MAINE by Samuel J. Herkum

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 20, 1878

MAINE

By Samuel J. Herkum

Held meetings with the friends on Silver Ridge from May 30 to June 3. Left them all holding on to the truth except two. One of these was a little girl who desired to serve the Lord and keep the Sabbath, but her mother would not let her. Three men, heads of families, decided that they would investigate the subject, and would keep the Sabbath if they did not find anything in the Bible against it.

We found two keeping the Sabbath in Sherman, an old man and his wife. Their ages were 75 and 77 years. It was interesting indeed to hear that aged “mother in Israel” tell her experience, and to see her interest in the cause. I would that all our brethren and sisters had as much of the missionary spirit as she seemed to have. She had seen the light and wanted everybody else to see it also.

Stopped one night in Patten on our way back to Oakfield. Sold about seven dollars’ worth of books and obtained a few subscribers for our periodicals. Sold a dozen or more Health Annuals.

SAMUEL J. HERKUM.