p. 109 | Meetings in Lapeer, Mich by Joseph Harvey Waggoner

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 4, 1866

Meetings in Lapeer, Mich.

By Joseph Harvey Waggoner

BEING in Holly the latter part of last week, and unable to pitch the tent, I concluded to go to Lapeer to spend the Sabbath. I arrived there about the beginning of the Sabbath and attended the prayer meeting. Sabbath morning spoke on the Health Reform. Afternoon had a social meeting. It being quite cold, as there was no stove in their new meeting house, we had meeting that evening in the house of Bro. Higley, when I spoke again on the subject of health. On Sunday had two meetings.

On the health question I found this church quite behind any other that I have met with this season. Whether their lack of interest in this subject was the only cause of the lukewarmness which has prevailed there, I need not inquire, for I consider this a sufficient cause. But I hope an interest was awakened which may lead to good results. They ask for help, and I think they need it; and join my request

with theirs to the State Committee to grant them efficient labor as soon as circumstances will admit.

It having been about seven years since I visited that place, it gave me great pleasure to meet once more with them. May the Lord bless and revive the church in Lapeer.

J. H. WAGGONER.

Flint, Aug. 27.

NOTE. Bro. Loughborough designs to visit Lapeer, with other places, on his return from the N. Y. Conference. MICH. CONF. COM.