WISCONSIN

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 21, 1879

Stevens Point, Aug. 12.—Visited the church at this place Aug. 9, 10. Found them all of good courage in the work. They are getting along well with their meeting-house, the work being so far advanced that we hold our meetings in it. On first-day four were baptized. H. W. DECKER.

Monticello, Aug. 13.—We are still holding meetings here. The interest continues good; but rainy weather has hindered our meetings somewhat for the last few days. Seven or eight have decided to keep all of God’s commandments; others are interested. We expect to stay here at least a week longer. N. M. JORDON. A. W. FULLER.

De Soto, Aug. 14.—Instead of pitching our tent at Chaseburg, as we intended, we have located in De Soto, Vernon Co. Commence meetings on Friday evening. Last Sabbath held meeting and Sabbath-school at Rush Creek. At the close of the meeting, three were baptized. We hope for the blessing of the Lord, and success in our new field. A. D. OLSEN. A. J. BREED.

Excelsior and New Lisbon.—Last Sabbath I met with the few friends of the truth in Excelsior. As the result of our meetings there, only about five have embraced the truth. These are people of moral worth. Two families who were keeping the Sabbath have been more thoroughly instructed and settled in the faith, and we hope that others may yet be persuaded to obey. Sabbath meetings will be established there.

We pitched our tent in New Lisbon last week, and opened meetings Thursday evening. Have had five meetings, and there seems to be some interest, though we find spiritualism, skepticism, and Ingersollism prevailing, both in the churches and out. One aged man, who claimed to have been a Methodist for fifty years, said to us that he should choose to be hung rather than believe some statements in the Bible, and he did not think God would ever punish any one. These things are freely allowed in the churches, and yet the whole fraternity of orthodox clergymen join to raise the warning cry of “heresy” when the plain truths of the Bible are taught. We would seek for a deeper consecration to God, that the honest may be saved from delusion, and that we may be the instruments of some good to be accomplished through the truth. Bro. Smith held meeting in the tent Sabbath p. m. About twenty were present. G. C. TENNEY.