Round Grove, McLeod Co., Sept. 26, 1875 by D. P. Curtis; L. H. Ells

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 14, 1875

Round Grove, McLeod Co., Sept. 26, 1875

By D. P. Curtis; L. H. Ells

Minnesota.

In the good providence of God, after an absence of some six weeks, during which time we enjoyed pleasant seasons with our families, and with the brethren of the Wells, Mankato, Kenyon, Concord, Medford, and Hutchinson churches, in quarterly meetings, we are again in our field of labor. We reached Round Grove Wednesday evening, the 22d, with our tent, and have it pitched on a beautiful grass-plot in front of the residence of one of the brethren. We find the company all steadfast in the faith, though some of them are in trial by reason of opposition from sources which render the trial very severe and hard to be borne, but we trust and pray that the grace of God may be sufficient for them.

We held our first meeting in the tent on Friday evening, and yesterday met in the school-house where we held our meetings last summer, and had an excellent Sabbath-school and social meeting, in which our hearts were made glad by witnessing the growth of those who had taken hold before we left them, and in finding that some others had embraced the truth while we were absent, and also that a goodly number of the children desire to learn the way to life and find a home in the everlasting kingdom. Several are taking hold of the health reform, and have given up their tea and tobacco. One sister, seventy-two years of age, has laid away her snuff-box, having no further use for it. Several persons were in to-day to hear us for the first time. We confidently expect that there are others in this community who will yet hear the truth, and will investigate, believe, and be saved.

There has been a strong effort made by some would-be-leaders in the community to prejudice the people against us and our cause, and some of the brethren have suffered pecuniary losses on account of their faith; but we believe that these things will all work for the confirmation of the brethren, and the furtherance of the truth. We believe that the Lord is at work, and we desire the prayers of our brethren that we may work in harmony with him.

D. P. CURTIS, L. H. ELLS.