DEAR BRO. WHITE: I have felt for some time that if I knew just how to confess my public faults through the Review, I should be glad to do so. And first, let me say to the brethren east and west among whom I have tried to labor, that my heart has not been half converted to God and his truth, hence my influence among them has not been such as to deepen and widen the tone of piety among them. A spirit of lightness has been with me at times which I deeply regret, and humbly beg pardon of all who have seen this in me.
Second, I wish to say to the families, Byington, Hilliard and all that have moved from this place, that the deep trials which I have caused you by my rash, hasty, coarse spirit, I am heartily sorry for. The course I have pursued with regard to re-baptism has been a great grief to God's Spirit and people. I ask pardon of God and also the brethren and sisters. I feel especially to ask pardon of Bro. C. W. Sperry (with whom I have traveled) for all the trials I have caused him, through lack of meekness and self-denial, and by unguarded expressions which have wounded his tender spirit. This is for all other brethren also with whom I have labored.
And now I wish to say to all Seventh-day Adventists who read the Review, that I feel thankful for a solemn message from God through sister White, which I received a few months since. I am trying to repent and confess my way out of the darkness which surrounds me, and though I advance slowly, and deep feelings of despair often settle upon me with awful weight, yet I hope to get victory over every sin through faith in Christ Jesus. Will you bear with me, and still pray for
H. G. BUCK
Grass River, St. Law. Co., N. Y., June 28, 1861.
NOTE.—This confession seems full and heartfelt. It is Bro. B.'s nature to be frank. The grace of God is sufficient to control his double portion of rashness and independence, and make him valiant in the cause. Such men, cleansed in the open fountain of salvation, are just the men needed. May God help!—Ed.
Extracts from Letters.
Bro. M. E. Cornell writes from Laporte City, Iowa, July 8, 1861: "We have been here ten days. We had meetings all day of each Sabbath and first-day, and evenings during the week. Prayer-meeting each morning at 9, and preaching at half-past 10 A. M., and at 1 P. M. The interest has steadily increased till yesterday, when it rose more rapidly.
"We called on those who were convinced that the truth had been preached on the Sabbath question, to manifest it, and eighty-three stood up long enough to be counted. The question was then put to those who were resolved to keep the Sabbath, and go with God's remnant people to the kingdom, and forty-four took the bold stand. We then repaired to the stream, and seventeen were baptized. We remain here another week.
"Our expenses have been $32,09, our receipts, $30,22. If the means do not come, Bro. Griggs and I will work in harvest to get means. We are determined to keep up as long as the way is open, and the Lord is giving success. I can drive the team to reap. Bro. Snook says he will volunteer to carry the wheat together. About $5 worth of books taken here.
"Your remarks on the state of the cause have cheered us. I have long felt the need of something being done. If we could only return to the Lord as a people with fasting and weeping, he might again smile upon us. Here seems to be our only door of hope. I am decidedly in favor of the plan you proposed of a day of fasting and prayer. Such a course is ancient and well tried. All must feel that our necessity is great, and the plan is divine. I hope that all, both preachers and people, will heartily unite in it."
NOTE. We sent $11 Iowa bank notes to Bro. Cornell the 12th, from Missionary fund. Go on, brethren. The friends of the cause will not consent for you to lay up the tent and go into the harvest-field.—Ed.
Bro. J. N. Andrews writes from Lake City, Minnesota, July 8, 1861: "Our tent has been in this place since July 5, and we think the prospect of good quite encouraging. Bro. Allen, Bro. Lashier and myself constitute our present force. Bro. Bostwick will be here probably in a few days. After that, Bro .Al-leu will probably leave for Illinois.
"Here we are in a large village among entire strangers, and only a few shillings of money. If the thing is possible, we shall keep up the tent-meetings through the season. If we cannot do this for lack of means, then we shall lay it by and take school-houses or halls as the way may open."
NOTE.—We sent Bro. Andrews a draft for $10 from missionary funds the 10th. We shall still contend that it will be a pleasure for the brethren abroad to help sustain missionary labor in the new western States, if the few friends in those States do what they can.—Ed.
Sister M. B. Hamilton writes from West Green Lake, Wis.: "I feel to thank the Lord for what he has done for me. He has opened my eyes to see his truth as I have never seen it before. And I feel to praise his great and holy name for it. My companion and myself commenced to keep the Sabbath of the Lord the first Sabbath in this year. There are a few Sabbath-keepers here. We meet together every Sabbath, and have good meetings. The Review is a welcome visitor to us. We love the precious truth it proclaims. I feel that I need that wisdom that is from above. I want to be made pure through the blood of Christ. O that I may be one of the remnant that shall stand on mouut Zion."
Sister M. A. Green writes from Fine, St. Law. Co., N. Y.: "The paper and books that I have been able to borrow are all the preaching and all the companionship I have, so far as my religious sentiments are concerned. There are a few here who profess to love Jesus, and to regard Sunday as the Sabbath; but the majority of the people spend Sunday as though it was a day for visiting and pleasure, while there are none living near who regard the seventh day as the Sabbath. I have never heard one sermon on present truth.
"O, how often, as I look back some six months ago, do I feel that truly Brn. Lawrence and Whitney were God's especial messengers when they came to my house through the deep snow and over bad road, and were the means of interesting my mind more deeply in the investigation of Bible truth. In about two months I commenced to keep the Sabbath, but as I am entirely alone in this, I sometimes feel a spirit of sadness coming over me, which has so far been dispelled by reading the paper and the Bible, or by prayer. I feel that I am like a child, but anxious to learn. I have long regarded the real personal coming of Christ as an event not a great many years distant, as I was well aware that some of the signs which the Saviour said should precede his coming were already past; but I did not know anything of the present position of the Advent believers previous to the visit of the above-named brethren. If any one of the messengers can come here to preach they shall be welcome."
LETTERS.
By L. Schellhous.
“Then they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another.”
From Bro. Schellhous.
DEAR BRO. WHITE: I would be glad once more to say a few words through the Review. It is now about four years since I first heard present truth, and I feel to praise God for his goodness in sending Bro. Bates and Waggoner here with the tent to proclaim the glorious message. I do rejoice and bless God that I had a heart to receive, and eyes to see the beauty and excellence of the third angel's message. What beauty there is in the commandments, and the great promise to those that obey God's will and keep his commandments and the faith of Jesus. Praise the Lord! I think it is my delight to strive to get ready for the fulfillment of the last message; but when I look at the requirements of God, that his people shall be without spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing, I almost think it impossible for me to get the victory over self; but by the assisting grace of God I feel determined to gain the victory, that I may obtain the crown. When I look around and see some that gladly received the message when the tent was here, but now bitterly oppose the truth and flatter themselves that the ten commandments are abolished, and say, “Where is the promise of his coming?” I feel thankful to God that there are a few yet left here who are willing to strive to go through to mount Zion with the remnant of God's people. The church here desire a more perfect organization; and for that purpose we would be glad to have Bro. J. Byington, or some other of the messengers, call on us, to set things in order. We hold our regular meetings every Sabbath for prayer and praise. Prayer-meeting at the commencement of the Sabbath, and also at its close. We are greatly blessed in so doing. We feel to give God all the glory for his goodness to us.
Yours striving to keep the narrow way and to gain the kingdom.
L. SCHELLHOUS.
Colon, Mich.
MEETINGS IN NORTHERN MICH.
By Joseph Bates
SABBATH and first-day, June 29 and 30, we met with the church in Caledonia and had much freedom in preaching the word of life. They breathe much freer now, since the Lord has enabled them to raise their standard of faith, by confessing all their faults, and leaving an open door behind them for others who worshipped with them to do likewise. The sister that was blessed there last spring is still rejoicing in the Lord.
The church in BOWNE are keeping up their regular meetings, and struggling for a right to the tree of life with the remnant of God's people. We preached to them with much freedom.
At Greenville we commenced a series of meetings on the evening of July 5, and continued through the first day of the week. A number of brethren from different places came expecting to see the tent pitched in the village, and have the pleasure of seeing and hearing from Bro. and sister White. They had not received their last Review, nor heard of the letter which Bro. White had sent to Greenville, assigning his reasons for postponing the appointed meetings in Northern Michigan for the present. If Bro. and sister White, and Bro. Robbins had been here with the tent there would have been a large gathering. The meeting commenced in the hall (the usual place of worship), which was well filled with hearers interested to hear the word, and in the social meetings to testify for the Lord, and their determination to move forward in the way marked out for them.
One of our meetings was disturbed for a few moments by an unusual howling and groaning, and an attempted exhortation from a Mrs. Olcott, of Vergennes, Mich., memory. Timely rebuke in the name of the Lord quieted her during her stay with us. On first-day at noon we repaired to the water-side, where fourteen souls were buried with Christ in baptism. This solemn, interesting scene was witnessed by a good portion of the inhabitants of the place. One of the families which became deeply interested in our meetings, and acknowledge all the truth as far as they have heard, have appointed a meeting for us in their town this evening, some seven miles distant. They have a strong desire to be christians. The Lord help them now, is our prayer.
JOSEPH BATES.
Greenville, Mich.
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DAY OF FASTING AND PRAYER.
By Joseph Bates
DEAR BRO. WHITE: I read your article in Review for July 2, headed "The Cause," with deep interest, especially the last lines, where you recommend a day of humiliation, fasting and prayer. I do most heartily concur with you in setting apart an early day for this work in our midst. I believe with all my heart that a twenty-four hour day of fasting, humiliation and prayer throughout the ranks of the remnant would give an impetus to the cause in which we are engaged for time to come.
Yours truly.
JOSEPH BATES.
NOTE FROM BRN. LOUGHBOROUGH AND SANBORN.
By Isaac Sanborn; John Norton Loughborough
DEAR BRO. WHITE: We are still laboring in this good cause, trying to persuade people to keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. The result of our labors thus far, as near as we can tell, is that five or six have commenced keeping the Sabbath. Others are thinking, and we hope they will act soon. On account of the scarcity of change, we sell but few books; but we hope for better times soon. Another thing that works against us is that the ministers of the place are letting us carry off all their Sunday Sabbath arguments, and do not say anything about it. But we have some reason to believe that our efforts here will yet prove a blessing to many.
ISAAC SANBORN. J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
Clinton Junction, Wis.
TENT MEETINGS IN N. Y.
By E. B. Saunders
Bro. Hull requested me to write a short report of the meetings at Lyndonville, so I send the following:
The tent was pitched June 7, and remained in that place over five Sundays, the interest increasing from first to last. The meetings were also well attended by the brethren of this part of the State; and the blessing of the Lord rested upon the meetings. Bro. Hull thinks it is as interesting as any he ever held; and the interest was increased by the brethren taking an active part in the social meetings. When brethren do this, the people see that there is power in the last message.
Bro. Hull has borne the burden of the work with a little help now and then from others. The number who have embraced the commandments of God through the influence of the meetings, is not definitely known, but is supposed to be between thirty and forty. Fourteen were baptized, and others are intending to be soon.
There was some opposition from the Methodist minister, Mr. McEwen. He preached four discourses against the truth, in which he tried hard to prove the immateriality of the soul, and of God also. But he failed to establish his points (the people being judges) just where all must fail, that is, from want of evidence.
The meetings have left a good impression on the minds of the people. They are friendly, and many of them are investigating the present truth. A great many are ready to acknowledge the Sabbath truth, and we hope that some of them will yet embrace it.
The tent will be pitched next at Eagle Harbor, Orleans Co. We hope the brethren in this State will remember to furnish means that the cause may not be hindered.
Bro. Sperry has been prevented from joining Bro. Hull, by sickness, consequently the brethren decided to send for Bro. Ingraham. This will make the tent expenses greater than was anticipated at first. The Lord is willing to work here in New York, and let us not fail on our part.
We would be glad to see Bro. and Sr. White at the Eagle Harbor meeting. Bro. Hull particularly requests them to come if they can consistently.
E. B. SAUNDERS.
Eagle Harbor, July 10, 1861.
APPOINTMENTS.
Providence permitting, Bro. and sister White will be with the New York Tent July 27 and 28; at Roosevelt, Aug. 3 and 4; Mannsville, 10 and 11; Northern New York, 17 and 18; Northern Vermont or Canada, 24 and 25.
Brethren will please fix upon locations, where we have named none, and extend invitations as they may deem proper, and publish in REVIEW.
Wisconsin and Illinois Tent Meetings
THE Wis. and Ills. tent will be pitched for meetings at Sanford's Grove, near Bro. F. A. Stephens', one mile east of Harrison, Winnebago Co., Ills., July 12. Meetings will continue as long as the interest demands.
J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH.
ISAAC SANBORN.