p. 103 | RUFUS PACKARD by Rufus Packard

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 25, 1862

RUFUS PACKARD

By Rufus Packard

From Bro. Packard.

DEAR BRO. WHITE: The Review comes to us regularly, and we would not be willing to exchange it for all other papers printed. There are but two Sabbath-keepers in this city besides myself and companion, that we know of. We have never heard a sermon or lecture from a Sabbath-keeper.

Two years ago we moved to this place, and God in his goodness and mercy led us to the house of the only Sabbath-keepers here, and they were strangers to us. Their theme of conversation was always present truth; and though we looked upon it as a strange doctrine, and were even shocked at some of the ideas they advanced, being both of us members of a Congregational church, and brought up strictly after their creed, yet they had the Bible for all they said, and we, being desirous of knowing the truth, searched the Bible for ourselves, and soon began to keep the Sabbath, receiving the whole truth as we became enlightened.

We have perfect confidence in sister White's visions. We do not use tobacco, tea, or coffee, nor wear hoops, but the money formerly spent for those things we spend for your publications. We hope that before long we may either enjoy more Sabbath privileges here, or move where there is a church of Seventh-day Adventists; for we feel that we are deprived of a great blessing.

Yours striving to overcome.

RUFUS PACKARD

Janesville, Wis.