On Sabbath, June 10, the church known as the People's Seventh-day Adventist church of Washington, in charge of Elder L. C. Sheafe, began a two days' dedicatory service of their church building, which they have recently purchased at the corner of Tenth and V Streets, N. W.
At the morning service the house was crowded. In addition to their regular members, the Eighth Street Seventh-day Adventist church was in attendance, besides members from the Memorial and Takoma Park churches.
The services were exceedingly practical and interesting. Elder Sheafe delivered a discourse, which was based upon the twenty-eighth chapter of Acts, from which he drew many practical lessons. Following the sermon addresses were given by Brethren Thompson and Howard, and the writer, after which the right hand of fellowship was extended to seven new members.
This church building was the property of the First Church of the New Jerusalem. The lot is fifty by ninety-five feet, and the building is a three-story brick church edifice. Eight years ago this property cost seventeen thousand dollars, but was purchased by Elder Sheafe and his church for the sum of ten thousand dollars. A liberal payment has been made on the principal with an arrangement to pay the rest on easy terms.
Our earnest prayer is that the Lord may continue to bless this church, in adding to its number precious souls who will be an honor to the third angel's message.
Elder Sheafe began a series of tent-meetings on Monday evening at Twenty-second and N Streets, N. W.
K. C. RUSSELL.
An Unusual Experience
By J. S. Washburn
It is not often that we are compelled to ask consideration at the hands of our people because we are not able to acknowledge promptly their contributions, but there has been such a remarkable response to the recent appeals in behalf of the One Hundred Thousand Dollar Fund that the donations have come in faster than we have been able, with our usual office force and the interruption of the General Conference, to send out the usual receipts and acknowledgments. To those who are still waiting for their receipts we will say that they need have no alarm about the loss of the money, and that they will hear from us just as soon as possible.
We are very thankful for the wonderful movement which has resulted so happily in the interest of this fund, and it is a great satisfaction to be able to report that the amount actually entered at the time of writing this article has reached $94,403.98, with many letters still awaiting attention. The remarkable interest which has been shown in the establishment of the work in this city, and the liberal spirit which has been manifested, encourage us to believe that our people will heartily co-operate with the recommendation of the General Conference concerning the raising of further funds, which is fully presented by Elder A. G. Daniells in the Editorial Department. We ask all to read his article.
