The Cause in Indiana by E. B. Lane; S. H. Lane

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 12, 1870

The Cause in Indiana.

By E. B. Lane; S. H. Lane

OUR last report was from New London, Howard Co. Since then, we have labored at Russiaville, Sugar Grove, and at Moore’s Creek, in the southern part of the State. Some twenty have embraced the truth at these different places. From Moore’s Creek we attended the Conference. Since then we have been laboring at Spencer with the Michigan tent. Spencer is situated in the southern part of the State, is the county seat of Owen Co., and contains about fifteen hundred inhabitants. The interest in this place was good until interrupted by cold and rainy nights; but it afterward revived, and was quite good till the close of the meetings. We remained there nearly five weeks. A few have embraced the truth, as the result of our labors under the blessing of God, and to him be all the praise. Others are still investigating by reading our books. We disposed of over forty dollars worth of books and tracts, and obtained quite a number of subscribers for the REVIEW and Instructor.

We removed from Spencer to another village by the name of Patricksburg, where we now are. We have had but a few meetings here. It is harvest time, yet the tent is well filled at each meeting, and a great interest seems to be manifested.

While at Spencer, the county paper, of its own free will, gave us a very favorable notice, which helped us much. Since then calls have come from all quarters to come and pitch the tent in their respective places, mostly from villages. It has been remarked that the county was never aroused over any religious subject as over this doctrine.

We are now carrying on two courses of lectures; one here with the tent, the other nine miles from this place at Pottersville, in a school house. The interest at P. is also good, the house being incapable of holding the people at the evening meetings, and on Sundays hardly holding the female portion of the congregation; so of necessity they are turned into grove meetings.

We hope much good may be the result of all this, to the glory of God. We ask the prayers of the brethren scattered abroad, that the cause may prosper here in this part of the great harvest-field.

Yours striving to do the will of God.

E. B. AND S. H. LANE.

Patricksburg, Owen Co., Ind., July 1, 1870.