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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 7, 1871

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 37, No. 8.

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Pleasantville, N. Y.

By William H. Wild

God has heard believing prayer. Never did the cause stand so well in Pleasantville. Souls are added to us, that are an ornament to the present truth. We have passed through some severe trials; but out of them all the Lord has delivered us. The Lord is good. A few months ago there were two of us here; now we number twelve. Some were backsliders; others never before confessed the truth. Last Sabbath we enjoyed one of the most refreshing seasons that we have enjoyed here for some time. It was a heart-searching time. All wept when we saw the wife of Bro. B., and the husband of Sr. Y., arise and confess their determination to go to Mount Zion with us, and be found among the remnant that shall escape the plagues which are to fall upon the shelterless heads of those who refuse to keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
How much we can endure when we know we are walking in the old paths, cast up by patriarchs, prophets, and apostles. The hill of difficulty will not turn us back; for over it we must go, though steep and rugged, to Beulah's land. Neither can the lions frighten us back. No, no!
It is blessed to be free from doubts in this age of infidelity. Toil on, dear brethren and sisters. Soon the King will come. Oh, to be ready! To all who have access by faith to the throne of grace, we would say, Pray for us, the little band in Pleasantville. WILLIAM H. WILD.