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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · June 17, 1880

FromThe Review and Herald, Vol. 55, No. 25

Somerset Mills and Burnham.—Our meetings at Somerset Mills, June 5, 6, were good and interesting. Bro. Webber and Blaisdell were present, and assisted in the preaching. One united with the church by baptism. A vigilant missionary society was organized, but as some were absent, it was not decided how many copies of the Signs they would take. There are some in this church who may become strong and efficient workers in the missionary field, and it was encouraging to see the interest manifested to help in the V. M. Work. There was some outside interest, and two or three requested prayers. Bro. W. remains a few evenings, to follow up the work.

I was at Burnham, June 7. The brethren here are taking steps to organize a church; they have bought a house to be fitted up for a house of worship. Opposition is still strong, and reports fly thick and fast. I was informed a few days ago that they had nearly all given up the truth, but on coming here, I find that this is true of only one; and one has joined our ranks, so there is no loss to the cause. Some prefer to give up the truth rather than the filthy weed tobacco. But the truth is onward, and a people will be prepared for the kingdom of God.

J. B. GOODRICH.

June 8.

MARYLAND, AND WASHINGTON, D. C.

FROM Camden, N. J., I went to Calverton, Md., and held one meeting with the two Sabbath-keeping families now living there. The others have moved so far away that they cannot attend the meetings, but they remain faithful in the work of the Lord. I visited them all at their homes. Bro. Jones and Reed still keep up Sabbath-school and meetings, and their families are greatly benefited by these services.

I next spent a week at Washington, D. C. Five are keeping the Sabbath here, one of whom never had heard any preaching on present truth. I spoke six times. Some of their neighbors attended, and all seemed to enjoy the meetings very much. Sister Dolton, who embraced the truth in Chicago over ten years ago, while I was holding a few meetings in the house of Sister Mills, is now with her daughter in Washington.

Bro. Craig, a ship-carpenter belonging to the navy service, who embraced the truth under the preaching of Eld. Loughborough in California, is still faithful. Sister Hitchcock has kept the Sabbath several years. She has long desired baptism, and she and Sister Craig were baptized in the Potomac River. Bro. and Sister Craig have two daughters, and Sister Cook one, who desire to follow their Saviour in baptism. As they are young, I advised them to seek God and be faithful in the discharge of duty, promising to baptize them when I visited Washington again. Others are interested in the truth.

These five Sabbath-keeping believers in Christ will hold meetings and Sabbath-school every Sabbath, and will do all the missionary work they can. Mr. Cook, though a member of the Episcopal Church, was very kind, and took care to make me feel at home in his family; so also did Mr. Hitchcock, though a member of the M. E. Church.

I. SANBORN.