us. When we first thought of writing it out and spoke to a few, here or there, who had heard us preach on the subject, one and all urged us to do so, and after much prayer we began. We had no idea that it would assume the size it has. Some, no doubt, will find room to take exceptions to the work. We would certainly be much nearer to the millenium than we are if we all saw alike. But if the book does nothing more than to stir up a more thorough study of God's Word, we shall feel that the labor has not been in vain. But we dare hope for many more blessings to come to many hearts, than even a more thorough searching of the Scriptures. As we have proceeded the work has enlarged, and we have added incidents, many of which have come under our personal observation, to illustrate the point in hand, and drive it home to the conscience of the reader, regardless of to what class they may belong and of who, or what they were, either saved or unsaved. We repeat we have not written for the sake of controversy, but for the glory of Him, whose we are and to whom we must all render up our account. Nearly a score of years ago, when a wild, wicked, rambling boy, we met Jesus, and after days and days of agony and soul travail he spoke peace to our souls. At that hour there entered our hearts a love for lost and dying humanity, and immediately we enlisted in the war, and have been in the fight and on the firing line ever since. For some time we wondered about and stumbled around largely from lack of teaching. Mistakes and blunders were made, more with the head than with the heart, but God, like a loving parent, knew we loved Him and one day we entered Canaan, the land of rest. Since then we have been exploring out the land, and the farther we penetrate into the interior, and the higher up the mountains we climb, we find new grandeur and fresh beauty. Bless the Lord; we have but one desire and that is to glorify the Saviour who has done so much for our soul. Our first venture was "Where Art Thou or Spiritual Earthquakes for Saints and Sinners," now but two years old and already the fourth edition is sold out, and a fifth one being prepared. From many sources have come the encouraging reports of sinners being converted and believers sanctified wholly through the persual of its pages, for which we praise God, and pray that the sending forth of Jacob, the heelgrasper, may penetrate still deeper into moral jungles, awakening sleepy and careless professors, dig-up folks who have not what they profess, quicken the conscience of those who are doing what they should no do, and those who are leaving undone what they should do, arouse and stimulate a real hunger to know the Word better by many of God's children, and all together bring honor and glory to Him that purchased us with His blood. The preaching of these things has in some measure accomplished the above results, and with the prayer that in printed form they may still be used of God for greater usefulness asking that all who may find a blessing reading the book, to remember the Author and his before the throne, we send it forth with the hope that if we never meet in the battle here, we may meet "Just outside the Eastern Gate over there" and join with Jacob in singing the Song of Moses and the Lamb. L. MILTON WILLIAMS. |