NEBRASKA by M. Wing; M. Hackworth

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 24, 1876

NEBRASKA

By M. Wing; M. Hackworth

SINCE our last report, we have been laboring, with some success, at Pawnee City. We were at this place a little more than six weeks. The interest to hear the word of life was truly encouraging. Some came twelve miles, from the country, to attend the lectures. One brother and his wife, between sixty and seventy years of age, who had formerly belonged to the first-day Adventists, seemed delighted almost beyond measure with the truths of the third angel’s message. They have embraced the truth fully, and are rejoicing in the hope of eternal life when Jesus comes.

We have had some opposition to contend against. One Methodist minister gave three discourses on the Sabbath question. He was very unfair and abusive, but his course made ten friends to the cause of truth where it made one to his false theories. We replied to his discourses as far as we considered they were worthy of notice. We are sure that the truth has lost nothing by the efforts made to put it down.

We gave in all fifty-one lectures in Pawnee City. Fourteen signed the covenant, and quite a number of others, we are sure, will obey the truth as soon as they fully understand it. Two were immersed after the services first-day morning. We left many warm friends of the cause here, and our prayers are that they may be led to obey its warning voice.

We are now at Humboldt, where we have given two lectures. We have had large and very attentive congregations, and are in hopes we shall reap some sheaves here also.

M. Wing, M. Hackworth,

Humboldt, Neb., Aug. 11, 1876.