My Grace is Sufficient for Thee.
By S. H. Vedder
OH! how much strength this blessed promise has given me while making quite a protracted visit at Austin, Minn. Here I am surrounded with everything that is unlike the blessed Saviour or his requirements. His name is profaned in my ears every hour of the day, and with some, in every sentence they speak, until I have to exclaim, O! Lord, how long shall these things be? There are seven different denominations in the place. Each has a splendid house to worship in, but it seems to me that the blessed Saviour and what he has suffered to open up the way of life and salvation is never in their thoughts. I am trying to let my light shine whenever I can get any to listen. I open the blessed Bible and read a few passages to let them see why I believe as I do. If I cannot preach, I can pray that the Lord may convert some poor soul before I leave the place; and oh! what blessings I receive, what comfort, when I “take it all to the Lord in prayer.” I ever find a welcome there. Brethren and sisters, time is short, and what we do must be done quickly. Let us gird on the whole armor and stand at our post, that we may be found among the waiting ones when Jesus comes, is my prayer.