LOUISA MCLELLAN by Louisa McLellan

Publishing Committee · Rochester, N. Y. · Mar 20, 1855

LOUISA MCLELLAN

By Louisa McLellan

From Sister McLellan.

DEAR BRO. WHITE:—I feel to praise God for his goodness to me in bringing me out of darkness into his glorious light. My Bible is a new book to me because I can understand it better and take more comfort in reading it. I love God. I love his glorious cause, and feel willing to suffer for the sake of Jesus who suffered and died that I might have eternal life. I am striving to overcome all selfishness and sin; for I read in the precious word that none but those with pure hearts and clean hands shall be able to stand when the Lord, the blessed Saviour shall descend in the clouds of heaven taking vengeance on those who know him not. O let us have our lamps trimmed and burning. As we believe we have got the light, may we let it shine to those around us. Let us all set a double watch over ourselves and all we say, that we be not a stumbling block to any precious soul around us.

I feel the need of more patience, more love, more meekness, more humbleness of heart, in a word, I want to be more like my dear Redeemer, for he is our pattern, and we must be like him if we would dwell with him in his kingdom. We have blessed promises left on record: Jesus says, if we keep all his [the Father's] commandments, we may ask any thing of the Father in his name and it shall be done unto us.

I believe with all my heart we have got the truth.

This is the only thing in which I find true happiness. I would not exchange the hope I have of soon seeing Jesus and being for ever in his presence for thousands of world's like this. The Lord has promised the widow and orphans protection if they obey him and live in obedience to his word.

The little band in Hastings is rising. The Lord is working for us and with us, we meet twice a week and the Lord has verified his promise to us.

LOUISA MCLELLAN

Hastings, Mich., 1855.