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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 5, 1871

J. L. WOOD

By J. L. Wood

Anticipations.

AFTER spending a few weeks in connection with the tent in San Francisco, I am happy to meet once more with the dear friends of like precious faith in Santa Rosa. My heart is made glad, on seeing them, notwithstanding all the opposition that is brought against them, still firm in the truth. As we meet here in our social meetings from Sabbath to Sabbath to tell of our determinations, and to unite our prayers, I feel joyful in God while looking forward

in contemplation of that happy meeting, at which all of God's people will be present. Oh! what a glorious thought! How I love to meditate upon it! I want to be there, and am determined that, through the assistance of God's grace, I will.

I have dear friends now sleeping in Jesus, whom I expect to meet there; and, dear friends, I want to meet you there. “The time seems long to wait,” but we have one thing to cheer us, the waiting time will soon be over. “For yet a little while, and He that shall come will come, and will not tarry.” Heb. 10 : 37. Let us improve the time now while Christ is pleading his blood in the most holy place, and make sure work for eternal life.

J. L. WOOD

Santa Rosa, Cal.