Extracts from Letters

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 20, 1862

Extracts from Letters.

Sister E. Comings writes from Wilton, Wis.: "It is about three years since I heard the proclamation that the Sabbath day was still in force, which caused me to turn to the law and to the testimony, and by diligent search I found it to be the truth that the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord our God, the same that it ever was, and I am trying to keep it. The Bible is now a delightful study, and I can truly say, great and marvelous are the truths revealed therein, and it doth greatly rejoice my heart to hear from my brethren and sisters through the Review, with whom I am determined to struggle on striving for eternal life. I have desired the eye salve that I might see, and as the light is growing brighter and the scales are falling from my eyes, it causes me with deep humility of heart to praise and adore the Highest for his wonderful works to the children of men. Yes, dear brethren and sisters, my heart overflows. I have made some conquests over sin, and I hope through the grace that is in Christ Jesus, to be an entire overcomer that I may be enabled to stand before the Son of man at his second coming, which I believe to be not far distant."

Sister M. B. Pierce writes from Andover, Vt.: "I still feel an earnest desire to do and suffer all the Lord's blessed will. O how solemn the moments in which we live! Would that I felt their importance more; that I might ever be on the watch against every evil. How true what has been shown as to the power of the enemy to throw stupid, indifferent feelings upon us, and make us feel there is no importance to our praying. I never had so much of such feelings as within a few months past; and I would with deep humility confess that I have not always resisted it as I should, and sought to the Lord for help and power to endure. In this the enemy has at times gained ground upon me; but how good and merciful the Lord is. When I have tried to tear away fully from the lulling power of Satan and draw near to God, I have felt he did have tender pity upon me. O that I may never yield an inch to the enemy again, but be willing to toil and struggle continually to overcome, and then we have encouragement that the Lord will help us. I have felt more of late that I must be pure. I must overcome more fully and be where I can prevail with the Lord more. He is willing, yes, he wants us to lean upon him, and he will be strength to us and for us. Sister White's last Testimony was touching and solemn. I desire to heed and profit by it. How I have thought upon what she says about confessing Christ. I hope this will help me to have more correct ideas about it. I feel in my heart that I would confess him in my whole life, in all my words and acts. O that they may be tempered with such watchful care, that I shall not deny the blessed Lord in any way. Precious Saviour! My heart loves the name. I would not grieve thee, and I mourn that I have so much in the past."