A New Adventist’s Appeal for Prayer
By N. Warner Irish
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: For some time past I have felt that I ought to write something for our paper, but feeling my unworthiness, I have withheld. It has been about nine years since I first experienced religion. I was a member of the Seventh-day Baptist church until one year ago last fall, when I united with the Adventists. When I look back on my past life and see how wonderfully the Lord has led me where I am, I feel to praise his holy name for his love to me, a poor worm of the dust. I just begin to see the importance of faith in the word of God; in his promises to us, unworthy, fallen creatures. Although I have many trials to contend with, I mean to try to see the end of the Christian race. I want to so live that when the Lord shall come, seated on the white cloud, I can look up and exclaim, Lo this is my Saviour; I have waited for him, and he will save me. The Lord is good to us here in this place. There are souls being turned from the error of their ways, and fleeing to the rock that is higher than they. How thankful we should be. The Lord does hear and answer prayer. I mean to have more faith in him than I ever yet have had. Brethren and sisters, pray for me, that I may not be carried away from this glorious way. Being young in years, and also in this way, in which I have lately started, I need the prayers of God's people. Pray, also, that the good work begun here may go on, with the help of the Lord. Yours striving to overcome, N. WARNER IRISH.
Allegany Co., N. Y.