NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA.
By S. B. Whitney
Covington, Pa., March 25. The work here is progressing finely. Our congregations are still quite steady. Last Sabbath was a very solemn day in the community. The week before it had been remarked that such a quiet Saturday had never before been seen in Covington; but last Sabbath the streets were almost deserted and the merchants nearly idle. A barber who has commenced visiting the place Thursdays and Saturdays found no business, and said it was so dull he should have to change his day. In the evening a leading business man talked with me freely about his own and others’ feelings while engaged about their business when so many were going to church. Over fifty were at the meeting, and the majority remained during the Bible-class. Our meeting was excellent. Strong men, with tearful eyes and trembling lips, spoke of the burden they had carried for days and even weeks, and expressed their determination to keep all the commandments. About twenty have made this decision since I came here, and we hope for more. My health has improved some; and the meetings still continue.