Report from Bro. Bourdeau.
By A. C. Bourdeau
Bro. White: I held interesting and profitable meetings in Dunham and Sutton, C. E. on Sabbath and first-day, July 1 and 2. The meetings on the Sabbath were held in a school-house near Bro. Buchanan's. The Sabbath-keepers in this place and vicinity spared no pains in attending these meetings, and the neighbors that came in, gave good attention to the word spoken. In the morning we spoke from Eze. xiii, 4, 5, and in the afternoon on the subject of baptism. At the close of this meeting we went four miles to the river Nemarquoi, where nine were buried in baptism, five of whom were Bro. Ruiter and his entire family. This was a blessed and interesting scene. Thank God for what has been accomplished for this family. Though the children are quite young, yet they love God and his truth, and earnestly desire to go with their parents to the kingdom. Sunday morning the brethren and sisters assembled together at the house of Brn. A. A. and L. P. Cross, to attend to organization. The brethren were invited to speak freely on the subject, after which I spoke nearly two hours on the necessity of church organization among the Sabbath-keepers in this part of Canada, and on the manner of organizing a church as set forth and carried out by our people. In the afternoon a church was organized of eleven members, and Systematic Benevolence, amounting in Canada currency, to $116.40 per year. It is expected that others will soon be prepared to unite with this church. Sabbath, July 8th, I met with the few in Berkshire, Vt. Several attended from Enosburgh and Richford. Bro. E. Kellogg assisted in speaking the word. Those who heard seemed to be interested and benefited by the word of the Lord. July 15th, attended a Quarterly Meeting in Eden, Vt. This meeting was not large; yet to me it was encouraging to see a goodly number of old tried friends of the cause whose faces are as flints Zion-ward. I gave two discourses on the subject of hope, from 1 Pet. iii, 15. The blessed hope was precious to us; but especially did we see the necessity of giving a reason of our hope by practicing the truth, and doing those works which correspond with our faith. Elder Stone baptized two brethren, and one united with the church. The day following we had a pleasant visit with Bro. Loveland and family. We were much interested in hearing them relate to us their experience in the cause of truth, and felt to say, "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised."
A. C. Bourdeau.
West Enosburgh, Vt.