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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 10, 1879

WHAT THEY SAY.

SISTER MARY L. OLIVER, writing from Washington Co., Arkansas, says:—

The people for several miles around are reading our works. We have during this quarter distributed 1,775 pages of tracts and 134 periodicals, besides keeping some bound books in circulation. Had we had more, we could have distributed them. I handed “Thoughts on the Revelation” to a Methodist preacher. He said he liked it; for it was condensed, and to the point. He afterwards told some of his members that they might just as well say there was no one named any other name but their name, as to say there were no Christians but the Methodists. Some are still bitterly opposed to us, and say they will have nothing to do with our books. There are three families of Sabbath-keepers in this community. We would like to have a preacher come here with a tent this spring, if possible. We feel like sheep without a shepherd. We are striving to do all we can, by the help of the Lord, trusting he will send us one soon. This is a healthy climate. There is plenty of wood, and good water, with quite a diversity of rocks and hills.

BRO. N. L. McCORMICK, of Walla Walla Co., Washington Territory, writes as follows of the work there:—

There are eleven Sabbath-keepers in this neighborhood, and four or five twelve miles from here, the result of Bro. Van Horn’s labors here last fall. He and Bro. Wm. Raymond held meetings about four weeks. There is considerable opposition to the truth.

Bro. Van Horn is preaching in Oregon this winter. He was holding a three weeks’ meeting at Hillsboro, Feb. 11. We are anxious for him to return. Two are awaiting baptism. We wish we could have preaching as often as once a month. This is a good field for tract distribution. I am sending out some. I intend, after reading the REVIEW, to send it to others.