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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

LA GRANGE.—April 17-20, in company with Eld. W. J. Stone, I visited the new company of Sabbath-keepers at La Grange. We were pleased to find that, though they had been walking in the light but a few weeks, tobacco, tea, coffee, and pork were among the things of the past. It does one good to see persons thus thoroughly brought into the truth. Seven were baptized, and these, with fourteen who had previously been baptized, were organized into a church. Several more will soon go forward in the ordinance of baptism and unite with the church. We organized a tract society of sixteen members. All take the Review, and all signed the tithing pledge. They have sent for fifteen copies of Eld. Butler's late work on tithing. A committee was elected to raise funds and purchase, if thought practicable, the building now occupied by our people for meetings. The outside attendance was good, although the mud was very deep. This church is the fruit of the labors of Bro. Stone and Mason the past winter. R. A. UNDERWOOD.

BELLVILLE.—After our good quarterly meeting held at this place April 10-14, it was decided that I should remain to follow up the interest. I continued meetings until the 20th, with a good attendance. A few meetings, however, were thinly attended owing to the inclement weather, or other gatherings in town. The last evening, our house was well filled and the best of attention was given to remarks on the three angels of Rev. 14. The Lord blessed in the meetings. Six united with the church; one of whom had formerly been a member in Tennessee. Two others fully decided to keep the Sabbath. One, a brother whose wife has been a member of the church for a number of years, has served five terms as mayor of the place. He states that he will soon unite with the church. The other had been a constant tobacco smoker. He at once abandoned the habit, and says the Lord has taken away his appetite for it. Others are almost persuaded to embrace the truth. I will labor a few weeks in Hardin county before tent season. VICTOR THOMPSON.