p. 293 | Reports from the Field

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Sep 27, 1877

Reports from the Field.

(Condensed from Review and Herald.)

Massachusetts.

DANVERS.—Elder Canright writes that the Lord is prospering the work here. A Sabbath-school and Bible-class has been organized of over sixty persons. By actual count fifty persons are now keeping the Sabbath, not one of whom observed it three weeks ago. The influence of these meetings is very extensive. There are now Sabbath-keepers in almost every direction, from two to ten miles distant.

Michigan.

PORT HURON.—Elder D. H. Lamson writes: “We have moved our tent to the northern part of the city, and have pitched it in a beautiful location, and one which is quite central. The majority of those interested at the former places have followed us here, and we are also getting a good many new hearers. A week ago Sunday evening our congregation numbered nearly five hundred, and this was our one hundred and first service in this city. The most intense interest was manifest in this the closing meeting on that ground, which had been occupied for seven weeks and two days. We have baptized fourteen, and our class list has increased to fifty members.”

LAKEVIEW.—The tent-meetings at this place have now closed. Elder Burrill writes that during the nine weeks’ stay here, an uncommon interest has prevailed, and many who never before manifested any interest in religion have given their hearts to the Lord. About fifty adults have promised to live out the truths of the third angel’s message. There are now more than one hundred who can meet on the Sabbath, including children and those keeping the Sabbath before the tent came here.

BIRCH RUN.—Elder Lawrence has been holding meetings alternately in two school-houses. He reports having given over one hundred discourses. As the result, eighteen have given their names to sustain Sabbath meetings and Bible-class. Several others are keeping the Sabbath; and many more are convinced, but worldly considerations prevent obedience.

New York.

GLENSDALE.—Elders Wilbur and Bump report their tent-meetings about to close here. They have given more than one hundred and sixty discourses. As the result, over twenty are keeping the Sabbath. Two remarkable cases have recently come out, one the son of a local preacher, who, like Saul of Tarsus, has gone to work to build up that which he previously tried to tear down. The other was a French Catholic, who served as a soldier twenty years in his own country and four years in the late war of the rebellion. When he heard on the subject of the “little horn” of the 7th chapter of Daniel, he was so enraged, he rushed out of the meeting exclaiming, “If I had a pistol I would shoot that Wilbur, I would shoot him.” But he is now truly converted to God, and is keeping the commandments.

Iowa.

INDIANOLA.—Brethren Farnsworth and Morrison write that the meetings in this place continue with unabating interest; the congregations ranging from two to seven hundred, and, generally speaking, the people give excellent attention. Some opposition is stirred as they enter upon the Sabbath question. One family is keeping the Sabbath, and many more are deeply interested.

GREENWOOD.—Brethren McCoy and Starr write that they have commenced meetings here, and have given eight discourses. The people manifest a desire to hear and investigate.