New York by F. Wheeler

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 13, 1872

New York.

By F. Wheeler

My last report of meetings was from Texas, N. Y., Dec. 18, 1871. I had then given two discourses in the Union meeting house. Bro. Wilcox joined with me in labor. The house being occupied a part of the time by the Methodists, and the weather being very stormy, the circumstances were unfavorable. But I held meetings as often as I could for about two weeks, when, during the progress of the Methodist quarterly meeting, the house took fire from the stove and was burned down. Some of the friends kindly opened their dwelling houses to us for meeting, and we occupied the school-house a few times. We held about twenty meetings in all, and visited much from house to house, and distributed and sold some tracts.

As the result of our effort, two families decided to keep the Sabbath, and others were much interested, and quite a number confessed their belief in the Sabbath and the near coming of the Lord, some of whom we hope will obey the truth. We also held several interesting meetings in a school-house about one mile from Texas village. The people generally were much interested. But one man manifested his opposition by ordering the house closed for all purposes but for school. And thus the house was closed, much against the wishes of most of the inhabitants. I believe there are those there who will yet obey the truth, and hope the way will open for further meetings. F. WHEELER. VERMILLION, N. Y., JAN. 31, 1872.