J. H. SCHILLING by J. H. SCHILLING

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Mar 8, 1906

J. H. SCHILLING

By J. H. SCHILLING

Germany

BRESLAU.—In compliance with the requests of friends in eastern Pennsylvania, where I labored during the last five years, I will write a short sketch of the work in which we are now engaged. October 5 my family and I sailed from New York for Germany, our present field of labor. On the fifteenth we arrived in Hamburg, where we lived until January 9. During our stay there it was my privilege to work conjointly with Elder Pieper, the president of the West German Conference, in the city of Bremen. The people of this city are rather atheistic and philosophic, as the people, generally speaking, are throughout Germany. The simple truths of the Bible they regard as childish, and it is quite difficult to draw a large congregation. Notwithstanding the fact that the work went exceedingly slow and hard, Brother Pieper had the privilege of baptizing thirteen souls as a result of the work. As I was rather weak and inexperienced in preaching all our truth in the German language, Brother Pieper did most of the preaching.

In harmony with the request of the brethren, we finally, on January 9, moved from Hamburg to Breslau, the chief city of the Province of Schlesien, where I am now laboring. From January 24 to 30, the East German Conference held its annual meeting at this place. About three hundred of our people were in attendance. It was a blessed feast, a holy convocation.

The attendance from the city at the evening services was more than ordinarily good; hence a large interest was awakened, the following up of which was committed to my charge. Brother F. Adomeit, a licentiate, and Sister Vater, a Bible worker, were left here to assist me. We are holding our effort in one of the large halls in the center of the city, and several hundred people are in attendance each evening. The Lord is certainly richly blessing our efforts, and according to all appearances there will be precious souls added to the church here, which now has sixty-eight members.

I have found our German brethren a very diligent and earnest people. The general meeting held here amply evidenced this fact. I have learned to love and esteem this people, and by God's grace I shall endeavor to do all that lies in my power to encourage and assist the closing work of the Lord in this part of the world.

My family and I are gradually becoming accustomed to the ways of the German people. At first everything was very strange to us; but now it is different. Pray for us and the work here.

J. H. SCHILLING

Martha Strasse 13, Pr.