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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 23, 1876

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 48, No. 21.

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A. S. HUTCHINS

By A. S. Hutchins

Vermont.

Another series of T. and M. quarterly meetings is past. It is now too late to speak at length of the interest manifested in these meetings and those which I held at different points between them. I wish, however, to say for the encouragement of those interested in this very important branch of our work, that I have never attended a more encouraging round of these meetings. In some districts there certainly is an increasing interest to see this work prosper. Yet we may safely say that our larger churches do not act the part they should here.
God has been crowning feeble efforts in this direction with a measure of success. It has been gratifying to meet with precious souls who have come to a knowledge of the truth by reading. The meeting at Wolcott, at which we held the district and State quarterly meeting, was considered as among the best ever held in this place, except larger gatherings. The director aims to breathe the spirit of courage into the people, and there has been some important work done by himself and some of the old hands in the Wolcott church in helping others into the truth. They had awakened an interest at Green River (six miles from W.), by visiting, and by our publications, and holding meetings. Two had commenced the observance of the Sabbath, and two more committed themselves in favor of it at this meeting. I went to that place last week and held two evening meetings, remaining over the Sabbath. I think we may safely count five here in all, who have started to keep all the commandments of God.
The interest on the Sabbath question here was raised by a few minutes’ conversation which one of our brethren had with one of these friends at the Methodist camp-meeting at Morrisville, last August.
The presence, words of instruction, of hope, and good cheer, of our aged brother, Eld. A. Stone, gave life and interest to the Wolcott meeting. He walked much farther to meet with us than many young men would feel they could.
Our brethren in the State have voted to take five thousand Health Almanacs. Let these be judiciously distributed, and none can tell the amount of good they may accomplish.

A. S. HUTCHINS

Irasburgh, Vt., Nov. 14, 1876.