Seeking Holiness and Present Truth
By Mary Hawley
BRO. SMITH: It has never been my privilege to listen to a messenger who advocated the truths taught in the Review, but I have been a reader of the paper for the past three months, and esteem it very highly, as I think it is calculated to accomplish much good. I am a believer in holiness of heart, as I learned from my Bible, that without holiness no man shall see the Lord; and entire sanctification is what I am seeking. Still there are some things contained in the Review which I do not understand, though I would like to. Many have welcomed the Third Angel's Message, which is yet sealed to me, though I would like to be able to appreciate it. I believe that the brethren and sisters who write for the Review are striving to overcome, that they may have the tried gold and the white raiment. God grant that we may all have our lamps trimmed and burning, ready to enter in to the marriage supper of the Lamb. Yours in hope of the resurrection. MARY HAWLEY. Clermont, Iowa, Dec. 13th, 1858.