Ohio by E. K. Slade

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 4, 1915

Ohio

By E. K. Slade

The readers of the Review have not had an opportunity to read a report of our work in Ohio for a considerable length of time. The past year has been one of faithful endeavor on the part of our workers in conference employ as well as the church members, and we have been gratified by seeing very favorable results.

This great State of approximately five million persons furnishes a large and important mission field. Our people feel keenly the responsibility of giving the warning message to these millions. We have been trying to get into the cities, and have had fairly good success in some of them. The Bible workers and ministers in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Hamilton, Springfield, Zanesville, Toledo, Piqua, Akron, Youngstown, Findlay, Bucyrus, Portsmouth, and Newark have faithfully endeavored by the various methods that we employ in our work to seek out those who will receive the truth. Of the two hundred and five baptized during the past year, a large majority were in our cities.

Our ministerial work has been quite largely confined to the cities. In most of these places the churches are prospering, and the membership is growing. We have endeavored to place in operation a movement that would bring as many as possible of the members of our churches into active missionary endeavor in the city work.

In the use of our literature and in the sale of our bound books, 1914 is the banner year in the history of the conference. The sale of subscription books was over $5,000 more than in any preceding year. An equally good showing is seen in our magazine work and our other literature.

This work in Ohio is on a good basis, and we now have in the field the strongest force of substantial colporteurs that we have ever had. Though one of the largest and oldest conferences, where it has seemed harder to bring the results of our mission funds up to the highest point, we have the satisfaction of knowing that Ohio succeeded in raising approximately $1,500 more than the twenty cents a week per member during 1914. A good showing is seen in the other conference funds.

In my experience in the ministry, the few years I have been in Ohio indicate to me a degree of devotion and faithfulness to the cause of the Lord in the Buckeye State that is most gratifying. Our whole force of workers are earnestly seeking for the highest efficiency in their labors, and the believers throughout the State manifest a deep interest in the work committed to their hands.

E. K. SLADE.