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

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

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MICHIGAN

By A. O. Burrell

Isabella Co.—As I stated last week, our tent is pitched at a place five miles from Mt. Pleasant, the county seat of this county. I was absent from the tent five days. I visited Seville, seven miles south, and held two meetings. This church has been greatly diminished by removals; only seven or eight are left. Tuesday, went to Lakeview, and spoke twice. One was baptized. Wednesday evening, on my way back, met with the Estella church. They are all firm in the truth. After meeting, we had a very interesting baptism, the Spirit of the Lord being present. This makes eight additions to this church. The Sabbath-school is growing more interesting.
On returning to the tent on Friday, I found Bro. Wilbur and Kellogg having a good interest. Sabbath and Sunday it rained almost incessantly, cutting off the outside attendance, yet nearly all the Sabbath-keepers were present. At 11 A. M., on the Sabbath, Eld. Wilbur gave a very interesting discourse on spiritual gifts, which was highly appreciated. In the afternoon five more united with the church, three of whom were young ladies. Their example in laying aside rings, feathers, and flowers was worthy of imitation. Paul in writing to the Colossians says, “Ye are dead;” and so we all ought to be. But who ever saw a dead tree all covered with flowers? Yet I see those who profess to be dead to the world spending their money for these things, when they are “so hard up” that they cannot do anything for the T. and M. work.
May God bless these young soldiers of the cross. Sunday I had the pleasure of baptizing them. This makes nine who have been added to the church during our short stay, and still there are more who will follow. Obtained seventeen full subscribers for our periodicals, and nearly every family took “Spirit of Prophecy.” The meeting-house subscription was raised to over $900. All promised to pay the tithe faithfully.
There are more than fifty Sabbath-keepers in this vicinity, nearly all of whom embraced the truth under Bro. Kellogg’s labors. He has toiled in poverty, and with but little encouragement from the Conference, but he now sees the precious fruits. This county is a good field of labor. After carefully and prayerfully considering the wants of the cause in this district, it appeared best to take down the tent, and Bro. Wilbur and Hutchins go with it to Fowler. Bro. Kellogg goes to fill a very urgent call six miles south of Alma, where Bro. Powers has organized a Sabbath-school among outsiders, with some thirty members. The harvest is great, but the laborers are few; may the Lord send forth more laborers.
Riverdale, June 7. A. O. BURRELL,