Communication from Bro. Loughborough by John Norton Loughborough

Publishing Committee · Rochester, N. Y. · May 15, 1855

Communication from Bro. Loughborough.

By John Norton Loughborough

Labors in New York.

DEAR BRO. WHITE:—I have just returned home after an absence of five weeks, during which time I have visited the brethren in Madison, Jefferson and Oswego counties. The brethren seem to see and feel somewhat the importance of holy living, and the Lord is working for them by adding a few to their numbers of such as we trust may be saved.

In North Brookfield our meetings were not largely attended, but some interest was manifested by those who did attend. We gave seven discourses on the subject of immortality through Christ. Our next effort was in Leonardsville, the south part of the town of Brookfield; gave seven lectures in the Seventh-day Baptist meeting-house to large and attentive congregations. We spoke three times on the Life and death question and gave four discourses showing the connection of prophecy and the commandments of God. Several furnished themselves with publications desirous of still further understanding the reasons of our faith.

Bro. Rhodes accompanied me from Brookfield to Lorain and the rest of the journey. Our meetings at Lorain we trust were of interest and profit. We found six had embraced the observance of the Lord’s Sabbath and present truth since we were there last Winter. Others are still investigating. First-day morning one sister put on Christ in baptism. The next Sabbath and First-day we spent at Roosevelt. Two there have lately embraced the truth. The church seems to be in a prospering condition. Two Brn. in this place were baptized.

Yours still striving to overcome. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.