p. 14 | Our Work and Workers by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Aug 8, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 38, No. 31.

Our Work and Workers

By Editor

Words of cheer come from our great mission fields; but they are also words of need. It is common—it is almost the invariable rule—for our correspondents who are bearing great burdens in the mission field to say nothing of themselves or their own needs or deprivations, but they tell the needs of others. For instance, there is before us a private letter from a devoted young wife, who is pouring out of the abundance of her sweet, fresh life in one of the hot, stifling cities of one of the largest mission fields. But not a murmur, not a thought for self, but a great full-hearted sympathy for each and all of her fellow workers, some of whom are spending their whole time in the midst of such squalor and insanitary surroundings as would not be tolerated in Chicago's worst. But there is no complaint, no rebellious feeling indulged, just a deep heart-longing that the missionaries and workers may have better quarters. Our Chinese papers are printed in almost impossible conditions, in Chinese alleys, where in the hot, humid summer stirs not a zephyr of fresh sweet air, and the thousand stenches make life intolerable. Does it not move our hearts? God bless them—the dear young wife, the strong, patient young man, and all their fellow workers. And may God help us to appreciate that we have the privilege of being stewards for Him in this matter.

THE recent California camp-meeting, in Oakland, on the border-line of Berkeley, was a most excellent meeting, and the largest held for several years. The sermons were clear, strong, pointed, searching, spiritual. Many renewed with clearer conception their consecration, and there were many conversions. Thirteen were baptized; other candidates were referred to home churches. All branches of the work were considered, and several thousand dollars was raised for foreign and home mission work. There were present the following ministers from other conferences: E. E. Andross, representing the union conference; A. J. Haysmer, the North American Negro Department; S. Mortenson, the Swedish work of North America; J. H. Behrens, president of Central California Conference; C. L. Taggart, president of Northern California-Nevada Conference; B. L. Howe, W. M. Healey, L. C. Warren, and others, besides those residing in the conference. Mrs. E. G. White, altho fourscore and six years of age, spoke several times, with power and freedom. This is the first great meeting since the division of the conference into three, and it fully demonstrated the wisdom of division, which ought to have taken place years before. Pastor E. W. Farnsworth takes the presidency of the conference under happy auspices in many respects. May it be a blessed year.

Candidates Ready for Baptism at Our Kisumu Mission

At the conclusion of a series of tent meetings at Muskegon, Michigan, six persons were baptized and taken into the church at that place; five new converts were recently baptized at Wolf Lake by Elder D. P. Wood; and Sabbath, July 8, six were baptized at Mt. Pleasant.

ELDER W. D. PARKHURST recently baptized three persons in the Whitebreast River, near Osceola, Iowa, and two persons have been baptized at Council Bluffs.

ON a recent Sabbath, the Swedish church of New York City had the privilege of seeing three souls follow their Lord in baptism.

A LETTER from Elder W. A. Spicer, secretary of our Foreign Mission Board, written at the beginning of our General Council in Europe, says that "the meeting was the largest gathering ever held by Seventh-day Adventists in Europe, and especially the largest council that was ever held. There have been some meetings held in America which were larger, but no gathering of this kind. There were about 2,000 present at the opening meeting of the tent."

AT Riverside, California, a company of five adults followed their Lord in the ordinance of baptism, and a church of nineteen members was organized on June 17. Twelve of these were baptized recently as a result of a tent effort conducted in Farmington.

TWENTY-FIVE souls followed their Lord in baptism at the close of the camp-meeting held at Bozeman, Montana, and it is reported that several more went forward in baptism a few days later.

FOUR have been added to the church at Saginaw, North Dakota, and several have been baptized at Kief and Williston. Quite a number of Russians have also been baptized in that conference.

AT the camp-meeting at Holbrook, Nebraska, baptism was administered to three persons, and six others plan to be baptized at their home churches.

ELDER M. J. ALLEN baptized nine persons at Hamilton, Ontario, July 8, and one other was added to the church at that place.

AS a result of a series of tent meetings at New Orleans, Louisiana, eight souls have been baptized, and others are interested.

TEN adult persons have accepted the truth as a result of a series of meetings conducted at Johnston, South Carolina.

DURING a recent visit to Goldfield, Nevada, Elder F. I. Richardson had the pleasure of baptizing four persons.

FOUR souls have been baptized at Grove, Kentucky, where a church was recently dedicated.

DURING the Wyoming camp-meeting, Elder H. E. Reeder baptized four persons.

THREE persons have given their hearts to God and were baptized recently at Redding, California.

SEVEN German people have been baptized in Chicago, and two persons at Springfield, Illinois.

AS a result of meetings held at Young, New South Wales, six persons have been baptized.

IN the face of much opposition, six have taken their stand for the truth in Petone, New Zealand.

THREE souls were baptized Sabbath, July 1, and united with the church at Fresno, California.

TWENTY-NINE persons were baptized at the close of the New York camp-meeting, at Rome, New York, and nearly a score at the close of the meeting held at Dunkirk, New York.

FROM Iowa comes news of the baptism of eight young persons at Mt. Pleasant, and three at Oakland. Four have also accepted the truth at Cedar Rapids and four at Glenwood.

AT the camp-meeting at Harvey, North Dakota, sixty-one persons were buried with Christ in baptism, and a number of others were to be baptized later at their home churches.

AT the close of the Adelphian Academy, Holly, Michigan, seven students were baptized. At Shelby twelve persons have recently united with the church by baptism.

ELDER A. J. VERRILL reports five baptisms at Dyer Brook, Maine, and three persons went forward in this ordinance recently in the Portland church.

A CHURCH of eight members has been organized at Horace, Kansas, and five are keeping the Sabbath who it is expected will soon unite with the church.

AT San Marcial, New Mexico, five persons have been baptized, and two at Las Vegas.

JUNE 11, thirty-four souls were baptized at the camp-meeting at Seattle, Washington.

EIGHT persons have been recently baptized at Aledo, Illinois, and eight at Peoria.

THIRTY-EIGHT persons were baptized at the close of the Massachusetts camp-meeting.

ELDER L. H. PROCTOR reports the baptism of seven adults at Elmira, New York.

ELDER J. W. McComas recently baptized six candidates at Eagle Grove, Iowa.

ELDER D. T. FERO baptized six at Lodi, California, on Sabbath, July 8.

NINE persons were baptized at the camp-meeting at Norwich, Connecticut.

FOUR additions to the church at Skowhegan, Maine, are reported.

THREE have taken their stand for the truth at Syracuse, Nebraska.