THE CAROLINA MISSION FIELD
By J. O. Johnston
In company with Elder Allee, I have lately visited the principal places of interest in these two States. At Winston Salem, where Brother W. H. Armstrong has been laboring, a church of eight members was organized. At Greensboro we found Elder Sanford at work with “Christ’s Object Lessons,” and the prospects are that a church can soon be organized there. We expect to hold another camp-meeting there this year. This is quite a large city, and a strong effort will need to be made here, which we hope to do in connection with the camp-meeting. From here we went to Reidsville, where a small but earnest company are trying to hold up the light of present truth. The brethren here greatly desire to have a camp-meeting held at this place. We next visited Hildebran, where we have a number of important interests. Meetings were held in the new church building, which will soon be ready for dedication. The church here numbers between fifty and sixty, and is continually growing. The mission school has been doing effective work during14the last winter. A sanitarium is soon to be opened at this place, with Dr. Kate Lindsay as medical superintendent. This will be a most important institution, and one that has long been needed in this field. We then visited Asheville, Spartanburg, and Charleston. At each of these places we have an organized church. At the latter place a school is being conducted by Brother Lawson. It was thought best to give some aid to this work, and Brother W. D. Chapman was asked to take an oversight of the school work, and render what assistance he could to build it up. At Oakwood we met Brother Gowdy and company, where a school has been started, and a substantial building erected. We trust that the blessing of God may rest upon this plant, and that it may be made the means of holding up the light in this part of the State, where little work has as yet been done. Elder Allee went from this place to Atlanta, Ga., while I came on to Waynesville, N. C., where Brother Nash is at work. I found him busy selling “Christ’s Object Lessons” and Signs of the Times. It was a pleasure to spend a few days with this company of the Lord’s children. A church of twenty members was organized, thirteen of whom are members of one family. Four were received by baptism, the others by letter. This makes about sixty who have accepted the truth, and been received into church fellowship during the last year. In these two States there are a little over two hundred church-members, the larger number being in North Carolina. Last year at our camp-meetings over three hundred and twenty-five dollars was pledged for purchasing tents, and for the running expenses of the camp-meetings for the present year.