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

NEW YORK.

Wellsville.

We can still report progress here. As we anticipated, the work has moved slow, but it is still moving. There are now between fifteen and twenty keeping the Sabbath as the result of our labor here, and others are deeply interested, who, we hope, will soon take their stand. The prayer-meetings are well attended three times each week, and we have public service Sabbath and first-day.

On Sunday last we organized a church here with twenty-seven members. There are others who will join soon, and we expect to see this number increased to forty by the time the new house is ready for dedication.

Work on the house is going on well. We have secured one of the finest sites in the village; in fact, we do not know one in the town for which we would exchange it. The building, 32x52, 18-foot post, is up and nearly enclosed, and with good weather we shall get the roof on this week.

The brethren are of good courage, and take hold of the work well. It is due to brethren here that we should say that during the entire meeting they have done all they could in every way to make the meetings a success; and we feel that in a large measure what has been accomplished is due to their faithful efforts. They seem greatly encouraged at the present prospect, especially of having a house of worship here so soon.

As we are in need of more help on the church, we invite our brethren who are willing to work and donate a whole or part of their labor to the enterprise, to correspond immediately with R. L. Whitney, Wellsville, Allegany Co., N. Y., in reference to it.

We still desire the prayers of the brethren for the work here.

B. L. WHITNEY. M. H. BROWN.

Parma.

I came to this place Sept. 27, and found the friends holding on and doing well, though they have had to meet terrible opposition. A few have gone “out from them, because they were not of them,” and, like Demas, “loved this present world.” Remained with them over two Sabbaths, and left them much strengthened and encouraged. They received instruction on the health reform quite readily, and all seem disposed to walk in the light. The opposition is wearing away some, and there are those who, we hope, will yet embrace the truth.

S. B. WHITNEY.