Bible Review V15: October 1916 - March 1918 - Iapsop.com

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ject, and to think of how nobly they have given their
lives to the study and proclamation of great truths. And
the fact that they have both past from the body while
in the seventies should not by any means discourage us,
or raise the slightest doubts in our minds of the great
teachings that they have set forth; for they have but
blazed the trail in the wilderness, and if we but follow it
up faithfully, we may well look ahead to the glorious
land of promise that it will lead us to in the goodness of
God.
With kindest and most prayerful thoughts for you
all, with the presence of the Christ, the Comforter, I
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remain,
Sincerely yours,
W. A.
The New Wharf. Alvechurch,
Worces., England. Dec. 5, 1916_
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
Your letter of Nov. 14th has reached me with its
news of the event that must be filling your minds before
all else.
Yes, that great soul may well have been "father,
mother, teacher, and friend" to you who were in daily
contact with him. We loved him here, and there must
be 'very many the world over who do so too, tho never
having seen him in the flesh. Jesus said to his disciples,
"It is expedient for you thatI go away," and it was
after he had gone that the spiritual life of those
men
burst into full bloom. So may it be with you who are
left to carry on the work. One feels that our beloved
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brother is much blest in some way by the change.
has doubtless completed his part of the work for a time,
and God wauld rest him. "Those who have attained the