p. 7 | SAMUEL TREAT by Samuel Treat

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 6, 1865

SAMUEL TREAT

By Samuel Treat

From Bro. Treat.

BRO. WHITE. Through the goodness and tender mercy of my heavenly Father I am still living, and although surrounded with unbelief on every hand, I am still looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and Saviour Jesus Christ. But my faith is not based on the new-time theory as set forth in the World's Crisis, but upon the word of God, the signs of the times, and past experience; and I feel that it becomes me to live in a state of preparation to meet the Lord or go down to the grave, as the Lord may direct.

I have reached my three-score years and ten, and want to be able to say with the apostle Paul: "I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge shall give me at that day, and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." 2 Tim. iv, 6-8.

I still love the Review and Herald, and cannot do without it, although it is generally about a week old when it comes, yet it is always new and good to me. We have the World's Crisis in our family, but some of its teachings are but little better than darkness to me. I want a faith that does not conflict with the word of God, and is in harmony with the Bible and sound reason.

I was pleased to see an article in my last Review from Bro. Wm. C. Gage, on Thurman's chronology, and I hope that the true light will yet shine out more and more. The Lord grant us hearts to receive all the truth and no more. Truth will stand. Yours in hope of eternal life at Christ's appearing and kingdom.

SAMUEL TREAT

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