Untitled article by S. B. Whitney

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

LABORS IN N. Y.

By S. B. Whitney

Although I have not reported during the last quarter, yet I have not been idle.

July 13 and 14, I attended the Quarterly Meeting in Bangor. The 20th, met with the brethren in the Thompson neighborhood, and the 27th, with the church at Norfolk. Aug. 3d, was with the brethren in Genoa, and the 4th, commenced a course of lectures in a school-house near Bro. Lane’s, continuing until Sept. 22d.

This is a thriving, farming community, composed very generally of intelligent and well-informed inhabitants; and though the congregations have not been large, yet they have been very steady and attentive, and the result has been good. My plan of labor has been to hold meetings each alternate evening during the week, commencing with first-day evening, and first-day A. M., making five meetings each week, aside from one Sabbath meeting, and in addition to this, to visit from house to house during the intervals; and although it was right in the hurry of harvest, the interest steadily increased till it became quite general, and continued to the close.

After trying this plan I am strongly of the opinion that it is the preferable one for such a community at this season of the year at least.

Eight have fully decided to keep the Sabbath, and several others are upon the point of deciding, while others still are investigating. I obtained three subscribers for the Review and one for the Reformer.

Left here the 23d to attend Conference, and am now again here, to follow up the good work and endeavor to bring those who are almost persuaded to the deciding point. My trust is in the God of Israel, after a humble and faithful discharge of duty on my part.

S. B. WHITNEY.

Genoa, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1867.