MISSOURI by George J. Butler

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

MISSOURI

By George J. Butler

Rockville, Appleton City, and Nevada.— Had four meetings in Rockville, Feb. 2 and 3. On account of sickness, our meetings were not so well attended as I had hoped. God helped me in the preaching, as I tried to set before the church the principles of our holy religion to help them out of their difficulties.

Eld. J. G. Wood and a few other Sabbath-keepers live at Appleton City, seven miles from the Rockville church. At the request of Bro. W. I gave a few discourses there in the Methodist church. Bro. W. held a tent-meeting and a debate there a year and a half ago. I am convinced that the seeds of truth thus sown will, if properly nurtured, yet grow up into a church. There is an interest to hear and to read.

At Nevada I gave six discourses in a little over two days. There was much sickness among our members, which hindered. But there is a very encouraging interest among the outsiders, and this interest seemed to me to be rapidly growing. The seats were all full the last evening; many more people were present than have ever attended our meetings before since the lectures were given. I believe a harvest of souls will yet be gathered in Nevada, if the church live right.

I have felt to praise God of late for the gift of his Spirit, and the freedom I have felt in proclaiming his truth. How good the Lord is to those who seek him, when they seek him with all the heart. I am now commencing a course of lectures in Salisbury, Chariton Co., Mo., and shall be here several weeks.

GEO. J. BUTLER.