p. 54 | Report from Ohio by I. D. Van Horn

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 8, 1870

Report from Ohio.

By I. D. Van Horn

SINCE my last report of the 10th inst., I have continued my meetings up to Sunday evening, the 23d. The house was then closed against me. The house is owned by the Methodists, but they, having no society here now to occupy it, allow the Lutherans to use it. They are not very strong and have no meetings now. There were a few Lutherans and a Methodist man that did not like the truth well enough to hardly come out and hear for themselves, and when they found that some were interested, they rose up and closed the house.

But this all has the appearance of working for our good. Another house, about three miles from this, also belonging to the Methodists, has been opened, and I have been invited to hold meetings in it. I have accepted the invitation, and shall commence meetings there this Wednesday evening, the 26th. At a meeting last week I took an expression of the people on the Sabbath question and fifteen arose, being convinced of the truth. Not one arose in favor of Sunday. Last Sabbath in our meeting a man and his wife who never had made a profession before, declared their determination to keep the Sabbath of the Lord and be Christians. Could we have continued our meetings, no doubt others would have followed their example. I have hopes that they will yet do so. Most of those interested can attend my meetings in the other house that has been opened for me. I think some good will be done here, yea, there has been already. I hope to remain humble, so that the Lord can work through me Thus to the advancing of his cause. The Lord has been good to me and I will praise him. To him belongeth all praise, and honor, and glory.

I. D. VAN HORN,

Townsend, O., Jan. 26, 1870.