REPORT FROM BRO. WHITE.
By James White
SIXTH-DAY, April 24, we left our home for Wright, to be absent from our family till after General Conference. We found that close application to writing, to change only to plowing, sowing, dragging, rolling land, and fence-building, was wearing upon the strength, and we concluded the safest way was to journey and labor moderately among the brethren. The road from Greenville is sandy, and never better than when we came over it the 24th. At 1 o'clock, P. M., we might have been seen by the road-side among the pines, enjoying our refreshments, while the team were enjoying theirs. Sabbath was a lovely day, and at an early hour the house of worship was well filled. I spoke more than two hours during the day, and Mrs. W. one hour. We enjoyed a good degree of freedom. Bro. Kellogg gave an instructing and interesting lecture in the evening upon health. First-day morning the brethren met for business session at nine, and liberally arranged Systematic Benevolence for next year, and chose delegates to Conference. Eight candidates received for baptism. I spoke in the morning giving a brief exposition of Rev. x. Mrs. W. spoke in the afternoon. We then went two miles to a beautiful, clear stream of water, where eight were buried with their Lord by baptism. The congregation was large, attentive, and solemn. This baptismal scene was free from confusion and everything unpleasant. In the evening, Bro. Kellogg lectured to a good congregation. He also spoke last evening, and speaks to-night. Our ministers speak on the subject of health from a Bible stand-point. This seems right. Bro. Kellogg treats the subject from a scientific view, and we think well calculated to teach the people and lead them to a practical understanding of how to live. It seems to us that the Lord has enough such men as Bro. Kellogg to teach the people the science of human life, without our ministers being called from their work. To-morrow we leave for Monterey, to spend Sabbath and first-day, then on to Battle Creek, where we hope to hear from many friends.