Sevastopol, Leesburg, and Coal City by W. W. Sharp; S. H. Lane

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 14, 1882

Sevastopol, Leesburg, and Coal City

By W. W. Sharp; S. H. Lane

Sevastopol and Leesburg.—Owing to poor health, I have been able to labor but little the past winter. Feb. 5-13, I was with the church at Sevastopol. Enjoyed some very good meetings. Organized a T. and M. society of seven members. They take a small club of the Signs for missionary work.

Feb. 17-26, was with the friends near Leesburg. All seem firm in the truth. Bro. Dunlap of Warsaw meets with them every Sabbath. I spoke in the M. E. church at Monoquet eight times, but they refused to let me present the Sabbath and life and death questions in the house, so I had to close. W. W. SHARP.

Coal City, Owen Co.—Commenced meetings here Feb. 18, since which time I have given seventeen discourses. Have sold books to the amount of $6.75. The attendance has ranged from fifty to four hundred. At first it was so rainy and muddy that but few could turn out.

We have the free use of the Baptist meeting-house, which will seat some three hundred. On one occasion we had it so crowded that about fifty had to stand up, and nearly one hundred who could not find room in the house listened on the outside at the windows.

Some seem deeply interested. We cannot yet determine results, but are hopeful that at least a few will embrace the truth. Bro. Richards and Oberholtzer, of the Patricksburg church, have been present a part of the time and rendered efficient help. S. H. LANE.