OUR WORK AND WORKERS

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 16, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 16.

OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

We learn that funds have been donated for the purchase of a telescope for Union College, at College View, Neb.

A recent report states that eight members have been added to the church at Eureka, Iowa, under the labors of Brethren F. L. Moody and J. W. Adams.

At Fort Gay, W. Va., during the latter part of March, a Sabbath school was organized by Brother and Sister J. F. Ward, who had been baptized but a short time before.

At Winona, Wash., according to a late report, sixteen persons had decided to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Meetings were conducted by Elder W. W. Steward.

In Plymouth, England, says a late report by Elder H. E. Robinson, five well-known halls had been secured for one meeting in each one a week. The attendance was good, and at the time of the report was on the increase.

April 30 is the date set for the sailing of the Pitcairn from this city on her fifth missionary voyage to the islands of the South Pacific. It is not yet fully decided who will compose the corps of laborers. The preceding Sunday evening there will be a memorial service in the Oakland church.

Elder A. E. Place, president of the New York Conference, reports from the work at South Onondaga that twenty-two had decided to obey the truth as presented in meetings held by Brother H. W. Lawson. A Sabbath school of over thirty members had been organized, and a church organization is soon to follow.

Cheering news comes from Christiania, Norway. Elder J. F. Hansen says of meetings being held there: “The interest is better than I had dared to hope. It has been good from the beginning, but it is growing better. From 300 to 500 are in attendance at all meetings. I never have seen a better interest in all my work.”

Elder S. M. Cobb has been holding meetings in East Wilson, N. Y., in a schoolhouse where Elder J. N. Loughborough preached the same message nearly forty years ago. The interest to hear Elder Cobb increased to such an extent that the Methodist minister, whose church is near the schoolhouse, called for ministerial help to assist him in holding his special services.

A Baptist minister in New York City succeeded in advertising the work of Elders Franke and Washburne quite extensively by endeavoring to conceal the fact that some prominent members of his church (two of them ministers) had gone over to the Adventist faith. The pastor made the mistake by trying to deceive a newspaper reporter, hence the wider publicity of the matter—as might have been expected.

Brother E. Clifford reports an interesting incident in Bath, England. A man employed as gardener and coachman decided to keep the Sabbath, and in order to hold his situation offered to accept a reduction of one-fourth in his wages. This was refused, and the man was sent to the minister, who vainly endeavored to dissuade him from accepting the new doctrine. He was to give up his place at a certain time, and in the meantime thought to do a neighbor a kindness by recommending him for the situation. But just as he was about to do so, his employer told him he could keep his place at full wages, and work on Sunday instead of on the Sabbath. The brother was much surprised, and suggested that he could work on Sunday where he would not be seen much, but the employer said he could work wherever he had work to do. The affair made quite a commotion in the neighborhood.

Elder Wm. Hutchinson, who some months ago went to labor in Ireland, reports an addition of nine new members to the church at Banbridge. He also reports good results from the recent visit of Elder A. T. Jones to the island. Many of the more wealthy class of citizens who never before had been out to any service held by our people, came in, and one gentleman, a leading merchant, declared with tears that he fully believed the message. The brethren and the cause were greatly strengthened by his brief sojourn.