Untitled article by Dudley Marvin Canright

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, February 4, 1868

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. XXXI, No. 8

Meetings in New Portland, Me.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

Bro. Goodrich and I have been here over two Sundays and have given thirteen discourses. The Universalist Meeting-house is empty, but not in very good repair. This they allowed us to occupy, so we began our meetings in it. But the Baptists invited us to occupy their house as it was warmer. This we did accordingly and most of them attended. Our congregation averaged from 70 to 150. This is a small country village. But when we struck the second message it stirred them exceedingly. As we followed this with the claims of the Sabbath, it made no small stir among them. They began to cry, “Division,” “heresy,” “false prophets,” &c. Yesterday (Sunday) the Methodist elder preached against the work, and waxed exceedingly warm. We replied at evening.

So here we are now. What the result will be we can not yet have any correct idea. A few have decided to keep the Sabbath. We still stay to carry on the work. We do not occupy the Baptist house any longer. In God and his truth we trust.

D. M. CANRIGHT.

Jan. 27, 1868.