PREACHER WANTED by Wm. S. Higley Jr.

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 30, 1859

PREACHER WANTED.

By Wm. S. Higley Jr.

Bro. White: By request of the church, I respond to your invitation (in the article headed "A complaint") to "the churches to send in their claims for a preacher." We do not pretend any claim. We are very grateful for the past, and hope for the future. We should be very glad to have a messenger's family with us, and himself when not engaged elsewhere. We would not press our wishes to the injury of any other church. But if in the minds of those who have the oversight, and interest of all the churches at heart, it shall appear that it is for the good of the cause of Present Truth that one of the messengers be located here, then please advise us, and we shall be happy to do duty in preparing for his reception and comfortable stay among us.

We will build a house, or an addition to one already occupied, as may be thought best. We will support or part support, as may be necessary. Our prayer is Lord, show us duty and we will try to do it; for we wish to have the faith of our Redeemer and keep all the commandments of God. We wish to be consistent and have our actions correspond with our profession as Adventists, patiently waiting and anxiously looking for the soon appearing of our Saviour. Please advise us as soon as convenient, for we shall need some little time to prepare.

Wm. S. Higley Jr.

Lapeer, Mich., June 2d 1859.