p. 71 | REST FOR THE WEARY by Chas. L. Boyd

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 24, 1876

“REST FOR THE WEARY.”

By Chas. L. Boyd

The rest promised in the sacred word is not a cessation from labors, but of the weariness which attends our labors in this sin-cursed earth. In the “sweat of thy face,” and not “by labor,” was the penalty of the transgression.

For the past few weeks I have been enjoying a rest with the friends of my childhood, among the green hills of Vermont and New Hampshire. Eleven of us, own brothers and sisters, through the mercies of God, were permitted to meet for the first time. Our father sleeps, but our mother still lives to bless the unbroken band of her children, seven of whom are striving to live out the truths of the third angel’s message.

Every Sabbath while in Vermont, I met with, and tried to encourage, the flock of Christ. Quite a number have been added to this church during the past ten years; and the tried ones of years gone by are pressing forward, though they are not so far in advance of some of the newly organized churches as I had hoped to find them. This message is like a ladder; step by step it leads us higher. Oh, for the time to come when a people will arrive at the long-sought eminence—“without fault.”

I feel under renewed obligation to Him in whose vineyard I labor, that he has granted me this pleasant season; not merely for my happiness, but that I may be better prepared, both in body and mind, for the proclamation of this solemn message. To see it prosper is the object of my life. Dear brethren, hear this oft-repeated petition: “Pray for the messengers.” If twenty-five thousand wrestling souls respond, God will hear. In him we trust.

My address is Seward, Seward Co., Neb.

CHAS. L. BOYD.

Aug. 16, 1876.