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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 2, 1862

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 20, No. 14.

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LETTERS.

“Then they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another.”

From Sister Wescott.

BRO. WHITE: Having often been revived in my spiritual warfare by the letters in the Review, I thought it would be a pleasure to me to speak to those who are scattered abroad. It is about three months since I commenced keeping the commandments of God, and I find pleasure in so doing, although it is a continual warfare. I begin to understand in some measure why the path to Heaven is called strait and narrow. May God keep me from turning aside.
We are truly living in perilous times, and are hated of all men; but Christ says, Rejoice; and I can truly say, I can at times rejoice in the Rock of my salvation. I think we have great reason to praise God, for he is doing a great deal for us; and if we are not willing to be led by him, awful will be the consequences. The cup of his wrath will be poured out without mixture of mercy. I am aware that I come far short of living up to the standard that I should, but hope that through the strength of the Lord I shall yet be able to overcome. I have left off the use of tea and coffee, also the swine's flesh, and suffer no inconvenience in so doing. When I first began to hear this so-called new doctrine talked of, I commenced searching the Scriptures to see if these things were so, and to my astonishment I found the Bible to be a new book, and I began to pray for the eye-salve that I might see clearly, and I still find a great many things that escaped my notice altogether before. It makes me tremble when I see that the day of mercy was almost finished before I accepted the invitation; and still more, when I see Satan working with all power, and signs, and lying wonders, insomuch that he almost deceives the very elect. May the Lord help me to be on the watch. I want on the whole armor of God, that I may stand firm on the side of truth, and fight the great fight of faith, and at last come off conqueror through Him that loved us.
HARRIET J. WESCOTT.
Westfield, Sauk Co., Wis.