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Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · March 11, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 11

Wilson Station.—We began meetings here Sunday, Feb. 22. We have the use of a good school-house, and it has been well filled every evening. There seems to be considerable interest. The people invite us to their homes. Pray for us that we may move with wisdom.

A. E. AND A. M. JOHNSON.

Debello.—From Dec. 30, 1879, to Jan. 10, 1880, I was at Kickapoo Center. Some difficulties in the church were satisfactorily settled. Two united with the church. Jan. 11-15, we held meetings with the brethren at Liberty Pole. Jan. 16-21, held meetings at different places with the brethren of the Victory church. At one place there appeared to be some outside interest, which I desire to follow up as soon as possible. The brethren of this church are so widely scattered that they cannot all meet on the Sabbath, although they have meetings and Sabbath-school most of the time at three different places.

Jan. 22, I again came to Liberty Pole, and on the 27th went to Avalanche to spend some time with that church. Two united with the church, one of whom had formerly been a slave. He has learned to read, and is now quite familiar with the Bible. In fact, he can repeat more verses from the Bible than many Christians who have all their lives been able to read. He found it quite difficult to give up tobacco, but, by the help of God, hopes to overcome this vile habit. I left the brethren much encouraged.

I came to Debello Feb. 20, and was agreeably surprised to find that the brethren here had built a small church. The majority of them are poor, and hence it was quite an undertaking to build a house of worship. An intelligent man, formerly a skeptic, has recently embraced present truth, and he now knows from experience that there is a reality in religion. His wife was also a skeptic, but some time since she renounced infidelity, and was baptized. Our meetings were well attended, and the Lord seemed near to bless. Prejudice, which had been very strong here, is giving way.

Last evening I spoke on the law and gospel, in a Dunkard church at Valton, about two miles from Debello. At the close of the meeting, a Quaker arose and said that he indorsed every point, and that what I had said was Bible truth. This Friend offered us the use of the Quaker church. A year ago, we could not have obtained a church at Valton; now two are freely offered us.

O. A. JOHNSON.