Our Work and Workers

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 2, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 27.

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Our Work and Workers.

A Sabbath-school has been organized at Pendleton, Oregon.

The Wisconsin annual camp-meeting is announced for August 14-25, at Grand Rapids.

On the 8th ult., a church was organized at Pomeroy, Wash., by Brother W. F. Martin.

The Oriental Watchman, published at Kamatar, India, has now a circulation of 4,000 monthly.

The Iowa State camp-meeting is announced for August 27 to September 7, to be held at Ames.

Sabbath and Sunday, June 7 and 8, Brother W. T. Millman was with the church at Rolla, Mo., when six candidates were baptized.

From the Reaper we learn that Brother George W. Reaser has been transferred from Natal to Cape Town, and is now in charge of the South African District. His address is 28a Roeland Street.

Broader plans are being laid for church-school work in the conferences represented by Walla Walla College. To this end a normal department is to be opened in the college for the training of church-school teachers.

Sister Taylor, of Van Wert, Ohio, who is over eighty years of age, and is not able to go out and sell “Christ’s Object Lessons,” has sold eleven copies to people who have visited her, and wants to sell as many more. Of this example the Visitor truly says, “If those who are younger in years would be as active in the work, we would soon sing the song of jubilee.”

A sister eighty-three years of age attended the canvassers’ institute in Johnstown, Pa. She felt that the Lord called her to sell our books. Her sales have averaged about ten dollars each day that she has been in the field.

Of the cause in St. Louis, Mo., Brother R. C. Porter says, in the Record, that the colored work is making steady progress, and a good class of people are taking hold under the labors of Brother and Sister George. The German interest is good in the tent work. He also notes the addition of two members to the English church on the 7th ult., with seven more applications for baptism.

At the annual meeting of the California Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association the following officers were elected: To fill unexpired term occasioned by the resignation of Dr. Sanderson, Dr. A. N. Loper; to serve two years, Dr. R. A. Buchanan, W. S. Sadler, L. E. Bowen, E. E. Parlin. The board was organized by electing A. T. Jones chairman, and E. E. Parlin secretary.

The people of the little island Tristair D’Acunha, in the South Atlantic Ocean, have been visited by the message of truth for these times. Several years ago, Brother S. H. Carnahan, now of Lostine, Oregon, wrote to an old gentleman on the island named Peter Green. On account of his age another party answered the letter. A number of S. D. A. publications were sent to the island by brethren then of College Place, Wash. And now comes a letter to Brother Carnahan, dated Jan. 20, 1902, in which the writer says:—

I was very glad that you wrote to Mr. Peter Green. He is still alive, but he soon will be called away to a better world. I was very glad for the books you sent me; we read them, and I find light shining upon God’s Word showing plainly the truths God would have us know now just before Christ makes His second appearance. The books also enlightened us greatly upon worldly history as well.

The Pacific Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association, embracing the territory of the Pacific Union Conference, was organized at a meeting held for that purpose at Sanitarium, June 18 to 20. The initial board of trustees elected is composed of the following: W. T. Knox, A. T. Jones, Dr. W. R. Simmons, Dr. A. N. Loper, Dr. T. S. Whitelock, E. E. Parlin, G. H. Boeker. At the organization of the board W. T. Knox was chosen president and E. E. Parlin secretary. The constituency of the new association is as follows: The executive committee of the Pacific Union Conference, the superintendent of each sanitarium within the field, one representative for every 500 membership in each conference in the district, all who become life-members by the payment of the sum of $500, and not to exceed ten representatives from the International Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association. The association starts out with strength and enthusiasm. May God prosper its work.