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Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · March 18, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 12

Wheelersburg.—We have just closed a two-weeks’ meeting here. This town is on the Ohio River, in the extreme southern part of the State. Bro. McNeal, Eld. S. Osborn’s brother-in-law, embraced the truth by reading, and invited Bro. Gates to hold meetings here, which he did, with a fair interest. About a dozen, in all, embraced the Sabbath. Eld. Gates and myself went back there, and found a good interest still. The school-house was well filled most of the time. Three more decided to keep the Sabbath, new ones came in to hear, and others were almost persuaded.

They have Sabbath meetings and a Sabbath-school. Bro. Gates will watch this new church, and labor some in this vicinity. D. M. CANRIGHT.

Union Church.—Held meetings some over two weeks in a union church in New London township. The attendance was small in consequence of extremely bad weather and roads. Five or six good souls will observe the Sabbath, and have a Sabbath-school. Have been able to get about through my district but little, because of poor health and very bad roads. Have held meetings with the Camden and Wakeman churches, and have visited some. Have sold about $25 worth of books since the Corsica meeting, and have obtained several subscribers.

Am now on my way to Battle Creek, to attend the General Conference. H. A. ST. JOHN.

March 10.

Leesburg, March 9.—We have just closed a five-days’ meeting here. On account of rain, the outside attendance was small. On the Sabbath nearly all the members of the church were present, besides two or three brethren from other States. Bro. Canright did most of the preaching, which was largely of a practical nature. Nearly all the brethren were supplied with Testimony No. 29. On Sunday Bro. Canright spoke to a good audience on the subject of temperance, after which fifteen signed the teetotal pledge. The outside interest was small; but a few are investigating. All the brethren felt encouraged, and will enter upon the T. and M. work with renewed zeal. E. H. GATES.

Round Head.—Since our T. and M. Institute at Corsica, I have been visiting churches and families, giving instruction in keeping T. and M. books, selling our publications, and obtaining subscribers for our periodicals. The brethren in this district are willing to take hold of the work. I have been at this place the past week. Some books were sold, and twenty copies of the Signs were taken. I visited one family that became interested while the tent was here, and subscribed for the REVIEW on trial. They now take the REVIEW, Signs, Good Health, the weekly Instructor, and the College Record; besides they purchased a good supply of bound books, and Testimony No. 29. They expect to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

I go to Vansville to-day to meet a few brethren in that place. The T. and M. Institute held at Corsica is proving a blessing to the cause in Ohio. G. G. RUPERT.