The Churches | AdventAI

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Feb 22, 1877

The Churches.

(Condensed from Review and Herald.)

New York.

SILVER HILL.—Eld. D. M. Canright and Bro. Hall visited, and held meetings with this church, Feb. 3-6, and report a fair attendance, fine weather, and a good meeting. This church was raised up recently by Brn. Taylor and Hall, and has a membership of about twenty. Nine took a decided stand to become Christians. There are several new churches in this county and many children and young people. “Of these,” says Eld. C., “I have seen about thirty make a profession of religion in the last ten days. This looks encouraging. Quite a number of these young people are preparing to go to our College at Battle Creek.”

ROME.—Eld. B. L. Whitney gives a very encouraging report of the standing of this church. He says, “So far as I can learn, there is not one of those who have fully taken their stand for the truth but that is still holding on and is more firm than ever before. Two regular prayer-meetings per week are well sustained, the attendance sometimes numbering over forty; and their Sabbath-school and Sabbath meetings are increasing in interest.”

CANASARAGA.—Sabbath, Feb. 3, three more declared their intention to keep the Sabbath of the Lord. Eld. Reynolds who has held meetings in this place every evening for five weeks intended to begin a course of lectures, Feb. 5, in

CHITENANGO.—The people here are very much interested, and the business men, especially the nonprofessors, are very desirous to have an opportunity to hear. A paper was circulated, and in a very brief time sufficient money was subscribed to hire the largest and best hall in the village, including fuel and lights, for seven nights. May the Lord bless the words of truth spoken, to honest hearts.

Wisconsin.

BLACK CREEK.—Seventeen signed the covenant at this place under the labor of Bro. G. C. Tenney, and others living at a distance will join the church when it shall be organized.

New Jersey.

NORTH VINELAND.—“Through the distribution of tracts,” writes Bro. Wm. J. Boynton, “and a few lectures in private houses, five have decided to keep the seventh-day Sabbath, and others are investigating.

Dakota.

ELK POINT.—Bro. E. W. Farnsworth has been laboring for several weeks in a country town about six miles south of this place. “Sunday the 28th,” he says, “we baptized fourteen in the Missouri River. We then organized a church of twenty-six to be known as Elk Point church. A few of these were Sabbath-keepers before.”

Kansas.

HYMER.—Bro. J. Lamont reports that eight or ten have taken hold of the Sabbath here; and from present indications he expects the number will be doubled before the meetings close.

Virginia.

SHENANDOAH CO.—The first S. D. A. ministers who labored in this State were Elds. Lane and Corliss who entered the State about one year ago entire strangers to the people. They now report that there are sixty keeping the Sabbath in this vicinity; that a live Tract Society, Sabbath-school and church have been organized, and a house of worship built; that they have a tent in which to hold meetings and that, by the kindness of the Publishing Association and the brethren, they have about a ton of publications for the people. Speaking of the spiritual standing of the church Eld. L. says: “Every brother and sister, including the young, except one, has taken up the cross of bearing testimony in meeting. Family prayer is established, and all have freed themselves of tobacco, and are working into the reforms as fast as could be expected. Even old father Woods, about seventy-five years of age, has put tobacco away.” Let the good work go on.