EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE.
A young lady writes as follows:— I am not a member of the Adventist Church, but expect to be before long. My mother is, and she is the dearest mother, and a perfect Christian character. Her countenance gives evidence of the Christlike purity of her life. Would that every young woman and every young man could give the same testimony. Surely then we should find our forces increased and strengthened by the energies of the youth. I was trying to encourage a sister to engage in a certain work, and she said, “I can't; I have been snubbed so many times.” I replied, “What if you have? They have turned me down many times, too; but I am like a rubber ball; I rebound when I am hard pressed.” “How can you do it? It hurts me so I can't get over it,” she replied. I told her that I could not tell why I did so, unless it was because Jesus is in my heart, and heals the wounds, and bids me press on for his work.