Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-11-10
Tuesday, November 10, 1908.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS
IN SESSION At BETHEL
Many Hens OF Interest by The Reporter
CORRESPONDENT

Fia2y HENS OF interest," Dy Inc Reporter
Correspondent
Bethel IS the name given TO a farming COM
munity located about the Bethel Industrial
Academy a center It is three miles west
ofthe station Of Arpin which can be reached
by the Wisconsin Central, Northwestern and
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul railroads
The Bethel Industrial Academy is what its
name implies, a school in which the aim is to
develop the three-fold nature, physical, men,
tai and moral. Beside thorough work in the
study of the Bible and the common branches
of study, all pupils are taught to work, the
boys agriculture, horticulture, carpentry,
etc, and the girls, housework, cooking, and
dressmaking.
Bethel, Nov 9.---Mr. Holmes has
sold his house and land to a Mr..
Foote, Of Oxford, and will soon
remove his family to Missouri The
kind wishes Of his Bethel friends will
accompany him.
Henry Smith is having we'll dug
Mr.. Remings and Mr.. Lambert are
doing the work.
A number Of people from Bethel
attended the funeral of Mrs Hamlin
which took place recently in PittSyille.
Mrs. Blinkendirfer, Of Milwaukee,
is visiting her niece, MissRuth Rouse,
who is attending school at the
academy.
Bert Chapman, former student at
the academy who has been away from
this place about three and one half
years, is again with US and is working
for Mr.. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Wood have
returned from a visit with friends
and relatives in Richland county, their
Old home. Mr.. Wood will resume his
former work Of looking after the
boiler aud the bees at the academy.
The boys new dormitory, being
built by the carpentry class at the
academy, is now entirely enclosed
just in time, Jack Frost warns us, to
save the hands and feet of the
workers. The inside work is progress
sing we'll.
Elder and Mrs. Covert returned
last Monday from a somewhat lengthy
absence. Elder Covert had been to
Washington. ID. c., on business per-
tanning to the S. D. A. conference,
while Mrs. Covert had been spending
4 month with her sons family in
Chicago.
Several members Of the Seventh
Day Adventist conference, in Wis
consin, arrived in Bethel last week to
attend the state meeting now being
held here: Among these are, 1t. w.
Reed, n. p. Nelson and J. G.. Her.
mann, Of Oshkosh, r. T. Dousett, of
Milwaukee, and f. E. Peterson. of
Barab0O.
Last Sabbath was a good day in the
Bethel church. After the usual Sab
bath school, Elder VIM. Covert gave
one of his practical, timely, diScourses
and in the afternoon after a short
talk by Elder n. Z. Nelson, the meet
ing was given to the people of the
church. Over eighty cheering testi-
monies of faith and courage were
given.
A series of meetings are now being
held in tie Bethel church. Quite a
number of ministers are present from
different parts of the state The first
meeting was held last Tuesday even
ing, the hour taken by Elder j. B.
Scott. The subject of his sermon was.
Examine yourselves, whether We be
in the faith" Elder T. f, Peterson
occupied the pulpit Wednesday even
ing, his subject being the progress of
the gospel work and the need of
c1nSecrateo workers."