W. H. GRANGER by W. H. Granger

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · May 17, 1906

W. H. GRANGER

By W. H. Granger

Ohio

COLUMBUS.—I am glad to report progress in the work here. During the past month fifteen new members have been received into the church. I have recently put into operation a plan for working our large cities, which at present bids fair to solve the difficult problem of how to warn the masses in our cities. After much searching I succeeded in securing a good ten-room residence for our headquarters. This is known as the Berean Bible Institute, and serves not only as home for my family and helpers, but also as a place where regular classes of readers are taught the truth. We can easily seat

fifty persons in our large double parlors, one of which is fitted up for our regular class room, with blackboard, charts, and maps. Our classes meet on different evenings of the week, and are mostly composed of interested persons from among the best citizens.

In addition to the regular instruction given at the institute, we have what is known as “the home department.” In this we already have a class of nearly three thousand families who are regular readers of the course of printed lessons known as The Family Bible Teacher. This is proving to be a powerful and efficient agency for reaching the people in their homes. How I wish we could put on paper the rich experiences we have as we visit among our large class of readers. One worker often visits as many as two hundred families in a day. I have had experience in all branches of this work, but have never found anything so interesting and inspiring as this house-to-house ministry. Thousands of our people should be doing systematic work with these lessons. The plan of work is so simple, inexpensive, and easy as to admit of operation by the most inexperienced person.

Associated with me are young persons who are devoting their time and talent to this work. While our expenses are necessarily heavy, yet the dear Lord has given us a plan for financing the enterprise which makes the work self-supporting. Our present class of readers will be increased just as fast as we are able to increase our number of helpers. The following is a partial report of the work done in this city during April: Family visits, 215; calls, 5,000; Bible readings given, 96; pages of literature distributed, 40,000. Many books have been sold. We have also placed an order for over twenty-six hundred of the Earthquake Number of the Signs. Should any persons be interested in starting similar efforts in other cities, I shall be pleased to correspond with them, giving our plans of work.

W. H. GRANGER

1479 N. High St.