Report from Bro. Lawrence.
By R. J. Lawrence
My last report was from St. Clair, May 15. Bro. Gurney and myself found a good home with warm friends of the truth. I gave five discourses in their district school-house which seemed to awaken a good interest to hear, and it was thought some would obey the truth. First-day, the 21st, I went ten miles to Smith’s Creek; preached in the forenoon, after which I baptized two. I spoke again in the evening, with great liberty, to a full house. The people manifested a good interest to hear more. The 23d, we went twelve miles north-east to Kenochee where an appointment had been sent, but it did not reach them. We had appointments circulated. In the meantime, Bro. Lamson and Wakeling came from Brockway Center where they had stirred up an interest and some opposition, so that the school-house had been closed against them. After consultation, it was decided that Bro. Gurney should go to Port Huron, and telegraph for the tent, and Bro. Lamson and Wakeling return to Brockway Center, and I remain there to fill my two appointments Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Friday, I came to Memphis, and Bro. Gurney went to Brockway Center to assist Bro. Lamson. Sabbath, I spoke to the church in Memphis. First-day I filled an appointment four miles north for sister Roads, and also two miles west of that in the evening. She was a first-day Adventist then, but is now keeping the Sabbath. Tuesday, I came to Brockway Center. I found that the tent had not yet arrived; and that Bro. Lamson had been out to Greenwood, a distance of five miles, where was a first-day Adventist church of eleven members. He spoke on the subject of the Sabbath, and ten of these persons are keeping it. Not hearing from the tent Wednesday, Bro. Gurney started Thursday morning for Port Huron to see if there was any word from it. He found it there and returned with it on Friday in time to pitch it, but not to seat it before the Sabbath. The evening after the Sabbath, and Sunday morning, we arranged seats for about three hundred. This is a small village of about two hundred inhabitants. The people turn out well, and some are much interested. We have had fourteen meetings in the tent. On last Friday some brethren and sisters came from Memphis to spend the Sabbath and first-day with us. This added somewhat to the interest of the meeting, especially on the Sabbath. We are in good spirits, and are trying under God to do all we can to advance the truth. Brockway Center, June 13, 1871.