p. 716 | NOBLE NEBRASKA by P. T. Magan

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 6, 1900

NOBLE NEBRASKA.

By P. T. Magan

The largest number of gifts to the big fund for the RELIEF OF THE SCHOOLS was made at the annual camp-meeting of the Nebraska Conference, recently held at Seward. Not only in numbers did the gifts far outrank those of any other camp-meeting, but they also figured up a great deal more in dollars and cents; and this in spite of the fact that a no inconsiderable portion of the State during the last summer has suffered severely from the terrible drought.

The Spirit of God was present from the very beginning of the meeting. Many souls were turned to the Master for the first time, and many others received new life and power from on high. The precious gifts which God has placed in the church were earnestly sought, and among them the gift of giving.

In the appended list of names it will be noticed that many of the pledges are made contingent on the sale of property; this, in many cases, simply means the sale of grain or cattle, and does not refer to the sale of farms or houses.

The meeting for the gifts was held on the last Sunday morning. I began by calling for gifts of five hundred dollars. A brother in the audience beckoned to Elder Nelson, the Conference president, who went to his side, and in a moment returned to the rostrum and announced a gift of one thousand dollars. Our faith had not kept pace with the Spirit of God. The work of giving was stopped for a few minutes, while the whole audience joined with grateful hearts in singing, “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow.” The last chords of the hymn had hardly died away, when a brother announced that he would give a farm, which is valued at fifteen hundred dollars. Gifts of five hundred, and two hundred and fifty, followed in quick succession.

The meeting was a long one, having begun at 9 A. M., and not closing until after twelve o’clock. The total of the gifts and the book sales will amount to about seven thousand dollars, if all are faithful in paying the pledges made. I earnestly pray that this may be so, for we can not doubt that the Lord was in this meeting; and we know that he who moved upon the hearts of men, to bless them in making a promise for his cause and in his name, is even more glad to give the power to fulfill the pledge.

And now we pray that God, who once more has set his hand to free the schools from debt, and bring the long-looked-for day of jubilee, will move on many hearts throughout the land to give freely and generously to our suffering schools. This will greatly help to hasten the glad day when those who have had a part in sustaining God’s schools on earth will enjoy the bliss of studying in those schools above.

RELIEF OF THE SCHOOLS FUND.

A friend, paid — $5 T. Plumb, paid — 100 Albert Anderson, paid — 25 Mrs. J. Egolt, paid — 5 W. J. Robson, paid — 1 Mrs. A. S. Baird, paid — 10 Mrs. Geo. Ramsey, paid — 5 C. A. Pence, on sale of property — 25 Eugenia M. Douglas, on sale of property — 50 L. E. Johnson, payable one year from date — 10 Mary Clark, on sale of property, ½ for Scandinavian edition — 10 O. S. Herren, in one year — 25 J. B. Mourer, on sale of property — 50 Marshall Young, payable Feb. 22, 1901 — 10 G. A. Kirkle, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 10 Geo. M. Dunkin, on sale of property — 25 J. W. Dunkin — 25 A. S. Baird, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 25 Mrs. S. A. Swartz, on sale of property — 10 Mrs. S. E. Brisbane, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 25 W. O. Johnston, on sale of property, for Scandinavian edition — 25 F. F. Hull, payable Jan. 1, 1901 — 10 W. O. James, payable March 21, 1901 — 25 L. B. Porter, payable Oct. 1, 1900 — 10 R. U. James, payable on sale of this year’s crop — 25 Minnie James, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 5 D. Earnest Welch, on sale of property — 25 Mary Campbell — 25 C. S. Anderson, payable Sept. 21, 1901, for Scandinavian edition — 25 N. F. House, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 10 G. Mathieson, payable Sept. 21, 1901, for Scandinavian edition — 250 A. H. Snyder, on sale of property — 50 C. W. Kellogg — 50 J. C. Middangs, payable March 21, 1901 — 100 Mrs. A. H. Alden, on sale of property — 100 Mrs. W. Young — 10 J. H. Morrison, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 50 Anna H. Mauk, on sale of property — 25 S. E. Brown — 100 Mrs. G. P. Loy — 50 Mrs. E. M. Peebles, payable March 21, 1901 — 10 George Teifel, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 5 A. Hedgecock — 100 Mrs. A. Coe — 10 T. J. Fish, farm in Kansas — 1500 L. R. Houpt, payable Jan. 1, 1901 — 10 Alfred Squires, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 25 Peter Emerson, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 25 Geo. Streeter, payable Jan. 1, 1901 — 10 J. H. Wheeler, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 25 L. E. Colson, payable Sept. 22, 1901, for Scandinavian work — 1000 R. L. Simpson, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 10 N. F. Nelson, payable April 1, 1901, ½ for work in Scandinavia — 100 Wm. Nethery, on sale of property — 250 Chas. Rahn, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 50 J. W. Eldridge, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 100 Warren Hopkins, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 25 H. E. Cowin — 10 Mrs. E. Y. Burleigh, on sale of property — 100 Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boynton, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 10 E. R. Henderson, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 10 Geo. Block, on demand — 25 Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Summy, on sale of property — 50 Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Patterson, on sale of crop of 1901 — 25 O. E. Jones, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 10 Mr. F. A. Johnston, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 5 Mrs. Jennie Dunn — 10 Luella Parker, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 5 H. M. Stout — 100 S. B. Harris, on sale of land — 25 Geo. Swift, payable Oct. 21, 1900 — 100 H. U. Orthman, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 50 E. R. Wilson, payable March 21, 1901 — 50 A. Johnson, on sale of property — 25 A. A. McKay, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 10 O. A. Kite — 25 Soren Nelson, on sale of property, for Scandinavian work — 250 Peter Schroder, payable Oct. 1, 1900 — 25 H. Major, payable June 1, 1901 — 10 Lucy Jones, on or before sale of property — 25 Eliza Mathieson, when a collection is made — ½ for Scandinavia — 100 C. R. Polen, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 10 A. E. Burgess, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 10 A. N. Loper — 10 Fred Anderson, for Scandinavian work — 25 C. T. Lewis, payable Sept. 21, 1901 — 10 W. H. White — 10 J. D. Andrews — 10 Jno. P. Frederikson, gold rings Mrs. S. E. Brisbane, one lot in Galloway, Neb.; value not great. Mr. and Mrs. M. Schmitz, five lots; value about $500.

Send all contributions to the treasurer of the General Conference Association, Battle Creek, Mich.

P. T. MAGAN.