Walla Walla College by E. L. Stewart

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 17, 1902

Walla Walla College

By E. L. Stewart

E. L. STEWART

This institution has just closed its ninth year. In spite of hindering influences it has prospered. Two hundred and fifteen students were enrolled. Seventy-five or eighty of these were in the college home. The average attendance has been about one hundred and forty. Sixteen bright, intelligent young people were graduated. Nearly all of these will engage actively in the Lord's work.

The school has been blessed with an exceptionally fine class of pupils the past year.

Quite a large per cent of the students are preparing to enter some branch of the Lord's work. A good spirit has pervaded this company of young men and women. Young people's meetings have been conducted regularly by them, a deep interest has been manifested, and a number have been converted. During the week of prayer much of the Holy Spirit was felt, and a large number yielded and were baptized. Some of these, however, have since given up; but others are growing in grace, and will become a power for good.

There was more interest shown in the distribution of our publications during the institute held the latter part of the year than has been known for several years in the past. About thirty took the instruction with the view of entering the canvassing work. The students and teachers are all looking forward to the jubilee song of freedom from debt, and as these words are being read, this army of workers will be busily engaged in selling “Christ's Object Lessons.”

The industrial department has not made the progress we had expected. There has not been the co-operation in this work which there should have been.