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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 9, 1909

C. H. PARKER

By C. H. PARKER

Fiji

C. H. PARKER

Our council for Fiji was held June 10. It was quite an inspiring time. The brethren, and some from other denominations, came from many of the islands of this group. There were about two hundred in attendance, fifty-seven of whom were delegates. The reports from the different districts were both good and encouraging. Sixty-four have accepted the message during the year. During this time six have died, and four have apostatized. Thus the increase for the year has been fifty-four. Forty-one have been baptized. All branches of the work have been strengthened.

Our Buresala school is being built up, and we are adding to its equipment as fast as circumstances will permit. At this meeting it was decided to build a boys' home, sixty by twenty-four feet, with an iron roof. For this purpose there was given in a very few minutes thirty pounds. I never saw such a willingness in giving. The people seemed to think that it was a great privilege to give. One man not of our faith arose and handed in four shillings, saying, as he did so, "I go where this goes."

The spiritual tone of the meeting was that excellent from first to last. Perfect harmony existed in all the deliberations, and greater intelligence was manifested than in any of our meetings previously. The Spirit of the Lord came down in copious showers, and there was great heart searching in the camp of God's people. The meeting adjourned, those present retiring to the water, where twelve precious souls were buried with their Lord in baptism.

All but a few of our brethren have now returned to their homes, and we again take up the duties of a new year, with the determination to plant the banner of the cross upon strongholds not yet entered. We know that God will not fail us, and the victory is sure.

Buresala, Levuka, Ovalau.