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MEETINGS IN WISCONSIN

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 10, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 31, No. 13.

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MEETINGS IN WISCONSIN.

By I. SANBORN

AFTER spending four weeks at home, recruiting my much-exhausted energies, which I very highly esteemed as a blessing of the Lord, on Jan. 22, according to appointment, I started to Cassville, where I found the good work of the Lord still prospering. I have preached but two sermons, and held two prayer-meetings a week, and spent the rest of the time visiting and praying among the people. The exact number that are keeping the Sabbath, I cannot tell; but there are over one hundred. I have received several urgent requests to preach in other neighborhoods which I intend to do as soon as I can. The brethren here have commenced building a meeting-house 30x45. They have the stone hauled for the foundation, and the timber bought and mostly hauled, and will commence framing in a few days. They expect to have it finished and ready for meetings by the middle of May. I believe they will succeed, because the Lord is at the head of the work.
I have just commenced the work of organizing a church. The work of reform has prospered here beyond all my expectation. There are some, however, who are having a severe conflict with their tobacco, but I think they will most of them conquer the monster. Quite a number have already got the victory; and though they have only been without a month or two, they consider themselves paid already in the improvement in their feelings. They also can, with a clear conscience, ask the Lord for his Holy Spirit to witness with theirs that they are his children, because they keep his commandments, and cleanse themselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and are thus endeavoring to perfect holiness in the fear of the Lord, which he says, is pleasing in his sight. 2 Cor. vii, 1.
As I labor on here I see more and more the necessity of our ministers protracting their labors when they are laboring where there is an interest to hear. Even, after the people begin to keep the Sabbath, they have many things to learn of grave importance, which they cannot learn all at once. Therefore, the ministers should labor on, till they have learned these important truths which save the people from running into confusion, as some do if left before they are properly taught the requirements of God. I trust the Lord will give grace to do his work here, so that he may own and bless it. I. SANBORN.
Cassville, Wis. Feb. 23, 1868.