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REPORT FROM IOWA

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 25, 1867

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 30, No. 2.

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REPORT FROM IOWA.

By D. T. Bourdeau

SABBATH, June 1, I met with the church at Pilot Grove, and spoke to them on various points preparatory for the Conference. The first four days of the following week, Mrs. Bourdeau and myself spent in writing, and in visiting several families of the dear brethren and sisters of this church, and among other things, set forth the reformed dress in its true light, showing its many advantages over the mode of dress generally worn by women, and over that mode of dress usually known as the American costume. Our labors were appreciated as a part of the work of the Health Reform, as appeared from quite a general readiness to adopt the reformed dress. How plain it is that the time has fully come to take another step, and move out in this branch of the Health Reform.
From June 6, to June 10, I attended the business sessions and religious meetings of the Iowa Conference. Sweet union prevailed in all the business transactions, in which the presence and assistance of Bro. Loughborough were appreciated. The Lord also aided in preaching. Four discourses were given. Subjects presented, Humility, Self-denial, The folly of laying up treasures on earth in these last days, and the Health Reform. Owing to previous heavy rains, there were not as many Sabbath-keepers present as there were last year, yet there was a good representation from the different parts of the State, and we think an advancement could be seen in the churches on various points. On Sunday the attendance was very large, nearly as large again as could be convened in the meeting-house, and owing to the size of the congregation, and the excessive heat of the day, the meetings were held in a grove near by. The interest was intense as Bro. Loughborough gave the closing discourse, showing some of the structures and functions of the human system, and how necessary and interesting it is to know ourselves physically and mentally as well as morally. We have good reasons to believe that this Conference has given a new impetus to the cause in Iowa, the effects of which will appear and be realized until the work closes.
It was decided at the Conference that Bro. G. I. Butler and I should go with the tent, and we are now on our way to our field of labor. Brethren, pray for us, that the Lord may go with us, that an effectual door may be opened before us, and that some souls may be led to obey the truth, and flee from the wrath to come. D. T. BOURDEAU. Marion, Iowa, June 13, 1867.