Embracing the True Sabbath
By Mary E. Gilbert
DEAR BRO. WHITE:—I have of late embraced the true Sabbath of the Lord our God. And I find much more comfort in observing it than I did in keeping an institution of the beast. And Jesus says, "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and enter in through the gates into the City." I am determined to do all his [the Father's] commandments, and so live, the Lord assisting me, that I may gain admittance into that heavenly Kingdom. I have not the privilege of attending meeting on the Sabbath, as those with whom I live do not keep the Sabbath, and are strongly opposed to the truth. Yet I enjoy the presence of the Lord at home. And I believe that he will, in his own good time, let me have my liberty. I have need of your prayers that I may endure the trial, and come off conqueror. Since I have embraced the present truth, I have realized, in a measure, what it must be to live in the sight of a holy God. I feel the need of having clean hands and a pure heart, and living separate from the world, that I may be able to stand through the time of trouble. I want to reflect the lovely image of Jesus more fully, and be meek and lowly in heart. "Come, ye who love the Blessed Lord,
And taste the sweetness of his word,
In Jesus' ways go on.
Our troubles and our trials here,
Will only make us richer there,
When we arrive at home.
Amen, amen, my soul replies,
I'm bound to meet you in the skies,
And claim my mansion there.
Now here's my heart and here's my hand
To meet you in that heavenly land
Where we shall part no more.
Yours in hope of soon seeing Jesus,"
MARY E. GILBERT.
Morristown, Vt., Oct. 17th, 1852.