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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Jan 12, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 2.

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Field Notes

EIGHT members were added to the Buffalo Gap church, Tex., December 17.
A CHURCH of thirty members was organized at Long Beach, Cal., November 26.
A CANVASSERS’ institute for western Oregon is to be held in Portland, Ore., February 1-15.
THREE persons were received into the church at Harlan, Iowa, subject to baptism, during the week of prayer.
NEW Sabbath-schools have recently been organized at Tower Hill, Pontoosuc, and Carmi, in southern Illinois.
THE North Michigan Conference reports fourteen church-schools in progress, with a membership of one hundred and fifty.
ELDER CLARENCE SANTEE reports the baptism of four students during the week-of-prayer services at Fernando, Cal., December 10.
IN the North Michigan Conference paper Elder S. E. Wight says: “By recent reports from the field we learn of seven people who have lately taken their stand for the truth without the aid of a minister.”
SISTER J. WILSON, reporting work done by her in Nashville, Tenn., says: “Nine or ten of my readers are keeping the Sabbath, and some of them have asked for baptism. Several who are rejoicing in the new-found light of truth are interesting their neighbors and holding Bible readings with them.”
REPORTING from Marion, Ill., Brother C. L. Taggart states that after a four weeks’ course of meetings in a hall at that place, ten persons began the observance of the Sabbath, and the surrounding country was deeply stirred by the truth.
A CONVENTION in the interests of the book work in the Pacific Union Conference has been called to meet at Mountain View, Cal., January 15, to continue until January 23. At the same time and place there will be a session of the union conference executive board, at which plans will be considered for advancing the work in the Hawaiian Islands, in Alaska, and at the Lewis and Clark Exposition to be held in Portland, Ore., this year; for developing the medical missionary work on the Pacific Coast, and for the establishment of intermediate schools and training-schools.
THE graduating exercises of the Iowa Sanitarium Training School for Missionary Nurses were held Thursday evening, December 29, 1904, in the Des Moines Seventh-day Adventist church, which was decorated for the occasion with the class colors, blue and white. The principal feature of the exercises was an address by Elder A. G. Daniells, although short addresses were also made by Elder L. F. Starr and Dr. J. Edgar Colloran. The program was interspersed with several musical selections. There was a good attendance, many friends of the seven graduates coming to Des Moines especially for the occasion.—Iowa Workers’ Bulletin.