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

Wakeman, Feb. 28.—Underhanded opposition is very bitter here. The attendance is not large. A few are interested. Two or three have begun to keep the Sabbath. There may be others who will obey, but the prospects are not very flattering. We shall labor on awhile longer. H. A. ST. JOHN.

Hamler.—This church, formerly known as the Defiance church, consists of forty-three members, seventeen of whom live near the place of meeting, and the rest in five different counties; namely, Henry, Fulton, Defiance, Paulding, and Putnam. The Sabbath-school now numbers thirty-two members. They use Prof. Bell’s Lessons for Youth and Lessons for Little Ones, and take up the penny collections. I spoke on the new tithing system, and all present but three immediately adopted it.

I am still holding meetings in this place. Five, all heads of families, have signed the covenant. A. A. BIGELOW.

Corsica, Feb. 24.—We have been obliged to close our meetings in the country for two weeks. This is through the influence of the sects, and they have concentrated their forces here for a revival; but their god is either “talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.” The truth may be smothered for a time, but it will break out again with renewed energies. We thank our Heavenly Father that all hearts are not closed against its influence.

During the week one more has taken her stand for the truth of God. Our meetings are well attended on Sabbath and first-day.

We have an organized society for legally holding church property, and to-day nine or ten teams are drawing the foundation stone for the new meeting-house. I shall remain here about two weeks. I hope then to be able to leave and go to Bellville, some fourteen miles distant, and I earnestly desire that a good work may be accomplished there. I expect Bro. Mann will return and follow up the outside interest in the country around here. A. O. BURRILL.