COLLEGE VIEW, NEB by Mary I. Reeder

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

COLLEGE VIEW, NEB.

By Mary I. Reeder

MARY I. REEDER.

WE had the village canvassed to see that all were provided with the material with which to begin work, and most of our people were interested. The town is divided into seven prayer-meeting districts, and it was recommended that members of each district take up the study of the lesson once a week together, at a time most convenient for them. This would more properly be called a district review of the lesson. It was also recommended that there be no afternoon services on Sabbath, and that the time be devoted to the study of the lesson in the home. Each third Sabbath afternoon is to be given to a general review of all the work done, and this will be held at the church.

January 13 we had our first general review. We met in divisions the same as in Sabbath-school. Great interest was manifested in all departments. I never saw primary children more intensely interested in any subject. The juniors had not given much thought to the lessons, some hardly knowing what was meant by Berean lessons; nevertheless, they were interested, and doubtless another general review will find them much better prepared. We are much encouraged, and believe that no one thing could be so conducive to good results as the Berean Reading Circle.

The study of the field is taken up each Tuesday evening in our missionary society, and the interest is much enhanced thereby.