commanded to pray to the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth laborers into his harvest, and how can men go and labor for the Lord when in Hebrews 5: 4 they are warned in this way? "Let no man take this honor unto himself, but he that is called of God as was Aaron." And in Exodus 28: 1 we learn Aaron was called through the prophet Moses. Everyone will agree they really had a great need for prophets then, so do we not need them now?

God has never told us that he has revealed all his will to man, as he has never told us that the canon of scripture is full and complete. He has never told us that the day of revelations and angelic ministrations is past. He has never told us that the Bible contains all the wisdom and knowledge of God, nor has he, so far as we know, authorized any man to tell us. He has never told us that any man who claims to have received a revelation from God must be denounced as a false prophet, nor would such a man be guilty of adding to the word of the Lord as revealed to us in the Bible. But we remember at the time the angel visited John on the Isle of Patmos the angel said, "That which ye have already, hold fast till I come." And the children of God were also commanded at another time to "walk as they had heard from the beginning."

Then again in Revelation 14: 6, 7 we read: "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come." And the voice which called to John out of heaven said, "Come up hither and I will show thee things which must be hereafter." You will find the last quotation in the 4th chapter of Revelation.

We see John is writing of things which are to come to pass after his day, and the angel who brings the gospel is to declare that "the hour of his judgment is come," showing that the gospel is to be restored, and preached to them that dwell upon the earth just before the end of time. With the evidence we have supporting the restoration of that same gospel by an angel, we must surely consider a prophet just as essential in these days as at any former time.

(Written by May Winaris for the Deloit, Iowa, local.)

Is the Fullness of the Gentiles About

Reached?

You will notice that the subject of this paper is a question, and in reply I would say, "yes." I realize that it is not sufficient simply to give a direct answer to a question, but we must be able to give good reasons for our decision, so I will try to show you why I gave the answer I did.

To me "the fullness of the Gentiles" means the time when God has fulfilled all the promises which he made to the Gentiles. We know that Christ came to the Jews but, on account of their rejection

of Him, the gospel was given to the Gentiles. In these the latter days, the Lord fulfilled the prophecy which says, "the first shall be last, and the last first," and sent the gospel to the Gentiles. The Lord has said that when the fullness of the Gentiles was about reached, he would revisit his chosen people, the Jews. For many long, weary years the Jews have suffered on account of their rejection of Christ; they were banished from their native land, their beloved city, Jerusalem, was utterly destroyed, and they have been scattered amongst all nations by whom they have been regarded with contempt. But how is it with them now? They have begun to return to Palestine. The Zionic movement is growing rapidly, and every year large numbers of Jews journey back to their home land. They have also begun to rebuild the city of Jerusalem.

In my opinion another sign that the fullness of the Gentiles is about reached is the fact that our missionaries have been sent to Palestine. Some of the Jews have had the opportunity of hearing the gospel preached in other places, and a few honest in heart have obeyed its commandments; but now it is being taught in their own land, and terrible will be the remorse at the last day of all those who do not obey it.

If we look around us, we can see on every hand signs which prove the subject we are considering. God is fulfilling his promises and it behooves us to do our part, to lend our aid, both spiritual and temporal, that God's great designs may be accomplished. MYRA D. HEAP.

ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS.

"Without Easter and the promise it brings, this would be a sorry world. What a mockery it would be to have the grass and the flowers start in the spring, if there were no renewing of life for the dear ones who have passed beyond our reach! How little the blue sky and the sunshine would mean if the ache of loneliness in our hearts were never to cease! And even though in the round of years the winter never fails to yield to the spring sunshine, what would that be worth to us if there were no springtime awakening after the winter of death! Half the beauty of the reviving world about us lies in the fact that it is a beautiful symbol of the truth that life is always master of death."

News from the Societies.

Ribstone, Alberta, Canada.—A few lines from this part of God's vineyard may be of some interest, especially to those who are more interested in these new parts of the Northwest and have labored among us. Our Religio was organized a little over a year ago by H. J. Davison. It has taken quite an effort to get our society in working order owing to different reasons. First, the long distance a number have come, and the extreme cold; but most have attended well, coming six and seven miles. Second, very few young

people. Third, the greater part belonging to the junior grades and most of them not attending school much until the last two years, and much credit is due to our school teacher in training the little ones to recite. But I am glad to say our society is in a prosperous condition. Both old and young are taking hold of the work, and our little ones are doing fine in the literary part of the work, as also a number of the older ones. At our last election, those elected were, president, William Osler; vice-president, R. J. Wilde; secretary, Minnie Smith; treasurer, Mrs. R. J. Wilde; chorister and organist, Mrs. Wm. Clifford.

On the 21st of February we had a fine social, the junior class doing their part of the program in the early part of the evening, then a bountiful supper was served after which we were once more called upon by J. R. Beckley to be seated. Our program was then finished by the young people and some of the older ones consisting of music and speaking and talks on the work. All were made glad to be in so grand a work, and resolved to meet again on like occasions.

MRS. J. R. BECKLEY.

Second Kansas City.-We are still striving to keep the work progressing. We have lost a few of our faithful workers, but are glad to know that they are workers in other branches where they are located. We have some good lively members that proved themselves to be willing workers. We have also gained some new members. Wishing the best of success to all Religio workers,

ANNA KAPLINGER, Secretary.

Saint Louis, Missouri.-On February 19 a district Sunday school and rally day was enjoyed. The evening of the 18th district officers for the ensuing year were elected. Those of the Religio are, president, Bro. A. W. Smith; vice-president, R. A. Lloyd; secretary, Maude Parrish; member of library board, Bro. Wild; home class superintendent, G. S. Trowbridge.

The sermon on the evening of the 19th was by Bro. S. A. Burgess for the benefit of the Religians. The afternoon session was full of instruction and entertainment. Music, recitations and open discussions on interesting subjects were the main features. Notwithstanding a heavy snowstorm fell all day a fair attendance was had and the day was profitably spent. Many of those desiring to remain for the evening service brought a lunch with them and a very pleasant social time was enjoyed.

Our Saint Louis local has received two new members since last report, also two received on letters of removal, thus gaining four. Our president, Bro. George Reeves, is working hard to increase interest and attendance.

On the evening of February 22 the social committee had charge of a much enjoyed social in honor of the birthday of the father of our country, George Washington. Home made cherry pie and ice. cream were served.

E. M. PATTERSON.

Boston, Massachusetts.-We have nothing especially discouraging, and much to encourage us in our work as a local. Our attendance is good, and we have a scheme on foot whereby we expect to better it. Our interest is fair, though in the lesson study there are not so many prepared as we might wish. We consider the present quarter's lessons very interesting and helpful, although more difficult to teach than some, owing perhaps to their similarity. We usually have our class work first, and on our program we plan to have one musical number each night, together with an occasional paper, debates, drills, etc. Our president, C. H. Rich, has been instrumental in our learning considerable regarding church officers, principles of the gospel, and references, parliamentary rules, etc., by continued drilling, not to the extent on any one subject to make it monotonous. We are satisfied that this is a plan thoroughly in accord with the spirit of the society, progression, obtaining of knowledge, on church lines, and other lines, a movement intended to lead us gradually "Onward and upward"-a motto we would all do well to bear in mind continually.

We voted some time ago to have a Religio paper read once a month. This paper we chose to call the Surprise, contributed to by our members; first edition was edited by our president, and the second by our vice-president. We realize to reach the zenith of success in a Religio local all officers and committees must be busy. A meeting of the executive committee, and their assistants, is an excellent means of getting the machinery in proper working order, that each may more perfectly learn his duty and be encouraged to do it. We have a good sized home department, owing to the untiring efforts of Sr. Clara Bradt.

Our valentine social did not prove to be an unqualified success, but to all appearances all enjoyed themselves, and enough was raised to meet the first two installments on our Graceland pledge, which has been due some time owing to the condition of our finances. We do not mean to infer that we judge the success of a social by the money raised-far from that. We believe the first. meaning of a social in our societies should be the furtherance of sociability among its members, and the creation of a greater mutual interest for the good of the work.

MARY O. LEWIS, Correspondent.

Kirtland District, Ohio.-The Kirtland District Religio Association met for their fifth convention at Cleveland, Ohio, Friday afternoon, February 24, 1911. After listening to the reports of what had been done during the past year, officers for 1911 were elected. The only change from last year was the election of Sister Melzine Russell to the office of vice-president. The past vice-president, Bro. T. U. Thomas, was compelled to decline reelection by reason of his field of labor being changed. We regret to lose him, as he has been one of our loyal and willing workers ever since our organization. However, the Lord knows why, and we wish him godspeed. We recommend that the Religians of his new field set him to work immediately, for we know he is always ready to do the work of the Master.

The most interesting feature of the convention was the reports. Each officer reported in writing and at length, so that we had quite a history of what we had accomplished. Our delegates to the 1910 General Convention also reported in writing. We enjoyed them so well that the delegates to the Lamoni General Convention have been requested to do likewise.

A resolution was adopted indorsing the action of the western Religios regarding archæology. Our delegates have been instructed to work for the adoption of some plan whereby we may take up this important work more systematically.

The Kirtland District has not made much progress numerically but we have been able to do quite a little educational work. We have tried to instruct the officers of the different locals as to their duties. No one seems to take the Religio seriously in this part of the country. Anyone can be an officer, and no one ever thinks of studying the constitution or by-laws. The Religio is supposed to be a sort of a perpetual motion contrivance and has to run without help. We think a woeful mistake is being made, and are determined to educate our officers to realize the importance of this work and are encouraging them to labor with their might. Personally I think that the Religio work is the nicest sort of work for anyone who has a desire for self-improvement or is willing to help his neighbor. C. B. KECK, District Secretary.