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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Oct 26, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 43.

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Fiji Islands

By J. E. FULTON

I AM writing to-day from our new mission station, Viro Ovalau. O, we do praise God for his goodness to us! The pillar of cloud moves on before us. For some time we looked for a location for the school, but until lately nothing definite was in sight. The present location was refused us some time ago. A little later it was offered to us, but on terms that we could not accept. But the Lord, who rules, moved upon the heart of the owner of the estate until we obtained it on terms dictated by ourselves in almost every particular. It is a beautiful location, in a most central part of the group. It has a harbor, where our two little vessels—the power launch and Brother Parker's cutter—now lie at anchor. The place contains about four hundred acres. The soil is excellent, and we hope to plant crops of different kinds that will make the work here self-supporting after a very short time. We are so glad that this can be done, for we know that there are many calls for means to build up the work in the regions beyond. Now, dear brethren, we solicit your prayers in behalf of the work. We all need your prayers, for we believe in them.
THE NATIVE DRUM USED FOR SCHOOL BELL
THE NATIVE DRUM USED FOR SCHOOL BELL
We have made several trips to the Ra coast, where we have quite a number of Sabbath-keepers. At our last visit we had a blessed experience with one company, having had the privilege of burying fifteen souls in baptism. We hope soon to organize the company. The next day after the baptism, the brethren of the town all went out to a piece of land, cleared it off, and planted it in sweet potatoes for the school here. At another town they are also going to plant a vegetable garden for us. Our brethren at Ra have promised to cut us a large native drum for a school bell. This sort of drum was at one time used to summon the people to the cannibal feasts. Praise God, there is now to be one to bring them here for a far different purpose—summoning the students to feast on God's Word. J. E. FULTON.