Round Prairie, Minn by W. B. Hill; F. W. Morse

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 12, 1875

Round Prairie, Minn.

By W. B. Hill; F. W. Morse

Since our last report, the meetings have continued with deep interest. Twenty-three adults have taken a decided stand upon the truth, making a very interesting company of believers. Twenty-six signed the covenant to keep the commandments and sustain meetings, and quite a number more will soon put their names down.

Last Sabbath and first-day were days long to be remembered. Brethren from Grove Lake, West Union, Greenwood, and Burnhamville, came in, a good representation from each place, and with their children filled our tent to overflowing. In the prayer and social meeting in the morning, over forty encouraging testimonies were given by warm-hearted brethren and sisters, and our dear friends who have lately come out on the truth joined in the good works with rejoicing. Words could not express the gladness of our hearts to see what God had wrought.

After the social meeting, according to previous arrangement, we all united in a general Sabbath-school exercise. Four schools were represented, and over one hundred took part in reciting. More than one hundred texts of Scripture were recited, and also the first six review lessons of our excellent Question Book. We had, besides, concert recitations of the commandments and books of the Bible, and a short but interesting review of the second chapter of Daniel. The proficiency of the children in Bible knowledge was remarkable and truly gratifying. Many said it was the most interesting Sabbath-school they ever attended.

At two o’clock P. M., the children were gathered together and we tried to speak to them from Eccl. 12:1. The Lord helped in a good degree to show the young that through pride and exaltation of heart, more than any other one thing, were they in danger of forgetting God. The social meeting at the close of the Sabbath was made very interesting by a goodly number of the dear children joining with us in the worship of God. It was a good day to us all, and we can heartily recommend Sabbath-school conventions held with the sole desire of glorifying God, and not for pleasure or display. On first-day, nine were baptized; others will soon go forward in this ordinance. There are now three companies of believers, recently brought to a knowledge of the truth, within a distance of twelve miles, in the towns of Round Prairie and Burnhamville, united to sustain prayer and Sabbath meetings. We shall be with them through the harvest time, about three weeks, and then pitch the tent either at Hartford or Whiteville, fifteen or twenty miles north.

W. B. Hill, F. W. Morse.