“Beware

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 2, 1857

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 9, No. 22.

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“Beware

“Of false prophets which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” Matt. vii, 15. As answering to the above description the church should beware of A. N. Seymour, who professes to be a minister of righteousness, but is in reality a minister of unrighteousness, or sin, which is the transgression of the law. At a meeting held by himself and E. Miller jr., in October last, in Lenawee Co., he declared that thenceforth his work was to overthrow the Sabbath. In January last, referring to our lecturing in different places, he said, “Let them work: I can pull down faster than they can build up,” and again stated his determination to direct his whole energies to put down the Sabbath. He is also circulating the most slanderous reports against the brethren. Within a few days after his making the last mentioned statement, he came to the Sabbath evening meeting of the Hillsdale church, and by plausible speeches and fair professions caused some of them to believe that he was an honest inquirer after the truth. Of course they were not aware of his expressed determination to destroy their faith and scatter the flock. Had he appeared among them openly, in his true character—that of a ravening wolf—there would be but little danger of his influence. We hope the brethren in all places will remember his threat against the truth, when he comes to them in sheep's clothing, and “beware.” J. H. W.