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Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, January 1, 1880

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 1

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Weston.—Came to this place Nov. 21. Organized a temperance club of twenty-four members, fourteen signing the teetotal pledge, seven the anti-whisky and tobacco pledge, and three the anti-whisky pledge. Spoke seven or eight times at Hewettsville, four miles from Weston. One embraced the Sabbath, and fifteen others arose to signify that they believed the seventh day was the Sabbath. Several have promised to keep the Lord’s Sabbath as soon as they can arrange their affairs so as to make it possible to do so.
Held sixteen meetings. The Lord blessed his cause here, and some good has resulted. Clark county is a promising field of labor. There are many intelligent people here, and all they need is some one to explain the truth as found in God’s word. T. B. Snow.
American Valley.—I came to this place, which is near Arcadia, Dec. 7. Two were keeping the Sabbath. Have held thirteen meetings. The people are interested so far, but I have not come to the Sabbath question yet. Have obtained four subscribers for the Tidende and one for the Instructor. I trust I have gained the confidence of the people, and hope the Lord will bless my labor. C. Holmes.
Woodstock, Richland Co.—Commenced meetings at Liberty Pole, Vernon Co., Nov. 14, and remained one week. Through the labors of A. D. Olsen, who assisted at this place, the brethren here have taken a new start, and a good state of feeling seems to prevail. A Sabbath-school was organized. After instructions on Bible temperance, sixteen signed the teetotal pledge; among these were all the church-members present. We hope for better days for this church.
Nov. 21 to 23, visited the church at Avalanche. All here are trying to live out the truth.
Held meetings at Warner Creek, Nov. 24 to 27. Six here are trying to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Others are interested, and we trust they will yet obey.
Spent Nov. 28 to Dec. 11 with the church at DeBello. Had some very good meetings with them.
Dec. 12 to 16, visited the church at Hillsborough. This church is doing well considering the opposition it has had to meet. At this place the temperance cause was presented to the brethren, and all present signed the teetotal pledge, together with a few from without. The whole number that signed the pledge was eighteen.
Dec. 21, commenced meetings in a Disciple church in the village of Woodstock. The last two evenings the house was filled with attentive listeners. There is much prejudice against us here, but we hope by God’s help that it may be removed, and that honest souls may be led to see the truth and obey it.
Our address, till further notice, will be Woodstock, Richland Co., Wis. O. A. Johnson. Eli Osborn.