Quarterly Meeting in Minn.
At the Quarterly Meeting in Faribault Co., Minn., according to appointment, Bro. Ingraham was present to minister in word and doctrine. Meeting commenced Sabbath A. M. The few scattered lovers of the truth from Walnut Lake, Minnesota Lake, and the vicinity of the meeting, were present. The School-house was in a neighborhood mostly Baptist; and when the notice of our meeting was given out, of course something must be done to protect their members from heresy. So one Elder Hopkins was requested to preach on the subject of the Sabbath, as they were already beginning to meet with some trouble on that point, the wife of their Deacon, having, through the efforts and commendable zeal of a sister of hers in Wisconsin, taken hold of the Sabbath, and renounced Sunday observance. As this sister came out and expressed her determination, others began to think that if a woman like her had come to that conclusion, there must be something in it, and they hoped that Eld. Hopkins would confirm the word. But so weak and futile were his reasons for first-day observance, that dissatisfaction spread through their church generally, and increased their desire to hear the other side of the question.