Meetings in Wisconsin by William S. Ingraham

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 10, 1863

Meetings in Wisconsin.

By William S. Ingraham

Bro. White: I have just returned home from the north part of the State. I gave a number of lectures in Duran, as the result of which seven embraced the truth and the scattered Sabbath keepers were brought into church organization. We left a church of fourteen members; and others will soon join them. Some of our brethren live on the north side of the Chippewa river and could not attend our last meeting in consequence of the river being so high they could not cross.

Two of the number that embraced the truth in Duran were Eld. Richard Reed and wife. Eld. Reed was among the first ministers of Vermont to embrace the first angel's message. In connection with God's messengers he gave that cry. He was also connected with the second message. He has never had any confidence in any new time, but has always believed the Lord was in the first message. When he heard I was coming into the place he made up his mind to oppose me on the Sabbath, because he thought there was not importance enough to it to demand a change. But when he heard on the subjects of the three messages and sanctuary it revived new hope in him in regard to the past. His opposition to the Sabbath was gone. He said the power and importance of the Sabbath grew out of its connection with prophecy.

I visited Buffalo Co., where I found three Sabbath keepers: Bro. and sister Stiles and sister Mann formerly from Vermont. I gave three lectures at the house of Mr. Mann. He lives in Gilmanton in the Vermont settlement. I had a large number of old Vermonters to preach to. There was some interest manifested, but I was taken sick and could not follow it up.

WM. S. INGRAHAM.

Monroe, Wis.