Viroqua, Wis., July 31, 1876 by I. Sanborn; O. A. Johnson

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 10, 1876

Viroqua, Wis., July 31, 1876

By I. Sanborn; O. A. Johnson

WISCONSIN TENT, NO. 1.

The tent was pitched on Friday, July 7, at Mount Pisgah, Vernon Co., and remained two weeks in the vicinity of a good interest started by Bro. O. A. Johnson. About twenty commenced keeping the Sabbath. Our meetings removed much prejudice, and the number of Sabbath-keepers was increased to thirty. Last Sunday ten were baptized. We organized s. b. amounting to $175 per year, and if all the members engage in it the amount will be over $200.

They have excellent social meetings here, a good Sabbath-school, and a large Bible-class. A goodly number of their neighbors are deeply interested in the truth. I sold thirty-five dollars' worth of books, obtained one subscriber for the Review, and others desire our paper this fall. This company have the elements among and around them to make a strong church, if they will only be faithful to God according to his holy word.

Monday, the 24th, we took down our tent and came sixteen miles to Viroqua, the county seat of Vernon Co., and pitched the tent on a beautiful green, nicely sheltered, within twenty rods of the centre of the village. Have advertised through the county

papers, and circulated nearly three hundred bills. We commenced meetings Thursday evening, July 27; and notwithstanding there were two prayer-meetings in the place we had two hundred out, and the interest increased till last evening, when we had four hundred attentive hearers.

The Lord gave much freedom in presenting truth to the people, and we consider the prospect for future results encouraging. We report our meetings through the two weekly papers published here, and hope to thus be enabled to reach souls who need the light of the third angel's message. Pray for us. I. SANBORN, O. A. JOHNSON.