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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 21, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 4.

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A Good Sabbath Service

By Carrie A. Howland

I AM sure the readers of the dear old REVIEW will enjoy hearing about a delightful Sabbath day, and an inspiring service held in the little white church of Santa Monica, by the western sea, in sunny California. A few days before, the loving Heavenly Father had sent copious showers of rain to gladden our hearts, and we responded with songs of praise to the Giver of all good things. It made us think of the resurrection morning, when the saints of all the past ages shall be called forth clad in bright robes of immortality.
We were expecting a feast of good things at the church, and were not disappointed. The previous Sabbath Miss M. Bilz, a National W. C. T. U. lecturer, whom we in California have learned to love for her noble and unselfish work in the cause of temperance and her devotion to the third angel's message, had promised to speak to us. After the opening song, and prayer by Elder Mathwig, those who were present listened to a most helpful address on the theme of God's majesty and goodness. Surely we appreciated as never before the great love and care the Master has for his children, and that erelong he is coming to gather his loved ones home. The homecoming is almost here, only a few more days of patient waiting and watching than and Christ will come.
At the conclusion of the discourse nearly all took part in the ordinances of the Lord's house, among whom was one dear old mother who told us that she was one hundred and four years old. She witnessed the falling of the stars in 1833, and now at this advanced age, is about her Father's business, most of the time selling papers and tracts in and around Los Angeles, and telling the people of Jesus' soon coming.
After singing “We praise thee, O God, for the Son of thy love,” we all felt that the last Sabbath of the old year had been well spent, exemplifying the precepts of our Master.
CARRIE A. HOWLAND.