Keeping the Sabbath in Isolation
By A. Pierce
DEAR BRO. WHITE:—In the course of the providence of God it has been my lot to change my place of residence, and I am now living in a community where there are no Sabbath-keepers; yet, I still feel the claims of God resting upon me. Having begun, I feel a determination to press my way onward, God8being my helper, till grace shall crown me victorious in the kingdom of immortal glory. When the Sabbath arrives, I retire as much as possible from the world, and with my own dear little family endeavor to remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy. I never before appreciated the blessings that those enjoy who have the privilege of meeting from time to time and from one Sabbath to another with dear brethren in the Lord, and counselling and comforting each other, while we are waiting, in this our time of patience, the glad-approach of our coming King. I feel more than ever the need of the Review and of reading the doctrines that it inculcates, and also the communications from the brethren and sisters. I feel the necessity of living a holy and godly life. Dear brethren, let us take the whole armor of the Christian warfare and contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. Let us have our lamps trimmed and burning, and we be as those who are waiting for the coming of their Lord. Let us not sleep as do others, but let us be up and doing, working out our own salvation with fear and trembling. I feel that if some of the Lord's messengers could come this way that in all probability there might be believers raised up here who would stand bold for the truth. O Brn, pray that the Lord will send faithful laborers into his harvest. It rejoices my heart to hear from brethren and sisters who are determined to overcome by keeping the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus. Press on, dear brethren. The time of trouble is near. The day of the Lord is soon to be revealed, when your faith and mine, which is more precious than gold, is to be tried. O I want to live so that when our Lord shall come I may be admitted with all of the ancient worthies and the apostles of our dear Lord, and all of the dear saints of our own times, to celebrate the marriage supper of the Lamb. I want to hear the loud voice of the third angel. "Come out of her my people that ye be not partaker of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues." Yours in waiting for the coming kingdom.
Eldora, June 17th, 1855. A. PIERCE.