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VOLUME 14.
DES MOINES, IOWA, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1903.
`Celothero'
Thank God for the individual privilege
of knowing Him. Blessed are those
who can say with Job, "I know that
my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall
stand at the latter day upon the earth:
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall
I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and
not another." Job 19:25-27. "Be
still, and know that I am God." There
is too much hurry and clamor in the
world for men to hear the voice of God.
0, that people might halt a moment in
their mad rush after something they
know not what. Life at best is uncertain. Death knocks at the door,
the body.is wrapped in grave clothes,
the bell tolls, a meaningless tribute is
paid to the deceased, a hymn sung, a
few words spoken, and the cold clay
is consigned to the tomb.
Then once more the hurried march
begins,the ranks closing in on the vacancy made by the falling out of one
of their number. Again, "Be still, and
and know that I am God." We must
know Him if we expect life eternal.
What assurance have we that we know
God?—"Hereby we know that we know
Him, if we keep His commandments.
He that saith I know Him, and keepeth
not His commandments, is a liar, and.
the truth is not in him." 1 John 2 : 3,4.
Do we truly keep His commandments?
If we do, we know Him. Search our
L. F. STARR.
hearts, 0 God.
ISSUED WEEKLY BY THE
IOWA TRACT SOCIETY,
DES MOINES. IOWA.
WILLIAM E. PERRIN,
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- Editor.
TERMS: 25 CENTS A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
KNOWING GOD.
"Tuts is life eternal, that they might
know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus
Christ whom Thou hast sent". John
17 :3. How are we to know God? The
Word of God tells us that "God is a spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth." These
words were spoken" by the great Teacher in his conversation with the woman
at the well in Samaria. She did not
know God,forJesus bad said to her "Ye
worship ye know not what."
Note in the process of the narrative, how that not only the woman, but
those to whom she carried the news of
the wonderful stranger, learned to know
God. There seemed to be a doubt in
the woman's mind as to the identity of
the Saviour. She said,"Coipe and see
a man that told me all things that ever
I did; is not this the Christ? And many
of the Samaritans of that city believed
on Him for the saying of the woman,
which testified, He told me all that ever
I did." "When Jesus came into the
coasts of Cesarea Phillipi, He asked His
disciples, saying, Whom do men say that
I the Son of man am? And they said,
Some say that Thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jeremias,
or one of the prophets. He saith unto
them, But whom say ye that I am?
And Simon Peter answered and said,
Thou art the Christ, the Son of the
living God. And Jesus answered and
said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon
Barjoua: for flesh and blood hatli not
revealed it unto thee, but my Father
which is in heaven " Matt. 16 :12-17.
A true knowledge of God comes to
each one of us in a supernatural way.
God does make Himself known to those
who seek Him with all the heart.
sw1A
OUR CAMP-MEETING.
THE camp meeting just closed constituted a glorious experience for the
people of God, for the Holy Spirit came
very near. The spirit of revival entered the camp early in the. meeting,
and those who received this spirit
were blessed beyond measure. Especially was this true of the young
people, the large majority of whom
earnestly sought the Lord and found
Him exceedingly precious to the soul.
As a result of this seeking of the Lord,
they were impressed that they must
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NUMBER 48.
forsake sins to which they had been
clinging. As these sins were confessed and put away, sweet peace came
in like a river and victory was shouted.
On Friday evening there was a gen- •
eral forward movement. So many desired to seek God that it seemed best
to divide the congregation; and so the
youth and children repaired to their
respective tents, while the older members remained in the auditorium. At
the young people's tent the interest
was such that the meeting could not be
dismissed until midnight. As different
ones expressed their need of help, two
or three would gather around them
and together, either in the tent or
out in the grove, they would seek
God. Then they would offer praise
for the victory gained. Thus prayer
and praise were offered at one and the
same time. Among the sins confessed
were those of pride, dress, frivolity,
novel reading, worldly music, etc.
With many it was a struggle togive up
some of these things; and at times
when souls were about to escape from
their dominion, the powers of darkness
fought desperately. But there was a
willingness to help one another, and
when a soul trembled in the balance
the whole congregation would bow and
plead that the enemy might be driven
back, and many glorious victories were
thus gained.
All of the meetings were of a very
practical and helpful nature. Those
leading out in the services had a burden for souls, and because of this the
Lord came very close to His people.
As He drew near He convicted them of
sin and they were led to acknowledge
their remissness. Many of the older
members expressed a determination to
live the truth before their children as
they had not done in the past, and to
help them in their march to the kingdom. Another result of God's presence was that of harmony. While at
times it may have seemed that discord
would come in when all could not
see alike, yet God overruled everything to His glory. Especially was
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this harmony realized among the workers after the close of the camp-meeting.
When the distribution of labor was announced the workers expressed themselves as willing to work anywhere
and with anyone,—any where to be with
Christ.
We believe that we voice the sentiment of all when we say that this was
the most wonderful meeting ever held
in the State. But with these added
blessings come added responsibilities;
therefore, we must place ourselves unreservedly in God's hands, that we
may do and dare for Him. May we do
this, and at the close of the year realize that there has been advancement all
along the line.
NOTES.
IT was good to be there.
FORTY-FOUR candidates, nearly all of
whom were youth and children, were
baptized on Sunday.
DESPITE the unfavorable weather,
there was very little complaining and
scarcely any sickness on the ground.
A FEATURE of the meeting that speaks
well for the future was that no one depended upon feeling as the thermometer of their religious experience. Instead, there was a calm, settling down
to rest upon the promises of God.
THE almost incessant rain prevented
the attendance, to any extent, of the
citizens of Colfax, but it was for a purpose that we were shut in from the
world. It proved to be a tarrying in
Jerusalem that was not without results.
THE laborers from abroad who were
present and assisted in the services
were, Elds. Luther Warren, W. A.
Spicer, E. T. Russell, L. Johnson, F.
H. Westphal', S. N. Haskell, and G. I.
Butler; Mrs. S. N. Haskell; and Dr. J.
H. Kellogg.
OLDER members were glad to once
more meet Eld. G. I. Butler and to
listen to his earnest words of cheer
and admonition. On Thursday forenoon he spoke concerning the needs of
the southern field, and received quite
a liberal contribution to aid in the work
there.
JEWELRY, flowers, plumes, etc., laid
off were the evidences that the old man
was really crucified. Yesterday morning a girl of about thirteen years was
asked, "Well, you are going home today?" Her answer was, "Yes: but I
will have to get my hat trimmed before
I can start."
WOULD it be saying too much to repeat the remark made on the ground
that "The young people have been the
life of the meeting"? It certainly was
evident to all that the young people led
out iu the movement to get clear in the
sight of God. It was a suggestive
thought that was advanced by a middle-aged brother that the older S. D.
Adventists would have to quit complaining and pulling back and go along
with the young people. For one, lie
purposed to do that.
AFTER the sermon at the auditorium
on Sunday night, a meeting of the
young people was held at their tent
continuing until 1:20 A. M. One more
effort was made for those who had not
found freedom, and some of them rejoiced in this freedom ere they left
the tent. In the closing moments of
this meeting the companies from the
different places in the State gathered
together and promised to stand by,
and to pray for, each other until the
work is finished.
MANY were disappointed that Eld.
and Mrs. S. N. Haskell could not be
present longer. In order to spend a
short time at the Minnesota ciinp-meeting, they had to leave Thursday afterThe high water having denoon.
tained them two days at Newton on
tifeir way to Colfax, their stay with
us was necessarily very brief.
"EYE hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of
man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him." But
an earnest of this wonderful promise
.was given at the camp meeting, and
now we long for more of the fulfillment
of the promise itself.
MANY were convinced that they had
been robbing God in tithes and offerings, and decided to do their utmost to
square their accounts with Him. Do
you say, Amen?
ABOUT six hundred people were in
attendance at the meeting.
TIME FOR ACTION.
WE thank God for the foothold He
has given us in the many lands abroad.
This truth is sounding out. It stirs
our hearts to see the ranks move forward. Most heart stirring of all, however, we must confess, is the array of
unoccupied fields. We face obligations
to day such as never before pressed
upon any people.
The Lord is coming. The world is
dying before our eyes. We must show
the true-hearted in every land the way
of salvation from all the evil yet to
come upon the earth. The visible
breaking up of things has been preparing the minds of men to give attention to the advent warning. Among
the millions of the East, where half of
the world lies in darkness, there is a
growing conviction that the end of the
age is at hand. A swift crusade
through the waiting lands, one grand
rally to plant the standard in every
unoccupied field, and the work is done.
It is time for action rather than talk.
It is a frightful crime to sit at home
and thank God for blessings received,
while a world is perishing unwarned.
"There is a world to be saved." The
missionary who goes down into the
depths of humanity's need must put
his life and his all into the hand of God
for service. The believer who remains
to work and pray and hold the ropes
at home must likewise live for but the
one purpose of doing the Lord's business in the earth. Every energy of the
soul and every resource on earth must
be held absolutely subject to God's
call. Anything less than this is treason to high heaven at the very crisis
in the great controversy. In the way
in which we are facing this problem of
our world-wide work to-day, in the
response we are giving to the calls for
help, we are deciding our eternal destiny.
W. A. SPICER.
FROM COLORADO SPRINGS.
Deer Brethren and Sisters: We take
this method of writing to you, as we
can not write to each one of you personally, and we know that many of you
are interested in the work we are doing.
Colorado Springs is a health and
pleasure resort, not a city of industries.
It is very clean and quiet, there being
no smoke or noise from factories or
foundries. It is also a very wealthy,
aristocratic city, being the home of
twenty-one millionaires, some of whom
are multi-millionaires. The caste line
is quite marked, and it requires much
wisdom and perseverance to reach the
higher classes. But God has told us that
we should labor for these as well as
for those in humbler places, and there
is no part of the third angel's message
that is so well adapted to reaching
them as the medical missionary work.
We have succeeded in gaining the
good will of several influential people.
Last fall we bought the rooms on the
second floor of the building where the
cafe is located.
There are twenty
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beautiful rooms, new, and elegantly
furnished. At present we use them
for rooming purposes, except two that
have been fitted up for treatment rooms.
The Boulder Sanitarium furnishes us
with trained nurses, and the enterprise
has the hearty support and approval of
Drs. J. H. Kellogg and W. H. Rand,
the latter of whom is superintendent of
the Boulder Sanitarium. One of the
city physicians is quite interested and
sent us two patients last week. Each
of these will require a long course of
treatment, but he expects to send us
another difficult case next week. He
has great confidence in these principles, although he was unacquainted
with them until] quite recently. We
hope that our rooms will all soon be
occupied by patients and that we shall
have a small sanitarium.
We find great encouragement in
Volume 7 of the Testimonies. On
pages 56 and 60 we read: "As the
voice of John the Baptist was heard in
the wilderness, 'Prepare ye the way of
the Lord,' so must the voice of the
Lord's messengers be heard in the
great tourist and seaside resorts." "I
have been given light that in many
cities it is advisable for a restaurant to
be connected with treatment rooms.
The two can co-operate in upholding
right principles. In connection with
' these, it is sometimes advisable to have
rooms that will serve as lodgings for
the sick. These establishments will
serve as feeders to the sanitariums."
We have been greatly blessed, but we
have had difficulties and perplexities
to meet, as must all who undertake a
work for God.
During the months of June, July,
and August, thousands of sight-seers
visit this city and there are many
health-seekers at all seasons of the
year.
Sister Maggie McDonald and daughters, Misses Nellie and Sadie, of Grin• nell, are with us and will help us during the busy season. We can always
depend on Iowa when we are in need
of faithful, efficient workers. Sister
Mina Seitz, our cook who came out
here with us, is still at her post. If
any of you or your friends come out
this way, remember us with a call.
Our address is 322k N. Tejon St.
May the Lord keep us humble and in
the place where He can use us to carry
forward His work until He comes, and
then say to each of us, "Well done,
good and faithful servant.
MR. AND MRS. F. W. PATTERSON.
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"LET
tyrants fear."
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THE SANITARIUM.
THE SABBATII•SCI-1001.•
CONDUCTED BY EMMA A. PERRIER, M. D.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. FLORA V. DORCAS.
A WEEK'S BILL OF FARE.
THE SABBATH IN THE HOME.
FRIDAY BREAKFAST.
H ULLED Wheat with Raisins
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Fresh Celery
Vegetarian hamburg Steak with Chili Sauce
French Toast
Buckwheat Puffs
Bread
Apples
Sweet Villa ,s
RECIPES.
Hulled Wheat with Raisins.—Cook
the wheat on the day previous. Start
in about four times as much salted
water, and allow to boil gently until it
begins to stick and there is danger of
burning. Then cover and continue
cooking in a double boiler or steamer
until the grain has cooked five hours
or more. Add raisins to taste and reheat in the morning. Pearled wheat
or barley may be cooked in the same
manner, giving a food more nutritious
and wholesome than many of the finer
ground products.
Lyonnaise Potatoes.—Oue onion
grated, 1 tablespoonful of Wesson's
Oil or butter, 12 potatoes diced.
Brown the onion and oil in a pan, add
the potatoes, pour on parsley sauce
(milk gravy with chopped parsley),
season with celery salt, cover and bake
until the-potatoes are tender.
Vegetarian Hamburg Steak.—One
pound of protose, a pound of nuttolene,
sage, 1 egg, I cup of granose flakes, 1
small grated onion. Mash the protose
and nuttolene with a wire masher, beat
the egg, and put all together, keeping
as light as possible. Form into patties
and broil in oiled frying pan or bake in
the oven. Serve with Chili sauce and
a sprig of parsley. Gluten nutmeato
may be substituted for protose, and
stale bread crumbs for granose flakes.
Chili Sauce.—One quart of strained
tomato, 4 tablespoonfuls of minced celery, 3 tablespoonfuls of minced onion,
salt, and sugar. Put all together in a
sauce pan, bring to a boil, set on the
back of ie range, and simmer two
hours or until it is well thickened. A
small piece of lemon peel and 1 cup of
chopped tart apple will greatly improve
the flavor. Cook until the apples are
tender, pass through the colander,
cool, and serve.
French Toast.—Place pieces of zwieback in an oiled pan, pour over them a
custard sauce (3 eggs to 1 quart of
milk) sufficient to moisten, cover, and
bake in the oven.
Buckwheat Puffs.—Use equal parts
of white flour and buckwheat, and
make the same as raham puffs, the
recipe for which was given in a former
F. 0. RAYMOND.
lesson.
BEFORE the-setting of the sun, let the
members of the family assemble to read
God's Word, to sing and pray. There
is need of reform here, for many have
been remiss. We need to confess to
God and to one another. We should
begin anew to make special arrangements that every member of the family
may be prepared to honor the day
which God has blessed and sanctified.
Let not the precious hours of the
Sabbath be wasted in bed. On Sabbath morning the family should be astir
early. If they rise late, there is confusion and bustle in preparing for
breakfast and Sabbath-school. There
is hurrying, jostling, and impatience.
Thus unholy feelings come into the
home. The Sabbath, thus desecrated,
becomes a weariness, and its coming is
dreaded rather than loved....
At family worship let the children
take a part. Let all bring their Bibles,
and-each read a verse or two. Then
let some familiar hymn be sung, followed by prayer. For this, Christ
has given a model. The Lord's prayer
was not intended to be repeated merely as a form, but it is an illustration of
what our prayers should be,—simple,
earnest, and comprehensive.
In a
simple petition tell the Lord your
needs, and express gratitude for His
mercies. Thus you invite Jesus as a
welcome guest into your home and
heart. In the family, long prayers
concerning remote objects are not in
place. They make the hour of prayer
a weariness, when it should be regarded as a privilege and blessing. Make
the season one of interest and joy....
As the sun goes down, let the voice
of prayer and the hymn of praise mark
the close of the sacred hours and invite God's presence through the cares
of the week of labor.
Thus parents can make the Sabbath,
as it should be, the most joyful day of
the week. They can lead their children to regard it as a delight, the day
of days, the holy of the Lord, honorable.— Volume 6.
"Goon taste, good temper, and good
manners all come from a gentle heart.
Cultivate the last, and the others will
arrive."
"THE brightest truths are often dug
out of the darkest doubts."
THE
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DES MOINES, IOWA, JI . NE 9,
1903.
—Eld. W. A. GOSMER, of the Montana conference, visited recently with
Eld. C. A. Washburn and family, of
Mt. Pleasant.
—ELn. J. S. HART and Mr. and Mrs.
James Schee, of College View, Nebraska, attended the camp-meeting
a short time.
—Wily not sell a few copies of "The
Story of Joseph," the proceeds of which
go to help in the work in the southern
field? Price, 15, 25, and 40 cents a
copy.
—THOSE who were present at the
camp-meeting and heard Eld. W. A.
Spicer's earnest appeal in behalf of
missions will surely do all they can to
get all of our people to give ten cents
a week for foreign missions.
—MRS. MINNIE M. KILLEN, of Morgantown, North Carolina, desires us to
state that she can use late, clean copies
of our denominational literature. There
are many people in her locality who
would gladly read, but they are too
poor to buy even a tract.
—AGAIN we would remind some of
our subscribers that they are in arrears on the BULLETIN. This is a small
matter to each one of you, but it means
considerable to the Tract Society. Examine the label on your paper, and if
you are in arrears, please remit.
—MARRIED, Sabbath, May 16, 1903,
in the S. D. Adventist church at Mt.
Pleasant, Mr. John W. Weber, of Battle Creek, Michigan, and Miss Mabel
E. Washburn, of Mt. Pleasant, Eld. C.
A. Washburn, father of the bride, officiating. The BULLETIN unites with
many friends in wishing well for this
worthy young couple as they thus unite
life's interests.
—WE have been pleased to place before our readers the helpful suggestions in "A Week's Bill of Fare."
Many of our people desire to be more
careful in their choice of foods, but
have felt that those prepared by our
factories were too expensive. These,
we are sure, will appreciate the suggestions appearing in the BULLETIN
from week to week. Those who' care
to study further may be referred to
the Southern Watchman, in which Bro.
Raymond is running a series of fifty
articles on this subject.
w ottKERS' BULLETIN.
MISSION NOTES.
FOR a number of years Bro. Henry
Williams and his wife have stood alone
'as witnesses for the truth in the island
of Hayti. A recent report from Bro.
Williams brings the good news that
their number is increased to seven.
A mother and four children are keeping the Sabbath with them.
A neat little sanitarium will soon be
in operation in Robe, Japan. A house
has heen secured, well adapted to our
work. The Drs. Lockwood will be in
charge. They will be assisted by Dr.
Kumashiro, a native lady physician,
and several Japanese nurses; so they
will be able to work for the Japanese
even before they have acquired the
language.
"From India, from Africa, from China,
from the islands of the sea, from the
down-trodden millions of so-called
Christian lands, the cry of human woe
is ascending to God. That cry will
not be long unanswered."
The Anglo-Chinese school in Hong
Kong has a membership of twenty-one.
These are being taught the truth of
of God's Word.
In the interior of
China, in the province of Honan, where
our first church has been organized,
a boys' school was recently opened.
One of those lately baptized has charge
of the school.
HELP FOR AUSTRALIA.
AT a recent meeting of the general
conference committee, plans were laid
to strengthen the work in fields already. entered. It was recommended
that a collection be taken up early in
July for the Australasian field.
Our work in Australia not only
serves for that continent, but for the
great island field which lies north and
east of it. So the call to help means
not only Australasia, but the whole
Polynesian field, to which this message
must go. Were it not for the fact that
every appeal responded to, every new
field entered, and every old field
strengthened, brings the coming of
our King nearer, we might be tempted
to feel that the appeals come too often.
But, dear brethren and sisters, we can
respond with new courage, for the end
of all things is at hand. The work at
home will be farther advanced in every
way when a more liberal, self-denying,
self-sacrificing spirit is manifested toward our work in foreign fields.
May the dear Lord put it into our
hearts to come up to His help at this
time. The date for the offering in the
churches will be announced later.
Readings will be sent to all the church
elders. If any do not receive them in
good time, write the Mission Board,
267 West Main St., Battle Creek, Michigan.
ESTELLA HOUSER.
SPECIAL NUMBER OF THE "SENTINEL."
THE Sentinel of July 9 will be a number of particular value for circulation
among that large society of earnest
young people known as The Young
People's Society of Christian Endeavor.
This society will hold au international
convention at Denver, Colorado, July
9 to 13, and this makes the present an
opportune time to work, not only
among the delegates, but also among
the members of the society, said to be
nearly four million, who will not be
able to be present.
This special Christian Endeavor
Number of the Sentinel will contain
articles discussing the principles of
true Christian endeavor and Christian
citizenship, which will, in a kindly,
helpful way, point out where and how
our endeavor should be put forth for
Christ. In order to secure the hearty
co-operation of the readers of the Sentinel and of all who are interested in
placing these principles of truth in the
hands of Endeavorers everywhere, we
offer this special number at the following very low prices: 10 copies, 15 cents;
25 copies, 35 cents; 50 copies, 71) cents;
100 copies, $1.25; 1,000 copies. $10.00;
5,000 copies or more, $8.00 for 1,000.
Order of the Iowa Tract Society, Des
Moines.
AVOID personalities.
Compliments
delicately given are always acceptable,
but even they must not be overdone,
as the charge of insincerity is apt to
follow a shower of pretty nothings .
spread broadcast.— COlikey' s Home Journal.
"IT is always want of faith that is
at the bottom of all fear."