p. 76 | IOWA by C. A. Washburn

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, January 29, 1880

FromThe Review and Herald, Vol. 55, No. 5

IOWA

By C. A. Washburn

Dist. No. 4.—In company with Bro. I. J. Hankins, I have visited Bonaparte, Benton's Port, Birmingham, Farmington, and Douds. At Bonaparte the church seemed to be encouraged to take hold of the T. and M. work and willing to pay S. B., thus evincing an interest in the progress of the cause. The brethren at Benton's Port are trying to live out the truth. One brother takes ten copies of the Signs for missionary work. At Birmingham, arrangements were made for Sabbath meetings, and eleven joined the T. and M. society. The church at Farmington is small; but we hope all will take hold to keep up Sabbath meetings and try to advance the interests of the cause. At Douds we organized a church of fourteen members, all but one of whom are heads of families. The most of them are in middle life. We have hope of a strong church here. They have commenced to help in the tract work and in S. B.

Jan. 10, 11, I attended the district quarterly meeting at Mt. Pleasant. This church is trying to go forward in the different branches of the work. I have now visited all the churches and companies of Sabbath-keepers in Dist. No. 4, Iowa, and shall soon commence labor in a new field.

C. A. WASHBURN.