Monthly Meeting at Newton.
By Ellet Joseph Waggoner
THIS was a good meeting to all who attended. There was a goodly number from Burlington; but we were all very much disappointed that none came from Convis. Several were present from Battle Creek. While we tried to renew and enforce the testimony given at the last Conference, on seeking for the lost, almost every one in the house wept with us. Who cannot confess shortcomings in this respect? The spirit of tenderness—the spirit Jesus manifested when he wept over rebellious Jerusalem while her faithless sons were plotting for his destruction—will do a good work for us. May the Lord help, for poor, fallen humanity will never get into this work without the assistance of the Holy Spirit. I look forward to the coming camp-meeting, as a time when this work may be revived. The next Monthly Meeting will be at Convis, the second Sabbath in September. We hope the brethren will make an effort to get there, and keep up the interest of these meetings.
J. H. WAGGONER.