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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 12, 1877

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 49, No. 15.

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NEW YORK.

Cattaraugus Co.

We came to East Otto, Friday, March 30. Roads exceedingly bad. This is a hilly country,—very rough. Sugar-making and dairying are the occupations. Many of the people are quite wealthy. The brethren in the county are very much scattered, so that it is difficult holding meetings anywhere. There are from one to eight or ten, here and there, many miles apart. About thirty came together at this meeting. Some came sixty miles. Many of the neighbors came in Sabbath evening, and I preached. Sabbath morning Bro. Reynolds spoke. Then we made an effort for those who needed to seek the Lord. Nine young persons came forward, and all spoke. Then we had a good social season. I spoke at the village in the evening to a good house, and Bro. R. the next night to a still larger audience. I believe here is a good opening.
Sunday we organized a church,—a work which ought to have been done years ago. Eighteen united. About three churches will be organized in the county. Bro. King was chosen elder; Bro. Winkley, deacon; and Sr. Torrance, clerk. Then we organized s. B., amounting, for the whole church, to $245, and voted the one-third for the T. and M. work. Regular weekly meetings will now be held here. Family prayers were established where they had never had them before, and other good steps were taken. I formed a high opinion of the good character and moral worth of these families. If they do their duty, by the help of God they can build up a strong influence around East Otto. They should build a house there soon.
Monday, I came twelve miles to Great Valley. Ten Sabbath-keepers live here. These unite with the East Otto church, but have a branch society here. Bro. Fitch was chosen and ordained deacon, and will lead this branch of the church. They pledged liberally on s. B. and for the T. and M. Society. The Baptists were holding a revival meeting here. They invited me to preach to them. I spoke upon the sufferings of Christ. They were greatly pleased. Some have lately embraced the Sabbath here. Proper labor would bring out enough more to form a good church. Such an effort should be made soon. Bro. Cottrell has done most of the work in this county.
D. M. CANRIGHT.

St. Lawrence Co.

I came to this county March 23, more especially to labor to get our brethren more fully interested in the circulation of the SIGNS, and REFORMER. March 24 and 25, I was with the church at Norfolk; March 30, at Buck’s Bridge; and March 31 and April 1, at Pierrepont.
The brethren in these localities feel the hard times even more than in some other parts of the State, and some felt as though our proportion of the SIGNS should be paid for from the one-third voted to the Tract Society; but when we laid before them the fact, that were we to do this in the present condition of the Society, we should have no means with which to provide for other departments of the tract work, they readily came forward and subscribed for 45 copies of the SIGNS to be paid for on the monthly installment plan. We hope to see this number considerably increased before we leave the county, and expect that those brethren in these churches who were not present at our meetings will also take hold and do their proportion in this enterprise when their attention is called to it. Several copies of the REVIEW and REFORMER were also subscribed for, and we have furnished several with premiums, who will canvass for the SIGNS and REFORMER.
March 27 and 28, I visited Sciota, Clinton Co., where Bro. J. E. Morin has been laboring for several weeks past among the French. There are fifteen or sixteen keeping the Sabbath. I spoke to them Tuesday evening, after which we had a good social meeting, in which nearly all took part giving testimonies in both French and English. We hope to see a good society of French Sabbath-keepers established in this locality.
B. L. WHITNEY.

Parma.

THE cause here is progressing finely. The Baptist revivalist is helping us materially. The course pursued by him in their meetings is such as to make our old friends all the firmer and give us new ones.
Last Sabbath meeting was a sweet season. Some who have never professed religion, with deep emotion expressed their determination, not only to keep the Sabbath, but to enter heartily into the work of the Lord. The attendance during the past week has not been as large as usual on account of extremely bad weather and roads, but the interest is constantly deepening.
We have obtained about fifteen names for our papers, and expect to get a good many more. The other day we received a substantial token of appreciation of our labors from the community in the form of a purse of twenty-two and a half dollars in cash.
S. B. WHITNEY.