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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 15, 1877

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 50, No. 20.

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NEWBURYPORT, MASS.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

The other day I received the following letter from one of the brethren at Newburyport. We left about fifteen keeping the Sabbath there when we took down the tent. We visited them a few times; then matters at Danvers and elsewhere pressed so urgently that I had not visited them for two months. It rejoices us greatly to find they have done so well alone. I quote from the letter as follows:—
“We are prospering finely. The Lord is with us, so we cannot help prospering. We had the best meetings yesterday that we have had since we formed our little band. Eight came to visit us, and three of them have decided to keep the Sabbath with us. One old gentleman walked five miles to meet with us. We also had an Adventist preacher with us from over the river. He gave us some good advice, and said he was investigating the seventh-day question.
“I received the tracts safely, and hope they will be the means of aiding us to gather new additions to our little flock. When you come down again, please bring three or four hymn books of some kind. We begin to find out that we want hymn books with Scripture in them; for we don't like to sing about an immortal soul, when it is not Bible. We are all in good spirits, and feel that our Father hears our prayers.”
Yesterday I visited them, and found them all strong in the faith, and growing in the knowledge of the truth. They have hired a little hall, where they have regular meetings three times a week. Six have embraced the Sabbath since we came away, and this without any preaching. Others are much interested. We now go back there to labor a couple of weeks.
At Danvers, where the interest is so extensive, we find that it requires a great deal of work to keep everything moving along properly. Our Sabbath-school now numbers one hundred and eighteen. The attendance on preaching Sabbath afternoon is generally about one hundred. Not all of these, however, keep the Sabbath. Sunday our hall is full. A very few who made a start are drawing off. This is nothing strange where there are so many. Others are coming in, and all are settling down firm in the truth. We had another baptism to-day. Our meeting-house will be plastered this week.
I feel well rested up again, and we are all of good courage.
D. M. CANRIGHT.