p. 12 | Brief Report

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 9, 1862

Brief Report.

We have just returned from a tour of four weeks in Northern Michigan. Mrs. W. and Bro. Hull accompanied us.

At Monterey nineteen were baptized; fifteen of the number were Sabbath-school scholars who professed faith in Christ as their Saviour during our brief labors with that church. The work with this dear people seemed deep and powerful, and we trust will be lasting. We have since been pained to learn that sister Lay, who was present at the meetings, is for a while torn from her family, and from the church, by death. God bless and sustain the stricken family.

At Wright we had excellent meetings. Here we baptized eleven, eight of whom were Sabbath-school scholars, and professed faith during our brief labors with that church. It is always encouraging to labor with this church, because they are ever anxious to be helped.

At Greenville Brn. Byington and Loughborough joined us. There was a general gathering of the brethren in that region. Things had not been set in order by proper organization, hence we could not expect to see so good and great a work among the youth. It was harder preaching and praying; but before we parted with Brn. Loughborough and Byington, two churches were formed, one at West Plains, and one at Eureka and Fair Plains. We, after, organized a third church at Orleans.

Our fourth Sabbath was spent at Orleans with more freedom. At this meeting several manifested a desire for salvation. A good work is begun. The meeting closed on first-day with a most powerful discourse from Bro. Hull on the mark of the beast and the seal of God.

On our way home we held meetings with the little church at Orange. Here some in bondage found relief, and the youth were much affected. It seems that where the churches are in order, the youth and children are all ready to seek the Lord. We are looking for a general gathering of these lambs to the fold where the brethren are in a position to labor for them and lead them along.

We look back upon this tour with great pleasure, and hope the time is not far distant when discordant notes among us will cease, and order and sweet harmony will prevail, and the Lord work among our people everywhere.