AN APOLOGY by J. H. Waggoner

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 30, 1867

AN APOLOGY.

By J. H. Waggoner

As I found letters at home to which the writers may have looked for answers, I wish to make a brief statement.

I labored far beyond my strength while in Northern Michigan, but supposed, as usual, that I should soon recover when I ceased to work. But, on the contrary, I continued to run down after I left Oakland until I was entirely prostrated.

I have not written so much as a letter since my return home, and am not able to do the necessary writing preparatory to Conference. For the present I am stopping at the most pleasant place the worn pilgrim can find: the Western Health Reform Institute.

It has been a great fault with me in past years to work beyond my power of endurance; and I am trying to correct this with other errors of living, but the

force of habit is strong, and often rules the judgment. My present condition is rather discouraging, but during the past year by the blessing of God and some conformity to the laws of life, I have been enabled to do at least three times as much as I ever expected to do in one year; so I hope by carefulness and obedience to be able to do something in the good work of present truth.

No one has stronger temptations to err by overworking, than the minister who may have appointments to fill after a failure of health, or be led by the necessities of a church to work on in an exhausted condition. I hope I may yet learn what is duty in such cases.

J. H. WAGGONER.

Battle Creek, April 28, 1867.