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Mission Field Workers and East Michigan Baptisms

SPEAKING of the great need for men of experience to help in supervising the work in our great mission fields, Brother R. C. Porter gives, as an illustration, Central China. He says: “Our needs are great. If the brethren who have to deal with these problems [of securing helpers] in the homeland could only pass through the field and see the real conditions, we should have no trouble in securing the needed help. Think of Central China, with more people than there are in the United States, and of the twenty-six churches and twenty-one companies to be looked after, with forty-six evangelists and sixty-two book and periodical canvassers; and all the field men there are to look after this entire work are Brethren R. F. Cottrell and Fred Lee—not another soul in the entire field prepared to go out and itinerate.” Let us pray that the Lord of the harvest will send forth more reapers; and as we pray, let us not withhold our gifts.

ELDER WILLIAM GUTHRIE, of the East Michigan Conference, sends us the following encouraging item: “The Lord greatly blessed us during the past month. Our tithe aggregated almost $14,000 for the month of May. The larger portion of this was received in a check for $10,000 from one person. The results of our work during the same month are also keeping pace with the income; for about seventy persons were baptized, and quite a large number are to be baptized in June, before camp meeting. Last Sabbath I baptized twenty-eight as the result of the work of one of our licentiates at St. Charles. I am sure you rejoice with us in this ingathering of souls.”

Word From Sister White

UNDER date of May 27, Elder W. C. White writes as follows:—

“Knowing that you are interested to hear about mother’s health, I shall write again.

“From Wednesday, May 12, she was stronger, and was able to eat better than for several weeks. Thursday, May 20, she was not so well. Friday she could not eat anything, and for a few days she grew weaker rapidly.

“Sunday, May 23, in the afternoon, Sister MacEnterfer read to her a letter from Elder F. C. Gilbert, telling about the progress of the work in Portland, Maine. She was much cheered to hear of prosperity in the Portland church.

“Tuesday morning, May 25, she was very weak, but her mind seemed clear; and when I asked if she was comfortable, she said:—

“‘I am very weak. I am sure that this is my last sickness. I am not worried at the thought of dying. I feel comforted all the time, the Lord is so near me. I am not anxious. The preciousness of the Saviour has been so plain to me. He has been a Friend. He has kept me in sickness and in health.

“‘I do not worry about the work I have done. I have done the best I could. I do not think that I shall be lingering long. I do not expect much suffering. I am thankful that we have the comforts of life in time of sickness. Do not worry. I go only a little before the others.’

“About 4 P. M., Tuesday, Elder and Mrs. George B. Starr called to see her. She remembered them, and spoke words of encouragement about their work.”

BROTHER S. E. ST. AMANT, who is connected with the General Conference Press Bureau and is sending out matter for the People’s Forum of the daily papers throughout the country, is desirous of ascertaining to what extent this matter is being published. Will those of our readers who notice these articles kindly clip and send them to him, at 257 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., carefully marking name of paper and date of issue? Brother St. Amant suggests that in order to avoid needless duplications, it would be well for those living in the larger cities to take these clippings to their local church elder to be forwarded by him. We consider the work of the Press Bureau of very great importance in the promulgation of this message, and solicit the assistance of our readers in this matter.

Hebrew-Christian Convention Report

By Editor

We have received from Elder F. C. Gilbert, superintendent of our work among the Jews, an excellent and very interesting report of the first Hebrew-Christian convention ever held among us. The report arrived too late for insertion in this issue of the REVIEW, but will appear next week, with a picture of the delegation.

School at Nassau, Bahama Islands

A GOOD report comes to the Mission Board office concerning the school opened at Nassau, Bahama Islands, last autumn. The citizens agreed to furnish place, tuition, and pupils if we would provide them teachers. Brother and Sister Coffin were sent to them. The secretary of the school board speaks highly of the efficient service rendered the patrons of the school by the teachers. While on account of the war they did not have the patronage they expected, still the school has been self-supporting, and much of God's blessing has been experienced in the work.

The Railway Disaster in England

How the news of the great world war has practically overwhelmed all other news, is well illustrated by the slight attention given the terrible railway disaster which recently occurred in England. Three trains were in collision on May 22, one of them a troop train; the wreckage caught fire, and many of the injured were burned alive. The official statement declares that 157 lost their lives at the time, and 200 were injured. The list of dead has doubtless been materially increased by deaths among the number listed as injured. This fearful accident commands very little attention in the light of the greater lists of fatalities coming over from the battle fields of Europe. In the fearful crash of nations the crash of railway trains is soon lost sight of.

South African Workers’ Institute and Conference

Writing at the close of the Durban meeting, April 28, Brother W. A. Spicer says:—

“We have had a good workers’ institute and conference. It has been a bit long and full, but we really have had a blessed time, and the manifest blessing of the Lord has been with the people. About three hundred and fifty were here,—the largest meeting they ever had. Though we were about twelve hundred miles from the Cape Conference headquarters, where the largest constituency is, there were over seventy here from the Cape. These people love the truth, they respond just the same as in our American conferences, and the Lord is helping them.

“The time was crowded with the holding of three local conferences—the Cape, the Orange Free State, and the Natal-Transvaal—during our union conference. No changes were made in presidents. In fact, there is no chance to make changes.

“We had profitable conferences with the missionaries preceding the conference, and they are remaining a few days for further counsel and detail planning. I am glad to find more of the South African young men getting into the mission work. These have a good grip on the native tongues.”

Brother Spicer hoped to finish his visits among the missions in Basutoland and Rhodesia, so as to sail for England on his return, about August 1.

Printing Office for the Philippine Mission

The brethren of the General Conference Committee who recently met in Manila, Philippine Islands, for council—A. G. Daniells, R. C. Porter, H. R. Salisbury, J. E. Fulton, and other laborers—recommended that about ten thousand dollars be appropriated to build and equip a printing office for that mission, adequate for carrying on their work properly. In response the General Conference Committee voted to buy land and put up the building, requesting the Pacific Press Publishing Association, from a tithe of its earnings turned over to the Mission Board, to equip the plant with necessary machinery. This they agree to do, and the good word has been sent to the Philippine workers to go ahead and put up the building. To them this will be a time of rejoicing, in which all the rest of us may share. Surely many evidences are afforded us that God is now greatly prospering his work.