International Tract Society Reading—Rooms, St. Louis, Mo.
By N. W. Allen
THE interest at our mission is increasing steadily. "Our able minister," the SIGNS OF THE TIMES, is preaching to thousands of interested ones, and the full results will be revealed in the Judgment only. Often I find that so many want to read it at one time that they divide out the contents of a binder and then replace them (not, however, in the same order). Nearly every day I meet or hear of some one who is simple enough to believe that the Bible means what it says; who has come to believe, therefore, in many points of present truth; and who seems to be just waiting for some one to connect these scattered ideas by the Third Angel's Message. A promising young man who has been preparing for the ministry and expected to go into that work this fall, kept the Sabbath of the Lord for the first time last Sabbath with us. He now desires to become a minister of the message as soon as he becomes sufficiently versed in the present truth. He is giving us a good deal of help in the mission, already, and is studying with gratifying diligence. His mother is a niece of ex-President Buchanan. An old Baptist minister also kept the Lord's Sabbath with us. A card from him was published in the SIGNS some time ago, I believe. He first learned of the truth by reading the SIGNS in the Public School Reading-room, and was then directed to come to the mission. Several others are deeply interested, and are honestly studying the Sabbath question in the light of the Sanctuary truth, and give good omens of coming out on the Lord's side. Bro. Feeks came last week to help us, and is working earnestly and well. We sadly needed his help too. The work has been more than one could do. The prospects are that we shall have to give a Bible-reading or a discourse nearly every night pretty soon. Pray that the Spirit may go before us and prepare hearts to receive the seed of truth, and that we may walk humbly before the Lord, that he may use us to sow this precious seed. N. W. ALLEN. 2339 Chestnut St., St. Louis, Mo.