A. G. MILLER

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 6, 1877

Morton.

We have preached here thirty-six times. There are now, Aug. 24, over twenty keeping the Sabbath. The interest is widespread, and there is a prospect of a large work being done here. We are visiting the people, and praying with them at their homes. We have good courage, and our faith is strong. We claim the promise made by the church at our camp-meeting,

that the laborers should be upheld by their prayers.

J. H. COOK. L. D. SANTEE.

Richland.

Five weeks ago Eld. Pardee Butler (Disciple) sent a notice to our church that he would preach to us on Sabbath, Aug. 18, to show us the folly of bearing the old Jewish yoke of bondage—the Sabbath—if we would give him the use of the house we occupy. We decided to let him make the attempt, and to have him reviewed by Bro. Smith Sharp.

As the house was too small, a grove was cleared and seated, and a stand erected. The weather was fine. The attendance was large, there being at least four hundred present, among whom were several ministers of other churches, who took notes of both sermons. Eld. B. took the usual position taken by the Disciples, was very careful in dropping the moral law to have it fall as lightly as possible, and said one day had no pre-eminence above another, and that there was no Sabbath; and closed by announcing his next meeting on Lord’s day. Eld. Sharp followed after a half hour’s intermission. He spoke with much freedom, showing that the Sabbath was kept by God’s people from creation down to the exode. He showed a clear and unmistakable distinction between the two laws, one being perfect and the other imperfect.

We are happy over the result, feeling that one more great victory is gained for God’s truth. Many of our Disciple brethren admit their complete discomfiture, and feel that they have gained nothing. We give God all the praise.

A. G. MILLER

Aug. 20, 1877.