p. 52 | Lovett's Grove, Ohio by J. H. Waggoner

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Jan 12, 1864

Lovett's Grove, Ohio.

By J. H. Waggoner

THE meetings at Lovett's Grove were very encouraging, the Sabbath evening prayer-meeting especially. The churches in Wood Co. have taken hold of the work in earnest, and have done much to encourage the others to follow their example. On first-day, the 27th, our meeting was at Portage, where six young sisters, from ten to sixteen years of age, were baptized. These were all members of the Lovett's Grove church.

It became necessary to make some arrangements about future meetings with the churches. During the

past season the Committee have together attended a series of meetings with great benefit to the churches and the cause, but with great inconvenience and expense to themselves. Probably few realize the burden they have borne in this matter. Bro. Clarke is engaged in a school, and therefore he cannot leave. Bro. Mears' circumstances also render it impossible for him to do as he has done in the past. The Committee decided (the church unanimously approving), that Bro. Van Gorder continue the meetings with the churches for the present. I trust all the brethren and sisters will exert themselves to attend these meetings, and work to make them interesting, for they have done much for the cause in Ohio, and they should not be suffered to go down or decline in interest. And I request the prayers of all that success may attend our efforts, that the area of such labor may be extended, and that the Lord of the harvest may raise up and send forth laborers. Truly the harvest is plenteous and the laborers are few.

J. H. WAGGONER.