MEETINGS IN WISCONSIN by I. Sanborn

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 13, 1868

MEETINGS IN WISCONSIN.

By I. Sanborn

SINCE my last report a great change has been produced in the interests of the people here, by the use of the stay-away argument, which caused the congregation to become very small for two weeks past; yet there was some interest to hear. I closed my labors here last evening, having spent nine weeks with this people. Yesterday six were baptized. There are twelve keeping the Sabbath, and a few others that I hope will yet obey and keep all the commandments of God. Had it not been for the peace-and-safety criers here, there is no doubt but many would be keeping the Sabbath who probably never will.

We trust and pray that the Lord may keep the little company here faithful, and add to their numbers such as shall be saved. They have their weekly and Sabbath prayer-meeting, which I trust they will keep up faithfully with their family devotions, and that they will thereby be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving themselves. I hope to be able to return again in the spring, and labor some more with them; for I think that by that time there will be others that will be ready to hear and obey the truth, if the little flock will only be faithful in the service of God, and let their light shine.

I go now to other fields to labor. Pray for me that the Lord may give me wisdom.

I. SANBORN.

Oct. 5, 1868.