MEETINGS IN WISCONSIN by I. Sanborn

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 2, 1869

MEETINGS IN WISCONSIN.

By I. Sanborn

At the date of my last report I was on my way to the Quarterly Meeting at Sand Prairie. It was truly a great privilege to me to meet with this church, as it had been about three years since I had met with them. They have built a meeting-house since that time, which made our meetings much more pleasant than formerly. We had a good meeting. Many of the neighbors came out and seemed much interested to hear the word. In the business session first-day morning, the brethren re-organized their s. B. book, raising their figures to over $100 for the year 1869, over $50 above last year.

I continued meetings till Wednesday evening, and there seemed to be such a growing interest, that I decided to protract this meeting two weeks, and gave notice to that effect. So on Thursday, Bro. Atkerson kindly took his team and carried me twenty-five miles to the Sugar Grove appointment in Vernon county, instead of Crawford county as I supposed it was when I made the appointment. But as the snow was about

two feet and a half deep in that county and the roads not broken much, there were but few out to meeting, yet I left another appointment to commence meetings there Thursday evening, the fourth of March. The next day we came back to Sand Prairie, and have continued the meetings to this date with a growing interest. As I visit among the people I find many convicted of the truth, and standing in an undecided position. May the Lord help them to make that decision that will stand the test of the investigative Judgment. I feel greatly encouraged to labor on in the vineyard of the Lord, and try to persuade the people to obey the Lord.

I. SANBORN.

Sand Prairie, Feb. 10, 1869.