Walnut Grove, Ohio by William Henry Saxby, David E. Lindsey

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 11, 1883

Walnut Grove, Ohio.

By William Henry Saxby, David E. Lindsey

Our meetings began here July 6, and with an interval of a few days during camp-meeting, we have held eighty meetings in all. We took down our tent yesterday. Bro. Rupert was with us the last three weeks, assisting us very materially, in preaching baptizing, and completing the organization of a good society. Forty-five have signed the covenant; twenty-four were baptized. The church was organized with thirty-one members; more to follow soon.

We also organized a tract and missionary society of twenty members; a Sabbath-school with sixty members. Have sold $75.00 worth of books, taken subscriptions for twenty-three copies of the SIGNS, one Review and Herald, two German papers, and thirty Instructors; all subscriptions for one year.

All of our expenses were met. Donations, $15.00. This summer's experience has been the best in our lives. We have great reason to be thankful to God for his mercies, and to him we ascribe all the honor of this good work. We will take measures immediately to secure funds with which to build a house of worship.

W. H. SAXBY, D. E. LINDSEY.