OUR WORK AND WORKERS

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 10, 1904

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 30, No. 6.

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OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

THE brethren at Black Rock, Ark., are erecting a new meeting-house.

SIX members were added to the church at St. James, Ill., January 16.

A SESSION of the Northern Union Conference will be held at Milbank, S. D., February 17-22.

TWO PERSONS have accepted the faith in Peoria, Ill., through Bible-readings given by Sister Silver.

THE Herald says that eight new Sabbath-schools were organized in Southern Illinois Conference last quarter.

THREE candidates for baptism at Youngstown, Ohio, is part of a report of Brother C. C. Webster, in the Welcome Visitor.

THE Young People's Society of Battle Creek, Mich., has sent one of their number to Egypt, and will support him until the work shall become self-supporting.

THE brethren of Halifax, N. S., dedicated their new house of worship January 10. The services were conducted by Brethren Wm. Guthrie and F. A. Tracy, and were well attended.

IN connection with meetings held at Pomeroy, Wash., three members were added to the church January 16. The meetings are being conducted by Brethren J. A. Holbrook and F. D. Wagner.

A REPORT of Brother J. G. Walker, in the North Dakota Gleaner, notes that eight persons had begun to observe the Sabbath of the Lord at Langdon, through the humble labors of a Brother Chase, a layman.

TWO YEARS of labor in the province of Alberta, Canada, has so far resulted in four churches and several smaller companies as yet unorganized. There is also one successful church-school in operation.

A LETTER in the Sabbath-school Worker, from Sister Iva Cady, Sabbath-school secretary of the Society Islands, says: "Our brethren here are getting stirred up to give more freely of their means for the Gospel work."

AT the last quarterly-meeting of the church in Du Quoin, Ill., eight members were added. Brother J. M. Rees, president of the conference, reports to the Herald that both the church and the school at that place are in a prosperous condition.

MEETINGS held at West Lebanon, Ind., by Brethren F. M. Roberts and S. S. Davis, have resulted in ten conversions to "the faith once delivered to the saints." The report says: "Among them are a Dunkard minister, his wife, and granddaughter; also a local minister of the Methodist Church, a very promising young man. There are many more who are deeply interested."

WRITING from Farry, O. T., to the Union Record, Brother J. R. Bagby says: "We notice that those who take hold of the SIGNS work are those who are growing in the work, and are the ones who will have to carry the Gospel of the kingdom to this generation."

THE Indiana Tract Society, as stated in the Reporter, is still filling orders for the Capital and Labor issue of the SIGNS. As the matter is as fresh to-day as it was when first issued, there is no reason why it should not be sold in large quantities yet. There are still some on hand.

THE Western Washington and Western Oregon depositories have been discontinued and merged into the new Pacific Press branch office established at Portland, Oregon. This arrangement will save much middle work, and add to the convenience of the workers in that region.

IN the Indicator Brother S. H. Lane, president of New York Conference, reports preaching in the Baptist Church at Locke, on a recent Sunday evening. He says: "All seemed deeply interested, and I received an earnest invitation by the pastor in charge and several of the members, to occupy the house again. They said that any time I would send an appointment the house would be ready."

THE manner in which the details of Gospel labor vary in different countries, is illustrated by a report from Brother B. E. Connerly, in the New York Indicator, concerning his experience in Porto Rico. He says: "We have devoted considerable of our effort to the exaltation of labor, and to defending the rights of the poor dumb creatures, which are subject to such cruelties here that it is almost more than we can stand at times to see it."

REPORTS of good results are still coming. The following is from the Southwestern Union Record: "Brother C. W. Cutter, of Hot Springs, Ark., took 500 copies of the Capital and Labor number of the SIGNS, and since then has been taking a hundred copies each week of the weekly issue. He reports quite an interest as a result, and anticipates an opening for a series of meetings. Sister Harrell, of the same place, is using fifty copies a week. Their courage is good, and they hope to realize a harvest of souls as the result of their labor in that line."

AT the Life Boat Mission, Chicago, many little children from the streets were made happy by Christmas presents, most of which were things they really needed. A letter from the Life Boat Children's Department says, "Presents came in boxes, barrels, and bundles, and warm clothing came in abundance, and to-day many a child is warm and comfortable, who otherwise might have been miserable or perhaps sick." One hundred and forty-four children were counted in the room. At the dispensary, in another part of the city, about forty others were made happy. At the Life Boat Haven about thirty more received good cheer, and many presents were sent out to children who could not come in. The letter states that "hours before the time set for the opening of the Life Boat Mission, eager little faces were pressed against the big windows, and dirty little hands rattled the latch on the door."

REFERRING to the revival at Battle Creek, Mich., Brother G. C. Tenney writes, under date of January 24: "Beginning with the week of prayer, special meetings were held by the church and sanitarium, both in districts and in general assemblies. A good interest was awakened, and we felt that the occasion had been an especially profitable one. Soon afterward a convention of young people was held here, in which a good interest was manifested, and progress was made by many toward a better state of things. These meetings awakened so much interest that it was thought best to follow it up. Brother Luther Warren has had the principal burden of the work. From the first the attendance was large, and the interest increased. Many people began to seek the Lord, and every day souls found freedom in the knowledge of sins forgiven. Families that had been divided in religious practices and interest were united. The altars of prayer were established in many homes. Reconciliations took place, and for about four weeks we have had a remarkable visitation of the Spirit and power of God. As to numbers, it is not possible to approximate how many hearts have been quickened in the service of the Lord. On the evening of January 21, 148 were baptized, and quite a large number are now awaiting the opportunity to receive the rite."