TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ME. T. & M. SOCIETY.
By J. B. Goodrich
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: As the time is drawing near for our next quarterly meeting, which is to be held at Hartland, June 16, 17, I wish to remind you of your duty. We want a report from each member at our next meeting. Shall we have it? We shall if all do their duty. It will take only a few minutes to fill out the blank and hand (or send) it to the church librarian, and he will report to the district secretary, A. T. Hilton, Cornville, Me. There is no reasonable excuse that any one can make for not reporting. Do you say that you have not given away one tract during the past three months? Then I fear you have not watched as you should for opportunities to do good. When you visit your friends take some tracts with you, and give them one. It may be the means of their conversion. For your encouragement let me state a circumstance that transpired in this State. A young lady who was teaching school attended some of our meetings, became convinced that we had the truth on the Sabbath question, and returned home, taking with her some of our tracts for her friends to read. Among them was the tract, “Sabbath by Elihu.” Her mother was some stirred, and at first was tempted to burn them, but as they did not belong to her, she thought she would not. She read Elihu, and went to the Bible to overthrow it, but failed. Then she went to the ministers for help, but they could not remove her doubts. She next came to our meetings about sixteen miles, and the first one she attended she took her stand for the truth, and returned home to work for others. She distributed tracts and REVIEWS; others became interested, and a request came for meetings. Meetings were held, and, as the result, there are now in that vicinity some over forty who are trying to keep the Sabbath of the Lord. So, “cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.” All can engage in the tract and missionary work if they will. Let each one send in his report in season. Do not be too late. I have no doubt but many will mourn at last, because they have put off doing present duty until it was too late. Be in time. Be in earnest. Attend to the work of God first, and he will bless. Livermore, Me., May 17, 1876.