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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 9, 1862

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 21, No. 2.

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J. W. LANDES

By J. W. Landes

From Bro. Landes,

BRO. WHITE: I would say through the Review that I am still striving to overcome. Myself and companion are all the Sabbath-keepers in this vicinity. We are deprived of the privilege of meetings; but lonely as it is, when we bow ourselves at the family altar, the Lord is ever near.
I feel to praise the Lord for the blessings he has bestowed upon me, and for sparing my life to hear the last message of mercy. It is something over two years since I embraced the truth, and I have never as yet felt like turning back. No, I feel more like rejoicing and praising the Lord for the light, and by the assisting grace of God I intend to live out these truths, so as to meet the approbation of the Lord. Sometimes I fear I shall not get through to the kingdom; but I know the Lord is ever ready and willing to hear prayer. This is what buoys me up. I know that if I live near to God, he will be near to me. I intend to spend the balance of my days in serving my God and in preparing to meet my blessed Lord at his coming. O may we all be prepared to stand in that day, which I believe is not far of, but nearer than a great many of us realize. The Lord's children must be a perfect unit before they are prepared for translation.
May the Lord help us all to come up to the work, and be perfectly united. May the Lord bless you and strengthen you in your labors. Pray for me that I may live faithful and at last meet you on mount Zion, where we can ever praise the Lord.
Your brother striving for the kingdom.

J. W. LANDES

Cedar Grove, Iowa.