The Third Angel’s Message
By C. Miller
DEAR BRO. WHITE:—We are commanded to let our light shine, and not keep it hid under a bushel.—For this purpose I have written, feeling grateful to God, that he has given me an ear to hear the last solemn message (as I fully believe) to a judgment-bound world. Now to my mind, it is evident that the third angel is fulfilling his mission, in delivering his message. I am thankful, being a monument of his mercy, that I was permitted to listen to the angel proclaiming the hour of his judgment, and to the cry, "behold the Bridegroom cometh;" and that I was led by the Spirit of God to forsake the polluted courts of Babylon, to have my name cast out as evil for the sake of the truth, and a belief in the doctrine of the speedy coming of Jesus. With the light that I now enjoy, I would ask, Can I be sincere in my belief, and reject the third angel's message? Conviction of its truth, and sincerity64of heart, has compelled me to believe it, and this hope I would not resign though all the treasures of earth lay at my feet. I feel grateful for the light I have received in regard to God's Hallowed Rest. I would say,
"Thy sacred hours I'll ever greet,
And with the faithful will I meet,
And sing Jehovah's praise." O may God speed his truth throughout the land, and may his servants get the victory over all sin, and be sealed with the seal of the living God, that they may stand upon the sea of glass, and sing the song of Moses and the Lamb. Still waiting,
C. MILLER.
Syracuse, N. Y., August 6th, 1852.