Field Notes

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 14, 1909

AT the close of a series of meetings at Hanford, Cal., three persons were baptized.

THREE persons were baptized at the First Philadelphia (Pa.) church, Sunday evening, December 20.

AT Creston, Iowa, one family has decided to obey, and is rejoicing in the truth. Others are almost ready to take their stand.

ELEVEN persons are now keeping the Sabbath at Bruno, Minn., as a result of a series of meetings held there recently. Others are much interested.

BROTHER C. J. PAULSON reports from Strang, Neb., that a good interest is being taken in the Bible readings he is holding, and that one person has accepted the truth.

A CHURCH was organized at Wellsboro, Pa., recently by Elder W. H. Heckman as a result of the tent effort held there last summer by Brethren Wiest and Heald.

AT the close of the young people's meeting, Sabbath, December 19, eight persons were baptized by Elder H. R. Johnson, at College View, Neb. Eight others were baptized two weeks earlier.

A LETTER from Elder J. K. Kroeker, reporting from Brazil, says: ‘I had the joy of baptizing three souls at Rio Claro, and they were added to the church. Others promised to obey, the Lord and keep his commandments.’

A NOTE from Elk Point Academy says: “Elder J. W. Christian made us a visit during the week of prayer. Several gave their hearts to God for the first time at the Friday evening meeting.”

THREE years’ work among the Italians in Brooklyn, N. Y., has resulted in the organization of a church of twenty-two members. These converts were all born and reared Catholics, and there has been a great deal of opposition from that church.

ELDER F. C. GILBERT, who has charge of the work among the Jews, says, in the last issue of Good Tidings of the Messiah: “We have been blessed in our open-air meetings, and we can see more encouragement in this direction than ever. It is blessed indeed to go through the streets and hear the children sing the gospel hymns which we sing to them at the open-air meetings. It is encouraging to us to know that these spiritual songs are learned by the Jewish girls and boys, and are becoming familiar to them. We hope much of this kind of seed will be planted in many places, for it will be productive of great good. The attendance at the open-air meetings is generally large, and hundreds are seen standing for an hour and more at a time listening to the truths of the gospel.”