p. 56 | Review and Herald, Vol. 14, No. 7. (7/7/1859)

Earlier text: THE SABBATH A BLESSING TO MANKIND

Encouragement from Spiritual Gifts

By Emily C. Breese

From Sister Breese.

BRO. WHITE: The Review is a welcome messenger to us. We are surrounded by darkness and much opposition to the truth. My heart beats in unison with God's people. I want to bear their trials here, that I may share their promised inheritance. I have read "Spiritual Gifts," and it has feasted my soul. It is what we need. Praise God for his care and love for us! I have lent it to a professed Adventist, who goes with the churches. He sees no light in it. He knows not at what he stumbles. How glad we ought to be that we can see and have hearts to acknowledge the truth.

Remember us to Bro. Bates. I did not know that he had moved west till Bro. Wheeler told me. I fear we shall not see him again. Write to us if you can. Our love to all.

Yours in hope. EMILY C. BREESE. Stratford, N. Y.

ZENAS ANDREWS

By Zenas Andrews

From Bro. Andrews.

BRO. SMITH: I have too long neglected to write, feeling reluctant to send you a letter without sending money to pay for the Review, which I have received so long. It is extremely hard times here for poor folks—the hardest I have ever known. And it comes harder on poor Sabbath-keepers (and we are all poor in this place) than on others, because those who are able to hire choose not to hire those who will not work on the Sabbath; and some have even thought to starve them to it. But, thank God, I believe there are some here who had rather starve than sin. But we feel just as though God would not let us starve or suffer any more than will be for our good. Our enemies have felt to rejoice against us, hoping for our fall; and in fact the cause did decline during the past winter. It suffered from various causes. First, in consequence of the removal of Brn. Harlow and Town, two of our most substantial brethren, and those that we looked to as fathers in Israel; second, in consequence of those among us who proved refractory; and third, in consequence of the want of efficient laborers. But now things seem to be getting into a more prosperous shape. The cause seems to be rising in interest, and the most of the brethren and sisters appear to "have a mind to work." But there is still with us too much lack of consecration to God.

ZENAS ANDREWS

Rubicon, Wis.

Lonely but Trusting in Christ

By Elsina M. Haskell

From Sister Haskell.

Bro. Smith: I sometimes feel very lonely here, not having the society of brethren and sisters as some do. I can sympathize with those that are lonely, who are pilgrims and strangers here below. What a comfort the words of Jesus are—"Lo, I am with you always." I believe that he is with those who put their trust in him, and forsake all for his name's sake. I feel that I can forsake the world and all its transitory joys for the kingdom of heaven; and the language of my heart is,

“Saviour, all I have and am, Shall be forever thine.”

I believe the Lord directed us to this place, and will send his truth here in his own good time; and may it come with power, and cut its way through the darkness of the present age, and shine into the minds of some, that they may be gathered in and numbered with the remnant.

I would say a few words to those dear brethren and sisters with whom we have formerly met to sing and pray. Our prayer-meetings here are alone, or within the circle of our own household; yet, blessed be the Lord, he is here. O, be faithful to the Lord and his blessed cause, lean on his arm who is mighty to save all that look to him. Though earthly friends forsake, and foes oppress you, after a few more days of sorrow, he that is to come will come and put all his enemies under his feet, and bring the faithful to where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary be at rest. Then we shall have

“Freedom from this world's pollutions, Freedom from all sin and pain, Freedom from the wiles of Satan, And from death's destructive reign.”

ELSINA M. HASKELL. Washington, Ohio, June 11th, 1859.

Extracts from Letters.

Bro. D. Edwards writes from Huntington, Ohio.: "I feel that my path is growing brighter, and the more I walk it the easier I find it, and by the grace of God I am bound for a city that is out of sight. I have been trying in my weak manner for about twenty months to keep all of God's commandments, his laws, his statutes, and his judgments. Brethren I want you to pray for me when it is well with you, that I may be found faithful, and at last, when this world shall reel to and fro as a drunkard, stand fast in God, and be saved in his kingdom."

OBITUARY.

By Ellet Joseph Waggoner

Fell asleep in Jesus in Gilboa, Ohio, May 14th, 1859, after an illness of some months, sister Mary Chambers, aged 71 years. Our beloved sister was formerly a member of the M. P. Church. She heard and embraced the present truth in Sept. 1857, under the labors of Brn. Holt and Cornell in this place. From that up to the time of her death she with her companion endeavored to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. She evidently loved the cause of present truth—the glorious appearing of Jesus. It was this hope that buoyed her spirits up in the closing scenes of her earthly pilgrimage. The Lord in mercy raised her up from a very low state of health to enjoy one more precious season with the children of God at the time of our conference. She was heard to express her gratitude that she was able to get to the house of God and hear once more the precious truths of his word which distilled as the gentle dew. It was here that she was seized with her last illness and assisted home, from whence she never came out. One week from this she was conveyed to the silent tomb leaving a large circle of friends and relatives to mourn her loss. But we need not mourn as those who have no hope. I conversed with her a few days previous to her decease, and also heard Bro. Waggoner interrogating her. She expressed strong confidence in God and seemed to have a realizing sense of the comfort his rod and his staff could afford her through the valley of the shadow of death, and that, though he was pleased to lay her away in the grave, in a little while from this he would call for her. May the Lord bless and comfort the bereaved friends with such things as shall take their affections and interests from earth to heaven that they may secure a good foundation against the time to come, and have the blessed hope of meeting that loved one where the briny tear will no more fall at separation.

E. J. WAGGONER.

Gilboa, June 20th.

Death of Stephen Mills

By Delinda J. Hitchcock

Died in Conway, Livingston Co., Mich. May 15th 1859, my father, Stephen Mills, aged fifty-nine years and six months. His disease was of the heart, which he bore with patience and christian resignation. Not a murmur or complaint escaped his lips, but he said he was willing to die any time the Lord saw fit. My father has kept the Sabbath about six years We trust he will soon have a part in that home where none will molest or make afraid. I hope that we who are left to mourn will so live that we can meet our dear father where there will be no more death. DELINDA J. HITCHCOCK.

Conway, June 25th, 1859.

Seeking Fellowship and More Light

Sister C. Jones writes from Duran, Wis., "I have been a seeker after truth for more than twenty years, a full believer in the Lord's Sabbath, but had never heard an Adventist until about a year ago I heard Bro. Sanborn give two lectures, and myself and husband received the truth gladly. We then removed north and have heard none since. We have nothing to encourage us but the Review and some books, and God's holy word above all. We are alone as to the keeping of God's commandments. My prayer is that God will send a messenger this way to strengthen us, that our love may be made perfect. The Bible is a new book to us under the present message which we have received, but we desire more light that we may be thoroughly furnished unto every good work."

A Cracked Commandment.

By Editor

"In these days when the commandments are so often broken, and the worst crimes so frequently pass unpunished, it is refreshing to see a piece like the following from the Examiner, which shows a wholesome sensitiveness with reference to cracking one of the immortal ten commandments. We wish children of larger growth might feel its force.

"We heard a suggestive expression related the other day of a very little girl, who was taken by her mother into a shop, where a tempting basket of oranges stood exposed for sale. While her mother was engaged in another part of the room, the little one feasted her eyes on the fruit, and nursed the temptation in her heart till it grew too strong to be resisted, and she hid one of the oranges under her apron and walked quickly away. But conscience remonstrated so strongly, that after a little reflection, she walked as quickly back, and as slyly replaced the orange in the basket. Again, the forbidden fruit out of her possession, presented its tempting side, and again she yielded. After a sharper conflict than before conscience gained a second victory, and the almost stolen orange was again and finally restored. With a saddened countenance she walked home with her mother, and when they were alone, burst into tears, exclaiming, O, mother, I've cracked one of the commandments! I didn't break it—indeed I didn't break it, mother—quite—but—I'm sure I cracked it. We shall never again see a piece of doubtful conduct, without thinking—there's a commandment cracked '"

The above we clip from an exchange. Can we all assure ourselves that there is nothing in it applicable to us. To say nothing of the world and nominal Christianity which are united in grinding to powder beneath their feet the fourth commandment, is not that commandment often cracked at least by some of those who profess to keep it? Or at any rate, does it not come from their hand with the edges of either end sadly battered and broken? Is the sacred day suffered to retain its perfect proportions unmarred by secular pursuits too long continued or too soon begun? But God does not accept a lame sacrifice. It must be without blemish. Our service must come up to the line and plummet of God's righteousness and judgment. Our keeping of the commandments must be in letter and in spirit too.

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By Editor

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Meeting in Springport, Mich.

By Joseph Bates

Dear Bro. Smith: Our meetings in Springport, Mich., commenced on First-day, June 12th. During the week a few families became interested to hear and also to investigate the present truth. But few that came to hear had ever heard the Sanctuary question, the angels' messages, and Bible Sabbath, discoursed on before. The next First-day (19th ult.) I heard their minister (Methodist) preach. By his request I occupied a few moments, and closed his meeting by prayer. In conversation a few hours afterwards, he expressed himself decidedly opposed to the doctrines we preached, and said, the more you preach the Sabbath question here the worse you will make it, &c. He came to hear on the message in the evening, but declined speaking. After this it was manifestly evident that he had prejudiced some of those interested ones against investigating the Sabbath of the Lord.

We held several meetings there afterwards, and in two other districts. Two decided to keep the Sabbath; some others attended and took part in our Sabbath meeting, who we hope will go forward.

We also visited the little church in Onondaga, and had a free time in preaching on our blessed hope, in the school-house where the minister and a part of his congregation a few months since voted that we should not preach. The sequel proved that their boasted victory was of short duration. For when the minister and his congregation came to their worship, they found no entrance, only liberty to preach on the steps of the house. The matter was finally settled that their vote was unjustifiable and illegal. The law abiding men of the district were not only willing their house should be open for Advent and Bible Sabbath preaching, but many were stirred up to come and hear that had been prejudiced and indifferent. JOSEPH BATES.

Battle Creek, July 3d, 1859.

Pray without Ceasing

D. E Edmunds: Pray without Ceasing—published in REVIEW Nu. Vol. viii. 16,