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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 27, 1857

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 10, No. 17.

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E. FRISBIE

By E. Frisbie

From Bro. Frisbie.

Bro. Smith: Through weakness and much tribulation I expect to enter the kingdom of God. I have many conflicts and sorrows to contend with in my pilgrimage. I began when young to walk Zionward, but must acknowledge that I have made many crooked paths. Between twenty and thirty years I walked with the Methodists, till I heard the Advent doctrine in which I began to see light, and the light has shone more and more to my understanding. I begin now to see a beauty in keeping the commandments, including the holy Sabbath. I have been much strengthened by the prayers and exhortations of the brethren in Battle Creek. I feel to rejoice that we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, who is able and willing to save us, if we are but faithful to him. I feel for one to contend for faith and hope in the blood of the Lamb. I hope that many will hear and believe before it shall be too late. Soon will the plagues of the Bible overtake the wicked. Let us lay hold on the horns of the altar, and beg and plead for a deliverance from sin, that we may enter into the celestial city, where we can roam the golden streets, and pluck the fruit that grows on the tree of life.
Are we, or shall we be able to tread the King’s highway, that no vulture’s eye hath seen, or lion’s whelp trod? We must be Bible Christians and have on the whole armor, to be able to combat the adversary and overcome him. First we must love God with all the heart, might, mind and strength, and his children with pure hearts fervently. We must obey the ten commandments, remembering the Sabbath-day to keep it holy. We must be baptized [not sprinkled] into the death of Christ, and arise to walk in newness of life, and the fellowship of the church of God.
Let us offer fervent prayers to the Lord Jesus for help to prove faithful, that we may receive a crown of life through the merits of the Lamb.

E. FRISBIE

Battle Creek, Aug. 1857.