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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · May 4, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 18.

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Field Notes

BROTHER M. S. REPPE reports three new Sabbath-keepers at Holmes City, Minn.
A SABBATH-SCHOOL of twenty-seven members has been organized at Nacogdoches, Tex.
A COURSE of meetings was recently concluded at Decatur, Mich., as one result of which eight persons, not members of the church, subscribed for the REVIEW.
A CHURCH was organized recently at Bruno, Minn., by Elder Andrew Mead, composed mostly of Sabbath-keepers who have moved to that place from various parts of the State.
ELDER G. F. HAFNER reports that nine members of the church at Paul's Valley, I. T., were recently added by letter to the church at Lindsay, to which place most of the members of the former church have moved.
BROTHER L. W. FELTER says in a report of labor in Leon County, Tex.: “As a result of labor begun in Leon County a little over a year ago, six have been added to the church and seven others are keeping the Sabbath.”
SISTER MARTHA GILES reports from Altamont, Manitoba: “Brethren Adams and McGill were here with us March 11 and 12, and organized the church. We have now a membership of eight, and expected to have six others, but the bad weather prevented them from being present.”
THREE tent companies are to be in the field in the Southern Illinois Conference the coming summer. One will be at Mt. Carmel, in charge of Elder Thompson and Brother Wheeler; another at Urbana and Champaign, in charge of Elders Stanley and Huffman; and the third at Herrin, in charge of Elder Taggert and Brother Cardy.
BROTHER H. CLAY GRIFFIN has finished a course of meetings which were begun January 7 at Frisco, Ark., of the result of which he says: “A few began to obey soon after the meetings were begun, and one after another stepped out until a band of about twenty-five or thirty are obeying the commandments of God. . . On the last Sabbath of the meeting we organized a church with seventeen members. Officers wereelected and ordained. Seven precious souls were buried with their Lord in baptism. There are a goodly number yet to be baptized and taken into the church who were not ready at the time the others were baptized.”
THE IOWA Workers' Bulletin of April 18 says: “Elder L. F. Starr returned yesterday from his trip to Ottumwa. A church organization was effected, fifteen persons uniting in church fellowship. The work there has proved much like ‘after many days,’ it having been some ten or twelve years since labor was begun.”
BROTHER C. J. KUNKEL says in a report of work at Russell, Manitoba, where he has held some meetings and given Bible readings in private families in a Lutheran community: “As far as they went, they took a noble stand for the Bible and its teaching. I promised them, God willing, I would return there about June 1 to help them further, at which time we expect to have baptism and organize a church. Nineteen souls signed the covenant.”
ELDER R. D. HOTTEL sends the following word from Virginia: “A church of twenty members was organized at Farnham, Richmond Co., Va., April 15. Elder Herrell had held tent-meetings at this place during the summer, and as a result of the effort ten or more came into the truth, and these, with some members already on the ground, were organized into a church. Elder Herrell and I were present at the organization.”
ELDER P. H. CONWAY makes the following report of the result of meeting begun by him at Estella, I. T., February 25: “There were four Sabbath-keepers here when we came, but they were lacking on the truths of health reform, the spirit of prophecy and tithing. They had received only some of the truths by reading and by hearing three or four sermons. After six weeks of prayerful labor these were established, and eight new ones were converted and took a firm stand on all the truths of the message. One more has begun to keep the Sabbath, but has not given up tobacco. The others who were using tobacco had a glorious victory. We hope this brother will soon proclaim his liberty in the name of the Lord. Nine earnest souls were buried with their Lord in baptism, Sabbath, April 8. This makes a company of twelve, with a possibility of other additions before long.”
ELDER A. E. FIELD makes the following report of recent work at Merritt and Mayfield, I. T.: “March 17 I began meetings with the Merritt church. I was with them one week. Five were added to the church, and two were buried with their Lord in baptism. We also held quarterly meeting. The work there is in a good condition, and a good interest is manifested to hear the truth. One family has taken their stand on the Sabbath. I also spent one week with the Mayfield company; three were baptized. A church of fifteen members was organized, known as the Mayfield church. We expect in the near future to visit this church again. The quarterly meeting was held at the regular time with the Oklahoma City church; four united with the church, one was baptized. May the Lord bless and prosper his church.”
BROTHER W. L. BRANDON has been holding meetings in Houston County, Tex., in the face of determined opposition on the part of some lawless spirits there, who, after attempting to frighten him away by threats, fired a revolver at him while he was preaching, with the evident intention to do murder, after this threatening to use dynamite at the meetings, so that the community were terrorized, and did not dare to come to the tent. Notwithstanding the opposition, Brother Brandon reports that two families are rejoicing in the truth. He is now visiting from house to house and giving Bible readings.