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Lord aided us in the work. Our morning meeting closed at three or
four in the afternoon. All these hours we had been engaged, first one
of us, then another, earnestly laboring for the unconverted youth.
“Tuesday evening I spoke an hour with great freedom. Brother
Andrews talked in an earnest, touching manner. The Spirit of the Lord
was in the meeting. Angels of God seemed drawing very near, driving
back the evil angels. Minister and people wept like children. We felt
that we had gained ground, and that the powers of darkness had given
back. Our meeting closed well.
“We appointed still another meeting for the next day, commencing
at 10 A.M. I spoke about an hour upon the humiliation and glorification
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of Christ. Then we commenced our labors for the youth. Parents had
come to the meeting, bringing their children with them to receive the
blessing. We pleaded earnestly with the children, until thirteen arose
and expressed a desire to be Christians. One young man, about twenty
years old, walked forty miles to see us and hear the truth. He had never
professed religion, but took his stand on the Lord’s side before he left.
“This was one of the very best of meetings. We parted with all
with many tears, feeling the blessing of Heaven resting upon us.”
In Vermont and New York
The meeting at West Enosburgh, Vt., was one of deep interest. It
seemed good to meet again with, and speak to, our old, tried friends
in this State. A great and good work was done in a short time. These
friends were generally poor, and toiling for the comforts of life where
one dollar is earned with more labor than two in the West, yet they
were liberal with us. In no State have the brethren been truer to the
cause than in old Vermont.
Our next meeting was at Adams Center, N. Y. It was a large
gathering. There were several persons in and around this place whose
cases had been shown me, for whom I felt the deepest interest. They
were men of moral worth. Some were in positions of life which made
the cross of the present truth heavy to bear, or at least they thought so.
Others, who had reached the middle age of life, had been brought up
from childhood to keep the Sabbath, but had not borne the cross of
Christ. These were in a position where it seemed hard to move them.
They needed to be shaken from relying on their good works, and to be