Cedar Lake Academy by J. G. LAMSON

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Feb 11, 1915

Cedar Lake Academy

By J. G. LAMSON

THE week of prayer at Cedar Lake proved to be one of special blessing. Early in the week, even before the meetings began, earnest members of the church began to pray for the outpouring of the Spirit of God. The readings were held in the afternoon, and regular services in the evening. As a result of these meetings there was formed a class of fifteen who are awaiting baptism, and

ten or twelve backsliders were reclaimed, who will join the church by letter or profession of faith. The meetings were discontinued during the holidays, but were resumed Friday, January 8, and have been continuing ever since.

The meeting on Monday night, January 18, was an excellent one. The convicting-power of God came into the services, and between twenty-five and thirty gave their hearts to the Lord and decided to identify themselves with God's people. The message given has been listened to with more than ordinary interest. Many church members are at work visiting neighbors for miles around. Several regular prayer services are held each week, and the spirit of labor for friends indicates an awakening of the church. Nearly all those who have recently started in the Lord's service had never professed religion. Some of the conversions are especially marked. The meetings will be continued for several weeks, and we believe there will be a rich harvest of souls. We are hoping and praying that God will continue to visit his people in this place, and to convict those who will listen to the word, until our resident church membership is at least doubled.

We have a younger class of students in the school this year than ever before, but in the hearts of some of these there has been born a sincere desire to be sober-minded and faithful. To the Lord be all the praise for his kindness extended toward this place.

The quarterly meeting for January, 1915, showed a church membership of 112. Of these, 95 reported in person, by letter, or by word of mouth through friends and relatives. This is the best record that I have ever seen in this church, because so large a proportion of our membership has heretofore been made up of students who were here a short time and then went away without taking their membership with them. Many times these students are forgetful of the duties they owe to the church, but this quarterly meeting proved an exception to the rule. It was certainly a pleasing sight when these young men still in their teens manfully went forward in the ordinance of humility. There were over fifty in the men's division, and fully as many if not more of the sisters took part. Such occasions will grow more precious as the perils of the last days thicken around us. Pray for the work in Cedar Lake. J. G. LAMSON,