A Confession by W. M. Allen

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 11, 1863

A Confession.

By W. M. Allen

To the brethren and sisters in Christ.

For the past year I have been in a cold and backslidden state. Although I have tried to hold on to faith and confidence in God, yet I realized that I grew weaker every day, and O, I feel to thank God that he has through sister White reproved and snatched me as a brand from the burning. I believe the testimony is of God and sent to assist us in Minn., out of difficulties from which it appeared impossible to extricate ourselves. I confess I have been in the wrong and have taken burdens upon myself that were not proper for me, as a messenger, to bear, and have thereby manifested a selfishness that has been injurious to the cause, to my brethren, and to myself. All I can say farther is, I ask all my brethren and sisters to forgive, and to pray God to forgive and assist me to counteract all the evil as far as is in my power; and I am determined in future by the assisting grace of God to be more guarded and to shun every appearance of evil.

W. M. Allen.