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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 21, 1892

FIELD NOTES.

Brethren G. F. Watson and H. J. Schneppe report six accessions to the faith at Randolph, Iowa.

Mrs. Ruie Hill, 633 Troup Avenue, Kansas City, Kan., requests that clean, late copies of the Signs, Review, and Sentinel be sent to her address, postpaid, for use in missionary work.

In the Iowa Conference six companies have been brought out by tent labor the present season, which will probably be enrolled as organized churches before the next meeting of Conference.

Elder O. A. Olsen, president of the General Conference, is on a tour of the Pacific Coast Conferences. He arrived in Oakland from Walla Walla on the 14th inst., accompanied by Elder Dan. T. Jones.

Elder G. C. Tenney, editor of the Bible Echo, Melbourne, Australia, is now en route to America on a year's leave of absence. He comes by way of South Africa and England, and will attend the General Conference to be held at Battle Creek, Mich., in February next.

Elder F. J. Hutchins, missionary to the Bay Islands, Central America, reports encouragingly to the Review. At Bonacca a Sabbath school of twenty-six members was organized, nine were baptized, and four signed the covenant. He also reports the baptism of eight persons at a general meeting of all the believers in Ruatan.

Elder G. T. Wilson and wife, en route to New Zealand, arrived at Honolulu, Hawaii, Sabbath, October 22, and were met on board the steamer by Brother Burgess. They were just in time to attend the meeting of the little company there, and Elder Wilson spoke to them on the present development of the gospel. The travelers were enjoying their voyage, having had a pleasant trip thus far.

The College View Enterprise says: "The Mothers' Society of Seventh-day Adventists in Battle Creek, Mich., has been in existence for more than twenty years, and many families have been practically cared for under its auspices. During this time it has not been selfishly shut up to help members of its own denomination. Wherever there has been suffering or want, loving hands and sympathizing hearts have been ready to relieve, encourage, and bless, not only with food and clothing, but with kind counsel and prayers, as thousands could testify to-day."

The Pacific Press Publishing Company has reason for self-congratulation in the fact that its whilom employes find important places in other fields. Two of them are ministers, one on the Conference Committee, and one Conference treasurer of Atlantic Conference. In Tennessee they furnish two ministers, two Bible workers, and one prisoner "for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ." In Great Britain and Australia they hold ministerial and other positions, as also among the general laborers in the wide field. Pray for us, brethren, that those who remain here may have a deeper sense of the length and breadth and height and depth, not only of the love and mercy of God, but of the great work in hand for the last days.

Owing to a two weeks' drill by Brother E. M. Morrison, the canvassers in French Switzerland have been greatly encouraged, and are able to do far more efficient work. In every army, drill seems to be an essential prerequisite to efficiency, and it is especially true where one attempts to use the weapons of Christian warfare. The "sword of the Spirit," which is the word of God, is a very sharp instrument, and, unless handled with faith and skill, is apt to do more harm than good.

The Inquisition in Henry County, Tennessee, is still at work. Fourteen more Seventh-day Adventists have been indicted for performing farm labor on Sunday. As indictment in that benighted region means conviction, these brethren will probably be sent to prison about February 1, as we understand that will be the time of trial, and they are making their calculations accordingly. They are trusted to go on each other's bonds for their appearance. There are two reasons for this confidence: 1. They are known to be strictly honest. 2. The authorities would rather have them leave the State than to try them. Forcing them to leave is really the aim of their opponents.