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Work for the Colored People in Delaware

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 4, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 1.

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Work for the Colored People in Delaware

By Fred H. Seeney

Last April I was asked to work for the colored people of Wilmington, Del., during the summer. We started our meetings the latter part of July. Brother G. P. Rodgers, Sister Jackson, a Bible worker, and the writer made up our tent company. The average attendance for the season was about one hundred fifty each evening. On the tenth of October we transferred our services from the tent to a comfortable hall, and the Lord continued to bless us in sending people to hear the message.
It seemed impossible to find a suitable place for baptism, and so finally we decided to ask the Baptist minister for the use of his church for the service. This he gladly gave us, and both the gallery and auditorium were filled with interested people who had never before witnessed a scene of this kind. The Lord certainly worked in our favor to bring about this opportunity to present the truth to many people whom we would not have been able to reach through other means. He blessed in the presentation of the subject of baptism, and the words spoken carried conviction to many hearts.
On November 18, Elder R. T. Baer, president of the Chesapeake Conference, helped us organize a church of eleven members in Wilmington. Several who were unable to be present at that time have since joined us, and we are hoping to increase our church-membership during the winter. Our Sabbath-school has thirty members.
Recently Brother Rodgers and I visited the weekly meeting of the Ministers’ Union of this city. They asked us to say a few words, and we were indeed thankful for the opportunity. I was asked to address their meeting the following week, and after much study and prayer, chose for my subject “The Millennium.” This opened the way for quite a discussion on the question, and many different views were advanced by the ministers present. I hope to be able to visit these meetings often, and present some phase of the third angel’s message as opportunity offers. May the Lord guide is my prayer.
FRED H. SEENEY.