REPORT FROM BRO. WHITNEY.
By S. B. Whitney
Left home April 5, and spent a few days with my sick mother, after which, I came to Parma to attend Quarterly Meeting according to appointment, the 13th and 14th. This was emphatically a good meeting. There was not a great deal of animation, but a solemn earnestness and a mind to work among the believers. Bro. Andrews was present and did most of the preaching. The social meetings were characterized by a promptness that was really gratifying. Some interest was also manifested by outsiders to hear the truth, as there has been at every place so far. The 20th and 21st, was at Ridgeway. There our meetings were small but quite interesting. The Quarterly Meeting at Olcott the 27th and 28th, was well attended and was another good meeting. Bro. Saunders assisted in preaching, and the social meetings were interesting. Continued with them over another Sabbath and held meetings most of the time, but toward the last their interest was detracted from somewhat by the illness of our dear sister Lindsey. She was able to be at meeting the first Sabbath, part of the day, and gave in her testimony which was really cheering, but was taken worse the succeeding night and continued to fail while I remained. The church feel deeply afflicted by her feeble condition, and to all appearance she is almost ready to drop into the grave, unless the Lord by his power rescues her therefrom. May the Lord grant her family grace to patiently endure the affliction, if it comes. Spent two Sabbaths also at Lancaster. On account of the extremely bad weather and roads, and sister Lindsey’s precarious state of health, none came from abroad, and consequently the meeting was small. The church also is not in the most flourishing condition; but the Lord gave freedom in speaking the word, and some of our social meetings were truly refreshing seasons, and I trust some good was done. May the Lord help the few faithful ones there to be “steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.”296 At all these meetings the reform short dress excited a good deal of interest, and the sisters generally are taking commendable steps toward adopting it. May they all have courage to come fully up to the light; and for the encouragement of all I would say, that so far as I know, those that have done so, testify that they received one of the best blessings they ever enjoyed. S. B. WHITNEY.— Angelica, N. Y., May 22, 1867.