The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-13

yesterday morning at the camp meet
ing when at $3.50 o'clock ]. b. Bios
ser, Field Secretary of the Lake Unio
conference, spoke showing the plac
that the publishing work has occupie
IN the promulgation of the gospel
taking for his text Ps. 6S:11. 9TH
Lord gave the word; great was tn
company of those that published IL
He showed that II was the work no
only of the gospel minister out o
the whole church to present faithful,
the word that God has given to us q
be light to our feet and to fun re-
veal the gospel.
said the speaker, THE worker Will
Christ will faithfully present Hi.
word. depending upon it TO accomplish
the hting whereunto the Lord has
sent It. All the powers of speech and
oratory are not to be compared tc
the living word of God. During the
long centuries when the world was en-.
lVeloped In darkness and superstition
there was a faithful few who studied
their Bibles and disseminated the light
of truth from its pages. When the
time came that God would have light
shine upon men and break the spell
or darkness that enveloped the earth,
ne raised up such men as Wycliff.
Luther, the Wesleys. and Others TO
call the attention of the people 10
Gods holy word. These men not on
ly presented the word in the pulpit.
but in books, tracts and papers. The
Iattetnion Of the people was called
to this word, and hundreds of others
Ico-operated with these faithful sery-
ANTS in placing this literature I'm the
homes of the people. 1t was only in
this way that it was possible for these
men to accomplish the great work
committed to their hands.
The work to be accomplished Is
given under the symbol of an angel
coming down from heaven and light
ing the earth with His glory. To
give this message has been committed
to the hands of the .Seventh-day Ad-
ventists, who are looking for the
coming OF the Saviour, and to calling
the attention OF the people to Gods
Sabbath, that has been lost sitslt OF
for centuries. W. should expect that
this people would employ as a very
efficient agency printed pages of truth.
Those that are acquainted with this
people know that from the beginning
the publishing of its literature formed
a large part of their work. This de-
partment Of our work has been con-
stantly increasing until during last
year there we're placed in the homes
of the people $4,000 worth of this
literature. And during the present
year thus far the increase has been
more remarkable than at any other
period In the history of our work.
In some parts of the field 1t has in
fifty per cent over the same
time In the previous year. These
pages of truth scattered throughout
the land are being read with inter-
est by the people and as the minds
of the people are being awakened in
regard to these truths contained in
this literature they are led TO study
the Bible as never before, with the
result that hundreds of people are
walking In the light. thus increasing
the numbers of Seventh-day Advent
lists, and thus we see fulfilled the
words of Scripture, "The entrance OF
thy word giveth light
Mr. Blosser was followed by E.
r. Numbers, Ohio's Field Secretary,
and score of workers who have been
engaged in this state during the past
year in placing literature in the
homes OF the people. They related
many experiences that showed Gods
hand with them in their
work.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
DR.. II. w. Miller, formerly of Ohio,
left his native state in the fall of
1908 TO engage in medical missionary
work In China. He was accompanied
by his wife, who was also a compe-
tent physician, but whose early grave
In that far-off land marks her faith
fulness 10 the call of China's needy
millions. The following is an alb
stract OF Or. Miller's address Mon
day afternoon:
"At the present time no one of the
oriental countries is more striking
ly surprising the civilized world
than the ancient kingdom of China.
which although remaining known only
to its own Inhabitants for centuries,
Is now changing TO the modern with
such rapidity that It is almost i'm
possible 10 keep abreast with the move
ments toward western civilization.
Having only last year approved a
constitutional 0formU of government.
II is rapidly setting into motion
those branches OF its government most
TO the accomplishing of
this object; such as approving OF a
universally spoken language for all
the eighteen provinces, the inaugu-
ration of ap ostal system by which
mailcan be carried TO every part OF
the empire, the building up of
strong army, the reorganizing of its
present form of government, the es-
tablishment OF modern schools In all
the large cities providing instructors
that have received an education in
western countries and the establish