p. 19 | Field Notes

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 7, 1903

Field Notes

BROTHER M. B. VAN KIRK, who is elder of the church at Eagle Lake, Minn., reports ten accessions to the company there by baptism.

ELEVEN souls were baptized at Kingston, Jamaica, and eight in the San Juan River, three miles from Port of Spain, Trinidad, during April.

AT Cleveland, Tenn., June 13, eight persons were baptized by Brother G. W. Wells. The same day two others, a man and his wife, began the observance of the Sabbath.

A LETTER written from Calcutta about the middle of May reported the arrival of the type and cutter and stitcher for their printing office. An office has been secured near the present headquarters, where they have set up their press.

THE new church building in Georgetown, British Guiana, was dedicated in March. The mayor of the city gave an address, in which he welcomed Seventh-day Adventists to Georgetown, stating that he believed they were doing a good work in British Guiana.

A CABLE has been received announcing the safe arrival of Brother and Sister J. H. Watson and their little son at our Nyassa Mission station. They spent almost three weeks in Cape Town, between boats, becoming acquainted with the work in South Africa.

ELDER HARRY ARMSTRONG and his wife arrived in Calcutta, India, May 25. These friends have been laboring in England for several years. Our workers in India were very much in need of the additional help. It is probable that Brother Armstrong will make Bombay his field of labor. At present they will be located in Calcutta.

BROTHER W. M. CUBLEY reports six persons keeping the Sabbath in the vicinity of Grosvenor, west Texas, as the fruits of a course of meetings which at the time of writing were still in progress. The opposition encountered was very great, but the interest manifested was excellent, and many others appeared to be on the point of deciding for the truth.

THE following notes of progress in the Oklahoma Conference come from the president, Elder G. F. Haffner:— “The work of God is moving forward in Oklahoma. We have received some very encouraging reports from different parts of the conference, telling how the Lord is working. More calls for help are coming in than we can fill. Our tent companies have good prospects for success this summer, and we hope that many souls will accept the truth through their efforts. Dear brethren, pray for them. It does my heart good to look over the excellent reports of our canvassers. It seems they are doing well. Our people are building several churches this year. A few weeks ago a house was dedicated at Cooper, at Woodward another is about ready for dedication, and a third is nearing completion at Gage. In Perry a church was dedicated shortly before the General Conference. There are prospects of several more being erected in the near future.”

AT Star, Tex., a church of twenty members has been organized under the labors of Brother C. Sorenson. The prospect is bright for a number of additions at an early date.

THE Sabbath-schools of the South African Conference are devoting the offerings of the first six months of this year to mission work in Barotseland.

ELDER M. H. GREGORY writes from Panther Creek, I. T.: “Our work at Panther Creek is still on. Four were baptized last Sabbath and joined the church. We are still looking for others.”