WE have been much encouraged, the last year, with the efforts put forth by one of our colporteurs, Song Yong Soo. He succeeded so well that in October, 1913, we put him in as field man under my direction, and he goes out with the workers, giving them practical instruction. At present he is with several men in the northern part of the country. A letter received from him yesterday is very interesting. He says:
"While visiting each house in the village of Taeke, about seven miles from Po Whang Chai, I met Mr. So Mong Pil. At first we had a heated discussion; but after about an hour, he stopped his abuse, and I opened my paper. Led by the Holy Ghost, he grasped the third angel's message. I had prayer with him and his mother, after which he paid for a six-month subscription to the paper.
"With three other colporteurs, I went to Moo Po Le, and the night of January 25 we held a meeting, with an attendance of from forty to fifty. The next morning, at a meeting, six agreed to believe. The work is forward there, and we left Kim Syang Kyum to teach them more.
"At Chil Caal one of our church-members assisted the colporteurs, and during the day invited folks to the meetings, which were continued for three days, resulting in over ten agreeing to believe.
"At So Rai four colporteurs, with much energy, sold the papers, and held meetings in the evening for four nights, with an attendance of from forty to fifty. Eight have agreed to keep the Sabbath. On Sabbath over twenty worshiped together, including our five church-members, with the eight new believers and others.
"The most interesting of the new believers is Kim Un Kun, who used to be a liquor merchant and a licentious fellow. He attended the meetings each night, and through the love of God, confessed his sins, and, doing away with his past life, has dedicated his house to God for a meeting place. His sister, Kim Ai Choo, a widow, is a good-hearted woman, who prepared a basin of warm water for each of the colporteurs every morning, after which she set up a good breakfast for them. This sister and three other women, with tears, prayed for their relatives, among whom eight have agreed to believe.
"From Chinampo, I have received a letter from two brethren who are working there. The nephew of one of the colporteurs, Pak Tai Hwan, and his family of five, put away their idolatrous worship, and, agreeing to believe, burned up the different articles offered to the spirits."
THIS is a group of men and women, with their children, who, under the leadership of Prof. and Mrs. W. S. Boynton, have recently gone from our academy at San Fernando, California, to establish an industrial school near Rome, Georgia. Five hundred acres of land has been donated to the enterprise by a woman in California, and buildings will be erected this summer. The school will be known as the Riverside Academy, and its work will be modeled much after that of our school at Madison, Tennessee.
Less than a month ago, we sent this brother 1,600 papers in one lot. Two weeks later we sent 300. Three days ago a telegram came for 300, and yesterday a letter came from him asking for 300 to be sent to another place. This brother is full of life and energy. He has from twelve to fourteen men working; but soon the farm work will begin, and most of these men will quit. Then, too, we do not consider as full-fledged new believers these people he reports. But it makes us feel that a start has been made; and if the openings are followed up, we know some returns will be garnered. We are glad to report that the work is onward in this department.
