Meetings in Michigan by Joseph Bates

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 29, 1869

Meetings in Michigan.

By Joseph Bates

According to appointment we met with the church in Gaines, Sabbath, June 5. First-day, the churches in Gaines and Leighton came together to the Michigan tent meeting in Wayland, where Brn. Strong and Lane were laboring. There were a goodly number of people from the surrounding country present. The meetings were interesting, and we hope they will prove profitable to all who desire eternal life.

June 7, visiting the sick in Caledonia; enjoyed a profitable season praying and conversing with Bro. Cory, aged 79, who has been in a very feeble and low state of health for many weeks. He expressed himself perfectly willing to be laid away in the grave, and wait until his Lord shall call him forth. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth."

June 8–10, with the church in Bowne, visiting from house to house. Our meetings closed with the celebration of the ordinances of the Lord's house.

June 11, Bro. J. Aldrich brought me to Lowell; from thence I came to Vergennes. Our Sabbath meetings with this church were interesting; some new ones inquiring the way to Zion. Here we also found others sick and deeply afflicted, with whom we labored and besought the blessing of the Lord.

In passing to and from these churches we found many who thankfully received and eagerly commenced reading our religious tracts. Yesterday we had a good meeting with the church in Allegan.

JOSEPH BATES.

Monterey, June 20, 1869.