Correspondence. >From the Harlan Church, Iowa, Dear Brethren: We are enjoying a season of peace.  The church here stands united on Gospel principles.  We are laboring together for the furtherance of the good cause. Have a well organized Sunday school which is largely attended and we hope good may be the result.  We have disadvantages that the eastern churches do not have, but amid all these we are hoping for good results.  May we all be kept in the bonds of peace. Yours in Christ. Lyman M. Eby. Harlan, Iowa, May 21. >From McComb, Illinois Dear Primitive: We are progressing slowly in the cause of our Master.  We have built a new meeting-house this Spring, but will not complete it for a few weeks. Have had wet weather for some time and farmers are back with their work. Much of the fruit has been killed, still we are confident in the promise "Seed time and harvest will not fail." I have a number of scientific, hygiene and religious pamphlets, periodicals and papers that I should like to exchange for good, solid reading matter. If any of our readers have anything to exchange, please send to me a description of your books, description, price, etc., and I will send you a list of my papers. Fraternally, May 15.   H. C. Lucas. >From Maple Grove Church, Kansas. Dear Primitive: We have good news to tell you.  Yesterday was appointed for our feast.  Had the promise of ministerial help from other churches but none came.  Had good preaching by home ministers.  Two young sisters baptized.  In the evening had a glorious feast-never saw so much weeping as while the minister was speaking of the sufferings of our blessed Jesus.  Deep solemnity pervaded every heart during the entire meeting.  Had public preaching this morning, and at the close six more blood-bought souls came out on the Lord's side. There is much rejoicing here among the saints, and we believe also in heaven among the angels of God.  Brethren and sisters, pray for our little band here in the far West. May 17. My Trip to District Meeting. Dear Primitive: I left home for the District Meeting in Bedford county on the 6th of May and arrived at McKees Station at 9 o'clock in the evening, where brother James Sell met me and took me to his home.  I was kindly entertained by brother and sister Sell and their interesting family.  They have four boys, the oldest a member of the church.  All are bright lads and promise fair for the future.  His home is comfortable and everything seems to be in its place. The next morning we went to the home of his brother, just in sight, and from there to the regular appointment, a distance of six miles, where I tried to preach.  After services, went home with brother James, and in the afternoon attended Sunday-school in the meeting-house, which is on the corner of brother Sell's lot.  This was the first time I had the privilege of meeting with the brethren in Sunday-school and I was a close observer and I must say it was well conducted.  It is certainly well for brethren and sisters to meet together and instruct the children in the way of the Lord.  The officers and teachers seemed to be active and zealous, and I felt satisfied with their work.  In the evening I tried to preach at the same place. The next morning started for District Meeting, stopped with brother Koontz and in the evening there was preaching in a meeting-house near by.  The next morning we reached the D. M. just in time for organizing.  The meeting passed off very pleasantly and closed in the evening when there was such a heavy rain that we could not go to the brethren's houses in the vicinity, so we remained in the meeting-house and had preaching, singing and prayer nearly all night. The next morning started for home.  On my way I stopped at Huntingdon with Bro. H. B Brumbaugh.  In the afternoon I visited the Normal.  Met brother Swigart, and Prof. Lehmer of our neighborhood.  The school was not in session that afternoon.  I remained with them for supper.  All assembled in a large dining room below, which is nicely finished.  When all were seated around the many tables and perfect quietude prevailed a blessing was asked. Then all eat and go out quietly.  I was not satisfied with only this much of the Normal.  In order to satisfy myself I met with the school in the morning exercises in the chapel.  Bro. Quinter was present and officiated.  They sang beautifully and then all united in prayer.  I did wish that some of our brethren who have so much to say against the Normal would do as I did, go and see, and stop talking of something that they know but little about. Next I met with brother Emmert in his department.  He related to me the commencement of the Orphan Home.  It started with 20 cents.  He showed me the house where they commenced to care for the poor orphan children, and told me of the gifts that that are sent to them from different parts of the country.  Prof. Lehmer took me to the Home.  The sister that has charge of these children called them in that I might see them.  They looked clean and happy. They sang a few hymns for me and I talked a little to them. I took dinner with brother Quinter. Now brethren, if you are not satisfied with this testimony go and see, and don't judge before the time.  If I had sons and daughters that wished for more than a common education, the Brethren's Normal would be the school to which I would send them. Everything is common and in good order.  While at the morning exercises in the chapel, I looked over the school and I thought God bless teachers and scholars for the further good of the church.  I would further say to the brethren and sisters, remember the Orphan Home.  Send 50 cents for the Helping Hands and help along the good cause. At 1 P. M. I started for home where I found all well except my son.  I also had good news communicated.  Two sisters made the good confession, and on the 13th they were baptized. Fraternally. John H. Raffensberger. [Note from Wayne: The "Normal" is a reference to the Huntingdon Normal School now known as Juniata College.] >From Arkansas. Dear Primitive: Having many solicitations from the brethren of Tennessee to write to them, and being unable to write to all personally, I beg space in the columns of the P. C.  I left Tenn. the 2nd of February for Arkansas, and landed here the 5th, and having a correspondence from here before we came, two of the brethren met us at Fayetteville with conveyance and brought us to their house, where we were kindly cared for among the brethren until we rented and moved to ourselves.  The evening we arrived, Sunday evening, they had a prayer meeting for our reception, but being very much fatigued from our trip, especially my wife, we did not enjoy the meeting as we would have done had we not been so worried.  We formed the acquaintance of several brethren and sisters.  We were informed they had organized a church here last January, with about fifteen members.  Since that time they increased by baptism and emigration, until there are now two ministers, one in the first and the other in the second degree, and two deacons. I have been over a good deal of the country and find good farming land, level, rich and cheap.  On Round mountain, where we live, the average crop of corn, they tell me, is from 25 to 30 bushels to the acre.  Wheat from 10 to 15 bushels.  The land along the river will do much better than that.  I am told the river land will produce 23 bushels per acre.  Timber and water, plenty and good.  There is no cotton raised in this county.  This is a good fruit country.  Fruit of all kinds does well.  Almost every person has a vineyard.  There is fine prospect for plenty of fruit.  Peach trees bloomed the 15th of March.  There was a frost the 20th of March that killed a great many of the peaches.  The season is very early this year.  Vegetation was out the 10th of March, as much as it was in Tennessee, the first of May.  I am told, however, the season is much earlier here this year than common. Most of the farmers are done planting corn.  Some are plowing their corn over.  It has been very dry for a month.  The roads are as dry and dusty as in August.  The weather now is cloudy and cool.  Wheat looks well and bids fair for a fine crop.  The vacant land here has all been taken up, that is of any account.  I have taken a homestead, and will move on it this fall.  I have rented or bought out a young man's contract.  The man furnishes everything, and I get half, and a house and garden and lots furnished me, and all the fruit we want for our own use.  I will have about twenty acres in corn, five acres in oats, four acres in millet.  I think I have a very good chance, and am getting along farming very well.  The morals of the country are good with a few exceptions.  This would be a good country to invest money in mills or goods.  There is good water power here.  The health is generally good.  We have not heard of a death since we came here.  Our health has been good as a general thing.  People here in this neighborhood are mostly from Kansas.  Some who lately came in are very badly dissatisfied, and I cannot say I am altogether satisfied.  If some of the brethren and sisters and friends from Tennessee were here I would be far better satisfied.  I hope to have the benefit of your prayers. J. A. Virmillion. Maguire's Store, Washington co., Ark. [The above communication should have appeared two weeks ago, but by some means was overlooked.  We think it may still interest some of our readers -Ed.] [Note from Wayne: This is likely a reference to the North Bethel / McGuire's Store congregation.] >From the Nevada Church, Missouri Dear Primitive: Brethren A. Hutchison and P. S. Garman came amongst us on the 5th and labored in the ministry several days prior to our lovefeast.  They dealt out the Bread of Life to both saint and sinner to the strengthening of the former and the warning of the latter.  On the 11th the brethren assembled in District Council for south-west Missouri.  There was a good representation of the different churches and the business was satisfactorily disposed of. It was manifest that the spirit of Christ was the ruling influence.  We were made to rejoice at the result of the meeting, which closed at noon on the 12th.  At 2 o'clock we met for preaching, and in the evening to celebrate the suffering and death of our adorable Redeemer.  A large force of Elders and others were present.  Bro. M. F. Baer of Kansas was also with us.  We truly had a feast long to be remembered.  About one hundred members communed and a large crowd of spectators who observed the best of order. Brethren Isaac Wagoner and Jonathan Click were called to the deacon's office.  May the Lord enable them to properly discharge their duty. Preaching on the following day at 10 and also at 3 o'clock when it was announced that there was an applicant for baptism.  On the next day we met again and were made glad to hear that another had resolved to go with us. The brethren preached the word with power and then we resorted to the water-side.  Here truly was a solemn scene.  A large crowd of spectators on each side of the stream, from the little child to the aged father witnessing two youths of the age of eleven and fourteen years buried with Christ in baptism, and to arise to walk in newness of life.  May the good Lord help them to set a good example before their associates, and may they be the means of bringing many others to the fold of Christ.  Met again at 3 o'clock when the brethren preached the word and then the meeting closed long to be remembered by many. The Nevada church is in peace and alive in the cause of Christ.  We ask the prayers of the Brotherhood in our behalf. Fraternally. May 13.   D. D. WINE District Meeting of Virginia Dear Primitive: The District Mooting of District No. 2. of Virginia, met at Mount Zion church, Page Co., Va., near Luray, on the 4th and 5th of May.  Brethren John Cline and George Wine were chosen delegates to represent the Mt. Vernon Church.  This church is in a prosperous condition, a number having united with the church recently.  Quite a number from here attended the District Meeting.  Services continued two days.  Public preaching at night.  Brother Gant from W. Va., preached the first evening from the words, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal." Bro. Sanger from Bridgewater, preached the second evening from the words: "The Lord is a sun and shield."  A striking feature of the meeting was the good feeling and harmony prevailing throughout the entire services.  The temperance question brought out some strong speeches in its favor.  To sum up all in a few words we trust much good was done. After the meeting closed we visited the Luray Cave.  We were nearly two hours exploring it and felt a desire in our hearts to praise the Lord when viewing His handiwork displayed in this beautiful cave.  While there we sang the soul-inspiring hymn, "Nearer my God to Thee."  The Cave was illuminated by Eclectric lights. (sic)  Feeling much pleased with what we saw we returned home to battle with the conflicts of life. Fraternally, A. A. Alexander. Stuarts Draft, Va. Notices. Lovefeasts. Middle Creek church, Pa., June 24, 3 P. M. Montgomery church, Indiana county, Pa., June 16th. The brethren of the Montgomery church, Indiana Co., Pa., will hold their Lovefeast on the 16th of June.  A general invitation is extended.   J. W. Speicher. The brethren of the Bear Creek congregation, Garrett County, Maryland, on the 24th and 25th of June commencing at 3 o'clock P. M.  A cordial invitation to all, especially to ministers.   Josiah Beeghly. The lovefeast to be held in the Wooster church, Wayne Co., Ohio, on the 6th of June will be held at brother George Hestand's, near Smithville Station, on the P. and Ft. W. road, and we invite all who wish to be with us to stop off on their return from A. M.   Isaac Steel.