To the Remnant scattered Abroad
As God has shown me the travels of the Advent people to the Holy
City, and the rich reward to be given those who wait the return of
their Lord from the wedding, it may be my duty to give you a short
sketch of what God has revealed to me. The dear saints have got many
trials to pass through. But our light afflictions, which are but for a
moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of
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glory—while we look not at the things which are seen, for the things
which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are
eternal. I have tried to bring back a good report, and a few grapes
from the heavenly Canaan, for which many would stone me, as the
congregation bade stone Caleb and Joshua for their report, (
Numbers
14:10
.) But I declare to you, my brethren and sisters in the Lord, it is a
goodly land, and we are well able to go up and possess it.
While praying at the family altar, the Holy Ghost fell upon me,
and I seemed to be rising higher and higher, far above the dark world.
I turned to look for the Advent people in the world, but could not
find them—when a voice said to me, “Look again, and look a little
higher.” At this I raised my eyes and saw a straight and narrow path,
cast up high above the world. On this path the Advent people were
traveling to the City, which was at the farther end of the path. They
had a bright light set up behind them at the first end of the path, which
an angel told me was the Midnight Cry. This light shone all along the
path, and gave light for their feet so they might not stumble. And if
they kept their eyes fixed on Jesus, who was just before them, leading
them to the City, they were safe. But soon some grew weary, and they
said the City was a great way off, and they expected to have entered
it before. Then Jesus would encourage them by raising his glorious
right arm, and from his arm came a glorious light which waved over
the Advent band, and they shouted Hallelujah! Others rashly denied
the light behind them, and said that it was not God that had led them
out so far. The light behind them went out leaving their feet in perfect
darkness, and they stumbled and got their eyes off the mark, and lost
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