Note from Bro. Byington.
By John Byington
Dear brethren of the churches of Michigan, with whom I have formerly met: It is not that I have forgotten you that I have not met with you the year past, as before. The death of my son, Dr. J. F. Byington, made it my duty to remove with my wife from Calhoun to Ottawa County, to have some care for the widow and the five fatherless children, what time I could spare from other duties. The most of my Sabbaths have been spent with churches in this county. My age, and being subject to a bronchial affection, with the severe cold, have prevented my traveling this winter farther than this county. You no longer have the yearly visits of Bro. Bates. I love to read the reports from our young brethren, who of late have gone to the harvest-field. The fields are white and ready for harvest. May the Lord of the harvest raise up more laborers, shall be my prayer. J. BYINGTON. Coopersville, Mich., Jan. 31, 1873.