p. 46 | Kentucky by D. T. Bourdeau

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 23, 1872

Kentucky.

By D. T. Bourdeau

SINCE coming to this State we have tried to improve our time to the best advantage, talking the truth several hours each day in Dr. Combs' family and seeking for favorable openings to give public lectures. Dr. Combs is deeply interested in our views, and is earnestly seeking for truth. May he soon embrace it, and give his whole influence and energies in its favor.

Last Sabbath was a pleasant and profitable day to us. Besides enjoying the privilege of talking on our views most of the day, in the evening, unexpectedly, quite a number of colored people came in to hear us sing. Of course we could not sing much after speaking all day, yet we talked half an hour on the Signs of the Times. They seemed interested, and by request closed the interview by singing us two hymns in their simple, native style.

Last Sunday it rained nearly all day, and the roads being almost impassable, we had but few out to Glendale to hear us. The village being on low ground, making the roads very muddy, and the meeting-house being on one side of the village, we concluded to hold no more meetings in that place at present. We returned to Nolin on foot on the railroad to have a two hours' talk on the truth, while Mrs. B. and others stayed behind to come on the night train.

Last Tuesday, Dr. Combs, Bro. Brown, and myself, went to Sonora, a thriving little village situated on the railroad three miles south of this place, for the purpose of finding a house to hold meetings in. Prof. Vincent, a Presbyterian clergyman, offered us the use of his large school-house for only one night, expressing doubts as to the propriety of our occupying it any longer. We accepted this kind offer, and spoke to over one hundred last night on the subject of Spiritualism, introducing our prophetic chart at the close of our remarks. The interest was good. Prof. Vincent arose and said he claimed that they were an intelligent people, that their place was chartered, and that if they had lectures, they would be carried forward on an organized and high-toned plan, and that the stranger would not be permitted to drag his own way, lighting up his own lamps, ringing the bells, etc. About $5 were at once raised to meet these expenses. We have appointments out for to-night and onward. What the results will be of course, we cannot tell. We will do duty, and if compelled to leave, there are places enough where the people will hear and obey the truth. There are already two openings for tent-meetings next summer, if the tent should run in this State. The Lord directs. In him we trust, and he does bless and strengthen.

D. T. BOURDEAU.

Nolin, Ky., Jan. 12, 1872.