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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · May 1, 1901

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 27, No. 18.

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Our Work and Workers.

Thirty-four members have been added to the church at Cleveland, Ohio, since January 1, twenty of whom were baptized by Brother E. J. Van Horn.
The Wisconsin Conference will hold its annual meeting in camp at Grand Rapids. The time is set for June 12–23, subject to change if deemed advisable.
Several of our brethren lost quite heavily by the fire at College View, Neb., March 22. The fire occurred in the night, and destroyed a large part of the business portion of the town.
The Cleveland Sanitarium training class for nurses will start a new class May 15. A duplicate of the first year’s course at Battle Creek Sanitarium will be given. A limited number only can be accommodated. Write to A. W. Herr for further information.
Besides the need of missionary work right at home, and in foreign lands already entered, do not forget that there are still over 10,000,000 square miles of unoccupied districts in various heathen lands where missionaries thus far have never entered.
An Ohio canvasser says: “The books are much appreciated, and the people treat me so kindly that I feel the hand of the Lord in it and long to work more earnestly each day. Many appreciate my efforts to lead them to something better, and speak of it.”
By the time the date of this paper comes around, California Conference will have started on the grand canvass for “Christ’s Object Lessons.” The month of May is to be devoted to the work. It is a grand book, handsomely illustrated, and ought to sell well. Price, cloth, $1.25.
Recently a representative of the International Religious Liberty Association was conversing with one of the most influential senators of one of our eastern commonwealths, who expressed himself as strongly opposed to Sunday legislation, and inquired of the religious-liberty worker if he had ever seen the Sentinel of Liberty or knew anything of its character. The senator spoke of it in hearty terms of commendation.—California Missionary.
The church-school idea is coming to the front among our people—too slowly, perhaps, but surely. Prof. E. S. Ballenger, of Healdsburg College, reporting to the California Missionary, notes that thirteen of the churches in this conference have schools, aggregating nearly four hundred pupils. With but one or two exceptions, these are doing excellent work. To this information he adds the following: “Now is the time to lay plans for a church-school. Do not wait until next fall; begin at once to organize for the work. We were unable to fill all the applications for teachers last fall because many of them were received too late. Send in your application early, and thus give us time to find or develop teachers.”
On their return from India to America, Dr. O. G. Place and wife passed thru this city recently. They reluctantly left the work in that mission field because of the ill health of Mrs. Place. They were accompanied by two native youth, a boy and a girl, whom they intend to educate.
In the Workers’ Bulletin, Brother C. F. Adams says: “The church-school work is a success. By faith we knew it would be; by experience we know it is.” That is the way with all Gospel work. “By grace ye are saved thru faith.” “Being justified by faith we have peace with God.” “The just shall live by faith.” “Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.”
In the accounts of the war in China, it is said that the Japanese troops have great advantage over the Europeans, because they read the Chinese language. Remember that point in sending for literature. There is plenty of Chinese that both Chinese and Japanese can read. They are fond of little tokens of remembrance, and five cents will buy two pretty booklets in Chinese—one in regard to strong drink, and the other relating to opium. Send to W. C. T. U., 132 McAllister Street, San Francisco.
The Lord works in mysterious ways. In other words, He works with small things, and overrules in peculiar circumstances. Reporting the canvassing work in Missouri to the Workers’ Record, Brother G. Phillips says: “I know one man who sold one twenty-five cent ‘Gospel Primer,’ and now three are keeping the Sabbath on account of reading it. Another sold one ‘Bible Readings,’ and the man who bought it did not like it, so traded it for an old pistol; and ten began keeping the Sabbath after reading this book.”
Seventh-day Adventists have Sanitariums at Battle Creek, Mich.; St. Helena, Cal.; Chicago, Ill.; Lincoln, Neb.; Portland, Or.; Boulder, Cal.; Basel, Switzerland; Guadalajara, Mexico; Claremont, South Africa; Apia, Samoan Islands; Honolulu, H. I.; Sydney, N. S. W.; Copenhagen, Denmark; Keene, Texas; Frederikshavn, Denmark; Cleveland, Ohio; South Lancaster, Mass.; Oklahoma, I. T.; Calcutta, India; Avondale, N. S. W.; Dunedin, England; Des Moines, Iowa; Christchurch, N. Z.; Little Rock, Ark.; Spokane, Wash.; Wheeling, W. Va.; and Friedensau, Germany. They have treatment rooms at as many different places. The Gospel includes “the redemption of our body” (Rom. 8:23), and the care of the body as well as of the soul must come into the “everlasting Gospel” (Rev. 14:6) in its last appeal to a dying world.
The following significant comments are from the Missionary Visitor: “Besides the calls from Japan, India, and the Mediterranean field, Elder Munson, in Sumatra, is very much in need of two teachers—a man and his wife—to assist in the school work. Elder Mead urges that at least two families be sent to join the little company in Matabeleland. Some one should be sent to the Gold Coast, West Africa, where the few native Sabbath-keepers have been without help for more than three years. In every letter they plead for a minister. They are doing what they can to hold up the torch of truth. In British Guiana, South America, Elder Babcock should have help, and one or two laborers should be provided for Argentina. There are other calls which seem as imperative, which, with these we have enumerated, will demand the attention of the General Conference or Foreign Mission Board immediately after the close of the Conference. How are the men to be found to fill these places? He who has given to every man his work, He who brought each one into existence because he was needed, knows whom He would have go, but He has placed the power to secure laborers in our hands. Not that He could not complete His work without us, but because He has made us ‘laborers together with Him.’”