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The Week of Prayer at Walla Walla College

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 23, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 4.

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The Week of Prayer at Walla Walla College

By M. E. CADY

THE week of prayer at Walla Walla College is now in the past, but it will not soon be forgotten because of the very manifest presence of the Lord in the school at different times. Last year's season of seeking the Lord was a great benefit to the school, and seemed the best we had ever enjoyed, but the season we have just spent has been even richer with the blessings of God than that of last year.
The readings were given in the evening, the church and the school uniting in the services. Usually the reading was followed by an earnest testimony and prayer-meeting, which showed a willing response to the instruction contained in the readings.
On two occasions when all the students were assembled in the chapel, the Spirit of the Lord came in in a marked manner, and nearly every heart was yielded to God. The presence and power of the Lord, so manifest on these occasions, indicated plainly that our regular work should be laid aside, and that the Great Teacher had lessons of instruction for us which would be more profitable than the carrying on of the regular class work. A deep interest was manifest in the meetings from the very beginning. On the last Sabbath of the week of prayer twenty-five went forward in baptism. Most of these were persons who are attending school. There are a number of others who expect to go forward in the ordinance at the first opportunity.
The conviction seemed almost universal among the teachers and students as well as the members of the College Place church, that the time has come for the people of the Lord to have a deeper experience in the things of God, and to walk upon a higher plane of Christian activity than ever before. I have never seen a deeper spirit of consecration and earnestness manifested on the part of the students, and their highest aim seems to be to prepare themselves quickly for efficient service in this closing message.
Elders W. B. White and A. J. Breed were with us during the week of prayer, and gave much valuable instruction. Elder J. N. Loughborough came the last half of the week, and spoke each evening. The Lord greatly blessed and sustained his aged servant, and the instruction was very much appreciated by all. It seemed to blend with the spirit of consecration that came in during the week of prayer, and resulted in settling and establishing the hearts of the youth more firmly in the faith than ever before. Despite the rainy weather and muddy roads the chapel was filled every evening.
A new feature of the week-of-prayer service was the holding of cottage meetings in the homes of our people here in the village. Several of the older students gained a blessed experience as they assisted in these meetings. They were well attended, and the Lord blessed greatly. It was felt by all that the holding of these small division meetings was a great blessing to the College Place church.
We believe that this special prayer season has enabled the brethren and sisters in the church, and the teachers and students in the school, to take a firmer stand for truth and place themselves on vantage-ground where they can be of greater service in their work for the Master.
M. E. CADY.