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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 22, 1901

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 78, No. 43.

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NORTHERN RUSSIA.

By Ludwig Richard Conradi

After good meetings held en route, at Magdeburg, Danzig, Königsberg, etc., the writer, in company with Elder J. T. Boettcher, crossed the Russian border, September 24. A general meeting for northern Russia had been appointed at Riga, September 25–29, and we were glad to find the seven churches of Petersburg, Riga, Reval, Libau, Lodz, Pullin, and Rowno, well represented.
Our work in this part of Russia is now six years old, and, although we have but few workers, there is a membership of more than two hundred, and a small beginning has been made in the larger cities. Last quarter about twenty-five were added to our membership, and the growth this quarter will probably be as large. The tithe and offerings amount to about one thousand dollars, and as six workers received permission to labor, one can readily see that as much more is needed to keep them in the field.
The Lord blessed the word spoken and the instruction given. Our brethren were encouraged, and four others united with us. Elder D. Gade was welcomed as director of the North-Russian Mission field, and three others were associated with him on the mission board. During the meeting, twenty dollars was given toward “Christ’s Object Lessons,” and all promised to help sell the book. Several young people wish to attend our school at Friedensau.
This newly organized field has a population of over thirty-five millions, who speak half a dozen different tongues. We feel indeed grateful for the Lord’s blessings upon His waiting people, and for His protecting care over us. We hope the work here may quickly develop, but in order that it may, the brethren must have financial help, especially now. Not less than sixteen Russian provinces again suffer from poor crops, and in these very provinces the most of our people live. The government must aid, and is providing public work, and yet some are already suffering from famine. Shall the Lord’s work be hindered on account of this, or will our brethren elsewhere rally to its support? Who will respond?
While Elder Boettcher has gone south to visit some of the churches on the way to the place of the other general meeting, I am visiting Petersburg and Finland. Pray for us. L. R. CONRADI.