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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 14, 1869

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 34, No. 25.

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FROM MONROE, IOWA.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

Our meetings are progressing here well. Nearly forty are now keeping the Sabbath, and we have an interesting Bible Class and Sabbath School, social meetings, &c., on the Sabbath. Yet there is very much to be done for them still before I shall dare to leave them. The Methodist minister has just now commenced a warm opposition in publicly lecturing against us. I reviewed his first lecture this afternoon before a good audience. Shall review all he says.
The following, from the paper of the place, will show what others think of us. The editor is a Methodist, hence due allowance must be made for what he says:
“RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT.—For five weeks past, Eld. D. M. Canright has been lecturing at Anderson’s New Hall, corner of Washington and Commerce streets, on the doctrines of the Seventh-day Adventists, or “soul-sleepers,” as they are popularly known. Mr. Canright is a ready and fluent debater—rather loose in logic but forcible in statement—and has kept quite a large audience nightly interested. His lectures aim to show, among other things, the materiality of all things existing, even of God himself; he rejects the doctrine of the eternal punishment of the wicked, and also announces the early end of the world. His disciples keep Saturday, on the seventh day, as their Sabbath. Between thirty and forty have announced their belief in his doctrines, and have changed their day of rest. It is expected that a church will be organized soon. On Saturday, at half-past ten, they have a Bible Class and Sabbath School; also, public worship in the evening, and at 3 and 7 P. M. on Sunday. Mr. Canright, it is said, offers to publicly debate with the ministers of any Christian denomination upon the subjects whereon they differ. He will lecture on Wednesday evening, Dec. 8, on the use of coffee, tea, and tobacco.”
I hope to give another course of lectures near here soon. Pray for us.                                                     D. M. CANRIGHT.