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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 30, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 40, No. 7.

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Northern Iowa Tent.

By J. H. Morrison; R. M. Kilgore

Since our last report we have given the Sabbath question and nature of man a good canvassing. The main point of difference seems to have turned upon the former. Its claims from a scriptural standpoint stirred the minds of the people so that they began to clamor for the “other side.”
Accordingly, Eld. Martin (Methodist), from Mineral Ridge, was sent for to present it. He appeared on last Thursday and sent us word that, if we were willing, he would preach in the tent that evening, on the Sabbath question. It being granted, we were favored with an array of objections against the seventh-day Sabbath, and the favorite argument, “triumph of the truth,” so often urged in favor of the first day of the week.
At the close of his remarks he publicly challenged us to discuss this question; at the same time prophesied that there would be no debate. Upon its acceptance, the following questions were finally agreed upon: 1. Do the Holy Scriptures enjoin Christians to observe the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath? 2. Do the Scriptures teach that the first day of the week is binding upon Christians as the Sabbath?
Tuesday evening, July 16, the discussion begins, and continues four evenings, each question occupying two evenings.
Since this attack, the ministers of this place have become bold. Eld. Corbin (Disciple) spoke in the tent at 5 P. M., Sunday, when he abolished the ten commandments, they being the old covenant and the “ministration written” on stones. We gave a short review to the same audience.
Eld. Potter (Methodist) asked for the tent on Monday night to give to the people the historical change of the Sabbath; taken from historians who kept the first day of the week, stating as his reason for so doing, that some of those whom we had quoted were men who had not kept any day. Strange conclusion indeed!
The interest is better now than at any time since we came here. The waters are troubled, and some are in the valley of decision. What the result of this may be is yet to be seen; but we hope that some good shall be accomplished. We are trying to put our trust in God, and we ask for the prayers of his people.
Bro. Osborn left us last week to begin labor with the Southern Iowa tent.
J. H. MORRISON, R. M. KILGORE. Homer, Hamilton Co., Iowa.