Meeting at Norridgewock.
By J. B. Goodrich
THIS meeting commenced, according to appointment in the REVIEW, Sabbath evening, Feb. 8, and held over Sunday. About five inches of snow fell on Friday night, which prevented many from coming in from other churches. A few were present from Cornville, Kendall’s Mills, Jay, and Hartland. We were favored with the presence and counsel of Bro. S. N. Haskell at this meeting, for which we felt truly thankful. The nature and design of the tract and missionary work were presented at this meeting by Bro. Haskell in a clear and forcible manner, and we all felt that the distribution of tracts was one of the means through which God was going to work to scatter light and spread the truth which he has reserved for this generation. No enterprise can be successful without system and order. We read that “God is not the author of confusion.” The opposite of confusion is order, therefore order is connected with every branch of the third angel’s message. Here is one evidence that God’s hand is in this work, and it will triumph in the end. The arrearage matter was brought before this meeting. It was decided to raise a fund for that purpose, and $50.81 were pledged at this meeting. They paid on pledges $35.77. Evenings of Feb. 11, 12, and 13, Bro. Haskell was with us at Hartland. The preaching was good and instructive. May the Lord help us as a church to be benefited by what we heard. It is getting too near the Judgment to say, “A little more sleep, a little more slumber.” We must soon give an account of our stewardship to Him who judgeth righteously. $8.25 were pledged on the arrearage fund. We commenced meetings at Deering, Me., Feb. 14, at 7 P. M., and continued over Sabbath and first-day. Here a good degree of interest was manifested in the progress of the cause, they pledging on the tract and missionary fund $25.25, and on the arrearage fund, 25.15. A number of our friends were present from Windham, Woodstock, and Richmond. The meetings were good, and there seems to be some interest to hear and know more about the truth with some in this place. May the Lord help them to take up the cross before it is too late. On Monday, Feb. 17, Bro. Haskell left for Massachusetts, and I decided to go to Windham the 19th, but a storm prevented. The 20th, at 7 P. M., I held a meeting in Brunswick. But few were out. The 21st, at 7 P. M., seven of us in all met in the Reed meeting-house, at Richmond, for a social meeting, while the storm was raging without. The next morning the roads were drifted full and no traveling. On Sunday, the wind blew and there was no meeting. It was the hardest storm thus far of the winter. Sabbath and first-day, March 1 and 2, I met with the church at Hartland. The weather is very unfavorable for holding meetings in Maine this winter.