Letters by Isaac Sanborn

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Aug 1, 1865

Letters.

By Isaac Sanborn

“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 Bro. Sanborn.

Bro. White: On my return from the General Conference, I stopped four days in Chicago and preached five times in the house of Bro. Place, to the little company of interested believers in the Lord’s soon coming, who with some of their neighbors listened to the solemn warnings of the third message with great interest. On first-day, after sermon, we went out to the lake, near the Light-house, where two followed their Lord in the ordinance of baptism.

Bro. and sister Kellogg from Lake Station, and sister Bramla from Laporte, Ind., were present at the meeting, and were much interested. They wished me to say in their behalf, that they would be very thankful if the Michigan State Conference could send them help soon.

There are nine Sabbath keepers in Chicago and I think a good prospect for more, if Brn. Rust and Miller will keep the sharp corners all off from their labors, and labor on in meekness and love. May God bless the little flock there.

Third-day evening preached in the Methodist house at Clinton Junction, by which, as I have since learned, much prejudice was removed and a good interest manifested to hear more.

June 3 and 4, I preached at Johnstown Center, Wis., to interested congregations. It is very encouraging to see the interest that is waking up in the minds of many to hear the truth. O God fit up thy ministers and people for the great work, is my prayer.

ISAAC SANBORN.