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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 17, 1877

NEW YORK.

Ridgeway and Lancaster.

I was with the church at Ridgeway, the home of Eld. Cottrell, May 1 to 3. I spoke three evenings in a large school-house, which was crowded with hearers. The truth spoken seemed to be received with much interest. Some have lately embraced the Sabbath here; and what is unusual, they have more or less outsiders in at their Sabbath meetings every week.

Held a meeting of the church, in which we attended to the necessary business of the society. Bro. Gaskell was elected and ordained elder. There are about a dozen here. All, with a few exceptions, have been long in the truth.

It was near this place, eighteen years ago, that I embraced the Sabbath. Bro. Cottrell was the first man with whom I ever talked upon the present truth. We worked together planting corn; and after I embraced the truth, we were together several months, and he baptized me. I expect to see him in the kingdom. Albion Academy is where I first attended school away from home. Hence my visit to this place was of special interest to me.

I spent one week at Lancaster, but accomplished little or nothing. This is an old church; and there are a large number of Sabbath-keepers, scattered, a few here and a few there, for many miles around. It has been difficult to locate any place of meeting on this account; hence they have no meeting-house, and their meetings have been scattered and broken up. The brethren decided either to hire or build a house in a central place, and hold all their meetings together in that place in the future. D. M. CANRIGHT.

Parma.

HAVE closed my second course of lectures on account of failing health. The interest continued to the close. This has been a hard field, and I find myself worn down almost to prostration; but as I look upon the work that has been accomplished, I am led to exclaim, “This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.”

I remain with them another week, to visit, baptize, etc.; but must have some time to rest and recruit, or I shall be entirely unfitted for the summer campaign. S. B. WHITNEY.

East Randolph and Clear Creek.

MEETINGS at East Randolph still continue. I have just reached the Sabbath question. The last two Sabbaths, I met with the church at Clear Creek. The meetings were excellent, and the attendance was good. The Lord is blessing with increase of numbers. Sabbath, May 5, I baptized two. Subscription for building meeting house is making good headway. Truly the Lord is good. Let us trust him more and strive to serve him better. CHAS. B. REYNOLDS.

Pine Meadows, Oswego Co.

We finished our public labors here last night, April 30. We had the largest audience of the series. We have spoken nineteen times, and have had a good interest throughout. One more has commenced to keep the Sabbath, and several more are very favorable to it. The Lord has given us freedom in presenting the truth, and we are of good courage to labor on as the Lord may direct. M. H. BROWN.