p. 15 | MARYLAND by I. Sanborn

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 3, 1879

MARYLAND

By I. Sanborn

Calverton.—I met with the little company in this place according to appointment. Found seven, keeping the Sabbath. They take ten copies of the Signs, and buy and circulate many tracts. They also pay their tithes faithfully, which amounted to $23.30 for the last quarter. They are all poor people, who rent houses to live in, and work by the day to make a living. But they love the truth, and have a practical way of showing how much they love the Lord and his cause. They have purchased the circulating library of Sister White's works. Their church books are all kept in good order. They have an interesting Sabbath-school and Bible-class. Each family takes the Review, the weekly Instructor, and a copy of the Signs, besides the club.

Through their faithfulness, with the blessing of God, they have obtained six interested readers of the Signs and tracts, who I think will unite with them before long. They all seemed to take new courage in the work, as the result of my labors among them. They have at present no place for holding meetings, except a private room; and therefore we had but few to listen to our preaching. What is most needed here is a good canvasser for our periodicals, followed by tent labor.

The brethren here would like to be included in the Virginia mission, if agreeable to the General Conference. As I expect to labor next fall near Harper's Ferry, where Bro. Stuart lives, I may then visit Calverton again.

I. SANBORN.