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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 31, 1865

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 25, No. 10.

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Meetings in Vermont.

By Albert Stone; A. C. Bourdeau

BRO. WHITE: Agreeably to our appointments, we have held meetings in Northern Vermont and Canada East; and we are happy to say that the present state of the cause, when compared with the past, is very interesting where we have been.
Dec. 28, we met with the few believers in Berkshire, Vt., and we were glad to find those who are young in the faith, still holding on to the truth whereunto they have attained. Several outsiders were present and gave good attention to a discourse from the last clause of Matt. xxviii, 20.
Dec. 31, and Jan. 1, we met with the Sabbath-keepers in North Sutton, C. E. The brethren and sisters spared no pains in attending these meetings. The Lord gave us liberty in enforcing our present position. The cause there is recovering from the effects of those influences which in the past have had a tendency to dishearten the true friends of the cause. Three or four more have embraced the Sabbath, and we have reason to believe that the time is near when church order should be established among the believers in Sutton.
Monday evening, Jan. 2, we held an interesting meeting at the house of Bro. Ruiter's, in Cowansville. There had been no preaching on the present truth in that place. Some of the neighbors came in to hear our views for the first time, and gave good attention to the word spoken.
On Wednesday, Jan. 4, we traveled forty miles through intense cold, and reached Melbourne, C. E., at 6 P. M., and held a meeting in the Advent Chapel. The friends which came in to hear, listened attentively to a discourse on the gospel of the kingdom. The day following we had a pleasant visit with Bro. Wales and family. They are the only ones in the place who are fully with us in the truth, and they do not often have the privilege of meeting with those of like precious faith.
From Melbourne we came in company with Bro. W. and family to the Conference in Westbury, C. E. The true friends of the cause in that vicinity, are few and scattered, and their religious privileges are limited. But they are zealous for the truth, and are endeavoring to keep pace with the people of God. The meetings commenced and progressed with increasing interest to the close. After these meetings, we visited in Eaton and Compton, and Jan. 10, had an agreeable visit with Bro. Steele and family, in Derby, Vt. These aged friends received us very kindly, and manifested a strong attachment to the truth, and to the people of God.
ALBERT STONE. A. C. BOURDEAU.
North Troy, Vt., Jan. 11, 1865.
P. S. On account of deep snow and bad traveling, we are not able to visit as extensively as we had intended, and this morning Bro. Stone starts for home, while I go to hold a meeting with the church at Richford on my way home.
A. C. B.