Extract of a Letter from Sr. E. Lindsey.
By E. Lindsey
"I HAVE had some trials, but by patiently enduring them they have worked for my good. Praise the Lord, we have the promise, if we keep his commandments we shall abide in his love, so we have no reason to be discouraged. The Lord is with us, and we know we have the truth; and though we meet with trials and seeming difficulties, still we know the Lord has a tender care for his people, and if we are humble and obedient, he will draw his covering over us. And if we press our petitions to the throne, we shall receive answers of peace to our souls. I praise God that his truth looks brighter, clearer than ever, and is surely destined to triumph. I am thankful for the light that now shines upon his word. How sweet is holy communion with God's people, now while his law is shining in our hearts." "I want to be found with the humble few who are striving to keep the commandments. It is the law of God that will judge us at the last day, and how careful we should be to obey the truth, that shall make us free. I trust in the Lord, and expect, and receive strength from him. I do feel like pressing forward, and striving to overcome." A stranger in this land of woe
I long have wandered here;
A treasure has my Bible been,
It speaks my Jesus near.
When Christ in glory shall appear,
To make this earth our home,
To change his waiting, living saints,
And wake those in the tomb.
O, then, with patience, let me wait,
Though long the way and drear;
For in his own appointed time
He surely will appear. Melbourne, C. E., July 11th, 1852. E. LINDSEY.