Communication from Bro. Curry.
By Manning Curry
DEAR BRO. WHITE:—The little band here at Delhi are in good spirits, and are assembled each Sabbath, though much scattered. I have just returned from holding a series of meetings at Locke and in that vicinity. The brethren at Locke are trying to live according to the perfect rule; also they are trying to extend the word of life to all around. Notwithstanding they are mostly the poor of this world, they are ready and anxious to contribute to forward the truth. There is a fine little flock just raised up in the town of Perry, of some ten or twelve. They were formerly, advent brethren, some of the time brethren were among them. They received the truth with joyful hearts, and were ready to obey the same. There is a general desire arising all around, to hear on the present truth. When first I saw the present truth, I was about concluding that Advent doctrine associated with the Sabbath and its kindred doctrines, would be a message so unwelcome that the calls for hearing would be few and far between; but I am happily disappointed. I have so many calls that I cannot heed half of them. Thank God his truth is mighty and commends itself to every man's conscience. It is not infrequently the case that many at their first appearance in the congregation, act as though they expected to hear some soul-destroying, and God-dishonoring doctrine. But O how sadly disappointed they are when they learn that instead of our preaching such doctrine, we show by God's own word that they have been taught doctrines of men and Devils. I would say to the brethren that I design by the grace of God to devote as much of my time in the field as possible, considering the wants of my little family. It is my pleasure to carry this last message of mercy to a doomed world. Truly our application of Babylon is evidently correct; not only in the multitude of fables as taught by the sects of our age, but in their perfect hatred of the holy Sabbath, and in the various conflicting arguments that they use to get rid of it. There is a something in this truth that will either kill or cure. Men who reject the Sabbath as a general thing, do soon bear evidence that God has rejected them, this depends however, upon the amount of light they have seen. On the other hand, those who embrace this great truth, are immediately saved from a cold formal no-prayer system. I have been by the grace of God the favored instrument of bringing some poor souls to Christ, in my former labors of love; but there is a cross in preaching, and a blessing attending this third angel's message that I never experienced in all my former labors. I consider that we have the great sealing and crowning truth, and there are awful responsibilities attending it. We, my dear brethren, are entrusted with the last call of mercy to a fallen world, and shall we hide our light from our kindred spirits, by neglecting our duty, or shall we live out our holy faith and thereby save ourselves and others from the storm that is now gathering around us? May the Lord help us to do our duty in this day of peril, and save our souls alive in the day of the Lord Jesus. Your brother in expectation of redemption soon.
MANNING CURRY.
Delhi, Ingham Co., Mich.