NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA.
Tent No. 2, Newfane, N. Y., Aug. 6.
The interest here is greater than at any former time. Sabbath and Sunday, the Free Methodist man held a grove meeting two or three miles from here. Saturday evening he spoke in the Baptist church against the Sabbath, and gave out that he would preach on the immortality theme in the grove the next day. Great expectations had been raised on his head as a learned and able man, but these subjects have been canvassed so thoroughly that his efforts were looked upon as a failure by the majority. In his discourse in the grove he stated that all our positions were sophisms and easily demolished, but when I offered my tracts at the close of the meeting, the people flocked around me and wanted them faster than I could hand them out. Sunday evening I reviewed his Sabbath discourse. Had a large crowd, as usual, and the truth gained a most complete victory. Several more have embraced the Sabbath. Eleven opposition discourses have been given every one of which has resulted in a victory for the truth, and we hope the opposition has ceased, so that we can give our attention more directly to bringing to the point of decision those who are interested. The sympathy of almost the entire community is with us. Have started a subscription for a meeting-house, and obtained about $1200, and intend to go right to work on it. Some will be especially gratified to learn that Eld. Williams, a first-day Adventist minister whom I met in Mannsville a year ago, and with whom I have since had some correspondence has come out decidedly on the message and begun to preach it. He is calling for a tent-meeting in the vicinity where he lives, and by invitation has come to spend a few days with me in the tent. S. B. WHITNEY. Tent No. 3, East Martinsburg, N. Y.
We have been here two weeks, and the interest has been quite good. Our interest at South Harrisburgh is still on the increase. Eleven adults, persons of good standing in the community, have decided to keep the Sabbath, and no doubt others will join them soon. J. WILBUR. Aug. 6. A. P. BUMP. Tent No. 6, Lander, Warren Co., Pa.
We have now been here over two Sabbaths. Our congregations have been good from the first, and since we commenced to speak on the Sabbath question, they have increased, until last (Sunday) evening our tent was well filled. God is greatly blessing us with freedom in presenting the truth and in exhorting to obedience, for which we feel to praise and magnify his holy name. Evidently the enemy is stirred, though we have no open opposition. We expect a good work will be wrought here, and ask the prayers of God's people that God in all things may be glorified and honored. FRANK PEABODY. Aug. 5. J. Q. FOY. Tent No. 10, Coudersport, Pa., Aug. 5.
We moved our tent to this place, July 31. At first we engaged the court-house square for our tent, but some were very strongly opposed to having our tent there, and we were told to find another place. We did so, and although it is a little one side, it is a beautiful spot. The change has created some excitement, and, on the whole, rather worked in our favor. The people seem to be really interested. Last evening, although there were services in the other churches, our tent was nearly full. Sabbath, we met with the friends at Oswayo. The meeting was an encouraging one. There were forty present. Some more had decided to keep the Sabbath. A Bible-class was organized. We also design to organize a Sabbath-school. We sold, during our meetings at that place, between eighteen and twenty dollars’ worth of books, and obtained eleven subscriptions to our different periodicals. Bro. A. H. Hall is spending a few days with them there. E. W. WHITNEY. H. E. ROBINSON. Tent No. 5, Ludlowville, N. Y., Aug. 8.
The interest here is now better than at any previous time. We have left all opposing influences to kill themselves, and have tried to preach the plain truth. The result is, that the truth has gained the confidence of the best cultured minds in the place, and already ten have expressed an intention to keep the Sabbath, and we have hopes of others. Last evening a thoroughly educated Presbyterian lady, who has cared for many of our wants, gave us five dollars toward our expenses, and a subscription paper for our benefit is being circulated by a lawyer whose wife and daughter have begun to observe the Sabbath. Favorable notices of our work are appearing in the Ithaca papers. GEO. D. BALLOU. J. E. ROBINSON.