West Bolton, Vt by A. C. Bourdeau

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 20, 1871

West Bolton, Vt.

By A. C. Bourdeau

THE first week in this month, we decided to hold tent-meetings in West Bolton, Vt., about seven miles from Jericho, and Bro. D. T. Bourdeau advertised accordingly with posters and hand-bills. Last Wednesday, the 7th inst., we brought the Vermont tent from home to this place, the distance of thirty-three miles. My brother and his family came also; and Brn. F. T. Wales and W. H. Saxby accompanied us to assist in erecting the tent, building the stand, seats, etc. This we accomplished very successfully, besides driving more than fifty hitching-posts each side of the street near the tent.

Though the Baptist and Methodist Episcopal clergymen in this place have tried to prejudice the mind of the people against us, more than one hundred attended our first meeting, Thursday evening, and upward of two hundred attended Friday evening. Last evening, while we were singing to open the meeting, a sudden gale of wind caused ten ropes to break and the tent fell on the entire congregation, though not one person was injured. The congregation repaired at once to a large school-house near by, where they heard the word with interest. The tent was pitched early this (Sunday) morning, and our meetings are progressing with increasing interest. Brethren, pray for us.

A. C. BOURDEAU.

West Bolton, Vt., June 11, 1871.