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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 9, 1879

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 53, No. 2.

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WORDS OF CHEER.

By Mary L. Brown

Our V. M. society at Adams Center, N. Y., has received some omens of good cheer. Our numbers at first were quite small, as but few seemed willing to enter into the work, expressing a wish to wait a while, and see what progress the society made.
But to the Lord be all the praise; at nearly every meeting we have had additions to our number, and I believe the Lord approves of our doings, and blesses us. We have felt quite sensibly the sweet, melting influence of his Holy Spirit in some of our gatherings. There seems to be a feeling of union and love in our hearts, and also a general desire to draw near to the Lord and be consecrated to his service.
In a letter from one of the lonely ones whom we solicited to act as corresponding agent, she says: “You have opened to me the way of life. You have asked me to help do somebody good, and I feel anew to thank God that I am fitted to fill a place, no matter how humble, in the service of God. In reply to your call I will gladly do the best I can. I have wanted just such a means of reaching many in whom I am interested.” As a commencement of her work, she sends in five interesting cases to be looked after.
One in Georgia to whom we have been sending the SIGNS the past year, says: “It is the best paper I ever read. I intend to take it myself another year. I read the papers, then give them to my father. I would go fifty miles to hear Sr. White. The influence of these papers here is good.”
A gentleman in North Carolina writes that he has been receiving the SIGNS regularly the past year, and has carefully perused them. He is pleased with the paper. He has also received “United States in Prophecy” and some tracts, and is very thankful for the information gained therefrom. He has distributed them among his friends and neighbors. He sends the address of another gentleman who wishes the SIGNS sent to him.
Thus the good work goes on; and we desire ever to be found faithful at our post, ready to perform any duty the Lord may make known to us. MARY L. BROWN.