DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I wish to write, but what shall I say? I cannot find language to express my feelings. This is constantly in my mind, "Draw near all ye that fear the Lord, and I will tell you what he has done for my soul." Since the conference here in Oct. I have been striving for a deeper work of grace in my heart; but at times have felt almost ready to give up, thinking I never should obtain the victory which I knew I must have in order to stand against the fiery darts of the enemy in these times of peril. When I saw the appointment in the Review, for another general meeting, my heart leaped for joy. Still I did not anticipate anything very special in regard to myself.
I was able to attend the meeting, felt benefited, and much strengthened; saw some there which I had reason to believe enjoyed constant peace, and had obtained a victory that I had not, but must have. I said in my heart, I must be more in earnest; I must take more diligent heed to the counsel of the faithful and true Witness; I must not be so dilatory and stupid as heretofore. I began to cry to the Lord to awaken sensibility in my heart. Unworthy and undeserving as I have been, and still am, the Lord listened to my supplication, and appeared to the joy of my soul. I could truly say, Jesus has come in, and does "sup with me, and I with him." My joy was such, for a few days, I could scarcely sleep, or eat my food. O, the goodness and condescension of our heavenly Father. O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men.
Truly I can say, "The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation and my high tower." Truly the Lord is a high tower, into which the righteous may enter and be safe.
I rejoice that there is as much of the spirit of primitive holiness being awakened among the children of God as there is; but, my dear brethren and sisters, we need much more of it to enable us to stand in the great and dreadful day of the Lord, the day of slaughter. For the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? In reading the Bible through by course I lately came to the prophet Joel. How I lingered there, and read it over and over. He gives such a striking description of the day of the Lord, and also of his people. They shall climb the wall like men of war, they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks. There has never such light shone into my mind from the Scriptures of truth as at the present time; they are so full of meaning, so clear. I used to be rather doubting, but now the light seems clearer than the noon-day sun.
O my brethren and sisters, when shall we come into the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ? That we may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that we might be filled with all the fullness of God.
O, my heart is longing for this fullness, that I may have a full sense of our high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded.
I would not be understood as presuming to have attained perfection, but am pressing toward the mark for the prize which is at the end of the race. I feel the need of having all the graces of the Spirit developed in my character daily, that I may be a living epistle, known and read of all with whom I am conversant.
I feel the need of much patience, of meekness, and the spirit of forgiveness. Dear brethren and sisters, do we not need much of the spirit of forgiveness that we may forgive each other as God for Christ's sake has forgiven us.
As this is an inexhaustible subject, I must stop at the commencement, asking the prayers of my dear brethren and sisters, that I may finally overcome and stand with them on the mount Zion.
L. B. ABBEY.
North Brookfield, N. Y., Feb., 1859.
Rejoicing in Present Truth
By Maria Lane
From Sister Lane.
It is about two months since I embraced the truths of the Third Angel's Message, and Oh how my heart rejoices within me in viewing the time so near when our Saviour will make his second advent to gather his redeemed. Is it not encouraging, my brethren and sisters, that the time will soon come when we shall no longer hear the scoffs and jeers of the surrounding multitude, but shall see our Saviour coming in the clouds of heaven? I am trying to keep all the Commandments of God and the Faith of his dear Son, that I may have a right to the tree of life and enter through the gates into the city.
I can say as never before, Oh, how love I thy law! and with David exclaim, The law of the Lord is perfect converting the soul. My Bible never looked so beautiful as at the present time; there is such perfect harmony as I compare scripture with scripture. I love to peruse its sacred pages and find there so many precious promises for those that walk uprightly before God and keep his whole law. I am thankful for what the Lord has done for me, in opening my eyes to behold the present truth. The Lord is surely working in our midst. Before Bro. Frisbie gave a course of lectures here in December last, there were but three Sabbath-keepers in this place. Now there are fourteen, and others are searching to see if these things are so. My prayer is that they may be led to see where they stand, and be willing to be led by the truth out of Babylon, and prepare to stand in the troublous times before us. I want to gird on the whole armor and discharge every known duty, that I may have an inheritance with all of God's saints. Pray for me that I depart not from the faith.
Maria Lane.
Convis, Mich., Feb. 26th, 1859.
Healing Through United Prayer
By Jno. Clarke
From Bro. Clarke.
BRETHREN AND SISTERS of the remnant that keep the Commandments of God and have the Faith of Jesus, we have words of encouragement for you. God for Christ's sake has heard our prayers for healing aid. Let us praise his holy name!
At our last Sabbath conference meeting it was announced by one that sister Holt was very low with a fever, and had been ill for nearly a week, (Bro. Holt is absent giving the third message,) and that she had refused to have a physician called, saying that all her dependence and faith was in God, and that she wished some of the brethren and sisters to come and pray for her that she might be healed.
After meeting, several of the brethren and sisters immediately repaired to the house, where we found her prostrated with a fever, connected with a severe liver complaint.
The sisters present followed the directions given in James v, 14. The same chapter was read, then all knelt down, and our earnest, fervent and united prayers ascended as the voice of one man, for healing aid. Thus we continued to beseech God, and while thus engaged, the blessing descended. The sister felt the fever subside in her veins, strength was given to her, and she rose and glorified God with us for his great goodness and mercy.
Uncommon freedom was given to all present, and all joined in praising God with one heart and voice. Some of the younger brethren were greatly blessed, while a spirit of holy harmony and love filled each heart, and the glorious hope of Christ's soon coming thrilled every breast with joy.
Pray for us, dear brethren and sisters, that we may hold out faithful unto the end, and receive the crown of life in that day; that we may not be overcome by the adversary, nor be taken in his snare. We unite in sending love and greeting to all the scattered flock who faithfully keep the Commandments of God and have the Faith of Jesus.
In behalf of the church at Lovett's Grove, Ohio.
JNO. CLARKE.
R. N. CHAFFEE
By R. N. Chaffee
From Bro. Chaffee.
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I still feel like pressing my way onward in the cause of the Lord. For a while myself and companion were alone, without one of like faith to meet with on the Sabbath; but our hearts were made to rejoice by reading a letter from sister Swan, of Mantua, about ten miles from us. We made her a visit, and found her strong in the Lord. May the Lord help us to so live out the truth that others may be led to glorify him by keeping all his commandments.
The first time we met on the Sabbath the Lord added the fourth to our number. We intend to keep up our meetings every other Sabbath, and oftener if duty should require. Will the brethren and sisters pray for us? We hope the Lord will send some one here to preach the truth. There is a large field of labor here, and we feel willing to do all we can for the cause. Could not Bro. Cornell, or some other one of God's messengers come this way?
R. N. CHAFFEE
Welshfield, Geauga Co., Ohio, Feb., 1859.
Extracts from Letters.
Bro. M. Edson writes from Ashfield, Mass.: "I was glad to hear through the Review that the subject of laying by in store upon the first day of the week as the Lord prospers us, is being impressed upon the hearts of the remnant. I believe it is just what the Lord would have us do. Come, brethren and sisters, let us bring our tithes into the store-house, with an eye single to the glory of God, believing that he will bless our efforts to advance his truth. I feel for one willing to take hold of this work. I believe that if we all, East and West, lay by as the Lord prospers us, that it will be but a little while before the Office will be free from embarrassment, there will be means enough to spread the truth, and we shall be blessed in doing our duty."
Sabbath Keepers in Prairie Ronde
Bro. and Sr. Burke write from Prairie Ronde, Mich.: "It has been but a short time since our hearts have been knit with those who by the grace of God have been willing to come out from the world and strive to keep all the commandments of God and suffer inconveniences and persecutions in consequence. We are situated far from all of like precious faith, and cannot enjoy the society of those we love, and with whom our hearts long to meet on the Sabbath of the Lord our God. But if we live as we should we can enjoy the presence of the Lord wherever our lot may be cast, and soon the society of all those who come up out of great tribulation, having washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. We delight in the Sabbath. It is a blessed day to us, though we have some persecutions like all pilgrims and strangers on the earth. There are no other Sabbath-keepers in this vicinity that we have heard of. We have not heard any one speak on the present truth since we left Lapeer last Fall, neither do we believe the people here have as much as heard of it, and it seems a great mystery to them that we keep the seventh day as the Sabbath."
Fifteen Sabbath Keepers in Lisbon
Bro. A. G. Hart writes from Lisbon, Iowa: "There are fifteen here that meet regularly on the Sabbath. We have two meetings a week, besides the Sabbath, and the Lord is with us. Praise his holy name that he ever had thoughts of compassion on us.
"Dear brethren and sisters, are we doing all that we can to advance the last notes of warning to a dying world ? Are we giving of what the Lord has lent us to spread the truth ? Are we living epistles ? We have a great work to do and a short time to do it in. We must be daily preachers. Our daily walk and conversation must preach and tell the world that we believe what we profess. The world is watching to find some fault in us. O may the Lord help us to bestir ourselves and get up out of the way of sinners and let our lights shine."
Meetings in Mich.
By Joseph Bates
SABBATH, Feb. 12th, had a free meeting with the church in Parma. In the evening Bro. A. L. Burwell took us to a place called the Island, some five miles north and west from his place, where the people wished to hear respecting our position, on First-day. They listened very attentively to three discourses. The Sabbath question excited quite a number of them. One sister who had recently emigrated from England, and is reported of as a Bible reader, declared her intention to observe it. The Lord help her, and others who seemed interested to hear, to search the Scriptures and know assuredly that God has never instituted any other than the seventh day of the week for a Rest-day.
Feb. 14th, our esteemed friend, Wm. Hutchins, according to previous arrangement came to Parma and conveyed us to Onondaga, thirteen miles north of Parma, where we were invited to give a course of lectures on present truth; the same town where we had held a series of meetings a few weeks since, three miles north.
Our meetings commenced the 14th, with quite a full house. A local Methodist minister present remonstrated vehemently against our preaching, declared that the Devil had helped me to go beyond the present salvation, and that the appointed time in Hab. ii, and Dan. viii, 14. was all assumption and had no connection; that my premises were false, and then pointing to the chart from which I had been explaining, said it was devilish, and if he could have the privilege he would prove my teaching false, &c. After he had freed his mind we invited him to come forward and take our place and occupy all the time he wished, for successive evenings, and we would follow him and leave his neighbors to judge. He excused himself by saying he could not attend, he was otherwise engaged. Nevertheless, he came the third evening and manifested the same spirit by endeavoring to show the people that no one knew anything about Christ's second coming, but we were taught to prepare for death, &c. We urged him to accept our invitation, and show the congregation our errors. Some of his friends also urged him, but he declined.
The fourth evening he came and accepted our invitation, and said to the congregation he only wished for half an hour after I had delivered my lecture, to overthrow my position. He occupied about forty minutes in reading what Josephus says in his history about Dan. ii, and then read Heb. viii, 1-15, and a few scattering texts, and exhorted the people to beware of our false doctrine. We followed with a few remarks, and stated to the congregation that as the gentleman had not touched our position we had nothing to say. One of his old friends made a motion which was carried by the congregation's rising to manifest their wish for me to continue without any interference.
The meetings continued every evening from the 14th to the 28th. For several days before we closed the almost impassable going for teams, and dark nights, prevented many from coming.
After the minister had "freed his mind" we found good homes among his neighbors, and a goodly number became deeply interested in the Third Angel's Message and its kindred doctrines. Sister Swift had believed the first message, and said she had been praying for further light on the second coming of the Lord. About all that she had heard for years she said was from a very excellent young man who used to stop with them when he came into the neighborhood to repair clocks. "He told me about the Sabbath, &c. He did not say much, but I always thought of it, and often wished I could learn what became of him, for he was such a good young man." I asked her if his name was Wm. Smith. "Yes," she replied, "that was the name." I related some few incidents in his life, how he had continued in that hope and died in the triumphs of faith, in full expectation of soon seeing his Saviour, and that his parents and brothers and sisters were all members of the church in Battle Creek. She was the first that decided to keep the Sabbath. The school-teacher, is firmly and fully decided in all the truth, and very anxious I should go to his father's district and hold a series of meetings.
Another school-teacher in an adjoining district has attended part of the time. He says the Sabbath question is correct, and is deeply interested, and will, we trust, obey the Lord. Twelve have decided to keep the Sabbath of the Lord, and are arranging for a central point to worship with those who commenced in Jan. last, three miles north of them. The Lord give them wisdom and moral courage to walk in the strait path.
I am now waiting for the stage to convey me ten miles north to hold another series of meetings for a week, to strengthen those who decided to keep the Sabbath in Jan. last. See statement in Review for Feb. 17. O Lord help thy people to work while the day lasts.
JOSEPH BATES.
Onondaga, Mich., March 1st, 1859.
Notice to Brn. in Ohio.
By J. H. W.
To friends in Ohio who have requested me to visit that State, I must say it does not seem to be duty at present. It would defeat the purpose for which I came to Indiana, according to present appearances. If the way should open I would comply with their request with great pleasure.
J. H. W.
Russiaville, Ind., Feb. 20th, 1859.
Letter from Missouri.
By Albert M. Smith
The brethren in this place have long neglected to hold correspondence with the Review. There are about twenty-six of us here in this place who are trying to keep the Commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus. We have meetings every Sabbath, and Bro. Lewis Morrison preaches for us. Besides him, we have had no other since Bro. Hull left here last Summer. But thanks be to God, the truth must prevail in spite of all opposition. The Review is a welcome visitor with us every week, and it rejoices our hearts to hear from the cause in other parts.
I see an article in No. 9, headed, "Tent operations in the West," and remarks by Bro. White, and an appeal to those in the West on the propriety of being at work if they intend to have a tent in the field this Summer. His appeal is to those in Iowa, and we did not know whether we had an identity with them or not. And now I would say to the brethren in Iowa, that if they intend to get up a tent we would try to assist them, providing that we could get the tent part of the time.
There are about twelve of us that are heads of families, and we are generally poor, and new settlers, but are willing to cast in our mite. If the brethren think of taking us in, we should be glad to hear from them, and how much they will require at our hands, for we feel that the cause is one, and we should all be willing to do the work that God has assigned us here with cheerfulness, looking for and hastening unto the coming of the Son of man.
Yours striving for the kingdom.
ALBERT M. SMITH.
Victoria, Daviess Co., Mo., Feb. 3d, 1859.
APPOINTMENTS.
By T. M. Steward
Providence permitting there will be a two-days' meeting in Hancock, Waushara Co., near Bro. Thurston's, to commence March 18th, 1859, at 6 o'clock, P. M.
Brn. Phelps, Sanborn and Ingraham, are especially invited to attend. It is hoped there will be a general attendance.
T. M. STEWARD.
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