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make the public confession, but they joined
with us in the closing hymn, “ O Jesus, I have
promised to serve Thee to the end.” It is
the earnest prayer of those who have the
interest of the young people at heart that a
deep and true loyalty may be manifest to all
by our youth in time of war.
GwEN H. HADFIELD.
From South New Zealand to
Tasmania
Now that we are settled in this isiand con-
ference of Tasmania, I must endeavour to
fulfil the promise made to the editor of the
RECORD, and tell something of our work in
‘New Zealand and of impressions gathered
along the way.
First I would like to express our gratitude
to God for His sparing mercies and help
given in our labours over the years, If com-
panies have been raised up and souls brought
to the place where they rej:ice in the grace
of God, it is because Heaven has been merci-
ful in blessing work that has been wrought in
much weakness and imperfection. We re-
joice in the fact that the Master we serve is
plenteous in mercy and ready to graciously
answer the prayers of His people. May He
conlirue to bless, that we may still preach
and testify and so glorify Him.
What a kind farewell the dear brethren of
South New Zzaland gave us on leaving them
for another clime. How sincere were the
wishes they expressed. These were not just
usual farewell courtesies that must be offered
to those who must leave, but genuine ex-
pressions of Christian affection. We were
deeply impressed by the love of the brethren,
and were made to realise anew the meaning
of Christian fellowship. It is still altogether
true that the Advent family is a good one to
belong to. We will not quickly forget the
Advent family in South New Zealand, and
take this opportunity of sending our Christian
greetings. What a blessed time it will be
when all the people of God are gathered to
that land where friendships will he unbroken
and the last farewell will be behind us.
The last three years of our stay in New
Zealand were spent in Christchurch, the
Greymouth district, and at Nelson. We had
a most encouraging time in mission work in
Christchurch; some sixty souls were added to
the church through the effort there that vear.
The two years spent in the other places were
happy years. Large congregations assembled
“to hear the message for this hour, and some
thirty souls took their stand for the truth.
Stopping the Tram and Its Sequel
Many interesting stories could be told of
experiences met with in the different mission
efforts, but I will confine myself to just one
told us on the eve of our departure from New
Zealand.
A gentleman and his wife who had been
keeping Sabbath at home were found by one
of our faithful members engaged in Appeal
work, This man was driving a tram in
Christchurch in the days of our Woolston
mission. One night an elderly lady boarded
the tram and asked to be put off at the
Sibley mission. The driver stopped the car
in front of our tent to let the lady off. As
this stop was not made at the regular stop-
ping point, the conductor began to “ barrack”
the driver for showing favours to help the
Adventists in their work, This friendly
ridicule continued for several days, and actu-
ally aroused an interest in the hearts of these
men. As they were both off duty the next
Sunday evening, they decided to attend the
‘mission themselves. The result was that,
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after hearing a few addresses, one man went
and asked for the Sabbath off. He was dis.
missed. Later he went to another city,
secured work in the tramway, and is the only
inspector the tramway board of that city now
employs. He is 2a member of the church.
The other man wanted to keep the Sab-
bath, but as his wife saw no light in it, he
waited. Now both he and his wife are at-
tending one of our churches in Christchurch,
All this happened without the knowledge
of the workers engaged in the mission, and
would not have been known to the writer but
for that servant who went to work on the
Appeal for Missions. This is clearly the do-
ings of the blessed Spirit of Christ, and
reminds one of that command: * Cast thy
bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it
after many days.”
Tasmania as We Find If
Now here we are at work in little Tas-
mania. We have not seen much of the
island as vet, but what we have seen is very
pretty and inviting. We have visited several
of our churches, and the brethren have shown
us a warm spirit of welcome everywhere,
We know that we shall not regret being
transferred to this field.
We are holding a tent effort on the camp
meeting site to foster the interest created by
the camp. The meetings have grown until
we are crowded out on the Sundays and
have had to consider enlarging our tent.
While our congregation is made up largely
of our own people, we have many strangers
attending, and we expect to get souls from
these. Already some are keeping the Sab-
bath and asking to be joined to the church.
In conclusion let me say that Mrs Sibley
and I greatly appreciate the love and loyalty
of our people. We have confidence in this
message and its every doctrine, We thank
God for a part in extending His cause, and
believe in its early triumph. We solicit a
continued interest in the prayers of God’s
children that we may prove worthy of our
heavenly calling, and may bless cur present
field of labour by a profitable ministry.
D. SIBLEY.
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Greetings from England
“ Dallam,” Bailey’s Lane,
Hale, Liverpool, England,
TO OUR DEAR FRIENDS,
I know that many of you have thought of
and prayed for us during the months that
have passed since I last wrote to you through
the pages of our beloved RECORD, and we
too have found your names on cur lips as we
have sent petitions to the throne of grace.
In these days of wireless and aeroplanes, it
is often remaiked that the world seems to be
getting smaller; and how much closer we
who are one in Christ seem to be to one
another when we know that day by day we
are linked by prayer. Very often there
comes to my mind the lines of a hymn:
“Where'er you may go and whate’er you may do,
Someone who loves you Is prayirg for yon”
No doubt many of you will be surprised to
see that we are back at my husband’s home
address, but none wiil be more surprised than
we were ourselves. When it was thought
advisable by the committee of Newbold Col-
lege to arrange for a younger man to take
over the farm work, we were asked if we
could plan to stay near by to help the students
spiritually, so we had a little cottage on the
estate for just three months.
Then came the disappointing news of the
sudden death of my brother-in-law, who had
been such a loyal friend to us and our cause
since our coming to England. He left his
beautiful country home and everything in it
entirely at our disposal for as long as my hus-
band lives, so it was very evident to us that
there was a work here for us to do for God.
Although it was a real source of grief to us
to part with the college boys and girls whom
we had learned to love so dearly, we know,
oh, so well, from previous experience that
God’s way is the best way at all times,
~ Now we are linked once more with the
Liverpool church. At present Pastor Mauds-
ley is holding an effort in the Hippodrome
Theatre each Sunday evening, and as we sit
in the choir we watch the interested faces of
the listeners. It is good fo see so many of
the same faces in the audience each week,
and we are eagerly awaiting the time when
there will be visits to be made with litera-
ture.
It would take many pages to tell of the
many incidents that come to us as we day by
day endeavour to walk in the Master's foot-
steps. We have every comfort and conveni-
ence, and are able to give some at least of
God's tired children a little rest away from
the traffic of the great city. This gives me
opportunity to pass on hints in regard to
healthful living.
My husband enjoys distributing handbills
and literature, and it is not at all unusual for
him to have a congregation of little hoys on a
street corner repeating the Lord’s Prayer or
the twenty-third Psalm. He gives them
some practical advice on the evils of smoking,
etc., and they carry home a tract or paper for
mother or father,
Last evening we were invifed to a Presby-
terian church where I was to sing. I chose
two solos from our “ Advent. Hymnal,” and 1
do not know when in my experience before I
was able to sing with such freedom, “ Jesus Is
Passing,” and “In the Heart of Jesus.” As
rose from my seat to begin, I got a clear
mental picture of the brothers and sisters of
our church in Liverpool offering prayer on
my behalf, and I knew my strength was sure.
Before we went, I had pictured myself facing
a fashionable congregation such as I had seen
in churches at home, so it was a real source