MICHIGAN

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

Clyde, Allegan Co., Feb. 23.—Our meetings at Clyde closed Feb. 22. Forty-five discourses were given. Eleven persons, all heads of families, have decided for the truth. There are others who are convinced, some of whom will obey. Seven copies of the REVIEW were taken. One man, a licensed preacher of the M. E. church, acknowledges the truth, and says he shall obey. He subscribed for the REVIEW two months, and says it is the best religious paper he ever read.

Sabbath meetings will be held here for the future. I shall endeavor to meet with them occasionally for some time to come.

H. M. KENYON.

Smith’s Creek, Feb. 24.—We commenced meetings near this place Jan. 19, and have continued them nearly without intermission till the present writing. There was once a church of twenty-two members here; but about seven years ago the apostasy and influence of one man, the clerk and treasurer of the society, scattered the flock. Some gave up the truth; others moved away; some have died. We thought that, with the help of God, something might be done to re-awaken an interest here and to encourage the few who have been faithful under very depressing influences and great discouragements.

The services have nearly all been practical, and of the nature of a revival. Crowds have attended, fully thirty have started in the service of God, twenty-five are pledged to the observance of the Sabbath, and the interest is unabated and spreading to other neighborhoods. Books are taken quite freely. We are canvassing for the REVIEW and our other papers. The Lord has heard our cries, and that this work may be permanent and a blessing to others still, let his people ever pray.

D. H. LAMSON.

R. J. LAWRENCE.