OUR WORK AND WORKERS by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 18, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 16.

OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

By Editor

At Rushville, N. Y., seven persons have accepted the Sabbath of the Lord, under the labors of Sister Lulu Wightman.

A report from Brother George R. Lesch, in the Indicator, says that ten members have been added to the church at Buffalo, N. Y.

From Finland we have the report that eleven book canvassers have just begun active work, after attending a canvassers’ school.

A church of fourteen members has been organized at Payette, Idaho, as a result of labor by Brethren E. D. Sharpe and H. W. Oliver.

“Our Spokane [Wash.] Mission,” says the Reaper, “still has to turn men away in considerable numbers because we have not room for them.”

Brother L. Johnson, who has charge of the Scandinavian work in America, is in Oregon for a time, and will be at the camp-meeting soon to be held at Portland.

“The work in Utah is growing, notwithstanding the adverse circumstances under which it is placed.” So says Brother J. M. Willoughby, of Salt Lake City, in Workers’ Bulletin.

A note from Brother J. P. Henderson says that the labors of himself and associates at Jerseyville, Ill., have resulted in fifty persons deciding to keep the commandments of God.

A postal card from Brother Victor Thompson says: “I notice in your report of my meetings [at Nebraska City] that six have joined the church. You may now [March 25] say thirteen, two by letter, with others keeping the Sabbath.”

Bethel is the name of the new post-office established at Woodland Academy, Wood Co., Wis. Persons desiring to communicate with any one connected with the school, or living in that immediate vicinity, should remember this fact.

In the death of Brother M. J. Church, at Church’s Springs, Calaveras Co., Cal., March 20, there passed away another of the earlier members of the church in this State. He was within one week of being eighty-two years of age. He was buried in Fresno, his former home, two days later, the services being conducted by Brother J. O. Corliss. He was at one time on the board of directors of this institution. Just after this funeral Brother Corliss was called to the bedside of Brother T. M. Thorn, in Fresno, who died the next day of tuberculosis, aged thirty-five years. Brother Thorn was a native of Missouri, and had preached in Kansas and Colorado before coming to California in quest of health.

Referring to the work of the mission in Portland, Me., the Vineyard says: “At a meeting which we attended not long since a reformed drunkard gave his experience, which was a long story of weak attempts to overcome his appetite for strong drink in his own strength. He said: ‘One Sunday morning I stumbled into the Open Door Mission and here I found Christ—a strong and mighty Helper to my soul. In Him I have found that which I did not have before and which I know is able to keep me from the demon of drink. When I came into the room I had no idea of yielding myself to God, but His Spirit followed me and strove with my heart, and I gave myself up to its influence, and I am not sorry that I did.’”

From the Reaper of March 28 we take the following note, by Brother G. W. Reaser, president of Upper Columbia Conference:—

“Our Boise Mission has been closed and is now under strict quarantine regulations on account of smallpox. Brother and Sister Kahlstrom, neither of whom have ever had the disease, have been asked by the city health officers to take charge of the smallpox hospital at Boise. They accepted the position, and are now engaged in that line of work, which would certainly be very undesirable to those who do not have the spirit of the Master. We copy the following extract from a recent letter received from them: ‘We asked Brother Casebeer to look after the mission as soon as the quarantine was raised. We are getting homesick to go back to work again, but there will be no chance to do so for a few weeks yet. The Lord has blessed us in keeping us well. The time is right here when we should not be afraid to go anywhere. Praise God for health reform. It is rather lonesome out here, but we feel that this is only a taste of what is coming.’”

Brother Casebeer, who wrote the letter for Brother and Sister Kahlstrom, on account of the quarantine, adds the following foot-note: “The mission is still quarantined, but they think it will be raised in a few days. The first three patients are nearly well. They walk around out-of-doors. Nine more were taken down a day or two ago, so that Brother and Sister Kahlstrom have their hands full.”