Lectures Near Vermontville, Michigan by A. O. Burrill; E. B. Lane

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 1, 1868

Lectures Near Vermontville, Michigan

By A. O. Burrill; E. B. Lane

From Bro. Burrill and Lane.

Bro. Smith: Thinking a report might be interesting to those connected with the cause and acquainted with us, we submit the following:

We found no difficulty in obtaining a place to hold a course of lectures, 3½ miles north of Vermontville, Mich. After securing this location we ascertained that we were situated in a thickly-settled community, composed mostly of Methodists. By extensively circulating our notices we were favored with a full congregation, and there was manifestly a good interest awakening. We had not proceeded far before it could be evidently seen that the enemy was aroused. Appointments were given out conflicting with ours. Many false stories were reported about what we believed, such as that we deny Christ, know the day and hour of his coming, that we had been elsewhere breaking up prayer and class-meetings, &c., and finally we were harangued from their pulpits in very ungentlemanly terms, to say nothing of Christian courtesy. All this seemed to awaken a deeper interest to hear. The leaders, as expressed by one, were afraid of the results of these meetings, and succeeded in closing the house against us. We were, therefore, obliged to discontinue, notwithstanding the interest and prospects of good results.

We spent some time visiting and praying with those much interested, and supplying them with proper reading matter. Urgent requests were made that we should give a course of lectures with the tent next spring.

Although we gave but seven discourses, with the blessing of God we trust that some seed is sown on good ground, and will bring forth fruit unto everlasting life.

A. O. Burrill, E. B. Lane.