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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 1, 1864

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 24, No. 23.

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EMILY ROBINSON

By Emily Robinson

From Sister Robinson.

The Conference held at Adams' Center, N. Y., has just closed, and truly it has been a meeting of deep interest and one to be long remembered by those who enjoyed the privilege of attending. The Lord met with his people, and his Spirit rested upon them, and we felt that it was indeed good to be there. A goodly number from other parts of the State were in attendance, also Bro. and sister White were with us, and the word spoken by them will, we trust, incite us to renewed diligence and faithfulness in the cause of our Master.
Sr. White spoke to us twice with much freedom; and as she pictured forth the beauty, loveliness, and glory, of the earth made new, and the reward of the faithful, we felt that Heaven was worth striving for; that we could cheerfully and gladly give up the fleeting and transitory pleasures of earth, endure the scoffs and scorn of the world, be willing to bear persecution if need be, if at last we might share in the reward of God's people, with them be permitted to walk the golden streets of the new Jerusalem, pluck the fruit of life's fair tree, and join in the song of praise to the Lamb that was slain for us.
The spirit of love seemed to pervade the meeting to a great degree; and as we met from different parts of the State, we felt that we were all of our Father's family; that our joys and hopes were one, and that together we were on our journey home. Our hearts were bound to those of like precious faith by the bonds of Christian union, and we felt to throw aside the cold formality of strangers, and speak freely of our joys and the hope of soon seeing our absent Lord, and being taken from this dark world of temptation and sin.
We scarcely thought of parting until the Conference had closed, and then as we took the parting hand, and realized with sadness that perhaps we never should all meet again on earth, we felt to rejoice in the hope that if faithful in living out these great and glorious truths, we should ere long meet in that better world where parting will be unknown. And thus we parted to return each to our several homes. Oh that the influence of that meeting, and the words spoken by the servants of God, may prove a lasting benefit to each and every one of us. May the Lord help us to be more diligent and in earnest to renounce everything that is not in accordance with the word of God.

EMILY ROBINSON

Ellisburgh, N. Y. Oct. 3, 1864.