Milford, Barton Co., Mo.
By L. D. Santee
OUR meetings closed at Milford, Sunday evening, Sept. 1. The tent was pitched in this place Thursday, Aug. 1. Bro. Blanchard commenced the work, and gave five discourses on the prophecies, when sickness compelled him to desist. I arrived at Milford, Friday afternoon, Aug. 9. Found the meetings had closed for two evenings. I preached Friday evening, and Bro. Wood, from Nashville, who had come to spend the Sabbath with us, concluded to sacrifice personal interest and assist in preaching. Bro. Wood and I preached alternately until Tuesday, Aug. 20, giving eighteen more discourses to a well-filled tent, chiefly on the subjects of the law of God and the Sabbath. The interest was steadily increasing. Bro. Wood was then called home by the sickness of his family, since which time I have been alone with the tent. Since Bro. Wood went away, I have preached nineteen times, on the Nature of Man, the Fate of the Transgressor, &c. The interest increased to the close, in confirmation of which I would state that over six hundred were in attendance during the three services that closed the meeting. We can report that nineteen are keeping the Sabbath in Milford. Four were buried with their Lord in baptism. Many more expect to be baptized when this place is visited again. May the Lord’s tender blessing rest upon those who have confessed him before the world. I came to this place (Nashville) Sept. 2. Found that Bro. Wood had a deeply afflicted family. His oldest son died the evening before my arrival. I preached the funeral sermon, and fainted away immediately after I had pronounced the benediction. I am now at the home of Bro. Wood, and enjoying all the attentions that his kind family can render me. I am slowly recovering strength, though I fear that I shall not be able to do much preaching at Georgia City. Bro. Wood’s family are still seriously ill, though we hope that he will be able to leave them to assist in preaching at the camp-meeting. In looking back over our past month’s labor, we can see that the hand of the Lord has been with us. Oh! may he give strength to work in his vineyard. We plead with you in the words of the Macedonian church, Come over and help us. Many here are hungry for truth. Can this hunger be satisfied soon? I visited Bro. Blanchard about two weeks ago. His lungs are very much diseased. I do not think he will be able to preach any this fall. Pray for us. L. D. SANTEE.