DELIA A. EDDY by Delia A. Eddy

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 17, 1864

DELIA A. EDDY

By Delia A. Eddy

From Sister Eddy.

BRO. WHITE: It would be food to my hungry soul, to have the privilege of meeting with God's people to worship on the Sabbath. There are but four Sabbath-keepers in this place. But we do not feel discouraged. The Lord has promised where two or three are met in his name, there to be with them. But how many times do my unwary feet wander from the narrow way, and how many heart wanderings I have to mourn over. Were it not that Jesus' righteousness and not my own, is to avail in my behalf, I should have no hope of entering in through Heaven's pearly gates. But in him I trust, for the Lord Jehovah is my strength, and my song.

I am very thankful that I have the Review to read, for often when my heart is weary, and almost discouraged, has some cheering word from its pages come just in the right time to help me. I believe it is one of God's most effectual messengers. I am thankful that I have seen the truth, while many are left in darkness. I have not the least desire to turn back, and thus cast a reproach upon the cause of truth. But I have an earnest desire to arise from my cold formality and lukewarmness, and seek a closer walk with God.

We are truly living in perilous times, when Satan is working with great power to deceive mankind, and to entice the unwary traveler into his snares. We can do nothing of ourselves alone, therefore it is necessary that we first submit to God, and then we shall be able to overcome, and come off conquerors in the end.

I feel more determined than ever to try to be an overcomer, and meet God's chosen ones on Mount Zion. I do not want to bury my talent. I want to work for the Lord. We are commanded to let our light shine, and I believe if we are Christians we shall. The religion of Jesus Christ will be our theme.

I think it but a little while before our sorrows here shall have an end, a little while before we shall behold the glories of Heaven, and have no more sadness.

Dear brethren and sisters, let us arise to action and to duty, that we may come up to our high privilege in the Lord. What will a mere profession amount to? It will not save us, and when it is tried by fire, it will be nothing but dross. Let us get the heart into the work, for where our treasure is, there will our hearts be also. And when we have purified our hearts in obeying the truth, then we shall have the gold that is tried in the fire, and then our affections will flow out in supreme love to God, and to our neighbor as ourselves. Then we shall long for the appearing of Jesus, and hail him with joy when he comes.

DELIA A. EDDY

Wethersfield.