NEW YORK by Geo. D. Ballou

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · April 8, 1880

FromThe Review and Herald, Vol. 55, No. 15

NEW YORK.

By Geo. D. Ballou

Catlin, April 1.—There has been a Seventh-day Adventist church in this place for more than thirty years. They have received but very little ministerial labor, and the Sabbath and the signs of the times are about the only subjects which had ever been presented.

We began our effort here about a week after the close of a seven-weeks' protracted effort by the Methodists. At first, presented practical subjects chiefly. The people gave the best of attention, and our brethren did everything they could to make the meetings a success. The gentlemanly courtesy and kindness of Bro. Bump, local elder of the M. E. church, is especially worthy of mention. May the Lord guide this brother and all his family into a full acceptance of present truth. Five or six signified their full intention to obey all the truth, as presented. These had never observed the Sabbath before. There are a still greater number who are going contrary to their convictions of duty in not observing the Sabbath.

Nearly all the church signed the teetotal pledge, and all, I think, without exception, have adopted the tithing system.

There was considerable sickness during the whole of our stay, and this hindered the meetings some. I was well throughout, until the last three days. I expect soon to be in the field again. GEO. D. BALLOU.