INDIANA by S. H. Lane

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 15, 1878

INDIANA

By S. H. Lane

Tent No. 1, Reese’s Mills and Noblesville.

Closed our labors at Reese’s Mills, July 29. The turnout was good during the meetings. The interest was good on the part of some, so that we dared not leave the place until we had thoroughly tested all with the truth. Ten took a decided stand, eight of whom signed the covenant. Besides these, some five or six are living near who embraced the truth a few months ago. Established Sabbath meetings, and if all are faithful a church can be organized in due time. Among those who embraced the truth during our meetings is the village postmaster. He gives up the office on account of it.

The friends who became interested were very kind to us, donating $13.00 in money, besides furnishing all our provisions.

We commenced meetings at Noblesville, Aug. 2. By means of a large show held on the ground near where our tent is now pitched, people from all parts of the county were informed in regard to our meetings. At the first meeting some two hundred were present, and our congregations have since ranged from two hundred to four hundred and fifty. The first time we introduced our books, sold five dollars sixty cents’ worth, and obtained one subscriber for the HEALTH REFORMER.

Yesterday a gentleman and his son who saw our advertisement and notice in the paper, drove in from the country, eight miles, to learn what Seventh-day Adventists believe. Had a long talk with him and gave and sold him some papers and publications. Last night a donation of $3.35 was handed in toward our expenses.

We are favored with the presence of many of the leading men of the town. This is a place of about two thousand five hundred inhabitants, the county seat of Hamilton county, and is but twenty miles north of the State capital. Brn. Covert and Shrock are assisting in the meetings.

Aug. 6. S. H. LANE.