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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 16, 1874

Volume Forty-Four.

By C. S.

We enter this week upon another volume of the REVIEW. Never did a volume of this paper open under more favorable auspices, and more encouraging omens. The good news from the camp-meetings thus far is soul-cheering, and the stirring words of those who are laboring in the cause, found in this number of the REVIEW, with those which were given last week, will cause every heart to beat with a stronger and quicker pulse in the good work.

God is speaking unto his people that they go forward. The precious hope of the church so long and sacredly cherished is soon to be fulfilled. That for which we have prayed and waited, the going forth of the last threefold message of warning in might and power, our eyes are soon to behold. Then shall we feel like Simeon of old, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace; . . . for mine eyes have seen thy salvation.” And lo, we shall depart, caught up by the angels that are sent to the four winds of Heaven, to gather the elect, according to God’s word.

Why may we not expect the great work of this message soon to be seen? Our cause has in it every element of permanency and strength. The history of our doctrines is not a record of shifting views, a position adopted to-day, and found untenable to-morrow, and changed for something else the next day. But the positions we hold now are the same as at first, only illuminated with greater light, and established in tenfold strength. They have been subjected to every kind of opposition, fair and unfair, strong and weak, honorable and mean; and they stand through it all. Nothing can overthrow them. It is the Lord’s truth; and this cause is his work.

These are times of thrilling interest. None can afford to be idle now. This is the favorable time for every man, woman, and child, in all the ranks to gird on the armor and come up to the help of the Lord against the mighty. C. S.