INDIANA

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · April 29, 1880

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 18

Walkerton, April 19.—God’s blessing is following the efforts which we are making here for the salvation of souls. Twenty-six have taken their stand for the truth, and more will follow this week. To God be the glory for the success attending the preaching of his word.

The brethren and sisters at North Liberty have rendered very valuable service for the truth here, thus manifesting their zeal for the Lord. Still pray for this work.

A. W. BARTLETT.

West Liberty, Bunker Hill, and Marion.—Since my last report, I have held six meetings at West Liberty, three at Bunker Hill, and six at Marion. The outside attendance at West Liberty was quite good, and the people are very friendly toward S. D. Adventists. The T. and M. society paid up all dues.

Three were baptized and received into the church, at Marion, yesterday. The social meetings at this place are good, and the church will do well if all do their duty in reference to paying systematic benevolence, and in taking hold of the tract society and the temperance work. Should they fail to do this, they will suffer great loss.

Have held twenty-two meetings during the last sixteen days, and since the Institute at Battle Creek, have sold $25 worth of books for the State T. and M. society.

April 19.

WM. COVERT.

Labor among the Churches.—March 19-23, was at Boggstown, Shelby Co. Expected to give a course of lectures in the Protestant Methodist meeting-house, as they had promised that we might do so; but when we went to fill the first appointment, found the house securely locked. Quite a congregation met, and were disappointed because we could not address them. The great majority of the people are very anxious that we should pitch a tent there. We procured a school-house two miles from town, and gave one discourse. The people came in for several miles away, and the house was full.

March 23-25, at Gem, Hancock Co., visiting a family who have fully embraced the truth by reading our publications furnished by T. and M. workers at Kankakee, Ill. The family are active in loaning reading matter, and quite a number in the vicinity are deeply interested. I sold some books, visited families, and presented the truth to a few by preaching in a private house. Gave one discourse at the school-house, but on account of the almost impassable condition of the roads, but few could come out. Visited one lady who holds a license to preach in the Protestant Methodist church. Found her and her husband deeply interested. A few months since, while on her way to attend the Methodist Conference, she changed cars at the Union depot at Indianapolis, and while there, found some tracts which had been placed there by Sr. Bartlett, and became so interested that she took a small supply. There were others who did the same, and what she stated as transpiring even at the conference, on account of those tracts, was wonderful. She is fully convinced on many points of the truth. She has decided to obey as fast as she learns the truth. As I explained many points, they were received with gratitude of heart.

March 26 to April 1, I was with the church at Yorktown. It is one of the smallest churches in the State, but there are some faithful souls connected with it. They have a small but very good Sabbath-school. We held a T. and M. meeting with them, and celebrated the ordinances. Preached five times in one of the churches in town. The congregations were quite large, and the outside interest good. One was baptized and united with the church.

April 2-7, at Franklin. The church here was raised up by Elds. Covert and Rees, and this was my first visit to them. Found some precious souls loving the truth. They held their first quarterly T. and M. meeting while I was there. Their T. and M. accounts are nicely kept, and they seemed anxious to learn how to labor. We celebrated the ordinances. They donated $9.30 to the tent fund.

April 8-12, at Patricksburg. This church owns the only meeting-house belonging to our people in Southern Indiana. Though they had not been visited for more than a year, found them all united and prosperous. Gave five discourses. First-day preached the funeral discourse of Bro. D. F. Randolph, who died some months since. A large congregation were present. During the meetings here, baptized six. They all united with the church. Among the number is a brother who has been a Methodist class-leader for several years. He first heard the truth from the writer, in 1871, and again by Elds. Waggoner and E. B. Lane in 1872. He has been taking the papers and reading since. A few

months ago he fully embraced the truth, and as we baptized him we could but praise the Lord for the power there is in the truth. We celebrated the ordinances here, and held a T. and M. meeting.

This church is surrounded with quite a number of German people, and our T. and M. workers have introduced among them our German paper, and in one neighborhood it created such an impression that the German ministers warned them not to read the papers. The papers yet come, and still they read. The church donated to the tent fund to the amount of $17.05. Thus closed one of the best meetings we ever held in Southern Indiana. S. H. LANE.