How we Learned the Sabbath Truth.
By Mary J. Casselman
I wish to relate some of my experience, and tell the friends of truth how myself and husband became Seventh-day Adventists. I made a public profession of religion when thirteen years of age, and united with the Baptist church. I believe that I enjoyed the spirit of religion for sometime, until I saw so much inconsistency with professors, and fell into many of the same, and lost that spirit of devotion that I once had. When my husband became alarmed at our indifferent state, he also making the same profession, we began to reform, and to seek a closer walk with God. We studied the Bible much, and prayed to be led into all truth. I believe the Lord heard our prayers. Not many weeks passed until we learned from the Bible alone that the seventh day is the Sabbath, and that the coming of the Lord is near at hand. My husband talked to the church, and tried to warn them to prepare for Christ’s coming, that we must reform in order to be fit for translation into the kingdom. Our brethren told us that we were Advents, and advised us to give up our faith. We told them we knew nothing about the Advent doctrine; it was Bible doctrine we had, and we could not give it up. Some of the church tried to injure our influence; but, notwithstanding, there were many that could not doubt it was the work of the Lord. We had never read any publications, and if we were Adventists it was the Bible alone that made us such. There was one sister in the church that believed as we did, but never had courage to come out and take a stand, and keep the Sabbath until then. She had taken the Review about one year, and we conversed together much, and were very anxious to learn something about Sabbath-keepers; and in looking over the Review, we saw an appointment at Leslie for a two days’ meeting. My husband and myself concluded to attend, and to our surprise we heard more real gospel and Bible truth than we had heard during the whole thirteen years we were members of the Baptist church. Truly it was food to the hungry soul. I feel to bless God to-day that I had the privilege of hearing Bro. Van Horn at that time. Three years have passed, but it is fresh in my memory still. Since then my faith has increased, and I have grown stronger in the truth, and I have a great interest in this precious cause. I believe from my very heart that it is the Lord’s own cause, and the last warning message to the world, and that I have a work to do. I have many friends and relatives in Canada that know nothing of this truth; and I feel the importance of scattering this light among them. Great is the work, and the laborers are few. I want, with the sustaining grace of God, to do what I can to help others to see this precious truth.