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Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, April 15, 1880

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 16

Chardon, April 7.—Since my last report, I have visited Parkman, Geneva, Madison, Peninsula, Strongsville, Parma, Cleveland, Bedford, North Solon, and Chardon. During the past quarter I have personally visited every Sabbath-keeper in the district except two or three. I held meetings with each company, sold $27.09 worth of books, and obtained 41 subscribers for our periodicals. I have done what I could to encourage and instruct in the missionary work. All but one of the families that I have visited now take the REVIEW, and the most of them take Good Health and the Instructor. We had good meetings, though sometimes but few were present.

The Sabbath-keepers in this district are very much scattered. This, dear brethren and sisters, affords us an excellent opportunity to do missionary work. If we sow in tears, with hearts imbued with the spirit of Christ, we shall reap with joy. R. A. UNDERWOOD.

Liberty Center.—Have just closed a ten-days' meeting here. Only a few were present from the other churches in the district, and most of these stayed only one Sabbath. It is very discouraging when we attempt to help our brethren, to find no effort on their part to co-operate with us. There are whole families of professed Sabbath-keepers in this district who are comfortably off, and yet they never pretend to go to any meeting away from home, however near or however important. Worldliness and covetousness have taken full possession of them.

There was a good interest on the part of those who did attend. Each day Bro. H. M. Mitchell gave instruction in the various branches of the missionary work, which will be very profitable to those who attended. Four were added to the church, and nine, I think, to the missionary society. Bro. Hoffer was elected and ordained elder, and other matters of interest were attended to. Their new church, 28x42, was done, and paid for into less than $50. This was far better than we expected. At the dedication about $80 was raised, which leaves them in favorable circumstances.

The outside interest was excellent, though our time was so fully occupied with other matters that we could not do it justice. I gave two lectures on the subject of health, which met with special favor. Bro. Bigelow will now canvass the town for Good Health. Sr. Sharpe and myself spent most of our time in getting our T. and M. records and business correct. We shall never rest till we have every book in the Conference correct to a cent.

I enjoyed the hospitality of the pleasant home of Mr. C. C. Young, a prominent citizen of the place, who has helped us much. He is writing a long series of articles on the Sabbath, through the county papers.

Bro. Guilford, who has the charge of the work here, did a good share of the preaching and labor of the meeting. D. M. CANRIGHT.