New Hampton.- by J. H. Kraft

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 30, 1901

New Hampton.—

By J. H. Kraft

After visiting the German church at Dumfries two Sabbaths, and after making short stops at Waterloo and Oelwein, I arrived at New Hampton, in company with Brother J. H. Wierts, July 1. For several days we canvassed the town for a suitable place to pitch our large tent, finally securing a nice lot from a bank cashier. July 9 Elder Kunkle arrived, and the next day we proceeded to pitch our large tent. As in other places, the neighbors on both sides raised objections, and the owner kindly asked us not to pitch there, and procured for us a fine location elsewhere. But, in order to get it, we had to rent a house that stood on one side of it. Sunday evening, the 14th inst., we opened our meeting with a fairly good attendance. The next night there was a still larger attendance. We believe the Lord will help us to arouse an interest among the German people in this place. The people are kind to us as we visit them at their homes. J. H. Kraft.