The Third Angel’s Message Advances
By T. B. Mead
DEAR BRO. WHITE: I would like to express my gratitude to the brethren and sisters who have kindly aided with their means in providing us a home, and also to those who have administered unto us the common necessaries of life, and whose sympathies we have shared. Be assured, dear brethren and sisters, you have our warmest thanks for these many kindnesses, and may the Lord remember you for them all. I still feel the power of disease upon me, but am thankful that though our outward man perish, the inward man is renewed day by day. I have felt an increasing anxiety to draw near to the Lord, to consecrate myself fully to him, and my efforts have not been in vain; for while I have put forth the effort, he has let his blessing rest upon me. I have felt his salvation, and have been made to rejoice in the Lord. O how good the Lord is! I do love him, and I mean to love him more. I have also of late been particularly interested in the Review, especially in the articles upon the subject of holiness, and Bro. Smith's article on "Our Position." I believe those are true sentiments advanced there. Also D. Hildreth on "What Jesus is to me," and others which I might mention. It is cheering to hear of the success of those out with the tents. The Lord has blessed and is blessing the labors of his servants. The third angel's message is onward. I believe the work is commencing to move on more rapidly than it has in the past. The many calls for laborers is an indication of this. The people are growing hungry for the truth. O that the Lord would raise up servants that will be an honor to his cause, and send them out into the wide harvest field.
T. B. MEAD.
Wawkon, Iowa, Sept. 21, 1860.