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llany others, of course, scoffed at the idea and in some cases
persecuted those who erpected the Lord to appear in the heavens.
In Andrews! locality the Adventist meetinc place was situated near
a stream. To reach it, manv of them had to cross a bridge, Some-
times a group of men would station themselves on this bridge and
try to prevent the Adventists from getting to their places of
worship,
One day, John Andrews, a boy of fourteen, and Brother
Davis, attempted to cross the bridge on their way to church. They
were immediately attacked by a man who wielded a large horsewhip
and proceeded to use it with vigor, on Brother lavis. Instead of
running away, John Andrews "steoped up and put his arm around Brother
Davis and said to the man with the whip: 'We are commanded to bear
one another's burdens. If you whip Brother Davis, vou whip me,
too.! The man said, 'Tt is too bad to whip a boy,' and let them
pass over, 0
Such courage on the part of John Andrews is all the more
remarkable when one discovers that he was not strong physically.
I can hardly recall any period of my early life in which
I was the possessor of firm health. In boyhood, my growth was
rapid, but I never saw the time when my physical strength was
fully equal to that of most of those of my years.,9
8 J. N. Loughborough, "The Second Advent liovement-No. 8,"
The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, 91:5-6, August 27, 191. This
publication is the general church paper of the Seventh-day Adventists.
Hereinafter, all footnote references to it will be designated as Review.
9
“hite and Vhite, ovo. cit., pb. 262.