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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 10, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 32, No. 20.

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FEW THAT BE SAVED.

By H. F. Davis

THAT there are but few that will be saved, few who now profess to believe the present truth, that will be sanctified through it, has rested with some weight upon my mind of late; and oh! how solemn the thought! The last great work of Jesus in the heavenly sanctuary is drawing to a close, and soon will he come forth clothed in majesty and glory, no more a mediator between God and man. Oh! that we may arouse ourselves from our slumbers to a realizing sense of the perilous times in which we are living, and the great work of preparation now to be accomplished, to prepare a people to be received when Jesus comes.
How thankful we should be, to our Heavenly Father, for the faithful counsel, warnings, and reproofs, which he has been pleased to give us. Those who heed these messages of love and mercy, and take hold of the work earnestly, and with the whole heart, and, by earnest prayer and supplication, implore help and strength from the Lord, will go forward, while those who do not will be overcome.
The love and cares of this world have found a large place in our hearts, shutting out the Spirit of Jesus, and true devotion to the cause of truth. But, notwithstanding our lukewarm condition, Jesus still invites us to return unto him. He still pleads for us. Mercy still lingers. A little time more remains, in which we may repent of our past transgressions, and secure the approbation of the Lord. Will we improve it? Why should we cling so fondly to the fading, transitory things of earth, so soon to pass away. Should we not rather be laying up a treasure in Heaven, that will ever be secure; a home where trials and grief will not be known; but where there will be fullness of joy and pleasures forevermore?
May we strive to enter in at the straight gate, that we may not be of those who shall seek to enter in, but shall not be able. Let us be willing to do and suffer for the sake of Jesus. Let us make a covenant with the Lord by sacrifice, that when he shall gather his saints, we may be numbered with them, escape those things which are coming on the earth, and receive the overcomer's reward.
H. F. DAVIS.
Woodstock, Maine.