"Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another."
From Bro. Burnett.
BRO. SMITH: I am grateful for the privilege of reading the Review, and I think the truths it advocates are what we need in these last days, to fit us to stand before the Son of man. I see that I am in a lukewarm state, and truly desire to open the door of my heart and let the Saviour in. I mean by the help of the Lord to keep all his Commandments and the Faith of Jesus. It is a great thing to live out the sayings of Jesus. I feel truly that we are living in a solemn time, and I am often led to exclaim, "how strait is the gate, how narrow is the way, and how few there be that find it?" I have been too much occupied with the things of this life, and I now desire to be more given up to God, to have more patience, meekness and humility, and walk with an eye single to the glory of God, that my daily life and conversation may tell to the world that I believe what I profess.
I feel like putting away everything unlike God, and seeking to have clean hands and a pure heart, that I may be prepared to abide in the day of his coming.
There are four of us in the family, that keep the Sabbath. We have not heard any preaching on the Third Angel's Message for four years and a half. We live twelve miles from any who keep the Sabbath, and sometimes feel lonely here; but we are determined to struggle on, and live by faith, that we may meet all the dear saints where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest.