p. 16 | A Letter of Thanksgiving

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 5, 1916

A Letter of Thanksgiving

Brother F. A. Detamore sends a letter he received from a young man in Java who first attended Brother Richard Sisley’s night school, and later began to keep the Sabbath. His letter follows:—

“I am glad to tell you that last Sabbath, February 5, I was baptized at Sitoe Awi, and I am feeling now very happy, because I have obeyed the ordinance of baptism.

“I realize that I cannot put great confidence in being baptized, as it is only an ordinance by which I show to the world my faith in a crucified and risen Saviour; and it further indicates to them that I am dead to the world, and have risen from the watery grave to walk in newness of life.

“I am very thankful that the Lord has opened the way for me to keep the Sabbath. My employers have given me the opportunity to work on Sunday instead of the Sabbath, without deducting anything from my salary.

“It gives me pleasure to let you know that my mother is more reconciled to my living up to the principles laid down in the Bible, and I am praying that God will bless her with the desire to live up to the truth. I shall try to influence her by my life to do so.

“I am enjoying meeting with the brethren on the Sabbath, and also in studying my Bible, and Sister White’s writings whenever I have opportunity.

“Will you kindly remember me in your prayer, that I may become a good witness for the Saviour before my unconverted fellow laborers in the office, and that I may daily receive grace that will enable me to pass the searching test of the judgment, so that I may be prepared to have a home in God’s everlasting kingdom?

“In Christian service, “LIE EH LIANG,”