REPORT FROM BRO. HUTCHINS.
By A. S. Hutchins
AFTER my last report (July 15), before returning home, I met with the brethren, one Sabbath in Charleston and one in Irasburgh. The brethren and sisters constituting the Irasburgh and Charleston church are unfavorably situated for meeting from Sabbath to Sabbath, living, as they do, in several different towns, and quite a distance from each other; yet a goodly number came together to these meetings, all of whom we were happy to meet again, and hear them express their love for the truth, and their determination, by assisting grace, to overcome. We feel a deep interest and anxiety for the welfare of this church, and most earnestly wish they were favored with a convenient house of worship, in which to meet. It seems if they were, that others might be gathered into the church, to go with the people of God. While out on this tour, we visited some twenty families of Sabbath-keepers and friends, scattered in different towns and counties. Our interviews were pleasant, and, we hope, profitable. Tried to help and encourage the dear saints onward in the way of life everlasting, to the home of the overcomer, which the faithful will soon reach. We obtained several subscribers for the Reformer. While out from home this time, we passed the most extreme heat of the month of July, when around us, as in other places, men, children, and beasts, died suddenly, from the effects of the excessive heat. We felt its debilitating influence considerably, yet the change of exercise and the journey proved conducive to health, both with myself and companion. After returning home, I spent three Sabbaths at Wolcott. Our last meeting here was encouraging to all who love the way of truth and duty. May we all seek a closer walk with God, seek for a constant communion with him and a daily growth in grace; and ever remember, that to be “spiritually minded is life and peace.” A. S. HUTCHINS. Worcester, Vt., Aug. 27, 1868.