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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 5, 1909

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 31.

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_Field Notes_

Two persons were baptized recently at North Creek, N. Y.
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THREE persons were baptized at Elmira, N. Y., on a recent Sabbath.
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ON Wednesday, June 23, two persons were baptized at Middletown, Conn.
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FOUR young men were baptized at Ellendale, N. D., on a recent Sunday.
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BROTHER J. F. PIPER reports the baptism of five persons at Hagerstown, Md., on June 12.
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AT Arcata, Cal., three persons have recently taken their stand for the truth as the result of Bible readings.
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AS the result of a series of tent-meetings at Lindsay, Cal., five persons were baptized. Several accepted the truth at this place besides those who were baptized.
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ON June 13, six persons were baptized at Saginaw, Mich., and nine new members were added to the church at that place. Two or three others are expecting to be baptized later.
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AT the close of a series of meetings at Pleasant Valley, Mich., on Sunday, June 27, three persons had decided to obey the truth, and one other is expected to take his stand soon.
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A CHURCH of sixteen members was organized at Smithsburg, Md., on May 8. Others are keeping the Sabbath, and are expected to unite soon. On Sunday, June 13, nine persons were baptized.
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BROTHER B. F. STUREMAN, reporting from Michigan, says: “Sabbath, June 5, it was my privilege to take two into the church at Flint, subject to baptism, which was administered the following day.”
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BROTHER W. R. MATTHEWS sends in the following report: “July 4 I baptized five young people, four of whom united with the church at Maplegrove, Mich., and one at Cedar Lake. July 17 I baptized two, who joined the church at Albion.”
A LETTER recently received from Brother L. H. Proctor says: “We have now moved to Brooklyn, N. Y., and held our first service in the tent last night, with a good congregation present. The Sunday before leaving Newburgh, N. Y., I baptized seven persons.”
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THIS report comes from Brother George L. Budd, of Minnesota: “The work at Bruno is not yet finished, as several others are contemplating baptism in the near future. I had the privilege of burying nineteen dear souls in the watery grave just before leaving for camp-meeting.”
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A CHURCH of eight members, six of whom were recently baptized, was organized at Quitman, La., as a result of work begun a year ago by Brother A. B. Cheek, a canvasser sixty years old, and followed up with tent-meetings by Brother E. L. Maxwell. There are others who are keeping the Sabbath, and who will unite later.
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AT the close of a sermon by Elder H. A. Aufdehaur on Sunday, June 27, at Klink, Colo., nine came forward and signed the covenant. Five desired baptism, and, in harmony with the commission, were buried in the watery grave. At the evening service four others took their stand for the truth, thus making thirteen in all. These were organized into a company.
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THE following inquiry has just been received from a pastor of a large church in Michigan: “A little book, entitled The New Testament Primer, by J. E. White, recently came under my observation. Is it still in print? and what is the price and bindings? While it may not be written for a class book, I may recommend it to the superintendent of our primary department of the Bible School in our city for her first-year scholars. We do not like the International system for small children. If I mistake not, you represent the Adventist Church. This, however, would not make any difference, providing the book teaches the truth. We have a large school—about six hundred fifty enrolled. If we adopt the ‘New Testament Primer,’ we shall need a large number of copies. Give us your best prices, and oblige.”
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