From Bro. and Sr. Farnsworth by C. K. Farnsworth; H. I. Farnsworth

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 16, 1869

From Bro. and Sr. Farnsworth.

By C. K. Farnsworth; H. I. Farnsworth

Dear Brethren and Sisters: We feel it a privilege, as well as duty, to speak to you through the Review, which has so kindly offered us all a space, which we should certainly fill with short sketches of Christian experience, and in "exhorting one another, and so much the more as we see the day approaching." We love the Review, and the truth which it brings out so clearly and solemnly from week to week. May it have success and prosperity in every respect. We are so glad to hear, from time to time, from those, especially, with whom we have formerly been acquainted, and to know that they still love the precious truth which has made our hearts one. We hope finally to meet in Heaven. This blessed hope cheers our hearts in the midst of our trials and afflictions here. We feel more and more like giving all for Christ, like consecrating ourselves with all we have fully to him. We have been led to closely examine our hearts, especially for a few months past, and have had a humbling sense of our many mistakes and errors, and do feel resolved to correct them all, the Lord being our helper. We have trembled in view of our great danger and the perils of these last days. But when almost ready to give up in despair of the mercy of Jesus, he has condescended to help and deliver us, and to-day we rejoice in him, and feel to praise his worthy name.

The Lord has, in great mercy, come very near to the little church in this place, for which we feel to praise his name. A little more than one year has passed since the Lord sent his dear servants here; and oh! what a good work was then commenced. Some who were in rebellion then, are now in perfect harmony with the body of Seventh-day Adventists, and are growing stronger and stronger in the way, especially since they had the privilege of attending the S. Lancaster, Mass., meetings in December, and there had the privilege of listening to the solemn truth, which was "quick and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit." Heb. iv, 12. We all felt that it did us much good, and were grateful for the great favor of hearing the word of the Lord. Our meetings here have been very interesting, especially since that meeting. Our dear children are all striving with us to serve the Lord. For this we are very grateful. And nearly all the children of Sabbath-keepers here have been brought to love Jesus, and are getting ready for his coming. They are always ready to speak and pray in our conference meetings, and are prompt to attend them rather than to go to places of amusement. It many times gives us courage to see all, both small and great, bow with humble reverence before God in our meetings, and nearly all the little ones have a few words of prayer to offer. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. To the Lord we render all the praise, feeling we are so unworthy of the least of all his mercies. We feel that he has laid us under great obligation to love and serve him with all our hearts, yet fear we come short of all that zeal in his cause we ought to have in view of his great goodness toward us.

We rejoice for any evidence that the true Advent faith and hope are being revived in our hearts, and we mean to live out our faith before this generation more fully in the future than for a few years past. Let us all be faithful, and make sure work for the kingdom. All depends upon our cutting loose from the world, and making the service of the Lord our business continually. How can we bear the thought of coming short of the prize at last? May we rather be willing to suffer his will, and endure to the end at any cost.

C. K., and H. I. Farnsworth.

Washington, N. H.