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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · March 25, 1880

FromThe Review and Herald, Vol. 55, No. 13

Labor among the Churches.—We visited the little company at Bennington March 5 to 7. They have been in trial, but union and harmony are now restored.

We stopped at Dry Creek also. Only four of the company there are left, all the others having moved so far away that the meetings and Sabbath-school are discontinued.

We are now (March 15) at Noble, Rice Co., with Bro. Barton. M. AND H. ENOCH.

Labor among the Churches.—Since my last report, I have held meetings near Lazette, Cowley Co. The church was much encouraged. One sister who had given up the Sabbath, took hold again. We closed with a temperance meeting at Grenola. Thirty signed the different pledges, sixteen of whom signed the teetotal pledge.

Held meetings at Bloomfield the 13th and 14th. Four more joined the church there, making a membership of nineteen.

Thus closed our tour among the churches, which occupied forty-four days, and required four hundred miles’ travel. We held sixty-two meetings, which were seasons of deep interest. J. H. COOK.

Noble, Rice Co., March 15.—Since my last report, several others have decided to obey the commands of God. Twenty are now keeping the Sabbath, only two of whom observed it when we came here. To the Lord be all the praise. Those who have taken hold seem to be in earnest, and are leaving off the use of tobacco, pork, and other injurious articles. We have organized a Sabbath-school, which takes twelve copies of the weekly Instructor, and obtained ten subscribers for the REVIEW.

I spent Sabbath, March 6, at Salina, and held four meetings. Eight signed the covenant. Four of these had recently begun to keep the Sabbath, as the result of the faithful labors of an aged sister in that town. What an incentive to our T. and M. workers to scatter the seeds of truth! Sold $7.00 worth of books, and some subscribed for our periodicals. If a series of meetings could be held there, we believe a good church might be raised up. R. F. BARTON.