p. 94 | INDIANA by S. H. Lane

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 12, 1878

INDIANA

By S. H. Lane

Wolf Lake and Noblesville, Sept. 3.

The first Sabbath and first-day after the camp-meeting I spent with the church at Wolf Lake. The meetings were largely attended, and the outside interest was good. This church, the youngest in the State, has taken hold of S. B. and T. and M. work with commendable zeal. The members are growing in grace and in the knowledge of the truth. They have excellent Sabbath meetings, which are largely attended by those not of our faith. During our visit, one was baptized and taken into the church.

Tuesday, Aug. 27, I reached Noblesville, where I found tent No. 1 pitched, and Bro. Covert and Thompson holding meetings. One week before the camp-meeting we pitched the tent here, and the people turned out well. On returning, we found the interest still alive. Our congregations range from one hundred to four hundred. Have held meetings nearly three weeks, and sold twenty dollars’ worth of books. The people are kind in providing for our wants and donate quite freely, so our expenses are light.

Our stand is abundantly supplied with the choicest flowers of the season. We are running a small printing press, and thereby advertise each meeting by bills. It aids us much. The more we advertise, the larger the turnout. We print bills stating subject, proposition, and texts, and take them to the houses. This gives us an opportunity to call on people at their homes, and if we find them interested we leave them reading matter. They seem anxious to learn the truth. We are now speaking on the Sabbath question. Hold our first Sabbath-meeting this week.

Bro. Covert has returned home on account of sickness. Bro. Thompson renders valuable aid. S. H. LANE.