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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 31, 1876

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 48, No. 10.

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KANSAS

By Smith Sharp

I held meetings with the Richland church Aug. 8-13. During the meetings Bro. Stansbury was ordained elder, and Bro. Miller was elected deacon. On the Sabbath twenty or more came forward for prayers, some for the first time. The ordinances were celebrated. Their S. B. pledge was raised some. The members of this church also are adopting the tithing system. I think they can be depended upon for $140.00.
I went from Richland with Bro. Kennedy to Jefferson Co., where we commenced meetings Aug. 17. The weather was rainy much of the time, which interfered with our meetings some. Seventy-five or eighty came out on the Sabbath here last winter. Several have given it up, but some more have commenced keeping it. A goodly number of Sabbath-keepers came together on the Sabbath, but our other meetings were small. Two churches were organized, one near Osawkee, of eleven members, with S. B. at $66.00; the other at Pleasant Valley, composed of seven members, with S. B. at $43.75. Some who are not members pay. There are more than as many more keeping the Sabbath, most of whom we expect will unite with these churches soon.
The S. B. of the Centerville church, instead of being raised to $25, as stated in REVIEW No. 8, present volume, was raised about $25. As some members there actually pay the tenth of their income, some individual members pay $25. The S. B. in the Kansas Conference now, as far as I can ascertain, amounts to $1,334.75. We feel encouraged as long as we can see that a decided advance is being made. But pledges will not run the tents and sustain the cause; neither should we depend upon the General Conference longer. Brethren and sisters, do you consider your pledges sacred to the Lord, and will you see that they are paid to your church treasurer, when due? Pay, that the amount may be sent to the State treasurer at once, that the work be not hindered.
My address is Ottawa, Kansas.
SMITH SHARP.
Aug. 21, 1876.