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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 2, 1875

I. SANBORN

By I. Sanborn

Wisconsin Tent No. 3.

Our meetings at Douglas Center closed last evening. The congregations were good from the commencement to the close. There was much prejudice to meet; but by the blessing of God it was removed from many minds. I spoke three times every Sabbath and first-day, and each evening but one, making fifty-three discourses in four weeks. We had, besides, a Bible-class and Sabbath-school every Sabbath but one, and last Sabbath we celebrated the Lord’s supper. Yesterday, after preaching three times, we went two miles to a beautiful lake, where I baptized seventeen. There are quite a number of others that believe the truth, and we hope they will soon obey it. Money being very scarce, we sold but few books. We baptized a little company in this place last May, and we left an addition by our tent labor which increases their number to thirty. All seem much encouraged to be diligent and faithful. Bro. Tenney, of Dell Prairie, will attend their Sabbath meetings. Bro. Smith has been a successful helper.

We are now on our way to Ontario, Vernon Co., 25 miles south-east of Sparta, and about 20 miles south-east of Leon, where, the Lord willing, we shall commence meetings next Sunday, the 29th, and continue till the tent-season closes. Hence, my address will be Ontario, Vernon Co., Wis., until further notice.

I. SANBORN

Douglas Center, Aug. 23, 1875.