Our Work and Workers

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 14, 1895

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 21, No. 45.

Our Work and Workers.

ELDER G. F. WATSON reports twenty-six obeying the truth, as a result of tent labor at Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; among the number is a Scandinavian minister.

THE General Conference Bible School opened October 31, at Battle Creek, Mich., under favorable auspices. “Elder J. H. Durland is at the head of the school,” says the Review, “assisted by Prof. G. H. Bell in language, and Elders Uriah Smith and F. D. Starr in Bible study.”

IN Atlanta, Ga., two series of meetings are being held. One is conducted by Elder Rodney S. Owen and Brother C. T. Curtis, and the other by Elder Wm. Woodford and Brother R. F. Richards. From both places a good interest is reported. Atlanta is now thronged with people from all parts of the country, on account of the great Southern Exposition.

AT the term of court now in session in Rhea County, Tenn., three of our brethren are to be tried on charges of violating the Sunday law by doing common labor on that day. Brother Robert T. Nash, of Mississippi, is also to be tried some time this month. Brother W. J. Hasty, of Headland, Ala., has also been arrested, and is now on bail awaiting trial.

BROTHER C. H. JONES, manager of the Pacific Press Publishing Co., arrived home from a business trip to the east, on the 9th inst. He attended a meeting of the General Conference Association at Battle Creek, Mich., together with making arrangements for increased facilities for carrying on the increasing work of the publishing house, especially the increasing circulation of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

THE General Conference joins with the Atlantic Conference in a special effort in New York City. This is no doubt quite encouraging to the young conference, which would find New York a rather heavy load to carry alone with its present limited membership and financial strength. It is hoped that the great city will soon return fruit that will much more than justify the investment of labor and means.

ELDER W. W. PRESCOTT, writing of the work in Queensland, the northeastern province of Australia, states that tent meetings have been held in three cities, and as many churches have been organized. The zeal of those who have been brought to a knowledge of the truth is thus described: “Old and young go out regularly to sell copies of their missionary paper, the Bible Echo, and many families are thus interested in reading.”