p. 54 | ONONDAGA, MICH by J. B. Frisbie

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 15, 1877

ONONDAGA, MICH.

By J. B. Frisbie

I am now holding a series of meetings near Onondaga, Ingham County, in the same school-house in which our dear Bro. Bates held meetings some nineteen years ago, when Bro. I. D. VanHorn embraced the faith while teaching the school there. Bro. Bates was persecuted at this place by church members, and the school-house was closed by a vote of the school district. There have been no meetings of any account since, until I came here by invitation about two weeks ago. It has been a very pleasant time to hold meetings, attendance has been good, and a goodly number appear interested.

I expect to stay here as long as the interest may demand. I found one sister that has kept the Sabbath ever since Bro. Bates was here. He predicted the coming to naught of them that fought the truth, and so it has come to pass, as I am told. Their course has been downward; and the men are mostly all dead.

Spiritualism was triumphing here at that time, but it is mostly gone. When I gave out to speak on that subject, a few of them appeared to oppose, and tried their power to stop me by mesmerism, but through the help of the Lord I was not overpowered, and the mass of those present were in my favor. J. B. Frisbie.