Tent Meeting at Adam's Center, N. Y by M. E. Cornell; John Nevins Andrews

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 19, 1862

Tent Meeting at Adam's Center, N. Y.

By M. E. Cornell; John Nevins Andrews

THIS meeting continued about six weeks, and a good attendance and interest was manifested to the close. The tent was located close by one of the Seventh-day Baptist meeting-houses, and when it rained or was windy we occupied their house. This was a great kindness to us, while trying to get through with the old tent so full of holes. Much of the time we struggled against discouragements of various kinds, so much so that we are astonished at the result, though from the circumstances it is difficult to report all that is due. When a vote was called to know who would keep the Sabbath, fourteen arose. We asked those who had professed to keep it, but were resolved to keep it better than before—to keep it according to the commandment—to arise, and over one hundred arose. There are probably more than fifty who are fully decided as to the truths we preach. Meetings are appointed for every Sabbath at their meeting-house. They took a supply of our hymn books, and about $20 worth of our books, exclusive of the History of the Sabbath, of which twenty-two copies were taken. We obtained eighteen paying subscribers for the Review.

While bearing our testimony against pride, a minister remarked that we bore on too hard; it was right to speak against it in a proper manner, &c., to which we replied, that his manner of speaking against it was evidently defective, for he had been there several years, and his members were growing in pride every day. But our testimony bore its own fruit. Several have laid off their gold, &c. Many were greatly rejoiced to find they could understand the Bible. It was a new book to them. Some of our social meetings were good, and we trust it will be there as in most other places, that they will have the best freedom when the preachers are about their business in new fields.

About $15 were raised toward our expenses, and much kindness shown us, for which we return our most sincere thanks. May the Lord still work for that people, is our prayer.

We returned to the west part of the State, because we saw no opening in the section where we were, and because we could go up on the lake very cheap at this season of the year.

M. E. CORNELL.\nJ. N. ANDREWS.

Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 13, 1862.