LETTERS

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 4, 1862

“Then they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another.”

From Bro. Sparks.

DEAR BRO. WHITE: I wish to say that I am still striving to overcome the world and all its vices, by keeping all of God's commandments, and having the testimony of Jesus. It has been about two and a half years since myself and companion began to keep the Lord's Sabbath, and we feel thankful to God that we ever heard the third angel's message, and that our hearts were opened to receive its blessed and sanctifying truths. The church in this place are striving for higher grounds, but find some difficulty in becoming thoroughly united. Forty-eight have entered into an organization, covenanting together to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, while quite a number are standing without, and some of them are doing all they can against us. I think that organization is a good thing, as it enables us to discern between those who serve God and those who serve him not.

Pray for us, that we may all take more interest in the truths of the third angel's message, and at last have a home in the everlasting kingdom of our Saviour.

J. H. SPARKS.

Knoxville, Iowa.