Indian Lake by Jacob Wilbur

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

Indian Lake.

By Jacob Wilbur

Our quarterly meeting held at the above place, Aug. 21, 22, 1875, was a feast of fat things to all who attended it. And although it was only a district meeting, it proved to be one of considerable importance to the cause of present truth in Northern New York. Some new members joined the Tract and Missionary Society; five united with the church; six were baptized, and several arose for prayers during the meeting. The Lord has quite a large number of true children in Warren and Hamilton Counties, who were converted to the present truth under the faithful labors of Eld. S. B. Whitney, whom they miss very much since he left Chester.

We were told an incident, the result of scattering tracts, by one of our missionary workers near Indian Lake, which I think will be interesting to the readers of our paper, and I will mention it in this connection. A young man became converted to God in one of the Western Territories, and, I think, joined some popular church. Having a desire to save a brother who lives in Hamilton Co. (a Sabbath-keeper), he came East and went into the lumber woods to work. He there received tracts and other reading matter which opened his eyes and heart to the third angel’s message. He declared in the presence of his companions and employer that he would work no more on the seventh day, and has now returned to the West to engage in the work of spreading the truth in a new country. He has recently written to Bro. Payne of his success in spreading the light, which is cheering indeed. Let us all engage with renewed zeal in the missionary work. JACOB WILBUR.