Preparing for Christ’s Appearing
By H. J. Kittle
Bro. Smith: We in this place are trying to get ready for the appearing of the Saviour. Although we are feeble and lonely, as there are but few that are willing to bear the scoffs and frowns of the world for the sake of the Commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus, yet we are determined to persevere to the end, firm in the belief that the end is near and hasteth greatly. The world around us are calculating for many years; they plant, they build, and say all things continue as they were? where is the sign of his coming? They see nothing in all the fearful and rapid strides, and abominable and revolting sentiments put forth by Spiritualists, to excite them to an examination to see if these things are of God or of the Devil; and the religious world are preparing the people for just such a state of things. May the commandment-keepers, the remnant, remain steadfast and unmovable. Bettsville, Ohio, June 17th, 1858.