Call to Holiness and Faithfulness
Bro. J. G. Post, writes from Portland Ct. Jan. 1857: "The cause seems to be in good condition or the church seems to be in good spirits. Our brethren in Berlin are still living for the coming of our Lord. They feel they must be more holy and I feel to say, Amen, God give us strength to rise and put the armor on. We must be holy or never see God. The Psalmist says Holiness becometh thy house forever, and as we profess to be God's house we must be holy here although there are but few at the present day who possess holiness. I feel the Lord will have a holy people or none. I think those who keep the commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus will be holy. I feel sometimes there is danger of our being like other churches formal and cold unless we keep ourselves in the love of God. "I am looking for a greater time of trial than we have ever seen. God give grace to stand having done all and see the Judge in peace and hear him say, Come ye blessed of my Father inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."