SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND by John Norton Loughborough

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 18, 1879

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND.

By John Norton Loughborough

Since my last report I have closed the tent-meeting at Southampton. The weather was so stormy and disagreeable that I deemed it best to take down the tent in order to save it for another season, as any more exposure to moisture would unfit it for further use. The meeting closed Aug. 17. The next day was a fine day for drying the tent, which enabled us to store it away in good shape. At night it commenced to rain, and has rained most of the time for the last ten days.

During this fourteen weeks of tent-meetings, seventy-four discourses were given, and thirteen sessions of our Sabbath-school and Bible-class held. The amount contributed toward the tent expenses was £12. ($60.)

Before closing the tent-meeting I introduced the covenant to keep the commandments of God, and now over thirty names are attached to it. Others are keeping the Sabbath, and will sign the covenant as they have opportunity.

On Sunday, Aug. 24, our meeting were held in our hall in “Ravenswood.” About one hundred attended. This was a very favorable opening. We see the providence of God in opening this place for us. We seek him daily for his presence, and pray that his Spirit may guide us in all our efforts to do good. Pray for us, that our labors may be blessed of the Lord.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.

Sept. 1.