The Way of Truth, the Way of Peace.
By E. W. B.
THE REVIEW comes to our home a welcome messenger. Being unable to meet with those of like faith, we hail with joy its arrival, for it brings light, truth, and encouraging words; leading our hearts more firmly to trust the sure foundation, the “Rock of Ages.” For one year I have felt great interest in this paper. Once I threw it aside as dry and uninteresting. I felt the power of the truth from seeing it lived out before me, and saw in it beauty and harmony. But the name Adventist was a terrible weight for my proud heart. The Sabbath troubled me very much. I could see the plain command, yet hesitated for some time to obey, for fear of opposition from friends professing a different doctrine. I feared that I could not endure the opposition without faltering; but I trusted then in my own strength. This constantly rung in my ears: Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Choose ye this day whom ye will serve. I weighed the subject on every side, and decided that it was safe to keep God’s commandments; but a great uncertainty rested upon the safety of keeping the commandments of man. After accepting the Sabbath, light beamed upon the other points of faith so clear that I could but accept them as truth. I have found sweet peace in obeying the truth which I never before experienced. I want to realize more the narrowness of the way that leads to eternal life. It is my earnest desire to see others rallying around the standard of truth. The day of preparation for the great tribunal is short, and laborers, earnest, faithful laborers, are needed. E. W. B. Williamsburg, N. Y.