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weaker and weaker, and have less and less desire to consecrate all
to God. Come, brethren and sisters, to these sacred convocation
meetings, to find Jesus. He will come up to the feast. He will be
present, and He will do for you that which you most need to have
done. Your farms should not be considered of greater value than the
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higher interests of the soul. All the treasures which you possess, be
they ever so valuable, would not be rich enough to buy you peace
and hope, which would be infinite gain, if it cost you all you have
and the toils and sufferings of a lifetime. A strong, clear sense of
eternal things, and a heart willing to yield all to Christ, are blessings
of more value than all the riches and pleasures and glories of this
world.
These camp meetings are of importance. They cost something.
The servants of God are wearing out their lives to help the people,
while many of them appear as if they did not want help. For fear of
losing a little of this world’s gain, some let these precious privileges
come and go as though they were of but little importance. Let all
who profess to believe the truth respect every privilege that God
offers them to obtain clearer views of His truth, of His requirements,
and of the necessary preparation for His coming. A calm, cheerful,
obedient trust in God is what He requires.
You need not weary yourselves with busy anxieties and needless
cares. Work on for the day, faithfully doing the work which God’s
providence assigns you, and He will have a care for you. Jesus will
deepen and widen your blessings. You must make efforts if you have
salvation at last. Come to these meetings prepared to work. Leave
your home cares, and come to find Jesus, and He will be found of
you. Come with your offerings as God has blessed you. Show your
gratitude to your Creator, the Giver of all your benefits, by a freewill
offering. Let none who are able come empty-handed. “Bring ye all
the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in Mine house,
and prove Me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not
open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that
there shall not be room enough to receive it.”
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