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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 23, 1878

Willink (Aurora), Erie Co., May 12.

This afternoon I commenced meetings in the tent. The cold, so sudden and severe, is against us; yet at our afternoon meeting over one hundred were present, and in the evening about the same number. We propose to hold meetings every afternoon and evening until the day before camp-meeting. Expect Bro. B. L. Whitney to join me in this effort.

While on a short visit home to North Parma, Monroe Co., I baptized three young persons who are zealous for the truth.

CHAS. B. REYNOLDS.

Later, Bro. Reynolds says:—

The cold wind and severe frost are much against us, but we hold on. The interest and attendance, thus far, are quite encouraging. The afternoon meetings are not very well attended as yet, but are of deep interest.

May 15, I have just received a letter from my wife. We are houseless and homeless. Our house caught fire on Sabbath afternoon about four o'clock. There was a high wind, and everything was consumed. Nothing was saved but three chairs. Books of great value, that we had denied ourselves necessaries to purchase, notes, writings, the result of years of study, are all gone. Yet we praise God in the

midst of our misfortune. Wife and little ones are safe, uninjured.

We thank God for kind friends, who, in our absence, have opened their doors to our loved ones. Duty holds us here. God reigns. Jehovah-jireh. Pray for us.

Glensdale, Lewis Co., May 12.

Since my last week's report, five more Sabbath-keepers have joined our class at Otter Creek, near Glensdale, and three of the class have been received into our new church organization. The cause of present truth is onward in this county, although we are having, at times, our share of trials and persecutions. A protracted effort has been made by a certain preacher to destroy the work here by his talk in and out of the pulpit; but so far he has failed to accomplish anything in that direction. And now he is trying (in vain, I believe) to get some of our number arrested for working on Sundays. We expect your prayers.

JACOB WILBUR.

Miller's Mills, Herkimer Co., May 16.

From the Rome Biblical Institute we came to this place, and began a course of lectures on the leading points of our faith, April 16. We have spoken in the Baptist church nearly every evening since that time, to attentive congregations of from fifty to one hundred and twenty-five persons. There has seemed to be an increasing interest on the part of the people; seven have decided to keep the Sabbath, and we have hopes of several others. Nearly all admit that we are right, but they are waiting to see what will be done by others.

We feel to thank the Lord for helping us in this work, and ask that the prayers of all may still ascend with ours for his blessing to attend our labors.

H. E. ROBINSON. J. E. ROBINSON.