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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 28, 1879

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 54, No. 10.

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OHIO

By R. A. Underwood; J. C. Bartlett

Appleton, Aug. 18.—We closed our effort here last evening. Only eight have decided to obey. From the first we have had a good hearing, notwithstanding we have seen so little fruits of our labors. The book sales have been small, and we have obtained but few subscribers for our periodicals. We are reminded of the following from the prophet: “And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear thy words, but do them not.” A. O. BURRILL.
Solon, Aug. 20.—We closed our meetings here to-day. Sold $11.00 worth of books, and obtained nine subscribers for the REVIEW and Signs. A bitter spirit of prejudice has been overcome, and a few have decided to obey, while many are investigating. A goodly number of these are from the world. Infidelity gives way before the connected truths of the third angel’s message. I will give an extract from a private letter from Bedford, which is to the point. The writer is one who may be of service to the cause. He says:—
“Ever since you were here, I have been diligently searching the Scriptures. I can say that the Bible is an entirely new book to me. The doctrine of eternal punishment, with the gross inconsistencies and worldliness of the orthodox churches, had made me a skeptic and scoffer, as I know it has scores of others. In your tent I heard a gospel of love preached in all its native simplicity and truth; a consistent gospel, one that harmonizes the Bible with itself, with reason, and with man’s innate sense of justice. I have sat in the scorner’s seat, but it was not religion that I ridiculed so much as the hollow, canting hypocrisy which men called religion. I pray that God may give me faith to lay hold of the promises, that I may secure eternal life. Pray for me.”
We shall return to Bedford and Solon to follow up the interest, which is growing.
R. A. UNDERWOOD. J. C. BARTLETT.