REPORT FROM OHIO by G. W. Holt

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 29, 1859

REPORT FROM OHIO.

By G. W. Holt

Bro. SMITH: I returned to this place yesterday after being informed that Bro. Waggoner had arrived. I found the tent erected and Bro. Waggoner prostrated with a relapse of fever on account of over labor. He came to this place and found no one to help, as I had returned home, and Bro. Butler was sick and unable to be here, we suppose, not having heard from him lately. After holding several meetings in the court house he went to work with inexperienced hands to put up the tent, after which he preached in the evening, and then remained in the tent over night, and remained in it the next day to watch the baggage. All this time he was very sick and suffering the most excruciating pain.

The nights are very cold and disagreeable, uncommonly so for this State, together with much sickness, so the people will not expose themselves to come out. Unless the weather should change for the better, and taking other matters into consideration, we cannot think it advisable to continue the meetings long.

In addition to Bro. Waggoner's report of the Wauseon meeting, I will say, it closed up better than we anticipated. Six were baptized, and others intend to be when circumstances will admit. About fifteen decided to obey the commandments of God, and walk in all the ordinances of his house. We closed with a Sabbath meeting at Delta, where nearly all the brethren and sisters from both places met together. We enjoyed much freedom in speaking on "Faith, Hope and Charity," for the Spirit of the Lord was there. We attended to the ordinances in the evening with much satisfaction. It was a sweet and heavenly time. A good work has been done in Fulton Co. this season. A favorable impression is left there on the minds of many, and if a judicious course is pursued by believers, they may expect additions to their numbers.

G. W. HOLT.

Sept. 15th, 1859.