p. 86 | EXTRACT FROM A LETTER

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 14, 1878

EXTRACT FROM A LETTER.

From a letter written by sister White to her son and his wife, in Battle Creek, we are permitted to extract the following:—

OAKLAND, CAL., FEB. 25, 1878.

MY DEAR CHILDREN: Although I have written you so much and so recently, yet I wish to say a few words more to you. I think your father is improving steadily. He is preparing, for publication, life incidents, both in his history and in mine. He is making his time count well, I think.

We had a very excellent meeting to-night. I have never seen a more intelligent, noble-looking company together in one audience. In company with sister Gillet we visited three families to-day. They are all interested. One very intelligent woman was convinced on all points of the truth, but knew not how she should be able to know that she was converted. I talked with her about half an hour upon the simplicity of genuine conversion. She acknowledged that she was enlightened in reference to the matter. We prayed with three families that we had never spoken with before. We hope our visit will not prove in vain. The Spirit of the Lord rested upon us as we prayed, and tearful eyes and quivering lips testified that hearts were subdued and softened. I know that the Lord is at work, moving upon the hearts of the people almost everywhere. We want to work in unison with the Spirit of God, and be earnest, vigilant, and faithful workers. Every one who professes to be a Christian should put the armor on now, if he has never done this before. There should be no idlers in the vineyard of the Lord. A sad fate awaits the slothful servants; then how careful should we be to be diligent workers. Satan will tempt us to be indifferent, serving ourselves, loving ourselves, worshiping ourselves, and leaving souls for whom Christ died to perish.