Evening star., 1913-10-20
WORK FOR REVIVAL
AMONG THE YOUNG
Features of Winter Program
Outlined by the Seventh
Day Adventists.
SEMINARY Is ADVANCED
TO GRADE OF COLLEGE
Cure Of Cigarette Habit Discussed in
Address Before Conference
at Takoma Park.

| One Of the features OF the efforts to
be put forth by the Seventh-day Ad-
ven:ists in various parts of the world
the coming winter Will be universal
revival among the young people Of the
denomination. An extensive report OF
| what the Young Peoples Missionary
volunteer Society has accomplished s.nce
its organization in 1907 was presented
| by. Prof Al. E. Kern. secretary Of the
department. before the North American
division, Seventh-day Advent.sts. in ses-
sion today at Takoma Park Prof. Kern
said that the society throughout the
world has contributed over 100000 tor
the support of the gospel. in addition to
paying tithe. and giving regularly to the
Sabbath school. midsummer, annual and
other offerings for foreign missionary
endeavor.
The report also showed the growth of
the society in membership, and what
mas been done in the way of writing
literature, holding Bible readings, sup
plying physical wants to the needy
either With food or clothing. and visit
ing the sick. The membership has
reached more than 10000. There are
500 junior societies whose members
range In age from ten to fourteen years,
1t was announced that some Of the so
cieties in Australia have been contribut-
ing on an average Of 1928 a member
per year. while some in the United
States have averaged $1.76.
Appeal for Leadership. ~
An appeal was made for more efficient
leadership among the various societies,
and one of permanency. The union con-
ference presidents pledged themselves to
give the volunteer work continued sup
port, with the result that renewed efforts
will be put forth In the different societies
In the United States and Canada to win
more workers for the cause. Others In
the volunteer department who spoke for
the advancement Of the work we're Miss
Matilda Erickson, secretary Of the North
American department; Prof. c. L. Benson
Of the general department and Elder
Meade MCGUIRE Of Loveland, Col, field
secretary of the North American depart
ment.
BY vote OF the North American di-
vision conference committee, the Wash
.ngton Foreign Mission Seminary was
raised to a college, and will be placed In
school term next year. It will take in
the territory Of the Atlantic, Columbia.
Southwestern and Southern Union con-
ferences. The denomination now operates
several academies in this territory. The
institution has been seminary since
1871. The foreign mission feature will be
continued in the college.
Wash your mouth with diluted silver
nitrate and the cigarette will make you
i'll thereafter" declared DIR. D. H. Kress
of Chicago, general secretary of the Anti
Cigarette League, in lecture on Gig
arettes and the damage they do to health
today at the Was ington Foreign Mission
s. Seminary; As en- audience. gr IS. kssss had
American division conference committees
of Adventists, students of the institution
and many residents of Takoma Park. DIR.
kress has fought the cigarette for years
and has lectured on its evils in England.
Austria. New Zealand and other points of
the world and In universities, colleges and
schools In this country.
Steps in Eradicating Habit.
The three steps in the cure for smoking
as prescribed by DR.. Kress in his lecture
were: 80
+ The first and most important step Ii
to wash the mouth Of the victim with
one-eishth of one per cent solution of
silver nitrate. This treatment is re-
peated thrice daily (after each meaD
! for three days Its effect Is to nau-
seate the patient If he tries to smoke
after using 1t.
The second step is dieting. The pa
tient Is recommended to eat nothing
but fresh fruit for the first three days.
nothing put well baked cereai Should
be eaten in addition. After that vege-
tables may be added to the diet, using
salt sparingly. Milk should be drunk
in pla~e of coffee.
The third step Is designed to remove
the nicotine indulgence In tobacco has
left in the sys1ena An eliminatlve
bath three times week Is prescribed.
either RUSSIAN. Turkish or electric
light; for a couple of weeks.
In his long experience DR.. kress
said he has known of many permanent
cures being brought about by SUCH
change in the diet and following the
rules mentioned.
The Anti-Cigarette League conducts
free clinic in Chicago. and its aim,
DR.. Kress says, is to especially aid
newsboys, messengers and street gam
ins in that city. The league has found,
he says, that in the city of Chicago
the use Of cigarettes is almost uni
versal among the boys who are en-
pIoyed as messengers and newsboys,
and that possibly 10 per cent of the
boys attending high schools smoke.