WISCONSIN

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, March 4, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 10

Mt. Hope.—According to appointment, I met with this church Feb. 21, 22. The attendance from abroad was small; but there is an encouraging increase in the interest here. The Sabbath-school is prospering, and the temperance work is receiving attention. The outside interest is encouraging. My brother will continue meetings here. O. A. OLSEN.

Somerset.—Feb. 14 and 15, we held meetings with the little company here. Each family was at work lending papers and books; as a consequence, six were keeping the Sabbath, five of whom were ready to sign the covenant. All were anxious to have a church built, and offered liberally toward it.

The brethren will please not expect us to write to them; we have no time. Will try to report when we have anything of interest. Pray for us. A. E. AND A. M. JOHNSON.

Southern Wisconsin.—During the present winter I have visited all the churches composing districts 1 and 2 except Albany. I spent two Sabbaths with the Little Prairie church, two at Monroe, one at Oakland, four at Avon, and one at Johnstown. Except at Avon, we made no special effort to get the different points of present truth before the people, but labored to encourage and awaken the churches. We have the satisfaction of believing that, to some degree, this has been accomplished.

There is on the part of nearly all an anxiety to see the work prosper, and a willingness to work, though some have lost their first love. In each district it was decided to see that all were provided with the REVIEW, Good Health, the Instructor, and Testimony No. 29, and to supply every family unable to supply themselves.

This is the oldest field in the Conference. For a number of years, ministerial labor has been mostly withdrawn to other parts of the State; and there is now much to be done, both in the churches and in the many favorable openings for lectures. The churches are decimated by removals, death, and apostasy; but at every point some are interested in searching for truth, and with proper labor and influence may be brought in. As in other parts of the State, the people generally enter gladly into the temperance work, and good progress is being made. The prospect in this part of the State is not discouraging, but the great work to be done demands the earnest efforts of all, united with the help of God. G. C. TENNEY.