Letter from Sister Shimper.
By Editor
[We have received a letter of confession from Sr. Shimper. It is certainly just that this should be published, also the statement of the council which we give, as this council has previously given a statement in the REVIEW, that Christian fellowship was withdrawn from Sr. Shimper. Here is her statement:—] I can now freely say, that my accompanying Bro. Washington Morse, as he went to teach the truths of the third angel’s message was wrong. Also, I now see, that it was my privilege, as well as duty, to have submitted to the voice of the church, though my own mind was not clear, and thus have left the responsibility with them. This, I now consider gospel order. Further, I now believe that our great subtle Foe took advantage of a deep sense of the momentous time in which we live, the all-important truths connected with the last message of mercy, and the preciousness of souls, for whom Christ died, and caused me to mistake the true path of duty, which I most humbly and heartily deplore before God and man. I regret it, deeply regret it, and earnestly solicit the prayers of God’s people, that it may be overruled for the good and final salvation of those who have been affected by it. For myself, I yet hope to feel, that, though the chastening of the Lord for the present is grievous, it yieldeth the peaceable fruits of righteousness, and with the remnant to be permitted to stand even on Mount Zion with the Lamb. Yours in trial,
East Bethel, Vt., Nov. 29th, 1853. F. M. SHIMPER.