Field Notes

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Feb 25, 1904

A SABBATH-SCHOOL has been organized at Alpena Pass, Ark.

FIVE additions were recently made by baptism to the company at North Chicago, Ill.

A SABBATH-SCHOOL has been organized at Chicago Heights, Ill., with a membership of about twenty.

BROTHER C. C. WEBSTER reports from Youngstown, Ohio: “Since my last report from this place I have had the privilege of baptizing two more, making five in all. All are adults, and there are still others undecided. To the Lord be all the praise.”

A COURSE of meetings conducted at Camden, Ohio, by Brother W. E. Bidwell closed January 28, resulting in the baptism of four young people, and the addition of two others to the number of commandment-keepers there. Some others desire baptism.

AT Amarillo, Tex., Brother H. Woodruff has been laboring with some success for a number of weeks, his report being that “some new ones have taken hold of the truth,” in addition to several whom he found keeping the Sabbath at the first. The future outlook at that place is promising.

THE financial report of the Kansas Conference for six months ending December 31 last, shows the following amount for tithes, First-day offerings, annual offerings, and Sabbath-school donations, in the order named: $10,421.06; $529.68; $822.78; $595.36. One hundred and seventeen churches are included in the report.

The West Michigan Herald reports that “as a result of the recent revival held in Battle Creek, many of the young people living in that city have dedicated their lives for service, and are seeking a preparation to enter the field. Tuesday, February 9, a company of about forty-five young people went to Berrien Springs to avail themselves of the three months’ course which is offered for the benefit of those who desire to enter the work.”

BROTHER J. N. ANDERSON, writing of the arrival of the missionaries for Inland China, says: “It was my happy privilege to meet the new missionaries at Shanghai, according to a previous arrangement, although I had only about two hours’ notice. After a short stop at Shanghai, we all proceeded up the great Yangtse River, to Hankow, where Brother Pilquist met us, and took us up to the new mission station at Sin Tsai Hsien, Honan. It required five days from Hankow, a distance of about two hundred and fifty miles; and as we passed through village after village, and over plains much like those of Nebraska, I need not tell you that those days were days of real interest and education. Of course everything was new to the newcomers, who entered into their experiences with gratifying zest and enthusiasm. We thank the Lord and the Board for such an addition to our force of laborers. Less than one year ago Brother Pilquist asked for one new worker and a small hand-press, and now that one has been multiplied by six. But that is the Lord’s own arithmetic, who adds according to our needs, and multiplies according to and beyond our little faith. I do not wonder that Brother Pilquist smiles, and feels elated with his new children, whom he is now assisting in getting settled and acquiring the language. Surely the Lord has called them here, and he will bless them in their new and difficult field. I spent one week with them in advice and counsel, and Sabbath, November 14, Brother Pilquist was ordained, Dr. Miller assisting me.”

THE annual report of missionary work of the College View (Neb.) church for the year ending December 31 last, shows amounts and objects of missionary donations as follows:—

Cash on hand . . . . . . . . . . . $ 46 87 Fourth Sabbath donations for home missionary work . . . . 79 47 Missionary Acre Fund . . . . . . 9 70 Gold Coast, Africa . . . . . . . . 9 00 Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 92 Inland China, Brother Pilquist . . 21 88 Chilean School . . . . . . . . . . 69 50 Canadian Sanitarium . . . . . . . 19 00 Haskell Home . . . . . . . . . . . 25 28 Topeka flood sufferers . . . . . . 15 00 Washington church . . . . . . . . 42 50 England Sanitarium . . . . . . . 92 31 Christiania Pub. House . . . . . . 6 25 Nyassaland . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 55 Nashville Pub. House . . . . . . . 1 00 Argentine School . . . . . . . . . 1 00 Ten-cent-a-week . . . . . . . . . 343 18 Annual offerings, college . . . . 146 89 Annual offerings, church . . . . 193 44 “Object Lessons,” Material Fund . 45 Books, periodicals, and tracts . . 380 27 Church expenses . . . . . . . . . 2 00 Tithe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,655 46

Donations which have not passed through the regular channels are as follows:—

Washington church . . . . . . . $ 64 00 Nebraska Children’s Home Society . . . 10 01 Private donation to Drs. Miller for China . . . 16 50 Donations for Young People’s Society . . . . 2 98 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 93 49

Pledge on hand for annual offerings . . . . . . . . 100 00 Grand total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,848 95