Note from the Ohio Tent by I. D. Van Horn; A. O. Burrell

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 10, 1869

Note from the Ohio Tent.

By I. D. Van Horn; A. O. Burrell

Our last report reached to the busy time of harvest. Up to this period we had full congregations. But as the wheat crop was large, and help scarce, the attendance soon became quite small, and we found it necessary to have meetings only about alternate evenings in the tent; and other evenings go out into meeting and school-houses, as opportunities were presented to us. By so doing we have had full attendance, and a great interest has been awakened all around this vicinity to hear on the subject of present truth. In one town south of us we were invited to speak in the M. E. meeting-house. After delivering several discourses, some took offense, and of course the lock-out argument was used by them, as this was all they had. We did not then leave them, but spoke to them in their streets, and felt very thankful for this privilege. The interest became such that they have since opened their house and bidden us walk in, and are very attentive to listen to all that is said. May God bless them.

There are some twenty-five or thirty who have decided to keep the Sabbath; others are very much interested. We hope to see a good work accomplished here. We shall take down the tent, Aug. 2, and go to Camp-meeting. Yet we do not intend to leave this work until we can feel that we have done all for this people that is possible for us to do.

I. D. VAN HORN, A. O. BURRELL.

Melmore, July 30, 1869.