LETTERS | AdventAI

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 15, 1861

LETTERS.

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

From Bro. Hamilton.

DEAR BRO. WHITE: I do feel to praise God for the light of present truth. It is not quite a year since I commenced keeping the Sabbath of the Lord. The third angel's message found me a leader in the Methodist church. I had never heard a lecture on the present truth, but through the mercy of God, and the kindness of a friend, some of your publications were put into my hands, which arrested my attention, and caused me to search the word to see if those things were so. Glory be to his name! the blessed book was opened to my understanding, and it seemed a new book.

I found that God's law was perfect and unchangeable, and that I was amenable to that law. My heavenly Father graciously enabled me to turn my feet into his testimonies, and I now feel to praise his holy name for the sanctifying influence of the third angel's message.

I had for years been in bondage to the filthy weed, and had tried several times to break off, but always failed, until I embraced the present truth, when I quit using tobacco, and have not desired it since.

I believe this people is the remnant that keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ, and I want to go up with them to possess the goodly land.

There are a few honest souls here who are striving to overcome. We meet with the Mackford church once in two weeks. At other times we have meetings among ourselves. It does my heart good to read the communications in the Review. It is a great privilege we have of communicating with each other. May we realize the great responsibility that rests upon us as members of the body of Christ, to be up and doing. We live in a solemn time. The nations are getting angry and God's wrath is coming. We shall soon see the Son of man coming in the clouds with power and great glory. Let us then lift up our heads and rejoice, knowing that our redemption draweth nigh.

Yours in hope of eternal life, THOS. HAMILTON. West Green Lake, Wis.