Green Bay, Wis by D. T. Boudreau; Ole Andres Olsen

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 7, 1875

Green Bay, Wis.

By D. T. Boudreau; Ole Andres Olsen

We had but three nights of good weather for tent-meetings. Cold equinoctial rains set in, threatening to completely break up our meetings and eclipse our once fair prospects. Indeed, we could not blame the people for keeping away. And the worst feature was that the heaviest rain came on Sunday, when we might have announced that our meetings would be changed to a hall. The preachers took advantage of these obstructions. We were greatly perplexed, having not more than half a dozen outsiders to hear us at some of the meetings; and, knowing that God alone could restore the interest, we all looked to him that he might impress minds with the importance of hearing the truth. Yesterday, Sunday, the scales turned. The weather was fine, and we had a good turnout of the French and Americans, which gave us an excellent opportunity to give our reasons for keeping all of God’s commandments in both languages, and also enabled us to advertise a change of our meetings to a hall.

The Lord has already commenced to deeply impress minds with the necessity of making thorough work for the Judgment. Last Sabbath we held a meeting in the tent, and were glad to meet several French brethren and a few of our Danish brethren from Neenah, etc., who were a help to us at the meeting in turning the attention of some of their countrymen to the present work. There were but few outsiders present, but we were made to rejoice by seeing a Danish brother who had given up the truth through discouragement return unto the Lord with brokenness of heart, and also in seeing a Frenchman, a Norwegian, and an English lady, acknowledge that they had seen the truth and manifest a determination to walk in the light as fast as they saw it, and thus prepare for Christ’s coming.

We expect that the progress will be slow at first, and will require much hard labor, but hope soon to see a few souls embrace the truth from the English, the American, the Belgian French, the Canadian French, the Dane, the Norwegian, and the German nationalities. We are also holding meetings at Duck Creek, where we have the use of an Episcopalian church. The interest is good, and the work is naturally closely united with the work here. We hope for a few Catholics at that point.

Our friends will excuse us for not answering all their letters at present, and instead of feeling tried on account of seeming neglect, we would earnestly request them, and all our brethren, to remember us at the throne of grace, that we may not mar the work of God, but that we may have wisdom and strength, and that our labor may result to the glory of God, and to the encouragement of all who love his cause.

D. T. Boudreau, O. A. Olsen.

Green Bay, Wis., Sept. 27, 1875.