Virginia by B. F. Purdham

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Feb 4, 1904

Virginia

By B. F. Purdham

SINCE my last report in the REVIEW I have labored at Manassas, Tackett Mills, Fredericksburg, Culpeper, and Mt. Williams, and at each place there are precious souls rejoicing in the truth for these last days.

At Manassas the few who accepted the truth in the tent-meetings last fall are still firm in the faith, though so scattered that it is difficult to get them together very regularly.

At Tackett Mills I held the first series of meetings ever conducted in that part of the State by our people, only a sermon or two having been preached there before by our ministers. Dr. W. N. Tate and family have for years been endeavoring to hold up the light at this place, having accepted the truth in Ohio some years ago, under the labors of Elders Underwood and Mason, and others. The Methodists kindly granted us the use of their comfortable house of worship.

We had excellent meetings, and quite a number manifested a desire to lead a better life; but the weather was such that we could not fully develop the work at that time. The people there earnestly plead for the work to be followed up at a time when the weather may be more favorable.

I made a short stop with the friends in and near Fredericksburg, holding two week-of-prayer services with them. I had not visited Culpeper for more than two years, but I found a few there still rejoicing in the light brought to them by the tent-meetings in 1901.

I am now holding meetings at Mt. Williams, and notwithstanding the cold weather and the snow and ice, the attendance

has been excellent, and the people seem to be interested. I do earnestly hope and pray that the Lord may bring many others into the light of this blessed truth. I find all the house-to-house work I can do among the people, and hold services at the church every night.

At all these places I have tried to keep before the people the importance of all points of present truth, and have taken some orders for our periodicals, sold and given away many papers, tracts, books, special Signs, etc. In some places I am sorry to find among some of our people an inclination to give up important principles of health reform, and return to their old habits of eating and drinking.

May the Lord help his dear people to arise and take the final onward march to complete victory and triumph in this fast-closing message of truth.

B. F. Purdham.