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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 24, 1865

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 25, No. 9.

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Meetings in Mich.

By Joseph Bates

BRO. WHITE: From Dec. 15-19, 1864, I held four meetings with the church in Oakland, one in Shelby one in Rochester, Oak Co. All but one of the meetings were well attended, and interesting; testimonies were good, and a manifest desire to hear. Bro. Hough very kindly helped me with his team over the road from Pontiac to his house in R., and from thence to Memphis. I met Bro. Lawrence on the road going to his appointments in northern Indiana.
Dec. 20-26, held seven interesting meetings with the church in Memphis. Three members offered themselves to the church and for baptism. Much interest is manifest in the church and Sabbath-School to learn the present truth, in the third angel's message, and press forward in the precious cause of their master. The meetings closed with a good attendance of the members to the ordinance of the Lord's house.
Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, 1865, held six meetings with the church in Lapeer, at the close of which, difficulties which had caused some trial in the past, were healed, and union and good feeling restored; and the blessing from the Lord came upon us while waiting before him in the ordinances of his house. The brethren are in good earnest to move forward in the completion of their commodious brick meeting-house. The Lord direct and strengthen them, and the church also in Memphis to complete their house of worship is my prayer. On our way to Lapeer 27th ult., we visited the scattered brethren in Hadley, and enjoyed a very free meeting with them in their school-house.
Jan. 2-5, held three meetings with the church in East Thetford. They earnestly request that the ministering brethren will visit them as often as they can. They express a wish and readiness to go forward with the remnant.
Jan. 5 and 6, held one meeting in Linden. There are some twelve members here belonging to the church in Tyrone, distant seven miles.
Jan. 7-10, met with the church in Tyrone. Here we held five interesting meetings with them, and the brethren that came in from Linden, and others from Milford. At the close of this series of meetings eight new members united with the church, and all participated in remembering the sufferings of our dear Lord and Saviour.
Jan. 10-12. Now holding meetings with the church in Milford, Oak., Co.
JOSEPH BATES.
Milford, Oak., Co. Jan. 11, 1865.