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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 28, 1871

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 38, No. 24.

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New York.

By John Lindsey; S. A. H. Lindsey

From the time of our last report to Oct. 22, we continued meetings every evening and one on each Sunday afternoon at this place. Since then, we have held meetings here twice a week, devoting the rest of our time to a course of lectures at Catlin Hill. The interest continues to increase with an increasing congregation. The Universalists kindly granted us the use of their large meeting-house at the commencement of our lectures, and last evening it was crowded with an intelligent and candid people. They were here from many miles around. Deep solemnity rested upon us. Our theme of discourse was chosen from Jer. 6: 16: “Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.” Comparing this with chapter 7: 23, we were enabled to make the law of the Lord very prominent, and the fourth precept pre-eminent. The people listen so attentively to our plain testimony that we are astonished. What will be the result is now our anxiety. May God grant that it may prove a savor of life unto life to many precious souls.
At Catlin our effort has stirred up opposition. When we reached the Sabbath question, the Methodists challenged us for a discussion. We dared not, under the circumstances, do otherwise than to accept. Shortly afterward we received a hint that they had employed a man who had no reputation as a Christian, either in the church or out of it. Then we told them that we would discuss the subject with any one who feared God and regarded his word, but with a wicked man we would not. Shortly afterward, they withdrew the challenges, but they want us to keep still about it. We shall do as wisely with the matter as we know how, and we are satisfied that silence in this case will not be wisdom. May the Lord help us to do right.
JOHN LINDSEY, S. A. H. LINDSEY.
Beaver Dams, Nov. 13, 1871.