FIELD NOTES by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 6, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 19, No. 14.

FIELD NOTES.

By Editor

EIGHT accessions to the faith are the visible result of meetings held near Eddyville, Iowa, by Brother H. V. Adams.

BROTHER EDWIN R. PALMER has been appointed State canvassing agent for Vermont. His address is Essex Junction.

WE are glad to notice in the Review the statement that Elder R. A. Underwood is able to visit Battle Creek after his long illness.

CLEAN copies of the Signs and American Sentinel are wanted for missionary work by Permelia J. Campbell, Rocklin, Placer County, California. Send postpaid.

ELDER GEORGE E. FIFIELD, of New England Conference, has been called to Battle Creek College to assist in the work of giving instruction in the Bible Course.

ELDER H. F. PHELPS has succeeded in getting a liberal use of Finnish papers in Minnesota in presenting articles upon our faith to the people of that nationality.

A GOOD spiritual interest is reported at Healdsburg, Cal. On the 20th inst. twenty-five persons presented themselves for baptism, most of whom were young people connected with the college.

AT Farmington, Wash., our brethren have started a German school which has twenty-nine students. It is called a German school, but is partly conducted in English in order to come within the requirements of the law.

ELDER W. A. McCUTCHEON reports encouragingly of the work in the vicinity of Douglasville, Georgia, although the stringent Sunday law of that State is a hindrance to the freedom of those who would keep all the commandments of God.

THE new post office at College Place, Wash., is now a money order office, which is a great convenience to our college brethren there. Those who have dealings with the college will please take notice. There is no need of directing any mail to Walla Walla which is destined for College Place.

THE Reaper, published at College Place, Wash., has this item in its issue of the 19th inst.: "Elder G. F. Haffner has been holding meetings near here the past two weeks. He baptized ten last Sunday, and says that there are others who will take hold of the truth. The Walla Walla German church now numbers thirty-eight members."

THE missionary work heretofore conducted by Brother Frank Jeffers at Fresno, Cal., has been turned over to Sister E. P. Naylor by the Fresno Tract Society. She requests further donations of denominational papers, but is particular in her request that they shall be clean and in presentable shape, as many that have been received are unfit for use. She also wishes none earlier than 1890.

ELDER FRANCIS HOPE writes from Liverpool January 11, as follows: "I have just been holding a week's mission with the church at Hull. They are of good courage. Also visited Ulceby and Grimsby. To-day a large party sail on the Majestic for General Conference: Four from South Africa; Elder Johnson, from Scandinavia; Elders Chadwick and D. A. Robinson, and Brother Gibson."

BECAUSE the Baptists have a good record as champions of religious liberty, the National Religious Liberty Association will send Elder A. T. Jones' pamphlet, "Due Process of Law," to the 1,242 Baptist ministers of Missouri. That is, the society will do the work of procuring the addresses and mailing the pamphlets, provided the Missouri brethren will bear the expense of paying for them.

BROTHER F. W. SPIES writes from Altoona, Pennsylvania, January 12, as follows: "Elder A. T. Jones visited our State the first ten days of this month, and spoke three times in Pittsburg, twice in Washington, and three times in Harrisburg on religious liberty, to very attentive audiences, and since the lectures we have made an effort with 'Two Republics' in Pittsburg, with fair success thus far. We would say to our brethren, Study this book, for we believe the time has come to push it."

A CANVASSER for "Two Republics" in Kansas had a bit of encouraging experience while laboring under disadvantage. While taking orders he took dinner at a farmhouse. The man could not be induced to subscribe for the book, but took a copy of the pamphlet "Civil Government and Religion," as pay for the canvasser's dinner. Afterward the canvasser was out delivering his orders on a very stormy day, carrying his books on his back. There were no teams on the road, but a young horseman overtook him, and, recognizing him, said: "Well, I am glad I have found you. Father has been nearly sick since you were at our house, because he didn't buy that book. He has read 'Civil Government' through several times, and wants the large book."

ELDER R. C. PORTER, writing to the Union Record in regard to the Sunday-closing hearing before the Congressional Committee on the Quadro-centennial Exposition, says: "We were invited to participate in the discussion and a liberal share of time was offered to us. Elder A. T. Jones was the first speaker on our side of the question, and began by making an argument on the unconstitutionality of all religious legislation. He had not proceeded far before the chairman informed him that they would hear no more on the principle of the question. Congress had already decided that it was proper to legislate on religious questions, and the only question now was the policy of opening the Fair on Sunday. This ruled us out from further discussion of the matter, and it also showed that the United States Congress acknowledges a union of Church and State. The die is cast; the union is formed; the work before us is brief but of thrilling interest. A faithful warning must be borne, unmasking the deceptions of Satan for this time. The destiny of souls depends upon our faithfulness."