before the throne of God where the 
tears will be wiped away, and where 
" there shall be no more pain." 0 
that we may so live that the day may 
be greatly hastened ! 
A. E. PLACE. 
"HE shall feed his flock like a 
shepherd." 
" THE first appointment of officers 
in the Christian church was for the 
care of the poor." 
TRAINING, method, motive, author-
ity may be worth much when men 
have received the power from on 
high ; but without the power of the 
Holy Ghost all these are nothing. 
Mark Guy Pearse. 
The FIELD 
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE NEW 
ENGLAND CONFERENCE. 
THE first meeting of the thirty-sec-
ond annual session of the New Eng-
land Conference was held at the 
Seventh-day Adventist church at 
South Lancaster, Mass., Oct. 1, 1902, 
at 10 : 30 A.M. 
On calling the roll and seating the 
delegates, it was found that eleven 
churches were represented by twenty-
one delegates. 
After the organization of the Con-
ference Elder H. W. Cottrell offered 
prayer. 
It was voted that the visiting min-
isters be invited to participate in the 
deliberations of the Conference. 
The minutes of the last meeting of 
the last session were called for, read, 
and approved. 
A few remarks were made by the 
president, Elder A. E. Place, concern-
ing the troublous times in which we 
are living, and the importance of our 
consecration to the work of God. 
A motion was made and supported 
that the chair appoint the usual com-
mittees. 
After remarks by Elders Cottrell, 
Haskell, and others concerning the 
manner of electing these, the motion 
was carried. 
The chair then named the following : 
Committee on Nominations : K. C. 
Russell, H. W. Cottrell, G. B. Wheeler, 
P. P. Lane, R. G. Hall. 
Committee on Plans : F. C. Gilbert, 
*E. F. Miles, F. M. Dickerson, H. 13. 
Tucker, H. C. Wilcox, H. 11. Stacy. 
Committee on Credentials and Li-
censes : M. D. Mattson, W. L. Payne, 
W. A. Wilcox, James Lays, A. H. 
Clark. 
Committee on Auditing to act with 
the Conference Committee : W. L. 
Payne, D. A. Bidwell, James Tefft, 
E. G. Farnsworth, J. B. Mason, G. W. 
Palmer, Frank Fiske. 
Committee on Revision of Consti- 
tution : H. W. Cottrell, F. C. Gilbert, 
H. H. Stacy. 
About three-quarters of an hour 
was then occupied by Elders H. W. 
Cottrell and K. C. Russell, the former 
speaking concerning the work in gen-
eral, and the latter the work in Bos-
ton. Many interesting and encour-
aging features were presented by both 
of these brethren. 
Meeting adjourned to 2 : 30 r.ai. 
The second meeting of the New 
England Conference was held Oct. 1, 
1902, at 2 : 30 P.M. Prayer was offered 
by Elder J. W. Watt, president of the 
*Vermont Conference. The minrites 
of the previous meeting were read 
and approved. 
At the roll call, twenty-eight dele-
gates, representing twelve churches, 
responded. 
The time was then occupied by the 
laborers in presenting the progress of 
the work in their respective fields. 
Elder Gilbert related his experience 
with " Object Lessons," and told of 
the many ways that had been opened 
up by this means, stating that he had 
spoken between thirty and forty times 
in about twenty different churches of 
other denominations. He also spoke 
of the interest that had been aroused 
by his talks on Jewish customs and 
teachings. 
Elder A. H. Clark reported the out-
look to be encouraging in New Haven, 
and thought that the interest that had 
been aroused in Bridgeport ought to 
be followed up. �
Brother Whittier 
also spoke in regard to the interest in 
Bridgeport. 
H. C. Hartwell and A. J. Clark 
stated that although the work at Som-
ersworth was not as encouraging as 
they would wish to report, still they 
felt that they had had many valuable 
experiences, and they were of good 
courage in the work. 
Mrs. M. A. Scribner reported the 
good work which had been accom-
plished in South Framingham, and 
stated that in starting the work there 
she began by canvassing with " Object 
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Lessons." On entering the homes, 
the people became so interested while 
conversing on Bible subjects that she 
would forget all about her canvassing. 
This interest led her to give Bible 
readings there. The good work has 
been steadily progressing, and when 
a few who are now waiting are bap-
tized, a company of fifteen or twenty 
will be ready for organization. 
The chairman then presented the 
request of the Keene church for ad-
mission to membership in the Confer-
ence, which was read as follows : 
" The Seventh-day Adventist Church, 
of Keene, N. IL, to the New England 
Col ference of Seventh-day Adventists, 
in assembly ; Greeting : 
" DEAR BRETHREN : This certifies 
that at a regular meeting of the Keene 
church, held Sept. 18, 1902, it was 
voted to ask for admission to mem-
bership with the New England Con-
ference, at its session to be held in 
South Lancaster, Mass., Oct. 1-5, 
1902. 
" Brother Warren A. Wilber and 
Sister Ella M. Wilber were chosen 
messengers to present this request in 
behalf of this church. 
" FERNANDO C. BEE, Clerk. 
" Keene, N. H., Sept. 3o, 1902." 
It was moved by Elder F. C. Gil-
bert and seconded by H. H. Stacy 
that this request be granted and 
Brother and Sister Wilber be seated 
with the delegates. It was carried 
unanimously. 
W. A. Wilber gave us an interest-
ing report of the good work that had 
been done in this church at Keene. 
In conclusion Elder Cottrell stated 
that preaching was a formal introduc-
tion of truth to the world, and that it 
was personal work in the homes that 
would convince the hearts of the 
people. 
Meeting then adjourned till 9 : 30 
A.M., Thursday, October 2. 
A. E. PLACE, Pres. 
H. B. TUCKER, Sec. 
( Continued next week.) 
NEW YORK CONFERENCE. 
Wrrn other conferences we are glad 
to speak of some omens of the Lord's 
blessing on his work in this confer-
ence. Instead of our usual -annual 
camp-meeting, we have held several 
local meetings in different sections of 
the State. The first meeting at Da-
rien Center resulted in the church 
being greatly strengthened, and the 
entire debt of $400.00 on the church 
being provided for. The brethren 
and sisters here are greatly encouraged. 
In the northern part of the State, 
a local camp-meeting was held at 
Brushton. This meeting, though 
small, was the most remarkable meet-
ing in many ways which I ever at-
tended. Hearts of parents and chil-
dren were turned to. each other, and 
sins confessed and put away. New 
courage and consecration to His work 
came to northern New York. Eight 
were baptized. 
We have just closed a general meet- 
ing at Nunda. �
The Universalists 
granted us the free use of their beau-
tiful church for the meeting, and did 
all in their power to make us feel at 
home. We hoped to have Elder Cot-
trell with us at this meeting, but he 
was detained by other important 
meetings. A number of our own la-
borers were present, and the Lord 
blessed us greatly. We felt sad that 
some allowed the cares of this life to 
detain them from the meeting. Will 
it always be thus ? Some important 
plans were laid for the advancement 
of the work between now and the 
time of our conference in the winter. 
One was a renewal of our campaign 
to dispose of the remainder of our 
quota of " Christ's Object Lessons." 
We are thankful for what has been 
done, and if all take hold of the 
work as they should, the books can be 
sold before the end of the year. The 
State has been districted, and laborers 
assigned to each division to assist in 
finishing up the work. It is an indi-
vidual work. It can not be done by 
the laborers alone. What the Lord 
wants is for every soul to respond to 
the call, and to respond now; there 
has been delay a plenty. 
Another plan was the more perfect 
organization of our State educational 
work by the appointment of a confer-
ence educational secretary. Brother 
H. W. Carr, who is teaching at West 
Salamanca, was asked to accept this 
position. We have some eight schools 
in operation, and there is much inter-
est in this line of work all over the 
conference. The schools are all 
larger than they were last year. The 
school at West Salamanca has some 
thirty-five pupils, and some step must 
be taken at once to place it on a more 
permanent basis. Some good offers 
are being made for an industrial 
school, and a committee was appointed 
to look up the situation there, and re-
port at our annual conference. The 
outlook for this branch of the work 
is encouraging. Five were baptized at 
this meeting in Nunda. 
We have just made a permanent 
beginning in the medical missionary 
work in the conference. Dr. A. R. 
Satterlee and wife, from the Battle 
Creek Sanitarium, have connected 
with the work in the conference. 
Money has been raised to begin the 
work, and a house has been rented at 
868 Niagara St., Buffalo, N. V., and 
will be equipped in a simple manner 
as a beginning. We have a few rooms 
for patients. Sister Galloway is with 
them as nurse, and more nurses and 
larger accommodations will be pro-
vided, as the demand increases and 
the funds can be secured. Dr. Kel-
logg has been advised with, and ap-
proves of all the steps taken thus far. 
We hope this may be but the be-
ginning of a great work. 
Two churches have been organized 
during the summer, and others will be 
soon. One place of public meeting 
has been dedicated, a very neat place 
of worship at East Galway. The 
church building at Saranac Lake will 
be dedicated October 22-26, and the 
company organized into a church. 
The cold, wet summer has made it 
hard on the brethren'laboring in tents, 
but they have worked hard, and faith-
fully, and some have embraced the 
*truth as a result of the work. 
G. B. THOMPSON. 
TITHE REPORT, PENNSYLVANIA. 
REPORT of tithes received by the 
conference treasurer between the 
dates of July 1 and September 30, 
1902. 
Church. �Membership. Amount. 
Alba, 
11 
$14.37 
Albion, 
19 
25.47 
Allegheny, 
14 
73.70 
Allentown, 
45 
62.74 
Altoona, 
76 
160.09 
Ariel, 
17 
38.30 
Austin, 
19 
24.95 
Bear Lake, 
29 
55.72 
Bellefonte Company, 
12.00 
Bloornsburg, 
9, 
13.50 
Bradford, 
33 
42.27 
Cherryflats, 
32 
25.75 
Chester, 
10 
4.63 
Clearfield, 
19 
11.67 
Conneautville, 
29 
38.48 
Connellsville, 
10 
04.81 
Corydon, 
24 
49.73 
Duke Center, 
10 
38.50 
Easton, 
12 
28.31 
Edinboro, 
28 
62.01 
Eldred, 
32 
.40 
Elk Lake, 
52 
51.48 
-1 Emporium, 
6 
Erie, 
48 
168.29 
Fleetwood, 
15 
47.85 
Greensburg, 
28 
190.09 
Hamburg Company, 
23.05 
Harrisburg, 
34 
47.00 
Hawley, 
19 
34.15 
Huntington, 
32 
60.61 
Johnstown, 
43 
186.67 
Kuip, 
6.79 
Lebanon. 
40 
75.01 
Lowville, 
25.93 
Meadville, 
23 
19 
52.83 
Midway. 
10.51 
New Brighton Company, 
10.70 
Norristown, 
21 
82.82 
North Warren, 
45 
61.50 
Oakland, 
5.10 
Oil City, 
16 
36.40 
4. Philadelphia, 
178 
369.22 
Philipsburg, 
16 
27,70 
Pittsburg, 
64 
242.62 
Port Allegany, 
40 
76.07 
Punxsutawney, 
12 
45.76 
ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER 
Reading, 
70 
110.05 
Roaring Branch, 
59 
75.14 
Salemville, 
Scranton, 
17 
93.66 
Shingle House, 
27 
32.31 
Shunk, 
25 
5.14 
South Canaan, 
17 
35.16 
Spartansburg, 
4 
10.50 
Sunbury and Northum-
berland. 
29 
51.44 
Sunderlandville, 
9 
32.33 
Titusville, 
14 
44.22 
Uniontown Company, 
5 
18.08 
Washington, 
30 
15.80 
West Pike, 
0 
'22.38 
Wilkesbarre, 
18 
27.86 
Williamsport, 
65 
210.75 
Wyoming and West 
Pittston, 
30 
8.00 
Voungsville, 
:35 
37.82 
Individuals, 
100.60 
Total, 
$3,666.84 
PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE. 
W. M. LEE, Treas. 
WESTERN NEW YORK. 
FOR weeks I have felt that I ought 
to write about the work in our portion 
of the conference. Much of my time 
for several months has been spent in 
assisting the churches in six of the 
western counties in the sale of 
" Christ's Object Lessons." Many 
times I have realized that to me has 
been spoken the benediction, " The 
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and 
the love of God be with you," as I 
have gone from family to family show-
ing " Christ's Object Lessons " and 
telling the story of the " sower," the 
" leaven," " God's seeking love," " ask-
ing to give," etc. To me it is a won-
derful plan. 
The little church at Collins Centre 
was the first to take its quota of books. 
Then followed Steamburg, Randolph, 
and Stockton. Some of the other 
eight churches have disposed of three-
fourths of their quota, others of half, 
and so on. 
At the last meeting at Nunda ar-
rangements were made whereby nearly 
all the churches who desire it can 
have the assistance-of some minister 
to help them sell their quota. I think 
so far about $5,000 worth of "Christ's 
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Object Lessons" have been sold in 
the conference. 
In this district one new church has 
been organized at Fredonia with four-
teen members. They have taken 
forty-nine " Christ's Object Lessons." 
Some of them are children. This is 
a good field in which to sow seed. 
Medical work is now begun in Buf-
falo with A. R. Satterlee, M. D., and 
two trained nurses. We have been 
raising the necessary means for this 
work this summer. Brother Satterlee 
was educated in the Battle Creek 
Medical Missionary College. 
SCHOOL WORk. 
About one year since Brother F. H. 
Hicks, of Salamanca, began to feel the 
need of more being done for the 
children. In answer to earnest 
prayer put up by parents Brother H. 
W. Carr and wife left their farm, came 
to West Salamanca, and in a rented 
house began the school work. They 
took pupils from eight years upward, 
and in all grades. Soon the building 
was filled. Last year they had from 
twenty to twenty-five in attendance. 
This past season they attended the 
summer school in Michigan. The 
churches and scattered families who 
sent children last year were so much 
pleased with the school work that this 
year they are returning their children. 
The report from the work has gone 
out, and students are coming in until 
it has been necessary to rent a second 
house, and still the students come. 
The difficulties under such circum-
stances are so great that a represent-
ative committee of five were ap-
pointed at the last general meeting to 
take under consideration the finding 
of a new location in the country 
where land and buildings can be had, 
and the school work- reorganized so 
as to run all the year around, and the 
students have an education in culti-
vating the land, and caring for all 
that is raised on an ordinary farm. So 
great is the interest in educational 
work on this basis, that liberal offers 
are being made to the committee. 
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This is the way to save our chil_ 
dren to the cause, and to educate 
them for work in it. We are much 
encouraged at every advanced step. 
All our work is planned and executed 
on the:plan to pay as you go. 
The Spirit of the Lord is reviving 
the work in many ways in western 
New York. 
A. 0. 13uRaiii. 
THE GERMAN TENT EFFORT IN 
BROOKLYN, N. Y. 
DURING the tent season varied ex-
periences have been ours. We had 
some " ups " and " downs " like a 
boat upon the ocean billows ; but our 
ship kept sailing, and in faith and pa-
tience we labored on. We started 
out fishing according to the call of 
Christ to Peter and Andrew (Matt. 
4 : 17-20), and what did we catch ? 
The Lord through his kindness gave 
us some precious souls. Six were 
baptized in the open watery grave, 
one of which had been labored for 
before by Brethren Mahr and Fritz. 
Three besides these are keeping the 
Sabbath and will be baptized in the 
near future. Others who are inter-
ested appear to be very favorable to 
the truth. Friday we folded our tent 
and stored it for the winter. As the 
conference is upon us, we leave the 
planning for the winter's work with 
their council ; and expect with re-
freshed and renewed energy to follow 
up the work by holding meetings in a 
hall or as the Lord may direct. 
We feel to praise our Heavenly 
Father for a part in his work that we 
are permitted to humbly be cowork-
ers of his. 
0. E. REINKE. 
17 Himrod 
IF any work is really of God's giv-
ing, and he puts it into our hearts to 
devise, or into our hands to do, have 
no fear but he will provide stuff suffi-
cient, whether metal or mental.--Miss 
F R. Havergal. 
EDUCATIONAL 
OUR. ACADEMY AND 
crtuecti.scrtooLs 
SOUTH LANCASTER ACADEMY. 
SOUTH LANCASTER ACADEMY has 
begun the work of its twenty-first 
year. It did so under very auspicious 
circumstances. �
We had with u s 
Elder S. N. Haskell and Sister E. D. 
Robinson, together with a great many 
other friends of the school. Elders 
Haskell and Robinson might very 
properly be called the founders of 
this school as they were so closely 
associated with its beginning. The 
remarks made relative to the early 
years and experiences of the school 
were closely listened to by the stu-
dents and friends present. Remarks 
of help and counsel to the students in 
the beginning of their work were 
made by others, among whom were 
Elders Gilbert and Wheeler. Many 
of the students themselves expressed 
their gratitude to God for the privi-
lege which he had thus given them of 
entering upon the work of this new 
year. 
The attendance this first day was 
larger than it was one year ago. We 
have now enrolled over one hundred 
and thirty-five students. They are 
on the, average considerably older 
than have been the students during 
any of the years since I have been 
here. They seem to be of an earnest 
class, as nearly every one has some 
definite object in view for which he 
is preparing himself, and an earnest 
spiritual atmosphere seems to pervade 
the work in every class room. 
The commercial department, con-
cerning which I have written a num-
ber of times in our papers this sum-
mer, has opened up finely. We are 
pleased with this, for it is the one aim 
of the school to prepare workers for 
the cause of present truth, and there 
seems to be no more crying need of 
laborers in any direction than in the 
matter of the commercial features of 
our work. So we are glad to have 
our young people prepare for this 
line of work. Yet there are many 
throughout the Union Conference who 
ought to be connected with our schools 
who are not. Instead of attending * 
worldly schools of business, our young 
people should connect with our own 
schools where the work is aimed con-
tinually at preparing young people to * 
take charge of the business of our 
denomination. We shall combine, as 
I have indicated, the theoretical part 
of our work with the actual account-
ing of the various departments of the 
cause. It has been found necessary 
already to add help to the work in 
this department. 
We have long felt the need for 
work for our young ladies similar to 
that which we give our young men in 
the broom shop and on the farm. 
The board has recently employed 
Mrs. E. M. Long, who for years was 
connected with Battle Creek College 
as teacher of sloyd, to open up and 
take charge of a department of work 
for the young ladies. The work they 
will do will be that of making baskets 
and small articles of furniture in 
wicker-work. We are trusting that it 
will be a valuable feature of our work. 
The board has not placed this depart-
ment upon a permanent basis, but 
have simply opened it up to give it a 
trial with the earnest hope that it may 
warrant its being carried steadily for-
ward. 
Altogether the work of our school 
has opened up this year in an excep-
tionally pleasing way, and we are 
very hopeful of sending forth into the 
vineyard of our Master many workers 
as the result of the year's work. 
F REDER �
GKIGGS. 
 
FIRST VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 
just opened in New York City at 34 
West l 5th Street, opposite Siegel and 
Cooper's dry-goods store, also a full 
line of Battle Creek Sanitarium Health 
Foods. 
CARL R ASIVIUSS EN, :Proprietor. 
A 
and from HOUSE to HOUSE" 
Publicly, 
ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER �
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The PRINTED PAGE 
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THE BOOK WORK. 
Thne.—No. 1, 30 hrs; 2, 18 Ins; 3, 22 Ins; 5, 
11 �
; 6, 24 hrs; 7,3 hrs; 8, 38 hrs; 11, 4 hrs; 
12, 17 hrs; 13, 5 hrs. Total, 172 hrs. 
Deliveries.—No. 1, $1.50; 2, $26.00; 3, $9.75 ; 4, 
$3.50; 10, $34.75; 11, $1.50; 12, $3.50. 
NEW YORK CONFERENCE. 
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 3, 1902. 
Time.—No. 1, 20 hrs; 3, 22 hrs. Total, 42 hrs.. 
Deliveries.—No. 1, $21.00; 3, $3.00. 
NEW ENGLAND CONFERENCE. 
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 3, 1902. 
Name �
I Place I Ords I Val 
Time.—No. 1, 27 hrs; 2, 35 hrs; 3, 20 hrs; 4, 20 
hrs; 5, 31 hrs. Total, 133 hrs. 
Deliveries.—No. 1, $79.75; 5, $11.90. 
*Two weeks. 
MAINE CONFERENCE. 
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 3, 1902. 
Name �
I Place 
I Ords I Val I Hips 
OBJECT LESSONS. 
1 M. E. Preble, Henderson, �
13 �
16.25 11.25 
STORY OF REDEMPTION, 
�
2 C. G. Snow, Rumford Falls, 5 �
6.25 4.25 
LADIES' GUIDE. 
STORY OF REDEMPTION. 
3 Oassie Reed, RumPrd Falls, 38 46.88 
LADIES' GUIDE. 
4 Minnie L. Prince, Bath, �
2 �
6.00 4.00 
OBJECT LESSONS. 
BEST STORIES. 
�
5 Sadie Bellows, So. Portland,l0 �
7.00 
CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR. 
5 M. E. Manson, Bath, �16 �
14.00 6.35 
Totals, �
6 Agents, �
84 $96.38 $25.85 
Time.—No. 1, 13 �
; 2, 14 hrs; 3, 13 hrs; 4, 10 
Ins; 5, 9 hrs; 6, 48 hrs. Total, 107 hrs. 
APPOINTMENTS FOR GENERAL MEET-
INGS IN PENNSYLVANIA. 
THE following dates and places for 
general meetings have been arranged. In 
case there are good reasons why any change 
should be made, notice should be given at 
once: 
Kulp, �
Oct. 8 to 12 
Wayne County, �Oct. 15 to 19 
Bradford County, �Oct. 22 to 26 
Wilkesbarre, �
Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 
Allentown, �
Nov. 5 to 9 
Reading, �
Nov. 12 to 16 
Attended by Elders I. N. Williams, C. F. 
McVagh, and S. S. Shrock, as laborers. 
Elder J. H. Schilling will be at the Reading 
meeting also. 
Philipsburg, 
Huntingdon, 
Wellsburg, one mile from 
Albion station, �Oct. 22 to 26 
Lowville, �
Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 
Coryville, �
Nov. 5 to 9 
Sweden, �
Nov. 12 to 16 
Attended by Elders Underwood, Lukens, 
and Baierle. 
A general meeting will be held at Phila-
delphia November 19 to 23. It is expected 
that Elder H. W. Cottrell and Professor 
Griggs of South Lancaster, Mass., and the 
entire Pennsylvania Conference Committee 
will be present throughout the meeting. 
This will be the semiannual meeting of the 
conference committee, and the work in the 
conference for the next six months will be 
largely planned at this meeting. We hope 
to see a large representation of our people 
in that part of the State at this meeting. 
These meetings will all begin on Wednes-
day evening, and continue with three serv-
ices each day till Sunday night. 
Friday, during the day, the time will be 
devoted to the study of the Sabbath-school 
work and our duty to the young. The 
object of these meetings is to attain better 
service for God. �
Our only object and 
watchword should be—Living to save souls. 
Sister Lee will arrange for special subjects 
and for the meetings on Friday. Brother 
Painter will also arrange for work along the 
lines of work given to him. He will attend 
such meetings as he may deem best. We 
hope Sister Lee will be able to attend sev-
eral meetings. We also trust that Dr. A. 
1. Read of Philadelphia will attend as many 
meetings as his work will permit. 
We trust that these meetings will be at-
tended with the 'Sower of the whole gospel 
in its fulness. To this end let all pray and 
seek God, and let none stay away. 
In behalf of the committee, 
R. A. UNDERWOOD. 
THE GOOD HEALTH BATH CABINET. 
A PORTABLE appliance 
for giving vapor baths 
at home. Recommended 
by Battle Creek Sanita-
rium physicians. Good 
in health, beneficial in 
disease. Used for break-
ing up colds, chills, re-
lieving soreness of the muscles, rheuma-
tism, etc. Write for descriptive circular. 
Agents wanted, 
GOOD HEALTH PUBLISHING COMPANY, 
Battle Creek, Mich. 
OBITUARY NOTICES. 
WHITTEN.—Died; near Benton Station, 
Benton, Me., August 9, 1902, Amos Whit-
ten, aged 77 years and 5 months. Brother 
Whitten had but a shortLsiekness, less than 
five days, his disease being heart trouble. 
He had observed the Sabbath for about 
fourteen years, and had been a member of 
the Canaan church for leleven years. He 
was a good man, and is sadly missed by the 
church and his many friends. Remarks at 
the funeral by the writer from John 11 : 25, 26. 
GEO. W. HOWARD. 
PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE. 
WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 26, 1902. 
Name �
I �
Place �
I Ords 
• 
— �
- 
I �
Val I Hips 
PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS. 
1 T. D. Gibson, Uniontown, �
3 
6.75 20.75 
GREAT CONTROVERSY. 
2 W. C. Fleisher, McKeesport, 7 
17.75 19.25 
3 W. H. Zeidler, Lovedale, �
11 
27.00 16.00 
4 G. 11. Jenkins, Reading, �
3 
8.50 
1.25 
DANTE!. AND REVELATION. 
5 Wm.. T. Hilgert, Philadelp'a, 1 
2.75 
3.10 
6 T. 0. Saxton, Burnside, �
10 
26.25 
4.00 
DESIRE OF AGES. 
7 Mrs.W.H.Zeidler, MeEeesp't, 1 
3.50 
3.00 
Ilmocrms OF THE MORNING. 
8 L. IL Yothers, Latrobe, �
24 
35.75 12.25 
9 Minnie Gibson, 'Uniontown, �
4 
5.00 
6.00 
10 MattieMcCormick, Bolivar, 
H Mrs.E.Mitcheltree,WheatI'd,2 
3.00 
.50 
COMING KING. 
12 Andrew Ness, Connellsville, 6 
6.00 
2.0(1 
OBJECT LESSONS. • 
5 Win.T.Hiigert,Philadelphia,10 
12.50 
Totals, �
13 Agents, �
82 $154.75 $88.10 
Name �
I Place �
I Ords I Val I Hips 
BIBLE READINGS. 
1 Ada B Noftsger, Utica, �
3 
8.50 
1.5(1 
2 Mrs.AndrewCobb, S.Russell, 4 
9.00 16.00 
GREAT CONTROVERSY. 
3 J. A. Deeley, Taylor, �2 
4.50 
1.00 
Totals, �
3 Agents, �9 
$22.00 $18.50 
DESIRE OF AGES. 
1 *CoraA.Spencer, Worcester, 13 
47.75 13.25 
GOSPEL PRIMER. 
2 Geo. II. Scott, Waltham, �
142 
61.50 
LADIES' GUIDE. 
3 *E. S. Chase, Manch'ter,N.H.,1 
3.00 
3.75 
PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS. 
4 R.C.Andrews, Nashua,-N. H., 1 
2.25 
4.50 
• 
5 H. T. Cross, Malden, �5 
14.00 10.70 
Totals, �
5 Agents, �
162 $128.50 $32.20 
Oct. 15 to 19 
Oct. 22 to 26 
Lebanon, �
Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 
Sunbury, �
Nov. 5 to 9 
Cherry Flats, �
Nov. 12 to 16 
Attended by Elders Smith, Fitzgerald and 
Schilling. 
Altoona, �
Oct. 22 to 26 
Greensburg, �
Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 
Pittsburg and Allegheny, Nov. 5 to 9 
Washington, �
Nov. 12 to 16 
Attended by Elders Longacre, Dryer, and 
I Hips Schwartz. 
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BY THE 
ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE OF 
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS 
South Lancaster, Mass., 
Subscription Price, Fifty Cents a Year. 
EDITOR, �
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- JENNIE THAYER 
Entered March 17, 1902 as Second-class Matter. 
A TRIAI. subscription to the 
GLEANER will be sent to any address 
until January 14 for ten cents. 
NOTICE. 
ALL coming to the general meeting 
at Wellsburg, Pa., should come to 
Albion Station. Please notify inc by 
card at once, stating what day and 
train you will come on, and I will 
meet all who come. 
W. S. ANDERSON, 
Lundy' s Lane, 
— 
— 
NOTICE. 
To Churches In Pennsylvania. 
SABBATH, October 18, is the regular 
time for the quarterly collections in 
the churches in the Pennsylvania Con-
ference for the poor fund of the con-
ference. It will be remembered that 
this fund is for the support of such as 
the conference has to care for, and to 
assist the Sanitarium in Philadelphia 
in its care of worthy persons among 
us who are unable to care for them-
selves. 
We have pledged the sum of $5.00 
per week for. this purpose to the San-
itarium. We have over five hundred 
dollars a year to raise for the two pur-
poses thus specified. There is quite 
a little deficit in this fund. We ought 
to have three hundred dollars out of 
this collection to place us in proper 
position. 
Elder W. H. Smith has written a 
paper to be read at the Sabbath serv-
ices October 18. I suggest that, fol-
lowing the reading, the church unite 
in an earnest season of prayer for the 
blessing of God upon the gift, receiv-
ers and givers, and then those in 
charge take up a collection for the 
above purposes. �
Remember it is 
" more blessed to give than to receive." 
Scattered Sabbath-keepers can send 
in their donations to Brother Lee. 
R. A. UNDERWOOD. 
LOWVILLE AND WELLSBURG, PA. 
General Meetings. 
WILL those who are planning to at-
tend the general meeting at Lowville 
write to Brother Chas. Howard, Low-
ville, Pa., or the writer, at Union City, 
Pa., Box 603 ? I understand teams 
will meet the afternoon trains arriving 
at Union City going east at 2:32 and 
going west at 3 : 05, Wednesday, Octo-
ber 29. 
.Let all who can, come at this time ; 
so they can be at the first meeting, 
and thus receive the benefit of all the - 
meetings, and also the blessings God 
has promised. 
The meeting at this place will be 
the nearest point for those living at 
Corry, Spartansburg, Titusville, and 
Warren, and we trust many from all 
these places will arrange to be present. 
Those coming to the Wellsburg 
general meeting may correspond with 
Wallace Anderson, Lundy's Lane, Pa. 
MORRIS LUKENS. 
CHESAPEAKE CONFERENCE, NOTICE. 
THE health of Brother Chas. D. 
Zirkle having failed, it has become 
necessary for him to retire from the 
work for a time, and he has resigned 
his position as secretary and treasurer 
of the Chesapeake Conference, also 
that of custodian of conference prop-
erty. Brother H. S. Weaver has been 
chosen to take up the work left by 
Brother Zirkle. His address is 903 
Woodley St., Baltimore, Md. Let all 
church clerks, treasurers, etc., of the 
Chesapeake Conference note this 
change. 
Mrs. C. D. Zirkle, secretary of the 
missionary department of the Chesa-
peake Conference, has resigned her 
position. 
The future address of Brother and 
Sister Zirkle will be New Market, Va. 
IMPORTANT. 
1 HEREIN suggest to those who live 
in reasonable distance of New York 
City, and have a mind to assist in a 
material way the cauYe of the Master, 
that just now there is opportunity to 
do so with but little outlay of cash by 
shipping to the mission, in the,name 
of Elder S. N. Haskell, apples, pota-
toes, beans, dried fruits of various 
kinds, dried or canned corn, etc., 
freight prepaid, a sufficient supply to 
largely support a band of from sixteen 
to twenty missionary workers during 
the winter. 
Various families in a neighborhood 
can cooperate with one another in fill-
ing barrels and boxes, and in so doing 
it will cost no one family but little ; 
but will be of great value to the mis-
sion. 
Now in the gathering time is 
the time to act. Let us be minute-
men and women, and supply this need 
at once. 
Have everything addressed 
to Elder S. N. Haskell, 400 W. 57th 
St., New York City. Take bill of 
lading, when you ship the goods, from 
your local freight agent, and enclose 
bill to Elder Haskell. We are work-
ers together. 
H. W. COTTRELL. 
HE does the most for God's great 
world who does the best in his own 
little world." 
WANTED.—TO hire at once a good, 
industrious Seventh-day Adventist to 
work on farm. Single man preferred 
11 
Good wages to the right person 
Address �
D. A. BIDWELL, 
Bloomfield, 
Conn. 
452 tS) �
ATLANTIC UNION OLEANEI4 
the grove is a beautiful lake which is 
one of the city reservoirs. It pre-
sented a most magnificent view that 
Sabbath evening, for the sun had just 
set, leaving the western sky tinted 
with red that reflected back into the 
lake a golden hue which might cause 
one to think of the sea of glass. It 
seems that everything in nature about 
the institution conspires to make this 
location an ideal one for a Sanitarium 
like this. �
Especially is this true, in 
view of the fact that the minds of 
those who come for treatment are im-
pressed with the thought of God in 
nature and the one who " healeth all 
our diseases." 
It was gratifying, as the time for 
vespers and for the other services 
arrived, to see such a large proportion 
of both patients and workers assemble 
for the worship of the Lord, and also 
to observe the interest manifested in 
the truths that were spoken. 
The Christian influence that those 
in charge propose to maintain will 
certainly prove to be the greatest fac-
tor in making this institution a grand 
success. 
In the afternoon, Sabbath, the 11th 
inst., Dr. Ball and wife, with several 
of the workers from the Sanitarium, 
accompanied me to our place of wor-
ship in Boston. There was a good 
attendance present as we spoke to 
them concerning the importance of 
all who have received the third angel's 
message in their hearts, going forth 
with faith and fired with a heavenly 
zeal to herald the warning notes of 
this last message of mercy to the 
hungering people that are found in 
every walk of life. The special call 
to the New England Conference for 
the endowed bed fund, tent and 
camp-meeting fund, one-thousand-dol-
lar fund, fund to be appropriated, and 
the general fund to the Atlantic Union 
Conference were presented before the 
church and the pledges distributed. 
A good spirit pervaded the meeting 
and we believe that there will be a 
liberal response. 
Arrangements have been made to 
conduct a gospel temperance service 
Sunday at 3 p.m., in the mission at 
105 Staniford Street, near North Sta-
tion. We expect that the Boston 
church and the Sanitarium workers 
will unite in making this work a suc-
cess ; for we believe that it is a provi-
dential opening, and that much good 
may be accomplished. 
We are also planning to make a 
special effort with the Signs of the 
Times in this city. We believe that 
Boston will be no exception to other 
cities where this work of selling the 
Signs has proved a success. 
K. C. RUSSELL. 
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE NEW 
ENGLAND CONFERENCE. 
( Continued.) 
THE third meeting of the Confer-
ence was held October 2, at 9:30 A.M. 
Prayer was offered by Elder A. H. 
Clark. Minutes of the previous 
meeting were read and approved. 
Seven new delegates took their seats, 
and others came in later. 
Mrs. Ella M. Wilber gave an inter-
esting account of the progressing 
work at Keene, also of the valuable 
experiences of some of those who 
had embraced the truth. 
The chairman made a few stirring 
remarks concerning the relation we 
should sustain to the work, stating 
that laborers should plead with God 
for souls, and should feel the respon-
sibility of giving the message to the 
people, and that we must come to a 
higher platform, stating also that the 
field is the world, and we should re-
spond to the calls that come from the 
foreign lands. He spoke of the usual 
plan of paying the principal in the 
Academy, and at this point it was 
moved by Elder E. E. Miles, and sec-
onded by W. L. Payne, that we pay 
the salary of the principal at the 
Academy the present school year. 
This was carried unanimously. 
Among the lines of work which 
should be pushed the coming year 
the president named the following : 
The completion of the sale of " Ob-
ject Lessons," raising the balance due 
on the Material Fund, increasing the 
canvassing work,and holding Sabbath-
school conventions in different parts* 
of the Conference. He spoke of the 
tent and camp-meeting fund, said that 
we should have the funds ready for 
next year's camp-meeting, and sug-‘ 
 
gested that we purchase twenty or 
twenty-five tents every year till we 
have a sufficient number to carry on 
our camp-meeting. 
Brother W. L. Payne said that if 
the Conference would purchase -
twenty-five or fifty tents he would fur- 
nish pins for the same. �
Donations 
and pledges were taken to the amount 
of $117 ; and in addition to this a 
donation of three tents was made to 
the Conference. 
It was moved by W. L. Payne, and 
seconded by A. H. Clark, that we 
purchase forty tents to be ready for 
next season's use. This motion was 
carried unanimously. 
The Committee on the Revision of 
the Constitution presented its report. 
Moved by E. E. Miles, and seconded ,„ 
by G. B. Wheeler, that the report be 
adopted. 
Meeting then adjourned till 2:30 
P.M. 
The fourth meeting of the Confer-
ence was held at the church October 
2, at 2: 30 P.M., and was opened with 
singing. Prayer was offered by Elder 
J. W. Watt. The minutes of the 
previous meeting were read and ap-
proved. 
The motion which was pending at 
the last meeting concerning the adop-
tion of the Constitution and By-Laws 
as recommended by the committee 
appointed to revise the same was con-
sidered, and after a few questions and 
explanations it was adopted by unani-
mous vote. 
Moved by Elder G. B. Wheeler, 
supported by Brother W. A. Wilber, 
that five hundred copies of the Con-
stitution and By-Laws, as revised, be