A Sabbath at Battle Creek
By James White
LAST Sabbath was a good day to the church at Battle Creek. We spoke to the large congregation of brethren, upon the blood of Christ, commencing with those offerings soon after the fall of man, which faintly shadow forth the great Sacrifice for sins, and passing down the periods of the patriarchs and prophets. We gave the testimonies of New Testament writers as to the infinite value and efficacy of the blood of Christ, and closed with those sublime passages from the book of Revelation which represent the redeemed as clothed in robes of glistening whiteness, having been washed in the blood of the Lamb. Here we got happy as we took a sweet and rapturous view of the blood-washed, standing upon the immortal shores. At the close of the discourse several spoke, and among them was our venerable mother, more than seventy-five years of age. Then the congregation sung those sweet and appropriate verses, "Worthy, worthy is the Lamb." The evening following, the church assembled to enjoy the ordinances, which was a precious season, and to arrange Systematic Benevolence for the year 1864. The business went off with perfect harmony, and with figures increasing the amount to more than four hundred dollars.