Untitled article by Harriet Hicks

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, March 24, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. XXXI, No. 15

From Sr. Hicks.

By Harriet Hicks

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I want to speak to you all again through the Review. My faith in the third angel’s message grows brighter and stronger with each passing week, as evidences thicken around us. I am more and more satisfied we have the truth for the present time, and I want to live it out. I feel deeply the need of those of like faith, to help me on my way, but I have a helper, a friend that sticketh closer than a brother, and am encouraged to press my way on toward the mark for the prize, eternal life. Yes, eternal life is what we are aiming for, and God assisting me, I mean to win. No more loneliness; no more wishing for those of like faith to associate with; but all will be of one mind; all will worship around the great white throne of God, and sing his praises forevermore. Glorious thought! we shall ever be with the Lord. Brethren and sisters, is not this worth striving for? Let us be faithful a little longer; the crown is almost in view. Soon our Saviour will come to gather the faithful home.

I have found sweet peace in striving to consecrate myself to the Lord, though I find many temptations in the way; but the Lord is a present help in time of trouble, and will deliver me out of them all.

My husband keeps the Sabbath with me, but is not a professor. He is trying to quit the use of tobacco; it has been a severe struggle; it made him quite sick, but I think he will overcome it.

We are very lonely here, and have endeavored to dispose of our home that we might move to where there were Sabbath-keepers; but our efforts in that direction have been futile; perhaps the Lord has a people here, and some of our ministers may yet come here to present the truth. We had reason to suppose Bro. Blanchard would visit us, but he has not done so.

Your sister, striving to overcome. HARRIET HICKS. Vigo Co., Ind.