DEAR BRO. WHITE:—It is cheering to hear through the Review from the dear brethren and sisters scattered abroad, and that God is at work in different parts of his moral vineyard. The dear children of God that have been scattered in a dark and cloudy day are now being united under the third angel's message, and are coming into the unity of the faith. Jesus' prayer was that his people might be one, and I believe his prayer will be answered. Yes, praise the name of the Lord, although satan is permitted to work with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish because they will not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. I praise the Lord that there is a remnant who are turning their ears away from the fables of these last days, to keep the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus.16
The Lord is at work for his people, and he will accomplish the work gloriously. He is now in the Most Holy Place of the heavenly Sanctuary, and will now pardon all the transgressions of Israel, that they may be blotted out when the times of refreshings shall come. When Jesus leaves his mediatorial office, every case will be decided.
Jesus will soon finish his work, and O let us realize the solemn moment in which we live, and feel to humble ourselves before him, and seek meekness, that we may be hid in the day of his anger; for he says the meek he will guide in judgment, and the meek he will teach his ways. I rejoice in the bright prospect that lies before us. If faithful a little longer we shall outride the storm of affliction, and be where sorrow can never come. Let us then bear up under all our trials, and trust wholly in God, and he will keep us, and we shall come off victorious. His poor, despised children, that are despised by the world, and have all manner of evil spoken against them falsely, for the sake of Christ will soon be gathered home, to inherit a rich reward, and possess the kingdom for ever and ever. Yes, soon we shall gain the victory over the beast and his image and stand upon Mount Zion and sing the song that no man could learn but those who were redeemed from among men. O glorious thought! Shall I be there with that happy number that shout victory on the sea of glass? We have but little time to work for God, and to prepare for the great and last conflict, when we shall need to have on the whole armor, that we may be accounted worthy to escape all things that are coming upon the earth and to stand before the Son of Man.