Field Notes

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 30, 1913

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 5.

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Twenty new believers were baptized in New York City on Sabbath, January 4.

Elder P. C. Hanson reports six new members added to the church at Richland Center, Wis.

Four persons were baptized by Elder M. C. Kirkendall, in Toronto, Ontario, several weeks ago.

From Harvey, Western Australia, comes the report of twelve adults recently accepting the truth.

At the close of the week of prayer fifteen young persons were buried with their Lord in baptism at Laurelwood, Oregon.

A few weeks ago the Second German Seventh-day Adventist Church of Chicago, Ill., was organized, with a membership of ten.

During the recent week of prayer season every student in the Williamsdale Academy, in Nova Scotia, surrendered to the Lord, and eleven young persons were baptized.

From Western Kansas Elder S. S. Shrock reports the baptism of four persons at Collyer. Six persons in Bird City have decided to obey the commandments of God.

Elder I. H. Evans, of China, writes of a recent trip into the interior, reporting splendid meetings and the baptism at one station of thirty-two converts. At another mission thirteen received baptism.

Eight persons have recently accepted the truth through the efforts of our workers in Plainfield, N. J., and four in Newark, where, on January 5, a new church building was dedicated to the service of the Lord.

Elder E. E. Farnsworth reports as follows from Marceline, Mo.: “Two months ago there was not a Sabbath-keeper in this place. Now we have a Sabbath-school with an attendance of about forty.”

During the year 1912 more than fifty new members have been received into the First Seventh-day Adventist Church of Richmond, Va. A little company of fourteen believers has just been organized at Rileyville.

A church of eleven members has been organized at Kendrick, Idaho, in the Upper Columbia Conference. A new church has also been organized at Nezperce, Idaho, and at its first quarterly meeting six members were added.

A very successful tent-meeting was conducted in Charleston, N. C., by Elder Charles Manns. About twenty-five persons decided to obey the commandments of God. At Albemarle five new Sabbath-keepers were recently baptized, and a church of nine white members has been organized at Wilmington.