CONDENSED REPORTS FROM THE FIELD.
THE Scandinavian mission was opened in 1877 by Elder J. G. Matteson. From that time the progress of the work has been onward. In 1885 a publishing house was built, which issued last year 188,000 copies of its four periodicals, 12,000 copies of bound books, and 135,000 copies of tracts and pamphlets. The membership of the Seventh-day Adventist churches in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark is about 800, and is constantly increasing, although many come to America. From this field Elder L. Johnson writes that the work is onward. Sabbath-keeping Christians are found from lower Denmark as far north as to where the midnight sun can be seen. No difficulty is experienced in keeping the Sabbath of the Lord as far north as men live, the sun always indicating the time as clearly as in regions farther south. Several tent meetings are in progress in Scandinavia this season. Reports from all parts of this country are encouraging. Michigan and Indiana tent companies report that souls are embracing the truth. Encouraging reports from Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, and Georgia camp-meetings have also come to hand. At the Michigan meeting, twenty-one were baptized. There is one feature manifested in nearly all of these large gatherings. Each year presents new faces of those who have embraced the present truth, while the old ones are still retained. The Review and Herald contains full reports of South Dakota Conference proceedings, and Dakota Tract Society proceedings. It also reports the organization of the New Zealand Tract Society. The president of this society is Elder A. G. Daniells, Auckland, New Zealand, vice-president, R. Hare; secretary, Mrs. M. H. Tuxford. The island is divided into five districts. Of work on the Pacific Coast, Elders E. A. Briggs and G. K. Owen reported a good interest at Garden Grove, Cal., where the tent was pitched from May 10 to July 1. Two opposition discourses, consisting mostly of slander and misrepresentation were given, but the result was favorable to the truth and some commenced to obey. From July 5 to August 18 the tent was pitched at Santa Ana. From these two places five were baptized, six united with the church, and fifteen signed the covenant to "keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." A lot has been purchased on which it is designed to build a church in the immediate future. The Weekly Summary, a sheet issued by the state agent of the canvassing department of the California Conference, reports that the sales of denominational books for the week ending August 24, amount to $523.50. All these indications give courage to the workers. God has a people in the world and the last message is gathering them out.