ENCOURAGING FROM OHIO by Dudley Marvin Canright

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 6, 1879

ENCOURAGING FROM OHIO.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

Since I have been detained at home, I have received frequent letters from most of our laborers in Ohio. I am glad to say that nearly all of them are having a degree of success; and some are doing exceedingly well. Bro. Burrill and Mann have, by the blessing of God, brought out a company of toward forty, and are building a meeting-house. This is good.

During the winter, about a dozen have embraced the truth under Bro. St. John’s labors, and the best of it is, these are additions to other little companies. Bro. Bigelow has brought about half a dozen into the truth. These also are additions to a little company. Bro. Rupert has done excellent work. Quite a number have come into the truth under his labors during the fall and winter; two or three companies are ready to be organized.

Bro. Guilford writes that he has had an excellent interest; six or eight have embraced the truth, and still the interest continues. These also are additions to a little church. Bro. Gates and Underwood report a little company raised up. They also have a good interest in another place near by. Elders in different churches write me that their little companies are doing well, and, as far as we have heard, there is an increasing interest.

There are more preachers in the State who do not report. Dear brethren, please let us hear from you.

Our State secretary of the T. and M. society, J. B. Gregory, Bowling Green, has on hand about four hundred Annuals for 1879, which must be disposed of very soon. Librarians may have some on hand, and private individuals also. Now, brethren, we request you to take right hold of this, and distribute them immediately. If you cannot sell them, give them away; they will soon be useless. We request each librarian to order as many from Bro. Gregory as he can dispose of.

Once more we say to our brethren who made pledges at our last camp-meeting, that we are in need of $200 immediately. Please send what you can on your pledges. One of our wealthy brethren in Ohio offers to donate to the cause $200, provided some one will lend him $500 for a year or two. He will give the best of security and pay the usual interest. He is a wealthy brother, and will do just as he says, but he has not ready money at present. Who in Ohio will lend him this $500 to enable him to give us the $200? D. M. CANRIGHT.