An Interesting Experience.
By W. Case
BRO. W. CASE writes from Winnebago Co., Wis.: Permit me to tell you how much I love the Lord and his cause, and how I came to learn and embrace the truths of the third angel’s message. I was brought up under skeptical influences, and did not have any taste for religion or religious reading. But one day, hearing sister White’s visions ridiculed by one who claimed to be friendly to present truth (but was really an enemy), it awakened in my mind a kind of curiosity, and a desire for fun. The opportunity was not long wanting. I was a short time after this working for Bro. Van Luven. One evening after my day’s work was done, while looking over his7book-shelf my attention was attracted by the name of E. G. White, on the cover of a small pamphlet. I remembered the name as associated with the visions I had heard ridiculed. I eagerly seized the book, confidently expecting to find something really ridiculous. But to-day I thank God for his great mercy in permitting me to read it. I date my conversion from that very evening. I had read but a few sentences before I was convicted of the extreme sinfulness of my life; and tears of penitence flowed in spite of my pride. I immediately commenced to search the Scriptures and investigate the doctrines held by S. D. Adventists, and found to my great joy that it was all the Lord’s doing. “Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord. O my soul. While I live will I praise the Lord; I will sing praises unto my God while I have my being.” My companion soon joined with me, and we are happy in keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. We have met with some trials, but they only make the truth shine the brighter. We thank the Lord that through the instrumentality above named at least two souls have been made happy in the hope of eternal life through the atoning blood of Jesus.