108 Historical Sketches of the Foreign Missions of the Seventh-day Adventists
where. Property, and even life itself, is not safe. Upon the most
beautiful portions of the earth, in the valleys, on the mountains, in the
crowded cities, in the wilderness, or upon the waters of the great deep,
there is danger and death. The restless, surging masses of humanity
have forgotten their Creator; transgression of God’s law has brought
discord, misery, and desolation upon our world; and yet, in their blind-
ness and madness, men continue to transgress. They refuse to listen to
the voice of God, inviting them to find peace in him. Kings, statesmen,
the mighty ones of the earth, are powerless to give peace and rest to
the soul. It is only in obedience to God’s law that true happiness can
be found. We must submit our will to God if we would have his divine
and eternal harmony in our souls.
The richest treasures, the highest blessings of this life, are meager
and unsatisfying when compared with those of the future, immortal
life. There will open to the senses scenes of beauty that no language
can portray. “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered
into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them
that love him.” And these precious treasures are freely offered to all
who will accept them. “Blessed are they that do his commandments,
that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through
the gates into the city.”