CONFERENCE AT HILLSDALE by John Norton Loughborough

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 29, 1860

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 16, Nos. 1 & 2.

CONFERENCE AT HILLSDALE.

By John Norton Loughborough

This conference, as appointed in the Review, commenced on sixth-day, May 18. Owing to disappointment in regard to the connecting of the trains, I did not reach Hillsdale till two meetings had been held. Bro. Waggoner had given two discourses, although his lungs were very weak. I found the brethren somewhat sad at the thought that Bro. Waggoner, in his poor state of health, would have to go through the conference alone.

On Sabbath morning I first attended, and found the house of worship nearly filled with brethren and sisters who came in from different places to enjoy this conference with the church. On Sabbath and first-day Bro. Waggoner and myself gave six discourses to attentive congregations. Several who were not Sabbath-keepers came in to hear, and seemed very attentive to the word spoken. Our social meetings on Sabbath and first-day mornings, were very interesting and spirited. Considerable feeling was manifested by the brethren in view of the fact that the Macedonian cry was coming in from every quarter for laborers, and some necessity was seen for an earnest breathing forth of prayer to the

Lord of the harvest, to send forth more laborers into the harvest.

The brethren and sisters seemed to have a mind to the work, and expressed a desire to pledge for the sustaining of the Michigan tent the coming summer, and they will not be backward to act as soon as the tent-committee shall make known the arrangement for the season. A spirit of union seemed to pervade the entire conference. J. N. Loughborough.