Persevering in Present Truth
By Augusta Moorhouse
DEAR, BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I feel thankful to our heavenly Father that by his grace and mercy, I have been able to embrace the light of present truth. It has been about nine years since I commenced keeping the Sabbath of the Lord. I never had any desire to forsake my faith in the third angel's message. I have seen some dark hours, and some hard trials, but thank the Lord, the grace of God is sufficient for me. I love God with my whole heart. The more I read my Bible the brighter and more precious these truths appear to me; and I feel determined by the help of God's grace to be an overcomer. I still have an increasing desire in my heart to serve the Lord with all my powers. I will gird on the whole armor and put my trust in him. He will lead us safely through, and we shall enter into the city of holiness, and have a right to the tree of life. I am waiting patiently for Jesus to come, arrayed in his royal robes. I feel strong in the faith of Jesus, and happy in the Lord. I am thankful to our heavenly Father for guiding us in the path of truth. “How careful then ought we to live,
With what religious fear,
Who such a strict account must give,
For all our actions here.” Oh! let us knock earnestly at the door of prayer, and ask largely for the blessings we stand in need of. Jesus yet stands pleading in the heavenly sanctuary. It is not yet too late. Let us work while the day lasts; for soon the night cometh when no man can work. I do not think the time is far distant, “When the archangel's trumpet
Shall shake the globe from pole to pole,
And all the wheels of nature,
Shall in a moment cease to roll.
Then we shall see our Saviour
In shining ranks of angels come,
To execute his vengeance,
And take his ransomed people home.” I feel very thankful for the Review. I love to read it. It is the only preaching we have on the Advent. AUGUSTA MOORHOUSE.
Walla Walla Co., Washington Ter.