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come down every day this week and been through the cars to meet
you.’ I then remembered that I took dinner at her house at Newport.
She was so glad to see us. Her mother and she keep the Sabbath alone.
Her husband is conductor on the cars. She talked fast. Said she prized
the Review much, as she had no meeting to attend. She wanted books
to distribute to her neighbors, but had to earn all the money herself
which she expended for books or for the paper. We had a profitable
interview, although short, for the cars started, and we had to separate.
“At St. Albans we found Brethren Gould and A.C. Bourdeau.
Brother B. had a convenient covered carriage and two horses, but he
drove very slowly, and we did not reach Enosburgh until past one in
the morning. We were weary and chilled. We lay down to rest a little
after two o’clock and slept until after seven.
“Sabbath morning. There is quite a large gathering here although
the roads are bad, neither sleighing nor good wagoning. I have just
been in meeting and occupied a little time in conference. Your father
speaks this morning, I in the afternoon. May the Lord help us, is our
prayer. You see how long a letter I have written you. Read this to those
who are interested, especially to father and mother White. You see,
Edson, that we have work enough to do. I hope you do not neglect
to pray for us. Your father works hard, too hard for his good. He
sometimes realizes the special blessing of God, and this renews him
and cheers him in the work. We have allowed ourselves no rest since
coming East; we have labored with all our strength. May our feeble
efforts be blessed to the good of God’s dear people.
“Edson, I hope that you will adorn your profession by a well-
ordered life and godly conversation. Oh, be earnest! be zealous and
persevering in the work. Watch unto prayer. Cultivate humility and
meekness. This will meet the approval of God. Hide yourself in Jesus;
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let self-love and self-pride be sacrificed, and you, my son, be fitting
with a rich Christian experience, to be of use in any position that
God may require you to occupy. Seek for thorough heartwork. A
surface work will not stand the test of the judgment. Seek for thorough
transformation from the world. Let not your hands be stained, your
heart spotted, your character sullied, by its corruptions. Keep distinct.
God calls: ‘Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith
the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and
will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters,