WISCONSIN

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 7, 1879

Monticello, Tent No. 5, July 24.—We have held six meetings in the tent at this place. The attendance is good. The people are kind, and our temporal wants are well supplied. We hope the meetings will result in good. N. M. Jordon. A. Fuller.

Sturgeon Bay, Tent No. 1, July 28.—We pitched our tent in this place July 23, and commenced meetings the next evening. Sturgeon Bay has a population of eight or nine hundred. It is the county seat of Door Co. We have now held five meetings. Congregations range from 75 to 150. O. A. Olsen. E. G. Olsen.

Elkhorn, July 31, Tent No. 3.—The interest seems to be on the increase. We have not fully canvassed the Sabbath question, yet have spoken on the subject sufficiently to set the people to thinking. We are visiting among them and trying to persuade them to accept the truth. Pray for us. C. W. Olds. E. M. Crandall.

Excelsior, Tent No. 2.—This is to be the last week of our meetings here; when it closes, we shall have been here six weeks. Notwithstanding the very busy season, the attendance has been quite good. People have seemed interested, prejudice has been removed, and conviction fastened upon many hearts. Still but three have begun the observance of the Sabbath thus far. We trust that others will yet embrace the truth. Brethren from Baraboo and Kilbourn have met with us several times on the Sabbath. Some who were keeping the Sabbath before we came here have been strengthened, and we think that Sabbath meetings can be arranged and sustained. We go from here to New Lisbon, where we expect to commence meetings about Aug. 7. G. C. Tenney. J. J. Smith.

Neillsville, Tent No. 8, July 30.—We have given in all twenty-eight discourses. Have met with some opposition. A Presbyterian minister tried the stay-away argument; but finding that he could accomplish nothing in this way, he assailed our position on the Sabbath question and the sleep of the dead, in a two hours' discourse. He succeeded in disgusting many with his views, and confirmed our brethren in the faith. We had liberty in reviewing him.

The M. E. presiding elder next came on with a volley of abuse and assertions, and concluded by saying, “Here Adventism explodes.” We took notes, and announced a review. Bro. Decker being in the vicinity, we requested him to review the discourse, which he did to the satisfaction of all. The next day twelve were baptized by Bro. Decker. There are six others who are keeping the Sabbath. We hope for a few more in this place. We move our tent to a new field next week. Our address will then be Maple Works, Clarke Co., Wis. T. B. Snow. C. Holmes.