England

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Mar 9, 1905

[The following encouraging view of the work in the North England Conference is taken from a personal letter written by Elder E. E. Andross, the president of the conference.—Ed.]

I AM truly thankful that God is so marvelously leading this people, and I wish always to be in that place where I can hear his voice and follow closely in his footsteps.

I must tell you something of how the dear Lord is working for us. Elder Haughey has been working in Manchester for some time, and Sister Cousins has been assisting in the Bible work. They are finishing a portable tabernacle this week, and I think will have it all paid for. For some weeks they have had accessions to their numbers every week. Last Sabbath a prominent solicitor in Manchester kept his first Sabbath. He speaks eight or ten languages.

In Liverpool, Brother and Sister Parsons have been greatly blessed in their labors the last few weeks. Several have taken their stand for the truth, and the church is getting on splendidly. They have the money raised for a new portable tabernacle, and will begin building in two or three weeks. In Leeds they are raising money for another.

January 8 Elder McCord and I began a fortnight's mission at Nottingham. The Lord blessed our efforts, an interest was awakened, and three took their stand for the truth. Elder McCord is following up the work there. January 22 I began another fortnight's mission in Derby. Brother Marchus (a licentiate) has been working there a short time. At the close of the mission last Monday evening, I baptized thirteen adults. Several others will be baptized in about a month, when we expect to organize a church. Fully twelve took their stand for the truth in the fortnight. Several of these never heard of the truth before they came to our mission. We presented the Sabbath truth the second Sunday, and followed up the interest during the week. I never before saw the Lord work as he did for us. Some excellent people came out boldly for the truth. Others are still halting, who we hope will soon declare in favor of it. I baptized six in Nottingham, and organized a church of eighteen members.

We have certainly come to the time when the Lord will do quick work through us if we will co-operate with him fully. Many places where a good interest exists in the truth are now urgently calling for us to come and hold a mission.

The Lord was present at Derby to heal the sick; one marvelous case is that of a brother's being healed of a severe case of rupture of long standing. He told the Lord that he had promised to heal the diseases of his commandment-keeping people, and in two days he was entirely well.

But I must close. My heart is overflowing with joy at what God is doing for us. Satan is working harder than ever, and we are having difficulties to meet, but I will not speak of them. The truth is onward, praise the Lord. We are nearing the end of the journey. We are rejoicing at the way the Lord is working in Washington.