MULTUM IN PARVO by H.

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 2, 1860

“MULTUM IN PARVO.”

By H.

My brethren and sisters in the Lord, of the remnant church, “Much in Little” should be our constant cry! We who profess to believe that our dear Saviour is soon to make his second advent to this earth; he whom we soon expect to see descending on a white cloud, with his choir of ten thousand of angels chanting through the skies, coming to take his ransomed ones home to enjoy those mansions which he said he would go and

prepare for them that would love and keep his Father's commandments, that where he was they might be also. Are we ready to go with him? Have we applied the sword of the Spirit to our hearts until every cord that binds us to earth is severed? Have we a daily experience that we are laying up our treasure in heaven? that our hearts have a fixed and abiding place near the most holy sanctuary where our Saviour is closing up his last office-work as mediator between God and man? Have we our loins girded about, and our lights burning? and are we standing like men who wait for their returning Lord? Are we walking worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love, keeping the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, having come to the unity of the faith, to the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ? Have we heeded our Saviour's admonition to the Laodicean church, having obtained of him the gold that is tried in the fire, the white raiment, anointed our eyes with eye-salve, and opened the door of our hearts so that our Saviour has come in and is supping with us, and we with him, and enjoying a continual feast with him, having overcome even as he has overcome?

If not, then we may say of ourselves, Surely we have much to do in a little time. Yes, much in a very little; for if we are by faith surveying the moral horizon, we may exclaim of a truth, The signs which portend the soon coming of our Saviour are daily being fulfilled. Scoffers have become bold, the church has joined hands with the world, fearfulness is taking hold of men in high places, and evidently the way is being prepared when the two-horned beast will join hands with the beast that had the deadly wound but was healed. A time of tribulation such as never was is near at hand, when there will be no time to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Let us heed the warning, "behold I come quickly."

God by the prophet Malachi [chap. iii, 16, 17] said that they that feared the Lord and thought upon his name, spake often to each other, and a book of remembrance was kept, &c.; and although we are a scattered remnant, yet in the Review very many short, but heartfelt and soul-cheering letters may find a place, telling of our strong desire to overcome; of a living experience, of the overcoming of some error by the teachings of the Holy Ghost, of love increased and faith strengthened, and in that way we may speak often to each other, and in so doing we may strengthen each other, and encourage some lone pilgrim and help them to

"Lift up their head, rejoice and sing, Look up! by faith behold your King, He soon is coming, heed his call, Look up! and make your God your all."

My brethren and sisters, let it ever be our cry, Lord,

"The power of interceding grace Give us in faith to claim."

L—, Mich.