L E T T E R S by W. M. Allen

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 19, 1860

L E T T E R S .

By W. M. Allen

"Then they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another."

From Bro. Allen.

BRO. SMITH: I have been lecturing in Brotherstown, Wis., for a short time past. All things went off very well until I came to the third angel's message and began to enforce the Sabbath as a seal of the living God, when a Christian minister was called out to show the other side of the question. He was considered a Bible student and a great historian. I gave a discourse on first-day A. M. upon the commandments of God—their nature and obligation. Eld. S. gave notice that there were two sides to the question, and he would that afternoon show the opposite. He took the position that the Gentiles were never under any law but love. I reviewed him the next evening, showing that the law of love implied the keeping of the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. He gave notice he would review me the next night. He then coupled the moral law, the Mosaic institutions and ceremonial law, all together, and nailed them to the cross. He then quoted Rom. vii to prove that the law was dead and buried, and said if we wanted to dig up the old carcass we had a right to; he did not wish to.

I gave notice I would review him again the next evening; and I felt that, by the assisting grace of God the truth lost nothing. Eld. S. did not come out.

Three have decided to keep the Sabbath, and many others are almost persuaded to embrace the truth. Let your prayers be to God that they may be fully persuaded to obey the Lord and keep his commandments. I baptized two, according to the injunction of the Saviour.

I gave four lectures at Chilton. The congregations were mostly Spiritualists and Catholics, and did not like such doctrine. There were a few, however, who seemed to be very much interested. I would ask the prayers of God's children that he would preserve me blameless unto the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. I delight in the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus.

My prayer is that God will direct all our ways that we may be a pure people without spot or blemish, prepared for the coming of the bridegroom. May the Lord bless all his scattered saints.

W. M. ALLEN.

Brotherstown, Wis., June 6, 1860.