Quarterly Meeting at Newton
The quarterly meeting at Newton, Mich., was held last Sabbath (Feb. 15), according to appointment. The brethren of the three churches, Convis, Newton, and Burlington, manifested a commendable zeal in coming together on this occasion. Over eighty were present. A majority of them having reached the place nearly an hour before the time of meeting, we spent the interval in singing some of the good songs of Zion which we have to cheer the path of our pilgrimage while we “smooth it with hope.” Most of the congregation were together from 10 A. M., till 2:30 P. M., with an intermission of only a few minutes between the meetings. After a short discourse in the afternoon, fifty testimonies were borne. A large proportion of those who spoke, seem to be earnest in the truth, and spoke with feeling. The meeting was an encouraging one. Office duties demanding our return evening after the Sabbath, Brn. Jones and Miller remained to continue over that evening and first-day.