D. DOWNER by D. Downer

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 10, 1874

D. DOWNER

By D. Downer

Wisconsin.

Stored the tent Oct. 1. Have had constant opposition. It would fill columns to give an account of it all. I have labored hard, and alone much of the time. Four-fifths of the community for miles believe the truth.

Sept. 30, seven were baptized; yesterday, five more. Several more are to be baptized next week. Thirty are keeping the Sabbath. Some are coming in every week.

Since tent labor closed, I have preached in two school-houses, and have there found opening for winter labor. Several hundred dollars have been offered to build a meeting-house.

There is great demand for Bibles, and people are talking of the truth everywhere. After a little rest, I shall take the field strong in faith that God will bless in the efforts to save precious souls. I have had the Lord's help so that I have been able to preach eleven times and travel one hundred miles in one week.

I would say to our dear people, Let there be strong prayer among you for the raising up of more ministers. Every week comes to us the cry, Come, do come, and help us. I had one more such call yesterday, added to the many before, and it was accompanied with a pledge of one hundred dollars if I could go. I exceedingly fear we are not keeping pace with the opening providence of God. There should be an earnest cry all through our ranks, Lord, send forth laborers. How can we view the fields white for harvest, and laborers so few, and yet restrain our tears? The Lord help us.

D. DOWNER

Arkansas, Pepin Co., Wis., Oct. 19, 1874.