Pleasant View Church

(1886-1967)

The Gospel Messenger March 23, 1886 page 189 Vol. 24 No. 12

Good News.

We, the members of the Salem church, Reno Co., Kan., commenced a series of meetings on the evening of Feb. 18, and on the 20th, Jacob Trostle and L. Hillery came and labored with us until March 1.  Four were baptized and four received by letter.  Others were almost persuaded.  May they soon come into the fold.

  During these meetings we held our quarterly council.  Considerable business came up before the meeting, but we think all of it was disposed of in love.  A few Brethren that have located south of Hutchinson, desired to organize a church there.  Bro. Hillery brought the matter before our church, and the request was granted.  So our district will soon be divided again and the Brethren there will soon organize a church of their own.  They have twenty-six members, and two deacons.  The northern part of this district was cut off last fall, and now the eastern part, but still we have sixty-three members in our church, five deacons, and four ministers, with Bro. Jacob Trostle as our elder.  We expect to be represented at our District Meeting by a delegate.  On the evening of the 28th of February, we held our prayer-meeting.   The subject was influence, and the way our sisters spoke caused their influence to bring one precious soul into the fold.  Pray for us.

L. E. Fahrney

Sterling, Kan.