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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Oct 1, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 40.

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OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

A CAMP-MEETING for the southwestern part of Iowa will be held at Carbon, Adams County, September 30 to October 5.
THAT August temperance issue of the Life Boat reached a circulation of 50,000, just double the circulation of the June “special.”
DR. J. E. CALDWELL, who returned during the summer from the South Sea Islands, has connected with the new sanitarium enterprise at Graysville, Tenn.
THREE general meetings are appointed for Montana Conference this fall: At Hamilton, October 3-12; Great Falls, October 31 to November 9, and Red Lodge, November 11-17.
THE church-school in this city was opened for the second year on the 15th ult., with 85 pupils. One week later the attendance was 97. Prof. U. T. Cady is principal, with Miss Luella Reed and Mrs. P. Castle as assistants.
MEETINGS held at Plains, Mont., by Brethren R. D. Quinn and W. D. Emery, have resulted in the baptism of eleven persons. A deep interest is reported in the community, and a new house of worship is under consideration.
ALL the Sabbath-schools in Montana are to have ingathering service November 22. The children are being encouraged to earn their own donations, if possible. The object of the donations is the Matabele Mission, South Africa.
THE recent camp-meeting at Helena, Mont., tho not large, is noted as of great influence for good to all present. Seven candidates were baptized at the close of the meeting. The West Side Christian Church was used for the occasion.
THE Des Moines, Iowa, church-school was opened for its fifth year's work on the 15th ult., with Miss Nellie Countryman in charge. The church-school question is now more than ever an urgent issue since compulsory education is a State law.
BROTHER W. H. WAKEHAM, one of Ohio's well-known laborers, accompanied by his family, goes to Egypt this fall, to enter permanently upon the work in that historic field. Sister Nellie Stevens, also of that State, goes to Canada, to engage in Bible work.
“STEPS TO CHRIST,” by Mrs. E. G. White, is printed in eighteen different languages, and has been commended by leading men of all Christian denominations. Price, cloth, 60 cents. Address any Seventh-day Adventist publishing house or tract society.
THE tenth year of Walla Walla (Wash.) College was opened September 3, with 119 students. A new feature of the school is the model church school, comprising grades one to six. There were 39 scholars the first day. Prof. C. C. Lewis, formerly of Keene (Texas) Academy, is now in charge of the College, and Mrs. Lewis has charge of the model church school.
At the Iowa Conference session, recently held in connection with the camp-meeting at Ames, it was stated by the president that fifteen laborers had been sent abroad during the year, and eighteen had taken up self-supporting work. Four new churches were added to the conference. Brother L. F. Starr was re-elected president, and Brother L. F. Trukey was elected vice-president.
OHIO CONFERENCE has nine tent companies in the field. At its recent annual session the following persons were ordained to the Gospel ministry: M. C. Kirkendall, N. W. Lawrence, J. O. Miller, C. C. Webster, F. M. Fairchild, W. H. Granger. Officers of the conference were elected as follows: President, H. H. Burkholder; vice-president, D. E. Lindsey; missionary secretary, N. S. Miller; auditor, W. H. Edwards; State canvassing agent, G. P. Gaede.