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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 30, 1877

MICHIGAN

Lakeview.

The past week has been rather an exciting one for Lakeview. Nearly all the people are either reading the Bible or talking Scripture. The church members, especially the United Brethren, became jealous of the progress the truth is making, and sent for the Rev. M. H. Sly, of Olivet, considered by them one of their ablest men, who came Thursday. Friday evening we let him have the tent on conditions that he would be courteous, and treat us as a Christian gentleman should. He spoke for nearly three hours, and a more abusive man we never heard. Some of the congregation became disgusted, and left the tent.

Sunday forenoon he spoke in the tent again. This time he was somewhat more careful in what he said. In the evening we took a vote to see how many thought he deserved a further use of the tent, and the congregation voted him out. His friends then procured him the school-house, where he spoke last night. Here he exceeded all his previous efforts to abuse us, and expose us to ridicule. During his discourse, he said, “It took Jesus three years and six months to kill the law,” and, “If I could understand all the Bible, I would throw it away.” He is a man of but little education, and utterly void of Christian refinement. This effort has been productive of much good, in that it has decided several more upon the present truth. The Lord is able to make the wrath of man praise him.

Almost every day we hear of some who have begun to keep the Sabbath. Bro. P. L. Hoen is with us, working among the Norwegians and Danes. We expect to close up our labors here with the tent next Sunday.

A. O. BURRILL.

WILL. ELLSWORTH.

Adrian.

I came to Adrian, Aug. 6, and for the past two weeks have been lecturing three miles east of the city in a small school-house that is not large enough to seat the congregations that attend. The interest is good, and is increasing. Some of the best people in the place are interested.

Last Sabbath we baptized four in the river Raisin. Ten or more are keeping the Sabbath. They keep up meetings, although they are quite scattered.

This is a new field, and our views are but little known. I preached here in the winter of 1844–5, and have met a few who remember me.

Last Sunday I went to hear a first-day Adventist preach that the law is abolished and there is no Sabbath. It sounded quite familiar to hear the old worn-out, threadbare arguments again. They invited me to speak at three P. M., so I spoke on the whole law in the New Testament and the Sabbath. They gave excellent attention, and I believe some of them were convicted of the truth.

By request, have moved my appointment to a larger school-house about one mile east of the one in which I first spoke. Have good liberty in speaking, and the Lord blesses.

J. B. FRISBIE.