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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, October 29, 1867

FromReview and Herald, Vol. XXX, No. 20

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MEETINGS IN CENTRAL DISTRICT, MICH.

By Joseph Bates

According to previous appointment I met with the church and people at Newton, Sabbath and first-day, Sept. 20–23. Bro. Byington was at home and united with us in holding five meetings. The closing one on Sunday evening was very encouraging. Friends and neighbors seemed much interested to hear about Jesus and his soon coming.
Bro. Byington took me to the rail road. I spent one day in Marshall, visiting two families of Sabbath-keepers.
The 24th and 25th, I visited the church in Convis and held two interesting meetings with them.
The 28th and 29th, general meeting of the churches from Charlotte and Oneida with the church in Windsor. There was not so many in attendance at this Monthly and Quarterly Meeting as was expected, in consequence of sickness and other causes. Yet the meetings were free, strengthening and encouraging, with the blessing of the Lord.
Sept. 30 to Oct. 3d, I was with the church and people in Oneida. Visited and prayed with the families and held two interesting meetings with them. More than half the church live some distance from their place of worship; but we hope they will continue their extra efforts to meet together and encourage and strengthen themselves in the Lord.
With Bro. and Sr. Newman I visited the sick near Eaton Rapids. From there they took me some twelve miles further to the Sabbath meeting with the church in Charlotte. Here on Sabbath and first-day we held three good meetings and celebrated the ordinances of the Lord’s house and were blessed of the Lord.
Sunday and Monday evenings, Oct. 6 and 7, by request, I held meetings in East Walton near Bro. Lampson and Murray’s. The people seemed much in earnest to hear and it was remarked that the school-house would not hold them if the meetings were held another evening.
Oct. 8, I visited the families of Sabbath keepers in Parma.
Oct. 9, Bro. West took me from Marshall to Burlington. Here on Sabbath and first-day, we held five meetings and celebrated the ordinances. Meeting on Sunday evening was solemn and interesting.
Oct. 15, came with Bro. and Sr. Miller to attend the series of meetings holding in Battle Creek which commenced the 11th inst. They were deeply interesting to all present. Came home the 18th.
Sabbath, the 19th, enjoyed an interesting meeting with the church and people in Monterey. Praise the Lord. JOSEPH BATES.
Monterey, Oct. 21, 1867.