LANCASTER, N. Y by B. L. Whitney

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 18, 1877

LANCASTER, N. Y.

By B. L. Whitney

AFTER a continuous stay of nearly six months at Rome, N. Y., I am in the field again, to try as best I can to encourage the brethren to more activity in the tract and missionary work. I feel very anxious that the present season shall not pass without our being able to note a marked improvement in this direction. Brethren, with the help of the Lord we are able to do very much more than we have ever done in scattering the precious seed of present truth, and thus helping forward the work of the third angel’s message. Will we not resolve in the strength of God to do this, and then set ourselves to laying plans for the accomplishment of the work?

I spent Sabbath and Sunday, Jan. 6 and 7, with the church at Lancaster, Erie Co. I am glad to report that some of those who have been longest engaged in the work here are still holding on, and to report a good degree of success attending their efforts. Others, I am sorry to say, do not seem to manifest so lively an interest as heretofore, while there is another class, who, it would seem, have never caught the spirit of the work, and are standing idle, while the fields are, day by day growing whiter, and God by his providence is so loudly calling for laborers.

This state of things led us seriously to reflect upon this question. Will the Master have a reward for those who can find no place to fill, in the work here? We hope from the good resolutions expressed that an improvement will be seen in future, and that the brethren here will take hold of this work with more energy than ever before.

The friends here are exceedingly anxious that Bro. Canright should visit them, and pledge themselves to make a thorough effort to have, not only a full attendance of the brethren and sisters, but also of such outsiders as they hope might be benefited by the meeting. I think this the proper place for a general meeting for western New York, and hope Bro. C. may be able to visit them, as in some respects they very much need his labors. From here I go to East Otto, Cattaraugus Co.

B. L. WHITNEY.

Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 8.