May 16th we left Jackson for Locke Conference. Bro. A. A. Dodge, who took not a little pains to convey us from place to place, when we were in this State one year since, took us in his carriage to the place of meeting. At Eaton Rapids we were kindly entertained by Dr. V. R. Stowell, and family. The 17th, we performed a most tedious journey over logways and through the mud, to the place of meeting.
Here we were disappointed to find so many warm friends of the present truth. The brethren came in from the surrounding country so that on Sabbath the school-house was filled with attentive hearers, mostly Sabbath-keepers.
The meetings on Sabbath, and First-day were deeply interesting. On First-day the house was filled at an early hour, and many stood up, not able to get seats, and others gathered around the windows out side. Some went away, because they could not hear. The meeting closed, leaving a good impression on the people generally, while believers were much comforted and strengthened.
On our return to Jackson, we called on Bro. C. S. Glover, of Sylvan, and was happy to learn that the Conference at that place had resulted in good—that the brethren were becoming more and more united.
The good cause in Michigan is rising. The people want to hear the reasons of our faith and hope, and preaching brethren feel like entering the field with fresh courage. They design obtaining a tent to use the present season. May the Lord prosper them and the cause.