WISCONSIN

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 5, 1877

Maple Works.

OUR meetings at Maple Works have just closed. After a discussion of three evenings with a Presbyterian minister, we commenced our protracted meeting, which continued seven evenings with an increasing interest to the close. Most all our labor in this place had to be bestowed directly upon the church for the purpose of uniting them, as we found them in a very bad condition; so it was impossible for God to bless our labors for the world, till the last two days of the meetings when light and power began to come in.

It grieves us to think that the brethren and sisters will allow themselves to be overcome by Satan, and get into such a condition that God’s servants must spend so much precious time in urging them to do what they all know to be right. Christ says, “Ye are the salt of the earth.” Matt. 5:13. Think you he had reference to such churches? Can such believers have a saving influence in any community? Nay, verily, “Ye are the light of the world” can never apply to those churches in which disunion and darkness are found. When our hearts are filled with the love of Christ, we can never harbor ill feelings toward any one, especially of the household of faith. Hear the apostle: “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently.” 1 Peter 1:22. “Let brotherly love continue.” Heb. 13:1.

We reorganized S. B. to the amount of $80.00. They all adopted the tithing system as taught in the Bible. They also pledged $10.00 to the tent fund.

I. SANBORN.

Westford, Richland Co.

I COMMENCED meetings in Westford, Richland Co., Wis., Jan. 26, and continued them till Feb. 25, giving twenty-eight lectures. There was considerable opposition manifested when the Sabbath question was introduced; and at the end of the first two weeks, the Roman Catholic element succeeded in closing the school-house against me. But the way was opened to continue the meetings. At this critical time the leader of the United Brethren Church embraced the present truth, and commenced keeping the Lord’s Sabbath. This brother gave us the use of a large shop which he fitted up for the occasion, in which we continued our meetings.

Feb. 28, I commenced meetings in Car Valley, about three miles from where I had been holding meetings. We continued our meetings at this place till March 18, giving twenty lectures more. I feel that the Lord has blessed my feeble efforts, for which I am truly thankful.

Some eighteen or twenty have commenced keeping the Sabbath at these two places. We formed a class, appointed a weekly meeting and a leader.

N. M. JORDAN.