p. 22 | Mankato, Minn by F. W. Morse

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 30, 1874

Mankato, Minn.

By F. W. Morse

This is a growing city of about six thousand population. The truth has never been preached here and the people seem very friendly. Some good seed has brought forth we trust to the salvation of souls. We have distributed publications, held prayer-meetings, and, by earnest request, given a short course of lectures at an adjoining village. One worthy family embraced the truth. The brother has labored in preaching and spreading the Advent truth with godly devotion for several years; his mind had never been called to the Sabbath truth.

At our quarterly meeting in May, Bro. Grant met with us and organized a church of eight. Two more joined at the monthly meeting recently held, and others will soon be with us. It was decided to build a church here. A good lot had been offered us free of charge, and we decided to erect a house 24x40. The material is now on the ground and work commenced. We design to have it completed before harvest.

A beautiful park in the southern part of the city, having every convenience for a camp-meeting, is offered us by the owner for next year. As this is a good center for the State, and a new and interesting field, we hope to secure the camp-meeting at this point next year. A tent-meeting here, with gifts to awaken and hold a large interest, would, we trust, redound to the glory of God in the salvation of many souls. We ask for labor in this field.

F. W. MORSE.