p. 85 | The Eastern Mission

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 11, 1863

The Eastern Mission.

By J. N. Loughborough, Moses Hull

Our meeting is still in progress here with increasing interest. Last Sabbath forenoon 150 were out to a social meeting. In that meeting we called on those who had made up their minds to keep the Sabbath with all God's commandments to arise. About thirty-five arose. We then called on those who were desirous thus to start in the service of God and wanted prayers offered in their behalf, to come forward, thirty-two came forward and occupied the front seats, and the Lord gave freedom in praying for them. It was a good day. Long to be remembered by some. Yesterday (Sunday) there were about 600 out. We had good liberty in preaching, and books were taken quite freely. Still we labor on here, for our work seems to be only fairly begun. Others will come out. May the Lord help them to yield to conviction.

We find a difference between the meetings here and in the West. Our congregations are not so large, but all that come, seem to come to hear. Sectarian bigots for the most part stay away. The rain still continues, but we have not lost a meeting yet on account of rain, and this seems a matter of note, as there have not been 36 consecutive hours here for the last month that it has not rained.

We have mended our tent, and the rains have washed out three-fourths of the Iowa mud that was on it, so that it looks 300 per cent. better than we thought we ever could make it look.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, MOSES HULL. Newport, N. H., Aug. 3, 1863.