Calcutta, India by L. J. Burgess

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 23, 1915

Calcutta, India

By L. J. Burgess

THE prospects for the work in this metropolis of India were never brighter. Brethren J. M. Comer and W. S. Mead have been conducting evangelistic services here for some time, and the European population of the city have had an opportunity to hear the last message of warning for this generation. Many have availed themselves of the opportunity, and the meetings have been well attended. Since the beginning of the year eight souls have decided to unite with God's people by baptism. Others have accepted the message, and we hope will soon take the final step to identify themselves with us. Tithes and donations are increasing, and many of the members “have a mind to work.”

At the beginning of the present hot season, work was also opened in Darjeeling, a hill station in the Himalayas, north of Calcutta. A number of the leading men and women of this station have manifested an interest in the meetings, and it is hoped that before the end of the season some fruit may be seen.

The Calcutta treatment rooms, in charge of Brother J. H. Reagan, have had a prosperous year thus far, in fact, the best in their history. This work has been more than self-sustaining for a number of years, and some of the leading residents of Calcutta have been among the patients who have come for treatment. L. J. BURGESS.