OUR WORK AND WORKERS by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Dec 3, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 48.

OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

By Editor

NOVEMBER 21 nine members were added to the church in San Francisco, making thirty-six since the first of June.

Ar the recent camp-meeting held at Los Angeles, Cal., seventeen persons were baptized—five more than were at first reported.

THE work in Louisville, Ky., is reported to have increased until more extended accommodations are required for the congregations.

ELDER FRANCIS HOPE reports the baptism of six converts in Birmingham, England, October 31. The Baptist chapel was kindly loaned for the occasion.

MEETINGS held in Roseland, La., by Elder Isaac Morrison and Brother J. E. Evans, have resulted in ten converts to the faith in the face of bitter opposition.

ELDER J. S. WASHBURN reports an increasing interest in meetings held in Cardiff, Wales. Two other brethren are assisting in the work there, and a sister is engaged in giving Bible readings.

A LETTER from Prof. W. W. Prescott states that he expected to leave Cape Town, S. Africa, October 26, for London, expecting to arrive in America about the middle of December. In addition to his institute work, Brother Prescott has for a time been holding triweekly meetings in the largest hall in the city of Cape Town, which have been largely attended. In addition to this, synopses of his addresses have been printed and circulated in the community.

SISTER GRACE L. OSTERHOUT, formerly assistant secretary in California Tract Society, has recently connected with the orphanage for colored children at Chattanooga, which originated with, and has been conducted by, Mrs. Almira S. Steele. Sister O. a few years ago was given up to die of tuberculosis, but the Lord marvelously helped her. Having again grown worse more recently, the Lord has wrought to her complete restoration. May God bless her in her new field.

ONE of our missionaries in Calcutta makes a strong appeal for the establishment of an orphanage for boys. "Scores of cases are constantly occurring where little lads are left to the mercies of a cold world, and many of them are taken by the Mohammedans and brought up to a life of practical slavery. Others are being gathered by the Catholics." Aside from a small work which one Baptist minister does on his own account, there is said to be no Protestant effort in behalf of this large helpless class in all that great city. And there are many other great cities in the world which present a like condition.

ELDER W. A. McCUTCHEON, president of Virginia Conference, reports the organization of a church of thirteen members at Lynchburg, Va. From him also, through the Messenger, we get the following interesting report:—

"In response to letters from some colored Sabbath-keepers in Danville, who had been furnished my address, I went down to visit them last week, and found a company of twenty-two adults. One of the number having been a regular ordained minister of the Baptist Church, they had formed themselves into a church, choosing this minister as pastor. The wife of this minister got the Sabbath truth from a sister in North Carolina, and carried it to her husband in Danville, where they together conveyed it to others, and they in turn to still others, until the present number have received it. They have been in the truth from one or two to six months, and were found to be quite well informed on most points of the truth, believing in the soon coming of the Lord, having given up the use of tobacco, etc. They needed further instruction on some points, and I remained in Danville three days, holding meetings with them, and giving them what instruction I could. Tho persecuted by others of their race, they are happy in the Lord, and desire to be more closely connected with the work of the conference."