p. 13 | NORTH CAROLINA by W. L. Killen

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

NORTH CAROLINA.

By W. L. Killen

PELHAM, KINSTON.— From our District Conference at Graysville, Tenn., I went to Pelham, N. C., and spent a week among those to whom I had sold books. The weather being cold, and it being a country place, the people could not attend meetings at night. Hence no public effort was made. I visited from house to house, holding Bible readings, praying with the people, and distributing papers and tracts among them. There is a good opening here for a tent-meeting this spring.

It was thought best that my wife and I join Elder Sanford at LaGrange. From the first, the meetings were well attended. The Lord gave freedom, and Elder Sanford spoke the message with as much ease and power as I had ever heard it presented. To the Lord be all the praise. Six persons have taken their stand for the truth.

Elder Sanford is binding off the work there, while my wife and I are opening up the work at Kinston. This is a thriving town. In the last four years it has doubled itself in population. Manufacturing and tobacco raising are the principal industries. At first the courthouse seemed to be the only place where our meetings could be held. This we could get only five nights in the week. Every one told me that I need not try to get the opera house; for the owner was an infidel, and was very cross. I went to him, however, and told him what I wanted. “Two dollars a night,” he said. I told him we could not pay that, and explained to him more fully our work, etc. “Well,” he said, “take up collections, pay the expenses of the meeting, and give me the remainder.” We agreed.

Our next work was to get settled. For three long days I walked through the town, trying to get rooms. We were confident that the Lord wished us here; for we had such a good place for meeting. We placed the matter before him, and in less than an hour one of the best families of the town gave us a room. Last night we had a large attendance, and the Holy Spirit took charge of the meeting. To the Lord be all the praise. Elder Sanford will join us in labor soon.

We are greatly in need of a large number of tracts and late, clean copies of the Signs of the Times. We are not able to buy them. Any one wishing to do missionary work may send literature to Kingston, Lenoir Co., N. C., postpaid, at once.

W. L. KILLEN.