REPORT FROM BRO. BOSTWICK.
By Jno. Bostwick
Bro. Smith : Since our conference I have finished a course of lectures previously commenced in Bro. Erb's neighborhood. The truth cut its way through prejudice and opposition, and our elder Raymar, an influential man formerly from the German Baptist church, who opposed the truth at the commencement, especially the law of God and Sabbath, acknowledged at the close of our meetings that we had the best and most harmonious system of views he had yet seen. Upon hearing our closing arguments on the law and gospel he was quite overcome, with many others, declaring we had the best of the wine at the last of the feast. The people here are mostly German Baptists, and a number are convinced of the truth; but owing to certain relations toward each other and the world, did not see fit to confess and begin to live it out, still I have hopes of some of them. I have learned since leaving that Eld. Raymar preached a straightforward discourse on the law of God. Our meetings on the whole have accomplished much in removing prejudice and darkness from the minds of the people. Elds. Sweet and Paige, professed Adventists, had been laboring at this place, which was more of a detriment to the cause of Adventism than a benefit. Bro. Erb has been much strengthened as the result of the meetings. In company with Bro. Morton I commenced a course of meetings in this place (New Hartford), but as Bro. Morton has been obliged to return home I have to defend the truth single-handed amidst much prejudice and opposition. I have not as yet been able to commence a course of lectures in Caledonia as anticipated. I thus remain your unworthy brother.