FIELD NOTES by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · May 7, 1894

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 27.

FIELD NOTES.

By Editor

THE dedication of a new church at Chetopa, Kansas, is noted by Elder C. McReynolds, president of the Conference.

IN connection with the Missouri Conference Bible School, which closed a few weeks ago, twenty-seven persons were baptized.

THE Territory of Utah has been cut off from the California Conference and taken under the charge of the General Conference, as missionary ground.

WE have information from headquarters that Elder A. J. Breed, now in charge of General Conference District No. 5, is to be transferred to the Pacific Coast.

AT Providence, R. I., March 31, six candidates were baptized by Elder H. J. Farman, and a good interest was continued in the meetings being conducted there.

ELDER O. S. FERREN reports to the Kansas Worker two additions at Natoma; five baptized at Placo; in the neighborhood of Chester, Neb., a church of seventeen members organized; and in meetings in progress at Concordia at date of writing eight had taken their stand on the side of the commandments of God.

BROTHER J. R. GLASS reports an attendance of eighteen at the canvassers' institute now being held at Healdsburg, Cal. Some of these are preparing for work in foreign fields.

THE following schedule has been marked out by Elder O. A. Olsen concerning himself: At Rural Health Retreat, California, May 4-7; at Oakland during camp meeting; leave Oakland for the East May 20; sail from New York for Europe May 30.

WE are informed that Elder F. D. Starr, president of Indiana Conference, has been called to Battle Creek, Mich., to connect with the publishing house there, in the capacity of a translator. Also that Elder T. H. Purdon, of Vermont, is to succeed to the charge of the Indiana Conference.

LESS than three months ago a Japanese school was started in Vacaville, Cal., with four pupils. Now Sister M. E. Light reports an enrollment of twenty-five. Seven of this number keep the seventh-day Sabbath. These form a class in the Sabbath school, with one of their own number as teacher.

ELDER A. W. BARTLETT, who has been laboring in Indiana for several years, has returned to his former field in the California Conference, arriving in this city April 25. On his way hither he stopped at Phoenix, Arizona, and gave the little company there the encouragement of six weeks' labor.

ELDER L. R. CONRADI states in the Review that the Hamburg branch of the International Tract Society prints in the Hungarian and Servian languages at Buda-Pesth; in the Roumanian at Bucharest; in the Bulgarian, at Rustchuk, and in the Bohemian, at Pardubitz. He adds that "in the last three months the Lord has given us seventy souls in the German and Russian fields."

FROM the Pitkin, Colo., Miner of April 20 we clip this item: "The Scripture studies at the chapel are crowding it every evening, with a constantly increasing attendance and interest in the afternoon, many facing the all-important question of life with calm consideration and intelligent conclusion. The meetings are taking a decided revival turn, and it is probable that Elder J. D. Pegg will remain another week."

THE persecution of our brethren in Georgia, under cover of a Sunday law, has caused a decided interest to hear the truth in regard to the Sabbath question. Elder R. S. Owen says, "I have appointments in four different places, and others are anxiously waiting for their turn to come." In one of these places six persons had fully decided to keep the Sabbath of the Lord. He also reports the following preamble and resolutions adopted by the mayor and council of a certain city, the name of which will be furnished to any of our brethren on application to Elder Owen at Gainesville:—

WHEREAS, We are aware that many cases of persecution have arisen in different cities and States against people who conscientiously observe the seventh day as the Sabbath, and who desire to be free to pursue their usual avocations peaceably on other days of the week; therefore,

1. Resolved, By the mayor and council of the city of—that we offer to these people a most cordial and hearty welcome to—; and,

2. Resolved, That we pledge our official and individual influence to secure these citizens from persecution, and to guarantee to them the fullest and freest exercise of their religious liberty.