A. E. DARTT by A. E. Dartt

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 29, 1858

A. E. DARTT

By A. E. Dartt

From Sister Dartt.

Bro. Smith : I am trying to live religion, and hope by the assisting grace of God to overcome and to stand entire at last. I do not feel in the least discouraged, though I am still alone in keeping the Sabbath, except my two young daughters. I have heard no Advent preaching for nearly three years, and seldom see any one that is interested upon that subject.

I rejoice to hear of the prosperity of the cause through the Review, and I long for that blessed time to come when all the dear children of God will meet in the everlasting kingdom to be separated no more forever. In view of such a glorious prospect, how can we shrink from the cross, or fear the scoffs and frowns of a gainsaying world? No, let us gird on the whole armor, looking steadily to our great Captain, lest we become faint and weary in our minds, remembering that this is the victory whereby we overcome, even our faith. I fear that there is not enough of the overcoming faith of the gospel among us, not enough of the spirit of sacrifice. O that we may all become more deeply imbued with the Spirit of Christ, ready if need be, to lay down our lives for the brethren. The victory will soon be ours if ever, and it will certainly be ours if we overcome. I feel to exclaim in the language of the poet,

“O what a blessed hope is ours, While here on earth we stay.”

It is more than six years that I have kept the Bible Sabbath. During that time I have examined and re-examined the subject, many times over, and was requested last Winter by a brother and sister who were nearly turned away from the commandments by the writings of J. M. S., to examine the subject again more closely than ever, if possible, and see if I could not discover that the moral law was done away. I did so. I examined the whole Sabbath question from every point that I could view it, and the result was only to establish me more fully, if possible, on the Bible Sabbath; and I do not see how it can be otherwise with any who will carefully and prayerfully examine the subject. But many do not wish to be convinced. I furnished a woman with a Sabbath tract not long since, and she promised to read it. After reading a little she saw that she was going to be convinced that the seventh day was the Sabbath still, and she stopped reading. She was honest enough to acknowledge it. She said she would not be convinced, for she should keep Sunday; she could not keep the Sabbath alone. She was a professor of religion. Many others have told me about the same thing. Will such excuses answer at the bar of God? will not the words of Christ apply to such. Men love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil; neither come to the light lest their deeds should be reproved. John iii, 19, 20.

Please excuse me for writing so much. I did not intend it when I commenced.

A. E. DARTT

Baraboo, Wis., July 3d, 1858.