Morgan, Vermont by D. T. Bourdeau

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 18, 1875

Morgan, Vermont.

By D. T. Bourdeau

I REMAINED in Morgan sixteen days, held sixteen meetings, and left seven keeping the commandments. Two were keeping the Sabbath when I came to the place. Others showed respect for the truth, but had not taken their stand. The work here, as in Philippi of old, commenced with “women.” May these through consecration and diligence in the missionary work, be as successful as were Lydia and others in Philippi, that God’s blessing may attend them. Acts 16.

I met an opposition effort by Eld. Blake, Adventist. Replied the same day. Eld. B. was present, but made no response, yet some of his friends got up a feeling bordering, as I thought, upon fanaticism; so that he had to check them, telling them he wanted them to form their opinions independently of him. It is due Eld. Blake that I here state that he treated us with Christian courtesy, and that he made some, very candid, and truthful admissions. He acknowledged that the Bible did not teach that it was right to keep the first day; that to prove this we must go to tradition; that those whose conscience taught them they should keep a day (the seventh day) would sin if they did not keep it, etc. I leave Bro. Worthen to follow up the interest, while I seek for some other opening.

D. T. BOURDEAU.

Burke, Vt., March 9, 1875.