Texas by R. M. Kilgore

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Oct 4, 1877

Texas.

By R. M. Kilgore

We labored eight weeks with the tent in Cleburne; as the result forty-five are keeping the Sabbath, forty of whom signed the covenant. A Bible-class and Sabbath-school have been organized. We have sold about sixty dollars' worth of books, have given away a large number of tracts and papers, many of which have been carried many miles in every direction, by travelers passing through the place, and camping near the tent at night. We have obtained fourteen subscribers for our periodicals.

We encountered a terrific rain storm which began about midnight. Before daylight the ground was covered with water, and the little stream near which we were camping was rising rapidly. The stakes of the large tent gave way, the two center poles crossed, and the tent lay flat on the seats. All took shelter in our family tent. Soon we saw wagons, a cow, and rails in abundance, afloat in the little stream. A friend indeed, knowing the character of the stream (though it had not swollen so for six years), came and told us that we were in imminent danger. He brought his team speedily, and we succeeded in rescuing my wife and children, and much of our furniture. Both tents were covered with water. We succeeded in saving some of the seats, while a new angry current carried some of them away in spite of us. While we feel very grateful that it is no worse with us than it is, we are sorry to see the destruction around us, and to have our new tent in such a condition.

Having received an invitation from the citizens of Peoria, in Hill county, we expected to strike tents the coming week, but now we shall not be able before another week.

R. M. Kilgore.

Later the following has been received:—

Meetings have been in progress here in Peoria nearly a week. We began with two hundred and fifty on Monday night, and we expect nearly a thousand out to-night. The interest is very great. Books and Bibles go off lively. We are of good courage in the Lord.

September 18. R. M. K.