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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 20, 1865

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. 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.

From Sister Bramhall.

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I have enjoyed one precious privilege “while here away from home,” that of attending some of Bro. Sanborn’s meetings held in Pontiac, Livingston Co., this State. I heard four sermons, witnessed the baptism of those who have recently embraced the truth there, heard Bro. Sanborn’s appropriate remarks on that occasion, also his excellent exhortation at the Sabbath meeting. A very pleasing feature of this meeting was, that an aged father, and two sons also heads of families, all arose and testified to the goodness of God, and their determination to go through to the kingdom.

At the close of the first meeting a sister asked me if I was not already paid for coming, to which I could respond a hearty Yes; for during the four years that we have lived in Illinois, I have never heard any present truth preaching, nor met with those of like faith on the Sabbath, except when Bro. Waggoner visited us on his return from Iowa in ’61, and when I was in Mich., on a visit a year ago.

But to you, loved ones with whom we used to meet from Sabbath to Sabbath, and to you with whom I formed so agreeable an acquaintance at Pontiac, and to you, faithful messengers, from whose lips we have so many times heard the truth, and to all, both far and near, I would say, We are striving to live out the truth. We have passed through trials here, but the Lord is very good to us. He has heard and signally answered our prayers during the past winter, for which we feel to praise his holy name.

In much love, your sister.

L. A. BRAMHALL.

Braceville, Grundy Co., Ills.