Encouragement in the Present Truth
By Jno. Sisley
DEAR BRN. AND SISTERS: I thank you for the cheering letters we receive from week to week in the Review. They strengthen and encourage us, to press our way onward and upward amid the perils of the last days. I love the Review. I welcome it "as cold water to a thirsty soul," and believe God's blessing is with it. I send a copy of it to England. An extract or two will show how my friends there receive it : "I thank you for the papers. I like them very much. We much enjoy and profit by the Review." I feel thankful to be able to say that I embraced the cause of "present truth" about nine months ago. It is a cause I love. I love to think of keeping the commandments of God and faith of Jesus. Dear brethren and sisters, ours is a great profession. May we strive earnestly to live up to it. We have the promise of help to do so, and if we do, we shall soon realize that blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. My sympathy is with those whom God has led out into this glorious work, and who have to bear burdens and responsibilities. Let us aid them by our prayers, and try to bear a humble part with them. The church in Convis is trying to arise and press into the message, and feel the burden of the work that we each have to do in this last message of mercy to a perishing world. We have adopted systematic benevolence. One more has commenced to keep the Sabbath. May she be led into all the truth as it is in Jesus. We feel the force of the piece in Vol. xviii, No. 3, of Review, relating to "Bible Classes." We are behind in this pleasant and profitable exercise; but we have now organized a class in which both old and young take part. I have received the circular, and had thought that it was not duty for me to take a share; but I now feel that it is in order to be a good steward of my Master's goods. I am thankful that the Lord has promised to give us wisdom liberally and upbraid us not. Yours striving to overcome.