AN INTERESTING OCCASION.
By C. S.
Sabbath, June 3, a day for the celebration of the ordinances of the Lord's house by the church in Battle Creek, according to our custom of serving them quarterly, was a day of more than ordinary interest. At the conclusion of the morning service, preparatory to the observance of the ordinances in the afternoon, four interesting cases came forward for baptism. Two of these were students from the College. Another was that of a brother in feeble health and seventy-nine years of age, who had come from the interior of Canada to Battle Creek to be baptized. Twelve years ago a copy of Saint's Inheritance fell into his hands by means of a Sabbath-keeper who was teaching school in his neighborhood. This work interested him much, and led him to further reading. He soon saw the light on the Sabbath question and, like David, he made no delay in commencing the observance of God's holy day. Ten years ago he visited this place, and took back with him to Canada a two bushel bag full of our publications. Since then he has shown his interest in the cause by expending about seventy dollars to send the REVIEW to his friends. Feeling it his duty to be baptized, he did not dare to delay it longer in his state of age and feebleness; hence his present visit. He had never heard a sermon from a Seventh-day Adventist till last Sabbath. We were glad that his desire for baptism could be gratified. The remaining candidate was a young man, a Frenchman, educated in Geneva, Switzerland, who recently came to the Institute for health. Here he had an interview with Bro. Morin; and from him, sister Parrot, and others, besides what reading he has been able to do, he has learned and fully embraced the truth. Though very feeble, he could not let the opportunity for baptism pass. The nature of his disease, spinal affection, is such that no treatment can reach it, and he requests the prayers of the brethren that he may be so far restored, at least, as to be of some service in behalf of this cause. He thinks it is the providence of God which has led him through sickness to a knowledge of these precious truths. The baptism took place at the beginning of the afternoon exercises, being ably and pleasantly administered by Bro. A. C. Spicer, who is now with us. From the water the congregation repaired to the house of worship to follow our Saviour, in both the example and instruction he has given us in John 13, and to partake of the emblems of the infinite sacrifice he has made for us. Besides the four baptized, five others united with the church. There was good feeling and a spirit of testimony in the meeting, and at quarter before six, with the singing of the hymn, “Worthy is the Lamb,” we came to the close of what had seemed to us, at least, a precious and profitable season. C. S.