Meetings in Ohio by Joseph Bates

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 11, 1870

Meetings in Ohio.

By Joseph Bates

ACCORDING to appointment, we met with the church in Fremont, Nov. 23, 24. We were happy to meet with brethren and sisters here, whom we had not seen for some sixteen years. We held three profitable meetings with them. Among those we visited were several respectable colored people who were becoming interested to hear, and learn the position we take in the third angel's message, and are reading our publications.

From Nov. 25 to Nov. 29, we were with the church in Clyde, and held seven meetings, and celebrated the ordinances. Held two prayer-meetings with the youth and children of the Sabbath School. Also a good meeting at Bro. Greenman's, in York Station, where his aged mother had been an observer of the Lord's Sabbath for the last sixty-nine years.

From Dec. 1-6, visited and held eight meetings with the church in Wakeman, and celebrated the ordinances. At our two last evening meetings, the brethren were much encouraged to see so many of their neighbors interested to hear. One little girl of twelve years, manifested her love and zeal for the Sabbath truth, so much that she preferred to be with Sabbath-keepers rather than in the family circle at home, where it was not observed.

Sabbath, Dec. 11, by invitation we held our meeting with the Clyde church at York Station, at Bro. Greenman's. At the close of the meeting, one of his neighbors and his companion, declared they should henceforward keep the Sabbath of the Lord. The Lord blessed and strengthened his people.

In company with Bro. Wolf, we traveled some thirty miles to Melmore, where Bro. Van Horn had raised up a company of Sabbath-keepers the present season, and held two meetings with them on Sunday, 12th inst. We were much pleased to find them steadfast in the truth, and hope our labor was not in vain in the Lord.

JOSEPH BATES.

Monterey, Dec. 21, 1869.