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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 4, 1878

VERMONT

Tent No. 1, June 24.

We came to Weston last week, and pitched our tents on the beautiful park in the center of the town. Meetings commenced Sunday, June 23. The services were well attended during the day. We had about one hundred hearers, although there were three other meetings in the village. A good degree of interest is manifested by quite a number. That faithful servant of God, Eld. Wm. Miller, preached here years ago, and some, from mere hearsay, are prejudiced on account of time-setting. This class of minds find that objection against us as a people removed; for we announced on our hand-bills that “Seventh-day Adventists have no sympathy with time-setting Adventists, because the year, month, and day for the coming of Christ is not revealed.”

We are quite hopeful that good will result from our coming to Weston; but we feel insufficient for these things, and, as a tent company, cry to God in tears for wisdom and help in coming before the people. We solicit prayer in our behalf, that our work in Vermont may be a success, and that souls may be saved through faith in the truths of the third angel’s message.

We like the new tents much. They set well, and shed water as well as shingles. Ours were tested the next day after they were ready for use; the rain fell nearly all day, but we were dry and comfortable. I should never have a tent-top made of lighter material than 12 oz. duck, of which our family tent-top is made. We like the iron guys to the fifty-foot tent, and would recommend them to all. We find Bro. G. W. Page a good, faithful helper in our work. Pray for us. I. SANBORN.

Tent No. 2.

Our sixty-foot tent is pleasantly located midway between the upper and lower villages of Cabot, which are less than a mile apart.

We closed our meetings in Holland, June 9. Eld. Leavitt, the M. E. minister, was considerably aroused on finding that some of his members were embracing the Bible Sabbath. We called on him, and he told us he was going to preach a sermon on the Sabbath question. Said he, “I think I shall be able to report to you that all your converts have given up keeping the seventh day. I am going to the very bottom of the subject.” Many came to hear him, bringing pencil and paper to note down his proof-texts. To their surprise he never read nor even quoted a single text in proof of the change, and finally admitted there was none—said it was so well understood that they did not need any. We reviewed him in the evening. The result was that those who had embraced the truth were more fully established in it, and two more decided to keep the Sabbath. We left six rejoicing in the present truth.

Pitched our tent in Cabot June 18, and held our first meeting Thursday eve, June 20. About sixty attended. Last evening there were about two hundred present. We had several invitations to visit. People show themselves very friendly to us. They have already begun to remember our wants. Bro. and Sr. Whitford are with us. They lead the singing with an organ, which adds much to the interest of the meetings. We hope for success. Pray for us.

R. S. OWEN.

June 22. M. E. KELLOGG.