The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials: Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

and for our own selves, and the blessing of the
Lord came upon us. We know that the Lord indited
our petitions. Our faith laid hold upon the arm of
infinite power and the promise was verified. Souls
were blessed and many precious testimonies were
borne. Some had backslidden from God and now
wished to confess their backslidings and to return.
For half an hour Elder Olsen tried to close the
meeting but he could not. They had been gathered
together since nine o'clock for their Sabbath
school, and it was past five o'clock and none had
eaten anything. The meeting was excellent. We
could but rejoice in God. He had greatly blessed
and strengthened me just as I believed He would
do, and I was gratified to find my brethren and
sisters whom I had not spoken with for years still
walking in the truth. Oh, the depth of the love and
compassion of our God to bear long with the
perversity of man! The boundless love of Christ is
beyond anything we can comprehend. The sinner
in coming to Christ, confessing his sins, is placing
himself in the way of obedience.