Report of Labors in Martin Co., Minn.
By F. W. Morse
SINCE the last report from this place I have been engaged in laboring from house to house, also holding about five meetings a week. The interest has been generally quite encouraging; a Sabbath School and Bible Class have been sustained with good interest. Our second Quarterly Meeting was held the 29th and 30th of May. As the interest in this county is good, we advertised our meeting in the county paper as a Grove Meeting. The grounds were very pleasant, and on first-day the beautiful lake grove was thronged with an interesting assemblage of attentive listeners. We were made glad by the instructive labors of our beloved Bro. Pierce. On first-day eighteen were buried in baptism. The large crowd who were present manifested the most respectful decorum. Bro. Pierce remained with us after the Grove Meeting, to assist in organizing; and in the progress of this work eleven more have been baptized. The present number of the church is thirty-five. A leader, clerk, deacon, and Sabbath School superintendent, were chosen. The S. B. fund is not yet fully organized. We have decided to continue our effort in the Grove Meeting, on Sabbaths and first-days for the present month. We have to-day met at the grove, and the Lord helped us, and we all felt encouraged. Three united with us, one as a candidate for baptism. We are hoping to see eight or ten more coming forward soon. I feel a deep interest in this county, and do not wish to leave the ground. I hope our Conference Committee will see fit to send the tent up this way. Pray for us. Tanhassen, Minn., June 6.