p. 188 | Report from Bro. Loughborough

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 10, 1864

Report from Bro. Loughborough.

By John Norton Loughborough

My last report extended up to the time of the Sutton Vt., meeting where Bro. Pierce and I separated. My next meeting was in Newport, N. H. This meeting held March 18-20. During this meeting I organized s. b. amounting to about $50 per year. Also organized a church of eleven members. Others will probably unite soon.

Tuesday and Wednesday, March 22 and 23, held meetings at Washington, N. H. I was glad to find the interest still good among the youth and children there. One was added to the church during these meetings. I sold at Washington, $34 worth of books and charts.

Sabbath and first-day, March 26 and 27, I held five meetings with the church at Peterborough, N. H. It was so bad going all the brethren could not get together; but those who came have still a mind to the work. I sold in this place $20 worth of books and charts.

Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, March 29 and 30, I preached twice in Manchester, N. H., and organized s. b. amounting to about $64 per year. Thursday the 31, I baptized one sister in Manchester. Found still some interest to hear the truth there.

From April 1-5, I held five meetings in Haverhill, Mass. Baptized one during the meetings there, and attended the ordinances for the first with this church.

Thursday, April 7, I went to Newport, R. I., expecting to take the boat the next morning for Block Island. But ascertained that on account of a north-east gale, which was then raging, it was impossible for the boat to come over to Newport. So I concluded to spend the Sabbath at Dartmouth, Mass. From Sabbath, April 9, to Wednesday, April 13, I held four meetings in Dartmouth and vicinity. Two of these meetings were held in a new place, where good interest was manifest. The hearts of the few at Dartmouth were cheered with the privilege of unexpectedly hearing again the reasons of our faith.

From Friday evening April 15, to Wednesday, April 20, I held seven meetings at Peacedale R. I., and organized s. b. amounting to $39,00 per year. I found there was still an ear to hear the truth in Peacedale. Two who embraced the truth under Bro. Cornell's labors, were baptized during these meetings. At this meeting, I had an opportunity of forming an acquaintance with Bro. P. C. Rodman, an Advent minister who embraced the truth at Bro. Cornell's meetings in Peacedale. His prayers, and exhortations, were a help in our meeting here.

Sabbath and first-day, April 23, and 24, I held five meetings at Block Island R. I. It being in the midst of the hurry of cod-fishing but few came to the meetings, yet we had an interesting and profitable time with the brethren and sisters. Systematic benevolence was organized, amounting to about $32 per year. Nine gave their names for a church. A clerk and leader were appointed. Others will doubtless join soon. There are about fourteen on the Island now keeping the Sabbath, and others are investigating.

I am now at Clinton, expect to remain here over Sabbath and first-day, and see what can be done in establishing order here.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH. Clinton, Mass., Apr. 29, 1864.