p. 70 | WM. COTTRELL by Wm. Cottrell

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 15, 1867

WM. COTTRELL

By Wm. Cottrell

From Bro. Wm. Cottrell.

BRO. SMITH: Some time since, I received an invitation from a non-professor of Bowersville, Ohio, to deliver a few discourses in the new school-house which was being built in that place. The meeting was to take place when the house was completed. The time was fixed upon when it was thought the house would be ready. The appointment was announced, and the day came, some four weeks ago, but as the house was not completed, the person who had invited me to speak arranged with the trustees of the M. E. church in the place for their house. At the time of the appointment, a good congregation came together. Their resident preacher was present. I spoke to him of the arrangement. He asked me how many discourses I proposed to deliver. I told him three. He wished to know what topics I proposed to discuss. I replied, first, the perpetuity of God's law, second, the Sabbath of the fourth commandment, and third, the foundation of Sunday-keeping. He said that he had no objections to the first, but the two last he should object to. I went on and delivered my first lecture at 11 A. M. The preacher expressed his entire satisfaction. For the other two lectures, the P. M. meeting-house was opened. I spoke at 2½ P. M., and in the evening, to large congregations.

The Campbellite church in the place rang their bell at every one of my appointments, but all to no effect. The people would come to hear the truth, and the Lord gave strength for the occasion, for which I praise his holy name. I believe that some good was done. We pray that the good seed may bring forth fruit to the glory of God. Pray for us, that we may live out all the great truths that pertain to this time.

We think this would be a good place for a meeting with the Ohio tent, the coming season.