Natal by J. H. Camp

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · May 19, 1904

Natal

By J. H. Camp

PIETERMARITZBURG.—Elder Edmed is going to Johannesburg in a fortnight, and he will join with Elder Kuehl in a tent effort, which we hope will be the means of raising up a good church. The only help they will have is two workers who accepted the truth this year in Natal. Brother Altman is in Durban. He opened tent-meetings last Sunday night, with a good interest. The only workers that he has with him are a Zulu to care for the tent, and a young man who accepted the truth recently, to help in visiting, etc. Sister Robertson, our only Bible worker, remains here in Pietermaritzburg to follow up the work that has been carried on by Elder Edmed with such good results the past year, about forty having accepted the truth.

At the beginning of this year we organized our tract society, and bought out the Echo Publishing Company, at a cost of eight hundred pounds. Our book work is on a good basis, and our sales for the first three months amounted to nearly one thousand pounds. Then we have opened treatment rooms, and have furnished them plainly, at a cost of about one hundred pounds, which is fully paid. Besides this, we have opened a food store in connection with our tract society. So we now have every phase of our work organized and in running order.

We wish we had two or three more ministers. But if we had, we could not support them. On every hand calls are even coming in to open meetings, but we can only wait. Our great hope is that in the near future we shall have some local talent, ready to bear some of the burdens. Our tithes are coming up well. They reach about seven hundred pounds a year now, and our membership is less than one hundred. We are of good courage, and intend to press on. We are thankful to God for his past leadings, and trust him for the future.

J. H. CAMP.