COMMUNICATIONS by George Smith

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 23, 1856

COMMUNICATIONS.

By George Smith

"Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another."

From Bro. Smith.

BRO. SMITH: Truly we are living in perilous times; men are growing worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. But still I feel encouraged to press forward and hold on to the truth.

I love the Review. It is a welcome messenger to me in this dark corner of the earth, where there is no light but present truth. It is cheering to me to read the letters from those of like precious faith through the Review, of the rise and spread of the truth. Truly the Lord is good, he is preparing a people for the final work with the powers of darkness.

Dear brethren and sisters, let us take heed to the exhortation in Heb. x, 35-39: Cast not away therefore your confidence which hath great recompense of reward; for yet a little while and he that shall come will come and will not tarry.

Yes, soon our great High Priest will leave the heavenly Sanctuary, and he will come and bless his people. O for living faith in the Third Angel's Message and its kindred truths. We are to live by faith, but if any man draw back, my soul, says the Lord, shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; no, no; but we will live by faith on those glorious truths which are set forth in holy writ.

The Third Angel's Message brings us to the final work of our great High Priest in the heavenly Sanctuary; and soon it will be said, It is done!

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. Thanks be to the Lord for the precious truth which is so clear, and enlightens the pathway of the just, when darkness covers the earth, and gross darkness the people.

Yours in hope of immortality at the appearing of Jesus. GEORGE SMITH. La Porte, Ind., Oct., 1856.