District Labor in Mich.
By John Byington
I WROTE last from Tompkins. The next evening I met with the church at Bunker Hill. It was very cold and but few at the meeting. Bro. A. Richmond accompanied us from this place to Genoa, where, on Sabbath and first-day, the 19th and 20th, we had four meetings and the ordinances. The number is not large here. It was the first time we ever met with them; and we felt well paid for riding some eighty miles in the cold with our own team to this place. The Holy Spirit rested upon us. Bro. and sister Carpenter are trying to have their house and family and all for the Lord. They went with us to Milford, where we had two meetings. Here some had moved away, and the few left were somewhat discouraged. Brethren should keep up their meetings on the Sabbath though their number is small. They agreed to hold Monthly Meetings with brethren in Genoa. The 26th and 27th we were at Tyrone. Had two meetings. It was the severest storm we have had this winter. But few could get to meeting. On our way from this place to Locke we called on a friendly family of United Brethren to warm. After calling, we were soon asked if we would smoke, and then a rich dish of pork was soon preparing for dinner. But as it was not our dinner time, we went along. It made us think how it was once with ourselves. The 29th and 30th we had two meetings in Locke. Feb. 2nd and 3d we had three meetings in Windsor. Brethren were here from Charlotte and Oneida, and I trust good was done. According to appointment a goodly number from Convis and Burlington met with the church in Newton for Monthly Meeting, Feb. 9. Bro. Waggoner was with us and preached from Eph. ii, 5: "By grace ye are saved." Perhaps it was new to some that to attend in a right and proper manner to Health Reform will be a means of great grace to the people of God. The subject was made quite plain, and I trust much good was done. The next Monthly Meeting for Calhoun Co. will be held at Convis the second Sabbath in March.