Meetings in Wisconsin by I. Sanborn

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 1, 1870

Meetings in Wisconsin.

By I. Sanborn

I CLOSED my meetings at Mindora, Lewis’ Valley, having preached two weeks. I should have continued another week but for the opposition meetings that were kept up by the Methodists and first-day Adventists.

When I commenced meetings there were no Seventh-day Adventists in the place. When I closed there were nine, with a good interest among others to investigate. I expect to visit this place again early in the spring, the Lord willing.

On Monday following the close of my labors in Mindora, Bro. Downer took me to Trempeleau Prairie, where I have held eight meetings. The professors generally turned their ears from the truth. Still there is a good interest among the young people, some of whom had been shamefully abused by the Methodist church, because they laughed at some things they saw in the protracted meeting. They gave me a very nice present, as a token of respect, which I thankfully received as such. Besides, they gave me the very best of attention in all my meetings; and I pray that the Lord may help them to obey the truths they heard, that they may be saved in the day of the Lord. The little flock here are faithful and full of hope. There are others that we hope will soon take their stand with them in the good work of the Lord. I go from here to Burnham’s Valley to-morrow, the Lord willing.

I. SANBORN.

Trempeleau, Jan. 29, 1870.