Field Notes

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Aug 4, 1904

FIVE new converts were baptized at Townsend, Mont., July 4.

OVER fifty pupils are enrolled at the summer normal school at Atchison, Kan.

ELDER W. C. HEBNER reports the baptism of four persons at Rothbury, Mich., June 25.

FIVE young people were baptized at Bloomfield, Conn., June 26, and the following Sabbath were received into the Hartford church.

THE company at Chico, Cal., have been recently strengthened by the addition of seven new members who were baptized at Yuba City. Several others are expecting baptism soon.

A CONVENTION of Indiana church-school teachers will be held in connection with the State camp-meeting at Martinsville, August 18-29. A State convention for the young people will also be held.

ELDER F. H. CONWAY reports an increase of seven in the membership of the church at Star, O. T.

TWENTY-FIVE persons, mostly young people, were baptized at the Colfax (Washington) camp-meeting, held June 14-19.

FIVE persons recently united with the Killbuck, Ohio, church by baptism, making the present membership of that company twenty-seven.

A SABBATH-SCHOOL of twenty-nine adult members was organized at Lancaster, Pa., July 9, where Brother C. S. Wiest is holding meetings.

Two persons united with the Clay Center, Kan., church, July 2, and six others expressed a desire to become members, who have probably been enrolled as such ere this.

TENT-MEETINGS at Danville, Ill., conducted by Brethren Chas. Thompson and P. G. Stanley, have brought out a company of eighteen, who have signed the covenant to keep the Sabbath and walk in the light of present truth.

AT Chanute, Kan., where a series of tent-meetings was lately concluded, four individuals recently began the observance of the Sabbath, who with others who have accepted the truth there have been organized into a church with a membership of about twenty.

IN a report of work at Forest Home, Meno, and Ames, O. T., L. P. and Minnie Syp say: “Each one of these meetings resulted in a few uniting with the old Concord church, which had about died on account of removals. When we came here, the church membership was five. It is now thirty-four, and they have a Sabbath-school with forty-eight enrolled.”

IN a report of the camp-meeting at Alto, Tex., Elder N. P. Nelson says: “The outside interest and attendance was excellent every night. The woods seemed to be filled with people, and every night they would come from every direction to attend the meeting. Nearly every night some one would stand up and say, ‘I am convinced of the truth, and intend to keep next Sabbath.’ The prophecies were dwelt upon every night, but during the day the instruction was largely of a practical nature. This was found very necessary, as tea, coffee, pork, and tobacco have been used more or less by nearly all the Sabbath-keepers in this part of the State; but all the brethren seemed willing and anxious to learn.”

TENT companies are located in Iowa as follows: (1) Elder C. A. Washburn, A. F. Ferguson, J. F. Piper—New Virginia, Warren County; (2) Elder E. G. Olsen, Lloyd Manfull and wife, Archer Cotton—Buffalo Center, Winnebago County; (3) Elder G. R. Hawkins and wife, J. T. Spriggs and wife—Oakland, Pottawattamie County; (4) J. C. Clemens, J. M. Moore—Allison, Butler County; (5) Arthur McClintock, Arthur Rhoads—Lakepark, Dickensen County; (6) C. E. Rentfro, O. M. Kittle, Ed. Swap—North English, Iowa County; (7) Elder N. C. Bergersen, P. E. Brotherson—Ute, Monona County; (8) Elder J. H. Craft, J. J. Schiffner, E. J. Dietel—Minden, Pottawattamie County; (9) Wm. J. Johnson, C. W. Hollingsworth—Fonda, Pocahontas County.