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Review and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 20.

Resting With Jesus
Earlier text: The Noon-Hour Prayer

Statement of the Fifteen-Cent-a-Week Fund for Quarter Ending April 1, 1913

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over

ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
Central New England........ 1192 $2324.40 $1385.53 $938.87 $ $ $
Greater New York........ 1051 2049.45 1581.89 467.56
Maine................ 430 838.50 387.68 450.82
New York............... 712 1388.40 737.75 650.65
Northern New England.. 474 924.30 506.15 418.15
Southern New England.. 481 937.95 604.34 333.61
Western New York....... 800 1560.00 1160.53 399.47
Totals ............... 5140 10023.00 6363.87 3659.13 3659.13

CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
Maritime............... 270 526.50 251.66 274.84
Ontario................ 531 1035.45 903.23 132.22
Quebec................. 160 312.00 181.79 130.21
Newfoundland........... 55 107.25 462.65 355.40
Totals ............... 1016 1981.20 1799.33 537.27 355.40 181.87

CENTRAL UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
Colorado................ 1736 3385.20 1817.12 1568.08
East Kansas............ 1210 2359.50 368.84 1990.66
Nebraska................ 2188 4266.60 8097.83 3831.23
North Missouri......... 632 1232.40 634.10 598.30
South Missouri......... 729 1421.55 789.89 631.66
Western Colorado....... 405 789.75 343.82 445.93
West Kansas............ 826 1610.70 775.75 834.95
Wyoming................ 474 924.30 159.40 764.90
St. Louis Mission...... 192 374.40 ..... 374.40
Totals ............... 8392 16364.40 12986.75 7208.88 3831.23 3377.65

COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
Chesapeake............. 562 1095.90 560.38 535.52
District of Columbia.... 795 1550.25 969.04 581.21
Eastern Pennsylvania... 1132 2207.40 1068.78 1138.62
New Jersey............. 682 1329.90 954.01 375.89
Ohio................... 2100 4095.00 2435.52 1659.48
Virginia................ 470 916.50 504.23 412.27
West Pennsylvania...... 735 1433.25 824.27 608.98
West Virginia.......... 172 335.40 201.58 133.82
Totals ............... 6648 12963.60 7517.81 5445.79 5445.79

LAKE UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
East Michigan.......... 1817 3543.15 1918.19 1624.96
Indiana................ 1815 3539.25 1195.11 2344.14
Northern Illinois...... 1348 2628.60 1512.26 1116.34
North Michigan......... 857 1671.15 519.76 1151.39
Southern Illinois...... 608 1185.60 588.24 597.36
West Michigan.......... 2376 4633.20 2624.07 2009.13
Wisconsin.............. 2658 5183.10 3504.67 1678.43
Totals ............... 11479 22384.05 11862.30 10521.75 10521.75

NORTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
Iowa................... 2448 4773.60 2179.84 2593.76
Minnesota.............. 1550 3022.50 2905.42 117.08
North Dakota........... 1205 2349.75 1432.61 917.14
South Dakota........... 899 1753.05 1446.49 306.56
Totals ............... 6102 11898.90 7964.36 3934.54 3934.54

NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
Montana................ 412 803.40 770.53 32.87
Southern Idaho......... 646 1259.70 237.66 1022.04
Southern Oregon........ 549 1070.55 593.14 477.41
Upper Columbia......... 1828 3564.60 1627.87 1936.73
Western Oregon......... 1625 3168.75 6238.25 3069.50
Western Washington..... 1463 2852.85 1151.98 1700.87
Alaska................. 3 5.85 ..... 5.85
Totals ............... 6526 12725.70 10619.43 5175.77 3069.50 2106.27

PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
Arizona................ 274 534.30 353.46 180.84
California............. 2573 5017.35 2408.34 2609.01
Central California..... 1090 2125.50 1065.77 1059.73
N. Cal.-Nevada.......... 1143 2228.85 3533.12 1304.27
Southern California..... 3300 6435.00 4803.16 1631.84
Utah................... 205 399.75 178.70 221.05
Totals ............... 8585 16740.75 12342.55 5702.47 1304.27 4398.20

SOUTHEASTERN UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
Cumberland............. 517 $1008.15 $1254.79 $ $246.64 $ $
Florida................ 700 1365.00 1957.11 592.11
Georgia................ 354 690.30 1197.52 507.22
North Carolina......... 404 787.80 880.67 92.87
South Carolina......... 233 454.35 463.12 8.77
Bahama Mission......... .... ..... .....
Totals ............... 2208 4305.60 5753.21 1447.61 1447.61

SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
..... .15 .15
Alabama................ 195 380.25 181.84 198.41
Kentucky............... 196 382.20 132.26 249.94
Louisiana.............. 267 520.65 562.38 41.73
Mississippi............. 157 306.15 93.29 212.86
Tennessee River........ 550 1072.50 666.95 405.55
Southern Union Mission. 605 1179.75 533.80 645.95
Totals ............... 1970 3841.50 2170.67 1712.71 41.88 1670.83

SOUTHWESTERN UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
Arkansas................ 405 789.75 344.13 445.62
New Mexico.............. 261 508.95 422.44 86.51
North Texas............. 1380 2691.00 398.47 2292.53
Oklahoma................ 1854 3615.30 1391.74 2223.56
South Texas............. 270 526.50 406.46 120.04
West Texas.............. 340 663.00 79.91 583.09
Southwestern Union Mis. 115 224.25 ..... 224.25
Totals ............... 4625 9018.75 3043.15 5975.60 5975.60

WESTERN CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
Alberta................. 425 828.75 1027.42 198.67
British Columbia....... 336 655.20 989.68 334.48
Manitoba................ 204 397.80 1064.58 666.78
Saskatchewan............ 121 235.95 956.26 720.31
Totals ............... 1026 2117.70 4037.94 1920.24 1920.24

Summary

Membership Amt. at $1.95 per member Amount Received Amount Short Amount Over Net Amount Short Net Amount Over
Atlantic Union......... 5140 $10023.00 $6363.87 $3659.13 $
Canadian Union......... 1016 1981.20 1799.33 181.87
Central Union.......... 8392 16364.40 12986.75 3377.65
Columbia Union......... 6648 12963.60 7517.81 5445.79
Lake Union............. 11479 22384.05 11862.30 10521.75
Northern Union......... 6102 11898.90 7964.36 3934.54
North Pacific Union.... 6526 12725.70 10619.43 2106.27
Pacific Union........... 8585 16740.75 12342.55 4398.20
Southeastern Union..... 2208 4305.60 5753.21 1447.61
Southern Union.......... 1970 3841.50 2170.67 1670.83
Southwestern Union..... 4625 9018.75 3043.15 5975.60
Western Canadian........ 1086 2117.70 4037.94 1920.24
Miscellaneous........... .... ..... 587.12 587.12
Totals ............... 63777 $124365.15 $87048.49 $41271.63 $3954.97 $37316.66

An Eastern Tour

By Ole Andres Olsen

RECENTLY I had the privilege of attending the Greater New York conference and at the same time of visiting other places. I found that the work among the foreigners is making progress in New York and Brooklyn. The Lord has greatly blessed the efforts among the Germans.
Thursday evening, April 3, I spoke in the new mission house in Brooklyn, which the Scandinavians have just finished. It is a very neat and commodious building, and will greatly facilitate the work and be an honor to the cause. This is a very important forward move in the work among the Scandinavians in that great city.
The following evening I met with the Hungarians in their little chapel in New York. The meeting-place was crowded and the congregation most enthusiastic. God has greatly blessed Brother John Sivak in his work. During the year 1912 twenty-one members were added by baptism, and this year eight more have been baptized and united with the church, which now numbers forty-one. There is an excellent interest among the Hungarians in New York. Seven of the young men are doing colporteur work with good success. We hope that some of these may develop into laborers who can open work among Hungarians in other places. The interest is also spreading to Bridgeport, Conn., and Passaic, N. J.
On the last day of the conference I had the pleasure of participating in the ordination of Brother John Sivak to the gospel ministry. This marks another little mile-post in the advancement of the message, as Brother Sivak is the first one of the Hungarian nationality to be ordained to the gospel ministry in this country. May the Lord continue to bless Brother Sivak and the work among the Hungarians to the salvation of many souls.
On Sabbath, April 5, I met with our Slavik-Bohemian-Polish church at Newark, N. J. Since my last visit there they have erected and completed a fine mission chapel at the cost of five thousand dollars. This was a large undertaking for this church, but by perseverance and sacrifice they have accomplished it. The members have done all the work themselves, with the exception of the plumbing, by working after hours during the week till dark, and on Sundays. They are all of excellent courage. We had meetings in the forenoon and afternoon, and celebrated the ordinances with much joy.
In company with Elder W. B. White, I left New York on Sunday afternoon for South Lancaster, Mass., to meet and counsel with our French brethren concerning plans for work during the coming season,—one at Manchester, N. H., headed by Elder Passebois, the other near Worcester, Mass., headed by Elder Roth. Brother Hannon will soon return to Wisconsin to begin work among the French as the way may open. Brethren Lanaville and Jean will canvass during vacation.
It was a matter of much interest to me that we could have a counsel over the French work with such a number present. The brethren are of good courage. The work is beset with many difficulties, but with God's blessing and persevering efforts success will follow. The outlook is encouraging.
O. A. OLSEN.
SOUTH LANCASTER ACADEMY STUDENT COLPORTEURS
SOUTH LANCASTER ACADEMY STUDENT COLPORTEURS

South Lancaster Student Colporteurs

By C. J. Tolf.

The accompanying illustration of student colporteurs is a concrete demonstration that South Lancaster Academy is helping to produce workers for the rich harvest-fields of the East. Much literature is sold by its students. Last year over fifteen thousand dollars’ worth of books alone was sold by student colporteurs. This year the prospects are good for as large sales as last year, or even larger. About fifty students, besides some of the members of the faculty, expect to enter the field.
When the students return in the fall, we notice a brighter and firmer look in their faces and more confidence in their manner. They tell of rich experiences and a stronger hold on God. We already hear of souls turned to God through the reading of the books they have sold. May God bless their work this summer.
C. J. Tolf.

Oakwood Institute for Colored People

By W. W. EASTMAN

A COLPORTEURS’ institute was held with the students of the Oakwood School April 14-24. The instruction was given by V. O. Cole, general agent for the Southeastern Union; Mark Wilson, field agent of Alabama; and the writer.
Twenty-four students attended the class and entered heartily into the drill, most of whom intend to spend the summer selling our books and magazines among the colored people of the South.
It was indeed encouraging to meet with the warm reception and cooperation given us by both faculty and students. Everything that could be done by the management of the school was done to make our stay pleasant and aid in making the institute a success.
We were very favorably impressed with the school and its work. We found students there from fourteen different States, also quite a number from the islands of the West Indies and from Central and South America. Most of these have come with the definite purpose of obtaining an education and training and then returning to their respective fields to engage in the various branches of the work. Thus the school will have a molding influence upon the work throughout the field.
Eighty-five students are in the school this year. This is the largest number in attendance at any one time in the history of the institution. They are also, on the whole, the best class of students that has ever attended the school.
On Sunday, during our stay, the entire school was taken for an outing two miles from Oakwood, where dinner was served near a large spring flowing from a cave in the mountainside. The day was spent in a social way and in viewing the things of nature, and seemed to be thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The board and faculty are earnestly endeavoring so to equip this institution and to make such improvements as will enable it to do that quality of work in training workers which will meet the mind of God. We bespeak for this school the hearty cooperation and support of our people everywhere.
We trust these students who go into the field this summer will be remembered in the prayers of God’s people in a special way, as they have many difficulties to meet that our white colporteurs do not have; yet they have an important work to do for their people before time closes.
Truly the hour has arrived when the message is going quickly to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people.
W. W. EASTMAN.

Rio Grande Do Sul (Brazil) Conference

By F. W. Spies

THE eighth session of the Rio Grande do Sul Conference was held in the new chapel at Porto Alegre, February 18-23. At the Sabbath services there were present one hundred seventy persons, not counting the smaller children. The nineteen small tents of the conference furnished lodging for a goodly number of the brethren who had come from abroad.
The brethren who had contributed of their means to build the chapel could now with no little satisfaction behold the neat and commodious place of worship that had been built in Porto Alegre since the former conference, a year ago, and which now stands as a beacon-light in Rio Grande's capital city to point souls to the truth.
The conference had increased its membership during the year about thirty. But the tithe had increased relatively more than the members, being about one thousand dollars, United States gold, more than the year before, or about six thousand five hundred dollars.
Brother Waldermar Ehlers, the president of the conference, had been very sick three months, even at the point of death, but we were glad to see him on the way to health again. He was able to attend quite a number of the meetings, although he could not take a very active part. He was again elected conference president, and we hope that after a season of rest and treatment he will be able to resume his labors. All the conference business was transacted with the best of harmony, and especially was the Sabbath a day of rich blessings. Brother E. C. Ehlers was ordained to the gospel ministry. The Rio Grande do Sul Conference surely ought to have more help, and we earnestly hope that we shall be able to find at least one more promising young man for it. May the Lord abundantly bless the efforts of the few laborers now at work during the coming conference year, is our prayer. F. W. SPIES.

Christian Education

Conducted by the Department of Education of the General Conference
H. R. Salisbury . . . Secretary

Our Schools in India and Burma

(Concluded)

The Garhwal School

AFTER leaving our school at Kalyan, I went from the Bombay side to our headquarters at Lucknow, in company with Professor Shaw, who had been kind enough to come across India to meet me. Spending a day at our headquarters at Lucknow, I left with Brother Carl Weaks for our school in Garhwal, which is situated high up in the Himalayas, twenty-six miles from the end of the railroad. After traveling by train, we drove ten miles to the foot of the mountains, in a native cart, and there I was pleased to see Brother Burgess, who had come sixteen miles to meet us, and to bring horses for us, and coolies to carry our luggage. This last part of the journey is one steady climb up the side of the mountain by a narrow path, but we were able to reach our destination just as the sun was setting. We were warmly welcomed by Sister Burgess and three native teachers.
The Garhwal school has been established three years. Everything about it bears an air of neatness and order. It occupies one of the most unique positions, being located on the top of a high mountain, so that the summers are fairly cool, and the winters delightful. The view from this place is one of the grandest I have ever seen; for stretching away against the blue sky for what seemed scores of miles, were the Himalayas, with their eternal snows. From a hill beside the school, Brother Burgess showed me, on mountainside and in valley, nearly fifty heathen villages, from which there come, from a distance of two to forty miles, the boys who are in attendance as students. The sides of the mountains were everywhere terraced, and used for cultivation.
The buildings are the bungalow for the European teachers, the school building, two dormitories, a cook-house, and a house for the native teachers. These comfortable buildings were erected by money collected by Elder S. N. Haskell. Brother Burgess also has plans on foot to establish a dispensary a few rods from the school.
There are over sixty boys, all of them high-class Hindus. They work out their tuition, and provide their own food, going home about once a month to get their rice and dahl (lentil) flour. Because of their caste, they, of course, prepare their own food in the cook-house. I was permitted to look in the window of this
building, but could not enter, as I should have defiled both the room and the cooking utensils. The boys hold closely to their caste, and even inside the cook-house there are divisions marked on the floor, where the different castes cook and eat apart from the others. Caste is a great hindrance to the advancement or the acceptance of Christianity. But the power of God is greater, and in this Hindu school at Garhwal, where the Word of God is daily taught, already its light has begun to drive out the darkness of superstition and ignorance from the hearts of the boys.
Since returning to America, I have been very sorry to receive letters from Brother and Sister Burgess telling me that Sister Burgess's health has failed, making it necessary for them to return to America for a time. I trust it may be only temporary, however, as they both have the Hindi language, and are acquainted with the customs of the people, and Sister Burgess also speaks the Bengali. Brother Belgrave, from the West Indies, who received his education at Mount Vernon College in America, and who has just reached India, has been placed in charge.

The Karmatar School

The purchase of property and the building of a substantial bungalow for the European teachers, a schoolhouse, a home for native teachers, and a dispensary have greatly strengthened our work at Karmatar. This is not a boarding-school for boys, but they live in the surrounding villages, and attend as day-students. There were more than fifty-seven enrolled when I was there. Aside from this central building, there are out-schools in the villages round about Karmatar, conducted by native teachers.
The children are Hindus and Mohammedans. And while at first the parents strongly objected to the teaching of the Bible or the singing of Christian hymns, the teachers tell me that now there is no objection raised, and the children look forward with great eagerness to their Scripture lessons. The villagers where these schools are located have learned to deeply appreciate the efforts of our missionaries for their children, and this has opened the way to teach the truth to the parents as well as to the children.
The work has been under the supervision of Miss Della Burroway, who gave her entire time to teaching, visiting the schools, and giving counsel to the teachers and helping them with their duties. Miss Burroway has made excellent progress with the Bengali language. She has just arrived in America, as a delegate to the General Conference, and will spend some time on furlough. During her absence the school is being carried by Brother L. G. Mookerjee, the editor of our Bengali paper.

Our Santali School

I visited this institution after the general meeting in Calcutta, in company with Brethren Shaw and Pettit and Brother French, the superintendent of eastern India. An hour's ride by train from Karmatar, and then two hours by bullock-cart back into the jungle, brought us to the school at Babulimohal, directed by Brother Barlow. This is a boarding-school for boys, and Brother Barlow has just recently started a small school for Santali girls. The children are not only taught from books, but to work as well, and they are being instructed especially in agriculture. Plans are being laid also to add another industry. There are two out-stations, taught by natives, in the Santali villages not far away.
It was also planned at the general meeting in Calcutta to have Brother and Sister Leech go back into the jungle about twenty miles from Brother Barlow's school, and start another school among the Santals, as these laborers have made good progress in the language.

The Tamil School

Down in southern India, at Nazareth, the Lord has been blessing the educational work, and from a small beginning they have now a well-organized and well-disciplined school of sixty-eight boys, and one of thirty-two girls, under the instruction of six native teachers. They have an active young people's society, and the students take pleasure in going out into the villages round about, with their Tamil paper. It was at the girls' school at Nazareth, where, when they heard of the donations given by the boys and girls in America to send the gospel to foreign lands, they asked permission to do something to send the gospel farther afield. Because they had no money, they requested of Brother James to be permitted to go without their dinner on the Sabbath, and to sell the rice to send money to missions, so that others might hear of the Saviour.
The work at Nazareth is in charge of Brother Thomas, one of our Tamil brethren.

The Annfield School (Mussoorie)

This has been in successful operation for two years, under the direction of Mrs. E. E. Bruce. It is for European children, and has been of inestimable benefit to our missionaries, as it enables them to keep their children with them in India, at the same time giving them a Christian education. It is in the Himalayas, so that perhaps there are few places in India more healthfully located. The school is in Annfield House, which was first purchased for a rest home for our missionaries. Mrs. Bruce, reporting at the biennial meeting, said:—
“In this land, where work is considered a disgrace for Europeans, and where the government standards are such as demand cramming to meet the requirements, it took much faith and perseverance to follow the standard laid down by the Lord as to the education of our children. But this we have tried to do. The dignity of labor has been taught with practical lessons; and though at first hard, the work is now cheerfully done by all. Where servants are expected to do all the menial toil, the boys and girls have been learning by doing, and benefited by the, to them, new conditions.
“Classes in cooking, sewing, and practical nursing have been conducted. Seven standards are maintained; and music—piano, violin, and vocal—has been taught. This year the school was made a center for the Trinity College examination in music, and the singing class and a number of the piano and violin students received honors in their examinations.”
Because of the healthful location, the children are in the hills during the hot
part of the year, so that they have the best opportunity to keep strong and well. This year Brother and Sister Mattison, from Keene Academy, who have been in India one year, will go there as teachers.

The Meiktila School

Our school in Burma, which opened three years ago, has been successful from its very start. Beginning with fifteen students, there are now more than one hundred twenty-five; and there would be more were it not for a lack of accommodations. I was glad of the opportunity to visit there. I found two well-constructed buildings,—one for the school, the other for the teachers,—and the foundation was being laid for a third.
Brother Thurber, who is in charge, is a firm believer in manual training, and it is the success which has attended this branch that has made the institution so popular among the natives. But, best of all, it has been the means of bringing the truth to those enrolled. On March 22 Brother Thurber baptized eight boys and the Chinese teacher of carpentry; and he writes that the Chinese cane teacher and eleven boys are candidates for this rite, at their own request, but that it is being delayed until they can be more fully instructed in the present truth.
The most of the boys are Burmese; but there are also Karens, Chinese, and natives from India. So successful have they been in learning the three trades of leather, cane, and wood-work, that the articles made by them find ready market. They are sending samples of their work to our educational exhibit at the General Conference. Rupees 7,500 have been subscribed to the building fund by those not of our faith. In fact, the majority of the donors are heathen; but they appreciate the work being done, and have given willingly for the school, because of its practical nature, and because of the excellent spirit they find there.
With the growth of our work in India must come the increase in numbers and efficiency of our mission schools. In his report at the biennial meeting, Professor Shaw said:—
“Indian people of nearly all classes and castes desire schools, and this makes a common ground for meeting the people and teaching the rising generation the Word of God. Perhaps no other single agency or mission work appeals more strongly to the Indian mind than the mission school. It furnishes one of the happiest combinations of influence for doing good to soul and mind that can be devised by the missionary. The very character of heathenism makes Christian schools a necessity. The philosophy and ethics of Hinduism have a strong hold upon the people. Its castes and superstitions are wrought into the very framework of society. The intellect and heart of every man, woman, and child have been thoroughly steeped in principles and practises which are utterly opposed to the gospel of Christ.
“For these reasons, more can be accomplished in Christian lands in a single sermon than by several months of effort in a Hindu congregation. Heathen errors must be corrected and right thinking encouraged. For this reason, mission schools offer the means of accomplishing this end. They form a regular congregation and give the missionary the surest means of overthrowing heathen sophistries, cultivating right principles, and erecting Bible standards. It has been through the medium of schools that the Roman Catholic Church, which has more adherents than any other church, has largely made her converts.”
I deeply appreciate the opportunity of visiting these schools in India and Burma, and of meeting with the European and native teachers, and counseling with them in their plans to extend the work. As I sailed away for the home land, there came before me again that picture of nearly one thousand boys and girls scattered over India, in simple mission schools of sun-dried brick and thatch, in city and village, in jungle and high on mountainside,—children from Hindu, Buddhist, and Mohammedan homes,—seated about Christian teachers, learning the story of the cross, which has not failed, during the last hundred years of missions, to turn heathen to Christian and sinner to saint. It is a glorious task, the work of these faithful teachers. May God give them power in their lives to lead many of India's children and youth to the Saviour of mankind.

West Indies

By H. C. J. WALLEKER.

JANUARY 10, I left St. Thomas to visit some of the different places in our island field. Sabbath I stopped at St. Croix and had meetings with our brethren. The following Sunday I went ashore at St. Kitts and visited some of our brethren there, but the steamer did not remain long enough for me to have a meeting with them. I found them of good courage and doing what they could to sell the West Indian Watchman. I sincerely hope that before long a worker can settle in this place, as they have had no help for many years. There are a number of other islands in this group, where there are a few Sabbath-keepers, but no public effort has ever been made.
Monday, January 13, I spent with Elder Matthews at Antigua, visiting some of our people (there are about one hundred believers on the island), and planning with him for the advancement of the message in that place. One aged sister whom I always make it a point to see when there, is one of the earliest believers in the truth in the West Indies. I also stopped at Guadeloupe, where we now have a few Sabbath-keepers. Brother Philip Giddings has been all over this island of two hundred forty thousand inhabitants, with our literature, and I hope before long a hall may be rented and a public effort made to give the message to the people. Brother Giddings was at his home in Dominica. The church there is also getting along well, and additions are being made. I spent four days with this church. We had good meetings, and the brethren are of good courage.
Sunday morning, January 19, I left Dominica for Trinidad, to attend the session of the South Caribbean Conference, and to counsel with Elder Bender about the work in the East Caribbean Conference. The next week, after our good conference, I returned home to St. Thomas.
February 7, I left for St. Croix. On Sabbath, February 8, our neat little church was dedicated to the Lord’s service, free of debt. We feel very thankful that our people here have their own houses of worship, and that another memorial is erected to the great threefold message.
While we have had a church building at St. Thomas for a number of years, it was not entirely free from debt until a short time ago, and consequently had not been dedicated. Last December the last payment was made, and February 22 the building was dedicated to God’s worship free from debt.
During the year 1912 fifty-three were baptized in the East Caribbean Mission field, and our tithes and offerings have increased several hundred dollars. We feel thankful to the Lord for his prospering hand in this part of his vineyard. To him be all the praise.
March 2 with my family I sailed from St. Thomas, and arrived safely six days later in New York. We are now in Michigan, at my wife’s old home, taking some much-needed rest before the convening of the General Conference.
H. C. J. WALLEKER.
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