THE WORK IN NEW ENGLAND.
By D. A. Robinson
Our quarterly meeting is now in the past. The resolutions formed and vows made have all been recorded on high. Will they be faithfully carried out? Is the interesting question we are now individually by our course of action deciding. This work will soon be cut short in righteousness. Then happy will be the people who have faithfully labored and sacrificed to see it advance. From the location of this meeting, we did not expect a general turnout, the place being off the line of railroad, and consequently accessible only by teams. It was, however, the largest meeting ever held at Amherst, excepting, of course, the camp-meeting. The absence of our beloved Bro. Haskell was felt by all, especially on Sunday in our business meetings. The meetings on the Sabbath were seasons of profit. The testimonies of the brethren and sisters indicated a deepening conviction that our working time will soon be over, and that what we do must be done quickly. The social meeting at the close of the Sabbath was one of deep interest. After a short discourse, fifty-one testimonies were given in quick succession, and all felt that it was good to be there. The secretary’s report will show what was accomplished on Sunday. The two special objects considered were the reserve fund, and the new tent we have just purchased to be used in this Conference. Pledges were made on both these objects, and nearly one hundred dollars were paid. The reserve fund is designed to be made up by those who can pay in large sums, but this deprives none of doing what they can; and I wish to add right here for the benefit of our scattered brethren who hardly ever get out to meeting, that pledges from such on our tent and the tract society will always be in order. These pledges should be sent to the secretary, Sr. Eliza Thayer, South Lancaster, Mass. Dear brethren and sisters, do not forget the cause, which needs your help now. Soon our efforts will be of no avail. May God help us to arouse ourselves to a deep sense of the solemn moments in which we live, and to act in such a manner that life with us shall prove a grand success by our being permitted to share the life that is to come.