Exhortation to Seek the Holy Spirit
By Rhoda Ashald
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I love the Lord, his cause, and his children; and want to do his will, and my duty in his love and fear. Being a stranger, the cross is heavy. I feel my unworthiness and nothingness, but the light God has put into my poor soul must not be hid. If we have not the Spirit of God in our hearts, we remain poor, blind and naked, and have not the gold tried in the fire, nor the white raiment, nor the eyesalve. This is the Comforter, the Holy Ghost. It brings love, joy, and peace to our souls, when our sins are forgiven. Without holiness no man shall see the Lord; and it is his will, even our sanctification; and he has said he is more willing to give his Holy Spirit to them that ask, than we are to give good gifts to our children. Oh! believe God, the Lord Jesus, and his apostles and witnesses, that you may stand entire at the coming of Christ, wanting nothing. I believe he is near at hand. May the Lord help us to work by faith in God's promises. Hoping to meet you all at the coming of Christ, RHODA ASHALD.
Rensselaer Co., N. Y.