KENTUCKY TENT by S. Osborn

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 18, 1877

KENTUCKY TENT.

By S. Osborn

We struck our tent at Glover's Creek, Sept. 24, after laboring nearly seven weeks against all the opposition the enemy could devise, through the instruments he had to use. Notwithstanding this, the Lord gave us some victory in his name. Bro. Soule staid to finish up the work, and he will report accordingly.

On Sunday, the 23d, I united in the holy state of matrimony, under the tent, and in the presence of an audience of over three hundred, Bro. Orlando Soule and Miss Alice Turner, a very worthy lady, and a late convert to the truth. May God bless them.

On the eve of the 28th inst., according to appointment, I met with the brethren at Bro. I. B. Forrest's, and held meetings over Sabbath and first-day. I spoke six times, and held one social meeting. There was a small outside attendance of people who seemed to be much interested. The few there were much strengthened.

From there, Bro. Forrest took us to Powder Mills church. On account of sickness, we had only two meetings here, one of them a prayer-meeting. This church needs much labor, and I hope to spend some time here after tent-season.

We then went to the quarterly meeting at D. W. Barr's, near E. Town. This meeting was one of the most solemn and heart-searching meetings we ever held in the State. Some who were detained at home on account of worldly matters lost much. The very ones who need these meetings most, think they need them least, and are least inclined to attend; and what is curious, they do not get along in the world any better than those who take time to attend these important meetings, which shows God is not well pleased with his people when they neglect duty in this direction. I preached three times, and Bro. R. Garrett once; and held three prayer and social meetings. We attended the ordinances, and had a business meeting, in all of which God was present by his Spirit. Bro. I. B. Forrest, who was a Disciple elder, came to bring us here and was baptized.

The last day was a very important one here. We look forward from this meeting for better times for this Conference. The brethren present did all they could with their means to meet the wants of the cause. The T. and M. Society is also taking root and beginning to work. I will report as soon as I get returns from Tennessee.

We now go to a place near Nashville, Tenn., which will be my address until further notice. We want another tent-meeting this fall, and by going that far South we think we can have it.

S. OSBORN.

Oct. 8.