Report from Bro. Brinkerhoff.
By Wm. H. Brinkerhoff
BRO. WHITE: Through the blessings of our heavenly Father my health is getting quite good, so much so, that I can labor most of the time, and I trust that I am thankful for it, and also trying to use all the strength given me in the service of God. Though I have not many talents yet I now feel that I do not want to bury what I have, but use them in the third angel's message. On the tenth and eleventh of October, I attended the Fairview quarterly meeting. There was a good attendance of brethren from the churches around and although I had seen more freedom and activity at this place at other meetings, yet there was a firm determination to live out the truth and go through to the kingdom. On the eleventh Bro. Snook baptized one. On the 14th I started for the Laporte quarterly meeting. The weather was so cold and stormy that but few of the brethren from other churches could attend. We here formed many happy acquaintances and hope our meeting together may result in much good. The Brn. are busily engaged in working on their meetinghouse and will soon have it comfortable for winter. We here found some things among a few of the brethren and sisters that will keep them on the back ground unless they speedily lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily beset them. We would recommend the brethren to become more acquainted with the "Testimony for the Church," to read Dr. Jackson's articles in the Review again, pray earnestly to God to help them live out the truth, and they will become free indeed. There is now a better interest to hear the truth in Laporte than at any time since the tent was there, and we think a course of lectures would do much good. We gave eight lectures and had good freedom, for which we praise the Lord. Oct. 23d, started for Waterloo, traveled all the way through a severe snow storm in an open wagon; and as we were not very warmly clothed suffered much. Here we found the brethren though few in numbers yet striving earnestly for the kingdom. We enjoyed a happy time with them and felt much blessed in presenting the solemn truths that are to prepare God's dear people for the kingdom. We spoke five times, and on first-day Oct. 26, the church entered into a more thorough organization, and adopted the plan of Systematic Benevolence. On Monday we started for our home feeling that this is a world of parting, but looking for the time when we shall meet to part no more. On the evening of Oct. 31, we went to Clarence where we found Bro. Snook engaged in giving a course of lectures in the Presbyterian meeting-house. The interest to hear is pretty good, considering the cold and stormy weather we have had. We shall remain here some time. Pray for us.