WISCONSIN

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 7, 1878

Maple Works, Feb. 25.

FEB. 22 and 23 I spent with the Maple Works church. The Lord blessed much. This church is making headway. At a business meeting on first-day they decided to build a meeting-house. A building committee was chosen and quite a sum pledged. They are taking hold in earnest. Several subscribed for the REVIEW. H. W. DECKER.

Shawanaw Co., Feb. 21.

AFTER our general meeting at Oakland I went to Shawanaw Co., and held meetings from Feb. 5 to 20. The Lord blessed. I found one individual keeping the Sabbath, who had embraced it from reading. As a result of the meetings here six families united in the truth; others also promised to obey the Lord. Five subscribed for the ADVENT TIDENDE, and a number of publications were taken. Sabbath and weekly prayer-meetings were established.

Sabbath, the 16th, the Spirit of God came with great power into our meeting, and every heart was melted by its influence. It was such a season as I have seldom witnessed, and it was a source of great encouragement to us all. O. A. OLSEN.

Bay View, Bailey’s Harbor, Fish Creek.

WE commenced meetings at Bay View, but were soon obliged to leave for want of a house.

Began a course of lectures at Bailey’s Harbor. The congregations were good. The Congregational minister of the place opposed from the first; but his arguments only made the truth appear clearer and brighter, and even his own congregation refused to listen to him. As a result of our labor, several have commenced to keep the commandments of God, and others are investigating the truth.

Held meetings with the Fish Creek church, which seemed to be a source of encouragement and profit to all.

Our address, for the present, will be Poy Sippi, Waushara Co., Wis. A. D. OLSEN.

Eau Galle, Feb. 25.

WE closed our labors at this place to-day. Thirty-one have signed the covenant. They have a weekly prayer-meeting and a good Sabbath-school. Forty-two attended last Sabbath. Others are convinced of the truth, and seem favorable; we trust they may have courage to obey. The minister who opposed us has since acknowledged that we have the truth on the Sabbath question. Obtained two subscribers for the REVIEW, two for the REFORMER with the Household Manual, and three for the SIGNS. Sold seven dollars’ worth of books.

We leave for the present, hoping to visit them in a few weeks, and trusting they may be kept from falling and preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. SAMUEL FULTON.