New Hampshire by P. C. Rodman

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 12, 1873

New Hampshire.

By P. C. Rodman

JULY 11, returned to Campton; spoke in the evening in the house of Mrs. M. E. York, who has decided to keep the Bible Sabbath. A few of her neighbors gathered, and listened with attention.

Sabbath, 12, met with friends at Campton village, in Bible-class and meeting; it was good to be there.

Sunday, spoke three times; held two meetings during the week, and went to Ashland; obtained a hall for lectures. Was in Campton the 19th and 20th. Spoke four times. On the 22d, commenced lectures in Ashland; spoke there in the evening, and postponed further lectures until after camp-meeting, because we could not have the hall on Sundays, as the Free-will Baptists occupy it while their house is being repaired. Also, farmers out of the village can better attend after haying. We had from forty to one hundred and fifty in to hear; think a tent meeting would do good there.

On the 25th, went to Campton with Bro. B. F. Smith; 26th, attended Bible-class and meeting, held in the house of Mrs. Levitt. She is eighty-four years old, and used to preach. Age prevents her from laboring in the field; but she loves God and his truth, and enjoys our meeting with her to worship the God of our fathers on his holy day.

Spoke in the evening, in Holderness, in Greenleaf school-house. The 27th, listened to Eld. J. H. Evans, first-day Adventist, who, it was supposed, would preach against the Sabbath, so, by request of some friends, we attended the meeting; but he did not come out plainly, as it was supposed to would. One man took to jumping, dancing, and slapping his hands, after which a brother spoke as though the jumping was going too far, when the preacher justified the first by quoting Luke 6:23. But I fail to see that it applies to jumping and dancing, with other fanatical exhibitions, in a quiet meeting, where no one is disturbing or disposed to do so. Please read verses 22 and 23, and the corresponding passage in Matt. 5:11, 12.

The third angel’s message never looked more precious to me than now. Oh! for more of the spirit of the solemn messages by which a people is to be prepared for the time of trouble, and to meet the Lord.

Dear friends, we have no time to lose. The last message of mercy is swelling into the loud cry, and soon it will be said, from the throne of God, It is done, and Jesus will appear. Shall we hail him with joy, and follow him through the gates into the city? Isa. 25:9; 26:2–4; Rev. 22:14.

P. C. RODMAN.

Campton, N. H., July 29, 1873.