A Word to the Messengers.
By C. F. Worthen
"THEN answered Peter and said unto him. Behold we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye which have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters or father, or mother, or wife, or chil-207dren, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred fold, and shall inherit everlasting life." Matt. xix, 27-29. This is a blessed promise, and we know that it is sure, "for all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him amen, unto the glory of God by us." O, ye faithful messengers, although your pathway be strewed with thorns here below, and the raging billows of opposition may roll around you, be not troubled, nor dismayed; for he who called you into the field to labor, will prepare the way before you. Be faithful a little longer, and soon you will reap a glorious and everlasting reward. Go on, dear brethren; my heart and hand is in the work, and while you are laboring to declare the truth, with the help of the Lord I will labor with my hands to sustain the cause. At present the laborers are few; but I believe that there are others that will be called out to proclaim the truth to this ungodly generation. Be not therefore discouraged, for God will bring in the honest ones into his fold, "and there shall be one fold and one Shepherd." And when these shall have been brought in, then Christ will come and set up his kingdom, "whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him." And this blessed time hastens on; for after the Third Angel's Message has been proclaimed with a loud voice, then he saith, "And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according to his work shall be." "Even so, come, Lord Jesus." Your unworthy brother.
Charleston, Vt. C. F. WORTHEN.