NOTE FROM THE IOWA TENT.
By George I. Butler
Our tent has been pitched here in Sigourney about two weeks. In many respects we have had a very discouraging time—principally on account of the rain. For two weeks it rained some nearly every day, and during that time so much water fell that the roads were rendered nearly impassable, and many bridges carried off. This, of course, kept nearly all those who lived in the country away from the tent. So our congregations have been mainly confined to the citizens of the place. Had we known what the weather would have been, we should have waited two weeks before pitching the tent. I am satisfied our tent would not have contained the people, had the weather been favorable. As it has been, they have numbered three or four hundred every evening of late, whenever the weather has been anywise favorable. We have had very little opposition so far, hardly enough for our good. Many of the people seem interested and friendly, but rather suspicious of us, though this seems wearing away. We have not introduced the Sabbath question, and of course we cannot tell much about the result, till then. The weather is now more favorable, and our interest rather increasing, yet we shall not expect to reach many that would have come out had the weather been favorable at first. We hope the effort here will not be entirely lost on account of these unfavorable circumstances. As usual, the points we have introduced are the general topic of conversation in the town. We hope good may be done here, and God's truth advanced. Sigourney, Iowa, July 1, 1869.