p. 111 | ENCOURAGING by Mrs. H. T. H. Sanborn

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 25, 1879

ENCOURAGING

By Mrs. H. T. H. Sanborn

Undoubtedly the readers of the REVIEW will rejoice with us, when they learn how promptly some of our brethren and sisters responded to the appeal for Virginia. The next Monday after its appearance five responses were received, and every mail during the week reminded us that the Spirit of God was moving on the hearts of the lovers of truth.

At this writing, nineteen such tokens have cheered our hearts, and afforded us encouragement to work on. To nearly all of these, private replies have been sent. One letter from a sister, I judge, who mails at Stillwater, N. Y., has no signature. Will she please forward her address. The writer incloses one dollar, which was laid by for the Lord. This, with the packages of papers received, was timely; the money for postage on missionary letters, the papers for distribution. The donors would have rejoiced with us yesterday to see the eagerness with which our papers were seized as we distributed them after a sermon on the “promises,” to which the audience had listened with rapt attention. Others started to come for a paper; but on hearing that they were all gone, turned away in disappointment.

Here is the place for the piles on piles of Signs, REVIEWS, Instructors, and Good Health which are lying idle. This large State is to be canvassed. The seed must be sown. These silent messengers will do a large share of the work, and we return thanks for those already received, also for the club of ten Signs which a brother in Michigan is to send to the address of the writer, and a club of five which a brother in Iowa orders for my use. God bless these two who have made direct response to the appeal.

Other means of assistance in different ways have been gratefully received, and we clearly see the hand of God in arousing our sisters, as well as the brethren, to assist as God has prompted. We are satisfied with God’s arrangement; and should a portion of this work of sending reading matter and writing letters fall on persons in the North and West, we shall be busy in attending to pressing calls in various ways for building up the work of the Lord. In the silent watches of the night our tears and pleadings are noticed by the Eye which never sleeps. Pray for Virginia and the frail servants who are intrusted with this great work.

MRS. H. T. H. SANBORN.

Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah Co., Va., Sept. 15.