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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 22, 1857

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 10, No. 25.

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LETTERS

"Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another."
From Bro. Herald.
Bro. Smith: I believe we are having the third and last message of mercy to the world; and my prayer is that the Lord would help me to live in accordance with this belief. By the grace of God assisting me I am determined to endure to the end, for the promise is to such that they shall be saved.
May the Lord help us so to live that we shall not get overcharged with the cares of this life. The enemy of all good is trying in every possible way to allure us into worldly business, and there so entangle us that we may forget God and become an easy prey; but if we seek to God for wisdom to escape all his snares and devices, we shall obtain it and he will lead us safely through. I feel like putting my trust in God, knowing that he will give me strength in the time of need.
Dear brethren let us be patient, for we know by the glorious flood of divine light that shines upon our pathway from God's word that we have not followed cunningly devised fables in embracing the doctrine of the speedy coming of our Lord; but we have for a foundation whereon to rest our hope, the prophets and apostles, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.
May the Lord in mercy help us as a people to feel the importance of now making diligent use of the day and means of grace, that we may by yielding submissively to the purifying process of the truth be sanctified through it. We have great reason to thank our heavenly Father for the truth he has caused to shine into our hearts amid the delusions of these last days, and let us diligently strive to honor and glorify Him who has done so much for us. I have been much encouraged of late by hearing of the prosperity of the cause in this State (Ohio,) and my heart's desire and earnest prayer to God is that it may still arise; that the time may speedily come when all God's dear children will be gathered into the unity of the faith, and be found walking in accordance with divine requirements.
Yours striving for the kingdom WILLIAM HERALD. Green Spring, Ohio Sept. 4th, 1857.