INDIANA

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 24, 1879

Fowler.—Some time ago I received an invitation from a brother in Illinois to labor in Fowler, Benton Co., Ind., as he knew of one family there that were deeply interested on account of having heard the truth in Kankakee, Ill. Circumstances were such that I could not well do so until last month.

I found Bro. Jones's people (the family interested) firm in the truth. Although they heard it two or three years ago, they did not fully embrace it until last September. When he did so, and advertised in the papers throughout the county that from that time his store would be closed on the seventh-day Sabbath, it caused quite a stir in his town, and the ministers preached on the Sabbath question. As the result of his advertising, he found three who had embraced the truth recently by reading some papers and tracts distributed by Bro. J. P. Henderson, about four years ago.

Soon after Bro. Jones embraced the truth, his mother and his brother's family took a stand. When we reached there we found eight observing the Sabbath. Bro. J. obtained a large hall, and we gave six discourses to deeply interested congregations. At our Sabbath meeting seven Sabbath-keepers were present, some of whom had never heard a sermon, having embraced the truth by reading. Every one took part in the social meeting, and our tears flowed freely as they expressed their love for the truth. Bro. Henderson aided in the meetings. These friends love to work in the cause. They are paying S. B. Four of them have joined the tract society; they are also taking the weekly Instructor, and holding a little Sabbath school in connection with their Sabbath meetings. To the Lord be all the praise for all that the truth accomplishes. S. H. LANE.

Noblesville and Mechanicsburg.—We had a profitable meeting with the Noblesville church, April 5 and 6. This is the first time the ordinances have been celebrated in this young church. All took hold well, and rejoiced in the blessing of God.

April 8–13, I was with the Mechanicsburg church. We held our meetings in a Baptist meeting-house four miles east of town, and had a good outside attendance. I was pleased to note improvement in the church during the past quarter. Some were surprised at the amount of their tithes for the first quarter in the year. May they continue to rise with the message, and not be of those left behind. W. W. SHARP.