The brethren came together with real enthusiasm.

During the past year the number of Disciples had been multiplied, and the cause had been greatly strengthened.

It had been a year of constant ingathering.

New churches reported themselves at this meeting, and brethren whom we had never known before.

As evidence of what was being accomplished I will copy a note which I find appended to the minutes of the Prairie City meeting: The following letter was received from a church meeting in Monroe township, Anderson County, said church being of the "Old Christian Order": _To the Elders of the State Meeting at Prairie City_: We, the Church of God meeting at North Pottawatomie, do recommend to your honorable body, Bro.