KANSAS by J. N. Ayers

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 21, 1876

KANSAS

By J. N. Ayers

PALERMO.

The meeting at this place closed Aug. 28. The ordinances were celebrated; four were baptized, and one united with the church. Bro. T. H. Wakeman was ordained elder, and Bro. Peter More, deacon. Systematic Benevolence was raised from $160 to $270. Several who do not pledge pay the tenth, which will raise their s. B. still more. The records of this church are kept neat and clean, as all should be, and so that they give an intelligible account of all business done by the church. Love and harmony prevail among all the brethren.

HAMLIN.

This is a small town in Brown Co., on the St. Joe and Denver City railroad, fifty miles west of St. Joe. By request of Bro. Wagor, I spoke at this place, in the Congregationalist church, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Aug. 29, 30. I think this would be a good place in which to give a course of lectures.

SENECA.

This church was organized in 1864, by Eld. Chaffee, but on account of the grasshoppers and drought, all but six have moved away. We did all we could for them. We celebrated the ordinances, and ordained Bro. R. D. Tiron elder of the church. Their s. B. is $52.28. Here, as well as at Palermo, union and love prevail among the members, and if they will only do as the Lord has commanded them by his prophet, Mal. 3:10, he will continue to bless them; for this he has promised in the 10th and 11th verses. He is able and willing. Brethren, do we believe the Lord? Will we take him at his word? He says, Prove me. Who will do it? will you?

J. N. AYERS.

Muscotah, Sept. 4, 1876.