Awakening to the Laodicean Message
Sister N. Gibbs writes from Hubbardston, Mass.: "When I embraced the Sabbath of the Lord in the Third Angel's Message, I was told that we were in the Philadelphia church, and until the last four months I supposed it to be so. Since that time I have been looking for the love which characterizes that church, and I could not find it; and at times I would be in trial because I could hardly tell where we were. It seemed to me that the world was fast ripening for the harvest, and every thing was doing its work, but the church. The powers of darkness seemed to be rising, and God's people slumbering on every hand. I felt to say, Watchman, what of the night? But I now bless the Lord that he has by his word and Spirit shown us where we are. We had thought we were rich and increased in goods and had need of nothing, but the faithful and true Witness has told us we are poor, and naked, and blind, and has counseled us to buy of him those things that we need."