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The Work in New Orleans

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Sep 5, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 36.

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The Work in New Orleans

By W. P. McLENNAN

For a long time there has been realized the need of a church building in New Orleans. But how to secure the means with which to pay for such was the problem so hard to solve. Thanks be to God, the way has opened for us to secure a very suitable building at a most reasonable price.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH BUILDING RECENTLY PURCHASED AT NEW ORLEANS, LA.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH BUILDING RECENTLY PURCHASED AT NEW ORLEANS, LA.
For several months our services were so overcrowded that we did not feel free to invite people to attend our meetings. We prayed earnestly that the Lord would open the way for us to obtain a church building. We had not been praying long when we heard that the Christian Scientist people had outgrown their church, and were planning to build a fine edifice. We called upon them, and found that they would accept $4,000 for their building. This amount our little church thought we could raise by soliciting help outside of our own people, hence we made the purchase.
The building is centrally located, being easily reached by streetcar from all parts of the city. It is in excellent condition, is well lighted, contains six electric fans, has five gas-heaters, and will seat over three hundred persons. The pews are plain, but comfortable. This church was formerly owned by the Christian denomination, who had a baptistery built, which will serve us in the future for our baptisms.
We are now meeting in our new Sabbath home, having paid ten per cent down, the remainder to be paid on or before Jan. 1, 1913. Our little company here responded liberally to the call for funds with which to buy this building, raising in cash and pledges the first time the matter was presented, the amount of $900. Other pledges have since been made, bringing the amount up to about $1,100. Our young people have been selling the Watchman the last few weeks to raise money to apply on the fund, and have been having good success.
Pray for the advancement of the work in this large city of the South.
W. P. McLENNAN.