Field Notes

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Apr 5, 1906

Elder D. U. Hale reports the baptism of five persons near Grady, I. T.

A church of sixteen members was recently organized at North Branch, Mich.

A church of twenty members has recently been organized in the Agricultural and Normal School at Madison, Tenn.

Brother Charles F. Ulrich reports that three persons have accepted the Sabbath truth at Hill, N. H., and many others are interested.

A Korean brother, who spent several months in Tokyo, Japan, has recently completed setting the type for a tract which he translated from Japanese into Korean.

Brother R. E. Harter reports opposition to his meetings at Willow Lake, S. D., but states that the opposing preacher did more for the truth in one night “than we could have done in a month,” the result being that “some of those who were halting took their stand for the truth.”

Eighteen persons were received into the Wilmington, Del., church, March 10, all by baptism, except two who came from the Baptist church. Others who are keeping the Sabbath expect to be baptized soon.

Among recent converts to the truth in Boston, Mass., is a gentleman who publishes a paper, and has been a trustee of the People’s Temple (Methodist) church. Elder F. C. Gilbert has begun services in the Jewish mission in that city.

Brother C. A. Hansen writes from Bombay, India, that he expects to give a series of studies on Daniel, at the Methodist Episcopal church. They are getting the local language nicely. The number of their English-speaking readers is growing every day.

The Atlantic Union Gleaner states: “March 14 Elder Hersum wrote from Richmond, Maine: ‘The Lord is at work in this conference. Twenty-five have accepted the truth since our last camp-meeting. Some of these are persons who had given up the truth and had been reclaimed.’”

A Hindustani man has lately begun the observance of the Sabbath in India. He is a Bible student of no mean ability. He has given up his tobacco, and is with Brother Barlow at the Simultala Mission. Brother W. W. Miller writes: “The work is bound to advance in India, as well as in other places, but perhaps not so fast.”

Elder E. E. Franke has begun a course of meetings in Philadelphia, which city has been considerably stirred by the Torrey-Alexander revival effort. Dr. Torrey, who has a wide reputation as an evangelist, is a strong opponent of the Sabbath truth and other views of Seventh-day Adventists, and it is believed the course of meetings by Elder Franke will be timely.

Guy Dail writes: “It may be of interest to you to know that the work is onward in the German East African Mission. We are now to open another—a third—station there, in the near future. God is blessing our workers in that land. They have their share of hardship and trouble, and sickness; but we are sure that all who give of their means to spread the message abroad will receive a rich reward in the near future.”

Brother Geo. L. Budd writes that in company with Brother Skadsheim, of the Ponsford, Minn., church, whose place was later taken by Brother Chapman, he began meetings in a hall at that place, which have now continued about two and one-half months, the result being that ten persons have accepted the truth, and others are on the point of making a decision. Among those who have taken their stand are a merchant and his wife, who are very influential people in the community.

We take the following from a letter by Brother S. A. Lockwood, of Kobe, Japan: “Several are awaiting baptism in Heroshuna, where Dr. Tatsuguchi and his wife are located. There are also some near Nagasaki, awaiting Brother Kuniya’s coming, for baptism. With the addition of Dr. Kawasaki’s family in the south, we hope the day is not far distant when the Nagasaki and Heroshuna churches will be established.”

Sister Lulu Wightman reports from Bath, N. Y., where meetings have been in progress for several months: “For the work that has been put upon this special field there has been a good return. On an average, twenty-two persons have been attending the Sabbath meetings for some weeks past, and I can safely say that at least half this number are observing the day in a spiritual sense; I mean that they are obeying in both the letter and the spirit.”

Brother F. A. Allum, of Australia, writes that he expects to sail for China, to join Dr. Miller, April 24. Speaking of his experience in canvassing to obtain his transportation, he says: “I have had a rich experience in the canvassing field. I have taken, with the Lord’s help—and to him I give all the praise and glory—in eight weeks three hundred and eighty orders for ‘Coming King,’ valued at £190. I shall canvass until March, and will then have funds sufficient.” This was written before he knew that the young people of the States were raising a fund to place him and his wife in China.

Workers in Texas are located in the following-named places: Elders W. M. Cubley and T. W. Field at Pecan Grove; Brethren C. W. Miller and H. Schmidt at Henrietta, where two have accepted the truth; Elder D. U. Hale will visit Houston and points in northeastern Texas; Brother J. I. Taylor is at Attoyac; Brethren N. V. Willess and W. L. Beardon are at Lufkin; Elder E. B. Hopkins is in northeast Texas; Elder W. A. McCutchen is at Dallas; Brother E. L. Neff is at San Antonio; Elder W. W. Eastman has the oversight of the canvassing work, and reports an encouraging prospect.

Sister Annie Higgins, the secretary of the New South Wales, Australia, Tract Society, has organized children’s divisions of the tract and missionary society of the churches all over that State. The object is to educate the children in working for foreign missions. She has prepared lessons on several of our island missions; these begin with something about the geography, customs, etc., and then take up the beginning of gospel work in the islands, and from this to the present time our own work. Many of the children can give a history of the work in the missions, telling the names of the missionaries, when they first went, where they first landed, how they started their work, and much more. The parents too are interested, and always attend the meetings. Many say that they have learned more about our missions since these children’s meetings started than they had known before. Such a plan would be helpful in any church.