MISSOURI by George I. Butler

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, June 10, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 24

MISSOURI

By George I. Butler

Salisbury, Macon City, and Green Top.—During the week between the Kansas and Iowa camp-meetings, Eld. Corliss and myself spent our time with three small companies of believers in Missouri. I visited the church in Salisbury, and found nearly all of them strong in the truth. I gave six discourses in two days. Two good souls joined the church, and all seemed encouraged. They had had no labor for about a year.

Eld. Corliss visited the small company at Macon City. Several old Sabbath-keepers live here, and several others have recently embraced the truth under the labors of Bro. Wren. Eld. C. reports profitable meetings, although the weather was so rainy that but few could attend. Three were baptized; others will go forward in this ordinance at a more favorable time. We hope a church may eventually be raised up here.

I spent Sabbath and Sunday with the company near Green Top, who have come out under Bro. Wren’s labors. These were all strangers to me, but we formed a very agreeable acquaintance. About fifteen have embraced the truth, and seem very strong in it. They have regular Sabbath meetings and Sabbath-school, have nearly all laid aside tobacco, tea and coffee, and pork, and they are adopting the tithing system. Bro. Wren has done a good work here. Our meetings were profitable, though much hindered by the rain. On Sunday Bro. Corliss baptized five. It was a very pleasant scene. Quite a crowd collected at the water’s edge. We hope for a church here. Northeastern Missouri seems to be a good field of labor. It would be a good field for tent-labor the present season, if we had help to man a tent. The people are friendly, and manifest a desire to hear the truth. All seemed much encouraged.

GEO. I. BUTLER.