p. 17 | How She Found the Truth by Mrs. J. Lindsay

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 6, 1908

How She Found the Truth

By Mrs. J. Lindsay

In the year 1903 I was living with my three small children at Marrickville, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, my husband being in Singapore.

One day two ladies came to my house, canvassing for the book “Christ’s Object Lessons.” In the course of conversation they told me that they belonged to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. I invited them to come again to see me, as I wanted to find out more of their belief. I said to myself, “Can it be possible I am wrong in keeping the first day of the week? I must, at any cost, find out.” However, these good ladies, Mrs. and Miss Moseley from Petersham, brought me tracts on the Sabbath question. These I studied eagerly, comparing scripture with scripture, and finding no change to warrant the keeping of the first day as the Sabbath. These kind Christian sisters then brought me that good book, “Daniel and the Revelation.” I had never before seen any exposition on these wonderful books, and I determined to study the subject. O, what raptures were unfolded to my beclouded sight!

I used to rise at the first streak of dawn, while my children were peacefully sleeping, and study this book. Aye, often in the middle of the night, in the stillness, and with an intense longing to learn more of these wonderful themes, I would rise and read and study. My whole soul was crying out, The truth! the truth is what I want! In the course of a few months, I met several other Adventist friends,—Mrs. Stuckey, Mr. Hulbert, and Mr. and Mrs. Hardy, the latter being, I believe, the oldest Seventh-day Adventist in Sydney. These all gave me instruction in Scriptural matters, and I began to realize the dense darkness I was in.

In the year 1904, my husband sent me word to return to Singapore, and in the early part of 1905 I returned. Here I met Brother and Sister Jones, and learned much from their kindly advice. I made up my mind to keep God’s holy Sabbath and fully obey him, by his help, not in my own strength.

I thank God that he led the Seventh-day Adventist people to my door, and that I was enabled by his grace to step out from darkness into light, and to throw my lot in with these people, determined to have the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, as revealed in the Holy Scriptures.

And now my prayer is that I may be a light-bearer to others in darkness.—Mrs. J. Lindsay, in Australasian Union Conference Record.