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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 15, 1875

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 45, No. 16.

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J. H. CHAFFEE

By J. H. Chaffee

Missouri.

I closed my meetings at this place for the present last evening. Thirty-five covenanted to keep all the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Baptized twenty-eight, and organized a church of forty-four members (the Civil Bend brethren united with them), with Systematic Benevolence to the amount of $172.20. Organized a Bible class and Sabbath-school. The name of the church was changed from Civil Bend to Prairie Valley.
The interest was excellent to the close. Sunday eve, March 28, the house could not hold the people, although the Campbellites were holding opposition meetings only two miles away. The Lord gave great freedom in preaching the truth. To his name be all the glory. Bro. Long was with me three weeks and rendered efficient help in the meetings.
I now go home to arrange for moving my family. Hope to return soon and follow up the interest here. The older brethren say they never saw the interest so general here before. They have been made to rejoice as they have seen their neighbors, their neighbors' children, and their own children, commencing to serve the Lord. The most that came out on the truth have come by families. In one family of seven all are keeping the Sabbath. All are interested in the reforms. Tobacco disappears before the influence of the truth.
Great mistakes have been made among this people in times past by S. D. Adventist preachers, and the cause of truth has been injured in consequence of their injudicious course. The few brethren that were here were laboring under some discouragements in consequence of these things; but we hope better days are before them. May the Lord help them to be faithful. Cannot Bro. and sister White visit these friends on their way East this spring? The brethren would be much pleased to have them do so, if it is possible.
I would say to brethren elsewhere in this Conference, who are expecting me to visit them, that it will be impossible this spring, as the tent season is so near at hand. May the Lord bless his cause and people in this Conference is my prayer.

J. H. CHAFFEE

Prairie Valley, Mo., March 31, 1875.