Indiana by Morris Lukens

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Mar 9, 1911

Indiana

By Morris Lukens

As a result of the blessing of the Lord upon the efforts put forth by the laborers in Indiana last year, one hundred forty-one persons accepted present truth. While this was the most successful year Indiana has had for some time, we are praying that the number of converts may be much larger in 1911.

At the present writing, Elder A. L. Miller is holding Sunday evening services in Indianapolis, with a splendid interest. Our faithful Bible workers are assisting, and some are being brought to an acceptance of the faith.

One earnest young man has accepted the truth in Kokomo as the result of the efforts of one of our Bible workers. Although he has been severely tried, he remains loyal.

Elders W. A. Young and E. R. Lauda are conducting services in Anderson. Not only is there an interest to hear the truth, but a synopsis of their sermons is being printed in the paper which is circulated in that part of the State.

Brother N. H. Pool reports three additions to the Soldiers’ Home church the first Sabbath of February. His congregations in the chapel at the Soldiers’ Home are increasing weekly, more than one hundred fifty persons attending each Sabbath service.

Elder O. S. Hadley and wife have been conducting meetings on the West Side, Indianapolis, and both report some interested in the truth.

Brethren Thomas Hubbard and Chas. E. Allen recently began meetings at Marietta, where the message had never before been proclaimed.

Elder U. S. Anderson, after holding meetings at Greentown, returned to Muncie, where several are awaiting baptism.

Elder J. M. Ellis reports progress in meetings at Petersburg. He expects to visit several churches before attending the workers’ meeting in Indianapolis, March 6-13.

Brethren J. H. N. Tindall and C. E. Gransey are following up their work at Hartford City. They expect to begin another series of meetings there soon. For some weeks the Daily Journal has been printing a series of Bible studies written by Brother Tindall. The twenty-four new members of this church showed their interest in religious liberty by making a united offering of forty dollars for carrying on this work. Subscriptions were also taken on the same day for the Protestant, Liberty, Instructor, and other periodicals.

Brother H. M. Kelley, who recently began a series of meetings at Carbon, reports that the union church, of which he has the use, is filled to overflowing every night, several driving from three to five miles to attend.

Under the supervision of Mrs. R. W. McMahan, our educational secretary, the twenty-one church-schools now being conducted in the conference all report progress.

In addition to the foregoing, it has been my privilege to see eight persons take their stand for this message since the beginning of the year.

Our Sabbath-school secretary has worked hard, and has at last succeeded in placing Indiana on the Honor Roll. The donations to missions by our Sabbath-schools during the last two quarters of 1909 were $938.64, as compared with the same period of 1910, when they were $1,155.61.

Brother N. L. Taylor, our field agent, has been busy, and has succeeded in getting the names of several who expect to engage in the book work soon. We are glad to see that our canvassers are enjoying excellent success, not alone in getting the printed page before the public, but in creating an interest which can be followed up later by our ministers.

The workers in the office are kept busy with an increasing volume of business, filling orders for books, tracts, and periodicals, and encouraging our members in the circulation of denominational literature and in subscribing for the various periodicals.

More calls are coming in for meetings than we can fill. If all were faithful in paying tithe, we could not only pay the portion of the conference tithe which was voted to foreign fields, but also support more laborers, and thus answer more of these calls.

MORRIS LUKENS.