Maryland by Lora L. Tarbell

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 9, 1914

Maryland

By Lora L. Tarbell

Rock Hall.—Just after the opening of our church school we entered into the Harvest Ingathering campaign. The people of this community were found very willing to assist foreign missions in a material way. We have reason to believe that hearts were softened by the reading of this number of the REVIEW, and the entrance thus gained to the homes opened the way for further missionary work. Our church members became much interested in the work, and some distributed fifty or more papers each.

In November we had a Harvest Ingathering program. Both our own people and those not believers with us contributed autumn products. The proceeds of the meeting amounted to forty dollars. In former years this fund has always gone to the church school, but this time it was voted for missions, and the Lord has more than made this up to the school work. O, that there were less of doubting and more of trusting in our ranks!

Two weekly Bible studies are being held by our young people. There is a lively interest in these meetings, and those in training are proving of help to our church leader.

The church circulates a club of twenty-five papers weekly, mostly Signs of the Times, and we plan in the near future to place a paper rack on the boat which visits our wharf. Rock Hall has given one consecrated Bible worker to the cause this past summer, and she has already seen some fruit of her labors.

If all our church members were faithful to their trust, this message would soon go to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. Shall we not be more earnest, more zealous in the work God has given us to do?

LORA L. TARBELL.