Your ShelfYour Projects

Pressing On to Heaven

20%

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 23, 1858

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 12, No. 18.

Read the full edition

Pressing On to Heaven

By Josephine O'Neil

From Sister O'Neil.

Bro. Smith: My heart's desire is to be a christian. I am trying in weakness to keep all the holy, just and good law of God. I want to live so that it will not condemn me. I find that it is a great thing to live a christian. I am glad the light of present truth ever found way to my heart. It has been about five months since I made up my mind to go with God's people. It was crossing for me to give up the world and the things of the world, and be accounted as the offscouring of all things, but I thank the Lord that I can now say I am willing to hear the reproach of the truth if I can only gain the smiles of Jesus. O brethren and sisters, do let us be up and doing, working while the day lasts, for soon the night cometh when no man can work. Let us have our loins girt about with truth, that we may be able to stand in the time of trouble. I feel like pressing onward. I want to see the end of the race, and Jesus and the holy angels. Let us take new courage. Never think of stopping here. I mean to make heaven my home.
Josephine O'Neil.
Ellisburgh, N. Y.