The state herald., 1909-01-22
HUNTINGTON
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To THE EDITOR AND READERS OF
THE STATE HERALD:

THE STATE HERALD:
l have thought many times that l
would write my kind friends of Hol-
yoke letter. The editor of the HER
AID has been SO thoughtful of the
Gard family to keep them well in
formed of the doings Of Holyoke frinds
by the most welcome weekly visit of
the HERALD but in return we have
offered no information as to our where
abouts and doings.
Because of i'll health we were COM
PEELED to leave the state and profession
we loved and seek change of labor
and climate, consequently with most
health seekers we landed in California
and was soon working as hard as
strength would permit on bare piece
of land leveling it and planting it into
an orange grove.
Lindsay. our home town, is located
about half way between San Francisco
on the north and Los Angeles on the
south and sixty miles south of Fresno.
The population of Lindsay and district
is estimated at about 800 and steadily
growing. We are putting up high
school building at cost of $50, 900. We
have quite good public school building
but it is inadequate to accomodate the
children. They are tucked away in the
Easements of churches and temporary
wooden structures.
Our town has three churches, Presby-
terian, Baptist and Methodist, by the
way the name of the pastor of the
Baptist church is Jenkins. 1t is not
the first time that have had the priv
ilege of laboring with Baptist col
league of that name.
Soon after arriving at Lindsay and
located on our place. the church con-
ferred upon me the honor of being
superintendent Of their Sunday school
for did and do yet consider it an
honor to have the privilege of teaching
the children the Way Of Life and i'm
pressing upon them the beautiful life
of the Lowly Nazarine. When elected
superintendent the school numbered
about 81 and was about six months old
BY the next October it numbered about
lA. During the year our young boy
pastor, for he was but lad, felt called
to labor on the far off islands of Mala-
tia. How glad we were and are today
to feel that the Lord honored US by lay
ing his hands upon one Of our number
and amounting him for such Christlike
work. The prayers Of the church are
constantly ascending in behalf of this
young David that he may be successful
in winning many souls for Christ.
After he had departed the church be-
gan to look around for one to take his
place and to our surprise the mantle Of
Elijah fell upon our own shoulders.
How glad we were to be called back
into the work. That is the work Mrs.
Gard and so much love, all others
however much much money there may
be in it are as dross compared with
this Heavenly calling. We seek another
city whose builder and maker is God.
Our church here Is small but about
two years old and membership of ii2
but we are building largely for the
future. We have purchased slightly
corner lots and are building modern
and commodious parsonage that will
cost seventeen or eighteen hundred
dollars. We plan to erect on the corner
Of these lots in the future church that
will cost from ten thousand to twelve
thousand dollars. California is great
county for great things. My next letter
will be oranges, oranges, oranges.
o. S. Gard.