Meetings at Waterloo and Mount Hope, Wisconsin by H. W. Decker; I. Sanborn

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 24, 1872

Meetings at Waterloo and Mount Hope, Wisconsin

By H. W. Decker; I. Sanborn

Wisconsin

PURSUANT to appointment, we met with the church at Waterloo and had three excellent meetings. The Lord gave much liberty in preaching the word. And some difficulties that had been disturbing the peace of some and injuring the cause, we trust were wholly removed. We hope all will follow the mind of the Spirit of God as it was plainly presented to them in the word of God. We held five meetings at Mount Hope, according to appointment, which were meetings of the deepest interest to the cause in that place. We had also four prayer and social meetings, which were very solemn seasons. A number of subscribers were obtained for the REVIEW and Instructor. Quite a number of brethren and sisters were present from Waterloo, Sand Prairie, and Kickapoo Center, which added much to the interest of the meetings. The Lord gave me much freedom in speaking the word, especially on first-day morning, while preaching the dedication sermon from James 1: 14, 15.

We found about twenty-two Sabbath-keepers. We think that by a proper protracted effort there soon, there might be quite an ingathering of souls to the Lord. The horse disease is so common there now that we gave up the idea of continuing the meeting at present, or holding any meetings in the county for three weeks. I see no possibility of being able to go to Waushara County till February. Therefore the dear friends there will be patient a little longer, as I must first hold a protracted meeting at Mount Hope. And while I wait for the horse disease to abate, I will hold a protracted meeting in Monroe. Brethren, pray for us.

H. W. DECKER, I. SANBORN.