Field Notes

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 12, 1907

Brother J. W. Hofstra recently baptized four persons to join with the church at Wright, Mich.

The baptism of eight persons in Cherry County, Nebraska, is reported by Brother J. W. Beams.

Reporting from Rochester, N. Y., Sister D. D. Smith says that within the past month seven of her Bible readers have taken a firm stand for the truth.

Brother C. A. Hansen reports the baptism of eight persons August 8. Three of these join the church at Coldwater, Mich., and the others at Quincy.

A tent-meeting conducted for three weeks by Brethren J. W. Raymond and T. B. Westbrook in Rochester, N. Y., resulted in thirteen taking a decided stand for the truth.

Brethren West and Baum, who have conducted their first tent-meeting at Seelyville, Pa., this summer, are rejoicing that seven have taken a firm stand for the third angel’s message.

Brother S. B. Whitney reports four keeping the Sabbath at Clinton, N. Y., as the result of his meetings there, and two have already begun to obey from the few meetings he has held at Herkimer.

Eleven persons were baptized at Scranton, Pa., August 17, and several others will soon go forward in this ordinance as the result of the summer’s work by Brethren W. H. Smith and E. W. Culver.

Four persons were baptized, and six others signed the covenant to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, at Blue Lake, Cal., as the result of meetings held by Brethren A. J. Osborne and J. W. Bressie.

Ten persons have begun to keep the Sabbath in Baltimore, Md., since the camp-meeting. These, with others who have already united, will make an addition of about twenty-five to the Baltimore churches this summer.

For seven months Brethren D. P. Wood and S. T. Black have been working in Adrian, Mich., with the Family Bible Teacher. The fruit of this seed sowing is that twelve adults have taken their stand to obey God. The Sabbath-school numbers twenty-one.

Gospel meetings had been conducted in Merced, Cal., for nine weeks prior to August 3, by Brethren C. M. Gardner and G. W. Rine. They report that at least fourteen substantial men and women have definitely promised to keep the Sabbath of the Lord, and to walk in the light they have received. Many more are convicted and still interested, for whom faithful efforts will be put forth by Bible workers.