p. 126 | VIRGINIA TENT by E. B. Lane; J. O. Corliss

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 19, 1876

VIRGINIA TENT.

By E. B. Lane; J. O. Corliss

WE took down the tent Oct. 9, after remaining at Leaksville about seven weeks. The last three weeks were extremely unfavorable for holding meetings, owing to heavy rains and high winds, after which the weather became very cold—unusually so for this climate and season of the year. Consequently, our congregations decreased till we were obliged to remove the meetings to a school-house near by. A goodly number are keeping the Sabbath; just how many we cannot tell, as the people are slow to commit themselves. This is the case in almost everything. They do not move as rapidly as people at the North; yet we hope to see a growing church here. We shall labor for them still as best we can, and push out into new fields at the same time.

The tent will now be laid up for the winter, while we try to answer some of the numerous calls for labor, received during the summer. Brethren, pray for the work in this new field. E. B. LANE, J. O. CORLISS.