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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 18, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 32, No. 9.

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F. C. CASTLE

By F. C. CASTLE

From Bro. Castle.

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: We daily think of you, and how glad should we be to meet again those that have lived in our memory for years. We think of sweet seasons in the past. We also have experienced something of the wormwood and gall, but we have great reason to ever be grateful to our kind Heavenly Father for his love and mercies which are still extended to us, the least of all his saints.
We are grateful that we have a tender High Priest, whose ear is open to hear our cries when we pour out our complaint to him, and he is able to deliver. What love is shown to a fallen, perishing race! The thought that all Heaven is interested for our good, and that the holy angels are ever ready to help us, if we are in earnest to overcome, ought to inspire our hearts with love, and lead us to action.
I often ask myself the question, When shall I be like Jesus? I want that principle formed within of pure love to God and man that was in my Saviour’s bosom, so that what little influence I may have in the world may be on the side of truth. I mourn over my lack in the past of coming up to these principles. How should I feel to think that one poor soul should be lost on account of my unfaithfulness.
I am glad that the spirit of the gospel is, “Come,” and not, “Go away,” and that this spirit is reviving among this people. I love the sound.
Our prayer is for success to attend the efforts of those especially called to this work of gathering into one fold all the scattered sheep. And may the Lord of the harvest send out more laborers into his harvest. We think of the hour of Judgment. Do we live in it? and must our case soon come up for examination? and will it pass favorably upon us? We tremble and fear lest we should come short at last; for we see that great numbers come up in confidence and ask for admission, but they are turned away, the Lord assuring them that he never knew them.
I would choose a baptism into all the sufferings of Christ here, rather than to be disappointed at the great day when the great and final gathering shall take place. Only a little longer can we have the privilege of doing and suffering for Christ. Then awake! my soul, and stir thyself. Is there asking for me to do? Yes, much; to watch and pray, and see that my words are few, and seasoned with grace.

F. C. CASTLE

St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.