OHIO by A. O. Burrell

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

OHIO

By A. O. Burrell

Corsica, March 19.—We have just closed our effort here, and are very grateful to our Heavenly Father for what he has done for his truth. Sixty or more, including children, are keeping the Sabbath; twenty have entered into church relations. Our Sabbath-school is progressing finely. Weekly prayer-meetings have been appointed, and leaders have been chosen.

The opposition has been so bitter that for three or four weeks past we have had to hold our meetings in a private house, and we shall be obliged to continue to do so till our new church is completed, which will be about the first of July. I have never before encountered such bitter opposition, and in so underhanded a manner. Nearly every week the papers publish something against us, but all but one grant the privilege of replying. Still, as we see these dear friends rejoicing in the truth, we feel that our labor here has not been without fruit.

We have taken nearly fifty subscriptions for our periodicals, and sold about thirty-five dollars' worth of publications, and nearly enough has been pledged to build a good church. Our baptism on Sunday was a very pleasant occasion. Fourteen were buried with their Lord, and rose, we trust, to newness of life. Bro. Mann remains in the vicinity to follow up the work.

Our address, till further notice, will be Bellville, Ohio. A. O. BURRELL.