p. 72 | Meetings in Northern Mich

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 15, 1858

Meetings in Northern Mich.

By J. B. Frisbie; S. W. Rhodes

Bro. Smith: We met the church according to appointment in Caledonia, where we trust our meetings were profitable. We dwelt most of the time on the importance of church order and union. Here we met Bro. Byington who went forward and baptized sixteen willing souls in obedience to Christ's command.

We then journeyed on to Wright, and found the church still increasing in numbers and prosperity in divine knowledge and practice. Last Sixth-day Bro. Rhodes baptized thirty-eight. We are in hopes that many more will soon go forward in this duty. As near as we can judge there are now some eighty-four keeping the Sabbath

in these parts, and others are convinced and being convinced that we have the truth on the Bible. We hope they will soon obey.

We are now giving a course of lectures in Chester, where a goodly number are interested. The opposition is strong and foolish. A Freewill Baptist Elder says he knows that we are the false prophets that we read of in the last days, showing great signs and wonders (referring to the chart) to deceive the very elect; and were going about like roaring lions seeking whom we may devour. He quoted some of the same scriptures that we did, and said that we said so. By this he knew we were false prophets. We told him that Moses said, the Bible says so.

J. B. Frisbie.

S. W. Rhodes.