Repentance and a New Course
By J. M. Booth
BRO. WHITE: The Lord has in mercy spared us through four years of darkness, disobedience, and discouragement, bound by the enemy. The Lord in his providence has directed us to this place. I have cried unto the Lord the past year for a change. The sorrow and distress of mind that I have had for myself and family, it seemed as though I could endure no longer. I give God all the praise that he has wrought a change. I have enjoyed more of the blessing of God in the last five weeks, than the past fifteen39years. And now I do not wish to settle down in ease, but live in the discharge of duty, and make all my wrongs right as far as possible, the Lord helping me. My heart was sad, when I saw you so feeble, to think that I had added to your cares and troubles. Can you and Sr. W. forgive me? I will try to live so as to meet you in the kingdom of God. I am sorry for my wrong course in Marshall; that the cause of present truth was wounded; and I feel sad for the trouble I caused Sr. Smith, and Bro. and Sr. Crouch. I want their forgiveness for all my past wrongs; and I hope they will aid me by their prayers, that I may overcome and with them have a place in the new earth. The Lord is good. I want to draw nearer to him, to lay aside everything that would keep me from serving him with my whole heart, and go with the remnant people through to Mount Zion. J. M. BOOTH.