MICHIGAN

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 22, 1878

Blendon Landing.

On the 25th of July we commenced labor with the church at Blendon Landing, where we continued our work until the 5th of August.

This church has for a long time felt the need of ministerial labor, and furnishes another illustration of the importance of help from without in order to the adjustment of those misunderstandings which often arise in churches which are for too long a period isolated from their brethren in other parts of the field. They readily yielded, however, to the softening influences of the Spirit of God, and we left them quite hopeful of better days for the future.

While among them, it was our fortune to listen to a discourse from a Methodist clergyman, which did great injustice to our views as a people. On the following evening we reviewed the discourse in the same place where it was delivered, correcting the false impression which had been given, to the effect that we are among those who seek to be justified simply through the keeping of the law.

The results of the sermon and the review were, we think, in the end, favorable to the interests of sound doctrine.

W. H. LITTLEJOHN.

Tent No. 3, Hickory Corners, Aug. 16.

Our congregations the past two weeks have been small, but some are interested. On the Sabbath and on first-days our meetings have been quite interesting. Last Sabbath over forty were out. Some have taken a stand with us, and others are reading. Have sold a few books.

Pray for us.

J. B. FRISBIE. T. M. STEWARD.

Pontiac, Aug. 12.

We have now been in Pontiac three weeks, and the interest is still good. Some eight or ten, as nearly as we can learn, have already commenced to keep the Sabbath, and many more are deeply interested. The ministers of the place just begin to realize that the people are in earnest, and they have commenced preaching against us and our work, denouncing us in unsparing terms. Their course, however, only helps the truth, and we expect to see good results. Last Sabbath more than fifty were present at our first Sabbath meeting, and some encouraging testimonies were borne in favor of the truth. We hope for a good company of Sabbath-keepers in Pontiac.

The friends in Birmingham are growing stronger in the truth from week to week, and nearly all expect to attend the September camp-meeting. We meet with them each week and enjoy precious seasons.

J. O. CORLISS.

Tent No. 2, Greenville, Aug. 16.

THE interest in our meetings in this, the sixth week of our stay, is rather increasing, than otherwise. Two evenings of the present week our tent has been full. We have not had a really small audience in all the time. We have all kinds of opposition to meet, including the most ridiculous rumors and stories about our faith and work. But we are gradually gaining the confidence of the people, many of the better class of citizens constantly attending our meetings.

We cry to the Lord for help, and need the prayers of his people. Our faith does grasp, eventually, a harvest of souls. Our tent will remain here till the season is past.

D. H. LAMSON. H. M. KENYON.

Jasper, Aug. 14, 1878.

We have been at this place about three weeks, and although an effort has been made to keep people away our meetings have been well attended. A few more have decided to obey God, and many others are convinced, for whom we will still earnestly labor.

One of us will remain here, while the other will take the tent four miles north-east, where there seem to be some interested.

Last Sabbath we met with the little company near Canandaigua, and had a very interesting meeting. Sunday morning seven were baptized, and eight joined in church covenant. Although they are few in number, they seem earnest in the work.

JOHN I. COLLINS. T. P. BUTCHER.

Muskegon Tent, Aug. 15.

THIS is now the fifth week of our meetings in this place. The attendance on week days has been small; but on Sundays the congregations have numbered from seventy to one hundred and fifty. In order to keep up the interest, and because of urgent requests from many Americans to hear our views, we speak every other evening in the English language. An interest has thus been raised among both Americans and Norwegians. Six have promised to keep all the commandments of God.

So far as we are able to learn, nearly all of those who have attended our meetings are convinced of the truth; but the cross of obeying is too heavy for them to take up. The only industry in this place is the work in the saw-mills. Nearly all the men labor there, and they say that they could not retain their places if they should begin to keep the Sabbath. But we have hopes that others will take a stand for the truth.

Brethren, remember us in your prayers.

A. B. OYEN.