Publication date
2/15/10
Volume
31
Number
4
The WatchTower
Reports from the Society's Foreign Branches
The Watchtower Magazines
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FEBRUARY 
1, 
1910 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(67-68) 
23d. 
will 
be 
the 
fir~t 
uay 
of 
the 
Jewish 
Passover 
week.-Lev. 
2:3- 
We 
refer 
our 
readers 
to 
the 
Sixth 
Volume 
of 
the 
Scrip­ 
ture 
Studies, 
Chaptl'r 
XI. 
entitled 
"The 
Passover 
of 
the 
New 
Creation." 
There 
we 
have 
enrleavored 
to 
set 
forth 
this 
sub­ 
iect 
in 
dptail. 
\Y 
e 
hope 
that 
all 
of 
God's 
dear 
people 
who 
trust 
in 
the 
merit 
of 
the 
precious 
blood 
of 
Christ 
for 
justifica­ 
tion 
will 
celehrate 
thi~ 
l\lemorial 
of 
the 
great 
Sacrifice 
of 
our 
Lord. 
And 
let 
us 
not 
forget 
that 
it 
also 
memorializes 
the 
consepration 
to 
death 
of 
all 
the 
memhers 
of 
the 
Body 
of 
Chri.,t. 
"If 
we 
suffer 
with 
him, 
we 
shall 
aho 
reign 
With 
him." 
"If 
we 
he 
dpad 
with 
him, 
we 
shall 
also 
reign 
with 
him." 
'''l'his 
Clip 
is 
the 
New 
Testament 
in 
my 
bloou." 
"Drink 
ye 
all 
of 
it." 
-Luke 
22:20; 
1 
Cor. 
11:25; 
Mark 
10:38. 
VOL. 
XXXI 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
FEBRUARY 
15, 
lDlO 
NO.4 
1909-REPORTS 
FROM 
THE 
SOCIETY'S 
FOREIGN 
BRANCHES-1909 
·H\,!l20 
14,300 
The 
hrethrl.'n 
in 
charge 
of 
the 
foreign 
branches 
maue 
their 
reports 
in 
due 
season, 
but 
we 
were 
unavoidably 
prevented 
from 
printing 
thpm 
until 
now. 
\Ve 
are 
sure 
that 
they 
will 
be 
of 
dppp 
intprpst 
to 
all 
\VATeR 
TOWER 
readers. 
We 
have 
nothing 
in 
a 
concret{' 
form 
to 
present 
respecting 
developments 
in 
Africa 
and 
Inllia. 
Howenr, 
matters 
in 
those 
lands 
are 
progressing 
as 
satisfadorily 
as 
pould 
be 
expected. 
Of 
course, 
opposition 
iq 
pnf'ountprpd 
evprywhere, 
but 
not 
from 
the 
worldly. 
As 
it 
was 
the 
SI'rillPs 
and 
Phariseps 
who 
opposed 
the 
Gospel 
message 
pightl,pn 
rpnturips 
ago, 
so 
similar 
classes 
oppose 
the 
Gospel 
of 
thl' 
king(lom 
now. 
As 
thpn 
the 
rulers 
were 
"grieved 
that 
he 
tallght 
thl' 
proplp." 
so 
It 
is 
now. 
There 
seems 
to 
be 
little 
oh· 
.kdion 
to 
thp 
va 
rious 
forms 
of 
error, 
Christian 
fkienre, 
Higher 
('ritil·isTll, 
Evolution. 
rtp., 
hut 
the 
moment 
the 
Truth 
is 
pre· 
~pntl',l 
angpr 
aJl(1 
opposition 
are 
arouserl. 
This 
seems 
to 
prove 
0111' 
th('ol'~' 
that 
thp 
arlwrsary 
himself 
is 
exciting 
and 
driving 
0111' 
llpllld('ll 
opponpntq 
to 
rnvy, 
malicc, 
hatred. 
strife, 
slandpl'. 
Hil·sppaking 
and 
insinuations, 
which 
are 
his 
methods. 
\Vould 
that. 
all 
of 
nOll's 
rons('r'ratPll 
ppople 
rould 
realize 
this! 
\Vhat 
a 
,·llangp 
it 
would 
sprpdily 
pfTprt-rven 
those 
blinded 
by 
error 
WOn111 
thl'n 
hI' 
,,:1v(',1 
from 
heing 
usrd 
as 
Ratan's 
tools! 
Thl' 
rpac!in~ 
of 
thp 
rpports 
following 
will 
certainly 
prove 
a 
g]'('at. 
l'!H'ourag'pment 
to 
all 
who 
lovl' 
thp 
Lord 
and 
who 
delight 
to 
notp 
thp 
prospprity 
of 
thp 
truth. 
Of 
rourse, 
to 
thoRe 
that 
wa 
lk 
TlO 
longpr 
with 
u" 
the 
dfect 
will 
be 
the 
reverRP. 
Things 
O!J('l' 
d(,-,pis('d 
thl'Y 
now 
lovl'; 
things 
which 
they 
onre 
loved 
they 
nnw 
11l'~piH'. 
Thl' 
rpports 
show 
that 
th!' 
sifting' 
work 
is 
in 
prog'­ 
J'(',s 
all 
over 
thp 
harvp~t 
fipld. 
This 
i~ 
.iURt 
what 
we 
should 
c 
.. 
qwd. 
Wllilp 
0111' 
hpart" 
achp 
for 
thl' 
dear 
frienrls 
who 
have 
ldt 
liS, 
the 
fapt 
that 
tllf'y 
so 
speedily 
lose 
not 
only 
the 
truth. 
hut 
it" 
spirit 
of 
lovp. 
rpPOl]('ile~ 
us 
the 
more 
quipkly 
to 
the 
sit­ 
uation 
awl 
"hnw" 
u" 
that 
tllPir 
rondition 
of 
heart, 
which 
we 
did 
not 
SU~pPl·t. 
hut 
of 
whiph 
thp 
Lord 
well 
knpw. 
must 
have 
been 
hpllind 
thl'ir 
rpipetion 
h~' 
him 
and 
thp 
taking 
from 
them 
the 
light 
of 
prpspnt 
trllth. 
'1'hp 
pvidences 
from 
every 
quarter 
are 
that 
II1f1ny 
morp 
art' 
r<llning 
into 
the 
truth 
than 
are 
leaving 
it. 
And 
apparpntly 
thosp 
now 
roming 
in 
have 
been 
under 
the 
Lorrl's 
sllpprYising' 
parr 
amI 
in 
anothrr 
department 
of 
the 
Sehonl 
of 
C'hri"t 
for 
somp 
time. 
Now 
as 
their 
eyes 
are 
open 
to 
thp 
harHst 
Il1P 
R 
sa,gr 
tlwr 
feed 
upon 
it 
rapariously. 
So 
sll('ppssfll11\, 
rIo 
thp~' 
flssimilatl' 
thp 
truth 
that 
sometimes 
a 
six· 
months' 
lwgi!1}]('r 
TIl:1V 
]](' 
ahlp 
to 
rorrept 
even 
a 
leader 
who 
has 
hppn 
in 
thp 
truth 
for 
tpn 
or 
twpnty 
veal's. 
but 
who 
has 
nr/!· 
Ip!'tpc! 
rNuling. 
\YP 
rannot 
too 
stronglv 
urge 
the 
fact 
that 
mil' 
nSRp 
Is 
a 
rp 
Ipa 
k~' 
a 
ncl 
rl'rpJire 
frpf]lIpnt 
spfrit 
renpwings. 
vVe 
arp 
glarl 
to 
note 
from 
Iptters 
rerrivpa 
that 
the 
number 
of 
those 
rpflrling 
tWPh'p 
pag-ps 
of 
the 
"Dawn·Sturlies" 
earh 
dav 
is 
inrrPfls­ 
ing. 
\Vl' 
]]('lil'vl' 
this 
to 
hl' 
onr 
of 
the 
wrv 
br~t 
meth'oas 
of 
Bible 
st\Hly-putting 
on 
the 
wholp 
armor 
or' 
Goa, 
fortifying 
hpart 
and 
hl'ad. 
,Ve 
lparnpd 
with 
pll'asure 
that 
during 
our 
absenre, 
on 
Nl'w 
Ypar's 
Day. 
nearly 
all 
th(' 
mpmhers 
of 
the 
Bethel 
family 
rp~olvrd 
to 
follow 
thi" 
ml'thod 
ana 
SO 
to 
arf'omplish 
the 
reading 
of 
thp 
pntirp 
six 
volumps 
of 
"Scriptural 
Studies" 
during 
the 
Ypar 
1910. 
REPORT 
OF 
BRITISH 
BRANCH 
DICAR 
BROTIIFR 
RUSSF.LL:- 
T 
havp 
plp.asurp 
in 
"l'nding 
onre 
again 
t.he 
British 
vearlv 
rpport 
of 
hooks 
sold 
and 
work 
apromplished 
in 
this 
part 
'of 
tb'e 
harvest 
fil'ld. 
Thp 
~'('ar 
ha~ 
not 
bepn 
spprially 
notable 
in 
any 
of 
the 
various 
fpaturl'~ 
of 
the 
harvesting. 
hut 
you 
will 
spp 
that 
the 
g'pneral 
aptivities 
havr 
hl'pn 
kept 
up 
and 
th'e 
rpslllts 
betoken 
inrrease 
of 
int('rpst. 
Y01l 
will 
know 
that 
trade 
in 
these 
coun· 
!I'ies 
has 
not 
been 
VPrV 
bri~k, 
and 
you 
would 
partially 
expect, 
!f 
not 
a 
dprrpaqe 
in 
the 
sale 
of 
STUDIES, 
not 
any 
nota 
hIe 
in­ 
rrease. 
\Ve 
havp 
inrlppd 
to 
rpport 
a 
slight 
clprrpase 
in 
the 
cir­ 
rulation 
of 
thp 
rloth·hollnd 
Vol. 
T, 
but 
therp 
has 
bl'en 
a 
ponsid· 
prabl(' 
inrrl'as(' 
in 
thp 
outPllt 
of 
the 
rllC'apl'r 
issul'. 
Our 
total, 
as 
shown 
on 
shppt 
No. 
1. 
is 
4li.!l26 
STrmrBs 
ancl 
DAW]\,'S 
and 
other 
hooks. 
amollnting' 
in 
all 
to 
61.225 
hooks 
anll 
booklpts. 
Thp 
Trart 
work 
has 
gone 
on 
wl'll. 
If 
our 
brethren 
find 
it 
hard 
to 
sell 
books 
they 
find 
it 
l'asv 
to 
aive 
out 
traf'ts. 
These 
havp 
hl'l'n 
rirrulated 
to 
thf' 
extl'nt' 
of 
2:36!l,000, 
at 
the 
rate 
of 
nearly 
50.000 
per 
week. 
The 
newer 
form-the 
PEOPLES 
PULPIT 
-is 
wry 
popular 
both 
with 
thl' 
brpthrPIi 
allll 
with 
those 
who 
look 
for 
onr 
traets; 
and 
the 
No.3, 
"\\'here 
Are 
the 
Dead?" 
has 
brought 
forth 
many 
inquiries. 
Ppople 
will 
reau 
a 
paper 
when 
they 
will 
not 
reau 
a 
tract. 
Then 
the 
small 
inset 
picture 
of 
yourself 
on 
the 
first 
page 
has 
done 
good 
by 
letting 
people 
see 
we 
are 
not 
associated 
with 
"Dowieism," 
whiph 
many 
have 
be­ 
lieved 
was 
the 
case. 
The 
inquiries 
and 
the 
rl'sults 
show 
that 
there 
are 
TIlany 
waiting 
to 
hear 
some 
satisfying 
news 
of 
the 
love 
of 
God; 
and 
regularly 
we 
are 
getting 
evidenres 
of 
the 
blessing 
which 
the 
STUDIF;S 
are 
bringing 
to 
the 
people. 
It 
has 
been 
a 
surprise 
to 
me 
that 
there 
has 
not 
been 
a 
large 
increase 
in 
the 
Rales 
of 
these 
books, 
for 
surely 
in 
this 
country 
the 
Lord 
must 
have 
many 
who 
fear 
him. 
I 
believe 
there 
is 
a 
large 
number 
of 
the 
class 
who 
have 
been 
associated 
with 
religious 
work, 
an 
in­ 
telligent 
millrlle·class. 
who 
have 
as 
yet 
hardly 
been 
touphed 
with 
the 
books, 
and 
I 
cannot 
but 
think 
many 
of 
thpse 
will 
come 
to 
the 
Lord 
through 
the 
Harvl'st 
work. 
There 
seems 
no 
['hance 
of 
new"paper 
work 
here 
in 
the 
meantime, 
but 
surl'ly 
the 
heavy 
traet 
work 
must 
to 
some 
pxtent 
correspond 
with 
the 
new~paper 
,vork 
of 
the 
States. 
I 
regret 
that 
there 
is 
as 
vet 
no 
further 
information 
to 
send 
you 
ahout 
a 
central 
meeting 
hall 
for 
London. 
No 
doubt 
we 
could 
have 
a 
choice 
of 
several 
plares 
if 
we 
were 
in 
for 
buying 
property; 
but 
we 
are 
waiting 
upon 
the 
Lord, 
as 
I 
know 
you 
are. 
The 
British 
friends 
look 
forward 
with 
eagerness 
to 
your 
return, 
desiring 
it 
as 
soon 
as 
it 
can 
be 
arranged. 
The 
year 
has 
brought 
us 
trials, 
sorrows. 
disappointments, 
but 
the 
joy 
of 
har­ 
vest 
is 
surely 
ours, 
and 
the 
manv 
evidl'nces 
of 
the 
FatllPr's 
favor 
have 
been 
e~specially 
sweet. 
The 
work 
goes 
on, 
and 
the 
pros· 
pects 
are 
good 
at 
present. 
\Ve 
want 
to 
usp 
all 
our 
opportuni­ 
ties 
for 
witnessing' 
to 
tll(' 
trutll 
H 
nd 
to 
the 
kingdom 
before 
the 
end 
comes. 
In 
humbleness 
of 
mind 
we 
pray 
the 
Lord 
to 
keep 
us 
and 
to 
keep 
all 
his 
own. 
and 
we 
pray 
espeeially 
for 
you, 
dear 
br?ther, 
that 
in 
the 
multit1J(le 
of 
your 
lahors 
you 
may 
be 
kept. 
\Vlth 
murh 
love 
from 
th 
l' 
household 
and 
from 
all 
the 
brethren, 
Tam 
Your 
brother 
and 
fl'llow·sen'ant. 
J. 
IIE~fERY. 
Summary 
of 
the 
Work 
Numhl'r 
of 
DAW~\S 
and 
STrDIE'S 
(in 
various 
]Iin(lings) 
Number 
of 
booklets 
and 
othl'r 
hooks 
. 
Tracts 
Distributed 
Various 
trapts 
(including 
304,000 
No. 
RO 
of 
la~t 
veal' 
vol. 
matter) 
. 
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R36.000 
PEOPLF,S 
PULPIT 
No.3................ 
. 
1,533,000 
Total 
number 
of 
tract 
pages 
40,669,800 
Letters 
an(l 
Pards 
rprpived 
, 
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. 
11.7:3;' 
Lettprs 
and 
ranIs 
sl'nt. 
out. 
, 
., 
10,405 
REPORT 
OF 
AUSTRALASIAN 
BRANCH 
DF;AR 
BROTHER 
Ru~sELL:- 
\Ye 
are 
pleased 
to 
senll 
along 
herpwith 
the 
usual 
Annual 
Statement; 
we 
coul(l 
have 
hopl'd 
to 
have 
a 
hl'ttpr 
account 
to 
render. 
hut 
under 
thp 
pirrumstancps 
we 
aI'!' 
thankful 
that 
it 
is 
what 
it 
is 
through 
the 
faithful 
efforts 
of 
the 
colporteurs 
and 
zealous 
and 
earnest 
friends. 
You 
will 
notice 
that 
we 
wind 
up 
thp 
year 
as 
has 
always 
bePIl 
the 
rase 
sinre 
the 
Branr'h 
started. 
with 
an 
ill('reased 
dl'bt 
to 
Brooklvn. 
This 
inprpas(' 
shows 
a 
litth' 
ilion' 
than 
usual 
on 
a('· 
count. 
~f 
including' 
th(' 
amount. 
of 
faI'!'s 
of 
Brother 
and 
Sist,'r 
Hpnning'ps 
back 
to 
BufTalo. 
"7 
p 
should 
havp 
likpd 
to 
spe 
Au..;· 
tralasia. 
sompwhat 
morl'. 
if 
not 
pntirely. 
sp]f·supporting. 
and 
possibly 
many 
of 
the 
fripnlls 
haw 
not 
rl'alizpd 
thpir 
privilq!p 
of 
ro-operation 
in 
this 
way. 
There 
rf'mains 
littlp 
of 
Australasia 
that 
has 
not 
hepn 
('01­ 
porteured, 
only 
a 
few 
isolatp(l 
pla('l's; 
hut 
WI' 
trust 
that 
a 
SP,'olld 
going 
ov('r 
the 
territory 
will 
prove 
pwn 
IlPtter 
in 
results 
as 
to 
the 
finding 
of 
"whpat," 
and 
just 
as 
pas~' 
for 
tlle 
rolportpurs 
to 
make 
their 
way. 
,Vl' 
are 
glad 
that 
thi' 
Lord 
has 
put 
it 
in 
thp 
hearts 
of 
our 
Brothpr 
and 
Sist('r 
Rir'harrlson 
to 
stav 
in 
thpsp 
parts 
notwithstanding' 
that 
it 
has 
mrant 
so 
mUf'h 
or'self·sani. 
flee 
for 
thpm 
to 
do 
so; 
and 
we 
hope 
that 
othPrs 
may 
pome 
for· 
ward 
in 
this 
the 
elevl'nth 
hour 
to 
entl'r 
the 
iov;; 
of 
tl1P 
Harvpst 
work. 
'We 
have 
now 
five 
other 
laborers 
in 
this 
privil('ged 
SPrY· 
[4563] 
Fesruary 1, 1910 THE 23d, will be the first day of the Jewish Passover week.—Lev. 23, We refer our readers to the Sixth Volume of the Scripture Studies, Chapter XI, entitled “The Passover of the New Creation.” There we have endeavored to set forth this subject in detail. We hope that all of God’s dear people who trust in the merit of the precious blood of Christ for justification will celebrate this Memorial of the great Sacrifice of our WATCH TOWER (67-68) Lord. And let us not forget that it also memorializes the consecration to death of all the members of the Body of Christ. “Tf we suffer with him, we shall also reign with him.” “If we he dead with him, we shall also reign with him.” “This cup is the New ‘Testament in my blood.” ‘Drink ye all of it.” —Luke 22:20; 1 Cor. 11:25; Mark 10:38. Vou. XXXI BROOKLYN, N. Y., FEBRUARY 15, 1910 No. 4 19099--REPORTS FROM THE SOCIETY’S FOREIGN BRANCHES—1909 The brethren in charge of the foreign branches made their reports in due season, but we were unavoidably prevented from printing them until now. We are sure that they will be of deep interest to all WarcH Tower readers. We have nothing in a concrete form to present respecting developments in Africa and India. However, matters in those lands are progressing as satisfactorily as could be expected. Of course, opposition is encountered everywhere, but not from the worldly. As it was the Scrihes and Pharisees who opposed the Gospel message eighteen centuries ago, so similar classes oppose the Gospel of the kingdom now. As then the rulers were “grieved that he taught the people,” so 1t is now. There seems to be little objection to the various forms of error, Christian Science, Higher Criticism, Evolution, ete., hut the moment the Truth is presented anger and opposition are aroused. This seems to prove our theory that the adversary himself is exciting and driving our deluded opponents to envy, malice, hatred, strife, slander, evil-speaking and insinuations, which are his methods. Would that all of God's consecrated people could realize this! What a change it would speedily effeet—even those blinded by error would then be saved from being used as Satan’s tools! The reading of the reports following will certainly prove a great. encouragement to all who love the Lord and who delight to note the prosperity of the truth. Of course, to those that walk no longer with us the effect will be the reverse. Things once despised they now love; things which they once loved they now despise, The reports show that the sifting work is in progress all over the harvest field. This is just what we should expect. While our hearts ache for the dear friends who have left us, the fact that they so speedily lose not only the truth, but its spirit of love, reconciles us the more quickly to the situation and shows us that their condition of heart, which we did not suspect, but of which the Lord well knew, must have been behind their rejection hy him and the taking from them the light of present truth. The evidences from every quarter are that. many more are coming into the truth than are leaving it. And apparently those now coming in have been under the Lord’s supervising care and in another department of the School of Christ for some time. Now as their eyes are open to the harvest message they feed upon it rapaciously. So suecessfully do they assimilate the truth that sometimes a sixmonths’ heginner may he able to correct even a leader who has heen in the truth for ten or twenty vears, but who has neglected reading. We cannot too strongly urge the fact that our vessels are leaky and require frequent spirit renewings. We are glad to note from letters received that the number of those reading twelve pages of the “Dawn-Studies” each day is increasing. We believe this to he one of the very hest methods of Bible study—putting on the whole armor of God, fortifying heart and head. We learned with pleasure that during our absence, on New Year’s Day. nearly all the members of the Bethel family resolved to follow this method and so to accomplish the reading of the entire six volumes of “Scriptural Studies” during the Year 1910. REPORT OF BRITISH BRANCH Dear Broturr Russe :— T have pleasure in sending once again the British yearly report of hooks sold and work accomplished in this part of the harvest field. The year has not been specially notahle in any of the various features of the harvesting, but you will see that the general activities have been kept up and the results betoken increase of interest. You will know that trade in these countries has not been very brisk, and vou would partially expect, if not a decrease in the sale of Srupres, not any notable increase. We have indeed to report a slight decrease in the circulation of the cloth-hound Vol. I, but there has been a considerable increase in the output of the cheaper issue, Our total, as shown on sheet No. 1, is 46,926 Srupres and Dawns and other hooks, amounting in all to 61.225 books and booklets. The Tract work has gone on well. If our brethren find it hard to sell hooks they find it easy to give ont tracts. These have been circulated to the extent of 2,369,000. at the rate of nearly 50,000 per week. The newer form—the PEopLes PuULpit ~—is very popular both with the brethren and with those who look for our tracts; and the No, 3, ‘Where Are the Dead?” has brought forth many inquiries. People will read a paper when they will not read a tract. Then the small inset picture of yourself on the first page has done good by letting people see we are not associated with “Dowieism,” which many have believed was the case. The inquiries and the results show that there are many waiting to hear some satisfying news of the love of God: and regularly we are getting evidences of the blessing which the Srupres are bringing to the people. It has been a surprise to me that there has not been a large increase in the sales of these books, for surely in this country the Lord must have many who fear him. I believe there is a large number of the class who have been associated with religious work, an intelligent middle-class, who have as yet hardly been touched with the books, and J cannot but think many of these will come to the Lord through the Harvest work. There seems no chance of newspaper work here in the meantime, but surely the heavy tract work must to some extent correspond with the newspaper work of the States. I regret that there is as yet no further information to send you about a central meeting hall for London, No doubt we could have a choice of several places if we were in for buying property; but we are waiting upon the Lord, as I know you are. The British friends look forward with eagerness to your return, desiring it as soon as it can be arranged. The year has brought us trials, sorrows, disappointments, but the joy of harvest is surely ours, and the many evidences of the Father’s favor have been especially sweet. The work goes on, and the prospects are good at present. We want to use all our opportunities for witnessing to the truth and to the kingdom before the end comes. In humbleness of mind we pray the Lord to keep us and to keep all his own. and we pray especially for you, dear brother, that in the multitude of vour labors you may be kept. With much love from the household and from all the brethren, T am Your brother and fellow-servant, J. HEMERY. Summary of the Work Number of Dawns and STUDIES (in various bindings) 46,926 Number of booklets and other hooks................ 14,300 Tracts Distributed Various tracts (including 304,000 No. 80 of last year vol. matter)... 0... ee ne eee 836,000 PFOPLES Purpir No. 3........ 0.00000 cee eee 1,533.000 Total number of tract pages........... 0.2.5 cease 40,669,800 11,735 Letters and cards sent out.......... . 10,405 REPORT OF AUSTRALASIA: Dear BrorueR RUSSELL: — We are pleased to send along herewith the usual Annual Statement; we could have hoped to have a hetter account to render. but under the circumstances we are thankful that it is what it is through the faithful efforts of the colporteurs and zealous and earnest friends. You will notice that we wind up the vear as has always been the case since the Branch started. with an increased debt to Brooklyn. This increase shows a little more than usual on account of including the amount of fares of Brother and Sister Henninges back to Buffalo. We should have liked to see Australasia somewhat more, if not entirely, self-supporting. and possibly many of the friends have not realized their privilege of co-operation in this way. There remains little of Australasia that has not been colporteured, only a few isolated places; hut we trust that a second going over the territory will prove even better in results as to the finding of “wheat,” and just as easy for the colporteurs to make their way. We are glad that the Lord has put it in the hearts of our Brother and Sister Richardson to stay in these parts notwithstanding that it has meant so much of self-sacrifice for them to do so; and we hope that others may come forward in this the eleventh hour to enter the jovs of the Harvest work. We have now five other laborers in this privileged serv BRANCH [4563]

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