Chapel Hill, Mo., Aug. 13, 1873
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Chapel Hill, Mo., Aug. 13, 1873
By J. H. Cook
We left the southern tent at Montevallo on the 28th of July to join the northern tent. The interest at Montevallo was flattering at that time; the whole country was stirred over these solemn truths. On the 30th, we joined Brn. Rogers and Long at Holden. The contrast between the two places was not very encouraging to me. In Holden, a city of about 2500 inhabitants, our attendance was from fifty to seventy-five, where we might expect five hundred or six hundred. But these railroad towns are given to great excess in amusements, money-making, and a fashionable Christianity. We sometimes make mistakes in selecting places of labor; but some of the leading citizens are interested, which we think will open a door for a future field of labor. We have been laboring here eight days; probably have an average attendance of three hundred. Ministers and all appear to be taken by storm. There is no active opposition from any quarter. We are now about ready to present the Sabbath, when we expect the scene will be somewhat changed. We confidently expect a good work will be done here. Chapel Hill, Mo., Aug. 13, 1873