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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 24, 1874

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 44, No. 22.

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D. T. BOURDEAU

By D. T. Bourdeau

Vermont.

Since returning to Vermont, I have, while aiming to secure rest and to discharge duties I owe to my afflicted parents, spoken twice to the church at Bordoville, and made two visits to Bolton and Jericho, calling on most of the brethren and sisters in those places, and speaking to them three times. I found this church on the back-ground. They had passed through trials without receiving proper help and much-needed counsel; but a small portion of them attended meetings, the Bible-class and Sabbath-school had run down, and only two were taking the Review.
With such a state of things before us, knowing what God had wrought for this dear people over three years since, we waived our bad feelings and went to work, showing in our remarks that the grace of God is sufficient for the church of God under all circumstances. The Lord greatly helped.
Last Sabbath, at the close of our discourse, we had a social meeting in which over twenty took part, several speaking twice. Many confessed their lack, and expressed their determination to reform. The Bible-class and Sabbath-school were reorganized, and at the close of the Sabbath a few subscribed for the Review.
We hope that the labors of Brn. Haskell and Bean in encouraging the missionary work will be appreciated by this church, and that they will profit by the experience of the past, seek for a deeper work of grace, cultivate a spirit of sacrifice, and enlarge in their love for each other and for the cause generally.
We can but express the conviction that had this church occasionally enjoyed the labors of experienced brethren from Bordoville and Bristol they might have been saved unnecessary trials, a better state of feeling would have existed between them and older brethren, and they would now be in a better condition. Yet we hope that in the future this church will be faithful in performing those duties which will link them to the Almighty, and without which it were useless to look to others for help.

D. T. BOURDEAU

Bordoville, Vt., Nov. 9, 1874.