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The Vermont Tent

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 17, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 40, No. 14.

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The Vermont Tent.

By A. C. Bourdeau; D. T. Bourdeau

On Thursday, Aug. 29, we decided to pitch our tent in East Charleston, and the next day two young men brought the tent and our baggage with their team, from Irasburgh to this place, the distance of fifteen miles, free of charges; and after 3 o’clock P. M. they aided us in getting the center pole and stakes, and in pitching the tent, etc., while it rained the whole time so that we were all wet thoroughly. We commenced our lectures Sunday morning, the 1st inst., and although the weather has been against us, on account of the rain which continued for several days, yet the attendance has been very good, and thus far the interest has been deepening and widening. The people say that they have never heard such preaching before, and calls to visit families come to us from every quarter.
Last Sunday, we dwelt on the third message and on the Sabbath question. Eld. Smalley, a Baptist minister, changed his arrangement for meetings in this place on that day, and attended three meetings under the tent; and yesterday two clergymen came, one six miles, and the other twenty miles, to the tent to hear us. They asked several questions on the prophetic periods, and purchased some of our works on the prophecies. This is said to be a hard place; but we are encouraged to believe that there are honest souls here who will embrace the truth. We shall endeavor to be thorough in our labors.
Last Sabbath, we met with the Irasburgh church in Brownington, about thirteen miles from here, and enjoyed a profitable season. These dear friends are trying to hold up our hands by their prayers for us, and to assist us also with their temporal blessings.
A. C. BOURDEAU, D. T. BOURDEAU.
East Charleston, Vt., Sept. 10, 1872.