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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 25, 1867

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 30, No. 2.

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A. O. TOBEY

By A. O. Tobey

From Sister Tobey.

BRO. SMITH: With others who are isolated I can attest to the value of the Review, as it comes from week to week laden with the precious truths of the gospel. It is all the preaching I have, as I do not attend the meetings here, for the pith and marrow of the gospel seem wanting; but alone in my room with my Bible and the Review, on God's Sabbath I can find that food which my soul craves, and which must be precious to all those who believe in the third angel's message.
“A word spoken in due season, how good it is.” So I thought as I read the sermon in the last paper on the “Dangers of Unbelief.” It has been blessed to my soul, and in deep humility for my past unbelief, I sought the Lord; and consecrated myself anew to him, determined that with his assisting grace, with strength given from on high, I would be more devoted to him, and live more in accordance with the glorious truths made known to us from time to time. As I have hitherto dishonored God by lack of faith and trust in him, so would I from this time forth trust in him with all my heart, and devote the talents, time and means which he has given me, to the furtherance of the truths of the gospel.
It is no time for the children of God to be idle now. It is no time to withhold what is due, lest sowing sparingly, we reap also sparingly. Brethren and sisters, let us one and all come up to the help of the Lord against the mighty. Let us bring all our tithes into the store-house and see if the Lord will not pour us out a blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. Let us watch and pray lest we partake of the spirit of the world, be led away with the errors of the wicked, and fall from our own steadfastness, and be involved with them in the general destruction. May the Lord help us to do his will, to obey all his commandments, that we may have an abundant entrance into the glorious kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

A. O. TOBEY

Rock Island Co., Ill.