DEAR BRO. WHITE:—Although personally unacquainted, I take the liberty to inform you that I rejoice in the third angel's message. It is about twenty-three years since I became acquainted with the cross of my blessed Lord. I have met with a great deal of opposition, both from the world and sectarians; but by the grace of God, I have been enabled to rejoice in the truths of his Word.
I first joined the Christian Church; but seeing its corruptions I left it, and stood alone on Bible truth. In 1842, the ministers persuaded me to join the Free-will Baptist Church, and use my influence in the conversion of the French Catholics in Canada East. In 1843, the first angel's message sounded in my ears, and it was glad tidings to me. And when the second angel followed, saying, "Babylon is fallen," I left her to meet the Bridegroom, on the tenth day of the seventh month, believing that he would then come to deliver his people. But, oh, how disappointed!—What heart-rending sorrow, what confusion soon followed, in the Advent bands, in Canada East, and elsewhere. Some said there was a mistake in the reckoning of the time. I could not believe this; for the Bible taught me that there would be such a cry before the Lord came, and I believed that God was in the move.
I moved from Canada East, soon after, where I have heard nothing of the Lord's coming, until last April, when, by accident, a few numbers of the Review which my neighbor brought from Massachusetts for a curiosity, fell into my hands. Glory to God, it was just what I wanted. It was the very key to unlock the whole mystery of the Advent move. Amen. Glory to the most high God, who will have every jot and tittle of his Word fulfilled, and all his commandments observed and kept by the remnant of his people, who shall stand on Mount Zion with the Lamb. O, glory, hallelujah.
"O, what a happy meeting,
When salvation is completed,"
and the saints have got the victory over the beast, and his image, and his mark, and the number of his name.
My family are trying with me to keep all the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. I live twenty miles from any one of like precious faith. On the third day of June last, I started to find Bro. Elon Everts, seeing his name as agent in the paper. I found him and the little company keeping the commandments. I met with them on the Sabbath, and O, what a soul-reviving time it was to me. Bro. Everts exhibited his chart, and made a short explanation on the Sanctuary. A flood of light burst into my mind, and filled my soul to overflowing. "Blessed are the people that know the joyful sound; for they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy commandments." Truly the Word of God is a lamp—it shines the whole length of the way.
I am surrounded with opposition to the seventh-day Sabbath. Anti-christ has a great many servants here in this place, and they all are very eager to serve him. But thanks be to God, he will lead the armies of Israel, and we shall be well able to go up and possess the goodly land. Never did I see the way so strait and plain before. My cry is, let the saints go through, and by the grace of God I will try to keep his commandments, and the faith of Jesus. I desire your prayers that I may overcome.
I received the papers you sent me and they are welcome messengers. Their contents are meat in due season. Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he cometh shall find so doing.
Yours, waiting for redemption through our Lord Jesus Christ, at his appearing and kingdom.