Meetings in Illinois by B. F. Merritt; C. H. Bliss

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 3, 1871

Meetings in Illinois.

By B. F. Merritt; C. H. Bliss

Oct. 30, we commenced meetings in a school-house near Eugene, Knox Co., and continued them with good interest till Dec. 2, when we returned home to Princeville, to attend quarterly meeting. This meeting was a time of refreshing to the church. The Lord was with us. This church has been passing through very severe trials during the past year. Deadly evils have been in our midst; but as these are being brought to light, and removed from us, the blessing of the Lord seems coming upon us. Some of our leading brethren who have remained inactive for sometime past, are now coming up to the work. We were glad to hear such cheering testimonies from some of our absent members. The Lord preserve them blameless. On first-day, two were baptized.

We returned in the afternoon to commence meetings in a school-house two miles north of Eugene. We held but one meeting there, as the house was closed against us; but a number being desirous of hearing, we obtained a neighboring school-house, and continued meetings till after first-day, making in all about forty meetings in the neighborhood. Many acknowledge the truth on the Sabbath, and seven or eight have commenced keeping it. We obtained three subscribers for the REVIEW and two for Instructor.

B. F. MERRITT, C. H. BLISS.

Princeville, Ill.