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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 25, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 31, No. 11.

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ELIZA B. CLARK

By Eliza B. Clark

From Sister Clark.

Bro. Smith: Thinking it a duty, I write to say that about three months ago, by the preaching of Bro. Van Horn, I was convinced that the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord. Feeling that I must heed this truth or offend my Heavenly Father, the following seventh-day I commenced trying to keep the Sabbath.
I have since been reading your publications upon the prophecies, also your works upon the nature and destiny of man, and conclude, that although the positions therein sustained are very different from what I have considered correct, they are the true positions to take to harmonize the Bible. You can refute Universalism and Spiritualism as no other people can. This truth which you have found in the word of God, concerning the nature and destiny of man, is comforting to me. I feel thankful that it is the truth. I rejoice also, that God has so led you as a people in the study of the prophecies. The promise is that the Holy Spirit shall guide into all truth. I believe God is leading you as a people.
From the word of God, I have lately learned that Spiritual Gifts were to be in the remnant church. I desire to praise God that there is a church now organized, who claim all these promises in their fullness, who “earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.” I desire to be connected with such a church. We are commanded by our Saviour to deny ourselves and take up our cross daily and follow him. Surely, in this church and in the last days we shall be obliged to sacrifice self.
Dear Christian readers, pray for me, that I may, through the strength of Jesus, stand firm in the cause of truth, not doing my own will. I am weak. My hope is all placed in the merits of Christ. I love the law of God. The Sabbath is a precious day to me. I wish to learn to keep all God's commandments more perfectly. The Review is a great blessing to me. It ever comes laden with just what I need to help understand this new truth, and live a more devoted Christian.

ELIZA B. CLARK

Clinton Co., Ohio.