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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 10, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 40, No. 26.

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Silver Lake, Minn.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

Since last reporting, I have labored a few days at Lake Hook, about seven miles north of Hutchinson. It was right in the woods, dark nights, rained some, and so not much interest. From six to twenty out generally. Eld. Parsons, Adventist, spoke against us on the covenants, and Eld. King, Methodist, on the millennium. Both were small guns, lightly loaded. I reviewed them. Left about a dozen keeping the Sabbath, with Bro. Moore for leader. He is a good man, and loves the truth.
Then came to Silver Lake, twelve miles east of Hutchinson, where I have now worked about three weeks. Roads and weather very bad, hence attendance small—about fifteen to thirty. Nov. 12, there came a heavy snow, so that now we have better going and the interest is quite good. Yesterday, we had our first Sabbath meeting. About twenty-five out, twenty of whom are keeping the Sabbath for the first time. Had a good meeting. Hope for a few more yet. I think there is good material here for a working church. Intend to stay a few days longer and get things into working order.
Am all alone now, as Bro. Morse could not come for sickness. Mrs. Canright has gone to Glencoe to visit and look after things there, and Bro. Grant has gone home to prepare for winter. Expect him back soon. Then we shall have to spend some time in organizing these churches and doing other necessary work among them.
By the help of God and his clear truth, we now have seen over one hundred embrace the Sabbath in this county, within the last four months. God has also blessed the labors of others in the State, so that with those at High Forest, about one hundred and eighty have come into the truth this season. Certainly, we ought gratefully to thank God for this. I have changed my mind. I think Minnesota is a good field in which to labor. Am very contented, and have no disposition to leave.
It will probably be some time now before I can lecture in another new place. I regret this much, but see no way consistently to avoid it. D. M. CANRIGHT. Nov. 24.