p. 182 | WISCONSIN by I. Sanborn

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 7, 1877

WISCONSIN

By I. Sanborn

We commenced meetings at Mount Pisgah, May 5. Brethren from Leon and Sugar Grove met with us. Bro. Nesmith was chosen and ordained elder, and Bro. Rathbun deacon. The members were much behind on their s. B. pledges, which they will settle up soon as they can, as they are laying by all the tithes for the Lord, according to his word. If they do it faithfully, a great blessing awaits them. Mal. 3:10, 11.

The next Sabbath and first-day they held their second quarterly meeting near Sugar Grove. The school-house was crowded on both days. On Sabbath three were baptized.

I spent May 15 and 16 in Viroqua. The few that embraced the truth there last summer at the tent-meeting still continue faithful, notwithstanding almost every possible effort has been made to overthrow them. The Disciple people kindly gave us the use of their house for meetings while there, for which they have our thanks. The interest to hear was good.

The 26th and 27th we had a general meeting at Leon, with good congregations. Three were baptized. The brethren manifested a growing interest in all branches of the work. One said he had laid by for the Lord one-tenth of all his increase, out of which he had paid in advance his s. B. pledges, and one-third as much more to the T. and M. fund, and still he had some of the tithes left in his possession unappropriated. He says it is the easiest way to pay s. B. that he knows of, to which we add a hearty amen. May the Lord help us all to do likewise. Try it, brethren, try it.

I. SANBORN.