The Churches | AdventAI

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · May 17, 1877

The Churches.

(Condensed from Review and Herald.)

New York.

OLCOTT.—Elder D. M. Canright began meetings with the church in this place, Friday evening, April 20. Very little effort was made to secure the attendance of outsiders, most of the labor being bestowed upon the church who had drunk deeply of the spirit of the world and had largely lost their interest in the truth. Sabbath there were some seventy-five present, and all seemed to realize their backslidden condition. Sunday afternoon every one of our people in the house, church members, backsliders and unconverted, came forward to seek God. Then, for the first time, there was much deep feeling manifested and good confessions were made.

Owing to the intense interest Elder Canright postponed all other appointments and remained another week, holding meetings from house to house evenings and visiting during the daytime. The next Sabbath he baptized ten, and fifteen united with the church, eight of whom were young persons. Sunday was devoted to business matters. The church record was straightened up, all present joined the Tract Society, and Brn. Gaskill and Lindsey were elected and ordained deacons of the church. This church has heretofore occupied the Universalist house of worship, but they here decided to build a house of their own, and a building committee was chosen.

PARMA.—Eld. S. B. Whitney says: “Our second course of lectures is proving a success. Some have attended that did not attend before, and we are receiving new accessions, so that now nearly thirty persons have expressed their purpose to keep the Sabbath.”

SCIOTA, CLINTON CO.—Bro. J. E. Morin reports that he baptized eleven in this place which is a French settlement, and organized a church of fourteen members. These have entirely given up the use of tobacco, pork and tea. He now leaves for another French settlement.

Kansas.

LIMESTONE.—The church in this place is new and but temporarily organized. It is made up partly of brethren from Monmouth. At both these places strong efforts have been put forth to keep the people from hearing; but the Lord has blessed the truth, and now twenty are keeping the Sabbath where ten months ago there were only three. Some have moved to Arkansas, and are calling for help there.

Nebraska.

HUMBOLDT.—April 28 and 29, Bro. Boyd, Wing and Clark met with the brethren here and organized a church of twelve members. Bro. D. H. Maxson was ordained elder and Bro. David Babcock, deacon. A Tract Society was also organized with thirteen members.

Iowa.

MT. PLEASANT.—Eld. Geo. I. Butler gives a cheering report from this place: “The church has increased from about twenty, when organized a few years ago, to upwards of fifty now. We have no church trials in our midst. We have a good Sabbath-school, good meetings, and a growing interest to work for the Lord. There never were as favorable openings to work in this city as now.”