Smith’s Creek, Mich by Albert Weeks

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 19, 1871

Smith’s Creek, Mich.

By Albert Weeks

SOON after Conference, I held a few meetings at the Bartlett school-house, in St. Clair Co.; but in consequence of dark nights and very muddy roads, the meetings were discontinued.

Aug. 13, I commenced meetings in a school-house known as the Pink school-house, four miles south of Smith’s Creek station. I found the people very much prejudiced, especially the Methodists, who would not sing from their own book at the opening service of the first meeting. At the third meeting the people voluntarily opened the meeting by singing.

I had held only three meetings when I was taken with the ague, and had to return home. But by a proper application of water, and careful attention to diet, I succeeded in breaking it up, so that I only had one chill after returning home.

Upon returning to my field of labor, I found that the Methodists had concluded to use the stay-away argument as the most effectual, and as they constituted the larger part of the congregation, my audience was small. However, most of those that did attend believed I was presenting them the truth, and accordingly purchased books, that they might examine the subjects presented, at their leisure, and also examine points that I was unable to bring out in the few meetings held there.

May God guide them by his Spirit, that they may discern the truth; and after they have seen the harmonious teaching of God’s word, may they unhesitatingly take their stand with those that keep the commandments of God, and faith of Jesus. Rev. 14 : 12. ALBERT WEEKS.

Smith’s Creek, Mich.