A WORD FROM THE OHIO TENT.
By Mrs. A. P. Van Horn
Having a short leave of absence from the Health Reform Institute I have been making a visit of a few days to the tent, where my husband is laboring with Eld. Waggoner in the quiet little town of Bowersville, Green Co., Ohio. The village contains nearly two hundred inhabitants. There are three houses of worship owned respectively by Protestant Methodists, Methodist Episcopal, and Disciples. The meetings in the tent have been in progress since Aug. 22, nearly two weeks; and the interest to hear the truth is gradually increasing. The average attendance has been about three hundred. Last Sunday morning it was stormy, still as many as this were out, and in the afternoon the number increased to five hundred. Last evening it was estimated that the congregation numbered full six hundred, and all the villages within three, five, six, and even fourteen miles from this place, were represented. The subject which had been previously announced was the setting up of the kingdom, by Bro. Waggoner, which was listened to with the deepest interest. The Sabbath question has been presented, but has been opposed as it usually is; yet many are looking upon it favorably. Sixteen discourses have been given up to this time, and a solemn impression seems to rest upon the minds of the people that these things may be true; and some are investigating. All the circumstances connected with the meetings thus far seem to indicate that this is as favorable an opportunity of doing good as could be desired for tent labor. The work is the Lord's, and prayers of faithful brethren and sisters are solicited for its prosperity in this place. Bowersville, Ohio, Sept. 4, 1867.