GLEANINGS FROM THE EASTERN FIELD.
MINNESOTA, Anawauk, Le Sueur Co.—Brn. D. C. Burch and E. A. Curtis report as the result of a series of meetings begun in this place in January, that "seventeen have signed the covenant, nearly all of whom are heads of families. With only one exception, they have thrown away their tobacco. A Sabbath-school of thirty-two members has been organized, and there is prospect of quite an increase soon." INDIANA, New London.—Feb. 15, Brn. J. M. Rees and Wm. Covert began meetings in this place, which lasted ten days. Of these Bro. Covert says: "A good degree of the Spirit of God was enjoyed throughout. Much prejudice was removed. There was a good attendance from the village and vicinity. Twenty-two meetings were held. Eight applied for membership in the church, and will shortly be baptized and received into fellowship." ALABAMA, Washington Co.—Eld. C. O. Taylor, writing Feb. 24, says: "I have just returned from this county. Bro. Elliott has been there at different times for the past year. About twelve were keeping the Sabbath. The outside interest was very great, and many were halting between two opinions. The halting ones were very much helped, on this wise: A minister sent an appointment, and with it a request that all who were 'on the fence' would remain there till he came, and he would help them off. He came last Sunday. The interest was very great. The house could not hold the people, and the meeting was in the open air. One gentleman and his daughter came twenty miles on horseback; another came seventeen miles. The effort on the part of the opposition to God's truth was very weak. The position taken was, that we cannot keep the law; that it is done away, and the first day is the Sabbath. It was not difficult to overthrow his assertions, and the truth gained a great victory. The gentleman who came seventeen miles remarked to me that the minister did not prove his points. In his closing remarks he admitted that the law is in force, by saying, 'As to the law, if it lay in a good man's way he would take it up, or do it, and not go around it.'" "The day was a high day for the truth in all that section. Those obeying were strengthened. Some who were 'on the fence' made haste to keep all God's commandments. Others were anxious to hear more of the new doctrine. The lovers of truth have commenced to build a meeting-house."