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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Aug 3, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 31.

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I. SANBORN

By I. SANBORN

From One of the Pioneers

It has been a long time since I last wrote anything for the dear old friend, the REVIEW. As I am now in my eighty-third year, I have retired from public labor, and am living in Orlando, Fla. My hearing has become so poor that I can not hear anything that is said in meeting unless I am close to a speaker who speaks very plainly. My health is good. I have cultivated two acres of land this summer on Elder Crisler’s place, and my soul has been feasting greatly upon the reports of the General Conference. I feel truly thankful to our dear Heavenly Father, who has kept me alive until this day, that I might have the privilege of rejoicing with those who see as I do his wonderful threefold message of soul-saving truth by which he is filling every true, believing soul with his divine light.
When I began teaching this glorious truth to the people in Wisconsin fifty years ago, there was not an organized Seventh-day Adventist church in the world. I traveled with my horse and buggy five years, in Wisconsin and Illinois, to win souls to Christ. But now, how changed everything is! Churches and conferences have been organized in all parts of the world, and still the work is spreading. Brethren and sisters, do you wonder that I am so happy in the Lord every day of my life, when I see that the Lord Jesus has done all this glorious work by his Holy Spirit through sinful flesh?
One thing the Lord has taught me, and that is to bring in all the tithes and offerings, and prove him if he will not open the windows of heaven and pour me out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it. Remember the Lord requires us to bring all the tithe (the tenth). If we keep back any of the tithe, the windows will not be opened to us. Please remember that we can not pray them open, but if we bring all the tithe, the Lord can not keep the windows shut, for he has promised to open them when the conditions are met; and we all know he can not and will not go back on his promise. My wife and I have proved the Lord in this matter, and have the abiding evidence of his blessing, and we pray that all others may have a similar experience.
We are indeed thankful to the Lord for what he is doing in Washington; and we pray daily that the truth as it is in Jesus may spread wonderfully in that place and all over the world.
Truly “it is no time now for mourning and despair, no time to yield to doubt and unbelief. Christ is not now a Saviour in Joseph’s new tomb, closed with a great stone, and sealed with the Roman seal. We have a risen Saviour. He is the King, the Lord of hosts. He sitteth between the cherubim, and amid the strife and tumult of nations he guards his people still. He who ruleth in the heavens is our Saviour. He measures every trial. He watches the furnace fire that must test every soul. When the strongholds of kings shall be overthrown, when the arrows of God’s wrath shall strike through the hearts of his enemies, his people will be safe in his hands.” “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.”
And I do praise the Lord to-day that as we see these wonderful things taking place before our eyes, it is our privilege to stand united firmly, and busy about our Lord’s blessed work.

I. SANBORN