Meetings in Orleans County.
By A. S. HUTCHINS
Agreeably to appointment, I held meetings on Sabbath and first-day, Sept. 3 and 4, at the house of Bro. C. F. Worthen, in Charleston. These meetings, we feel confident, told favorably on the cause. On Sabbath, three natural sisters of Sr. Worthen, for the first time found strength of purpose, by assisting grace, to publicly express their desire and resolution to bid the world adieu, to connect themselves with the people of God, to follow in the footsteps of the dear Saviour, and keep all the commandments of the Father. Here our hearts were made glad. Here old and young wept and rejoiced together. On first-day, I spoke with good freedom to the brethren, and to a number of friends, who paid good attention to the word spoken. Our hearts were drawn out in love and anxiety for the salvation of this people. May God bless the word of life to which they so attentively listened, and the reading of tracts which they took, to their present and future good. In the afternoon, we repaired to the water, some miles away, where I baptized the three sisters above spoken of. Sabbath, the 10th, we had a refreshing monthly meeting at the house of Bro. H. W. Burrows, in Ironburgh. There was a general turn-out from the church to the camp-meeting, the good fruits of which were manifest here. What a marked contrast we have seen between brethren and sisters who made the sacrifice to attend the camp-meeting, who there consecrated themselves anew to the work of the Lord, and those who could not make the sacrifice in this direction, but who find time and means to spend in attending public worldly gatherings, where neither themselves nor their families can either do good or get good. Sr. Boyd, of N. H., was present at this meeting, and was by vote received into the church. May she, with her four daughters, previously referred to, so run the Christian race as to win the prize. And may this widowed mother also have her other dear children to go with her. First-day, 11th, I spoke again in Charleston, in a school-house, on the subject of prophecy. Spoke here again on third-day evening. The Sabbath following, spoke twice at Bro. Worthen's, and on first-day, twice again at the school-house. The Lord strengthened me to speak in these meetings, and blessed me in the presentation of the truth, both publicly, and from house to house, for which I praise his holy name. When I left C., I felt confident that one man and his companion, who had never professed religion, would decide to keep the Sabbath. I have learned that they were at meeting the next Sabbath, and that both of them spoke. May the brethren and sisters here live near to God, keep humble, let their light shine, and they may reasonably expect to see more added to their numbers. There are many souls outside of the church, who, in their convictions on the truth, and in sympathy, are near to us. May the Great Shepherd gather them into the fold. Amen. Wolcott, Vt., Oct. 9, 1870.