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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 19, 1860

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 15, No. 9.

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D. UPSON

By D. Upson

From Bro. Upson.

BRO. SMITH: Considering the solemn and interesting moments of time in this world’s history which we occupy, I feel that I want to address a few lines to the brethren and sisters through the Review, whom I love in deed and in truth.
It is now about nine years since I embraced the third angel’s message in connection with the two former ones. I still feel the same interest in the Advent movement I ever have, and hold the present truth as sacred, although our hopes and expectations have not yet been realized. I feel that we have no reason to be discouraged, when we can see one event after another taking place in fulfillment of God’s word, which are precedent to the great eventful day, or Christ’s second coming. God leads his people in a way they know not of, to try and prove them and see whether they will trust in him or not. His ways are not our ways, nor his thoughts our thoughts; “for as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are his ways above our ways, and his thoughts above our thoughts.” The trial of our faith is more precious than gold.
When I first embraced the third angel’s message, I thought it could not excede three years before our Lord would come. Then I knew not how wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked I was, and how little prepared I was for the greatest event that ever can take place. I feel that there is a great conflict just before us. We shall need be well disciplined in order to withstand the enemy of all righteousness, having our loins girt about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteousness, and our feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; and above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith we shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked, &c. The third angel’s message has a wide field. It connects the two former ones which have been given according to prophecy. It also prepares the hundred and forty-four thousand for translation, who are to be redeemed from among men, and be without fault before the throne of God. May he give us grace to endure unto the end that we may be saved.

D. UPSON

Catlin, N. Y.