CLAY CO., DAKOTA by John F. Hanson; Lewis Johnson

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 17, 1878

CLAY CO., DAKOTA.

By John F. Hanson; Lewis Johnson

We have held meetings at a place about twenty miles south-east of Swan Lake. We found eight Sabbath-keepers, who had moved here from Wisconsin. God has greatly blessed our labors. It seemed to us that he had been preparing the hearts of the people to hear his word. Nine were baptized, and a church of seventeen members was organized. One more has since joined them, making, in all, eighteen good substantial souls. A leader and other officers were chosen, and S. B. was pledged for the coming year, to the amount of $40. A Bible-class and a Sabbath-school were organized; and we obtained fifteen subscribers for our paper.

We feel that God has wrought a good work here in a short time, and our souls are drawn out in thanksgiving for his mercies. We now have two organized Danish churches in Dakota, numbering, in all, about seventy members; and we believe that many more will soon be gathered into the fold of Christ.

JOHN F. HANSON, LEWIS JOHNSON.