Ohio by H. A. ST JOHN

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 9, 1871

Ohio.

By H. A. ST JOHN

ENJOYED a good season of worship with my brethren of Hillsdale Co.; Mich., in quarterly meeting at Ransom, April 1 and 2. The result of this meeting was good. We obtained ten subscribers for the Reformer. Nearly every family of Sabbath-keepers at Ransom now have the Reformer. This is as it should be. None of our people can afford to be without this excellent and increasingly-valuable journal.

Left home April 5, to fill my appointments in Ohio. April 8 and 9, was with the Defiance church. Had good meetings. The Lord assisted in speaking, and the little company of believers were encouraged. Our parting meeting on Tuesday morning was excellent. Here are a company that seem to love each other. May they abound more and more in love toward God and each other. May they ever remember that to advance with the opening light of present truth, health reform included, is the only sure road to final victory.

At Bridgeland, our meetings were held in a private house, excepting the last one. Some of the neighbors came out each time to hear the word spoken. We think the meetings were profitable. Here are some that we expect will be overcomers. We were happy, at this meeting, to greet Bro. Blodget of Columbus Grove. He says that his heart is still with this people. Also, we were pleased to form the acquaintance of M. Radabaugh (son of Bro. B. Radabaugh, deceased) and wife, from Gilboa. They are deeply interested in present truth, take the REVIEW and Reformer, and have many of our publications. By earnest request of citizens, we held our last meeting in the school-house on Sunday night. The Lord gave liberty in speaking to a full house, on the “signs of the times.”

Monday evening, April 17, commenced meetings in the village of Belmore, Putnam Co., and continued four evenings. A large school-house well filled with attentive listeners each evening gave evidence of no little interest. Some confessed the truth. We know not what the result may be, but humbly trust that some of the good seed sown has fallen in good ground.

Sabbath and first-day, April 22 and 23, was with the church at Bowling Green. This was an encouraging season. Here are some earnest workers. Spoke three times. Sunday afternoon, enjoyed a quiet, profitable, and solemn meeting with the church, in celebrating the ordinances of the Lord's house. I was informed that this was the first privilege of the kind they had had together for about two years. We left them, glad of our visit, and of good courage.

Tuesday, 25, visited Bro. S. H. H., five miles west of Toledo. Spoke to the people at his school-house in the evening. They are very lonely, but appear to be advancing in all the present truth.

Friday, 28, came to Clyde. In this short tour we have obtained nine subscribers for the Reformer, and have tried to stir up the lagging to pay up for our periodicals. We have been encouraged, at times, by the blessing of God, and feel to earnestly seek for more consecration to the good work of the Lord.

H. A. ST JOHN.

Clyde, Ohio, May 1, 1871.