p. 100 | THE COLLEGE by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 18, 1879

THE COLLEGE.

By Editor

INTERESTING FACTS.

The records of the College show some facts in regard to the students which have attended, and the work which has been wrought for them here, which will be of interest to all the friends of this institution. The statistics here given were presented by Prof. Brownsberger at the Eaton Rapids, Mich., camp-meeting, but thinking that they deserve to be more generally known, we have secured them for a wider circulation through the REVIEW.

The figures show how many of those connected with Sabbath-keeping families, children of Sabbath-keepers, came here already converted; how many came unconverted; how many have been converted while here; how many have gone away unconverted; how many have attended observing the first day of the week as the Sabbath, and how many of these have been converted, and commenced the observance of the true Sabbath, as the result of their attendance here. The time covered is five years and a half, from the fall of 1873 to the spring of 1879.

Up to the time of the issuing of the first catalogue in 1875, the classes in attendance above specified stood as follows: Converted, 81; unconverted, 74; converted while here, 49; left unconverted, 25; observers of the first day of the week, 7.

In 1876 the record stood as follows: Converted, 65; unconverted, 44; converted while here, 27; went away unconverted, 20; observers of first day, 23.

In 1877, as follows: Converted, 79; unconverted, 35; converted while here, 26; went away unconverted, 9; first-day observers in attendance, 27.

In 1878, as follows: Converted, 139; unconverted, 83; converted while here, 54; went away unconverted, 29; first-day observers, 67.

In 1879 to close of spring term, as follows: Converted, 210; unconverted, 89; converted while here, 64; went away unconverted, 25; first-day observers, 96.

During these years the total enrollment of students has been 1122. Of these, 867 were from S. D. A. families, and 255 from first-day families. Of the children of Sabbath-keepers, 574 were converted when they came here, and 293 unconverted. And out of this 293, there have been converted 185, leaving only 108 who have gone away unconverted. And of the 255 from first-day families, 35 have been converted and commenced the observance of the Sabbath, leaving 220 of this class unconverted.

These facts speak for themselves. This is a most encouraging showing; and these gratifying results have not been brought about by any special efforts of proselytism; for no such efforts have been put forth; but they have come from what these converts have observed of the work here, from what they have heard at the regular Sabbath meetings and Sabbath-school, from the good deportment of those who have professed the truth, and from the general spirit and influence which has prevailed in favor of religion and this cause; and these influences for good, we trust and confidently expect, will be still more potent for time to come.