p. 206 | WM. K. LOUGHBOROUGH by John Norton Loughborough

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 24, 1864

WM. K. LOUGHBOROUGH

By John Norton Loughborough

From Bro. Loughborough.

Bro. White : I would express my gratitude to the Lord for what he is doing for me and my family, and for what he is doing for the church in Western N. Y. The church here is rising and coming up to the work. We have established a circuit, that we can meet together each Sabbath in the month ; the first at Rochester ; the second, our monthly meeting ; the third, at Fairport ; the fourth, at Victor. The Lord is blessing the labors of his children. Two weeks ago last Sabbath, Bro. Andrews was with us at Victor ; and as the result of his labors here, our dear father Norton confessed the Sabbath, and is now keeping it with us, happy in God. He is another fireside preacher, for which the Lord be praised. Our dear brother, J. N. Loughborough, called on his way to the Conference, and preached to us one evening, and our hearts were made glad to see and hear him once more. We had a good gathering, notwithstanding it rained.

The cause is also prospering in Fairport. Bro. A. spent two Sabbaths with us there. One (Bro. Sadden)

has embraced the truth, and we believe others will follow. At our last monthly meeting at Bro. Lamson's, in Hamlin, the Lord worked for us in a powerful manner. There were but a few brethren and sisters there, on account of a great rain-storm ; but the Lord verified his promise to us, to meet with two or three. There was a general breaking down of all that were there, and a reaching out after faith and a full consecration to the Lord of all we have and are. The good Lord blessed us abundantly. Bro. Lamson's youngest daughter made a start to go with the remnant to mount Zion. May the Lord bless her, and keep her from falling under the tempter's cruel power.

May the Lord prepare us for the work that is before us, that we may be in our place, and not be stumbling-blocks in the way of others, but found reaping when the Lord of the harvest comes.