East Michigan Conference
By M. Shepard
Mt. Clemens.— According to the arrangement of the conference committee, Elders B. F. Stureman and M. Shepard held a series of meetings with the Ithaca church, January 16-24. At the beginning, it seemed, as stated in Joel 2:2, first clause, “A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness.” But as the trumpet was blown to call God’s people together, and the ministers were led of God to weep between the porch and the altar, saying, “Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach,” then, as the morning spreads upon the mountains, removing the shadows of darkness, and waking the world to new life, so the Spirit of the blessed Master came in, things were set in order, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. Indeed, the land behind looked like a desolate wilderness, but the land before us as the garden of Eden, into which only the faithful and tried can enter. Let us strive to enter therein.