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Maintaining Our First Love

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 17, 1857

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 11, No. 6.

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Maintaining Our First Love

It has been the observation of the world hitherto that every church that has arisen by coming out and taking a stand upon new truth, has manifested more holiness in life and more zeal and energy in their cause in their early days than at later periods. The standard, high in the beginning, has been gradually lowered, till a dead formality has succeeded to the life and power with which they commenced. This must not be so with us. But more life, more zeal, more consecration, more holiness of heart, a higher stand, a closer walk with God, must be our motto henceforth, till we sit down with our conquering king upon the throne of victory.