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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 15, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 40, No. 18.

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Northern N. Y.

By S. B. Whitney

SINCE my last report, and previous to our good camp-meeting, have spent two Sabbaths with the friends in North Creek and Chester, where I partially organized a church, with S. E. amounting to something over $120.00. I spent one Sabbath each at Keene and Vermontville, arranging matters for the Conference, &c. At the latter place, several joined the Tract Society, and four were baptized.
On my way to Conference, I stopped one Sabbath at Buck’s Bridge, where two were baptized. Since the camp-meeting, I have attended monthly meeting at Chase’s Mills, spent one Sabbath at Vermontville, and two at home, writing and making preparations for another tour.
Sept. 14–18, was again in Chester. Here the friends are doing remarkably well. They have a flourishing Sabbath-school and Bible-class. Five or six more have commenced keeping the Sabbath since I was here last. A little incident illustrates how the thing stands. On Sabbath morning, as Bro. Cowles and I were approaching the school-house, a peddler who was passing, seeing the numbers at the house and on the road, halted and asked if he had made a mistake and gone to peddling Sunday. Bro. Cowles replied that he was peddling on the Sabbath, to which he made no reply.
Sept. 20–23, was at Indian Lake. This company are also doing well. A young man who had never made a profession of religion has recently taken hold of the truth in earnest, and was baptized.
Last week, went to Thurman, where the Baptist minister had invited me to occupy his house; but I found he had turned square about, and every opening there closed against me. I immediately found an opening, however, in this place, where I have just commenced meetings, having spoken but twice. The audience has been good, considering the weather and short notice, with some interest, but time must disclose the result. Brethren, will you pray for us?
S. B. WHITNEY.
Johnsburg, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1872.