MISSOURI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · March 3, 1885

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 62, No. 9

TEN MILE, MACON CO.—We were called to this place Nov. 20, to meet Eld. D. R. Dungan of Des Moines, Iowa, in a discussion on the Sabbath question and state of the dead. Owing to a misunderstanding in regard to the time, Eld. Dungan did not appear until Dec. 7. The discussion began Dec. 8, lasting six days, with two sessions per day, of two hours each. Eld. Wood and Bro. Bunch had reviewed Eld. D. B. Ray in a series of sermons against us here, and meetings had been held for about three weeks before the discussion began. Eight had already signed the covenant, and at the close of the discussion ten more covenanted with them to keep the “commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” Soon after the discussion the doors of the churches were closed against us. The last of December we spent one week in Sedalia at our general meeting, after which we returned to Ten Mile. The weather during the month of January has been very inclement, so much so, that our work has been mostly visiting from house to house, occasionally preaching in the school-house. Have organized a Sabbath-school which promises to be well attended. Held our last meeting with them Sabbath and Sunday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. As we closed our meeting Sunday night seven more signed the covenant. May the Spirit of God still work upon the hearts of this people. We expect to visit them again during the month of March. We are now holding meetings with the church at New Boston. Pray for us. N. W. ALLEN. Feb. 13. R. S. DONNELL.

DEERFIELD AND CARTHAGE.—Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 I was with the Deerfield church. Found the friends here doing well, with the exception of one person who had given up the truth since I last visited them. Dec. 5 I went to Carthage to follow up the interest that was created by tract and tent work last summer. I remained until the 23d. Three new ones signed the covenant, and a Sabbath-school was organized. The school will use 7 copies of the Instructor and eight copies of “Bible Lessons.” Social meetings or Bible-readings will be held every Sabbath. A man at this place seventy-seven years of age, is keeping the Sabbath and rejoicing that he has lived to see the truth. May God bless this little company and keep them faithful to the end. J. W. WATT.