C. BYINGTON by C. BYINGTON

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 11, 1866

C. BYINGTON

By C. BYINGTON

From Sister Byington.

Bro. Smith: With others I would add the word of my testimony on the side of God's people. Our Savior gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify us unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. To live out the present truth will certainly make us very peculiar. Keeping the Sabbath of the Lord, while all the world beside are keeping the Sabbath of man, to live out the Health Reform, and to obey all the truth, will make us peculiar; but if we are not zealous in all these good works, we shall not be purified with those who are being fitted up for the coming of the Lord.

I long for the time to come when, as a people, we shall be more zealous, more watchful and prayerful, more humble, more self-denying and cross-bearing, live out the Health Reform more fully, and press together more unitedly. When we are zealous in all the truth, then we shall be like a city set on a hill, then we shall be a terror to the wicked, then the work will go with power, then we shall experience a refreshing from the presence of the Lord, then the latter rain will be poured upon us, and we shall hear the loud cry of the third angel.

I believe, as Bro. Cottrell has remarked, that the purifying work is going steadily on. The Lord has not afflicted his people for nought; they have not fainted in the day of adversity. We may have to be afflicted more, but our prayer is, that the dealings of God with his people may tend to make us more zealous of good works.

C. BYINGTON

Ceresco, Mich.