ILLINOIS

The Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 20, 1879

Oakland.—I held meetings at this place from Oct. 24 to Nov. 3. The brethren have just completed a very neat church edifice, 26x38 feet, and have it paid for. It was well filled at the time of the dedication, Sunday, Oct. 26. During these meetings five gave their hearts to the Lord, and were baptized. One brother who was on the background started anew in the Lord’s service. All seemed much encouraged. May the tender Shepherd ever guard the little flock at Oakland, and help them to obey Heb. 12:14, 15. R. F. ANDREWS.

Hoopeston, Nov. 10.—From the Hoopeston Chronicle we take the following: “The Seventh-day Adventists seem to be prospering at and near Maple Grove school-house. They organized a church last Saturday, and have a very interesting and growing Sabbath-school. So say all who have attended it.”

Thus far the results of labor here are as follows: A Sabbath-school of twenty-six members has been organized; not far from twenty are keeping the Sabbath, besides small children; a church of nine members has been organized; an elder has been ordained who had served in the French Kankakee church, and a leader has been appointed to serve with, and in the absence of, this elder; systematic benevolence has been organized; four persons are taking the REVIEW, one the Signs, and one Good Health, and the Sabbath-school is taking a club of ten Instructors. Tobacco is being conquered, and a small library of Sr. White’s pamphlets is in circulation, the subjects of temperance and spiritual gifts having been canvassed.

I have also spoken to the churches of Pittwood and St. Anne and to the French near Kankakee. The French have not had a tithe of my labors, and will now have more of my attention. Mrs. Bourdeau has of late been able to stand by me as in former years. Our P. O. address is Manteno, Ill. D. T. BOURDEAU.