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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 6, 1913

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 45.

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“The Sound of a Going”

By W. E. H.

There is an unusual sound of going among our schools this fall, if I interpret correctly the news items that keep percolating through my correspondence.
The students and teachers of Walla Walla College have been going out to share in the Harvest Ingathering. One excellent feature about their work is that they had system and order in their effort, elements too often lacking in school movements of this kind. President Kellogg says that they began organizing about a week before they went out, choosing leaders, and forming bands of about eight each. He says: “Some time was given for them to meet and consider the work. We had a general meeting the night before we went out. Nearly all connected with the school took some part. We went to the surrounding country, and to a number of the outlying towns. About fifteen hundred papers were distributed, and approximately $150 collected for missions. All took hold of the work with enthusiasm and earnestness. We hoped to reach the twenty-cent mark, but as you will see from the above, we did not succeed in this. There were many profitable experiences, and altogether we feel well pleased with the results.”
From Mount Vernon College, President Salisbury writes that during the week he was away attending the council in Takoma Park, eight new students were enrolled, bringing the total up to 178. There is a sound of students still going to Mount Vernon.
From the Pacific Coast word comes that the enrolment in Pacific Union College has reached an even 200, with 90 young men and 70 young women in the dormitories. President Irwin writes that in the college grades proper, there has been an increase of more than one hundred per cent over last year; that school has been going nearly a month, and that they seem in the main to have a very good class of students.
From Principal Machlan I learned, the one day he was at the council, that South Lancaster Academy has enrolled 250, with the dormitories overflowing into village homes. This brings a strong temptation to add another building, but our conservative New England brethren are going to move cautiously in the matter of investing more money just now.
From Royal Academy in Oregon comes word from Principal Airey that the school opened with a good attendance, notwithstanding the fact that there were a number of cases of whooping-cough in the community; also that the enrolment of a good class of students is steadily increasing since, with an excellent spiritual interest, and prospects of a good year.
From the Southern Training-school, Principal Stone writes that on their opening day the attendance was over fifty per cent larger than a year ago. His report will be found on page 19.
From available sources the present enrolment of four colleges and one academy are given herewith in tabulated form.
When David, the leader of Israel, inquired of the Lord whether or not he should attack the Philistines, of whom the valley of Rephaim lay full, he was given, as a signal to go forward, the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry-trees near his camp. When he should hear this, the word was, “Bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.” Well may the leaders of Israel today rejoice to hear the sound of a going among our schools, for it is none other than the Spirit of the Lord stirring the hearts of our sturdy youth to go upto these training-centers to qualify for the forward advent movement, already past due. W. E. H.