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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 9, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 61.

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East Michigan

By Wm. Guthrie

The year 1915 is now almost spent, and our workers are bringing in the harvest of souls for which they have labored during the year.
Our camp meeting was held the latter part of June. The attendance was the largest since the organization of the conference. The helpers at the meeting were all filled with a desire to see a great spiritual uplift during the meeting, and their hopes were realized to a large degree.
At the close of the conference, eight tents were placed in the field, and work was carried forward in one city church without the use of a tent. Our people have prayed much for the success of these efforts, and the Lord has so blessed that we have baptized about two hundred and fifty persons. Still others are waiting for baptism, so we hope to pass the three-hundred mark before the close of the year.
We have made a good start on the Harvest Ingathering; and as we have already exceeded the number of papers taken last year, we expect also to exceed in our returns the amount raised last year. Our goal for this year is two dollars a member.
We also expect to raise our full twenty cents a week for the year, in spite of the fact that our crop conditions are very unfavorable, frost, rain, and cold having caused a great shortage over a large part of the conference.
Our people are proving their faithfulness in the payment of tithe, the amount at this writing being about three thousand dollars in excess of last year. We are hoping to see a large increase in the tithe for 1915.
We have planned a series of conventions for our young people, beginning November 27, which we trust will give a strong impulse to the young people's work.
Our church school work also has made progress. We have now twenty-four schools, two of which have two teachers each.
The tract society is showing a healthy increase in its work. A few more canvassers in the field will make this gain continuous. Faithful work is being done by the secretary and the field agent, which, with the earnest effort of the canvassers, insures success.
The Adelphian Academy has the largest attendance in its history. At this date we have one hundred and four students in attendance. The school opened with twenty students who were present at the opening last year. By constant application on the part of the teachers, rich results will follow the year's effort.
Our workers are all of good courage, and are united for the finishing of the work. WM. GUTHRIE.