F.L. Sharp's Sabbath Experience

Glenda's Great-Grandafther

Excerpt from a letter written from "Sunnyside", Cooranbong. New South Wales.

15th December, 1897

"...Brother Sharp, who has embraced the truth, thought that he could keep his situation, where he had been a most acceptable worker for fourteen years. He had not received one word of faultfinding for any mistakes or mismoves. But he was discharged. His wife had not advanced as he had done in the understanding of the truth, and she saw at once all the difficulties before them, debt, and want for the necessaries of life. She went into a fit, and her life was in peril for a time. But she has recovered.

Brother Haskell writes that a man in Sydney sent for him to come and see him. He had heard that Brother Sharp had lost his situation for conscientiously abstaining from work on the Sabbath, and he told Brother Haskell he wanted just such a man: for his business would be safe in his hands. His book keeper went on a vacation, and he did his own book keeping. He found that the book keeper had run short fifteen pounds per month and he said that if he could get an honest man, he could have the Sabbath without any questioning. So Brother Sharp has found a situation. His wife said that all day the words had been in her mind, "O ye of little faith."

The man who turned Brother Sharp out of his situation told some one interested in the truth that he felt keenly sorry to lose Sharp: for he was a faithful worker. He had found no one yet to take his place. But he said he did not want one who would be poking the Sabbath down their throats. We feel very thankful that Brother Sharp has found work: for several who are on the point of deciding are making this a test case. The Lord knew all about this, and has opened the way for His servant."

Ellen G White

"Sit still my daughter, until you see how the matter will fall."
Ruth 3:18

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