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the Lord, and that he was living as a miracle of mercy—not for the
purpose of again gathering upon him the burdens under which he once
fell, but that the people of God might be benefited by his experience
in advancing the general interests of the cause, and in connection with
the work the Lord has given me, and the burden He has laid upon me
to bear.
During the years that followed the recovery of my husband, the
Lord opened before us a vast field of labor. Though I took the stand as
a speaker timidly at first, yet as the providence of God opened the way
before me, I had confidence to stand before large audiences. Together
we attended our camp meetings and other large gatherings, from Maine
to Dakota, from Michigan to Texas and California.
The work begun in feebleness and obscurity has continued to
increase and strengthen. Publishing houses and missions in many
lands attest its growth. In place of the edition of our first paper carried
to the post office in a carpetbag, many hundreds of thousands of copies
of our various periodicals are now sent out monthly from the offices
of publication. The hand of God has been with His work to prosper
and build it up.
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The later history of my life would involve the history of many
of the enterprises which have arisen among us, and with which my
life work has been closely intermingled. For the upbuilding of these
institutions, my husband and myself labored with pen and voice. To
notice, even briefly, the experiences of these active and busy years,
would far exceed the limits of this sketch. Satan’s efforts to hinder the
work and to destroy the workmen have not ceased; but God has had a
care for His servants and for His work.
In reviewing our past history, having traveled over every step of
advance to our present standing, I can say, Praise God! As I see
what the Lord has wrought, I am filled with astonishment, and with
confidence in Christ as leader. We have nothing to fear for the future,
except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching
in our past history.
We are debtors to God to use every advantage He has entrusted
to us to beautify the truth by holiness of character, and to send the
messages of warning, and of comfort, of hope and love, to those who
are in the darkness of error and sin.
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