TENT-MEETING AT VINTON, IOWA.
By M. E. Cornell
This meeting of five weeks duration, closed yesterday. I am much worn both in body and mind, and cannot now write much about it more than briefly to state the result. Forty have decided to keep the Bible Sabbath, and twenty-five have subscribed for the Review. Three were baptized yesterday. There are many more who are convinced, but are “halting between two opinions.” One man, living five miles from town, says he does not know of but one dissenting voice in his whole neighborhood, and the present truth is the all-absorbing topic among them. About twenty-five dollars' worth of book have been sold here, and from three to five dollars' worth given away. The discussion with Dr. A. G. Lucas (Disciple Elder), was the means of deciding several upon the truth. Even one of their own ministers admitted that he had made an entire failure upon the Sabbath question. Arrangements are made for two meetings here each week. May the Lord water this branch, and this people live out the “present truth.” When we came to take our leave of this people it was manifest that we had many warm friends here outside of the church. Great kindness has been shown us here by those in authority; and in fact by all except some few who were blinded by cruel prejudice. May the Lord have mercy on such. Three loads came up from Marion and took hold of the work nobly in the last social meeting. It was a good meeting. We go to Marion, Lisbon, Fairview, Anamosa and Rome, to see how the believers do, to exhort them to continue faithful and bid them farewell, and we hope to arrive at HOME in time to attend the conference. The thought of this is a pleasure, and our hearts leap141for joy at the thought of once more seeing the faces of so many dear friends. M. E. CORNELL.