Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-30

listers and as Joke were taken BY
the arch-duke OF Austria in his aero
plane trip and dropped along the way
! The minister then began to receive re-
quests from another country asking
for literature on the subjects adver-
tised on the cards, as .he distance was
too great to make the trip TO hear the
| lectures.
Mr.. Spicer further stated: "Thi:
| message is going with a loud voice
The first edition of the first paper pnl
out by the denomination was carried
TO the postoffics in a hand bag. Today
cur presses are running day and night
all around the world. Two million dol
lars worth Of publications are being
sold each year.
The angels of God are with the
| messengers as they go out. In Rou-
mania a policeman was sent 10 the
meeting 20 see that the speaker sand
nothing against the Greek church. The
policeman became converted and be-
came a member of the church. The
recent uprising in Russia has been the
means of opening the country 10 the
gospel. The very day of the reyolu-
ton in Pesrograd was Gay of fast
ing and prayer amons the Adventist
people that the way might be opened
for the gospel. The prayer was an
swered. The queen of Sweden recent
~ bought some OF our religious books,
being much interested in them.
When l was . lad learned prac-
tically nothing OF Africa Now it is
open; w know nearly every tribe and
tongue. Since the war I have visited
the country explored by Livingstone.
was able to make in few hours the
trip which it took him months 10 ac-
complish. Whar the prophet John
saw m vision. we now see before our
very eyes. Tho people seen by the
prophet il vision are bound TO go
swiftly to all the world. There can be
no stop. By the grace Of God we will
give our children. and our means, 10
the finishing of the work"
Tract Society FIourishes.
At the morning conference meeting
Wednesday, the report Of the Iowa
Tract Society was given by Secretary
R. E. Bowles, of Nevada The mel
business OF the year totaled $4,000
This society handles religious books
gospel literature, and bibles. 1t was
shown to be in a prosperous condition
A report was also given by L. l.
Grand Pre-. field missionary agent OF
the Iowa conference. His work is car
ried on jointly with the Iowa Tract
Society. So far this year the colpor-
tours under his charge have sold s22,-
900 worth OF books, visiting 2o,00l
homes in the state. A scholarship
plan. is carried on for those who wish
to canvass in the summer and go 10
school the rest of the year. This plan
makes it possible for many young PEG.
pie to be in school who could not
otherwise do so. The books are sup
piled to the colporteurs of this coun-
try by three large publishing houses,
the Pacific Press Publishing Associa-
ton. of Mountain View, Cal: the
Southern Publishing Association, Of
Nashville, Tenn: and the Review and
Herald Publishing Association, OF
Washington. d. c.
The Pacific Press Publishing Asso-
citation Is the most complete printing
plant west of Chicago. Its annual out
put is about three-fourths Of million
plies most Of the territory west Of the
Mississippi. In that territory the Iowa
conference leads in sales Of the present
year. E. NJ. Oberg, of Minneapolis,
field missionary agent of the Northern
Union Conference, spoke of the rapid
rate religious literature is selling in
spite Of the war and war times we are
facing.
The report of the religious liberty
department was given by Secretary
William Ostrander, Of Des Moines
Seventh Day Adventists believe that
the keeping of the Sabbath should be
a voluntary act of each individual, and
that all legislation to compel men to
refrain from labor on any day is
wrong. In harmony with this principle
Secretary Ostrander told Of his expert
ences in the state capitol at Des
Moines, speaking in committee against
various bills that were introduced ia
compel Sunday observance.
Home Missionary Meetings.
The morning service was in charge
Of the home missionary department,
with S. A. Ruskjer, of Minneapolis,
secretary Of the Northern Union Con-
ference, in charge. He compared the
home missionary work to the main
spring OF clock That is what keeps
all the other departments in operation"
he declared. This department was
established with the object in view of
doubling the membership OF tie church
every year. 1t is the aim that each
member shall win one soul to Christ
each year. The home missionary de-
partment produces every three months
as many converts as make up many OF
the conferences OF the North American
Division Conference. The work Of this
department is confined largely to the
distribution of literature Some Won
derful results come in this way, as
many are brought to Christ without
contact with the living preacher. AT
the close Of the meeting the book
stand had packages of literature espe-
cially prepared for this work on sale.
Nearly $3.50 worth were sold. About