128 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST YEAR Book.
There had been paid into the British Mission up to Jan. 1,
1883, including the cost of the Signs of the Times, $8,250. The
fund at that time was in debt $300. An appeal was made to the
American brethren for $10,000, and the fund was soon increased.
To Nov. 1, 1882, there had been raised in England by tithes and
donations, $2,078. 71. At the General Conference of 1883, it was
decided to establish a paper in England, and Kids. M. C. Wilcox
and J. H. Durland were selected to go there and start that enter-
prise. They located at Great Grimsby, and shortly thereafter
commenced the publication of the Present T'ruth, a 16-page
monthly. It was afterward changed to an 8-page semi-monthly,
and is now a 16-page semi-monthly. The accompanying cut
gives a view of the office of publication of the Present Truth.
It is a rented building, and is comfortably arranged and fairly
equipped for doing the publishing work that is now being car-
vied on there. In addition to the publication of the paper,
considerable is done by way of printing tracts and pamphlets.
There is now quite a large force of public laborers at work
in various parts of England, Ireland and Scotland have also
been entered, and companies of Sabbath-keepers raised up. Dur-
ing the summer season, tent meetings are held the same as in
America; in fact, the system of labor is much the same as in this
country, and the results accomplished bear a fair comparison.
There are now in Great Britain, eleven companies of Seventh-
day Adventists, besides many scattered believers, and the out-
look for the future is encouraging.
SKETCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN MISSION.
Ar the annual session of the General Conference, held at
Battle Creek, November, 1884, it was decided to take steps to-
ward opening a mission in Australia. Accordingly, in May,
1885, S. N. Haskell, J. O. Corliss, and M. CO. Israel The two last
named with their families), H. L. "Scott, and Wm. Arnold, set ail
for that continent, reaching their destination after a voyage of
twenty-eight days. They located at Melbourne and commenced
work, finding many exceedingly discouraging features to con-
tend with. The following September a tent was procured and
a series of lectures given at North Fitzroy. This effort was suc-
cessful, and resulted in raising up a goodly company of believers.
Other tent meetings were held in different localities in the vicin-
ity of Melbourne, and the results were of an encouraging nature,
notwithstanding bitter opposition.
In January, 1886, the publication of a 16-page monthly j jour-
nal was begun at Melbour ne, entitled, Bible Echo and Signs of the
Times. This gave influence "and strength to the work that could