Western Washington Conference by Lewis Johnson

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 18, 1915

Western Washington Conference

By Lewis Johnson

After our good camp meeting in June our ministers and Bible workers were divided into seven tent companies. We bought not only a beautiful pavilion eighty by one hundred and twenty feet, but also two field tents forty by sixty feet. In most of the places where our tents were pitched, the interest to hear the truth was good from the beginning. Two tents are still up at this date, October 25.

Some persons in each location gave their hearts to God, and began to walk in all his commandments. In Seattle between thirty-five and forty have already been baptized. At Bremerton, where the present truth had never been preached before, and where we had only two Sabbath keepers—an aged brother and his wife—when we began the tent effort, between thirty and forty now meet for Sabbath school and worship on the Sabbath. The interest and attendance have been good all the season. At times more came than could be seated. The donations received have averaged about one hundred dollars a month.

At the present time all our conference workers have been placed in charge of churches and companies to direct the Harvest Ingathering work, and many are having good experiences. Last year we used 18,400 papers, and received in donations over $1,900. This year we ordered 21,500 papers, besides a goodly number in the Scandinavian and German languages, and we hope the donations will amount to considerable more than during any previous year, because we know the needs are greater.

Our academies and church schools, which number fourteen, are prospering. Our faithful, God-fearing teachers are doing their best, although with very little financial remuneration. May God bless our children and youth.

We have many evidences that the Lord is working upon the hearts of his people to be faithful in paying tithe and offerings. Although nearly everybody complains of hard times, yet the tithe for the first nine months of this year is about $3,000 more than during the same period last year. For this and many other things we praise the Lord. We should be glad to have the readers of the REVIEW remember the Western Washington Conference in their prayers.

LEWIS JOHNSON.