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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 14, 1878

Furnas Co., Feb. 4.

I commenced meetings in the Akes school-house, where Bro. Jenkins had been laboring, and had created a good interest. Some had already commenced to keep the Sabbath. He had been absent one week. The house is crowded evening after evening. Temporary seats are brought in, and some have to remain standing. The surrounding country is awakened, and men are anxiously inquiring if these things are so. By a unanimous vote of the school, I spend one-half their hour’s nooning in talking to them. I trust that some will be gathered into the heavenly garner.

CHAS. L. BOYD.

Taylor Valley, Antelope Co., Feb. 4.

THE series of meetings commenced at this place Jan. 5, closed last evening. They have been well attended. We visited from house to house, distributing tracts and papers. Had some opposition from a Congregationalist minister of the place, on the subject of the kingdom, who, when I was absent, spoke on the subject, advocating the theory that the kingdom was set up at the first advent of our Lord. When I returned, I had good liberty in reviewing his position, to a crowded house.

At the close of the meetings, over twenty voted in favor of the Sabbath. Twelve signed the covenant to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, five of whom had never before made a profession of religion. There are several others who are deeply interested, and who will, I think, yet take a stand for the truth. We made arrangements for holding prayer-meetings Sabbaths at a private house, and will organize a tract society soon.

I now go to a new field about twenty miles distant, intending to return in a few weeks.

DANIEL NETTLETON, JR.