The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17


plains. A beautiful location was Sc
cured at the cost of $4,000. This per-
manently establishes our work in the
great northern country of India. 1t
has been making rapid progress in
that locality since the establishment
lof this station.
From here | crossed the Bay of
Bengal into Burmah, the land where
Judson, the great Baptist missionary,
spent so many years of aithful SER
vice. Our work is making rapid pro-
gress here also. | helped to organ
ize Seventh-day Adventist church
among the Burmese while here. At
this point Elder II. II. Votaw is
Istaioned. Mrs. Votaw is daughter
of DR.. Harding and wife, of this
icity They are rendering splendid
service in this needy mission field.
They have associated with them sew
eral native Burmese workers and a
lady physician. Other workers are
NEEDED for this field We hope to
secure a rest station for our workers
in this field also.
1--WE have a splendid corps of labor
ers in India, over fifty in all. Ohio
has furnished some splendid work
ers. The Assistant Superintendent of
our work in India, Elder w. w. Mill
err is from Ohio; also Miss Della Bur-
Iroway.
At the close of our meeting in Bur-
Imah | sailed for Egypt by way of
iCeylon. i spent one day on the beau
Itiful island, properly called the pearl
of the ocean" We have a work start
ed here also which must be re-en-
forced with othe~ workers. Seventeen
days sail brought me to Egypt,
where ! spent ten days in helping to
iplan and organize our mission work
in this land of the Pharaohs. OF this
field | canot speak this morning, but
perhaps may be able to do so before
our camp-meeting shall close.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
At three o'clock Elder w. d. Curtis
again spoke, beginning his discourse by
showing how Christ gave up all to
come to this world as a foreign mis-
sionary, and not only gave all he
Possessed, but his own life at last
In closing his ministry, when asked
by His disciples in regard to His re-
turn. He said. This gospel of the
Kingdom shall be preached in all the
world for a witness, and unto all ma
Itions, and then shall the end come.
'IThe speaker showed that the Saviour
Hooked down through the history ol
the gospel age, and saw all the exper-
fences of the church, and there
came before His vision the final work
now known as the advent message
which is TO go to all the world. This
lwill require means and will demand
lof this people sacrifices.
He then dwelt upon Gods plan fol-
the support of the gospel ministry
showing from | Cor. S:7-14 that Goo
had an ordained system of maintain
ing the ministry. This system was
that of tithing, which was made very
clear by the use of many texts, some
of which were found in Lev. 27, 9th
ers In Mum. IS, also in Malachi 3
1t was shown that God has reserved
one-tenth of all and says it is holy tC
himself.
After an earnest appeal to the con
gregation to be loyal to God, tn,
speaker closed by asking those who
would hencefOrth return to the Lore
His own TO stand, In response to this
request almost the entire congrega.
tion rose, thus testifying their will,
ingness to assist in carrying the gos.
pei to the regions beyond.
In the evening at 1880 Elder Thomp.
son OF Washington again spoke. His
subject was "The Proper Observance
iof the Sabbath" He read for a text
the fourth commandment of the deca-
lougue, found in Eoxdus 20:S-11 The
following is "A brief summary of the
DISCOURSE
The observance of the Sabbath is
an important thing. No human law
can make a man a Sabbath-keeper.
Sabbath-keeping is a spiritual service
rendered to the God who made the
Sabbath, True Sabbath keeping can
ionly be rendered by those who are
spiritual, because the law of God Is
spiritual. wish to talk this even
ing concerning what true Sabbath
keeping consists in.
"One thing is essential in the proper
observance of the Sabbath is that we
lobserve the right day There is only
one Bible Sabbath. God blessed only
one day. This day is not Sunday the