MICHIGAN

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 27, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 22

Ferris, Montcalm Co., May 14.—Commenced meetings here April 19. As this is a farming community, the people were very busy. I have held twenty-one meetings, and visited nearly all in the neighborhood. Sold some books, obtained four subscribers for our periodicals, and distributed nearly two thousand pages of tracts, besides REVIEWS and Instructors. One has taken a firmer stand for the whole truth, and united with the Estella church. Others are interested and are investigating. L. A. KELLOGG.

Sumner, May 13.—We closed our effort here last evening, after a stay of some more than five weeks. Eight have been baptized, and have united with the church, and there are a few more who will soon do so. I think all in the church, with one exception, will adopt the tithing system the coming year.

The Sabbath-school is increasing in interest. They have a club of eighteen Instructors, also class-records and S. S. maps, and in a few weeks they are to have what every school needs,—a good clock. The REVIEW is in nearly every family, and we have the promise that when we return in a few weeks it will be placed in every household. When we came here there was not a single copy of Good Health taken in the church; but we have succeeded in placing it in about one-half of the families, and we shall not rest till all have it; for there is no family of Seventh-day Adventists that can afford to be without it. A good beginning has been made in the T. and M. work. So far as I know, all in the church but two or three have signed the teetotal pledge, and we intend to act the part of the importuning widow till they sign it. At the health and temperance meeting, quite a number signed the pledge who were not of our people; that any S. D. Adventist should refuse to sign it is astonishing.

We have had a good hearing from the beginning. Those who sacrificed so much to build their house of worship were much pleased as they saw it filled with interested hearers at every meeting. The citizens subscribed liberally with our brethren to buy a bell, fence the lot, and erect sheds for teams. On the whole, we hope much permanent good has been accomplished here. A. O. BURRELL.