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

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

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MICHIGAN

By E. S. Lane

BLENDON.—Came to this place Jan. 23, and held a two days' meeting. Found one more family rejoicing in the truth, as the result of missionary work. Several other families are interested and investigating, who we trust will yet take their stand for the truth, through the faithfulness of the church.
Feb. 1, I came to Beaver, at the urgent request of Bro. Gowell, who has lately been heeding the call of the Master to go out into the byways and hedges. As the result of this effort, he has brought four families into the truth. It has been two years since he himself became established in it; but he now holds considerable property ready to place upon the altar, when the Lord gives him an opportunity to sell. I am holding meetings in a commodious town hall which is nearly filled at every service, though the snow is so deep that the roads are almost impassable. I am now presenting the sanctuary question.
Adjourned my meetings at Beaver over last Sabbath and Sunday in order to visit the church at Ferry. Found them improving in the Sabbath-school work. They consider that they do not have a perfect lesson unless all the texts marked are committed to memory; and in accordance with this interest, their spiritual condition is also improving. Their first Health and Temperance club meeting was held in connection with the quarterly meeting, and was a grand success. Three dollars was paid in on tract work. May God bless them in all the efforts they are trying to put forth. Sunday evening, at the solicitation of Eld. A. N. Seymour, I gave a temperance address in the First-day Adventist hall in Hesperia. Although it was a stormy evening, the hall was well filled. Many earnest invitations were given to speak again. May the time soon come when the light of truth in regard to the coming of the Lord will reach honest hearts in this place. When the weather will admit, and the good work begun here in Beaver is completed, I hope to engage in health and temperance work among the churches, if the Lord will permit.
E. S. LANE.