Items Gleaned from the Reaper, December 1901
The following items are gleaned from the Reaper of Dec. 11, 1901:— Brother W. M. Fee writes that he has decided to stop in the vicinity of Burns, Ore., for a while. Daisy Afton spent Sabbath, November 30, with the Baker City church. She reports good prospects for work there. The first annual meeting of the Pacific Union Conference will be held in Portland, Ore., early in March, 1902. An order for one hundred copies of “Christ’s Object Lessons” has been sent in by Elder H. W. Oliver, from the Wallowa Valley. Word received indirectly from the church school at North Yakima states that it is making good progress. Miss Lydia Kime is teaching there. Elder Loughborough has occupied the chapel hour at Walla Walla College for the past week, giving some excellent instruction along lines of present truth. Evidences of the truthfulness of God’s word, and the false manifestations of power have been the topics presented the last few days. A recent letter from Mrs. Ida Belknap, dated December 2, contains the following: “Our school started last Monday, with an attendance of ten pupils. Will have more to-day. Our schoolhouse is a tent, and we are quite crowded, but trust the Lord will bless us in our work.” The College Place (Wash.) Sabbath-school seems to be in a prosperous condition at the present time. It has a membership of over two hundred, and a deep interest is manifested in the study of the lessons, especially by the younger members. The teachers’ meeting Friday evening is also well attended, and in addition to the regular lesson study, a few minutes are spent each evening in reading from the Testimonies on Sabbath-school work. We take the following from a private letter dated December 1, from Brother Lusk, regarding the work at Halfway, Ore.: “The work is still moving nicely here. Members are joining us every week. We now have a church of thirty-four. Our church building is nearing completion. When we get it done, we will not owe anything on it. . . . Our Sabbath-school is increasing in numbers and interest. There were sixty present yesterday.” Under date of December 5, he writes further: “We papered the church yesterday, and will put the inside casings in to-day. It is very neat. We have the building almost completed, and have not paid out anything for work except to a paper-hanger, about two dollars.”