Beloit, Iowa by J. Bartlett

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 24, 1874

Beloit, Iowa.

By J. Bartlett

I am still at Beloit, and the interest is still good. Some, however, are falling off as the cross is presented to them. They like to hear the theory of the truth, but when it comes to the practice of it, the cross is too heavy. But thank the Lord, there are some who are receiving the truth.

March 1, the Baptist minister of Beloit spoke on the Sabbath question. He took the position that Monday is the first day of the week. He said that the Lord's seventh day was our first day, and that Saturday is the seventh day of the week. But he became confused himself, and did not make one point plain. I replied last night with freedom. He said that after he had retired to his bed, the devil told him that he would make a failure, so he got up and looked his theory all over. I told the people that it was not the devil that told him so; for I never knew the devil to tell so much truth. There is one Swedish family keeping the Sabbath here.

J. BARTLETT.