Report from Ohio by I. D. VAN HORN

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 15, 1870

Report from Ohio.

By I. D. VAN HORN

AFTER the meeting-house had been closed against me in Castalia, as given in my last report, I began meetings in a house four miles west, in Townsend, which were continued with good interest for nearly five weeks.

During this time I gave thirty-seven discourses. It was a favorable time for meetings, and our congregations were generally large. The whole neighborhood became convinced of the truths we presented to them and of their duty to live them out; but I fear that many will not move.

To show their interest in the truth, I here give a testimonial that was handed to me at my last meeting:

“FRIEND I. D. VAN HORN: Dear Sir—As you intend to leave us soon for other fields of labor, allow us, the citizens of this neighborhood, to extend you our sincere thanks for the time you have been among us, that we have spent so pleasantly, and we hope profitably. We cannot bear better testimony, than the attendance and interest manifested in your religious lectures, in this place for the past few weeks. That there has been a feeling manifest in the cause of Christianity, that has not been in this community for sometime past, we think all will bear witness who have listened to your lectures for the past few weeks.

“Please accept our kind regards, and we extend you a most cordial invitation to come among us again.

“Respectfully Yours, (Signed,) “CITIZENS.”

We had three Sabbath meetings with them, and they were seasons of deep feeling and good interest. At our last Sabbath meeting we took an expression of how many wished meeting the following Sabbath, and about twenty arose. A meeting was appointed, and Bro. Guilford will try to keep up the interest among them. A few have commenced to keep the Sabbath. May the Lord bless them and help on the work. I. D. VAN HORN.

Battle Creek, Mich., March 4, 1870.