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wonderful possibilities rest in our
periodical work, and that itis a field
which should have careful attention.
Another far-reaching decision of the
convention is, that as soon as possible
separate schools be established in the
United States for the education of
workers for the Germans, Swedes, and
Danish people. It is deeply felt by
our foreign brethren, that much more
can be accomplished in preparing
workers among these several tongues, .
if schools can be established separate
from the English, where the student
will hear his mother tongue spoken
continually, and where American in-
fluences will not be felt quite so
strongly as they now are in our large
colleges. This action will probably
have the effect of soon discontinuing
the foreign departments in our large
~ colleges.
These schools will doubtless begin
small and grow as the Lord gives
success to the work. The action
which provides for their establishment,
provides also that they shall be estab-
lished without debt, and let us all fer-
vently pray that this blessed end may
be reached.
The council will continue till the
15th of October, and we presume that
many important actions will be taken
which will be noticed in later issues
of the GLEANER. :
W. B. WHITE.
FOR THE REGIONS BEYOND.
“WE believe that all our people of
the Central New England Conference
will be glad to know that at our late
conference meeting a resolution was
passed to the effect that this confer-
ence give one-tenth of all tithes re-
ceived to the Foreign Mission Board.
.- It rejoices. our hearts to know that
we can thus hasten our Lord’s coming
by helping this much more to send
the gospel of the kingdom to all the
world.
: May the Lord help each one of us
~ to be more faithful than ever in bring-
ing our. .tithes into the storehouse,
ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER.
that we may receive God's rich bless-
ings from the open windows of
heaven. A. E. SANDERSON.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
GREATER NEW YORK.
Mark 13:34 has been in my mind
all day, and I praise the Lord for the
wonderful truth it contains: “For the
Son of man. is as a man taking a far
journey, who left his house, and gave
authority to his servants, and to every
man his work, and commanded tle
porter to watch.”
My dear brethren and sisters, the
“ Son of man,” our Saviour, has gone
to prepare a home for all who are
faithful in performing the task he has
left to be done, to each he has given
talents, to some one, and to some as
many as ten. |
We are planning to use our talents
in writing short articles for the public
press on the principles of religious
liberty, and invite you to cooperate
with us by sending clippings from the
daily papers which you think may be
of interest. Be sure to send the head-
ing of the newspaper, containing the
name and date, as otherwise the clip-
ping will be of little value. There are
scores of publications printed in our
territory, and we desire to act in har
mony with she recommendation of the
General Conference by endeavoring
to place before the reading public
some of the glorious truth which you
and I have learned to love.
The turmoil incident to the mayor--
alty election will soon be over, also
the choosing of senators und assem-
blymen to make our laws. I noticé
some of those who befriended our
cause during the last session have
been renominated this year, and when
it is known who has been elected, we
shall have some suggestions to make
whereby you may work intelligently
for them. Much good was done by
you last year, and we believe the Lord
would have us continue in his work,
and “Let us not be weary in well-do-
ing: for i in due season + we shall eap,
if we faint not.”
Every family in our conference
ought to read the magazine Liberty.
Do you? .
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY DEPARTMENT,
Amos Mitchell, Secretary,
257 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The FIELD
LEOMINSTER, MASS.
Our tent meetings closed Tuesday
night, September 28, with a temper-
ance rally. Although the night was
cold and stormy, there was an excel-
lent attendance. We invited the
W. C. T. U. to take charge, and a
very interesting and profitable pro-
gram was carried out. I believe it'is
helpful to our work to cooperate with
the W. C. T. U. in the cause of tem-
perance. co
There is a good interest here in
Leominster, which should be fol-
lowed up this fall and winter. Be-
tween twenty and thirty have taken
their stand for God’s blessed truth,
here in Leominster, since the work
was started last spring.
Sunday, October 10, twelve pre-
cious souls were buried in the beauti-
ful waters of Whalom Lake. Five of
this number were from the Fitchburg
church. We thank God for a small
part in the giving of this glorious
message. A. E. SANDERSON.
TIDINGS FROM BUFFALO.
IT has been some time since a re-
port has been given from Buffalo, but
we have not been idle.
Brother Milton Jackson and the
writer labored in the tent work during
the summer, and held two efforts.
The attendance was small, but from
the first effort one precious soul was
led to the saving knowledge: of the
truth, and is now in South Lancaster.
From the two efforts four precious
souls were made to rejoice in the
truth. Others were convicted, but
have not as yet taken their stand.
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