Feb. 12 by D. T. Bourdeau

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

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

Feb. 12

By D. T. Bourdeau

Italy.

The Waldensian Valleys.— As stated in a previous report, I am holding meetings at Torre Pellice and St. John, both places being situated in these valleys. I speak ten times a week and have to this date given forty discourses. We held our first Sabbath meeting in our hall at Torre Pellice last Sabbath. More than twenty-five persons were in attendance, one-half of whom have promised to keep all of God’s commandments. Among these is the editor of a weekly political paper, who is the only publisher in Torre Pellice. He is now publishing an eight-page tract, in which he gives his reasons for embracing the ancient Sabbath. He will send this publication to all his subscribers, and to many others; he will also hand it out at our meeting to-night.

We have the firm expectation of seeing a large church formed in these valleys. This will be accomplished by following up the interest here and colporting and evangelizing at other points. Thus better days seem to open up before the cause in long-neglected Italy. D. T. BOURDEAU.