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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 1, 1903

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 29, No. 13.

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OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

ON the 14th of February a church was organized at Shreveport, La., with a former Baptist minister as local elder.
AT the first ordinance meeting of the church recently organized at Barron, Wis., nine members were added.
THE new church building at Erin, Tenn., was dedicated on the 15th ult. Brother W. J. Stone conducted the service.
ON the 8th ult., the new house of worship at Connersville, Ind., was formally dedicated to the Lord. Brother S. H. Lane preached the dedication sermon.
MEETINGS held in a “large dug-out” at Faulkner, O. T., by Brother J. R. Bagby, have resulted in ten converts to the faith, and a Sabbath-school of twenty-two members.
SIXTEEN meetings held in Olivett, Ohio, by Brother C. C. Webster, have closed with ten new Sabbath-keepers, a church organization of fourteen members, and a Sabbath-school of twenty-five members.
IN the Workers’ Bulletin Brother Henry Johnson reports meetings being held in a union church at Estherwood, La., which are attended by a number of Catholics and Jews, with a good interest and prospect.
FEBRUARY 21 the first service in the new house of worship near Hewitt, Wis., was conducted by Brother Wm. Covert. They have a church-school in the building, but as yet have no church organization. However, an organization of about twenty members will soon be effected.
HEALDSBURG (Cal.) COLLEGE has issued a new Calendar for 1902–03. It is a neat pamphlet of 80 pages, well illustrated, and containing elaborate descriptions of the various industries and courses of studies that engage the attention of the faculty and students. The pamphlet is a credit to the institution.
OF the work in Egypt, Brother W. H. Wakeham says: “Our great immediate need is a tent in which to hold our meetings in the native towns and villages. This is a much better country for tent work than any place I have seen in America or Europe, and we hope that in some way this need will be speedily supplied.”
BROTHER ETHAN BROWN writes as follows to the Minnesota Worker:—
Believing it would be of interest to the readers of the Worker I will relate an experience I had while employed by the Government installing a gasoline engine in a boat at Onigum, Minn., the Leech Lake Indian Agency. While there I was permitted to keep one Sabbath and work Sunday, which aroused such an interest that every Indian who could read English wanted me to send them reading on the subjects of our faith, and especially about the Sabbath. A young Swedish lady, with whom I boarded, decided to close her boarding house, go to Battle Creek, and become a trained nurse. The Indian agent, Major Geo. L. Scott, said at the table that “Saturday is the Sabbath, and no one can get around it.” I had a chance to send reading matter to all the principal government employees at the agency.
THE sanitarium building at Caterham, Surrey, England, which we noted some weeks ago, has been purchased, and is ready for operation free of debt. The brethren of the British Union Conference have gratefully acknowledged the $10,000 (two-thirds of the cost) sent from America, which enabled them to make the desired purchase.
BROTHER A. O. BURRILL writes from Salamanca, N. Y., as follows: “A church of nineteen members was organized at this place March 7. Twenty-six were baptized, twenty-three of whom were students from the school. Others united with other churches. This school, which has been conducted by Brother H. W. Carr and his wife, has proved to be productive of great results.”
AN item in the New York Indicator says: “A letter has recently reached the office from Brother and Sister B. E. Connerly, Mayaguez, Porto Rico. They were well, and of good courage. They are hard at work studying the language, and hopeful for good results. They are contemplating printing a little paper, that they may better reach the people who sit in the grossest darkness.”
THERE are many evidences that our system of industrial schools is appreciated by those who have the privilege of attending them. The following testimonial is from a student at Bethel Academy, Wis., which we cull from the Reporter:—
No doubt our young people throughout the State like to hear of our school here at Bethel. It is indeed a grand school. I have found the Lord here since I have been in this place, and I can see His power working in this school. It is indeed a blessing to know that our teachers, who stand before us every day teaching us the truth, are filled with the spirit and love of God, so that we can see nothing but Christ in them. I very much appreciate being here, and hope that others who hear of this school will make an effort to be with us, and enjoy the blessings God has in store for them.