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ence of Seventh Day Adventlsts. The
report showed steady gain for the
year. The sixty-three Sabbath schools
in Ohio raised s9,295.75 for foreign
missions the past year an amount ten
times as much as raised ten years ago.
The aim this year Is to raise fifteen
cents per member each week, and per-
sonal work for every pupil this year
Is the aim.
Young Peoples Work
1t is the plan in the conference-to or
ganize the young people into active
missionary bands with definite aims
and purposes. The young peapleare a
ready doing good work and their aim
to have part in pushing the triumphs
of the cross in this and other lands.
Church Schools
"The message that come today is to
gather our children in and train them
for the Lord" said the secretary. Eigh-
teen church schools were in operation
last year, and new schools will open
next month.
Religious Liberty Department
A short report was given by Elder
H. A. Weaver, secretary of this depart
ment. One item of interest to public
school teachers of the Sevetth Day
Baptist and Seventh Day Adventist
churches is the recent law granting
prospective teachers the privilege of
taking the examination on days of the
week that will not conflict with con-
science.
Bible Study by Elder Dowsett
A profitable Bible study was given by
Elder r. T. Dowsett of Washington,
D. c., based on 1 Cor. the 10th chap
ter. The national history of Israel
during the time spent in Egypt and
their wanderings were carefully re-
viewed, and their tendencies toward
good and evil were seen to be similar
to those of people of the present day.
Appetite and something to appease 1t
was source of difficulty since they
were accustomed to sitting by the
fleshpots of Egypt and eating bread to
the full. But after all the diet pre-
scribed and the system of worship civ
en- by the Lord proved consistent.
"The. United States in Prophecy" by
Elder Ashton
Some people think it very strange
when the subject is mentioned that
this mighty nation is considered in the
Bible. Great nations of earth have
been mentioned when they were con-
nected with the work and history of
then become a part of Sacred history.
In the prophetic portion of the Scrip
lures, beasts are frequently used to
represent different nations or king
doms. In the seventh chapter of Dan
el, mention is made of four kings or
kingdoms which are interpreted as
| Babylan, Medo-Persia, Grecia, and
Rome. This is common today. The
British Lion, Russian Bear, and Chin
ese Dragon.
John in Revelation the 18th chapter
speaks of beast having two horns
like lamb" but "spake like dragon" !"
This power came up at the time when
the papal power received a deadly
wound when the pope was taken pris-
oner by French general in 1898 A. d.
The American nation was the only ma
ton that came up at that time.
In appearance it was certainly lamb.
like" in it's early history. The Declara-
ton of independence and the Consti-
tuition of the United States are two of
the most remarkable documents ever
written by man in any age.
When persecution broke out in Eu,
| rope, men and women of character and
stability fled from their native land
never to return; left everything for
conscience sake, and came to the new
world to be free from the yoke of per
secution.
The Puritans left England; the HUI
genots, France; and others found ar
asylum of liberty where they could
worship God according to the dictates
of conscience.
But according to the prophecy Of
Revelation the 18th chapter the WORD
says that it will "speak as dragon,
and very naturally we look for religious
persecution to break out again wher
the union of church and state will far
the flame of frenzied persecution no
unlike that which ragged in the Darl
Ages when human life was cheap ant
of little value.
''It cannot be-" exclaims the patriot
but already laws are being planned t.
benefit certain classes, and to injur'
others. Whenever the church domin
ates the state, but ope result can fol
| low Thera is M hetter waV Tn iudP,