Report from Bro. Ingraham.
By Wm. S. Ingraham
BRO. WHITE: Since my last note in the Review, I have attended two Quarterly Meetings, one at Deerfield, and one at Bass Lake. I expected to meet Bro. Pierce at Deerfield, but for some cause he was not there. I did not think of being at this meeting until just before I started. I felt particularly impressed to go. I found brethren present, from Faribault, Cleveland, and Mantorville. I had good liberty in preaching the word. Three joined the church. Our communion was excellent. Our brethren said it was the best Quarterly Meeting they had enjoyed for a long time. Two of the committee being present, they decided to have me attend the Quarterly Meeting at Bass Lake and Brush Creek. By traveling one day and a half, through sloughs, mud and rain, I reached the place of our first meeting. I was quite unfortunate in getting to the place, the roads were so bad. I got fast in a bad slough, but having served an apprenticeship at the business, I found my way out, by getting my horse out first, and then taking boards and barks to run out my buggy. Our meeting at Bass Lake was quite interesting. We had five meetings. On Sunday, we went about three miles to the lake, in a hard rain, built two tents out of blankets in the woods, on the lake shore, where we could change our clothes (for there was no dwelling near) and in this beautiful lake I baptized ten. In the evening, a church was organized of eighteen members, and S. B. fund established of $129.34. I am now at Brush Creek, at the house of Bro. Hackett. Our meeting begins Sabbath evening.