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MEETINGS IN MICHIGAN

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 10, 1862

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 20, No. 2.

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MEETINGS IN MICHIGAN.

By Joseph Bates

Bro. White : I had the pleasure of meeting with the church in Pine Creek, Sabbath and first-day, May 17 and 18. Sabbath, meetings were free and interesting. The church are united and seeking for higher ground. On first-day three more were added to their number, covenanting to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus Christ; and three were baptized in obedience to their Lord and master. After this, we all united in the ordinances of the Lord's house, and were specially blessed of the Lord.
Sabbath and first-day, May 31 and June 1, met with the church in Watson. Meetings on the Sabbath were refreshing and free. Our meetings on first-day were held some three miles further east. Here we had a listening and attentive congregation. Present truth had never been preached here. We endeavored to explain to them our position and faith since the ending of the prophetic periods of Daniel's vision, and urged them to share with us the certainty of salvation and eternal life in keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus Christ. After meeting we repaired to a beautiful stream in the midst of the forest, where a large company, for a country place, assembled to witness the baptism of three willing followers of Christ. The season was peaceful and quiet as the running stream, and solemn by reason of the manifestation of God's Holy Spirit upon the people. Thanks to his holy name !
From this the church returned to the place of the meeting, where another member was added to their number, to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus Christ, when all that were present united in the ordinances of God's house, and a crowning blessing was added by the Lord.
Our last Sabbath meeting with the church in Monterey, May 24, was strengthening and encouraging. With few exceptions, they are striving to overcome and gain the victory. They are now about to commence framing and erecting the new meeting-house.
JOSEPH BATES.
Monterey, June 3, 1862.