p. 78 | Flint, Mich by D. H. Lamson; E. R. Jones

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 9, 1875

Flint, Mich.

By D. H. Lamson; E. R. Jones

The tent is again pitched in this city, and in the best location that can be found—one easy of access to all. The interest, apparently, has not abated. The meetings on the Sabbath while the tent was at the Battle Creek Camp-meeting were held at the house of Bro. Newbury, and were, on each occasion, well attended. The work with many seems to be permanent, and quite a number of new converts have decided in favor of the truth.

Although the tent enterprise is much talked about, we have been unable to stir the masses of church communicants. This is owing in a great measure to the influence of their ministers, who keep the people away. We have often heard the remark that those are found at our meetings who are seldom seen inside of a church. Many of these have been benefited, and some converted. As the Catholic church has forbidden its ministers or people to talk or preach about future events as brought to view by the prophets, so the Protestant ministry to-day, as a rule, hate the proclamation that Christ is coming to judge the world, though it is based on the sure word of prophecy.

We expect to have service three times on each Sabbath while the tent is standing, and we earnestly invite the co-operation of surrounding churches to move this work onward. Those who have the tract and missionary work at heart would find here a promising field of operations. For any colporteurs who can come recommended by their respective churches and spend a few days in this city in distributing tracts, we will extend a hearty welcome, and will see that they are properly cared for. There could be no better time for a general move in this direction than now, and we earnestly request that this proposition shall be quickly considered, as there is no time to lose. It is possible that every family in this city who will read may be supplied with something on the present truth, and thus do away with no little feeling against us. We would suggest that perhaps the only tract that Catholics would accept is the “Sufferings of Christ;” others would not be so difficult to approach.

There are many Germans in the city. One family has fully embraced the truth. The head of this family was for some time a colporteur for the American Tract Society, and since coming into the truth has translated “Which Day,” &c., into the German language, and is anxious for his countrymen.

There are more than ten thousand people in this place, and who knows but many souls will receive the truth at our coming camp-meeting? May God, in his mercy, give us wisdom and energy in the work.

D. H. Lamson, E. R. Jones.