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Review and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 22.

Our Refuge and Guide
Earlier text: God’s Ways Seem Dark

Grenada, British West Indies

By W. A. Sweany

We attended our council meeting in Trinidad in January. Every branch of the work was carefully considered, and plans were laid for advance movements in all phases of the work.
Soon after our return we moved from St. George, and are now located in the north end of the island, in the parish of St. Patrick, two miles inland from the port of Sauteurs, and one mile from our place of worship. We have a comfortable and cozy, though small, cottage, halfway up the mountain, with a beautiful view toward the east, across the Plains Estate, and on and out over the great, wide sea. It is cool and quiet—two conditions that we greatly appreciate and enjoy after so many years spent in different hot, dusty, noisy, wicked cities. We have a half acre of ground; and when the rains fall, we shall plant a garden. Everything is parched and dry now, from an unusually long and severe dry season. However, an occasional cloudy day, or light shower, indicates that the rains will soon come.
On the whole, the work here is very encouraging. We now have a Sabbath-school and Young People’s Society. The Sabbath-school numbers fifty. The Young People’s Society meets Sabbath afternoon. We are studying “Great Controversy” by course, and we believe the spirit that actuated the Waldenses and other reformers described therein, is finding its place in the hearts of our dear young people. At roll-call each member repeats a verse of Scripture. Other appropriate recitations and readings are woven into the program from time to time. Our missionary meeting is held on Wednesday evening. The first meeting of each month is devoted to the home work, the second to foreign work, the third to health and temperance, the fourth being left open for general or special subjects, as may seem best. The meetings are all interesting, and we trust will be of lasting benefit to all. The program consists of study of the Bible, the field, methods and principles, and experiences.
We have secured a horse and trap (a two-wheeled buggy, with top), as so much walking over the mountains in the hot sun was beginning to tell on our vitality and endurance. Last week my wife and I drove entirely around the island—perhaps about seventy miles. We were gone four days, and sold two hundred and twenty-five papers and a few books, and made a good many calls and visits. We took along oats for the horse, and some food for ourselves, as it is not always easy to get suitable accommodations. And it was well we did, for one night we failed to find shelter, so we drove under a tree, and camped out till morning. Snakes, lizards, toads, and other reptiles and insects make sleeping on the ground rather unpleasant, so we sat in our trap and got what sleep we could. A clear mountain stream furnished water for drinking and bathing, and on the whole we rather enjoyed the experience, and saved the $1.80 which a neighboring inn would have charged us just for shelter without food. To be sure, our limbs were somewhat stiff from our cramped quarters; but a little morning exercise made that all right, and we went on our way rejoicing.
Most of you who read this never saw or imagined such roads as we traveled over. In many places the road is simply a shelf on the mountainside, barely wide enough for the vehicle—up, up, up on one side, with overhanging rocks and trees, and down, down, down on the other, to the surf, which breaks over the rocks and boulders on the seashore below. Nothing but a strong, gentle horse will do on roads like these, for a misstep or a slip would mean serious accident or death. We hope soon to have baptism here. We are waiting for the showers to fill the streams and pools, as the sea is not suitable, nor near enough, for baptism. In the meantime we are more fully instructing the candidates, about twenty in number.
We are all enjoying the best of health, and are straining every nerve to finish His work. We do not have the remotest thought or desire of ever returning to the States for vacation or rest, and we wish a great many more of our people there would scatter into the regions beyond, and help to finish this work, so we can all go to our eternal home. Can it be possible that our dear people would rather stay in this old sin-cursed earth than to enter and dwell in the saints’ inheritance? Such a thing seems impossible; and yet it is even so, for this work is committed to us; and when it is finished, we can go home, and not before. A very short time would suffice to finish this work if our all of time, energy, strength, and means were devoted to it with the same earnestness and diligence that many devote to worldly pursuits. We wish every family in our ranks would get and read and heed Sister Ellis’s book, “The Missionary Idea.” We believe the influence and effect of it would be quickly felt throughout our ranks, and especially in the destitute and unworked fields which lie between us and the goodly land. Brethren, we are abundantly able to go in and possess the land. Shall we wait? Or shall we work? Who will say now, Lord, “here am I; send me”? W. A. SWEANY.

J. M. ERIKSON

By J. M. Erikson

Sweden

THE work in Sweden is onward. I had the privilege of organizing two new churches last year, one of fourteen members in Solvesborg, and one of seventeen members in Karlshamn. A year ago there was not a single believer in either of these places. I have also had the pleasure of seeing four of my children converted, baptized, and united with the church.
Brother B. Anderson has organized a church with fifteen members in Smaland. We expect to have two tents in new fields this summer, and hope to be able to raise up two more churches.
In Stockholm, where Brother O. Nelson has been laboring during the winter, there has been a good interest, and several have taken their stand for the truth.
Our finances have never been better. The increase in tithe over last year has been marked, and the prospect for the future is hopeful.

J. M. ERIKSON

Slandgatan 7, Karlshamn, Sweden.

Among the Italians in New York City

By Louis Zecchetto

Much could be said which would be of interest to the readers of the REVIEW AND HERALD, but time will not permit.
Work among the Italians of this great city is not an easy undertaking, yet God has been with me every step of the way, especially of late, and I know that he is leading me every day in new and deeper experiences.
Bible readings have been held with many of my dear people who were in darkness concerning this glorious message. Nearly every evening of the week, and also some time during the day, is thus spent in some part of this great metropolis. There are more Italians here than in Rome, Italy, and the majority of them do not have a Bible.
One instance I will mention: Last week, in an evening Bible reading, a young man, having received a Bible that he might follow the reading, burst into tears, exclaiming, “There is no hope for me. How can I study without being able to read?”
On Sunday, May 6, I gave my first lecture in a rented hall near the most thickly settled part of the city of Brooklyn, and to-day, after my third lecture, I feel more and more convinced that God has opened his ears to the cry of these poor neglected people. I visited among them during the week, and when the time came for the opening of the service, I was more than repaid for the effort I had put forth.
This work presents many obstacles; for many of these people do not know how to read, and those who do know are scattered among divers sects. The most difficult to reach with this message are those found among the so-called Spiritualists, Plymouth Brethren, and other sects. But God has visited a number of them since I began to labor among them, and to-day I am rejoicing to see an interest, and an increasing desire to learn the third angel's message.
It is my earnest wish that all the brethren and sisters in this message will pray that the Lord may remember the Italians in Greater New York, and that he may give me wisdom to present the message to them.
LOUIS ZECCHETTO.

Annual Meeting of the Review and Herald Publishing Association

The third annual meeting of the Review and Herald Publishing Association of Washington, D. C., was held, according to notice duly given, at Berrien Springs, Mich., on Wednesday, May 16. W. W. Prescott was elected chairman and D. W. Reavis secretary of the meeting. On inquiry it was found that a legal quorum of the members of the corporation was present for the transaction of business.
The chairman, as president of the board of trustees of the association, then made a statement covering in a general way the experience of the association since the last annual meeting. The following is a brief outline of his report:—
One year ago the property at Battle Creek had been transferred by the receiver of the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association to the trustees of this association, but no part of it had been removed to Washington; the plans for a new building at Takoma Park had been approved, but nothing had been done toward its erection, and as a consequence the business at Washington and the business at Battle Creek had been conducted largely independent of each other, and separate financial reports would be made of these two businesses.
One of the matters unsettled at the annual meeting one year ago was the Guerrier case. The suit brought against the receiver had been decided in favor of the plaintiff, and the settlement had been effected in harmony with the decree of the court by the payment of $5,624.84. Another item was the fee of the attorney, Judge Jesse Arthur. The court awarded him $7,500 for his services as attorney to the receiver. In part payment of this amount, notes given to this association by the Sanitas Nut Food Company, aggregating over $6,000 and bearing interest at five per cent, were turned over to Judge Arthur, on which he demanded a discount of ten per cent as the condition upon which he would accept them. In this way the assets of the association were actually reduced more than $8,000 in the settlement with the attorney. In view of the fact that Judge Arthur had been regularly employed for some years as attorney to look after denominational interests, at a fixed salary, the trustees of this association felt that he took advantage of the opportunity to secure a large sum of money for himself by a method which was legally honest, but which they did not regard as justifiable. In marked contrast with his course was that of the receiver, I. H. Evans, to whom the court awarded $3,000 for his services, but who had donated the full amount to this association, accepting only his usual wages as audited by the General Conference.
The differences between the receiver of the old association and Brother F. E. Belden, relating to the publishing of “Christ in Song” and other books, have been amicably adjusted, and arrangements made by which this association is to continue the publication of these books under practically the same agreement as formerly made with the old association.
The new building at Takoma Park has been completed, and will be occupied at once. The office at 222 North Capitol Street will be closed before the end of the present month. Thus the counsel which was given almost exactly three years ago to remove the publishing work from Battle Creek, Mich., to some suitable location in the East, has been carried out, and the work has been fully established in its new location.
In the absence of the manager, S. N. Curtiss, who was detained in Washington, his report was read by D. W. Reavis.

Report of the Manager

Another year has rolled around, and we are pleased to present this the third annual report of the Review and Herald Publishing Association of Washington, D. C.
The hand of our God has been over us for good, and again we are able to report that no serious accident has befallen any of our work or workers, and death has not entered our office family. For this we render grateful thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father.
At the time of our last annual meeting we presented suggestive plans for our new building at Takoma Park, but after counsel with others, and after securing estimates of the cost of such a building, it was thought best to materially reduce its size. Plans for a building sixty by ninety feet, with three stories and basement, were finally approved, and Brother W. E. Whalin, of California, was secured to superintend its construction, and he entered upon his work in June. Delay in securing material, and important contracts in California, made it necessary for Brother Whalin to leave before the building was finished, and the work has gone forward more slowly since his departure. But the building is now ready for occupancy, and our machinery is nearly all in position, and will be in operation before the end of this month.
The building has a nine-foot basement underneath the entire structure. In this are stored our printing paper, the coal for heating purposes, the two low-pressure steam boilers for heating the building, the hot-water boiler, and the motor for running the elevator. The elevator runs from the basement to the third floor. It is an Otis electric freight elevator with a capacity of thirty-five hundred pounds.
On the first floor are the department of circulation, counting-room, manager’s office, book storeroom, and the pressroom. The entire second floor is occupied by the bindery. On the third floor are the editorial and proof rooms, the assembly hall, and the type room. A room is also provided for a foundry, but we have not yet installed an outfit. On every floor are toilet- and wash-rooms, and in every workroom there are large sinks with hot and cold water supply.
So far we have found the building well adapted to our work, but sufficiently large for present needs only, and lacking in room for storage purposes. All the machinery is to be operated by electric motors, and the building will be lighted by electricity throughout.
A brick power-house, thirty by thirty feet, has been erected in the rear of the main building, and in this has been installed a Fairbanks-Morse gas producer plant, with engine of 65 H. P. and a direct connected generator of 43 K. W.

REMOVAL FROM BATTLE CREEK

In December, 1905, the Board requested the manager to go to Battle Creek and stay at the factory until arrangements were made for the sale or removal of the printing outfit there. Negotiations for the sale of the plant were already in progress, and it was thought that the matter should be brought to some definite conclusion. After more than a month’s delay, and after a definite contract for sale had been signed, the sale negotiations were abruptly terminated, and arrangements were then entered upon for the closing of the factory, and the removal of the machinery and material to Washington. Considerable work was in hand, both for ourselves and for others, and although the plans for removal were definitely entered upon February 1, it was not until the first week in April that the machinery was actually stopped. So quickly was the packing and loading accomplished, however, that by April 16 the entire outfit, including the household goods of such employees as were to move to Washington, and aggregating nearly one hundred and ninety tons, was on the cars and en route.
Between twenty and thirty of the old employees with their families have now moved to Takoma Park. All seem happy, contented, and loyal to the truth which has made necessary this change of location and the establishment of a new denominational headquarters.
During the past year the circulation of our periodicals has shown encouraging growth. But we have been operating under very heavy expense, and when these expenses were apportioned to the various earning factors of our business, it necessitates our recording a loss on Life and Health and Instructor. Review, Worker, and Liberty show small gains. Liberty is the new quarterly which has just been started in answer to a most earnest call, and it has met with an enthusiastic and hearty reception. Forty thousand copies of the first number were printed, and of these the Religious Liberty Bureau used the first ten thousand.

BOOK DEPARTMENT

Our Book Department in Washington shows an encouraging gain for the year. It has been carried on nearly a mile away from our main office on North Capitol Street because there was not room for it in the same building. In December the new building at Takoma Park was sufficiently completed so that this department was moved in. It has carried on its work in the new place the past winter under many difficulties, there being no heat in the building except such as could be secured from gas stoves. The most satisfactory results could not be secured with this department so far removed from the main office, but before the end of this month we hope to remove our main office force to the new building, and then have our office family all together. We feel sure this will be helpful to all departments of our work, and trust it will enable us to serve the cause much more efficiently.
The treasurer’s report shows that donations to the Building Fund have been received to the amount of $4,853.65. Of this, $3,000 came from the overflow of the One Hundred Thousand Dollar Fund, and the remainder from individual gifts.
Our donation account has been swelled by a $4,000 gift from the General Conference. This represents their equity in the West Building at Battle Creek. In view of the large obligations which we had assumed on this property, and in view of a shrinkage in its market value, the General Conference released us from any obligation to pay this claim.

BATTLE CREEK BRANCH

Since the Lake Union Conference receives its supply of books from this association, we shall maintain a branch office in Battle Creek. Here will be carried a full stock of all our publications. This branch is in charge of Brother J. W. Mace, who has been connected with that office for a number of years.
A portion of the building is rented to the City Bank for its West End Branch, but aside from what our wholesale and retail departments and the bank occupy, the building is vacant. We hope to be able to rent portions of it for office or factory purposes.
We feel confident that every lover of the truth will rejoice to know that the final step in removing the printing-office from Battle Creek has been taken, and that we now have a well-equipped office at the headquarters of the nation, ready to devote its best energies to the publication of the truth for these times. We earnestly ask your prayers that the mistakes of the past may not be repeated, but that the work may be carried forward in harmony with the instruction the Lord has given. S. N. CURTISS, Manager.
The report of the treasurer, S. N. Curtiss, was presented by the chairman. From this report it appeared that the business in Washington showed a net gain of $6,589.13, and that the business in Battle Creek showed a net gain of $4,207.93. These reports were fully explained, and opportunity was given for questions to be asked.
The report of E. R. Brown, who audited the books at Washington, and the report of R. H. Cadwalader, who audited the books at Battle Creek, were read, and on motion the treasurer’s and auditors’ reports were adopted.
On motion, the Chair was authorized to appoint a committee on nominations and a committee on recommendations. These committees were announced as follows: Nominations, H. H. Burkholder, G. W. Amadon, E. K. Slade, and C. McReynolds; Recommendations, G. B. Thompson, Wm. Covert, W. J. Stone, A. G. Haughey, and D. W. Reavis.
The receiver of the old Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association then submitted a report for the information of the constituency of the new association, and the meeting adjourned until 2 P. M.
At the second meeting the nominating committee recommended that, to fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of the term of office of four of the present trustees, the following persons be chosen to act as trustees for the two years next ensuing: W. W. Prescott, G. A. Irwin, S. N. Curtiss, and J. E. Froom. This recommendation was accepted, and the persons nominated were duly elected.
The committee on recommendations submitted the following report:— “Whereas, The General Conference while in session at Oakland, Cal., in 1903, recommended the removal of the Review and Herald publishing plant from Battle Creek, Mich., and,— “Whereas, The board of trustees of that association did fully accept the counsel given, and have succeeded in removing the plant to Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C., therefore,— “Resolved, That we express thankfulness to God for his guiding providence in the accomplishment of so great an undertaking. “Resolved, That we approve of the general plan suggested by the board of trustees for arranging their work in such a way that their employees should devote a portion of their time to missionary work. “Whereas, There has been a general demand for literature treating on the subject of religious liberty, and,— “Whereas, The board of trustees have already published a new magazine known as Liberty, and,— “Whereas, Forty thousand copies of the first number are already in circulation, therefore,— “Resolved, That we heartily approve of the action of the board of trustees of this association in publishing this magazine. “Resolved, That we advise the board of trustees of this association to sell the real estate that it now holds in the city of Battle Creek, Mich.”
These recommendations were duly considered and unanimously adopted.
There being no other business presented, the association adjourned sine die.

Helping Others in the Heavenly Race

“No man ever lost any time in the heavenly race by stopping to help another.”

Canvassers’ Summary for March, 1906

Atlantic Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Central New England 5 487 109 $ 370.30
Chesapeake .... .... ....
Eastern Pennsylvania 6 252 126 179.60
Greater New York .... .... ....
Maine 1 8 13 7.35
New Jersey .... .... ....
New York 7 299 263 400.70
Southern New England 3 20 11 30.25
Vermont .... .... ....
Virginia 5 204 146 248.50
Western Pennsylvania 6 206 47 243.80
West Virginia 5 340 136 277.10
Total 38 1,417 851 $ 1,757.60

Canadian Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Total 13 .... 218 $ 469.85

Lake Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
East Michigan 10 282 110 $ 284.75
Indiana .... .... ....
Northern Illinois 1 23 12 32.50
North Michigan 4 340 110 298.00
Ohio 11 213 175 394.60
Southern Illinois 5 132 50 146.80
West Michigan .... .... ....
Wisconsin 19 258 70 146.80
Total 50 1,248 520 $ 1,302.65

Southern Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Alabama 1 43 .... $ 17.00
Cumberland 3 111 .... 54.25
Florida 2 124 .... 155.75
Georgia 2 239 .... 253.15
Louisiana 3 189 .... 167.00
Mississippi 1 32 .... 76.75
North Carolina 5 348 .... 290.65
South Carolina 6 493 .... 456.95
Tennessee River 12 671 .... 604.15
Total 35 2,250 .... $ 2,075.65

Northern Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Alberta .... .... ....
Manitoba .... .... ....
Minnesota .... .... ....
North Dakota .... .... ....
South Dakota 3 224 52 $ 158.65
Total 3 224 52 $ 158.65

Central Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Colorado .... .... $ 695.45
Iowa 11 .... 112 530.40
Kansas 8 227 51 119.80
Missouri 6 339 190 720.25
Nebraska 4 103 18 201.40
Total 29 669 371 $ 1,571.85

Southwestern Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Arkansas .... .... ....
Oklahoma .... .... ....
Texas 11 1,262 566 $ 1,576.80
Total 11 1,262 566 $ 1,576.80

Pacific Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Arizona .... .... ....
California-Nevada 3 142 162 $ 325.75
Southern California .... .... ....
Utah .... .... ....
Total 3 142 162 $ 325.75

North Pacific Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
British Columbia .... .... ....
Montana .... .... ....
Upper Columbia .... .... ....
Western Oregon 2 67 51 $ 109.85
Western Washington 2 73 17 93.60
Total 4 140 68 $ 203.45

British Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Irish Mission Field 5 472 267 $ 426.30
North England 22 2,166 1,234 1,178.01
South England 16 1,424 396 727.40
Scotch Mission Field 21 1,835 1,404 1,328.89
Welsh Mission Field 4 507 478 289.49
Miscellaneous 3 321 67 155.23
Total 71 6,725 3,846 $ 4,105.32

Australasian Union Conference

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Victoria 5 511 89 $ 545.25
South Australia 8 763 288 832.37
Queensland 4 131 31 197.00
New South Wales 17 1,116 331 1,078.50
Tasmania 2 279 31 173.00
North Queensland Mission 1 189 99 282.62
New Zealand 15 587 295 1,118.12
Malaysia Mission 1 98 28 221.00
Total 53 3,674 1,192 $ 4,447.86

General Summary

AGENTS HOURS ORDERS VALUE
Atlantic Union Conference 38 1,417 851 $ 1,757.60
Canadian Union Conference 13 .... 218 469.85
Lake Union Conference 50 1,248 520 1,302.65
Southern Union Conference 35 2,250 .... 2,075.65
Northern Union Conference 3 224 52 158.65
Central Union Conference 29 669 371 1,571.85
Southwestern Union Conference 11 1,262 566 1,576.80
Pacific Union Conference 3 142 162 325.75
North Pacific Union Conference 4 140 68 203.45
*British Union Conference 71 6,735 3,846 4,105.32
†Australasian Union Conference 53 3,674 1,192 4,447.86
Grand Total 310 17,751 7,956 $17,995.43
  • Six weeks ending March 23.
† January.

Canvassers’ Institutes

By E. R. Palmer

We have received from Brother H. H. Hall, manager of the Circulating Department of the Pacific Press Publishing Company, a copy of a letter which he has recently sent out to the State agents in the Pacific Press territory, giving interesting information concerning the institutes which have been held this spring. We take the liberty of quoting several paragraphs from this letter:—
“Since our last letter was sent out, many things have happened. First in importance is the series of institutes. Never before since my connection with the book work have we heard such encouraging words from institutes. With few exceptions they have been real canvassing institutes, and not general studies. The attention of each student has been directed to the book for which he was to canvass, and, generally speaking at least, they have been fully prepared before being given a prospectus and sent into the field. Not only have they been prepared by the institutes and seemingly impressed with the importance of the work, but it has given them a love for it. For example, here is a quotation just received from a letter from W. B. White, who is at College Place, Wash.:—
“‘Canvassers are going out evenings, and are doing well. Brethren Stauffer and Moran went out yesterday, made six exhibitions, and sold six copies of “Great Controversy.”’

Our Walla Walla Institute

“Brethren Thomas G. Johnson, E. M. Oberg, and G. Phillips, and myself held an institute at Walla Walla which had the largest and most enthusiastic attendance of any meeting at which I was ever present. Upward of fifty took the class, and they worked hard. Prof. M. E. Cady gave us every possible opportunity we could ask to carry on our work, and the students themselves seemed to enjoy it. He gave us the chapel hour in the morning to meet our class by themselves, and gave those not taking the regular class the opportunity of attending this hour. Sometimes we had seventy-five.
“This speaks for the general interest manifested in the book work. Brother Oberg and I were compelled to leave a week before the class closed, to begin our work at the Laurelwood Industrial School at Gaston, Ore. Brother Phillips writes us, however, that the work closed gloriously. We hope for a general revival of the book work in the Northwest as a result.

The Laurelwood Institute

“This is an intermediate school, and at the present time has about forty-five in attendance. Prof. R. W. Airey is in charge, and gave us opportunity of presenting our institute plans before the school, and helped us all he could to make them a success.
“Eleven took ‘Heralds of the Morning,’ and six ‘Great Controversy.’ I was compelled to leave in the midst of this institute on account of the terrible disaster in California; but even before I left, the same enthusiasm was being manifested as had been in Walla Walla. Brother Phillips came a few days later, and writes that the institute is closing up strongly.

Cottage Grove (Ore.) Institute

“At Cottage Grove, Brother Paap is teaching a church-school, and has five or six students who he expects will enter the work in Coos County, Oregon, Brethren Phillips and Oberg will spend a week or ten days with them.

Puyallup (Wash.) Institute

“Plans have been laid by which Brethren Phillips and Coffin will conduct an institute immediately at the close of the camp-meeting at Puyallup.

Healdsburg (Cal.) Institute

“Brother Covell has a most enthusiastic class at Healdsburg, according to all reports. Elders Wilcox and Tait spent yesterday there, and are both very hopeful, indeed, as to the outcome of their work. Brother Covell is doing everything in his power to thoroughly prepare his students for the field, and if we are to take last year’s record as an indication of how they will succeed this year, we may expect great things. He has twenty-six in his class.

Northern Union Institutes

“We have letters from Brethren Reiber, Manfull, Fry, and James concerning the work in the Northern Union. South Dakota seems to be leading in the number of agents at work, and Brother Manfull tells us that the conference is doing everything in its power to co-operate with them. At their institute they had nine students on ‘Great Controversy,’ eight on ‘Daniel and the Revelation,’ and four on ‘Prophecies of Jesus.’ We understand others came in later. This was the report at the opening of the institute.
“At Harvey, N. D., Brethren Reiber and James had an interesting time, and were assisted by the president of the conference. Eleven attended that institute, and they expect fifteen in all will work in that field this year.
“Brother F. F. Fry arrived in Minnesota quite late, and could not hold a regular institute, but has been doing private work among his agents. Although the book work was down in that State, it is beginning to show signs of revival under the earnest efforts being put forth by Brethren Fry and James.
“Brother W. O. James, of Alberta, writes us that he is now located, and expects soon to see the work started. From a personal talk I had with Brother R. S. Greaves, who is now attending Walla Walla College, but who used to live in Alberta, I believe that will be one of our best book fields a little time hence. We haven’t heard from Manitoba.

Work in the Central Union

“Among the most encouraging letters we have received is one from our youngest State agent—youngest, we mean, from the standpoint of experience—C. G. Bellah, of Missouri. He says:—
“‘We closed an institute at Carthage on April 1. Eleven will go out. Every week sees new recruits. We are getting a corps of workers, who I believe will stay right with this thing. It has been our aim to present the matter to our people from the standpoint of duty,—not financial gain,—but because souls are perishing in their sins. I believe that when we give this message, straight and pointed, our workers will remain with us.
“‘I have been helping the boys in the field. Here are some results:—
“‘One day with Brother Johnson, $30.75; one and one-half days with Brother Trummer, $38; three days with Brother Cottrell, $73; two days with Brother Rowe, $87.
“‘I have just made out my report for March. The comparative sales for 1905 and 1906 for the months of January, February, and March are as follows:—
“‘January and February, 1905, $453; 1906, $569.25. March, 1905, $435; 1906, $720.25.
“‘Pray for us that the Lord may lead continually.’

Prospective Agents

“Just now there is great interest in the Earthquake number of The Signs of the Times. It is being sold everywhere by almost everybody. Office employees here, as many of our church-members as can leave their other duties, and a number of outside persons who are interested in our work, are thoroughly canvassing this valley. They are going to many outside towns, and are meeting with remarkable success. Ought we not as bookmen to watch carefully for book talent among these workers with our periodicals?” E. R. PALMER.
Sec. Gen. Conf. Pub. Dept.

Field Notes

A REPORT from Iowa mentions two recent additions to the Glenwood church.
A CHURCH of thirteen members has been organized by Elder L. F. Starr at Keokuk, Iowa.
ELDER W. C. F. WARD, who, with Elder J. E. Bond, has been holding meetings at Tempe, near Phoenix, Ariz., reports that as a result of the work there two adults and three young people have taken their stand to keep the commandments of God.
ELDER ANDREW NELSON writes from Oklahoma: “We have just had our conference committee meeting, and we are planning on placing eight tent companies in the field this summer. We also expect to hold one or more local camp-meetings, but have not yet decided on the place.”
AS a result of recent meetings at Charloe, Ohio, seven persons have covenanted to keep the commandments of God. The company there now numbers eleven. Brethren Bidwell and Gaede, who have conducted the meetings, have been challenged to a debate, and the people of the town are greatly stirred.
AT a recent labor council of workers in the New Jersey Conference, it was decided that each tent company in that field should conduct two efforts, the first beginning June 10 and closing July 29; the second beginning August 19 and closing about the last of September. Two of these efforts will be at Trenton and Cape May Court House. Elder E. E. Franke will hold meetings either at Atlantic City or Newark.
WE take the following items from the Pacific Union Recorder:—
“FIVE persons who have recently accepted the Sabbath truth were baptized by Elder Healey at San Diego a short time ago.
“ELDER R. S. OWEN recently organized a church of eighteen members at Corona, following a series of meetings held there by Pastors S. T. Hare and E. H. Adams.
“AT the request of Elder S. N. Haskell, who, with his companion, is conducting a Bible training-school in San Bernardino, our conference committee voted to send him a large tent to be pitched in the city, wherein a series of meetings will be conducted.”
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