VERMONT

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 18, 1878

Tent No. 1, Weston.

We find a few families here that have moral courage to attend our meetings, and they say they believe what they hear at the tent. But we are surrounded by a wicked, under-handed opposition, which thus far succeeds in keeping away most of those that would come if it were not for having their names cast out as evil. The people are now in the midst of haying, and a number of those that are interested come several miles.

This week the Methodists have a ministerial association here, which will undoubtedly give all its influence against our meetings. But we trust in God that he will justify our preaching in the salvation of a few souls. We shall remain here a few days, to gather up what we can as the result of the meetings. I never have encountered a more determined prejudice than we have met here. If the opposition had civil power to sustain them, and the Lord did not interfere, it is hard to even guess what they would do with us; but we labor on in the name of the Lord, and hope to see souls converted to the truth. Pray for us.

I. SANBORN.

Tent No. 2, Cabot, July 8.

THE interest here is still good. Sunday our audience numbered about four hundred. Eld. Morse, first-day Adventist, having seen reports of our meetings in the Montpelier papers, dismissed his congregation in that place on Sunday, and attended our meeting. He assisted in the afternoon service, and would have preached in the evening had he not been obliged to return home. His wife remarked that they had come among strangers, but found themselves among friends. They bade us Godspeed in our work.

The Sabbath is still the great theme of conversation among all classes. We have taken no expression of the people yet, but four have signified their intention to keep the Sabbath. Invitations have been received to hold meetings in a school-house three miles from here in the town of Woodbury. We appoint meetings there for Monday and Thursday evenings. Have sold books to the amount of $7.10, obtained four subscribers for our periodicals, and received donations to the amount of $5.50. Our wants are still supplied by our numerous friends, many of whom acknowledge that we have the truth. R. S. OWEN. M. E. KELLOGG.