IMPRESSED TESTIMONY by R. F. C.

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 8, 1859

IMPRESSED TESTIMONY.

By R. F. C.

TRUTH always has testimony in abundance to sustain it, and is not advanced by pressing testimony into its service. To endeavor to bring testimony to the aid of truth that has no bearing to establish it, only weakens the cause that it was intended to promote.

An instance of the impressment of testimony occurred in the Advent Harbinger in 1850, which has unfortunately been copied into some of our works. The writer was gathering some testimonies to the "widely diffused doctrine of the Lord's second coming," and, in connection with other testimony, he introduced a hymn sung by some Jews of Bokhara in the presence of Mr. Wolfe, as follows:

"The King our Messiah shall come," &c.

The writer then remarks, "Surely no one will charge these children of the dispersion, now scattered through the wilds of Central Asia, with the imaginary guilt of Millerism."

Nobody will charge the Jews with Millerism. They have been looking for the Messiah for upwards of 1800 years, in consequence of their rejection of him when he did come; and they never will look for his second coming till they believe that he has made his first advent; in other words, till they become Christians.

There is an abundance of testimony to prove that the annunciation of the "everlasting gospel" has been made to the world; and there is no necessity of pressing into the service testimony like the foregoing. And just so with every other truth. Each truth can securely stand upon its own foundation. R. F. C.