KANSAS by Smith Sharp

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 23, 1876

FromThe Review and Herald, Review and Herald, Vol. 47, No. 12.

KANSAS

By Smith Sharp

AFTER the death of my children I attended the quarterly meeting at Rock Creek, Dec. 4, 5, then the meetings at Centerville, Dec. 11, 12, both of which have been reported.

Dec. 13, I started with my family to the southern part of the State, joining Bro. Stevens at Union Center Dec. 16, where he had been holding meetings for two weeks. Having a very fair interest, we continued there until Jan. 30, holding meetings whenever the house was not otherwise occupied. Six or seven embraced the Sabbath. During this time we held some meetings with the Elk Falls and Canola churches; also at a school-house south of the Elk Falls church. At the Elk Falls church quite a number made a start in the service of the Lord, most of whom were children of Sabbath-keepers.

We then came to Eureka, the county seat of Greenwood Co., and engaged the court-house. Commenced meetings Feb. 8. Finding the court-room a difficult place to speak so as to be understood, we moved to the Christian church, which was freely opened for us. Up to this time have given thirty discourses to congregations ranging from fifty to one hundred. The ministers have stood directly between us and the people, keeping the most of their members from attending our meetings. To-day we secured the insertion of an article in each of the papers published here, inviting the ministers to invite their people, and with them come and hear us review the evidences we have produced for the Sabbath. A few have embraced the Sabbath; others are interested, but say they want to hear the other side. We hope a church may yet be raised up here. SMITH SHARP.

Eureka, Kansas, March 6, 1876.