Assurance to Those Facing Death
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What should we do without a Saviour in the hour that tries the
soul? Ministering angels are round about us giving us to drink of the
water of life to refresh our souls in the closing scenes of life. There is
a pledge from Him who is the resurrection and the life, that those who
sleep in Jesus will Christ bring with Him from the grave. The trump
will sound, the dead will awaken to life, to die no more. The eternal
morning has come to them, for there will be no night in the city of
God.
Mary has manfully struggled through temptations and trials; she
hath done what she could. She has acted a part through the grace of
Christ in molding the character of others by her words and by her
deeds. She is dying in the faith, but her works live.—
Letter 78, 1890
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Messages of Sympathy and Hope to a Faithful Assistant
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Miss Marian Davis, who joined Mrs. White’s staff in 1879 and was
associated with her in the work in America, Europe, and Australia for
twenty-five years, contracted tuberculosis in 1903, and a little over a
year later closed her lifework. Miss Davis was a very faithful and
trusted literary assistant, much beloved by Mrs. White. Presented here
are messages of sympathy and hope and counsel penned during the
last two months of Miss Davis’ illness, as drawn from Mrs. White’s
correspondence with her.—Compilers
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Melrose, Massachusetts
August 17, 1904
Dear Sister Marian Davis,
I would be pleased to be at home, but just what meetings I shall
consent to attend is uncertain; therefore we will do the very best we
can....
I am asking the Lord to strengthen you. We are hopeful that you
are better. Do keep fast hold of the Lord, your hand in the hand of
Christ....
Marian, you must not become discouraged. Your case is in the
hands of the Lord, and you must now submit your case in regard to
treatment to let the physicians, Dr. A and Dr. B, do those things for
you that must be done. We have other books to put in your hands when
you shall overcome the illness now upon you. Be sure to eat, even if it