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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 1, 1878

Bonaparte, July 26.

BEGAN meetings here evening of the 24th. Pitched our tent, and delayed meetings on account of outside attractions and the busy harvest time. Have spoken twice with a fair interest. Bro. Starr is absent, sick. Bro. I. J. Hankins is with me.

L. McCoy.

Ogden, July 22.

FOR more than six weeks our tent has been in this place, unmolested by storm or anything. Last Sabbath thirty attended our meeting. We organized Sabbath meetings and a Sabbath-school. Yesterday, three were buried by baptism in the Des Moines River. Twelve teams, well loaded, went out to the river with us.

There are now seventeen names on the covenant, and we hope for five or six more this week. Our audience last night numbered about two hundred. Donations have been made to us, and the friends have cared for us well since we have been here; and this, too, while we have pointed out, in as plain terms as we can, the sins of the popular churches. The ministers of the place and their most ardent friends have turned away from hearing us; but we thank God that some of their best members have accepted the truth.

We thank Bro. Hoyt for the bell he gave us. It is a great help.

Pray for the work, and for us.

G. V. Kilgore.