p. 142 | KANSAS by Chas. F. Stevens

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 2, 1878

KANSAS

By Chas. F. Stevens

The quarterly meeting at Salem was not so largely attended as we had hoped it would be, several being kept away on account of sickness. Those who did attend, with a few exceptions, seem to be growing in their love for the truth.

Monday evening I spoke on spiritualism, which is becoming defiant here. The house was crowded to its utmost capacity, and there were many out doors at the windows. The hearty shake of the hand given by many citizens of the place at the close of the meeting, showed that they appreciated the effort to expose the deceptions of Satan, who is trying to entrap the people.

I also held three meetings about four miles north-west of this place, where quite an interest appears to be awakened.

I returned to Marsh Creek, April 13. Found this company growing. Two preachers had thrown in appointments for Sunday and Sunday night, although my appointment had been publicly announced four weeks before. One labored hard for three hours to prove that the law is abolished, and the other for an hour and a half in reviewing Eld. Canright's work on the two laws. I occupied about half an hour at the close of each sermon. The result was that seven more signed the covenant, making twenty-one in all. We organized a church of nine members, all heads of families. There is a good prospect here for further additions.

On the 17th inst., Bro. Hammond took me to the southern part of Republic county, where three brothers who had attended a few of our meetings at Marsh Creek had requested me to speak. On account of previous appointments I could only speak once. These three brothers, and five of their friends, are now keeping the Sabbath, making eight in all. They request a protracted meeting soon.

CHAS. F. STEVENS.

Concordia, Cloud Co., April 18.