LOUISIANA by M. G. Huffman

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 13, 1900

LOUISIANA.

By M. G. Huffman

The evening of Dec. 6, 1899, I left Jacksonville, Fla., for Alpharetta, Ga., where, in the spring of 1889, I held a series of meetings, which resulted in several persons accepting the message. In November, 1889, I organized a church with a membership of eighteen. At a subsequent visit I found them all faithful. There was a good interest in the town to hear again the message for this time. There being no suitable place for public meetings, the brethren and friends were called together to consider the advisability of erecting a church. All were agreed that this would be for the best interest of the cause, and over five hundred dollars was subscribed. Dec. 31, 1899, I had the privilege of being present at the dedicatory services of their church. The house and furniture cost nearly eleven hundred dollars, and the building was dedicated free from debt.

January 1, in company with Elder Brunson, I left Alpharetta for Graysville, Tenn., to attend the District Conference. Of all the general meetings I ever attended, this one at Graysville, January 4-14, was the most important, because of the solemn message delivered by the servants of God. The Lord was there in mighty power; and as the grand truths were being presented, light flashed into our hearts and dispelled the darkness.

At the Conference it was recommended that I labor in northern Louisiana. January 14 I left Graysville for my field of labor, arriving at Delhi, La., the fifteenth, where I remained two weeks. By invitation I preached twice in the Presbyterian church, and all listened with marked attention as I tried to set before them the truth as it is in Christ Jesus. I am sure that some good impressions were made.

January 30, in company with Elders S. H. Lane and N. W. Allee, I came to Bastrop. February 3 I began a series of meetings five miles east of Bastrop, in a country schoolhouse. From the first, the attendance and interest have been good; and a few persons have signified their intention to walk in the light of present truth, while others are undecided. Brother and sister Grant Priddy have been doing a good work in that neighborhood, and a few persons were already keeping the Sabbath. I praise the Lord for the privilege he grants me of laboring with him for the salvation of souls for whom he died. M. G. HUFFMAN.