CHICAGO, ILL by John G. Matteson

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 3, 1876

CHICAGO, ILL.

By John G. Matteson

The camp-meetings in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, which I attended, were seasons of great interest and much encouragement to me in the Lord. The number of Scandinavians who attended each meeting varied from 60 to 125. The whole number of Danish and Norwegian Sabbath-keepers in these Western States is about 616. There are 500 members of churches, who pay nearly $2,000 S. B. this year. The ADVENT TIDENDE is sent to about 1500 subscribers, including 200 subscribers in Denmark and 60 in Norway. This gives us at least 3,000 readers.

Eld. Olsen and myself went to Chicago shortly after the Ripon Camp-meeting. The enemy had tried to lead souls away from the truth, and several had been affected. Two brethren were disfellowshipped. They were the leading spirits in this move, and the church is better off without them. Six persons who were in sympathy with them were pointed out as needing special care and labor, and five brethren were appointed as a committee to try to help them until next quarterly meeting. The Lord blessed our efforts, and a good interest was manifested in the meetings. One sister was baptized and united with us.

JOHN G. MATTESON. Busseyville, Jefferson Co., Wis., July 24.