Cumberland Industrial School
By Clifford G. Howell
THERE is one thing which more than most others cheers the hearts of the Lord's people, that is seeing his work go forward. In this time of calamity, destruction, and death what should interest us as much as the cause of God? Our school enrolment for the year is thirty-seven. Of these two have already gone into the canvassing field. Another is to go at the close of school. One young man who attended the school ten years ago began last winter to keep the Sabbath, and is now making a success of the canvassing work. His father thought that persons who work on Sunday should be arrested, but he, too, is now a Sabbath-keeper. Seven of our students have been baptized during the year. Our Young People's Missionary Volunteer Society has scattered many pages of literature. Several families have moved into other parts of the county, thus spreading a425knowledge of the truth, and we count one three branch Sabbath-schools, with one new family of Sabbath-keepers. The home school launched a miniature “Pitcairn” at the beginning of the quarter just closed. It was to thread its way fifteen thousand miles across the blackboard, following Elder Wood's trip to India, each dollar contributed to further it one thousand miles. Ordinarily our contributions had been about eight dollars a quarter, but the fifteen-dollar mark was passed the twelfth Sabbath. We then decided to make our ship a life-boat, with the hope that each dollar might help to rescue a soul. The thirteenth Sabbath's offerings lifted the total for the quarter to twenty-five dollars. We expect to keep the ship afloat. Through the aid of loyal helpers, we have a sawmill, planer, grist-mill, and steam sorghum-mill installed. Upon the wall of our mill is a reading-rack containing our precious printed pages. Our cannery did a good business the past season, and our canned goods have given splendid satisfaction. We are watching the signals that betoken the near approach of the Master, and rejoice to see his work advancing.