THE CAUSE IN MAINE by Dudley Marvin Canright

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 9, 1867

THE CAUSE IN MAINE.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

After an absence of three months, in the good providence of God we returned to Norridgewock, Me. It seemed very much like getting home after a long journey. We found the brethren and sisters steadfast in the truth, and earnestly trying to live it out. We felt that we were indeed among our friends again. The Bible class and Sabbath School were doing well under the superintendence of Eld. Putman. His labors here have been of great service to this church, and are appreciated by them. The interest to hear is still good with many in the community. The only discouraging thing here is that they do not take hold of the Health Reform as they ought to; but we hope that this will not remain so long.

We have obtained rooms in the house of Bro. George Barker a few rods south of the village. We think that it is the most lovely situation in all this section. It overlooks the village which lies in the valley below, and furnishes a grand prospect of the mountains in the west and north as they tower up in the distance. There are two families of Sabbath keepers within a few minutes' walk of our home. We are much pleased with the situation, and feel contented to labor here as long as the Lord wills.

Sabbath and first-day, June 22 and 23, we attended the Monthly Meeting at Hartland. Here we met all the ministers, and above two hundred brethren and sisters from the surrounding churches. It was a very pleasant season to us indeed. The meeting was held in a large barn, fitted up for the occasion. On Sunday there were about five or six hundred present, who listened with interest to the word of life. We think that the result of this meeting will be good. We enjoyed some sweet seasons of prayer and social meeting. From this place we scatter over the field to meet the wants of the cause. D. M. CANRIGHT. Cornville, Me.