p. 397 | June 7 by D. T. Bourdeau

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

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

June 7

By D. T. Bourdeau

Illinois

Labor among the Churches.—Since my last report, I have had the privilege of visiting and speaking to the scattered brethren and a few of the churches, especially the French, in Kankakee, Iroquois, and La Salle counties, and God has greatly blessed. I spent last Sabbath and first-day with the dear church of Serena, Bro. Stewart, formerly of Illinois, being with us. A French brother of this church says, “Put me and wife down for $100, to help publish Sister White’s works in French.” I have just received from Bro. Gros the cheering news of the conversion of a station agent and telegraph operator, through missionary work at St. Anne. God bless Brn. John and Gros as they shall labor together.

I now expect, the Lord willing, to spend a season with my brother in Canada, hoping to improve in health and to render assistance in the prosecution of the work in that field.

My courage is good, and I trust that by more fully carrying out instructions mercifully given me, I shall yet be strong to stand by the pure banner of the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. I thank God for his truth, and a sense of his love and mercy through Jesus Christ. The language of my heart is, I love thee, but give me grace to love thee more, and to persuade others by the power of that love with which Christ has loved us, to be reconciled to God in receiving the last message of mercy to a fallen world. D. T. BOURDEAU.