MEETINGS by Joseph Clarke

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 15, 1880

MEETINGS.

By Joseph Clarke

"Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together." Heb. 10 : 25.

A regular and constant effort put forth in the common pursuits of life is generally crowned with at least some degree of success. So in spiritual things, God has laid a plan for man's salvation. The seasons of secret and social prayer, the Sabbath with its holy influence, the influence of the good, the Bible and all the varied means of grace, if well improved, prove a rich savor of life unto life. The stated meetings of the church, especially, are a powerful means of grace. Those who attend these with a proper spirit of devotion reap a rich reward. The camp-meetings are an interesting feature in the work and great privileges are afforded to those who attend these meetings, and great loss attends the neglect of them.

Only a few short years remain, and when these expire, all will be over. Well it is that the people of God hold yearly religious anniversaries. These are seasons of great importance to all who value eternal life; and as they return in their yearly round, they seem like mile-posts to the celestial city. Every year, these meetings rise in their interest and power, and well will it be for us if we rise with them. Jos. Clarke.