Systematic Benevolence Adopted in Monterey
Bro. J. S. Day writes from Monterey, Mich., March 13th, 1859: "I can say that we are trying by the help of the Lord to press our way onward to Mt. Zion. I trust that the labor which has been bestowed upon the church here has not been in vain. I realize more of late the straitness of the way, and that the race demands a preparation. At our last monthly meeting, March 6th, we took into consideration the plan of Systematic Benevolence, which was adopted by a majority of the church. We hope for more union in this work. I feel that a plan of this kind is just what we need in this place."