OUR WORK AND WORKERS by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Apr 4, 1906

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 32, No. 14.

OUR WORK AND WORKERS.

By Editor

Reporting to the Visitor, Brother G. Medairy notes the organization of a church of thirteen members at Waynesburg, Ky.

A CONFERENCE district meeting was held recently at Coshocton, Ohio. The city hall, heated, was granted to the brethren for meeting purposes free of charge, through the kindness of the mayor.

WRITING from Grove, Ky., Brother E. L. Sanford reports that a two-weeks' series of meetings, held in a private house, has resulted in six new Sabbath-keepers. These are the husband and wife in three respective families.

FROM a private letter from College View, Neb., we learn of the death of Prof. August Kunze, about March 15. He was instructor in German—including rhetoric, Bible, and history—and New Testament Greek, in Union College. We have not learned particulars.

THE Pasadena (Cal.) Evening Star gives liberal notice of the meetings held in that city by Brother Wm. W. Simpson. On Sunday evening, March 13, the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium was packed, and a thousand people were turned away for want of room.

BOTH the Sentinel and the Democrat, of Sedalia, Mo., give liberal space to the advocacy of religious liberty. The former quotes from our new quarterly, Liberty, published at 222 N. Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., and the latter admits a contribution from Brother W. A. Theo. Miller.

IN the Southwestern Union Record we notice reports that six members were added to the church at Douglas, Texas, in connection with meetings held by Brethren N. V. Willess and W. L. Brandon. Also, that two converts had responded to the labors of Brethren C. W. Miller and H. Schmidt, among the Germans of Henrietta, Texas.

THE South African Missionary gives an encouraging report of Cape Colony Conference, as presented at the late annual session. There were added to the conference the past year four churches. There was also an increase of funds from all departments of the work. Officers were elected as follows: President, W. S. Hyatt; secretary and treasurer, T. J. Gibson; secretary of Sabbath-school Department, Mrs. I. J. Hankins; auditor, A. H. Mason; executive committee--W. S. Hyatt, I. J. Hankins, J. M. Freeman, E. A. Ingle, J. J. Wessels, A. H. Mason, George Thomason, M. D.

THE officers of the new North Pacific Union Conference are as follows: President, W. B. White; vice-president, A. J. Breed; educational secretary, M. E. Cady; religious-liberty secretary, A. J. Breed; auditor, W. C. Railey; executive committee--W. B. White, A. J. Breed, M. E. Cady, and the presidents of the several local conferences in the union. In the distribution of labor it was arranged that Brother E. L. Stewart act as president of British Columbia Conference; Brother F. M. Burg, president of Western Washington Conference, and Brother W. F. Martin, president of Montana Conference.

THE recent session of the Northern Union Conference, held in Minneapolis, is said to have been marked by a spirit of courage and united action. Many citizens attended the meetings, which were marked by deep spirituality. It was decided to publish a union conference paper, to be called the Northern Union Reaper. Officers of the conference were elected as follows: President, R. A. Underwood; vice-president, C. A. Burman; treasurer, C. M. Everest; missionary and recording secretary, G. L. Emerson; educational secretary, which will embrace the work of the young people and general Sabbath-school interests, O. J. Graf, of Union College; field secretary, J. S. James; religious liberty secretary, E. G. Hayes; auditor, L. E. Koon.

Reporting a visit to the Heisterbach church, in the Orange River Colony, South Africa, Brother I. J. Hankins says: "The Heisterbach church numbers thirty-seven, twenty-five having been added the past year. They pay about £50 tithe per quarter. Two were baptized during our meetings. Four Zulus were received into the church. These speak Sesuto and Dutch. They are men of Christian experience, and quite intelligent in the truth. They are working among their fellow natives, and are anxious to fit themselves to be missionaries to their people. I found the brethren very appreciative and very hospitable. The Lord blessed us in our study of His Word and work. Miss Sutherland is having an interesting church school in which I spent a pleasant forenoon."

OUR brethren in Canada have secured over fifteen thousand signatures to a petition against the enactment of a Dominion Sunday bill now being considered by the Dominion Parliament. The petition contains the following proclamation, issued in 1858 by Queen Victoria:

"Firmly relying ourselves on the truths of Christianity, and acknowledging with gratitude the solace of religion, we disclaim alike the right and the desire to impose our convictions on any of our subjects. We declare it to be our royal will and pleasure that none be in any wise favored, none molested or disquieted by reason of their religious faith or observance, but that all shall alike enjoy the equal and impartial protection of the law; and we do strictly charge and enjoin all those who may be in authority under us, that they abstain from all interference with the religious belief or worship of any of our subjects, on pain of our highest displeasure."