WORK IN MICHIGAN | AdventAI

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

WORK IN MICHIGAN.

ALMA.

Wednesday, November 29, we were with this church. On account of not reaching this place in time for the first meeting, we were unable to get them all together, yet the two meetings which we held were quite free, and some things which threatened their prosperity were removed. Those present took hold of the work for the coming year with a commendable zeal. They pledged $191.81 for S. B., and $63.93 for T. and M. Bro. Nelson, the elder, thinks those who were absent will swell it considerable more. We regret that we could not have spent a Sabbath and first-day with this church.

ESTELLA.

Thursday, 30th, Bro. F. Square, with his team, took us to this place, a distance of fourteen miles. Here we found the time too limited to accomplish anything but to transact business. Systematic Benevolence pledge with them for 1877 is $92.30, and T. and M., $10.30. This church is not one year old yet, and could we have remained a few days with them, think a good work might have been wrought; but our appointments were out for Ithaca where we went on Friday, traveling about seventeen miles over very rough and frozen roads.

ITHACA.

Sabbath and Sunday, we had the pleasure of being with this people. Our meetings were free. At the close of the second sermon, about twenty came forward for prayers. About one-half of these, for the first time, started to serve Christ. This church came up nobly in their pledges for the coming year. The S. B. is $315.50, and T. and M., $105.16.