TENT MEETING AT CHERRY GROVE, ILLS by John Norton Loughborough; T. M. Steward

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 2, 1860

TENT MEETING AT CHERRY GROVE, ILLS.

By John Norton Loughborough; T. M. Steward

This meeting was also one of interest, although we labored under some difficulties, which were cold weather, and a strong opposition which had been mostly created by the ungentlemanly course of those who under the name of Adventists had preached the Age-to-come doctrine. This prejudice was so strong that it was with difficulty that we could get a place to pitch the tent. We pitched it however in a back place, but after two or three discourses we were urged to move it to the spot where we first wished to place it.

We held this meeting till the weather was so cold it seemed to forbid continuing longer. The interest was good. Several subscribed for the Review, and some $15 worth of books were taken; and some stated their determination to obey the truth.

The conference on the last Sabbath and first-day of the meeting was excellent, especially our social meetings and business conference. The brethren present who were mostly from Northern Ills., contributed freely for the support of the tent, and for those who had labored with the tent. They made arrangements to meet the $30 borrowed on the tent, but as money was still pledged in Wis., which had not been paid, it was thought best to use that to pay the tent debt, and let those who had already doubled and trebled their pledges pay their fourth pledge towards the support of the tent another season.

As this closed our tent season, we would say that we feel to thank the Lord for the union of feeling we have felt in laboring together the past summer. We would also express gratitude to our brethren for their faithful co-operation with us, especially to Bro. Baker of Mackford, who freely volunteered to go as tent-master, with no other compensation than his expenses from place to place. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH. T. M. STEWARD.