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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Dec 23, 1862

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 21, No. 4.

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HARRIET HICKS

By Harriet Hicks

From Sister Hicks.

Bro. WHITE: United in one faith I cannot feel as an entire stranger to one who takes a stand in setting forth the truths of the Bible as they are. I firmly believe that the doctrines the Seventh-day Adventists teach are plainly the doctrines of the Bible. I was a Spiritualist, Universalist, and infidel, united, as a person could hardly be one without the other. A year ago last September I heard Eld. Cornell deliver one discourse on the prophecies in Waterloo, Iowa, afterwards we obtained all the leading books that make up the substance of the Adventist faith. My eyes were opened to my position. I saw myself a sinner and began to cry to God for mercy. The few that came out on the side of Bible truth in Waterloo formed themselves into an association and had their meetings on the Sabbath. I attended these meetings all through the winter, still crying to God for mercy. I would at times feel that my prayers were answered and my sins were pardoned and that I could live in the light of the divine countenance reconciled; but the clouds would return again. Thus the winter wore on, Bro. Snook came and preached for us. I felt free from sin under his preaching, and yet I had not performed all the duties that were required of me. My husband was much opposed to immersion and as I had been sprinkled when an infant, I held back. We all held back, I think from doing our whole duty and we did not organize.
Since then we have removed to our old home in Indiana. I did not know how dear our Sabbath meetings had become until I have had to do without them. My husband is not a professor, yet he believes the seventh day is the Sabbath, and nominally observes it.
I believe there are some honest-hearted ones here, who if they could hear the truth as the Adventists set it forth would be convinced. How I long to meet with some of a like faith. The people here had never heard of Saturday keeping, excepting the Seventh-day Baptists. Some say we are Jews, others say Monday is the first day of the week. O how I hope that there is a remnant of God's Israel here and that they will be brought out. I want to live in such a manner that I may not be a reproach to the cause I love.
Yours striving to overcome.

HARRIET HICKS

Vigo Co., Ind.