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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 23, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 17.

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OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

The Iowa State camp-meeting is to be held at Ames, May 29 to June 8.
Two converts to the faith are reported at Laton, Cal., by Brother F. D. Gauterau.
The summer term of the Southern Training School at Graysville, Tenn., will commence May 21.
The Messenger, of Perth, Westralia, notes the baptism of four persons at Collie, in that province.
The publishers of “Marvel of Nations” announce that Danish, Swedish, and German editions will be ready by May 1.
On the 22d ult. a church of nine members was organized at Canton, Ohio, by Brother A. G. Haughey, president of the conference.
Brother H. F. Courter, who recently went to the South from California, writes to the Southern Watchman that he is now holding meetings in Tallapoosa, Ala. Before going there he held a few meetings in Sanford, where he baptized five candidates.
During this month twenty-eight canvassers are starting out in Minnesota, as a result of a recent institute which closed March 26.
The Sabbath-school at Lima, Ohio, has recently increased from two to twelve members, and already they are planning to start a church-school.
At the close of the recent institute at Marshalltown, Iowa, ten candidates were baptized, five of whom united with the church in that place.
It is encouraging to hear of the enlargement of our school at Utilla, Bay Islands. Brother Lawrence Corwin and wife, formerly of Texas, have charge.
The brethren at Hickory, N. C., occupied their new church building on the 29th ult. for the first time. It was completed without any remaining indebtedness.
That “prisoners’ number” of the Life Boat, which we heralded in advance, is now being circulated, and will certainly have a good influence with the class for whom it is specially designed. It contains a great variety of good matter. The price is five cents for single copy, but the publishers grant a reduction for large quantities. Address 28 Thirty-third Place, Chicago, Ill.
Of the cause in St. Louis, Mo., Brother H. Gellert writes as follows to the Educator, of Keene, Texas: “Our English-speaking church has about 125 members. One sister in the congregation purchased a house of worship from a Congregational church for $5,000, which really cost $10,000, and made a deed of the property to the Seventh-day Adventist Conference of Missouri. . . . We organized a German Sabbath-school, with a sermon after the school, and Bible lectures at night, during the week. We have many souls here hungry for God’s truth. Our Sabbath-school and lectures are well attended, and our hope for the future is very good.”
Evidently the pupils of the church-school at Provo, Utah, are being “grounded in the faith.” A report in the Pacific Union Recorder says: “The A grade are studying the seven trumpets of Revelation. The B grade study ‘Bell’s Bible Lessons,’ No. 4, and will soon take No. 5. The C and D grades began with creation, following, as an outline, the lessons in ‘Gospel Primer’ and ‘Bible Reader,’ from which they read. The ‘Bible Reader’ is the best book for beginners that I have ever used. It is quite remarkable how fast the children learn, and how well they remember. The Bible is indeed the best of educators.”
Some people think it necessary to quit work in order to regain failing health. This may be necessary in some cases, but not in a majority of cases. However, a change of work or of locality is often beneficial. But much good work is sometimes accomplished by people whose physical condition is far from good. In the New York Indicator of the 9th inst. is a letter from Sister Lulu Wightman, which contains an interesting report of labor. We cull the following: “It is now four months since I left Canandaigua for the South, for the benefit of my health. After a two-months’ sojourn in Georgia, and about six weeks in Arkansas City, Kan., I came to Boulder, Colo., and entered the sanitarium here.
Since leaving New York, I have had the pleasure of delivering a number of sermons and Bible-readings, besides making 126 missionary visits, distributing 2,148 denominational papers, 5,711 tracts, or 77,930 pages of tracts, and writing 242 missionary letters. I organized a Sabbath-school of some twelve members at Arkansas City, and have persuaded several souls to accept the message and begin the keeping of the Sabbath of the Lord. While seeking in the elements material for a stronger constitution, I have endeavored to keep busy, realizing that my time, as well as all else, belongs to the Lord.”