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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 19, 1869

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 34, No. 17.

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REPORT FROM OHIO.

By I. D. Van Horn

From Sept. 22 to 27, I was with the church in Strongsville. During this time, I held eight meetings. The brethren and sisters all testified that they were much encouraged by the meetings, and felt determined to go on and engage more earnestly in the work of the Lord. There was some interest on the part of a few that came to our meetings, to hear and profit by the truth. May the Lord bless the effort there made to the good of all.
From Sept. 28 to Oct. 13, fifteen days, I was with the church in North Bloomfield. I found them in a low state spiritually, and the enemy, taking advantage of this, had set them to finding fault with one another. The elder had become discouraged, and felt like moving away.
While I was with them, we had twenty-three meetings. My first effort was to raise their minds off from themselves, and get them to contemplate the sufferings of Christ, and how much he had done for them. In this I succeeded. I then urged them to begin to work for themselves, and try, by earnest searching of heart and prayer, to get near the Lord and in union with his Spirit. I showed them by the word of the Lord, that if they were in fellowship with the Father and his Son Jesus Christ, they would be in perfect union with each other. In this we succeeded beyond our expectations. As the rays of heavenly light began to shine into their hearts, the darkness gave way. They began to confess, and their little difficulties that seemed like mountains before, now became so small that they were readily removed. The love of Jesus filled their hearts and they began to press together.
Bro. Mears was with us on Sabbath and Sunday, the 9th and 10th. His testimony proved a great help. He had passed through similar trials, and he was prepared by experience to take hold and help in the work here. The Lord let his blessing rest on us all, and the result of the meeting has been good. We left them very much encouraged.
May they all seek to glorify the Lord hereafter, and may his rich blessing rest on them all.
I. D. VAN HORN.
Belleville, Ohio, Oct. 15, 1869.