p. 170 | Items of Progress

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Mar 18, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 11.

Items of Progress.

At Carthage, Mo., Bro. J. W. Watt reports that five have just covenanted to keep all the commandments of God.

FROM Beloit, Kansas, Bro. N. J. Bowers makes the following report:—

"I came to this place during the holidays, and have been trying to help here as best I could. I came on invitation of the leader of the little company, and we have been trying to encourage and strengthen the new brethren and sisters at this place. The camp-meeting, and tent services held after it, resulted in bringing over twenty into the faith. Nearly all are doing well, and some are making real progress. We have re-organized the Sabbath-school, and started monthly children's meetings and Bible-readings. We have weekly prayer and Sabbath-school teachers' meetings, which are of interest. Our little meeting room is more than comfortably filled on the Sabbath. The tract and missionary interests receive a share of attention. The truth has found a foot-hold here, and if all are faithful, others will rally to its standard."

ELDER O. A. JOHNSON reports as follows from Decatur, Nebraska:—

"I commenced meetings with the brethren near this place November 27, intending to continue only a few days; but the interest kept on increasing and deepening to such an extent that I felt it duty to remain several weeks. When

the weather was pleasant the school-house was crowded with interested listeners. When I first began the work here, I held Bible-readings for about half an hour, after which I spoke for half or three-quarters of an hour; but the interest in the Bible-readings increased till we spent all the time in that manner. As the result of these meetings, about twenty have accepted the truth. Some who had been much prejudiced became interested and embraced the truth. Storms and cold weather somewhat hindered our meetings.

"I laid before the brethren the wants of the cause, and one brother paid about $400 to the different missions, while others pledged to the amount of nearly $500 more to the home and foreign missions. At the last meeting the older brethren and those who had just accepted the truth pledged nearly $800 toward a house of worship, which they expect to erect the coming spring. The Sabbath-school attendance was about doubled. From seventy-five to ninety attend at present."

C. M. CHAFFEE writes from Brandon, Minnesota, as follows:—

"After my last report, I was invited to change the place of meeting from the school-house to a church near by, which offer was gladly accepted, and up to the present, forty meetings have been held. Have organized a Sabbath-school, making use of a club of ten Instructors and other supplies. I have sold them $11 worth of books. The work is only just begun here. Eight persons have commenced the observance of the Sabbath, and we believe there are more to follow."

BESIDES the above reports there are in the Review from which they are taken, many other reports of people in various localities who have accepted the truth of the Bible, that "the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord."