KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE.
By S. Osborn
On the 18th inst. I left Bro. and Sr. Owen to carry on the meetings at Cross Plains, Tenn., while I attended the quarterly meeting at Powder Mills, Ky. This church has a small house of worship inclosed, and an effort is making to have it finished in time for the Conference. On account of delay in the mail, the brethren did not meet me at the depot, and I had to walk ten miles and carry my satchel full of books, while the mercury stood at 104°. I arrived on the ground Sabbath morning. We rejoiced to meet a goodly number of brethren and sisters from different parts of the field; some of them old, tried friends, whose countenances seemed radiant with the love of the truth. One wagon load of converts who received the truth last winter came forty-five miles, and were much encouraged by this meeting. This begins to look like the zeal we have seen manifested in the West. On Sabbath at 9 A. M. the house was mostly filled with those not of our faith. We had a good social meeting, and I spoke three times that day. Sunday I spoke twice, held a prayer-meeting, a business meeting, and a tract society meeting. But last and best of all, we experienced the blessing of God in celebrating the ordinances. Praise his holy name! The most of the brethren and sisters took stock in the Dime Tabernacle. This meeting was a great success. Tuesday, July 23, I returned to the tent at Cross Plains, and found the interest still good. The congregation nearly reached 500 on Sunday evening; but since we have commenced to canvass the Sabbath, we have had dark nights and rainy weather, and our congregations have been considerably reduced. We know of only six who have decided to keep the Sabbath. As is usually the case in this State, the majority are convinced, and there they stand. Pray for us.