p. 95 | Meetings in Minnesota by F. W. Moore

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 16, 1869

Meetings in Minnesota.

By F. W. Moore

THERE are numbers coming out to obey the truth in this place, and they are very anxious to have the REVIEW, INSTRUCTOR, &c. But there is a great destitution of money in these frontier regions. Only two years ago it was necessary to extend help to these people, from other parts of the State, to prevent starvation. The people are as fine, intelligent a class of citizens as one can meet anywhere; but a hard battle with frontier privations is their lot for the present, at least.

I never saw so much interest manifested by any, in getting out to meeting, as I have seen here. Family after family are coming out to obey the truth, and they take hold promptly in our social and prayer meetings. They are throwing away tobacco and tea, just on the few hints we have thrown out in exhortation. The Spirit of the Lord is moving among the people. From all directions the cry comes in most urgently, “Come over and help us;” Would there were ten where now there is one, to labor in the wide harvest field. We ask our brethren to remember us; for the enemy is not idle. There have been several powerful efforts made to stop the work here, but by the blessing of God all have proved unsuccessful thus far.

F. W. MOORE.

Tanhassen, Minn.