MINNESOTA

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 27, 1879

Maple Plain, March 16.—After being refreshed and encouraged by Bro. Haskell’s excellent meeting at Hutchinson, and strengthened by a few days of rest, I returned to my work here, and have been holding meetings in different places with a varied outside interest, but with a steady and healthy growth on the part of those who had accepted the truth. Our Sabbath meetings, though small, are seasons of deep interest, as the Lord comes near to bless. We have a company of ten, now firm in the faith; and there are some others for whom we have strong hopes. Some of them have a struggle before them to get rid of their idols, but we hope in God to give the victory.

Bro. and Sr. Walker are still with me, helping in the good work. Shall remain for a time, and build up, as the Lord may open the way, and give help. I greatly need a deeper consecration, and ask the brethren to aid me by their prayers.

D. P. CURTIS.

Dassel, March 22.—Two more have commenced to keep the Sabbath here. The outside interest is still good, and many honest souls are in the valley of decision. I have sold nine dollars’ worth of books, and all the brethren have subscribed for the REVIEW. Bro. W. B. Hill, President of our State Sabbath-school Association, was with us Wednesday evening, and organized a Sabbath-school. The school opens with forty members; we expect soon to increase it largely. The brethren gave $30 to supply it with the Youth’s Instructor, "Song Anchor," and other necessary things. We expect to organize a church here in about four weeks, and a meeting-house will be built this fall. We have rented a building for six months, to be used as a place of worship. Eld. W. B. Hill will reside in this place. We expect to have a strong church here, and a working church. These brethren have responded nobly to every call for means in every branch of the work that has been presented to them, and they are doing quite an amount of missionary work. And each is prepared to give a reason for his hope.

March 6 to 12, in company with Bro. E. F. Moore, I labored at Irving. In my report of the 10th I stated that there were fifteen keeping the Sabbath there. I should have said twenty-three. They have an interesting Sabbath-school of fifty members. The company at Irving embraced the truth under the labors of Bro. Hill and Babcock a year ago last winter, and though they have had no ministerial labor since, they are growing strong in the truth, and have the best Sabbath-school I have ever attended. A T. and M. society was organized, and either Bro. Hill or myself will probably return in a few weeks to organize them into a church.

I returned to Dassel, March 12. I now go to labor for a short time with the church at Oak Springs. I desire the prayers of God’s people.

JOHN W. MOORE.