OUR WORK AND WORKERS

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 20, 1901

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 27, No. 12.

OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

Under the labors of Brother A. R. Ogden at Ellsworth, Kansas, fifteen persons have accepted the truths presented from the Word.

Three young people were recently baptized at Blair, Neb., by Brother Luther Warren. The baptistry of the Christian Church was secured for the occasion.

The organization of a church at Bishop, Nev., in January, is reported by Brother H. F. Courter in the California Missionary. The number of members is not given.

A missionary in Alaska writes: “God bless you all in the good work you are doing for Him in printing the SIGNS OF THE TIMES. It is helping me wonderfully in my religious work.”

That a new chapel has been erected and dedicated at Trezevant, Tenn., is evidence that the effort to stamp out the truth in that region, a few years ago, by Sunday-law persecutions, was a failure.

A brother in Massachusetts, who works nine hours a day at his trade, takes the time in going to and from work, the noon hour, and evenings, to canvass for “Christ’s Object Lessons,” and in two weeks has taken thirty orders.

Of the cause at McCook, Neb., Brother W. H. White notes that ten had accepted the truth, and one more was debating whether to give up $50 a month salary, or the chance of a place in the kingdom of God.

We learn from the Watchman that a new school building has been erected at Bowling Green, Ky., and the school is in progress. A good church-school is a pretty good indication of a live, progressive church.

In the Worker of February 27 the secretary of the Kansas Tract Society says: “We have shipped out over three thousand copies of ‘Christ’s Object Lessons,’ and the orders are still coming in at a good rate.” This book is now being translated into the German, and will soon be issued in that language.

Six converts to the truth at Memphis, Tenn., are reported in the Watchman by Sister M. A. Cornwell. In the same city Brother Wales reports that he sold a large number of the last special issue of the SIGNS, and has taken scores of subscriptions for Good Health. A chapel has been erected in that city.

A letter from Brother E. E. Andross, of Birmingham, England, states that more than forty persons have yielded to the truth in that city. Also that they are about building a chapel, 28x45 feet, with annex 12x28 feet for a church-school. A man not of our faith had offered to loan £200 at 2½ per cent. interest, without security. He was getting 4 per cent. for the money, but would withdraw it to help build the church.

The new house of worship recently built by the church in Alameda, Cal., was formally dedicated on the 2d inst. Brother C. M. Gardner gave a history of the work and his connection with it; Brother M. H. Brown, the present pastor, preached the sermon, and Brother W. T. Knox offered the dedicatory prayer. The cost of the building and furnishing was $2,050. This evidence of the prosperity of the Alameda church, and of the blessing of God upon their work, calls for hearty congratulations.

On the evening of February 27 the Helping Hand Mission, San Francisco, celebrated its third anniversary. The chapel was handsomely decorated with evergreens, and the beautiful Scripture mottoes on the walls looked as fresh as when first placed there. Addresses were delivered by Brethren J. O. Corliss, pastor of the San Francisco church, B. F. Richards, the first chaplain and manager of the mission, J. A. Dobson, the present manager, and J. W. McCord, the present chaplain. An interesting report was read by Brother E. E. Parlin, secretary of the California Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association, under whose auspices the mission is now conducted. The report was very encouraging. We have not exact figures at hand, but the total cost of the mission for the three years was about $30,000, yet less than $700 had been donated, and the present deficit is not over $400. In addition to this, the mission has given free beds, free lunches, free baths, and free medical treatment and nursing to an amount of more than half its cost. But the most important of all was the hundreds of men who have been reclaimed from drunkenness and other bad habits, and temporarily unfortunate persons who have been helped onto their feet and into permanent employment. There were a number of testimonials given by persons present who had received needed help and encouragement at the mission. During the three years a large number have professed conversion to Christ, and as these have gone out into the world many letters come back testifying to the good work the mission did for them. We do not say it boastingly, but it is a matter of great satisfaction to us that the mission was inaugurated under the auspices of the publishers of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES, and was given over to the M. M. and B. Association because it was organized expressly to carry on such work.