South Vineland, N. J by N. Orcutt

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 27, 1874

South Vineland, N. J.

By N. Orcutt

We have been for several weeks arranging for a residence in South Vineland, N. J. Meanwhile have held meetings as the way has opened. Have preached from one to four times a week, aiming more to remove prejudice than to present the strong, distinctive points of our faith, and dwelling considerably upon practical subjects. Have much prejudice to encounter. Two classes of Adventists (Church of Christ, and Age to Come) hold meetings near each other at Vineland every first-day. There are more than twenty that are, or have been, preachers in this township. It is one of the strong holds of spiritualism.

Evening after the last Sabbath, organized Systematic Benevolence. Fifteen, nine adults and six children, pledged $90 for 1874. The few here desire to be united to the N. E. Conference, that they may be prepared to enter more fully into the tract and missionary work, and share in the blessings and burdens of a united effort to hold up and scatter the truth. Cannot the General Conference Committee do something for us?

N. Orcutt.

South Vineland, N. J., Jan. 1874.