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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 24, 1860

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 16, No. 10.

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CHEERING.

By James White

THE latest intelligence from three of the Western Tents is very cheering. Bro. Hull, in a business letter of the 16th inst., from Vernon, Iowa, says:
"The Lord's cause is onward here. The truth is gaining ground. It triumphs. The interest is on the increase. I have preached myself down, and am taking twenty-four hours rest. Twenty-one were immersed to-day. There will be a good church here. May the Lord's work move on."
Bro. Cornell, in a private letter to us of the 12th inst., from Rome, Iowa, writes:
"We are still at Rome, having large audiences every night. Several have decided to obey the truth. Nothing is talked of as a topic but the present truth.
"Last evening Dr. Lucas spoke two hours against the Sabbath, and this evening Bro. Snook replies.
"July 13. Last evening was a time long to be remembered. The Tent was full, and Bro. S. had freedom. Never was a man's theory or practice more thoroughly riddled, than was Dr. L.'s.
"July 16. Yesterday there were thirty-eight waggon loads from the country. The interest was good. Brn. from Fairview and Anamosa, and one load from Lisbon, were here. We remain here another week. About fifteen have decided on the truth.
"I have just heard from Marion the second time. There are fifty-three in fellowship now. Four more have left the Baptists. Nine are waiting for baptism. About one hundred attend every Sabbath. Bro. Gray reports the best meetings he ever attended."
Bro. Loughborough, in a letter to his wife, of the 16th inst., from Marquette, Wis., writes:
"We are still here in Marquette, with a deep interest in the meetings, a crowd to hear, and a solemn conviction on the people. About twenty have already come out on the truth. Others are deciding every day. Among those who have come out is a deacon of the Baptist church, and the Methodist class-leader. Preachers are enraged, cold-hearted professors think it's the work of the Devil, and we feel the truth of the hymn,
"Wicked professors make light of the cross, And Babylon trembles for fear of her loss."
"The work has only fairly begun here. We hope to see a rich harvest of souls. The Spirit of the Lord seems to be moving on the people. A general conviction pervades the community that we have the truth. It is difficult to tell yet how many have come out.
"Bro. Thurston and Bro. M. Welcome are here laboring with us. I find Bro. Welcome has been misrepresented to me. He is embracing point after point of the truth, and I think will come out all straight after awhile. He has given us quite a lift here."
One exceedingly encouraging feature in this great work is that when churches are brought out and established on the truth, they generally, with the aid of the REVIEW and other publications, and an occasional visit from one of our preachers, hold on their way and grow stronger and stronger. Bible religion possesses a saving power. Amen. J. W.