Danish West Indies by H. C. J. WALLEKER

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 22, 1909

Danish West Indies

By H. C. J. WALLEKER

H. C. J. WALLEKER

The work here is moving steadily forward. After a two-months' tent effort in St. Croix, we took down the tent February 1, and rented a hall. The attendance at our meetings was excellent from first to last, the interest never seeming to wane. Twenty-nine have been baptized, and a church has been organized, which is not fully officered as yet. Many more are keeping the Sabbath, some of whom will soon go forward in baptism. Elder James H. Matthews continues the work there in my absence, holding meetings three times a week, besides Sabbath services and prayer-meetings. This is the first work ever done on this island in a public effort, and no Sabbath-keepers were there when we began our labor.

TENT AND CONGREGATION AT ST. CROIX, D. W. I.

The town where we held the meetings is a place of about five or six thousand inhabitants. There is another town on the other end of the island, about the same size, which we expect to work later.

Since closing the tent-meetings at St. Croix, I have baptized two persons at St. Thomas, and held quarterly meeting with this church; have made one trip to St. John in my motor boat, and am planning for another trip to St. John, Tortola, Anegada, and St. Croix, before starting for General Conference. There are some at St. John who are awaiting baptism, whom I expect to baptize on this trip. Brethren, pray for the work in this island field.

St. Croix.