Extracts from Letters

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 1, 1866

Extracts from Letters.

Sister Rosetta Baker writes from Deerfield, Minn. : I would here say that I am trying to keep all the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus that I may be found worthy of a place with God's peculiar and despised people here on this earth, and a home with them in the earth made new. I realize that we are living in troublesome times and that there is great need of living near our blessed Saviour. We must search our own hearts and see how they stand in the light of God's truth. I have felt sometimes some discouraged, but have great reason to praise God in seeing my husband who has just returned from the army, take up his cross anew, and begin to delight in keeping the holy Sabbath. He now has a deep interest in present truth. Oh, how good is our heavenly Father! Blessed be his holy name! I feel very thankful, and I want to live so that we may have his daily blessing upon us. The Review has been a great blessing to me; when I could not go to meeting I could read its cheering pages, and feel strengthened to go on in the narrow way. And now my companion loves it too. I feel that the Lord has been good to us in hearing our prayers. I would request an interest in the prayers of our brethren and sisters that we may grow in grace daily, and live out the whole truth and be gathered when our blessed Saviour comes.

Bro. Irish writes from Rochester, Minn. : We feel the need of help here since Bro. Bostwick fell asleep. We mourn for our dear brother, but we look forward to that happy morn when Jesus will come, and raise the sleeping saints. Oh that I may live so that I can have part in the first resurrection. I feel that I want more of the love of Christ to enable me to stand in the time of trouble. I believe that every child of God must keep himself in the love of the truth. I wanted to see the third angel's message go with a loud cry. Oh, that we could hear some messenger proclaiming the message in this place. We believe if the message could be preached here, a great many would receive it. I feel like doing all that I can to help the cause, and if any one can come here and labor, I will give ten dollars toward bearing their expenses. I know of others that will give as much also. I think what I have is the Lord's, and I am ready to do just as he would have me with it. I feel very anxious to have the people hear the third angel's message in Rochester. I feel unworthy, but I mean to put my trust in Him that is mighty to save. Pray for me that I may overcome, and come off conqueror through Christ.

Bro. E. Finney of Lindenville, Ohio, writes : I am trying to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, in obedience to the third angel's message. It is my daily effort and delight to try to be more engaged in the service of God; for we are his servants to whom we yield ourselves servants to obey. It has been my comfort to study God's word from a child. About twenty-five years ago my mind was impressed to come out of Babylon, lest I should be among those who must suffer the penalty of the third angel's warning message. I then united with the Christian church. I am now determined to keep the Sabbath of the Lord, and try to walk with the remnant toward Mount Zion. There are a few here who meet every Sabbath for social worship, and have done so since Brn. Waggoner and Ingraham were here with the tent, one year ago last summer. We had an interesting Sabbath School last summer, also a Bible Class.