Osceola, Iowa by Fanny Rhodes

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

Osceola, Iowa.

By Fanny Rhodes

THE quarterly meeting, appointed to be held at Osceola, began Sabbath evening, Oct. 23. There was quite a number of brethren from neighboring churches present, all coming with the expectation of meeting Bro. Haskell; but in this we were all disappointed, as from some unknown cause, he failed to come.

Thus, beginning under such discouraging circumstances it was feared that the meeting would come far short of doing the good which we had all expected; but through the blessing of God, the interest and feeling increased throughout the whole series of meetings.

On Sabbath morning, Bro. Millard spoke on the soon coming of our Lord, and in the afternoon Bro. Russell Hart addressed the church on the necessity of our entire submission to the will of God.

Sunday morning, Bro. Millard spoke on the subject of the Sabbath. In the evening, Bro. Hart occupied the time with a well-chosen, searching sermon to the church.

On Sunday, there were two seasons of social meeting in which the time was taken up in short, pointed testimonies, all seeming not only willing, but anxious, to testify to the goodness of God, and their love for his precious truth. The Spirit of God seemed to rest down on all and fill every heart with the spirit of true devotion. We trust none went away without feeling that this meeting had been a source of great encouragement to them. Reported by request of the brethren.

FANNY RHODES.