Report from Bro. Rodman.
By P. C. Rodman
I HAVE been here since Dec. 8, and have given five lectures to attentive hearers. I spoke last evening on modern spiritualism to about one hundred and forty persons; among them was the Orthodox minister, who is inclined to it. He claims to have had communication from some of the former citizens of the town, who have died. We endeavored to show it up in the light of the Bible, that it is an abomination in the sight of God, and leads to the denial of the Bible as the revelation of God's will to man, and also to the denial of the plan of salvation. I hope to have the blessing of God that good may be done. I ask the prayers of God's dear people that his power may attend the truth, and that it may cleave out a people here to obey him and wait for his Son from Heaven. I recently gave some thirty-five lectures in Salem, N. H., about seven miles south of here. I had as good attention as is generally given, but they are slow to move. Only one that I could learn decided to keep the Sabbath. I hope others will. They confess the truth is clear, but are slow to move out in obedience. How stupid the people are in regard to eternal things, but all awake in the matters of this world. Truly they are becoming drunk, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. False teaching and satanic power has so stupefied the people, benumbing their intellects, that but few appreciate truth so as to embrace and obey. Yet our duty is to labor on just as cheerfully as if the many received our testimony. The harvest will decide, and that soon, who have loved God, and really kept his commandments. Men may deceive themselves and their fellow mortals, but God never. West Hampstead, N. H., Dec. 13, 1869.