p. 62 | KENTUCKY TENT by S. Osborn; Orlando Soule

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 16, 1877

KENTUCKY TENT.

By S. Osborn; Orlando Soule

At the close of the tent-meeting at Edmonton, to finish up the work we held a few meetings some three miles in the country, where the principal interest seemed to be. Nine signed the covenant to keep all of God’s commandments, and the faith of Jesus. Others said they would keep the Sabbath. These people are poor, and some of them never made any profession before; but by discarding the use of tobacco and other hurtful things, they show signs of genuine repentance. They still need quite a work done for them.

We then moved, and set the tent at Glover’s Creek, Metcalfe Co., where we commenced meetings, Aug. 3. We have now given six discourses. Our congregations are large for this country, the attendance ranging from two hundred to two hundred and seventy-five.

The following is an extract from an article published in the Glasgow Times, respecting our meeting at Edmonton:—

“A little more than six weeks ago brought to our town Eld. Osborn, ‘the Seventh-day Adventist,’ who came hither to instruct the people in the wholesome laws of his new doctrine. The Elder preaches in a large tent, under whose capacious shadow can be found ample room, and easy accommodations in the way of seats, for the largest crowds. He is a man of more than ordinary ability. Thoroughly schooled in every rule of his faith, he walks forth upon the broad field of debate, and while standing in the very center of

scriptural controversy, he analyzes with easy effort the most difficult problems. And with beautiful consistency he harmonizes scriptures which appear to be plain contradictions, and which have puzzled and vexed the stoutest energies of the most learned in Bible teaching, in our whole community. We have it from the Elder that he will leave here in a few days. To have him go from our midst is not our choice; but we hope wherever he may pitch his tent circumstances may bless him, as they have done here, with large and attentive crowds throughout his entire series of lectures.”

S. OSBORN.

ORLANDO SOULE.