Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, April 25, 1878
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Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, April 25, 1878
By George I. Butler
Bro. E. W. Farnsworth, President of the Iowa Conference, will be with me. He is an able speaker, one whose help will be greatly appreciated. We shall see that handbills are furnished in time to extensively advertise these meetings. Our new 50x70 tent will be pitched at Appleton City in season for the meeting to commence on time. We request Brn. D. W. Reavis, of Lincoln, T. A. Hoover, of Index, and Frank J. Gray, of Nevada City, to act as a camp-meeting committee at Appleton City, and to be on the ground several days before the meetings to help in preparing. The committee appointed last fall will act at Gallatin. Books will be furnished on the ground. Also provisions and feed at reasonable prices. These meetings are located favorably to bring together the whole of our membership. Our meetings last fall were a source of great encouragement. Since that time I have visited nearly every little company of believers in the State; many of these have, by vote, requested these meetings and promised to attend. We want all our people to come. We want them to bring their unconverted friends. Come at the beginning. Stay till the close. Come to seek God. Come to learn the duties of this time. Our tents will start out immediately at the close of these meetings. If you desire that we should go out with courage, and with hope for the cause in the State, make a general rally to these meetings. Will the leader of each church read this in the presence of all the members, as some do not have the paper? GEO. I. BUTLER. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, April 25, 1878