Coming in Well by S. H. Lane

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 21, 1902

Coming in Well

By S. H. Lane

We are glad to state that the money is coming in on the Missionary Acre Fund so that we are beginning to pay off some of the obligations against the Battle Creek College property. The medical school, which is being held in it at the present time, is very prosperous; and could all the donors to the Missionary Acre Fund look in upon the school, they would indeed be pleased to see a large, intelligent, industrious class of students, nearly one hundred in all. The old college building is especially adapted to their needs as a class. Classes have been trained for several years, and several of our medical institutions at the present time are managed by those who have been graduated from the medical college in the past. The college had a very humble beginning, the first class being held in the Sanitarium building; but the classes became so large that the room in the Sanitarium could be spared no longer, and a few rooms were obtained in the Battle Creek College building. But the classes have increased so much that they have outgrown the space allotted to them several times. Since the burning of the main buildings of the Sanitarium last winter, the Battle Creek College has been used by the medical class and for Sanitarium purposes; and had it not been for the college buildings, it would have been almost impossible to do the work of the Sanitarium during the past season. But notwithstanding the loss of room from the burning of the Sanitarium, the patients have all been cared for in the buildings that were not burned and in a part of the buildings of the Battle Creek College, and everything has gone on in a remarkably pleasant way, and the Sanitarium has had a very prosperous summer. Every one who has donated to the Missionary Acre Fund by raising produce and disposing of the same, or by donating in any other way, has aided in the noble work of paying toward the Battle Creek College property for the use of the medical college. The names of those sending in funds will be printed in the REVIEW from time to time. We trust that every one who has not already sent in a donation will esteem it a great privilege so to do.

Many a column could be filled with the recital of the experiences of those who have donated as the Lord has prospered them, and of how employment has been given them so that they might have means to aid the cause. We expect to give some of these experiences. Even the children have taken a deep interest in this work, and have planted gardens, etc., and cheerfully given the proceeds. In this way they have learned to labor for the Lord. Some have pledged work, and the Lord has wonderfully prospered them with means for their work, and they have sent this in for the Missionary Acre Fund. We trust that others will do likewise. Send donations to H. M. Mitchell, treasurer of the General Conference, Battle Creek, Mich. We trust that those who have pledged will pay as soon as possible, and that all will plan to do more for this work next year than ever before. We want to see a vigorous campaign carried on until the property is paid for and deeded to the International Medical Missionary Association for the training of doctors and nurses to carry the good news of the gospel of the kingdom, and of the healing power in nature’s remedies, all over the world.

S. H. LANE.