Tent Meetings and New Church at Pine Valley
By J. A. Holbrook
PINE VALLEY, ORE.—We began meetings in the tent at Halfway, September 12. The attendance was very good from the beginning, and especially good Sunday nights, as the tent was full every Sunday night we were there. We have given the people the privilege, every Sunday night, of assisting us in bearing the expenses of the meeting, and they have responded liberally, as the seven donations we have taken amount to $36.67. October 19 we organized a church of thirteen members. Brother C. W. Lusk was ordained elder of the church. We closed the meetings at Halfway, October 20, and took the big tent down that night to keep it from getting wet. We moved two and one-half miles up the valley, and began meetings in Langrell's Hall, October 22. We have preached thirteen sermons here, and yesterday we baptized seven believers, and two others who had been baptized joined the church last night. These make an increase of nine members to the church, which now numbers twenty-two in all—all new members except 4. The interest is still good, with fair prospects of more additions soon. We expect to have a fair-sized church building ready for use this month. Brethren Lusk and W. S. Holbrook are working on it now, while I am visiting and preaching. We feel that the Lord is greatly blessing the work here, for which we are truly thankful, and we trust that through His continued blessing the truth may be firmly planted in this valley. It is our plan that my brother and I go to Salmon, Idaho, when we think it best to leave the work here. Brother Lusk will remain here and continue the work through the winter. We ask the prayers of the faithful that the Lord may continue to bless our labors here and wherever we go. J. A. HOLBROOK.