WISCONSIN

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 8, 1878

Tent No. 1.

We closed our meetings in New London, July 28. Twenty-four have accepted the truth. Three of these were keeping the Sabbath when we came to this place. Bro. Whipple, of Fremont, did a good work here in canvassing for our periodicals. The Congregationalists have granted us the free use of their meeting-house in which to hold Sabbath meetings.

We pitch the tent this week at Stevens Point. H. W. DECKER.

Tent No. 2, Clay Banks, Door Co.

We have now given fourteen discourses at this place, partly in English and partly in Norwegian. We commenced with a very fair congregation. The attendance and interest have been steadily increasing, in both languages. We desire wisdom and grace, that we may labor to God's glory and the advancement of the cause.

O. A. OLSEN. July 31. N. CLAUSEN.

Tent No. 4, Mukwonago, Waukesha Co.

We closed our meetings in this place last evening. Eleven have signed the covenant to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. We obtained six subscribers for the REFORMER and one for the REVIEW. A Methodist and a Universalist elder each spoke in the tent once, but they were very friendly. One Baptist elder attended our meetings a few times and expressed considerable interest. The truth has many warm friends in and around this place. They have looked well after our wants, and have donated $14.35. There is here none of that bitter prejudice that we sometimes find. May the blessing of the Lord rest upon this people, and may they be led to a saving knowledge of his truth.

We go this week to Vernon, Waukesha county, six miles east of this place, which will be our address for the present.

C. W. OLDS. July 29. E. M. CRANDALL.

Tent No. 5, Debello.

We have been here nearly seven weeks. At first we spoke in Norwegian, and as there were many Americans who wished to have the same things preached to them, we gave a condensed course of lectures in English. The Lord has blessed our work much; for although we have had much opposition, yet about twenty-five have commenced to keep the Sabbath. We still hope that others will obey the truth; for there are some who are deeply interested, and who see their duty, but hesitate to take up the cross.

About one-third of those who have commenced to obey God's commands are Norwegians. One of the number is an intelligent Frenchman who was brought up a Catholic. He served four years as a mass-servant in the Catholic church, and has studied two years with the Jesuits for a Catholic priest.

Last Sabbath we organized a Sabbath-school of over forty members. We expect to remain here over next Sabbath.

O. A. JOHNSON. P. L. HOEN.