Tent Meetings in Gilboa, Ohio by M. E. Cornell; G. W. Holt

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 24, 1857

Tent Meetings in Gilboa, Ohio.

By M. E. Cornell; G. W. Holt

Our meetings here closed to-day. They have continued twenty days. Thirty-two discourses have been given, which have been listened to by a large concourse of people most of the time. The interest seemed to increase every day from the beginning, and the Lord has blessed his word to the salvation of many precious souls.

There have been three seasons of baptizing. At the first, twenty-five were baptized, at the second, twenty-one, and at the last, seven, making in all, fifty-three baptized in this place. These were heavenly seasons. Several went into the water weeping, and the solemn silence was occasionally broken by a shout of praise to God.

It was said at the commencement of our meetings here, that our lectures would affect none but "silly women;" but these found they were much mistaken when they saw so many baptized, and many of them the very best citizens, persons of stability of character, aged, middle-aged, and youth.

Fifty-seven dollars' worth of books have been sold here, and some given away. Twenty-nine have become regular subscribers for the Review, and six have taken it for three months on trial. Twenty take the Youth's Instructor.

It is calculated that about one hundred have decided to keep the Sabbath, and of these we have no doubt the majority will remain firm in the truth. We have been much encouraged by the testimonies given in the social meetings. All seemed to receive the strait testimony about self-denial, humility and prayer. And we trust they will be willing to learn still more of the straitness of the way.

We might relate many interesting incidents in connection with this meeting, but the want of time forbids. M. E. CORNELL. G. W. HOLT.