Greater New York by C. H. Edwards

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 16, 1906

Greater New York

By C. H. Edwards

NEW YORK CITY.—The work in this part of the great harvest-field is progressing. We have had no great demonstrations, but there has been a steady growth. Scarcely a week passes but we have new recruits who join the people of God. We have learned by a sad experience that it is not always the great outward demonstration which accomplishes the most in the end. At the time there may seem to be great success, but success can not be reckoned in that way. It takes years to determine the measure of real success. To-day there may be a large number added to the church, and this may be counted as a wonderful success, but it may take long years on the part of others to instruct and to bring them into the spirit and fellowship of the real truth, and even then it may be impossible to instil a gentle and quiet spirit in them, as they entered the truth under the impulse of a great enthusiastic movement. This same spirit, many times, continues, and unless there is the same outburst of excitement continually, they lose their love for the truth, and are lost in the maze of worldliness. This certainly is not success.

The Lord has wonderfully blessed the efforts put forth during the past year, both spiritually and financially. At our last conference we had some old debts, left us as memorials, amounting to nearly two thousand dollars. By the prospering hand of the Lord these have all been paid; besides, we have been able to purchase three new tents and sufficient seats, amounting, in all, to nearly a thousand dollars. For all this we feel exceedingly thankful to our Heavenly Father.

This summer we have six tents in the field, and nearly every one reports an increasing interest in the message. Four

of these are located in Brooklyn. One is conducted by Brethren M. L. Andreason and G. E. Nord among the Scandinavians. Their tent is usually filled to overflowing. Brethren O. E. Reinke and Bernard Voth are among the Germans. Their interest is growing daily. Brethren L. H. Proctor and Amos Mitchell are laboring for the English-speaking people. They, too, are having a growing interest. Brother J. K. Humphrey has a tent located among the colored people of Brooklyn, and has had a good interest from the start. Brother J. J. Kennedy has located with a tent at Fishkill-on-the-Hudson. He is continuing the work which was dropped by Elder H. E. Robinson when he was called to the Melrose Sanitarium. The interest there is steadily growing. The writer is located at Mount Vernon, N. Y., one of the suburbs of New York City. The interest is deepening daily, although we have never had a large crowd since coming here.

Taking everything together, we thank the dear Lord for his goodness and mercy, and we press on to final victory.

C. H. EDWARDS.