Our Work and Workers

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jul 7, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 26.

Our Work and Workers

A NEW church building was dedicated by the brethren at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, June 6.

At the close of the school at Pukekura, N. S. W., Aus., fourteen of the students went forward in baptism.

REPORTING from Lithgow, New South Wales, Aus., Brother Cecil K. Meyers tells of the baptism of seven at that place recently.

At the English church of Minneapolis nine were recently baptized by Brother A. W. Kuehl, assisted by Brother R. A. Underwood.

NINETEEN persons were baptized at Bruno, Minn., June 12. These are the fruit of the effort made at that place during the winter and early spring. Brethren G. L. Budd and E. M. Chapman officiated.

BROTHER J. G. KROEKER reports through the Nebraska Reporter his work in S. Paulo, Brazil. In less than a year of labor he has baptized nine, and many more are deeply interested.

A CANVASSER in Kansas, Brother Albert Segebartt, in six weeks sold and delivered seventy-two books, worth $228.50. Another, Brother Chas. Sutton, made a delivery of books valued at $503.75, after a short spring canvass. Brother Melvin Shidler, having eighty-seven orders, took out eighty-eight books, and delivered them all, amounting to $325.

A NUMBER of important changes were made at the recent General Conference at Washington, D. C., in the matter of laborers. W. B. White takes the presidency of the New England Conference. D. P. Gaede, of the Russian Union Conference, is transferred to the German Union Conference. H. A. Kristal, of California, goes to Russia; G. B. Starr, of Australia, to New York City; J. E. Fulton, of the Australasian field, to the presidency of the Australian Union Conference; H. S. Shaw to the presidency of the Western Canadian Union; W. D. McLay to the presidency of the West Virginia Conference. A. F. Haines, of the Pacific Press, was asked to take charge of the printing-office at Colon, Panama. These are but a few out of many changes and appointments; the conference Bulletin and the Review and Herald give complete lists.