Adventist Review : A Holy Spell

ary F. Maxson described an Advent meeting she attended in 1864.¹ It began with “impressive and profitable discourses” that were part of a weekend series of meetings. Like most early Adventists it was a privilege even to be together, and when they were able to on a monthly or quarterly basis, the entire weekend was used to fellowship together.

Mary described the awesome privilege of getting to participate in the emblems of Communion. Like many other early Adventists who scarcely saw a minister, believers were excited to be able to celebrate church ordinances such as the Lord’s Supper when an ordained minister passed through. “As we bowed in prayer,” she wrote, “every heart seemed drawn out to ā€ØGod ‘in strong cries and »

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