Alone in the Faith

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 30, 1863

Alone in the Faith

Bro. J. McDonald writes from Ballinafad, C. W. : It is now about three years since I first commenced to keep the Sabbath of the Lord. I cannot be too grateful to God for showing me his truth. I feel thankful for the light I have received on present truth. I was, like many others, brought up to keep the first day of the week as the Sabbath; but thank God, through the instrumentality of Bro. Osgood, of Bronte, C. W., and some tracts and pamphlets received from him, I have been led to search the Scriptures to see if these things were so; and I found I was following the doctrines and commandments of men more than the commandments of God. I am now striving by the grace of God to keep all his commandments.

I am all alone here, with the exception of my companion in life. We have no one of like precious faith to meet with us on the Sabbath, and no Sabbath-school for our children; but we are thankful that we have the Bible and the Review to read and study. The Review is our weekly preacher. Bless the name of the Lord for the paper!

Dear brethren and sisters, pray for us, that we may stand firm and unshaken; that we may resist all the fiery darts of the Devil, and walk according to all God's commandments, and be sanctified through the truth, and finally be saved in his everlasting kingdom. People here are very much opposed to the truth, but there are some even here who believe, but have not the courage to obey. If one of the preaching brethren could see it duty to come this way and give a course of lectures, I believe some good could be done.