Reports from the Field

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · May 23, 1878

Reports from the Field.

(Condensed from Review and Herald.)

Texas.

TERRELL.—Elder R. M. Kilgore writes, May 7: “The people of this place are still favoring us with a good hearing. The interest has not abated in the least but has increased. We are now in our fourth week, and are well advanced in those subjects which generally reduce our congregations when presented. We had an excellent meeting last Sabbath. The brethren and sisters from Dallas county and also some from Peoria, Hill county, were present, and added to the interest of the meeting. We have been visited by another fearful storm, making a wreck of our tent the second time since we have been here. Our tent is torn worse than ever, but we have omitted no meetings, though we were compelled to reduce the size of the tent. The same tornado of last Thursday night destroyed the S. D. A. church at Cleburne, tearing it to pieces. It had just been built, and but a few meetings had been held in it. Other churches and houses were also torn from their foundations.”

Pennsylvania.

PORT ALLEGANY.—Elder Saunders writes: “The blessing of God was with us at our quarterly meeting at Port Allegany. Four were baptized, and united with the church. The interest that this new church takes in the tent enterprise this season is shown by the fact that the members pledged $110 to purchase a new forty-foot tent. If other churches will do likewise, there will no less than six tents run in Pennsylvania this season. May this noble act inspire others to follow their example.”

New York.

PIERREPONT.—Brother Wilcox writes: “The interest here continues good. When we came to this place, six were keeping the Sabbath; fourteen more are now keeping it, making twenty in all, and others are on the point of deciding.”

OTTER CREEK.—Elder Wilbur writes: “We administered the rite of baptism to four persons here last week, and organized a church of fourteen members.”

Michigan.

LABOR AMONG THE CHURCHES.—Elder W. H. Littlejohn, and M. S. Burnham, reports profitable meetings with the churches they have visited. At Leighton the brethren were encouraged, and it is believed they are moving steadily in the right direction. At Allegan the brethren are beginning to see fruits of their labors in the missionary field. Two have recently united with the church. At Monterey the attendance was good and meetings profitable.

Alabama.

OWL VALLEY.—The work here is still progressing under the labors of Elder O. A. Burrill. Many have expressed a desire to keep the law.