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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 20, 1879

Nova, Ashland Co.—Our church held a meeting on New Year’s day, and pledged $9.00 for the Oakland, Cal., house. This is called the Troy church. JOHN SPRINKLE.

Wakeman, Huron Co., Feb. 11.—Have had seven meetings. We have a good house, good bell, and a good organ and player. The attendance is not large; but there is good attention and some interest. I am alone. H. A. St. John.

East Norwalk.—Bro. H. A. St. John and myself have just held a series of meetings in this place in the church of the late Eld. Vail. Eight signed the covenant to keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. We organized a Bible-class, and made arrangements for Sabbath meetings. Obtained three subscribers for the REVIEW, ten for all our periodicals, and sold some books. We feel to praise the Lord, and take courage. Wm. Beebe.

Van Wert and Hamler.—The church at Van Wert was raised up and organized by Bro. H. A. St. John about a year and a half ago. It now consists of seventeen members, the most of whom are firm in the truth. When Eld. Cartwright was here he spoke of the tithing system, and made the duty of paying one-tenth of our income to the Lord so plain that the entire church, with one exception, entered into it heartily, and have since been living up to the light they received on the subject.

I have spoken five times at Hamler, in a small meeting-house belonging to the citizens of the place. The interest is increasing. A. A. Bigelow.

Corsica, Feb. 10.—Several valuable additions have been made to the cause of truth during the past week. Those who have begun to keep the Sabbath are receiving new life. The opposition is becoming very bitter, yet it is all underhanded. The truth has been making such inroads into the best society here that by an underhanded effort we have been shut out of the hall, and we now have to hold our meetings in a private house. Last Sabbath one of the trustees of the M. E. church took his stand for the truth, saying, “I must surrender myself to it.”

Last evening, as we were holding our last meeting in the hall, I introduced the subject of building a meeting-house, and in a few minutes we had had enough pledged; and before this reaches the readers of the REVIEW we expect to have the other half, and begin work.

The Methodists are trying hard to get up a revival. They are very strong here. Somebody writes bitter things about us and our work for the local papers, but our friends are ready with their pens to reply. This is opening the way for us to labor in many places around here. Miles Grant’s work against the Sabbath and Sister White has been introduced. It is the greatest bundle of falsehoods I have ever seen. I have reviewed it, and this has helped us much. Every effort against the truth has been turned into a victory for it. We are happy when we see souls turned from darkness to light. A. O. Burrill.