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Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, January 22, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 4

OHIO

Mendon and Van Wert, Jan. 12.—Jan. 2 to 5, I was at Mendon. This church has a small membership, and has had very little preaching in the past five years. Still their Sabbath-school, T. and M. work, tithing, and regular meetings, are all kept up. The weather was so bad that we failed to have a business meeting on Sunday; but those that came together were in favor of taking a club of the Signs. The librarian will probably order them. I now think this will be a good place to hold a tent meeting in the spring.

Jan. 10-12 was the time of our district quarterly meeting at Van Wert; but on account of high water and mud, but few of the brethren could get there, and the Uniopolis church was the only one represented. The Van Wert church ordered a club of ten Signs.

G. G. RUPERT.

Geneva and Bloomfield.—Dec. 31, I came to Geneva, which is between Cleveland and Ashtabula. Here I found a half-dozen Sabbath-keepers gathered together, with several others who are friendly. I spoke to them in Sister Bane's parlor. All were interested in the message. They took over two hundred Annuals, renewed their subscriptions to REVIEW and Good Health, and donated to the T. and M. and S. B. funds and to other good works. We have no church here, yet it seems as though the way was open to raise up one with a little effort. I shall remember my visit here with pleasure.

Jan. 2, came to Bloomfield. Though there is a large church here, yet they are so widely scattered that but few usually meet together. The weather and roads were very bad, hence the attendance was small, only about a dozen. We attended to the usual business of a church quarterly meeting. All spoke, giving encouraging testimonies. Those who made a start when I was here last spring are doing well.

Bro. Underwood had formed a temperance club before I came. Though they had already used several hundred Annuals, yet they took over three hundred more. Each member also became responsible for obtaining a given number of subscribers for Good Health, amounting in all to one hundred. Each person will give more or less time to canvassing for our periodicals.

The T. and M. reports showed a large improvement over last quarter. Their society is out of debt, with a large stock on hand and money in the treasury. This is the way it ought to be with each church.

D. M. CANRIGHT.