Report from Brethren Loughborough and Hull by John Norton Loughborough; Moses Hull

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 7, 1863

Report from Brethren Loughborough and Hull.

By John Norton Loughborough; Moses Hull

At the time of our last report, June 10, we were about to start from Buck's Bridge to Rouse's Point, that afternoon, and in the evening quite a room full came together at the house of Bro. C. O. Taylor, where we had an interesting meeting. A Madam Wood from the Grand Ligne Mission House, Canada, was there, who has become somewhat interested in the truth, and begins to get light enough to see the cross of keeping the Sabbath. Hope she may have strength enough to bear the cross.

As Bro. Taylor's business affairs could not be arranged for some days, so that he could join the N. Y. tent, he concluded to accompany us to the Vt. Conference. As we were about leaving Rouse's Point, Thursday morning, a whole car load of nuns and priests of the Romish church, came in on the Montreal road. We found they were going on a mission to Oregon. It led us to some serious reflections: if these blind devotees to the beast can leave the world, home, friends, and all, to go and extend the doctrines of error, should we ever murmur at our lot, and think it hard to go at our Master's bidding, with the last solemn truth to perishing mortals, with the prize almost in sight?

We went through that day to Wolcott, arrived about 9 p. m. Next morning the Vt. Conference commenced which lasted, with its business session and religious exercises until the Monday following. It was an interesting meeting to all, and we trust will be one of profit to the cause in Vt. Harmony characterized all the business deliberations, and it seems to be the desire of all to move in harmony with the body.

Thursday, June 19, we went to Boston, Mass., expecting to find our tent, but it had not come. Sabbath the 20th we had two meetings with the brethren at Bro. Burditt's of Milton, 6 miles from Boston. Tuesday afternoon the 23d we had a meeting at Bro. Folsom's in Somerville, organized s. s., and took some steps toward organizing a church to be known as the Boston Seventh-Day Adventists. Although they are few, we trust the Lord will add to their number.

We waited for our tent till Thursday, and as it did not come we concluded to go into New Hampshire. Came Friday to New Ipswich, and Sabbath morning went with Bro. Hastings to Peterboro, where some twenty or more brethren and sisters had got together to have a social meeting. They were agreeably surprised and cheered by having two discourses preached. Several came out in Peterboro last winter, under the labors of Brn. Hutchins and Bourdeaux, and it seems that more labor would bring out more into the truth there. It may be duty to pitch the tent at that place. Sunday we could get no public place for meeting and so had none. Yesterday we came on to this place, where we expect to attend the regular quarterly meeting of the church next Sabbath and first-day. We hope our tent will arrive in season for us to pitch it next week.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.

MOSES HULL.

Washington, N. H., July 1, 1863.