Brother A. Greenman was acquainted with a Mr. Shaw who lived about thirty miles away, in the Big Woods, near Round Prairie. After he embraced the truth, he and his wife went to see Mr. Shaw and his family. They found him an ardent Methodist. Messrs. Shaw and Greenman were both excitable and possessed all the fervor of new converts to their respective faiths. Without doubt, at times their visit waxed warm, as they each tried to lead the other from the error of his ways. As Brother Greenman left, he gave his friend some tracts treating upon the Sabbath question.

It was not long before Brother Greenman received a letter from Mr. Shaw, requesting that a minister come and hold meetings in his neighborhood. The next Sabbath, Brother Greenman was all aglow with interest. He showed his letter to the brethren, and nothing would do but for me to give up my school, and go.

Meetings in Greenwood, April 1876

I did so, and one Sunday in April we drove to Mr. Shaw's. As we neared his place, I inquired the way of a Mr. Bailey. He very kindly directed us. As we passed on, he said to his wife: ''I know that is Shaw's preacher he is looking for, and I don't believe he is much of a preacher, either.'' We found Brother Shaw keeping the Sabbath, and very enthusiastic. He said after he became convinced, by reading the tracts, that the seventh day is the Sabbath, he filled his pockets with them, and went from house to house, leaving tracts at every place, talking his new-found faith all the while, and soon the whole neighborhood was in a commotion on the Sabbath question. The ministers soon found it out, and two went to visit him one day. As they passed Mr. Bellingham's house, he asked them where they were going. ''Oh, we are going to get this Advent doctrine out of Shaw's head.'' Brother Shaw, by the aid of a little tract entitled, ''An Examination of Seven Reasons for Sunday Keeping,'' was enabled so completely to answer every argument in favor of Sunday sacredness that they acknowledged they were not posted on the subject.

In the evening as they passed Mr. Bellingham's on their return, he asked them: ''Did you get that Advent doctrine out of Shaw's head?'' They answered, ''No. When a man gets this Advent doctrine into his head, it is very hard to get it out again.'' Well, truth is mighty, and we will prevail.