KANSAS by G. H. Smith; M. Enoch; H. Enoch

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 11, 1879

KANSAS

By G. H. Smith; M. Enoch; H. Enoch

Rooks Center, Aug. 28.—Have been holding meetings in this place five weeks. Two discourses were preached against the Sabbath by a Congregationalist minister. This effort against the truth only served to help us. Eight have signed the covenant, and others are keeping the Sabbath. Some of these had never made a profession of religion; but obedience to all of God’s commands has caused them to look to the “Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world.” Prejudice has closed the ears of many; but we hope that those who have embraced the precious truth will live such consistent Christian lives that it will soon be removed. We shall remain here till camp-meeting, to encourage and establish them in the faith.

Sept. 2.—We have taken down the tent to-day. Since our last report we have had opposition from three ministers on the immortality question. They said, “S. D. Adventists go from Genesis to Revelation to prove their doctrine; but we don’t propose to do that.” They kept their word in this, and their discourse consisted mostly of abuse and slang against us. We reviewed them one-half hour, before the same congregation, and a decided victory was gained for the truth. Six more have signed the covenant, making fourteen in all. Next Sabbath we shall organize a Sabbath-school. We are in the center of a large field of labor, and will separate now and hold meetings in two places four miles from here, each in school-houses.

G. H. SMITH. M. AND H. ENOCH.