WISCONSIN by Clara D. Larsen

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 17, 1900

WISCONSIN

By Clara D. Larsen

FISH CREEK is a picturesque little village, in Door County, hemmed in by bluffs on the east and south, while stretching to the north and west lie the waters of Green Bay, reminding one of the village where our Saviour spent a part of his life.

At the foot of one of the hills stands our small church where the Fish Creek missionary school is held. In this very heart of nature has been heard a divine call; and as a result of obedience to that call, our school has been started, and has been in session four months. God has blessed us, is blessing us, and will continue to bless, in the work he has called us to start. Sometimes when I feel perplexed, there comes the promise found in Isa. 45:2.

Twenty-seven pupils are enrolled, and the work is onward. The interest is good, and we feel to thank God for these young minds he has given us to train for his service. We are trying to do what we can in missionary work. The women of the village have come to our aid, and we are getting a quilt under way. We also have a little box into which we put our pennies (instead of spending them for gum and candies) to send some poor child from the city to the country for the summer.

Our schools need the hearty co-operation of the parents. Let not the parents think that their part is done when they have provided a school and a teacher, and then stand by and look on; for now in

the closing days of the world's history, Satan works hard for our youth.

Of Abraham it was said that whether lying down or rising up, whether at the fireside or walking by the wayside, he was instructing his son Isaac. This accounts for the submission on the part of his son when the father took him to Mt. Moriah. So let us in the homes ever hold up before the children the standard that God has set up for them.

CLARA D. LARSEN.