OUR WORK AND WORKERS

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 12, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 11.

OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

IOWA Conference has turned over $8,000 to Union College, as proceeds of sales of “Christ’s Object Lessons.”

AT Valence, France, where Brother J. Badaut has been laboring, fifteen persons have accepted the Sabbath truth.

IN Italy, under the labors of Brother J. Curdy, eighteen have recently accepted the truth as presented from the Scriptures.

AFTER several years of labor in England, Brother J. S. Washburn has returned to his home in Iowa on account of ill health in his family.

THE Santhal Industrial Mission, at Simultala, Bengal, is reported to last October by Brother W. A. Barlow, as follows: “We are glad to tell you of the goodness of the Lord in behalf of this field during the past year. The fruit trees planted on the farms two years ago have grown rapidly, being supplied with plenty of water from the well, and some of them will begin yielding fruit this year. The treatment of the sick has also been much blessed, and as a result there are many in the neighboring villages who can witness to the power of God to restore health; for He ‘forgiveth all thine iniquities and healeth all thy diseases.’” In another report he states that “our industrial work among the Santhals and others runs on the lines of farming, such as rice, dhall, cotton, Indian corn, and market gardening. Work has been given to a large number of poor people in the fields.”

A REPORT from Brother C. C. Webster in the Visitor says that a new house of worship is about completed at Middlefield, Ohio.

AT Alexandria, Va., two converts are reported by Brother Geo. W. Lewis, and at Arlington several candidates await baptism, having accepted the truth through his ministration.

ON the 15th ult., at Battle Creek, Mich., Brother E. S. Butz was set apart to the Gospel ministry by ordination. Brethren A. G. Daniells and W. H. Thurston led in the service. Brother Butz will return to his former mission field in the Tonga Islands in a short time.

THE annual session of Montana Conference will be held at Butte, commencing on the 16th inst., to continue one week. Brother W. T. Knox, president of Pacific Union Conference, and Brother A. T. Jones, president of California Conference, are announced to attend.

WRITING to the Wisconsin Reporter from Milwaukee, Brother Alexander Ritchie gives an interesting experience. He says a few weeks ago “thirty men at the Soldiers’ Home rose to their feet at the close of a series of studies on United States in prophecy and the mark of the beast, to publicly confess their faith in the message, and their promise to keep the Sabbath of the Lord. We at once took steps to follow up the advantage thus gained by asking permission to hold Sabbath services in the government chapel. To our great joy this was granted, and we had our first Sabbath service out there last Sabbath morning. Twenty-two were present, of whom thirteen bore testimony in social meeting and several offered prayer. Praise the Lord for this victory. We are also holding two cottage meetings weekly with full houses at each place, and a number of thoroughly interested ones. Prospects for fruit from these meetings are good.”

THE board of directors of the Battle Creek (Mich.) Sanitarium, whose main buildings were recently destroyed by fire, has decided to construct a new fire-proof building at a cost of not less than $250,000, and to have it ready for occupancy by the middle of August. Dr. Kellogg says:—

Altho two of the largest buildings have been burned, the four buildings remaining still constitute, with the equipment for treatment which will be completed within a few days, the largest and most thoroughly equipped sanitarium in the world. The several hundreds of patients who remain in the institution, are receiving and will continue to receive thorough-going treatment. New hospital quarters have been provided, and all patients who may come will be cared for, and can be as successfully treated as heretofore. The doctors, nurses, and other employees are all alive and well, and full of energy, courage, and enthusiasm. Buildings may burn, but principles survive. The Battle Creek Sanitarium is going on with its work, temporarily crippled a little; but with the blessing of a kind Providence on the efforts being put forth, it will soon be better prepared than at any previous time in its history for the great work which has been placed in its hands.