p. 13 | OUR WORK AND WORKERS by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 17, 1904

OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

By Editor

A SESSION of the Central Union Conference will be held at Omaha, Neb., March 4-14.

THE Missionary Worker says, "We now have a membership of about nine hundred in Brazil."

BROTHER C. H. PARKER, who went to the Fiji Islands a few years ago, is now able to preach in the native language.

THE organization of a church of nine members at Bartlesville, I. T., is reported by Brother G. F. Haffner, president of Oklahoma Conference.

AS A result of lay missionary work among the Germans in the vicinity of Arpin and Bethel, Wis., ten Sabbath-keepers are noted in the Reporter.

BROTHER A. G. HAUGHEY has been re-elected president of West Michigan Conference, and Brother D. W. Reavis has been chosen secretary and treasurer.

THE president of New York Conference, Brother S. H. Lane, says, "The church-school work in the State is doing well and exerting a good influence over our children and youth."

REPORTS of meetings held in Melbourne, Victoria, by Brother W. A. Hennig, note the baptism of ten candidates within three weeks. These meetings followed the camp-meeting held there in the autumn.

JANUARY 16 three candidates were baptized at Youngstown, Ohio, by Brother C. C. Webster, who is holding meetings there. He also reports the addition of four to the church on profession of faith.

FOUR candidates were recently baptized by Brother G. F. Haffner, at Meno, O. T., where Sister Minnie Syp was holding meetings. Brother Haffner also reports the addition of fourteen members to the Concord church.

IN the Union Conference Record, Brethren C. A. Paap and F. E. Lynden report five new Sabbath-keepers in connection with their meetings at Dannevirke, N. Z. They also note liberal reports of their Sunday night meetings in the Monday papers.

TO ASSIST in establishing the publishing, educational, and medical work in the vicinity of Washington, D. C., Mrs. E. G. White and Brother W. C. White and family will take residence there for awhile. In connection with the medical work there, Dr. George A. Hare, who has been located in Fresno, Cal., for the past twelve years, has responded to the call of the General Conference Committee to assist in the new sanitarium enterprise at Washington.

A LETTER from Sister Mattie A. Price, of Ingersoll, O. T., says: "I have had wonderful experiences in selling the special number of the SIGNS. One of these I will mention. I took a supply of papers to a community about eight miles from where I live, thinking to take advantage of a gathering there Christmas Eve. I asked for permission to introduce the paper after the exercises, and was given a few minutes. The meeting was then dismissed and with the help of the Lord I disposed of thirteen copies. How I thanked Him for the privilege!"

A LETTER from Sister Mabel Branch, of Cholo, British Central Africa, says: "Our school buildings are of grass and bamboo poles, with grass roofs. Occasionally snakes come out of the grass roof to view the classes in the schoolroom. Two large afternoon classes are attended by many of the working people after their day's work is finished. There is a great work to be done here. We have a very meager supply of books, slates, and pencils. We are all interested in our work and trust that the seed sown will bring forth fruit for the Master."

A LETTER from Huntsville, Ala., to the Welcome Visitor, has this interesting information about our school there: The "Oakwood Industrial School is constantly increasing both in members and spiritual growth. Several of the students who came here not knowing God, have given their hearts to Him for the first time. This gives us more joy than any other advancement that could be made. There are about forty students in the school home now. Most of them are of an older class, who appreciate the value of an education, and are willing to put forth an effort to obtain it. They have, as a rule, an ambition to become workers for the Master."

A LETTER to the Mission Board, from Dr. A. W. George, who has recently taken up the work in Turkey, we take the following paragraph:—

The Turks have no special opposition to our religion. They reason that the preaching of a new doctrine will stir up riots. And so it does; for our workers are always liable to mobs. Only a few weeks ago one of them was severely beaten at Adana, near Tarsus. Another is in prison in Aleppo. If we were recognized as Protestants, there would be no difficulty with the officials. [The Protestant organization refused such recognition on account of the Sabbath.] It is the Sabbath question that really causes all the trouble. But, thank the Lord for trouble when it comes in a good cause! The Sabbath and the "mark of the beast" are the distinguishing standards here, as well as in America. In Brother Baharian's case it appears that interference from a foreigner would only create difficulty. So I must enjoy my nice room here in Pera, while Brother Baharian lies in prison just across the Golden Horn. My heart smites me when I think of it, but I can do most by doing nothing. I hope the Lord will provide open doors for the truth by the medical work. Pray for me.