Washington by J. F. Piper; S. N. Rittenhouse

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 10, 1914

Washington

By J. F. Piper; S. N. Rittenhouse

SEATTLE.—Next Sunday evening, August 9, will be the last meeting of our series in this city. There has been a good attendance from the very first, averaging about two hundred and fifty, and only a very few evenings falling below two hundred. The most encouraging feature has been the regular attendance of the same persons, many not having missed a single service.

A song service of from fifteen to twenty minutes is conducted each evening, in which all take part. The choir of about forty voices has done good, faithful work, and some who are now rejoicing in present truth have expressed themselves as coming at first to hear the music. The Spirit of God took hold of their hearts and made them realize that they were not obeying the Lord; and now they are living up to the light of the message presented.

Another interesting feature is the question department. It has been the plan to take up from the audience all questions they care to hand in at the close of the sermon, and answer them before the meeting is dismissed. This part of the meeting has lasted as long as an hour after the close of the regular service, but nearly all have seemed glad to stay and hear the answers.

The attention of the public has been called to the meetings through the medium of the newspapers. The first few weeks advertisements were placed in the daily papers; and the reports of the sermons have been quite generally published. This has brought to us those who were desirous of knowing the way of life, some even coming as far as from Bellingham to hear the truth. This was brought about by the report of one of the sermons in the newspaper.

We also used a club of one hundred Signs each week. One sister who was faithful in distributing these papers each week to the same persons, is now rejoicing in the knowledge that at least one woman who became interested in the truth through these Signs, finally came to the meetings and is now a Sabbath keeper.

Sunday afternoon it is planned to hold baptismal services in Green Lake, a beautiful body of water in the midst of the city. At this writing, all arrangements have not been completed, but we know of at least thirty-three who will follow the example of their Lord in baptism. Others are satisfied with their present baptism, and still others will go forward in this ordinance at a later date. We know of fifty-five who have begun to live up to all God's commandments since the beginning of the meetings; and there are many others who are still in the valley of decision. We trust that a united prayer will ascend to God for those who have so recently renounced the world and started to obey the truth, and more especially for those who have not as yet had the courage to step out on the promises of God. Truly it does take faith to obey all this truth in this age of infidelity and turmoil, and especially so in these large cities.

All through the meetings God has greatly blessed the efforts put forth for the spreading of his truth; and to him we ascribe all the praise and honor. We greatly rejoice that God has permitted us to have a part in the finishing of his great work; and we trust that the work, which is comparatively only begun in this city, will go forward and result in the salvation of many souls.

Those composing our company of workers here are: Mrs. Piper, Miss Bessie Woolsey, and Miss Opal Clark, Bible workers; Mrs. Rittenhouse, music director; and Arthur Russell, tent master.

J. F. PIPER.

S. N. RITTENHOUSE.