A Sabbathkeeping Band in Salem
By Almon Chaffee
DEAR BRO. WHITE:—I read the Review with pleasure. It is comforting and strengthening to me to hear from those of like precious faith. I praise my Heavenly Father for the light of his word, which brings his commandments to view, the holy Sabbath not excepted. And also that my mind has been called to review my former position concerning the no-Sabbath. I did not understand Paul, in Col ii, 16. I now understand him to be speaking of feast-days. There is a little band of us here in Salem, sixteen in number, who are trying to keep all the commandments of God and faith of Jesus, that we may be of that happy number who shall have right to the tree of life and enter in through the gates into the city. We have much opposition, and often hear the Dragon voice. We have meetings every Sabbath, and are often blessed with the Spirit of the Lord. If any preaching brethren could make it convenient to come this way, we would be very glad, as we do not have much preaching. May God grant to assist his dear children every where to overcome through the blood of the Lamb is the prayer of your brother in Christ.
ALMON CHAFFEE. Salem, Steuben Co. Ind., Jan, 12th, 1854.