The meeting here is still going on. The Lord is doing great things for us, whereof we are glad. There was watch-meeting New Year's eve. Services were to commence at 7 o'clock. Long before the hour the house was crowded to overflowing. We had a pentecostal shower. All that came to the altar were happily converted to God, and were added to the church. Father Kline is with us now. Seven were at the altar this evening and four were happily converted. Up to this time seventy-seven have professed faith in Jesus. Fifty-two accessions to the church. God be praised.

[The Church Advocate 41 (January 17, 1877): 2.]

      Jacob Van Updike's "Meeting in Findlay, O." was first published in The Church Advocate, Vol. 41, No. 38 (January 17, 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.

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

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

Ernie Stefanik
Derry, PA

Created 26 May 1999.
Updated 15 July 2003.