Working Like Leaven by Editor

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 21, 1865

Working Like Leaven.

By Editor

THE following communication shows how the truth is working its way, even in advance of the preachers, into the by ways and secret places, where there are honest hearts to receive it. Eleven keeping the Sabbath, and others convinced, and the Review the only preacher they ever had! Such places would seem to present an inviting field for labor, and we would that some preacher might be able to visit them.

BRO. WHITE : I would say to the brethren and sisters scattered abroad, that I am still trying to keep all the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. I can truly say, that I rejoice in the light of the third angel's message, and praise the holy name of the Lord, that my eyes have been opened to see the truth.

I believe that we hold the truth as taught in the word of God. And oh that we all may be sanctified through it, that we may be found without fault before the great white throne, when God shall judge his people. I for one feel determined to persevere, by the grace of God, unto the end of the race; for if we faint not we shall win the prize, which is eternal life through Christ our great High Priest and Redeemer.

It is five years since myself and husband embraced the third angel's message. We were then living in Saginaw City. There were none of like faith there then, and we know not that there are now. Three years ago last fall we removed to the town of Jerome. Here we stood alone till this fall, when the Lord was pleased to give us some of our neighbors.

There are now six of us that are full in the faith, and five more that are keeping the Sabbath, besides several that are convinced it is right, but have not decided to keep it as yet. There have none of us I believe, ever heard an advent preacher. What little light we have, we have found in a dark place. We all would like to have a messenger come here if there could be one spared. We live in a back place, twenty-two miles from Midland, and there are but few inhabitants. We have heard that there were Adventists holding meetings in Gratiot Co., and that they talked of coming to Midland. We sincerely hope they will. The Review is all the preacher we have on present truth, or ever had. Oh, how I love to read the cheering testimonies of the scattered flock and the many good sermons and warm exhortations from the ministers. Oh, we cannot do without the Review. "Lo here's and lo there's" will not disturb us, with the Review and Bible for our guides.

We have some opposition. When meetings are held here, they do not like to have us talk out our sentiments and faith. They call it proselyting, and say it has a bad influence on the unconverted. We told the minister that if there were any converted we wished them converted to the whole truth.

We have many trials and sometimes feel cast down but not destroyed. We do not feel weary but sometimes weak. We have prayer meetings every Sabbath evening, either at our house or Bro. Erway's. Some of our meetings are quite interesting, and we feel that it is good to wait upon the Lord. We desire the prayers of the brethren that our faith fail not, and that we may at last meet them where parting will be no more. Yours striving for the kingdom.

L. A. MARSH.

Jerome, Mich.