Selton School’s Missionary Work
By Anna Nelson
SELTON.—It is now over two months since our school was started, and the Lord has been merciful to us. Here, as in all places where the Spirit of God works, Satan works also; but this is not discouraging; for I know that God is with us because the work is his. As he is with us, who can be against us? The school opened with a membership of ten, but now fourteen children are attending, and probably at least two more will join soon. In order to work for the Lord in a systematic way, we have organized a small missionary band. Every two weeks we give the afternoon to the study of missionary work and the needs of the field. We draw material from any of our papers, but chiefly from the Missionary Magazine, and the Life Boat, which is our school paper. Our missionary work consists in lending reading-matter, and in selling or giving away our periodicals. The pupils have also pieced an album quilt for the orphan’s home at London, Ontario. Since that was finished, we have been making such useful articles as hair pin, handkerchief, necktie, and spool boxes, and selling them. The proceeds are used in missionary work. All this work is done during the noon hour, instead of spending all the time in play.
ANNA NELSON.