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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 25, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 26.

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Northern Illinois

By Wm. Covert

WE plan to run six tents and conduct one camp-meeting this summer. Four of the tents will be operated in Chicago, one in Rochelle, and one in Rockford. The four tent-companies in Chicago will embrace work among the Germans, the Swedes, the Danish-Norwegians, and the English language.
At Holcomb work has been done from house to house until some eight families have become interested in the truth. This interest will probably be followed up by those who connect with the tent effort in Rockford.
Zion City, the place where the late Alexander Dowie organized his following a few years ago, is within the territory of this conference, and there we have an interest with a Sabbath-school and a few obedient to the truth. Some Chicago laborers are giving attention to the needs of this field, with the hope of eventually organizing a church there.
A Sabbath-school was organized at Winnetka, and some have begun to keep the Sabbath in that place.
At Moline seven were recently baptized, and ten were added to the church. Others have lately begun to keep the Sabbath in that city, who will doubtless unite with the church soon.
Two have been added to the Kankakee church by baptism, and three by letter, within the last few weeks. The net increase in the membership of the Forty-sixth Street Church, Chicago, is forty since the beginning of the year. About twenty-five of these were received by baptism.
Five students completed their course, and five were baptized at the Fox River Academy during the closing week of the school. This school continues with full work and fair attendance this summer.
The volume of book sales is having an encouraging increase at present. We have a number of sisters who could be secured for the Bible work, and who would doubtless do excellent service for the truth, and a number of promising young men who ought to be in the ministry; yet we are prevented just now from doing much aggressive work because of the financial stringency. We are hoping that something will come to pass which will cause our people who have money which could be used in advancing this cause to place it where it will count for the Master.
WM. COVERT.