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Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Mar 15, 1877

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 3, No. 12.

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The Churches.

(Continued from Review and Herald.)
Kansas.
BLACK HAWK.—Eld. J. N. Ayers reports that the meetings here "are still increasing in interest. The house is crowded every night. We are in the midst of the Sabbath question. Twenty-three signed the covenant last night, twelve of whom had never made any profession before."
Iowa.
FONDA.—Eld. R. M. Kilgore has just visited this young company of believers, and reports that he found them all firm and rejoicing in the truth. Seven new ones were baptized and received into the church, and two more were received subject to baptism. The ordinances of the Lord's house were celebrated for the first time. Bro. M. Welsh was elected to fill the office of deacon, and Bro. N. R. Rigby was elected and ordained elder.
Illinois.
PRINCEVILLE.—Of his visit to this place, Eld. G. W. Colcord says: “Two brethren had gone back to the tobacco habit; but they promised to ‘try again.’ Five husbands and wives promised to keep the Sabbath, and began while we were still with them. A young man, a member of the M. E. Church, also embraced this precious truth. Will all ‘endure to the end’?”
Minnesota.
WRIGHTSTOWN.—Bro. John S. Collins, after giving seventeen discourses in this place, asked all who had made up their minds to keep all of the commandments to sign the covenant. It was then signed by fifteen persons all of whom bore their testimony, the most of them for the first time. Bro. C. is now visiting those who have recently embraced the truth in Douglass Co., after which he will return to carry the work still farther in this place.
FARIBAULT.—Brn. H. F. Phelps and D. C. Birch, report that eleven signed the covenant to keep all the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. A Bible class was organized and the proper church officers were chosen.
New York.
MANNSVILLE AND WEST MONROE.—During the last week Eld. D. M. Canright visited these churches, and in each place the blessing of the Lord was present to convict of sin, and many who had become cold and indifferent to spiritual things were inspired to renewed energy and activity in the cause of God. It was in this (Oswego) county that the first Conference of Seventh-day Adventists was held, and many old hands in the cause were present at the meeting in West Monroe. Three decided to keep the Sabbath, and many others were favorably impressed.