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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jun 21, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 25.

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OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

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At the close of the recent camp-meeting at Milton, Oregon, forty-four persons were baptized.
The manager of the Melbourne City Mission recently reported thirteen conversions within a fortnight.
A new house of worship was dedicated at Cliff Island, Me., May 14, during the State meeting held at that place.
It is expected that Brother J. N. Loughborough will sail for England, July 19, to labor for a time in the British field.
Brother H. S. Guilford reports a gracious work in Ukiah. Seven have been recently baptized and added to the church.
Brother G. C. Tenney, who recently went from Battle Creek, Mich., to Australia, is now in charge of the Queensland Mission.
May 13, in connection with the celebration of the ordinances with the church at Sigourney, Iowa, two persons were baptized by Brother W. M. Adams.
After four weeks' labor at Appleton, Wis., Brother J. B. Scott reports the baptism of eight persons and a Sabbath-school of twenty-nine members.
While on a visit to Cambridge, in the Auckland, N. Z., district, Brother A. S. Hickox baptized two persons and administered the ordinances of humility and the Lord's Supper.
Prof. Frederick Griggs, who has been at the head of the Battle Creek (Mich.) Preparatory School for the past five years, has been chosen as principal of the South Lancaster (Mass.) Academy.
A church of fourteen members was organized at Russell, Lucas County, Iowa, May 29 and 30. Brethren C. F. Stevens, C. A. Washburn, Frank A. Washburn and C. T. Adams were present on the occasion.
A church of eleven members was organized at Stoughton, Wis., May 21, by Brethren Wm. Covert and H. W. Reed. A new house of worship is in process of construction, designed also for church-school purposes.
A small church organization has been effected in Holdrege, Neb., and a house of worship is under way.
In the Workers' Record Brother L. W. Terry reports the baptism of four candidates at Macks Creek, Camden County, Mo., and two at Bolivar, Polk County.
May 12 and 13 meetings were held at Janesville, Wis., during which a church of seventeen members was organized. The ministers present were Brethren Covert, Olds, and Stebbeds.
As a result of recent meetings held in Deadwood, S. D., Brother J. H. Wheeler reports twelve converts to the faith. The erection of a house of worship is now under consideration.
Brother Dan T. Jones, who has been in charge of the mission at Guadalajara, Mexico, for several years, has returned to his home near Kingsville, Mo., for rest and the recuperation of his health.
The Montana Conference Committee have appointed camp-meetings as follows: Livingston, July 13-23; Basin, July 27 to August 6; Bitter Root Valley, August 17-27. Brother A. F. Ballenger is to attend these meetings.
In Merrill, Wis., Sisters Annie and Bessie Sufficoof report seventy-five subscribers to the Signs. These papers are all delivered weekly in person, and of these readers twenty-nine were taking Bible readings when the report was sent in.
A report in the Visitor, of the school among the natives at Kimberley, South Africa, says that the school is gaining a foothold among the people. It is conducted by Brother Moko; was started with six pupils, but now has fifty. Among these are a number of very bright, intelligent children.
On April 3 Brother E. W. Farnsworth visited Tologa Bay, thirty-five miles north of Gisborne, N. Z. Here are a company of Maories and half-castes who have been observing the Lord's Sabbath several years. On this visit of Brother Farnsworth, there were four baptized and added to the church.
The Star of Hope Mission workers, Buffalo, N. Y., have settled in new quarters, corner of Washington and Ferry Streets. The building is four stories, 30x75 feet. A vegetarian dining-room is connected with the institution, and is an important as well as attractive feature. Our friends say the mission outranks anything of the kind in Buffalo.
In a letter dated Valparaiso, Chile, April 21, Brother G. H. Baber says: "Brother Balada has recently baptized six persons near Malloa, and Brother Avalos eight at San Felipe. Thus the work moves slowly along. We are not dismayed nor discouraged, for the Lord says, 'I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.' Praise His name for the consolation."
From the Union Conference Record, published at Sidney, N. S. W., we learn that meetings were continued in Brisbane, Queensland, after the camp-meeting. Brother S. N. Haskell reports that thirty-three have been baptized, a church of thirty-one members has been organized, with a prospect of fifty members in a short time. Also that a house of worship was in process of construction.
In the Advance, of Wellington, N. Z., we find an interesting account of a church dedication at Wanganui, May 7. Brother E. W. Farnsworth, president of the conference, says that on Sabbath (the day previous) he baptized nine persons. The land on which the church is built was donated by a Presbyterian lady, together with a six-room cottage. The land comprises 100 by 150 feet, and the new building was dedicated free of debt.
At the recent annual meeting of California Conference, officers were elected as follows: President, W. T. Knox; secretary, J. J. Ireland; treasurer, Pacific Press Pub. Co.; executive committee—W. T. Knox, R. S. Owen, J. W. Bagby, G. A. Snyder, M. H. Brown, H. F. Courter, C. N. Martin. Henry Scott was chosen president of the State Sabbath-school Association, and Miss Edith King, secretary and treasurer.
The manner in which the seeds of truth sometimes linger in the soil, is illustrated by the following note in the Indiana Reporter, from Brother D. W. Albert, of Plymouth: "Among the late additions is one family, who, altho entire strangers to us, came seven miles to hunt us up. This family made up their minds to serve the Lord, then remembered some preaching they heard by Elder Huffman seventeen years ago on the Sabbath question, which seed germinated and grew, with the above results." The Master-workman has given us this counsel: "In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand; for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." Eccl. 11:6.
"I used to endeavor to live for the Lord in a quiet way, by setting a good example," said a young sister at the California camp-meeting; "but now I feel that time is short, that the Lord is soon coming, and there are so many in a lost condition, that I must engage actively in labor for Him." Would to God there were many more young people who would leave the idle, passive, do-nothing life and engage in active labor for Christ.
The June number of the Prison Missionary comes to our table, a creditable looking sheet, filled with helpful Christian instruction, information, and exhortation. It is purely a private enterprise, undertaken for the Master's sake. Its proprietor and editor is a sick prisoner, "No. 2409, in cell 138, Oregon Penitentiary." It is published at 25 cents a year, monthly, when the health and means of the editor permit. He gives the following instructions for ordering:—
"We prefer that you order through your tract societies; but if it is not convenient to do so, order direct from the prison. Do not write long letters, leave out all unnecessary words, as the prison officials are supposed to open all mail matter. "Remit by P. O. Money Order, Express Order, or Bank Draft on Salem, or Portland, Oregon, New York, or San Francisco. "2. If paper money or silver is sent, register the package. "3. Orders and drafts should be made payable to L. J. Sprague, Box 338, Salem, Oregon."
We believe that the publisher is doing a worthy work for the Master.
Our esteemed contemporary and fellow worker, the Bible Echo, published in Melbourne, Australia, presents an attractive and valuable "school number," dated May 8. In addition to a report of the formal opening of "College Hall," on April 13, it gives a full history of the Avondale School enterprise. This school was opened in rented buildings in Melbourne, in 1892, and was so conducted for three years. Then the present site at Cooranhong, N. S. W., was secured, comprising a large tract of land, for the purpose of making the industrial feature of the school more prominent. The paper before us shows, besides the "College Hall," a "Young Men's Home," a "Young Ladies' Home," a "Dining Hall," a church building, and a number of cottages. There are also illustrations of interesting scenes connected with the grounds. "From the splendid fruit-bearing orchards now growing upon it, samples from which the government expert says he has not seen better in the colony, and from the luxuriant vegetables and the beautiful oat and maize fields grown there, the question, 'Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?' is again answered in the affirmative." Other industrial features are noted; for instance: "One year ago the school had twenty-three swarms of bees. Since that time, these have increased to forty-one swarms, and have made about 6,000 pounds of strained honey." Again: "The school board designs, as rapidly as possible, to develop a good dairy;" and to show the possibilities in this, as in other lines, it is stated that "the estate includes 1,425 acres." Here is certainly a good opportunity for students, both young men and young women, to work for an education.