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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · July 23, 1867

FromReview and Herald, Vol. XXX, No. 6

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From Sister Rencher.

By MARIA M. RENCHER

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: It is now four months since I commenced to keep the Sabbath. I have not even seen one of like faith in the time. I need not state to you how my heart goes forth for some one to converse with upon a subject of such vital importance. Some heart that can respond in unison.
But you will say, You have the Review with the different testimonies; and so I have, and reserve its readings for the Sabbath, and often have a time of rejoicing all alone. But I cannot help wishing nevertheless to meet with some of like faith and hope, ere long.
My husband has never met with a change of heart. He is strictly what is called a good and moral man, likes the reading of the Review and always kneels with me at the family altar. I have hesitated about mentioning this to you before; but my earnest desire and prayer to God is that my husband with myself may be truly converted to the faith of Jesus. To this end I do earnestly invoke the prayers of the church in our behalf. The effectual and fervent prayers of the righteous avail much. Again, “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” I know that God is faithful and just to verify his promises to all his dear children, but I feel sometimes that I lack faith. Alas! as one has said before.
“I am a poor sinner. And nothing at all; But Jesus Christ Is my all in all.”
I have left off eating pork and drinking tea, and sometimes wonder that I ever could use pork as food since it genders so many diseases. My health is much better than it was while using it. I am trying to live out the Health Reform as far as I know.
Oh! what a precious hope we have of seeing Jesus as he is. Is it not worth our every thought, our time and talents? Most assuredly it is.
Pray for me, dear brethren and sisters, that I with mine, may have all that fullness in the love of our Saviour that it is our privilege to enjoy here. I would know the length and breadth and height of redeeming love.
MARIA M. RENCHER.
Cook Co. Ills.