Report from Bro. Loughborough by John Norton Loughborough

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 6, 1864

Report from Bro. Loughborough.

By John Norton Loughborough

Bro. White: After leaving Battle Creek, Monday night, Aug. 15th, I came as rapidly as possible on my journey, stopping over only one train in Boston, Mass., and over one train in Topsham, Maine. I arrived at the tent in China, Maine, Friday afternoon the 19th inst., having traveled in the journey over 1100 miles. I found Bro. Cornell quite slim in health and much worn with labor, but of good courage and trying to hold up the truth to the people. A good interest has been awakened in China by the lectures there. Many have supplied themselves with books. Thirty-seven have subscribed for the Review and four for the Instructor. A dozen or more have decided to keep the Sabbath, and a regular prayer-meeting on the Sabbath has been established. I spoke with freedom to good congregations there, three times on the Sabbath and twice on first-day, which closed the tent meetings there.

The tent was taken down, and on Monday we all came on to Augusta and called on Advent friends there who seem anxious to hear the truth. We stopped with them over night and came on to Topsham. Our tent is now pitched in Brunswick, across the river from Topsham, and one lecture was given last evening. Over 300 were out and listened with attention. We trust our coming here will not be in vain. Pray for us.

J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.

Topsham, Aug., 1864.

P. S. Our address till further notice is Topsham, Maine.

J. N. L.