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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 10, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 2.

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Dominica, West Indies

By P. Giddings

THE Catholic school mistress was baptized last month. It has created quite a stir, but she is calm and of good courage. In a letter to a relative she writes: “It is the same Father, Son, and Holy Spirit that I always worshiped that I still continue to serve, only in a different form, which I have found out to be more in harmony with the Scriptures, discarding the doctrine of men.
“Our chief aim in life is to walk according to the light. I know the world will think harshly of me, and there will be comments and unkind remarks passed, but that can not affect me in the least. This is a serious matter in which no earthly consideration should hinder one's actions. Nobody knows the secret workings of God in each human heart, and it is a wrong thing to judge and condemn, for while doing so, the Lord may be approving.
“This is not a step I have taken hastily. I have been studying the Scriptures for months, and have prayed earnestly for light and understanding, and asked the Holy Spirit to point out to me if I am in the way of error, and the moment the least doubt arose some text of Scripture would come to my mind like a powerful witness, and my faith would gradually weaken on one side, and strengthen on the other.
“I feel perfectly happy and at peace with my God, and this inward holy joy can be only the outcome of the grace of the Holy Spirit in my soul. My only thought and aim is to live a good Christian life, to keep the commandments of God, walk in his paths, and live in his fear from day to day.”
The organization of a Young People's Society here has added impetus to our work. It is doing the young people good, the church, and others as well.
Most of the work in town is left with Mrs. Giddings, as I am in the country part of the time. P. GIDDINGS.