FIELD NOTES by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Sep 17, 1894

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 45.

FIELD NOTES.

By Editor

THE Oklahoma mission field has been organized into a local Conference, comprising sixteen churches.

WHEN this paper reaches its readers, camp meetings will be in session at Wadsworth, Nev., and at Delevan, N. Y.

ELDER J. W. COLLIE, of Florida Conference, is on a tour to the North and Northwest, going as far as Minnesota, but stopping at various points on the way.

ELDER J. F. HANSEN, who has been conducting tent meetings for the benefit of the Scandinavians of Perth Amboy, N. J., has removed to Brooklyn, N. Y.

IN Portland, Oregon, a Chinese youth of 16 years, who was baptized last spring, is said to be developing into a useful worker among his countrymen, being a quite forcible speaker in his native tongue.

ELDER N. P. NELSON, president of South Dakota Conference, reports the baptism of ten persons at Jefferson. Also the addition of six members to each of the churches at Elk Point and Parker.

ELDER S. B. HORTON reports a stirring interest to hear the truth being proclaimed in Middletown, Del. He says, "Jew and Catholic attend the meetings, and are investigating the truth as seriously as others."

AT Sussex, N. B., where Elder F. I. Richardson and Brother George E. Price have been holding meetings, six are reported to have taken a decided stand for the truth, with a good interest on the part of others.

ELDER M. WOOD, who had the free use of a "union" chapel at Fair Haven, Mass., until he worsted a first-day champion in a discussion, finally became the victim of a lockout, receiving the following note from the persons in charge of the building: "We take pleasure in stating that the character and general deportment of Elder Minard Wood, since coming to this place, are irreproachable, but his doctrine we do not indorse; consequently we cannot allow him the use of our chapel."

WE learn from Elder A. J. Breed's report to the Review concerning the Texas camp meeting that Elder W. S. Greer was reëlected president of that Conference, and that Brother J. A. Holbrook was ordained to the gospel ministry.

THE war between China and Japan has caused some falling off in our Japanese-English school in San Francisco. The Japanese are very patriotic, and stand ready to go home at the first opportunity, in order to defend their country.

THE statute of Charles II., of Great Britain, under which some of our brethren in Canada and Australia have been prosecuted for Sunday labor, has been declared by the High Court of Appeals at Toronto to be inoperative against farmers.

A LETTER to the Echo from Elder J. H. Cook says that he and Elder John Fulton are rusticating in the mountains of Colorado, 8,000 feet above sea level, living in tents, endeavoring to regain their health. Brother Cook reports a marked improvement in his own case, and says that Elder Fulton is improving slowly.

ELEVEN adult converts are the visible result of tent meetings but recently closed in Providence, R. I. There was strong opposition to the tent. Some wealthy property owners in the vicinity threatened to have it declared a nuisance if it were not removed, and a petition was sent to the city authorities to that effect, but no notice was taken of it. Other methods were adopted to drive the laborers away, but all proved unavailing. The police gave ample protection, and the newspapers gave favorable notices.

IT appears that our publishing house at Basel, Switzerland, is again embarrassed by the arrest of the manager, Elder H. P. Holser, for Sunday labor. A fine of 200 francs, with three weeks' imprisonment, has been imposed upon him, and in case the fine is not paid, sixty-one days in prison will be the penalty. It has been decided to close their pressroom entirely, and hire the printing done on the outside, pending appeal to a higher court. It is said that public sentiment, and even the Police Court, favors the appeal.

FOUR discourses were delivered simultaneously, at Altoona, Pa., August 12, against the tent work in progress there, under the labors of Elder K. C. Russell and Brethren Charles Baierle and W. H. Smith. The expression of one minister that "the Church and the State should embrace each other," afforded a good subject for a reply, which was listened to by a large audience. There are now thirty Sabbath keepers in Altoona, with a Sabbath school that is well attended by others interested in the truth. The matter of erecting a house of worship is under consideration.

ELDER GEORGE I. BUTLER gives an encouraging account of the work in Asheville, N. C. As the result of tent meetings held there, fifteen had commenced to keep the Sabbath, and others were much interested. He further says: "A general meeting held by Elder Kilgore was a real help to the work, as it was blessed by the Spirit of the Lord. Among those who have accepted the truth are the pastor of the Second Baptist Church of this city, and his wife. He is a man much respected in the city, and was for three years a missionary to Japan. He is a young man of talent, well educated, earnest, and devoted. He is now laboring as one of our tent company, and is fully with us. His acceptance of the 'present truth' has caused much comment and inquiry in a large section of this Southern country, as he is well known in the Baptist denomination. We hope he will do much good. We closed with a baptism of ten, and an excellent farewell meeting, and with many friends."

ELDER H. E. ROBINSON, president of Atlantic Conference, reports through the Union Record that "the Jersey City tent is still in operation, and the interest and attendance continue good. It looks favorable for quite a strong company to be gathered at that place. They are so far from the meetinghouse that separate services will be held with them on the Sabbath. Elder Franke will now devote all his time and ability to this new effort, and Elder C. P. Bollman will take the oversight of the Jersey City church. Elder A. F. Ballenger, who is now connected with the American Sentinel work in New York City, will lead the Sabbath meetings for the Brooklyn church." Elder Franke baptized seven candidates at Jersey City on the 25th ult.