Report from Bro. Sanborn by R. F. Andrews; Isaac Sanborn

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 27, 1866

Report from Bro. Sanborn.

By R. F. Andrews; Isaac Sanborn

BRO. WHITE: Our last report closed with our labors at Hundred Mile Grove, where I parted with Bro. Andrews and went to Sand Prairie to attend the Quarterly Meeting. I there met brethren and sisters from Kickapoo who are numbered among the lonely ones, yet they are striving to overcome, and with the brethren at Sand Prairie are much engaged in the good work of the Lord.

The brethren there are engaged in building a meeting-house, which I think is a very important work as there is no meeting-house in that section of country. Although this church numbers but about eighteen members they have the will to do, and with God's blessing they will do the good works which are so important to make their light shine. See Matt. v, 16. The Elder of this church, Bro. Atkinson, is a man of experience in the Advent movement from 1843 to the present time; he is gentle and kind, yet thorough and persevering, and as the Lord has appointed him to the oversight of the little church he has taken upon himself the main responsibility of the building of the meeting-house. The brethren and sisters all seem to have their hearts in the work, and are determined to back him up in this enterprise even though they have to make considerable sacrifice to do so, while they remember that God always blesses the cheerful giver.

I enjoyed good liberty in preaching to the brethren and their neighbors. While there we had two very interesting prayer-meetings. All seem to be much interested in the subject of Health Reform and

are being blessed as they try practically to carry it out in their daily lives. I trust they will be built up in the faith, grow in grace and a knowledge of the truth more and more, until they, with all the saints, shall stand before the throne, perfect, without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing. This is my prayer.

Monday, Nov. 8th, I started for the Monroe Quarterly Meeting, calling at my home three days, where, with my family, I enjoyed the privilege of thanking God for their good health, especially for the great improvement in my wife's health as the result of living up to the light on health reform. Praise the Lord, O, my soul, for his goodness endureth forever.

On the 9th I joined Bro. Andrews at Monroe Quarterly Meeting where we enjoyed good liberty together in speaking the word. Thank God brethren and sisters, the dark cloud is moving back from Monroe and the ark of the Lord begins to move forward. The brethren and sisters begin to show by their works a zeal corresponding with their profession, and the result is that the Lord works with them, and begins to add to their numbers. Two were baptized, and six added to the church. The Sabbath School and Bible Class were re-organized, Bro. Miller of Chicago being appointed as Superintendent. We really see a good prospect for the rise of the cause of truth in Monroe. May God bless his cause and people in that place is my prayer.

Thursday, the 15th, we came to Crane's Grove Quarterly Meeting and were much disappointed in finding that Bro. Jacob Berry had sold out and moved to Story Co., Iowa, near Iowa Center. Two of his sons have gone with him. I hope God will bless them all and that they will watch and pray that the world may not get the advantage of them, and they become so over-charged with its cares that the day of the Lord will come upon them as a thief. We missed Bro. Berry, yet we had a good meeting. Brethren came in from the Avon and Clyde churches, but best of all the Lord met with us and we had a good time in waiting on him and getting our strength renewed. May God bless and build up his people here is my prayer.

R. F. ANDREWS. ISAAC SANBORN.

Crane's Grove, Ill., Nov. 19, 1866.