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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 24, 1866

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 28, No. 8.

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Report from Iowa.

By A. C. & D. T. Bourdeau

BRO. WHITE: From Laporte City, Iowa, on Monday, June 25, 1866, we went to Waterloo; and as the brethren and sisters in this place had attended several of our meetings in Laporte City, we spent only three days with them. During this time we visited several families and held three evening meetings.
The church in Waterloo have been surrounded with influences which have had a tendency to discourage them, and to weaken their faith in the present truth. But they readily and heartily responded to the truths which we presented unto them, and we left them quite strong in the faith.
June 30, and July 1, we met with the Sabbath-keepers at Fairview. The brethren and sisters in the place, and a good representation from Anamosa, Marion and vicinity, were present.
On the Sabbath the desponding and fainting ones were cheered and encouraged, and their faith was increased in the truth by the word spoken on the subject of our present position, and of the affections. Our hearts also were made glad by the good testimonies which were given, in which the brethren and sisters manifested their determinations to start anew in the good way, and to go through to Mount Zion with the remnant.
On first-day, we held three meetings, at the close of which, we organized Systematic Benevolence, amounting to about $115.44 per year, and promised, the Lord willing, to attend to further organization at our next visit among them. We then came to Marion and stopped three days at Bro. Hare's, where we were made comfortable, while we wrote for the Review, Health Reformer, etc.
July 5th and 6th, we traveled by stage to Iowa City and by steamboat down the Iowa river to Palestine, and last Sabbath and first-day met with the few in that place; and we were happy to see a goodly number of the brethren and sisters from Pilot Grove, who had come the distance of eighteen miles to attend the meetings. We had good freedom in speaking on faith, Laodicean message, and health reform. The truth was greatly appreciated by all present, and those who had been affected by opposing influences, were greatly established in the truth.
Having held twenty-six meetings, and visited quite extensively in the course of about three weeks, we are thankful for the privilege of enjoying a short rest at the pleasant and comfortable home of Bro. H. Nicola.
The battle goes well, and our courage holds good. Pray for us. A. C. & D. T. BOURDEAU.
Pilot Grove, Iowa, July, 1866.