Eastern Mission by Editor

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 28, 1863

Eastern Mission.

By Editor

We have felt a deep interest in the mission of Elders Loughborough and Hull to the eastern States, and are glad to learn that they have a good interest at Newport, N. H. and freedom in the Lord.

Bro. Loughborough writes July 20th.

"The interest in our meetings has steadily increased from the first. First-day (Sunday) our congregation numbered five hundred, and all seemed to be interested. The Lord has helped us to preach and a solemn awe seems to be on the minds of the people, and a general conviction that these things are so. We are in the midst of the Sabbath question which brings the interest up still higher. It has rained about every day since the tent was pitched, but still the people come out. Our tent leaks so bad that we told them if it rained in the evening they need not come out. One evening after that, fifty came out through a hard rain, so I spoke to them on the Christian's hope.

"Last Sabbath we had a meeting, our first Sabbath meeting. There were over one hundred strangers in. We have given in all thirteen lectures."

We now regret that the Southern Iowa tent was taken east. A new one should have been purchased. Bro. Loughborough writes on the 13th.

"We have sixty holes to mend in the tent, mostly mouse-eaten. The tent is woefully covered with Iowa mud. But we will fix it up as nice as we can. The transportation was $16.54. The ring, tackle, big guys, and tent cut did not come. It cost $10. to replace them."

The experience of ten years has taught us that these cotton, portable churches should be looked after with great care. We hope to hear cheering news from the eastern mission.