Extracts from Letters

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 15, 1863

Extracts from Letters.

Sister R. Bisbee, writes from Newport, Wis. : I am very lonely, as there are none of like precious faith in this place. The Review is all the preacher I have, and it is a welcome visitor, as it comes weekly laden with rich stores of truth, and many good letters from the dear saints which often cheer my lonely hours. I feel to say that God is good and I am truly thankful for his giving me a heart to receive the present truth, and I pray that he may give me grace to overcome all of my besetments, that I may be found when Christ comes with that happy company, who shall have clean hands and a clean heart and shall be able to enter through the gates into the city.

Sister W. Bowles, writes from Monroe, Wis. : It cheers my heart to hear through the Review, that the work of the Lord is still going on. It has been two years this fall, since I commenced keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus, and the way grows brighter and brighter. I mean by the assisting grace of God to persevere until I stand upon Mount Zion with God's people. I am an orphan girl, left alone in the world, yet the Lord is with me; and I believe that he will soon appear to reward his people, to take home his faithful ones.

Bro. E. Engles writes from Freeport, Ills. : I believe the third angel's message. The Review is a welcome visitor to my lonely home and is all the preaching I have. I know not of another person in this city of like faith. I hope that Providence will put it into the heart of some of the messengers to come to this city soon, to preach the truth. There are some here, I know, in this city who are sick of popular Christianity. If some can be sent here, we can get the court-house in which to hold meetings; and my house is always open for any one of the preachers. I hope to see soon in the Review an appointment for this place.