MEETINGS IN OWASSO AND GREEN BUSH, MICH.
By Joseph Bates
After a journey of two days and a half through the country from Battle Creek to Owasso, Shiawassee Co., in company with Bro. E. Griggs, we met with the church on Sabbath and first-day, Oct. 6th and 7th, and were refreshed and strengthened in the Lord. I then rode with Bro. G. twenty miles to Green Bush. Trials, sickness and death in their midst had much reduced their numbers in their Sabbath and social meetings. After visiting and holding several meetings with them, they appeared much revived and strengthened in body and mind. Our last meeting was trying to the flesh, but spiritual and comfortable and profitable, respecting their present and future progress in the "finishing of the mystery of God." We held several public meetings: three in a new place, where some manifested an interest in our position, but we were obliged to leave to attend a conference appointed to be held in Owasso Sabbath and first-day, 20th and 21st. At this meeting we were cheered and strengthened by the coming of some of our brethren and sisters from Lock, Burns and other places. First-day was stormy and but few except Sabbath-keepers to hear. Yesterday, after the rain storm, a little company of us rode some three miles to the beautiful flowing Shiawassee river, where two were buried in baptism. In the evening we enjoyed a sweet refreshing from the presence of the Lord while attending to the ordinances of his house; after which we had an interesting season praying for a young man who had been an attentive hearer in all our meetings, and said he was fully decided to persevere in this way, and keep all the commandments of God.
JOSEPH BATES.
Owasso, Shiawassee Co., Mich.