Report from Bro. Bates.
By Joseph Bates
BRO. WHITE: From Oct. 24 to Nov. 6, I labored in Portage, Porter Co., Northern Indiana. Eight out of the ten Sabbath-keepers reported in Review Vol. xx, No 16, I found still holding their regular Sabbath and prayer meetings, desiring to go forward in the message. The other two were still convinced, but lacked courage to take hold in the good work. I met with them the two Sabbaths that I tarried there. By invitation we commenced a series of meetings some four miles distant from our former place, on what is called The Twenty Mile Prairie. When the weather was dry and pleasant we had quite a full school-house from the scattered farm houses. Several families became much interested, but lived quite a distance from the place of meeting. We visited them and furnished them with books. None of them I believe had ever heard the message before. Two heads of families were convinced of the truth, but were held by family prejudice and wrong influences. Another one said he would keep the commandments of God. We hope that some will be benefited. We should have continued, but the rain and snow storms for the last two days broke up our meetings until renewed by a new appointment.