Herkimer Co., N. Y by S. B. Whitney

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 8, 1875

Herkimer Co., N. Y.

By S. B. Whitney

HAVE just closed my meetings here. They have been a success from the beginning. Those well acquainted with the place say that no other meetings could have lived through the storms we have had to encounter; yet I have not lost a single appointment in the whole time; but have been requested to make extra appointments when I had none. To the Lord be all the praise.

There are now between fifteen and twenty keeping the Sabbath here, and I have strong hopes that others will do so. Strenuous efforts have been made at opposition by the minister and his partisans—not by the church, however; for they were all, without exception, willing that I should use the house—but their attempts have been followed by defeat to the opposers, and signal victory for the truth.

An attempt to close the house having failed, an appointment was made for last evening, upon my time, accompanied by an order from the minister that I should use the desk no more. Of course, I gave way, and did not expect to use the house any more. But when evening came, no one appeared to occupy the desk, and I was requested to do so. This I declined doing, until a vote of the people, without an opposing voice, opened the way in such a manner that I knew of no other way to do but to speak, which I did with freedom. The Lord gave victory to his cause.

I leave for home to-day, but shall return as soon as possible. I have made arrangements to move to this section, as Providence seems clearly to indicate that it is duty.

Friends will please address me at Litchfield, Herkimer Co., N. Y., being particular to put on the county.

S. B. WHITNEY.

Litchfield, N. Y., March 30, 1875.