Sister Lewis’s Conversion
Sister P. P. Lewis writes from Granville, Vt.: "My parents were among the first here in the Advent faith, and have for about ten years or more kept the seventh-day Sabbath. They strove to bring up their children in the love and fear of the Lord. I have many times when I saw the anxiety of my Christian friends for my spiritual welfare, wished that I was a Christian, and my mind was often seriously impressed; but pride, the love of the world's good opinion, and our cruel tempter, kept me away from the Lord. At last like Saul, I was compelled to see myself I trust, in my true light. Reflection upon the probable death of Sr. Lamb, when near the close of life, and many other deaths among my friends, brought the thought home with great force to my mind, that if I were called to die, should I be prepared to meet my heavenly Judge? Oh how keenly conscience smote me then. A long, very long time it seemed, I was under deep conviction. Severe was the struggle between pride and duty. At length, the 7th of Jan. last, I gave up all to the Lord, believing that without his great mercy I must perish. Then, I trust, I received sufficient evidence that my sins were all forgiven. Immediately that burden of sin was removed. What peace and joy filled my soul then! It seemed that the whole world could not thank God enough for such a great blessing. I soon commenced searching the Bible to learn if possible what professed Christians were the nearest Bible Christians. I found no difficulty in deciding in favor of the Seventh-day Adventists. Indeed, I am surprised that professed Christians have not long ago seen that the seventh day was the true Sabbath. Some appear, or profess, to be honest, and still say that they cannot see the seventh day to be the Sabbath. I believe there has been no Advent preaching in this place for four years, and but little or no preaching of any kind that has done any good. I know of but one family, and a widow woman, in this town besides ourselves that keep the Sabbath, and we are all, I fear, in too low a state of mind. I fear that I am far, very far, from what I ought to be; but it is my desire to be just right in the sight of the Lord. My dear mother, for the past two years and more, has rested in the grave. How I miss her Christian council. But now I have a hope of soon meeting her again at the resurrection."