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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 18, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 42.

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Ohio

By W. H. Granger

COLUMBUS.—It gives me pleasure to report that the blessing of God continues to attend our efforts here in this city. We are now entering upon our sixth month's work in the Berean Bible Institute, and during this time have had the pleasure of baptizing and receiving into church fellowship twenty-four precious souls. We are cheered to see new additions to our number nearly every week. We have had two baptismal services the past month, and have another set for October 20.
Our Bible classes are largely attended by a good class of people, while several thousand persons are now entering upon the study of the Sabbath question from the printed lessons. During this time we have placed in the hands of the people of this city over 231,000 pages of the Signs, Family Bible Teacher, and tracts, besides a large number of books. In doing this our workers have made about 25,000 calls, besides giving scores of Bible readings.
Our interest is very large, and we are unable with our corps of workers to respond to many of the demands for personal instruction. We feel to praise God for his great mercy in bearing with our faults and shortcomings, and pray for wisdom to do more faithful and effectual service for him during the next six months.
Thus far the Lord has not only provided means to meet all our running expenses, but has enabled us to pay off a heavy debt incurred in starting this effort. I have been greatly surprised and delighted to see the ease with which an undertaking of this kind can be financed. My experience thus far has been sufficient to demonstrate to my mind beyond a shadow of doubt the feasibility of this method of working our large cities. Our efforts to warn the cities heretofore have been altogether too tame; our excuse has been, a lack of funds and workers. This is no longer an excuse, however, for we are demonstrating that a great portion of the money necessary to meet the expense of warning our large cities can be had from the citizens themselves. The people must hear this message; the question is, Will we lay hold of the means which God has placed within our grasp and put our work in the large cities on a basis equal to the task of warning every family? It can be done; it will be done. The need of the hour is men who have the courage and faith to take hold and do this work.
Heretofore we have depended upon conferences for support, and on conference workers for help; but in an effort of this kind hundreds of our people who are not now under conference pay can work successfully and find support. Brethren and sisters, let us arise and finish the work. W. H. GRANGER.