I would say to all my dear friends who have remembered me with their messages of love, that I have failed to answer them only because my entire strength had to be conserved for working and counseling over the manuscript for my book, "The Abiding Gift of Prophecy," which is now practically finished. Because of these circumstances, I am utilizing this method of conveying this parting word to each and all of my associates in the ministry of this blessed movement.
I speak to the aged; I address those in the prime of life; and I appeal to the young. I charge you all solemnly before God, to be true to your high ministerial trust, true to the expectation of your God, and true to the great verities of the advent movement.
Great tests are coming, and coming soon; and God is counting on you to be both faithful and true to every principle of righteousness. Great spiritual advances are needed in the church, and you are the ones who should make them.
God calls for a spiritual revival and a spiritual reformation in our ranks, and this must come through a truly spiritual ministry. This is not a mere theory or hobby. It is a vital experience called for by our God, and imperative for the welfare and triumph of the church.
God laid upon me the burden of urging this forward spiritual move several years ago. It changed my own life and vision. And many testify as to what God did for them personally when they responded to His call.
And now my last sermon has been preached. My public work is finished. My life course is run. And my last appeal is now being made in this way to the ministry of this movement, in which I have been a fellow minister for over fifty years.
I Solemnly call upon you to take up this burden, and complete the work,God expects it of you. The welfare of the church is involved in it, and yours is the task of bringing this higher-ground experience into the life of the church. This is my great heart burden. And now I bequeath the burden to you. Take heed, I would admonish you, as to how you relate yourself thereto.
And so, my beloved comrades, farewell! My heart goes out to you. And as for me, I go to my rest firm in the blessed hope that has sustained me unfailingly through the years. My God knows my heart. My trust is in Him. Let us covenant at this solemn hour to meet in the soon-coming kingdom of our blessed Lord. Amen and amen.
Glendale, Calif.
