Letters by Jno. Bostwick

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 2, 1863

Letters.

By Jno. Bostwick

"Then they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another."

From Bro. Bostwick.

BRO. WHITE: Pursuant to appointment I met with the brethren in the vicinity of Mantorville, Minn., at their quarterly meeting, which was well attended. The good Spirit came into our meeting at its commencement and remained with us till the close. In the evening after the Sabbath, we convened together to take in members and attend the ordinances of the Lord's house. Five were admitted into the church. The plan of s. b. was more thoroughly adopted. While we moved forward in the ordinance of feet washing, a sweet unction from on high rested upon us, and we all felt truly happy in following the example of our Saviour. We then broke bread, all feeling a deep consciousness that the coming of the Saviour is nigh at hand, and the importance of being ready to participate in the loud cry of the message, which is evidently on the rise.

I started for Deerfield first-day morning. On arriving at the place, I found a goodly number of brethren and sisters assembled for meeting. Held two meetings with this church, endeavoring to set before them the great work of the "third angel's message" in connection with the sealing. Monday afternoon baptized two, one a son of Bro. Morse, being the third one that has taken this step. We were rejoiced to see our brethren taking hold of the work in earnest, rising with the message, and the interest manifested in behalf of the young under their watchcare.

Wednesday returned to Oronoco. Our quarterly meeting at this place was well attended considering the amount of sickness prevailing in the community. Our meeting here was one of profit to all, as it led us to see more fully the importance of standing together in organization. And as we moved forward in the ordinances of the Lord's house, a deep solemnity of the times in which we live rested upon us. First-day afternoon started for Bro. Darling's via Pleasant Grove where we had an appointment for the evening. We found the brethren here manifesting a disposition to take hold of the work and a desire to see the cause move forward.

Monday, May 18, reached this place where we had an appointment for the evening. At an early hour we met with a respectable audience composed of citizens from Iowa and Minn., as this place is on the state line, in the neighborhood of Bro. Darling's. We have now commenced a course of lectures with a prospect of success. We shall remain here as long as it appears to be duty, trusting and praying that the Lord will enable us to preach the truth in a becoming manner, that we may have the blessing of heaven to rest upon our labors. My P. O. address for the present will be Eatonville, Howard Co., Iowa. JNO. BOSTWICK.

Eatonville, Iowa, May 20th, 1863.