A MEMORABLE OCCASION by W. Z. Town

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 18, 1901

A MEMORABLE OCCASION.

By W. Z. Town

After I sent my first report to the Review, one of my married sisters decided to obey the Lord, and the next Sabbath I had the blessed privilege of baptizing her. The wife of one of the brethren who had kept the Sabbath for some time was also taken into full membership. The next Monday I said Good by to the folks at home, and came to South Russell, N. Y., where Mrs. Town's people live. Thursday I received a letter from my sister who was baptized, asking me to return, as her husband had decided to follow the Lord, and wished to be baptized. After my arrival there, on Friday, another man and his wife, who had been under conviction, decided to yield, and on Sabbath these two and my brother-in-law were buried with their Lord in baptism. My only brother, who had been baptized by the Methodists, also took his stand with us, and united with the church. I was indeed grateful for the privilege of going down into the water three Sabbaths in succession with these dear souls who had died to the world, and desired to be buried with our Lord in baptism. Six, in all, were baptized, and eleven united with the church, seven of whom belong to my father's family.

The evening before I left, we celebrated the ordinances of the Lord's house. It was a blessed season. Every member present took part. The social meeting which followed was one of the best I ever attended. Like the apostle Paul, we continued our meeting until midnight, ready to depart on the morrow; and at break of day, we took our final leave. Thus ended the pleasantest and most profitable visit home that I ever made. May the Lord keep these dear souls faithful to Him until we meet in that land where we shall never say Good by. W. Z. Town.