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WALLA WALLA COLLEGE

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 4, 1902

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 79, No. 9.

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WALLA WALLA COLLEGE.

By E. L. Stewart

Our school year opened September 4,—one week earlier than usual,—with an attendance of seventy-eight; this was six or eight less than on the corresponding occasion of the previous year. The number rapidly increased, however, to more than one hundred, so that during our first term we enrolled nearly two hundred, with an average attendance of about one hundred and fifty; this is much better than last year's record. Our enrollment has now reached two hundred and nine, with an attendance of about one hundred and sixty.
The blessing of the Lord has rested upon the school work this year in many ways. As a class of students, I can truly say they are a fine company of young people. In this respect, I can see a special blessing. Most of these young people are in school for the purpose of receiving a training for missionary work, and we are sure that many of them will soon be found in different parts of the earth, carrying forward this great work of the Lord.
At the last meeting of the college board in the latter part of December, steps were taken to carry forward some new enterprises connected with our industrial department. The industrial work started last fall is moving forward quite satisfactorily. Our broom shop is well filled with young men who are faithful and earnest. This shop will run the year round in the future. Our blacksmith shop is running also this year, and a few of our boys are learning this trade. The carpenter shop is also open. A class in dressmaking has been conducted throughout the year, with a good attendance. Bee culture, poultry raising, and practical gardening will be carried on during this coming summer, as we are able.
During the week of prayer, services were held daily, an inquiry service being held each evening before the regular service. There was a deep interest among the students. The Spirit of God had evidently been working among them for some time, but during this week there was a large number converted, who, we believe, are proving faithful. The Lord's work is still going forward. The Young People's Society is doing a noble work for these young converts, and there seems to be a spirit among the students to work for one another.
E. L. STEWART.