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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · May 5, 1885

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 62, No. 18

Since my last report, Feb. 1, I have visited and held meetings at the following places: Des Moines, Winterset, Adel, Knoxville, Monroe, New Sharon, Sandyville, Woodburn, Osceola, Afton, Creston, Fontanelle, Prescott, Riverton, Sharp, Delphos, Silome, Kellerton, and Davis City. At Knoxville and Monroe, Elds. Olsen, Tenney, and others did the preaching. At Des Moines and Sandyville I shared the labors with Bro. Farnsworth; and at the last six places named, with Bro. R. C. Porter. Bro. Wilson and Larsen attended part of the meetings at Riverton, and assisted in the labors. In this time I have delivered fifty-four discourses, and attended forty-six other meetings. A tract society of twelve members was organized, thirteen members were added to the churches, two elders and one deacon were ordained, and the ordinances celebrated three times.

At Fontanelle the entire book on tithing, by Bro. Butler, was read, after which all the members attached their names to the pledge to pay all their tithes. At Riverton a church difficulty was settled so satisfactorily, and such hearty confessions were made, that our last meeting with them was one of the best we ever enjoyed. At every place I have labored, we have had some of God's blessing, and I am encouraged to press on. H. Nicola.

MONROE, DES MOINES, AND POLK CITY.—April 10, began meetings at Monroe, remaining until the 20th. This church is making better progress than previously, and will have some additions soon.

Held two meetings with the company in Des Moines, and was pressed to remain longer. There is a good opening there, I believe.

Held a three days' meeting at Polk City. The new converts there are doing well. They have some opposition and persecution, but this will do them good and help to establish them. The Christian church was closed against us, although they had contracted the use of it for our meetings. In a former report I gave the impression that these were partly old Adventists, which was a mistake; all are new converts. L. McCoy.