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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 14, 1879

Neillsville, Tent No. 8, Aug. 4.—We closed our meetings here last evening. Sixteen have signed the covenant, and three others are keeping the Sabbath. We hope for several more, who are convinced. We now move our tent eleven miles from here. Pray for our success. T. B. Snow. C. Holmes.

Sturgeon Bay, Tent No. 1, Aug. 6.—We have now been here nearly two weeks. The average attendance is about one hundred. The prejudice here was much stronger than we were at first aware of. The Sabbath question is now under consideration. A few seem to be interested. We can look for but small results here, and our stay will not be long. O. A. Olsen. E. G. Olsen.

Richland Center, Aug. 4.—We have labored under difficulties in presenting the truth here, because of infidelity, spiritism, and an opposing church; but the “cleansing of the sanctuary,” the law and the gospel, have been presented with freedom, unstopping prejudiced ears, and compelling even infidel lawyers to confess that we have the truth. We hope that the tide may turn in favor of the truth, and that the honest in heart may be induced to obey. S. S. Smith. Eli Osborn.

Rockton, Tent No. 4, Aug. 4.—We have been here about five weeks. Only a few have decided to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Several who are convinced that we have the Bible truth, hesitate to obey; yet we hope that some of these will accept the truth and try to live it out. We shall continue meetings about a week longer in a school-house two miles from Rockton, where there are several who are interested. We intend to move our tent about five or six miles from Rockton, where some seem to be anxious to hear the truth. We also design to keep up meetings in the above-mentioned school-house, and labor for those who are interested in the truth. May God help those who see their duty to do it. O. A. Johnson. Andrew Christiansen.

Maple Works and Dorchester.—Our meeting at Maple Works, July 26 and 27, was very encouraging. The house was well filled with Sabbath-keepers. Three loads came from six miles west of Neillsville, where Bro. Snow is holding a tent-meeting. These were all new in the faith, and it was a matter of rejoicing to hear their testimonies and witness their joy in receiving the truth. I have seldom enjoyed a better meeting than this.

Monday, the 28th, I visited Bro. Snow’s tent, and in the evening reviewed a discourse preached in opposition to us by a Methodist presiding elder. The next day I baptized thirteen who had accepted the truth as a result of the tent effort. Bro. Snow is doing a good work here. Eighteen have embraced the truth, and the interest is still good.

Aug. 1, I came to Dorchester. There are about twelve Sabbath-keepers here. They have a Sabbath-school and prayer-meetings. Four were baptized. I leave them much encouraged. Aug. 5. H. W. Decker.

Retreat and Victory, Tent No. 7.—Since our last report meetings have continued at Retreat with a fair interest. As harvesting has kept the people very busy, our congregations have been smaller than they would have been otherwise. On Sundays they have usually numbered from 200 to 250. A local Methodist preacher tried to get us involved in a discussion. He would tell us one story, and other parties another, until one of his preaching brethren brought him to the tent with witnesses to prove that he had made false statements. He had given out an appointment to speak the next Sunday on the “Christian Sabbath,” and we had announced a review; but after owning that he had told falsehoods, he told us to take up his appointment, and gave the same order in the Methodist church at Retreat, where he was to speak. The Lord worked out the matter for us much better than we could have done for ourselves.

We have had some good meetings with the Victory church. We think they will make renewed efforts in the cause. Last week we organized two Sabbath-schools. One has twenty members, the other twenty-five. They will have the class records and secretary’s books, and will take twenty copies of the Instructor. We think that to labor faithfully in the Sabbath-school work would be a great help to the church. Several have commenced keeping the Sabbath, and we think others will soon. Baptized three last Sabbath, and expect others will go forward when we return in a few weeks. We have taken down our tent, and expect to move to Chaseburg, Vernon Co., to-morrow. A. D. Olsen. Aug. 5. A. J. Breed.