Our hearts were made glad when we received the dear old ADVOCATE yesterday. We missed it wonderfully. I got one subscriber to-day, and the promise of more. I do hope that the Church will sustain it.

is still alive. Several have made the good profession since the meeting closed. The converts work well. Yet, I find that it takes considerable more labor at these stations to keep the work going, than I had ever thought of heretofore. Converts' meeting every Tuesday, evening, prayer meeting every Thursday evening, teachings' meeting every Friday evening, then on Lord's day, school, and preaching every Lord's day twice, with visiting sick, as well as other visiting and studying takes up my time pretty well.

      Lord's day, March 4th, I baptized 14 happy believers. In the evening, after sermon by our much beloved Brother G. W. Wilson, we attended to the ordinance of Washing the Saints' Feet and Lord's Supper. Had a good time. March the 18th I baptized 4 more. The weather was very cold, yet our hearts were warm, and ice and snow did no harm. April 29th I baptized again. The Cincinnati Commercial says, We baptized 39 in 23 minutes' time.

      The Courier says, There were 38. Some say there were 40. I am not certain myself. Had a good time anyhow. In the evening we had another ordinance meeting. Elder G. W. Wilson assisted. He had our sincere thanks.

is increasing. The school last Lord's day numbered 45 to 50. The school is interesting.

      The cause of temperance is progressing finely. During the revival last winter quite a number that made a profession of religion had been very bad drinkers. They say that they had often tried to quit of themselves, but they could not get rid of the appetite. Now they declare publicly, as well as privately, that "the appetite is gone." Brother G. W. Grinzs, who was once a merchant in good business, who was ruined financially, with Brother Scott, another reformed man, Munglen, who was once in Congress, have reformed. All of these men have been lecturing upon the subject, and they are getting a good many to sign the pledge, with the promise that they will give their hearts to God.

      Jesus is able and willing and ready to save JUST NOW all that will come unto God by him. Let every lover of truth pray for the success of the "glorious Gospel of Christ" in Findley. Yours with love,

[The Church Advocate 41 (May 16, 1877): 2.]

      Jacob Van Updike's "From Findlay, Ohio" was first published in The Church Advocate, Vol. 41, No. 46 (May 16, 1877), p. 2. The electronic version has been transcribed from a copy of the article printed from a microfilmed edition of the newspaper held by the State Library of Pennsylvania. Thanks to Adams Memorial Library for arranging for the interlibrary loan, and to St. Vincent College Library for the use of its microfilm reader/printer.

      The following correction by J. N. Miller and note by C. H. Forney appeared in The Church Advocate, Vol. 41, No. 48 (May 30, 1877), p. 2:

Correction.

      In the letter of Elder Updike in ADVOCATE of May 16, there are two mistakes that need correction:

      1. Number of members in our S. S. should be 145 instead of 45 to 50.

      2. Two names are wrong, viz.: Grings should be Goings, and Munglen should be Mungen.

J. N. MILLER.      

      [Our printers and copy-holders are doing their best with manuscript, but much of it is not written with sufficient care--EDITOR.]

      Inconsistencies in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and typography have been retained.

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

Ernie Stefanik
Derry, PA

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Updated 15 July 2003.