The Second Seventh-day Adventist Church of Detroit, Mich.
By W. H. Green
This church was organized Dec. 31, 1910, with a membership of sixteen, by Brother W. J. Owens. The present membership is twenty-two. This church has a great work before it in instructing and developing its own members, and in warning the thirty-five thousand colored persons in this city and its vicinity, to whom this final message, in all its clearness and purity, is due in this generation. Whoever will may join us and help work for the salvation of souls. Brother Owens left this city about the middle of November, and the writer arrived here November 19, and began at once to endeavor to get hold of the work, and develop it. Though few in number, we have had good services from the start in the church and Sabbath-school, with an interesting week of prayer, in which all the members took part, renewing their faith and courage. There is a Help Band Society among the sisters, which is doing a good work in aiding the church. We hope to organize a Missionary Volunteer Society the first of the year. With a zeal born of Heaven, the members and friends have rallied to the church and cause by attending the meetings and bringing in tithe and offerings. The tithe for the last six weeks amounted to $123.02; Sabbath-school offerings, $12.22; church expenses, $19.94; Annual Offering, $9.55; Thirteenth17Sabbath Offering (for South America), $2.65; other offerings, $4.18; total, $175.31. The writer has had a warm reception from the leading ministers; has met several of the lawyers and doctors, and many of the people. He is devoting his afternoons and part of his evenings to giving Bible readings in the homes. Now is the time to do a judicious and most effective work in this city and its vicinity. We were pleased to have a visit from Elder A. J. Haysmer, secretary of the North American Negro Department, Dec. 26, 1912. His remarks on “The Whole Duty of Man” were wholesome, timely, and instructive. It should be remembered that Detroit is a great city, and that we have for it the greatest message ever entrusted to man. In order more effectively to give this truth, we need a better place of worship, and strong, pious workers whose hearts are filled with the love of the truth. We believe that the good hand of our God is with us.