H. L. DANIELS by H. L. Daniels

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 23, 1859

H. L. DANIELS

By H. L. Daniels

From Sister Daniels.

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS, you that love the appearing of our Lord and Saviour, I would say to you that I am trying to do the will of my Father which is in heaven, by living in obedience to all his commandments. I praise his holy name that whereas I was once blind, now I see; that he has made this light to shine upon our pathway, to guide our feet amid the perils of these last days. My faith grows stronger as the day of redemption draws nearer. I mean by the grace already given me, to lay aside all vanity and pride, to live a humble, self-denying Christian, that I with you may be ready to meet the Lord at his coming, to share in the great refreshing, or the latter reign. With my thoughts centered on Jesus, the great author of eternal salvation to those that believe, I will run with patience the race set before me; for I believe that the great day of the Lord is nearer than many of us are aware. If this be so let us awake out of sleep, girding on the whole armor of God, living out this truth by a well-ordered life and a godly conversation. Let us not sleep any longer upon the verge of the Judgment, but watch and pray more, lest this day come upon us as a thief. As professed children of the light, let us walk in it, and be sanctified through the truth. Let us seek meekness; for it may be we shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger.

Dear lonely ones, who, like myself, have not the privilege of meeting with any of like faith to worship God on his holy Sabbath, be faithful a little longer. The scattered saints will soon be gathered to part no more. Our Lord will soon come with power and great glory. Then those who have fallen asleep, who now rest from their labors, will come forth with forms fashioned like unto Christ's most glorious body. It is a blessed hope. The bands of death will soon be broken, sickness and sorrow be done away. God will wipe away all tears from our eyes. Then will this mortal put on immortality.

With these glorious prospects before us, let us not despair, but keep ourselves unspotted from the world, working out our own salvation with fear and trembling. My prayer is that we may overcome the world, leave it with all its charms behind, while Satan is working with all power and signs and lying wonders, gathering his armies together, binding them in bundles to be burned. While we are persecuted and hated by the world, I pray the Lord to increase our faith, and help us to rid ourselves of everything that is unholy and unclean, that we may be prepared to go through the battle which is just before us. Let all evil be done away from among us, that we may be gathered into the unity of the faith, and the will of the Lord may be done by us. He will have a pure, holy and peculiar people. Knowing that the consummation of all things is near, may we be filled with the Spirit, get our hearts right before the Lord, obtain the eye-salve and white raiment, keeping our eye upon the holy city, and our feet in the straight and narrow path, that when Jesus comes we may lay hold on eternal life, enter in through the gates, eat of the

tree of life, live and reign with our King, and walk the golden streets of the New Jerusalem.

H. L. DANIELS

Woodhull, Steu. Co., N. Y.

P. S. I would here make a request through the Review that Bro. Cottrell, or some of the other messengers would come here this fall, and preach the word. There are hundreds who never heard this message. Some are anxious to hear, and I think good may be done.

H. L. D.