Conversion to Sabbathkeeping
By F. F. Warren
BRO. SMITH : It is a little over a year since my companion and myself commenced trying to keep all the commandments of God. When Brn. Loughborough, Ingraham and Cottrell came to this place one year ago last July, we were living in open violation of the fourth commandment, and I fear of most of the other nine; for we were much more zealous in striving to obtain the gold that perisheth, than the true riches; but praised be the Lord who sent his servants this way to search for perishing souls, we attended the tent-meeting, more from curiosity than from any expectation of being benefitted by the preaching; but when we found that they sustained their views from the Bible, we listened attentively. When the subject of the Sabbath was brought up, we thought they had better have left that untouched; but before the close of the first discourse we were compelled to admit that their views were not without foundation in the word of God. At the close of the meeting we went home and began to search our Bibles to see whether these things were so, and soon became convinced that there was no other way to be saved only by keeping all the Commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus. We found that our Bible is indeed a blessed book, and by the grace of God we mean to follow its divine teachings. The churches in this place are very bitter against those who keep the Sabbath. There are but three families who are trying to keep all the commandments. We have meetings every Sabbath, and are trying to let our light shine. We feel that we need much help from the Lord to enable us to be like our blessed Pattern. Pray for us that we may overcome. Yours seeking for immortality.
F. F. WARREN.
Westfield, Pa., Dec. 29th, 1857.