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in an argumentative and debating spirit accompanied on the part of
some with criticism and ridicule.—Compilers.
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We are having most excellent meetings. The spirit that was in the
meeting at Minneapolis is not here. All moves off in harmony. There
is a large attendance of delegates. Our five o’clock morning meeting
is well attended, and the meetings good. All the testimonies to which
I have listened have been of an elevating character. They say that the
past year has been the best of their life; the light shining forth from the
Word of God has been clear and distinct—justification by faith, Christ
our righteousness. The experiences have been very interesting.
I have attended all but two morning meetings. At eight o’clock
Brother Jones speaks upon the subject of justification by faith, and
great interest is manifested. There is a growth in faith and in the
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. There are quite a
number who have not had an opportunity to hear upon this subject
before, but they are taking it in, and are being fed with large morsels
from the Lord’s table. The universal testimony from those who have
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spoken has been that this message of light and truth which has come to
our people is just the truth for this time, and wherever they go among
the churches, light, and relief, and the blessing of God is sure to come
in.
We have a feast of fat things, and when we see souls grasping
the light we are rejoiced, looking unto Jesus who is the author and
finisher of our faith. Christ is the great pattern; His character must be
our character. All excellence is in Him. Turning from man and every
other model, with open face we behold Jesus in all His glory. And
their minds are filled with the grand and overpowering ideas of His
excellency; every other object sinks into insignificance, and every part
of moral discipline is lost which does not promote their likeness to His
image. I see heights and depths that we may reach, accepting every
ray of light and going forward to a greater light. The end is near, and
God forbid that we shall be asleep at this time.
I am so thankful to see with our ministering brethren a disposition
to search the Scriptures for themselves. There has been a very great
lack of deep searching of the Scriptures, storing the mind with the
gems of truth. How much we all lose because we do not put to the