General Notes

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 11, 1902

MEETINGS have been held in West Windsor, Vt., by Elder T. H. Purdon, since January 21. A good interest is shown, and one person has begun the observance of the Sabbath.

Brother F. M. ROBERTS reports the dedication of a church building at Pleasant View, Ind., with rooms for a church school, free from debt. Six converts were added to the little company there at the time of the dedication.

AT Kaycee, Wyo., a company is being brought into the truth, through the labors of J. W. Beams and E. L. Cook. Meetings were held in private houses, several of which were offered for this purpose. At other places Bible readings were held, and literature was freely distributed. Thus far six souls are obeying the truth. Two young ladies have decided to attend Union College.

A SERIES of meetings was begun in Scotland, Ontario, about the middle of January, by William Simpson and W. A. Young. A well-furnished hall capable of seating one hundred persons was secured, and from the first the interest was good, the hall being at times unable to accommodate the number who desired to hear. Brother Young reports: “The country is deeply stirred. Private opposition has been carried on from the first, but next Sunday night the Baptist minister will preach against us. Our first Sabbath meeting was held here yesterday. Ten children and twenty adults were present. Nearly all said they would remember the Sabbath to keep it holy henceforth. Already Rev. 12: 17 is being fulfilled.”

AT Belington, W. Va., seven persons have begun the observance of the Sabbath, as a result of meetings held there by Brother J. A. Traugh. First a schoolhouse, and then a log church, was engaged by Brother Traugh for the meetings, but the doors were locked against him by the trustees. The people were anxious to hear the message, and this action made them indignant. Another church building was then secured, and against considerable opposition from the pastor and others, the meetings were continued, with the result stated. He was allowed the use of this building until February 22. “Now,” writes Brother Traugh, “the church doors are all closed, and the people are calling for cottage meetings. We expect others to keep the Sabbath soon.”

BROTHER ARTHUR FULTON sends the following report from Argentina to the Nebraska Reporter:— “It has been over four months since I arrived at Buenos Ayres. After spending two weeks here, I took a steamer, and after a journey of two days arrived at Diamante Entre Rios, where our school is located. When I arrived, Brother and Sister Maas, who had preceded me, were already busy with school duties, teaching in the German language. I began with one class, gradually taking up others as I could, until at the end of two months I was doing full work in German. “The annual camp-meeting was held a short way from the school, soon after its close. The Rio de la Plata Conference was organized at this time, since the conference a general meeting has been held, at which several persons were baptized. Others are beginning to keep the Sabbath.”

“I am now in Buenos Ayres, auditing the conference books, and getting a better knowledge of the Spanish language.”

“The school is situated on a hill, much like Union College, and may indeed be a light to all around. Nearly all the older students are spending the summer in the work. One is teaching a church school, some are canvassing, some are going with tent companies; and thus the rays of light reach out wider and wider.”

“The school ground, without trees, looked very bare when I first came. Although quite late in the season, we set out about three hundred trees of different varieties. In spite of drought and the ravages of ants, most of these are growing nicely. Over eighty of these trees were bought with the $6.75 donated by the brethren in Nebraska.”

“So you see trees are not expensive, and with a little means much may be done toward improving the school land. Who would like to have a part in furnishing our bare schoolrooms?”