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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 28, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 31, No. 20.

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MARTHA I. HERRICK

By Martha I. Herrick

From Sister Herrick.

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I am very grateful to God for the truth, and glad that he ever stooped so low as to remind me of my sins, and give me a willing heart to try to live out these precious truths. I have been striving about seven years in the good way, and never once had the thought enter my mind of giving up. Although my path has been beset with trials and temptations, still I feel to trust in the Lord, and praise his name in all the ways he has led me. My dear companion sleeps, soon to awake to share a part with all the righteous ones in the earth made new. I am left with five little ones which causes me a great deal of care and anxiety, but I pray often that I may be kept from murmuring. I believe God knows what is for my good. I believe we are not alone. He has promised to be a Father to the fatherless, and a widow's God. Yes, he has proved such to me, unworthy as I am, and I feel thankful that I am placed where I can have the privilege of meeting with God's dear people from Sabbath to Sabbath, to worship the Lord. Oh! may I prize these privileges as I ought.
I wish to say here that the brethren here have manifested love and care for me and mine. They have been prompt to look after my wants, for which I am very grateful. I believe they have done it all in the love and fear of God, not to be seen of men. My prayer is that they may be blessed in basket and in store, and gain an abundant entrance into the everlasting kingdom. I want to so live and train up my little ones in the narrow way, that we may share a part in the earth made new, where there will be no more death, nor enemy to tempt. I will try not to dwell on little trials and afflictions, which Paul says are but for a moment, but rather think of the sufferings of the blessed Saviour who died for me. I realize I have a great work to do to be ready for the coming of the dear Saviour. I want to walk humbly before God, and show myself worthy of his kind care.
“Lord my times are in thy hand, Changes come at thy command; Times of sickness, times of health, Times of poverty or wealth, Times of trial, times of joy, Times when cares my thoughts employ, Times when I must bear thy rod, Thou art with me, O my God.”

MARTHA I. HERRICK

Fairfield, Vt.