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“We enjoyed our visit with the family of Brother Martin, and hope
to see their dear children give their hearts to Christ, and with their
parents war the Christian warfare, and wear the crown of immortality
when the victory shall be gained.
“Thursday we went into Portland again and took dinner with the
family of Brother Gowell. We had a special interview with them,
which we hope will result in their good. We feel a deep interest for the
wife of Brother Gowell. This mother’s heart has been torn by seeing
her children in affliction and in death, and laid in the silent grave. It
is well with the sleepers. May the mother yet seek all the truth, and
lay up a treasure in heaven, that when the Life-giver shall come to
bring the captives from the great prison house of death, father, mother,
and children may meet, and the broken links of the family chain be
reunited, no more to be severed.
“Brother Gowell took us to the cars in his carriage. We had just
time to get on the train before it started. We rode five hours, and found
Brother A. W. Smith at the Manchester depot, waiting to take us to
his home in that city. Here we expected to find rest one night; but, lo
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quite a number were waiting to receive us. They had come nine miles
from Amherst to spend the evening with us. We had a very pleasant
interview, profitable, we hope, to all. Retired about ten. Early next
morning we left the comfortable, hospitable home of Brother Smith,
to pursue our journey to Washington. It was a slow, tedious route.
We left the cars at Hillsborough, and found a team waiting to take us
twelve miles to Washington. Brother Colby had a sleigh and blankets,
and we rode quite comfortably until we were within a few miles of our
destination. There was not snow enough to make good sleighing; the
wind arose, and during the last two miles blew the falling sleet into our
faces and eyes, producing pain and chilling us almost to freezing. We
found shelter at last at the good home of Brother C. K. Farnsworth.
They did all they could for our comfort, and everything was arranged
so that we could rest as much as possible. That was but little, I can
assure you.
“Sabbath your father spoke in the forenoon, and after an intermis-
sion of about twenty minutes I spoke, bearing a testimony of reproof
for several who were using tobacco, also for Brother Ball, who had
been strengthening the hands of our enemies by holding the visions
up to ridicule, and publishing bitter things against us in the Crisis, of