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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 4, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 39, No. 25.

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Iowa and Nebraska.

By R. M. Kilgore

THE last report closed with the meeting at Hooper, Dodge Co., Nebraska.
Sabbath, April 27, met with the friends of the cause on Bell Creek, at the house of Bro. Taylor. Had good liberty in speaking, and enjoyed a good social meeting with these dear friends, but was sorry to find that some, of whom we had hoped better things, had given up and broken the solemn vows they had previously made.
The week following, held meetings on York Creek at Mr. Waterman's who kindly opened his house for that purpose, and whose hospitality we shared. At these meetings a good impression was left upon the minds of all, and many were led to doubt that their former customs were scriptural. We think good was accomplished here, and expect some fruit.
May 4 and 5, met again with the friends at Bell Creek at the Elder Grove school-house which was again opened for us. The officers of this house have our thanks for its use which was granted to us free. Here we organized a Sabbath-school and Bible-class; also a company of fifteen covenanted together to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. This company is now known as the Mt. Pleasant church of Nebraska. Our prayer is that they may so live and act that they may at last stand on the Mt. Zion.
May 7, met with the church at Decatur, Neb., which closed our labor in that State. Arranged S. B. amounting to $183.96. To complete the work in that State the services of an ordained minister are required.
May 9, met with the Onawa church. Though the roads were bad and the night very dark, yet the commodious house was well filled with attentive hearers. The membership here is small. Systematic Benevolence was also arranged here amounting to $52.00.
May 11 and 12, met with the friends in the Soldier Valley, Iowa. I was greatly encouraged to find them all firm in the truth as I left them two months previously, without the loss of one. A growth was very manifest, and the truth, as expressed by one of their number, “grows brighter and clearer every day.” Some of these have made some attainments in health reform, and are laying aside their tobacco and other hurtful habits. May the Lord help these and others to make clean work in this respect, as well as in spiritual things. Organized a company here of twenty-two, who I trust, will prove faithful unto the end.
With this meeting closed my labors in connection with Bro. Bartlett, with whom I have enjoyed many pleasant seasons, feeling that the Lord has been very merciful unto us, and that he has wrought with us, and for us. To his name shall be all the praise.
Arrived home May 15, after an absence of more than four months. My address will now be Washington, Iowa. R. M. KILGORE.