South-western New York.
By Robert F. Cottrell
SINCE my last report, I have spent two weeks holding meetings at Onoville, Cattaraugus County, a new field. Two embraced the Sabbath. While here, I visited a few Sabbath-keepers at Corydon, Pa., about three miles from Onoville. They came up to attend some of the meetings, and one came with them who recently embraced the Sabbath from reading, having never heard a discourse from one of our people. Next I went to Eldred, Pa., where I spent a week. Here I had to bear a plain testimony, to free the cause from the evil influence of one who had been excluded from the church in Allegany Co. for sin, and instead of repenting, had taken a stand against us and was trying to draw away disciples after him. I hope our friends there will take my advice, and hold fast the message which is from Heaven. They were encouraged to hold fast. May God help them to do so. The next Sabbath I met with the Allegany Co. church near Wellsville. Bro. and sister Lindsey and others from Ulysses, Pa., were present. Here I had the unexpected privilege of meeting with Bro. H. Edson of Oswego Co., who was visiting the churches in that region, and laboring for their encouragement and edification, and with good effect. The meeting was larger than any in that place for a long time, and very interesting. Three were received into the church by baptism. The Sabbath following was our monthly, or I might say, quarterly, meeting at Cottage. These meeting occurring in regular order at Cottage, East Otto, and Randolph, constitute a quarterly meeting in each place. This meeting, though small, was a meeting of interest and, I trust, of profit. A spirit of united effort in the cause is growing, and the interest without is spreading and deepening. Here I learned with joy that a family at Randolph had embraced the Sabbath since our meeting there a month ago—a family which, if faithful and earnest, will prove a real accession to the cause in that place. We also learned that at E. Otto a man from the adjoining town of Ashford came to their Sabbath meeting, who had resolved to keep the Sabbath. There are about fifty, Sabbath-keepers in Cattaraugus County, and a few in Chautauqua. Only one small church is organized; but I hope that two others, and larger ones, will apply for admission to our Conference at its next session. I now go to labor a week with the friends at East Elma, Erie Co. They are moving for organization, so as to unite with the Conference.