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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 31, 1878

Orleans, Jan. 21.

The series of meetings at this place closed last evening. I came here through the influence of Bro. J. S. Hoyt, whom, with his companion, and some S. D. Baptist friends, I found observing the Sabbath.

Last Monday and Tuesday evenings I held meetings in the edge of Kansas. The second evening some came ten miles to listen to a discourse on the prophecies. An interest had been awakened here through our publications. I was strongly urged to remain, and give a course of lectures. This place being outside our Conference, I would call the attention of the president of the Kansas Conference to this point. One in Long Island, Phillips Co., Kan., has commenced to observe the Lord’s Sabbath. This is in the north-western corner of Phillips Co.

The interest at Orleans is still good, and the people manifest friendly feelings. My last congregation was the largest one I had during the meetings. Have had some opposition to meet. Mr. Bushnell, of the Presbyterian Church, spoke on the “Sunday question.” He told the congregation that so long as a law was binding the penalty for transgression must be inflicted; and said, “If we go back to the observance of the Jewish Sabbath, I am certain we shall have to return to stoning.” The Lord

assisted in reviewing him. One interesting feature of our meetings has been the successful effort to awaken a zeal for the salvation of the youth.

By invitation, I now go to Furnas Co., to follow up an interest awakened by Bro. Jenkins, intending to return here at some future time and hold a few more meetings.

My address is Orleans, Harlan Co., Neb.

CHAS. D. BOYD.

Lancaster Co., Jan. 20.

I have given a course of lectures in the Crounse school-house, Lancaster Co. One family, consisting of three grown persons and six children, have taken a firm stand on the truth, and two other families and one teacher are convinced. A local preacher of the M. E. church, an influential man, is very much interested. He admitted before the congregation that the seventh day is the Sabbath, and he is now investigating the subject of the nature of man.

While I was at home attending our quarterly meeting, the Methodists, fearing that we should get some of their members, commenced a protracted meeting; but I do not think they will effect anything.

M. HACKWORTH.