REPORT FROM BRO. CANRIGHT by Dudley Marvin Canright

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 6, 1869

REPORT FROM BRO. CANRIGHT.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

MAY 31, I left Battle Creek for my field of labor in Iowa. Stopped at Chicago, and had our new tent sent on. Sabbath and Sunday, June 5 and 6, I spent at Brighton, Iowa. I had a very good season with them. There seems to be a good work done here, and a chance to do more. Had a good attendance on Sunday. Bro. Butler met me here to see about future labor. June 12 and 13, I was with the church at Talleyrand. I like these brethren and sisters much. Our meetings on the Sabbath, I think, were very profitable indeed. Sunday, however, it was nearly a failure; first, on account of the rain, and second, because the Spiritualists had an appointment there at the same time, which they would not waive. So they filled up their time in ridiculing the Bible, God, Jesus Christ, and all who believe in them. I paid no attention to them in my sermon following them. June 15, we came with the tent to Sigourney, the county seat of Keokuk Co. It is an incorporated city of about one thousand inhabitants. Religion seems to be very low here. Only one resident minister in the place. Friday evening we began our meetings and have held them over Sunday. But it has rained nearly every day for over a week. This has partially broken up our meetings, and kept away many who would have come. We have had from one hundred and fifty to three hundred out. We are earnestly hoping for better weather now. Crops are suffering very much from the long-continued wet weather. Hope the friends will remember us in their prayers.

D. M. CANRIGHT.

Sigourney, June 20.