From the Church in Alden, Ill.
BRO. SMITH:—The Brethren and Sisters in this place feel it a privilege and duty to address a few lines to you. It is a pleasure, and we trust with profit that we read the Review as it comes weekly, laden with truth from the storehouse of our righteous Lord. We are few in this place, but by the grace of God we will make no compromise with those who rebel against the Commandments of God. Believing the soul-thrilling truths that the Lord is at hand, that the last merciful warning is being given to call out and prepare God's servants to stand in the battle of the great day of God Almighty, we live in a time when we need to be more watchful and prayerful that we enter not into temptation, and stand firmly on the promises of God, believing that the Lord is willing to give his Holy Spirit to those that ask it, and that he has spoken in these last days by the Holy Ghost for the comfort of his saints.