Good to Be There by Uriah Smith

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 17, 1876

Good to Be There.

By Uriah Smith

THE social meeting, Sabbath afternoon, Feb. 12, was another good occasion for the church in Battle Creek. The voice of praise was in the meeting. The spirit of the Advent message was powerfully revived in many hearts. Some of the veterans in the cause testified that they felt much as they did in 1844, and others as they did twenty years ago when they first received the truth. The young rejoiced to see the older soldiers who have long borne the trials of the way, of such good courage; and the old rejoiced to see so many, in the strength and vigor of early manhood, dedicating themselves to God and his cause. It was good to hear some of these, both of our own and other tongues, testifying to the blessing they had received while attending school here, and avowing their determination to prepare themselves as speedily as possible to go forth with gleaming sickles into the great harvest field; at the same time showing by their earnest and weighty words that they felt the true burden of the gospel upon them. Some were led out to speak at some length, so that but sixty in all spoke; but the testimonies were all of the most encouraging character. The Spirit of the Lord was present in a marked degree; and it was good to be there. U. S.