p. 54 | Maple Rapids, July 14 by H. M. Kenyon; A. O. Burrill

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 28, 1874

Maple Rapids, July 14

By H. M. Kenyon; A. O. Burrill

Michigan.

We closed our meetings at St. Johns, June 22, the interest to hear not being sufficient to warrant our staying longer. Two took their stand upon the Sabbath.

June 24, we pitched our tent at Maple Rapids, fourteen miles north of St. Johns. Have held meetings up to the present time. We now have the coming of the Lord and the Sabbath truth fully before the people. Some have commenced to keep the Sabbath, and others are deeply interested.

There has not been that interest manifested to hear which we desire to see, partly on account of the busy season of the year, and partly because of the secret influence brought to bear against us by some of the ministers of the place. We do not look for large results of our meeting here, but the way seems to be opening for labor during the fall and winter in school districts in the country round about. Several requests to this effect have been made already.

Last evening a man and his wife came ten miles to the meeting for the first time, having just heard we were here. We found them deeply interested in the truth, which was the result of some friend's sending them a trial volume of the REVIEW. He is the superintendent of the Sunday-school where he lives, and he gave us encouragement to believe that a course of lectures in his place would result in much good. By his request we shall hold a few meetings there at present, and continue our meetings at the close of the tent season.

We expect to remain here until camp-meeting, and after camp-meeting to pitch our tent in a new field.

H. M. KENYON, A. O. BURRILL.