Untitled article by Dudley Marvin Canright

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · September 3, 1867

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. XXX, No. 12

THE TENT AT ATHENS, ME.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

This has been a good week for us in the tent. The interest has increased to the end. The rain has hindered us some, but notwithstanding, the interest and attendance has been good. Sabbath-day, our brethren and sisters from the surrounding churches assembled here for Monthly Meeting. We enjoyed several sweet and interesting seasons of worship together. All was harmony, love, and union. On Sunday, there was a very large attendance, being some seven or eight hundred. A hundred and seventy teams were counted. Many came on foot for several miles. This is back in the country, away from any city or village; hence it will be seen that this was a very large congregation for such a place. Many teams came from ten to fifteen miles. The interest is spreading all through this section of the country for miles around. The people are not only interested but are deeply stirred about these things. They are investigating to see if these things are so. Several are convinced that we have the truth, especially in regard to the Sabbath. Some have already decided to keep it. At the close of the meeting on Sunday afternoon, Eld. Bemis, a first-day Advent preacher, arose and told us his experience on this question. Said that he had investigated until he was thoroughly satisfied that the seventh day was the Sabbath. He said that he should keep it from this time, henceforth and forever, and that he was not afraid to let the world know where he stood with regard to it. We regard Bro. Bemis as an excellent man, and hope that God will make him useful in this cause.

How long we shall remain here, we do not know, but we confidently expect to see a good work done here in the name of the Lord before we leave. We hear good reports from other churches in the State, so that we are feeling very much encouraged with regard to the cause here. Brethren, pray for us.

D. M. CANRIGHT.

Athens, Me.