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

Letters.

"Then they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another."

This department of the paper is designed for the brethren and sisters to freely and fully communicate with each other respecting their hopes and determinations, conflicts and victories, attainments and desires, in the heavenly journey. Then they, says the prophet, that feared the Lord spake often one to another. We believe emphatically that we are living in that time. Therefore seek first a living experience and then record it, carefully and prayerfully, for the comfort and encouragement of the other members of the household of faith. Let this department be well filled with lively testimonies of the goodness of God, and the value of his truth.

From Bro. Van Horn.

BRO. WHITE: I left home Nov. 4, and joined Bro. Bates at the Lowell meeting. We enjoyed a good season of worship with the brethren here, who were much encouraged by the faithful testimony of our aged brother, who always has a comforting word for the little flock, to continue steadfast in the way of truth.

We continued our meeting together in a school-house near Bro. Van Deusen's, until Wednesday evening, Nov. 11, when Bro. Bates went on to fill other appoint-ments, and I remained, by the request of the people, to continue the meeting awhile longer. I closed my labors here last evening. I have given seventeen discourses on present truth, which has resulted in removing a great amount of prejudice, and four or five have taken a stand in favor of the truth. There are others much interested, who I trust will continue to search the word of God until they shall see the beauty and harmony of present truth.

We have been necessarily detained here longer than we expected, by an effort that was made by Eld. Church, a no-law, Age-to-come preacher, who tried to tear down the law of God, and, by misrepresentation and abuse, to bring the character and Testimonies of sister White into disrepute among this people. He occupied two evenings in his effort, during which time he made so many contradictory statements, and so many personal attacks upon character, that the people became fairly disgusted with him. After he got through, I occupied the two following evenings in reviewing him. The Lord gave freedom in the exposition of error, and the vindication of his holy law, so that a complete victory was gained in favor of truth. At the close of the last evening I told the people that I should have no more to do with the Eld. on any condition whatever. He gave out that he would review me the next evening. There were between twelve and fifteen present to hear him the next evening; and thus the matter closed.

I feel thankful to God for his goodness to me, and I want to try always to be found doing his will, that I may share with the remnant in their praises to him on mount Zion.

I. D. VAN HORN.

Vergennes, Mich.