It may be pleasing to the REVIEW readers to have a brief report of the first year's work of the Washington Training College, as this school is a kind of first-fruit of the generosity of the denomination, expressed in the gifts to the One Hundred Thousand Dollar Fund. Owing to delay in the work of construction, school did not open till November 30, and, indeed, the buildings were far from complete at that time, so that it has been impossible to receive many who would have been glad to attend, some of whom we hope to accommodate next year. The number actually received has been forty-nine, of whom four have been baptized during the year.
DORMITORY FOR YOUNG MEN
This made every member of the school a follower of Christ; and, moreover, each one is desirous of having some part in the gospel work for these days. This spirit on the part of the students has made the work of the teachers a delight in almost every particular, and the blessing of the Lord has attended the work in a marked manner. For some weeks Elder Spicer met the school Mondays and Thursdays at the chapel hour, and gave most valuable talks on missions and mission work. The young people were not simply entertained, but they became deeply interested, and some have expressed a desire to have a part in the work beyond the seas. In fact, the privilege as well as duty of labor has been continually held in the foreground, and God has impressed hearts with a sense of the shortness of time, and with the need for an army of workers whose hearts the Lord has touched. The knowledge of movements both here and elsewhere, and the inspiration gained from contact with the leaders and officers of the denomination, have also contributed to a more thorough consecration and to a greater zeal for the work of our people.
The students will remain to attend the conference, after which a few will return to their homes, others will enter the field, and some will remain to help in the further building operations. The leading of the Lord has been marvelous, and has shown us what may be expected when the college is fully equipped and prepared to receive the number of students which it is designed to accommodate.
We would express gratitude to God for what he has already wrought, and by his grace we shall strive to make this school one in which the divine impress may be given to every one connected with it.
