Sabbath-school missions in Wisconsin : a record of fifteen years of Sabbath-school mission work done in Wisconsin, in which the needs and the triumphs of the work are made known . MISSION CHAPEL BUILT JULY, 1890. Sabbath last was a day to be remembered by thepeople living in the McGregor District. On thatday the McGregor Sabbath-School Mission of thePresbyterian Church was duly opened and dedi-cated. The services of the day were three in num-ber, all of which were numerously attended andmuch appreciated. They were conducted by myself,assisted by Rev. Mr. Child, of Plainfield. The ob-jects aime
Sabbath-school missions in Wisconsin : a record of fifteen years of Sabbath-school mission work done in Wisconsin, in which the needs and the triumphs of the work are made known . MISSION CHAPEL BUILT JULY, 1890. Sabbath last was a day to be remembered by thepeople living in the McGregor District. On thatday the McGregor Sabbath-School Mission of thePresbyterian Church was duly opened and dedi-cated. The services of the day were three in num-ber, all of which were numerously attended andmuch appreciated. They were conducted by myself,assisted by Rev. Mr. Child, of Plainfield. The ob-jects aimed at by the erection of this chapel are toprovide suitable accommodation for the Sabbath-School of the district, which for several years pasthas been held in the grove, and to afford means offrequent services to meet the spiritual wants of thepeople. The building is the property of the Pres-byterian Church, and will always be open to thepreachers of the Congregational, Baptist, and Meth-odist churches. Wenonah, New Jersey, Sabbath-School gave the handsome sum of ^ to helpin its erection. The Ladies Missionary Society ofthe Central Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. J z DEVELOPMENTS 11 gave ;^ to build a chimney and put in astove in order to heat the church. All honor tothem! III. A PHOTOGRAPH OF SABBATH-SCHOOL MISSION WORK. September i8th, i8go.—I rode sixteen miles onthe stage, over a rough road, to Maple Works, inClark County. The time was 3 oclock p. m. Theday was warm and sultry. The clouds began gath-ering in a threatening manner, indicating the ap-proach of a thunderstorm. I had a walk of ninemiles before me in order to reach the interior of thecountry. As is my custom^ I made calls on the dif-ferent families as I passed along, and left with eachsome suitable reading for young arid old. I hadwalked two-thirds of the way when the thunder-storm came on in all its fury. Hail and rain camedown in torrents. I took shelter in the first houseI came to. Darkness ca
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