Extracts from Letters

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 30, 1866

Extracts from Letters.

Sister M. A. Nugent, of New Orleans, La., writes to a friend from whom she had received books and letters through which she has been led to embrace the truth. From the letter we take the liberty to make the following extract:

I am reading the "Prophecy of Daniel." I cannot express my gratitude to you for sending me those good books. I have never read anything to compare with them. I feel to praise God that although I am deprived of the privilege of being with those of like precious faith, I have those books to read. How often I wish I was where I could be with those of like faith. I am heart-sick of this city, with all its perverting influences, and associations. However I must be submissive to the will of God, and trust he will keep me at all times. I thank the Lord that I have heard this precious truth, and that he ever gave me a heart to receive and love it. I feel to praise God for what he has done for one so unworthy as I am. My prayer is, that his holy Spirit may guide and keep me at all times. I receive the Review and Instructor regularly. They are the best papers I have ever read. MARY A. NUGENT.

Sister S. A. Snyder writes from Dallas, Pa.: I have been passing through affliction, having been called to lay a loved mother in the grave. But I can look forward to the resurrection when I shall meet her again. It has been about five years since I commenced to keep the Sabbath, and I have never been sorry. I suppose I am the only one in the county of Luzerne, and I do not know that I shall be the means of converting any one; but through the grace of God I mean to hold out; for in keeping the commandments of God there is great reward. With many other lonely ones I can say that the Review is my only preacher; and I could not well do without it

Sister M. F. Dibble writes from China, N. Y.: It is just one year since I was enlightened in regard to the requirements of the commandments of God, since which time I have been endeavoring to keep them all, to the best of my ability, and I know I have been blest in so doing. Yet I feel that a very close search, and diligent watchfulness are continually necessary that I fail not in the very first short command.

I have stood alone in this place, yet not lonely, while I have had the testimony of both Testaments at hand, the Spirit of God within, the welcome visits of the Review, and other precious works of like faith. I feel to call upon my soul and all within me to praise God for the blessings of the past year. My husband had felt too that I had gone back into Judaism, and had embraced sentiments inconsistent for Christians in this enlightened age. But he was disarmed of all his prejudice at the Nile Conference. Since that time he has been searching for truth, and to my surprise and great joy I found he had resolved to commence with the first Sabbath of 1866, to serve God by keeping all his commandments. We felt that we received the blessing of God while we worshiped, being agreed as touching the law of God. There are others here that seem almost persuaded to embrace present truth. Pray ye that the Lord of the harvest will send laborers into his vineyard.

Bro. A. J. Marsh writes from Tuscarora Center, N. Y.: I have lately removed from Tuscola Co., Mich., where I embraced the third message under the preaching of Brn. Van Horn and Canright. But although now separated from those of like kindred faith it shall not hinder myself and companion from keeping the Bible Sabbath. Though all around us desecrate God's holy day, and trample his law under their feet, we will try to escape the awful denunciations of the third angel's message, live out the present truth, and get ready for the coming Saviour. I hope the time is not far distant when some faithful messenger will come this way.