p. 229 | JOHN MCMILLAN by John McMillan

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 10, 1868

JOHN MCMILLAN

By John McMillan

From Bro. McMillan.

In my visit to Iowa last June, my chief object was to learn for myself what sanctifying influence the truth had upon, and among, its professors, compared with the popular professions of the day. Having read of the division in the S. D. A. ranks in Iowa, I was much pleased, while at Marion, with the spirit of charity manifested among the brethren and sisters. It was but natural, at least, that I would like to know how united in sentiment and action the opposition were, as that (Marion) was the headquarters of the dissenters. Previous arrangements were such that I had not time to mingle with them, and judge of the fruit, which I should have preferred to do. The brethren and sisters manifested no disposition to criminate those who differed with them, as will be seen in my correspondence, page 107 of REVIEW, yet admitted that they were not united which I found corroborated by the statement of disinterested persons.

From such circumstantial evidence, I wrote what I did with no desire to represent the opposition in an ill light, but believing it to be a fact, adverted to it, in order to represent the brethren at Marion in a true light, as it is by enduring temptation that we prove the genuineness of our profession. If I have represented any professing members of Christ in an unjust light, it was undesignedly and in ignorance, and should I hereafter find out that I have offended one of Christ's little ones, even ignorantly, I shall feel bound to make the confession as publicly as I had made the offense.

JOHN MCMILLAN

Prescott, Wis.