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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · May 21, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 21.

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OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

A PROVINCIAL camp-meeting is to be held at Galt, Ont., June 12-22.
AT Cedar Rapids, Iowa, four candidates were recently baptized and added to the church.
AT Niantic, R. I., Brother E. A. Stillman reports the recent addition of six to the company of believers.
BROTHER L. H. CHRISTIAN, who is laboring among the Scandinavians in Chicago, reports the recent baptism of seven candidates.
THE North Pacific annual camp-meeting will be held at Albina, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, beginning May 22 and continuing ten days.
A CLASS in canvassing was recently organized among the students of Healdsburg (Cal.) College, and thirty-six names were enrolled the first day.
THE WISCONSIN Reporter says that Brother Lewis, of Albany, in that State, has sold a copy of “Christ’s Object Lessons” to every business man in that city, and two to the banker.
THE Atlantic Union Conference is about to construct a larger missionary boat for New York Harbor, to take the place of the Sentinel, which has been in use for a number of years.
THE Ontario Messenger says that a general meeting is called for the latter part of this month at St. John, N. B., at which time the Maritime Provinces will be organized into a conference.
BROTHER J. A. TRAUGH reports to the Monitor that ten persons have commenced the observance of the Sabbath of the Lord in Barbour County, W. Va., and two others at Salem, in Harrison County.
ON the first page of the Review of May 6 is a group of eight buildings showing the different medical missionary stations conducted by our people in Chicago. This is a very good showing for one city.
AT Milwaukee, Wis., April 27, Brother John Isaac was ordained to the Gospel ministry. Brethren Wm. Covert and H. W. Reed officiated. Brother Isaac is to labor in some portion of the Canadian field.
BROTHER T. H. WATSON, writing from Skagway, Alaska, under date of May 3, says: “The work here has been very interesting, the dear Lord has blessed. We have baptism to-day. Quite a number have decided to obey the Lord. We are all of good courage, and have nothing but words of praise and gratitude to the Master of the harvest-field.”
A METHODIST minister of Jacksonville, Oregon, bought a copy of “Christ’s Object Lessons,” and has written a testimonial in which he says that “the chapter on the ‘Prodigal Son’ is worth the full price of the work.”
BROTHER H. F. KETRING, a laborer in Chile, reports to the Review the baptism of nine persons at different points. He is encouraged in the work, as several others desired baptism, but were persuaded to wait for further instruction.
IN Honolulu, Brother De Silva has taken about 500 subscriptions for Good Health, and is using 100 copies of the Portuguese paper, and 50 SIGNS OF THE TIMES. It is designed to hold a protracted tent-meeting during the summer.
AT Singapore, capital of the Straits Settlement, off the Malay Peninsula, March 9, Brother E. H. Gates baptized a British soldier, who had accepted the faith before leaving Hong Kong. His term of enlistment will soon be out, when he expects to enter the canvassing work.
BEGINNING with July 6 the International Sunday-school lessons for the remainder of the year will be on “The Exodus.” Those who study these lessons would do well to purchase the book entitled “Patriarchs and Prophets.” Besides much other matter pertaining to the general scope of the work, it is the best commentary on the experiences of the Israelites to be found anywhere. 766 pp.; cloth, $2.25. Pacific Press Pub. Co., Oakland, Cal.; New York City, Kansas City. Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich.
THE meeting of the stockholders of Healdsburg College, Monday, May 5, resulted in the election of the following board of trustees: A. T. Jones, M. E. Cady, J. A. Dolson, W. C. White, A. O. Tait, W. S. Sadler, G. H. Heald. The Board was organized as follows: President, A. T. Jones; secretary, M. E. Cady; treasurer and business manager, F. A. Lashier; superintendent of industries (including printing, tent-making, broom-making, agriculture, horticulture, blacksmithing, dressmaking, hygienic cookery, wood-yard, carpentry, etc.), J. A. Dolson. In many of these trades and vocations the regular teachers in the college will give instruction. The president of the faculty is Prof. M. E. Cady. The other members of the faculty are nearly the same as last year. Will note it when fully complete. Among the actions taken are the following: The school will continue throughout the year. The summer quarter will begin the first Wednesday in July. Each student will be required to work on an average two and one-half hours a day, besides doing the work of his room. Not more than three class studies will be taken; there will, however, be various drills extra, and the instruction in the trades will be mental as well as manual.