MINNESOTA

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 19, 1877

Dodge Center.

DODGE CENTER is a railroad town of about one thousand inhabitants. It has two church buildings, S. D. Baptist and Methodist Episcopal; and two or three church organizations besides. We have a church of about fifteen members which hold their meetings here. We have our tent pleasantly located, just out of the noise and dust of the business part of the town. We have given two discourses. About a hundred came in the first evening, and half as many more the next. They gave good attention. We hope for a good interest.

L. H. Ells. D. P. Curtis.

Benton, Todd, Brown, and Rock Counties.

MAY 19, 20, I met with the brethren at Sauk Rapids, where Bro. Battin and I had labored. I found them all faithful, and organized a church of sixteen members.

I attended the quarterly meeting at Round Prairie, May 26, 27. The Lord met with us. Four were added to the church by baptism.

I met with the church at West Union, May 29, 30. This church is composed of earnest workers. I found a good outside interest to hear the word. Two were added by baptism.

From this place I went to Wrightstown, where I found Bro. J. I. Collins. God had greatly blessed his labors. We organized a church of twenty-one members. The good Spirit was present to aid in preaching the word. Eight precious souls made a start for the kingdom, and eight were baptized.

June 5, 6, I spent at Spruce Brook. There I found six families that had embraced the truth by reading. They had heard but little preaching. I found them firm in the truth. I organized a church of twelve members, and baptized eight.

After the camp-meeting, we came to Golden Gate, where we remained over Sabbath and first-day. Three were added to the church by baptism. In company with Bro. J. W. Moore, I then came to Luverne, Rock Co., where we pitched our tent, July 5. We have a good interest.

G. M. Dimmick.

Kingston.

THIS church, sixteen months ago, numbered six members; now we have forty-one. Yesterday, we held our first quarterly meeting on the plan proposed by the General Conference Committee. All the members present gave in their cheerful testimonies, and some one of the church stated the standing of the absent ones. We feel that all are striving to advance the truth and to live it out.

We have a Bible Lyceum conducted on the plan given in a former number of the Review. It prompts us to “search the Scriptures,” and helps us in giving utterance to our thoughts.

Moses D. Campbell.