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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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SOUTHERN IOWA TENT.

By Joseph Harvey Waggoner

We closed our meetings in the tent in Monroe Co. on Sept. 1. Although the tent did not stand so long as in many places, yet our meetings were held night and day the first two weeks; much of the time the congregation being about as large in the day as in the evening. I had also given six lectures in the same neighborhood a few weeks before, by which some were quite well convinced of the correctness of our position. The "carnal mind" was plainly manifested in some who seemed to regard our labors with favor at first; while others, who could not believe there was much of value outside of their own organization, yielded to the power of truth.
Sunday, Sept. 1, seven more were baptized, one of them a sister 78 years of age, and as we were making preparation to leave on the 3rd, a sister, who was detained by the sickness of her husband, sent a request to be baptized before we left. She had been immersed before, but was not satisfied with the baptism of a gospel of disobedience. Accordingly on the afternoon of the 3rd, we again repaired to the river, and two were buried in the likeness of our Saviour's death.
Bro. Luke was not permitted to be with us the last two days of the meetings, on account of sickness. So we appointed a meeting of the brethren and sisters at his house for Monday evening. This was a blessed season. Faith was in prayer. Bro. L. was relieved, and rejoiced before God. All spoke of their new joys in the truth; some who had been church members for years, now for the first time arose to speak in their Master's cause. We pray that they may go on from strength to strength.
I am now waiting for Bro. Snook, expecting to pitch the tent again on his arrival, if providence favors. Though I am suffering from a very severe cold, so that I cannot labor at present, yet I hope to be able to resume soon. The church of Pleasant, Monroe Co., will be glad to have Brn. call on them. Those wishing to visit them will cross the river at Eddyville, and take the county line road south about four miles. Inquire for Bro. Luke, Hornaday, or Kirfman.
J. H. WAGGONER.