Meetings in Mich by Joseph Bates

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 11, 1865

Meetings in Mich.

By Joseph Bates

Bro. White: We held two meetings with the church in Convis, Cal. Co., evenings of March 14th and 15th. The last meeting was more than ordinarily interesting.

March 16-20, held five meetings with the church in Charlotte, three in the village school-house, and two some three miles out of town, for the benefit of the scattered ones. A good interest was manifested.

March 21-27, visited, and held five meetings with the churches in Windsor and Oneida. These meetings in the district school-house, and seasons around the family altars were sweet and cheering, especially the closing one with the two churches in celebrating the ordinances of the Lord's house. The united testimony of the brethren in relation to fasting, humiliation and prayer, as recommended by the General Conference Committee, was animating and encouraging, as it was also in Convis and Charlotte.

Bro. G. W. Newman of Windsor was drafted for the war about this time. We believe prayer is being heard in his behalf, and he with others will be left free to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, by the presentation of the documents which have been so judiciously arranged for all such.

March 27, to April 4, visited the families of Sabbath-keepers in Leslie, and held six interesting meetings with the church in Bunkerhill, and attended one funeral. A Methodist minister and his wife came about nine miles to attend our Sabbath meetings, and manifested much interest to learn our position. We furnished him with some of our publications. Said he, "I shall read them all." One sister publicly declared her faith in the third angel's message and desired to go with the church. Three others commenced keeping the Sabbath with them this spring.

Joseph Bates.

Jackson, Mich., April 5th, 1865.