Present Truth and Holy Living
By D. T. SHIREMAN
BRO. WHITE: Once more I would say a few words in favor of present truth. Never has the time been when the third angel's message looked more precious than it does now. I feel well satisfied that through its influence, there will be some waiting for the coming of the Lord. We have just had one of the best meetings, at Pilot Grove, that we ever have had in this State. It does seem to me that I never heard the truth preached in so clear and pointed a manner as it has been at this meeting. It had a good effect on the side of truth. May the Lord help us to live out the precious truth that we have heard, and pay the vows to the Most High that we have made. The Psalmist says, “Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” This is worth living for. By being faithful to God, he will deliver us in the day of trouble, and we shall glorify him. Dear brethren and sisters, let us be up and doing our Master's will. Our profession is good for nothing unless we reform in practice. Our leaving the world and a formal church, will make us no better unless we reform. Oh that we could realize that we are living in the time that the judgment is set, and that for every idle word we shall be brought into judgment. May we ever remember, “Thou God seest me.” Let us awake to our duty, and vindicate the truth by a holy life and godly conversation. Gird on the whole armor. Strive harder to overcome. We shall thus gain an abundant entrance into the everlasting kingdom of God. I believe we are abundantly able to go up and possess the goodly land. There is a company in Marion, who are fully in the truth of the third angel's message, and are striving to overcome.
Marion, Iowa.
D. T. SHIREMAN.