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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 17, 1861

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 18, No. 16.

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REPORT OF MEETINGS.

By John Byington

DEAR BRO. WHITE: We left home Aug. 28, and, according to appointment, met with the church in Colon in the evening. Some brethren came five or six miles to an evening meeting, and seemed anxious to be doing; but the church there are in trial and cannot go forward while things remain as they are. When will brethren learn to remedy small difficulties and put them away forever before they become large ones. Next evening we had a season of refreshing with Bro. Strickland and family. A few of his neighbors came in to meeting. The following Sabbath and first-day we met with the church in Salem, Indiana. The church here had not been visited for more than two years. Some had fallen asleep in Jesus, and their number was somewhat reduced; and a feeling of discouragement was with them. But our meetings were truly refreshing. The Lord manifested himself in our midst. At the close of our meeting on the Sabbath two arose that had not before said they would obey the truth. On first-day three were baptized. We had meetings the following week nearly every evening in different neighborhoods, and such was the interest we concluded to remain another Sabbath, when a number came into our meeting who were not obeying the truth, among whom were the entire family of our dear sister Chaffee, whose husband now sleeps. At this meeting I believe all in the house that had not before made a move, arose in testimony that they would obey the truth.
On first-day we had a meeting in the school-house at Turkey Creek, where sister Chaffee resides. We would have had a meeting in the evening but ill health prevented. We have promised these dear friends we will return soon if they will prove faithful.
Bro. Bodley and wife, our aged sister Locke, and ourselves, went some eight miles to visit a brother who has been reading our tracts, and takes the paper, and is well nigh convinced we have the truth. This Bro. is a preacher in the church called the "Church of God;" is of a very friendly spirit and inquiring mind. I trust he will yet obey all the truth
I would ask forgiveness of my brethren for being so unwilling to make effort, and so unbelieving. I never saw the necessity of every one making every possible effort in the right direction as I do now.
JNO. BYINGTON.
Burr Oak, Mich., Sept. 9th, 1861.