MEETINGS IN WISCONSIN by Isaac Sanborn

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 30, 1867

MEETINGS IN WISCONSIN.

By Isaac Sanborn

JULY 13, I met the little company of Sabbath keepers in Albany, Green Co., and continued labor among them for ten days; preached ten sermons, and baptized seven, and organized a church of fifteen, S. B. amounting to $115 00 per year. Bro. Halliday, formerly of Michigan, was ordained elder, and Bro. George Francis, deacon. This little company mostly embraced the Sabbath under Bro. William S. Ingraham's labors two years ago. We had good liberty in presenting to them and their neighbors the practical truths of this time, as they are shining upon us through the third angel's message. We had the privilege of using the meeting-house for most of our meetings, which was kindly opened to us by the trustees, as it is a house built by the public, in which we met on first-day afternoon at five o'clock to celebrate the death of our divine Lord. There, before a goodly number of the citizens, I had much freedom in showing how clear and plain the commandment and example of our Lord is that his disciples should wash one another's feet. John xiii, 1-18. After this, the brethren on one side of the house, and the sisters on the other, we put into practice the instruction given. While this ordinance was being performed the Lord gave me great liberty in describing the sufferings of our Saviour in the judgment hall, and on the cross, his resurrection, and his glorious ascension and triumphant entry into Heaven, and the fact that he was soon coming again to gather his faithful people who love to obey him and keep his Father's commandments, with all his dear saints who now sleep in the grave, to the mansions above.

While we spoke of these delightful themes tears in many eyes of the congregation declared, too plainly to be mistaken, their determination to be ready to meet the dear Saviour at his coming. Several that we talked with are almost persuaded to obey the truth. The church are now expecting that Brn. Andrews and Blanchard will visit them before long. I trust they will. ISAAC SANBORN.