Extracts from Letters

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 4, 1865

Extracts from Letters.

Sister H. E. Thompson writes from Chesaning, Mich.: The church met March first, according to appointment, and was greatly blessed. It will be a bright spot in my experience. The interest of that meeting will not soon be forgotten. I believe we are in the sealing time, and I must make thorough work to cleanse myself from all filthiness of the flesh, to be ready when Christ shall come to make up his jewels.

Sister A. A. Voorhees writes from Wellsville, N. Y.: One year ago the present month, I became a member of the S. D. A. church of Allegany, N. Y., and have often felt a desire to express my thankfulness to God for the third angel's message, and all the blessed truths accompanying it. I have been a professor of religion from my youth. When I saw myself a sinner and sought mercy from God, I promised in all the fervency of my soul to follow where the Spirit and the word of God should direct; therefore when the doctrine of present truth was made plain to me, I could not reject it. I thought I had always been a careful Bible reader; but how different the word of God looks to me now. It seems to me like a new book, and I am led to wonder why there are so few that are willing to come out and take a stand with the people of God. True, this is a cross-bearing way. The world does not love it. Yet I do not feel discouraged, and, by the help of the Lord, I mean to be an overcomer and stand with the remnant on mount Zion.