OUR WORK AND WORKERS by William Nelson Glenn

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 8, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 10.

OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

By William Nelson Glenn

THE brethren at Cliff Island, Cumberland County, Me., are erecting a house of worship.

A CHURCH of eleven members has been organized at Bagwell, Texas, under the labors of Brother H. Woodruff.

A REPORT in the California Missionary from Brother A. J. Osborne notes the addition of six persons to the church at Con Cow.

THE following hint in the Worker's Bulletin is good for other conferences as well as Iowa: "Have all the people in your community had the opportunity of reading the Quarter-Centennial number of the SIGNS? If not, has not some one a duty yet to perform? If all your home territory has been canvassed, can you not enter new territory farther away from home? The matter in this paper is just as interesting to new readers as when first issued."

THE Lawler, Iowa, Despatch says: "We are in receipt of a copy of the Quarter-Centennial number of the SIGNS OF THE TIMES, published by the Pacific Press Publishing Company, of Oakland, Cal. The twenty-fifth milestone in the life of this excellent publication is celebrated by the management by the issue of a thirty-two-page edition, in an illuminated cover, and printed on book paper. As a family paper the SIGNS OF THE TIMES stands second to none."

A GOOD idea of our work was given in a Bible study conducted by Brother E. J. Waggoner, early in the present session of the General Conference at South Lancaster, Mass. It was that our work is but a continuation of the work of John the Baptist, preparing the way of the Lord. To prepare the way of the Lord is to prepare a people for the coming of the Lord. "The way of the Lord is prepared when His way is seen in His people; then the glory of the Lord is revealed."

OF the church work in San Francisco, Brother E. E. Andross says: "Since the organization of the second church on Valencia Street, which now numbers thirty members, the Lord's blessing has been with the Laguna Street church in an especial way. For a time the church felt very reluctant to having its membership divided, but finally they consented, and tho more than twenty withdrew to form the other church, and many of these among the most active workers of the body, yet their places have been taken by others, till our first church is fuller than ever before on the Sabbath, and the tithes and offerings are as large as before; besides, the tract society has done much more business the last quarter than any quarter previous."

OUR own Helping Hand Mission in San Francisco is prospering in a remarkable degree. The attendance and attention are very encouraging, but the labor of those who conduct the establishment is very taxing. The writer went over on a recent evening after the Sabbath to assist Brother Richards in the services. Nearly half an hour before the time for beginning the service the chapel was about full. And, altho the varied services last an hour and three-quarters, the closest attention was given by the motley audience. Even an alarm of fire called out but a few. Many stirring testimonies were given, several telling how they once had started to serve the Lord but had backslidden. In about every instance, strong drink had been the cause. A number asked for prayers, and five went forward and resolved to take a new start. The mission seems to be appreciated by the fallen habitues of the dens of vice in the midst of which it is located, and many drop in for a brief rest from their routine of wicked life, and are refreshed by memories of better days. But, best of all, a number find rest for their souls in conversion to God. W. N. G.