Life sketches of ellen g. white

Para. 2, [LS15].
Our trunk contained nearly everything we possessed on
earth; but we enjoyed peace of mind and a clear conscience,
and this we prized above earthly comforts. p. 107, Para.
3, [LS15].
In Dorchester we called at the house of Brother Otis
Nichols, and as we left, Sister Nichols handed my husband
five dollars, which paid our fare to Middletown, Conn. We
were strangers in Middletown, having never seen one of the
brethren in Connecticut. Of our money there was but fifty
cents left. My husband did not dare to use that to hire a
carriage, so he threw our trunk upon a high pile of boards
in a nearby lumberyard, and we walked on in search of some
one of like faith. We soon found Brother Chamberlain, who
took us to his home. p. 107, Para. 4, [LS15].
Conference at Rocky Hill -- The conference at Rocky Hill
was held in the large unfinished chamber of Brother Albert
Belden's house. In a letter to Brother Stockbridge Howland,
my husband wrote of the meeting as follows: p. 108, Para.
1, [LS15].
"April 20th Brother Belden sent his two horse wagon to
Middletown for us and the scattered brethren in that city.
We arrived at this place about four in the afternoon, and
in a few minutes in came Brethren Bates and Gurney. We had
a meeting that evening of about fifteen. Friday morning the
brethren came in until we numbered about fifty. There were
not all fully in the truth. Our meeting that day was very
interesting. Brother Bates presented the commandments in a
clear light, and their importance was urged home by
powerful testimonies. The word had effect to establish
those already in the truth, and to awaken those who were
not fully decided." p. 108, Para. 2, [LS15].
Earning Means to Visit Western New York -- Two years
before, I had been shown that at some future time we should
visit western New York. And now, shortly after the close of
the conference at Rocky Hill, we were invited to attend a
general meeting at Volney, N. Y., in August. Brother Hiram
Edson wrote to us that the brethren were generally poor,
and that he could not promise that they would do much
toward defraying our expenses, but that he would do what he
could. We had no means with which to travel. My husband's
health was poor, but the way opened for him to work in the