P. S. THURSTON by P. S. Thurston

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 8, 1873

P. S. THURSTON

By P. S. Thurston

Wisconsin.

Our quarterly meeting at Dell Prairie, Wis., the 15th and 16th of February, was quite an interesting and profitable one. We had five meetings for worship and one tract and missionary meeting. Bro. N. M. Jordan has reported the distribution of tracts for this District. The brethren and sisters resolved to put forth greater efforts the present quarter than they did in the last in the circulation of tracts. They appear to realize more fully the importance of this work.

According to appointment in the REVIEW, I attended the quarterly meeting at Poy Sippi, the first Sabbath and first-day in March, 1873. Our meetings were good. The Lord was with us by his Holy Spirit. The good work is onward. Bro. Baker of Mackford was present and assisted in preaching. Sister Cady (the wife of Eld. Cady) was very sick with the spotted fever. She requested us to pray for her. After the evening meeting, the elders met to pray for her, and proceeded according to instruction in James 5:15, 16. The Lord raised her up. I took her by the hand, and in the name of Jesus bade her walk. She walked to the stove and sat down, praising the Lord for his goodness. Immediately, she asked for something to eat. The next morning she got up and made her bed, and is now about her work.

We had a meeting of the T. and M. society. Some interesting statements of the workings of the missionary society were made by different persons. May the Lord help us to work in this good cause. No. of pages of tracts and pamphlets circulated, 2500.

The next Sabbath after quarterly meeting, Bro. W. Case and myself commenced a meeting eight miles from Poy Sippi, near Lake Poygan. Held eleven meetings. Good attention was paid until near the close of the last meeting, which was last Sunday evening. I preached from the words of Jesus, “The Sabbath was made for man.” The Lord gave me great liberty in preaching his truth that evening. I believe a majority were convinced that the seventh day is the Sabbath. Two decided to obey the truth, others were interested. Some church-members disgraced themselves by their bad conduct in this meeting. We closed the meetings on account of the bad roads.

One evening during these meetings, sister Ashley was taken very sick. She is troubled with heart disease, and has been bloated very much this winter. On our return from meeting this evening, she requested me to pray for her. I did so, and the Lord answered and removed the pain in a moment. The next morning the bloat had all disappeared.

P. S. THURSTON

Plainfield, Wis., March 23, 1873.