Testimonies for the Church Vol 1 - Lansing SDA Church

554 Testimonies for the Church Volume 1[602]throwing off some of the passengers. We had to keep stopping to geton our passengers and baggage, or repair the track. We seemed towork some time and to make little or no headway. We were indeed asorry-looking set of travelers.“All at once we came to a turntable, large enough to take on thewhole train. Brother and sister white were standing there and, as Istepped off the train, they said: ‘this train is going all wrong. It mustbe turned square about.’ They both laid hold of cranks that moved themachinery turning the table and tugged with all their might. Never didmen work harder propelling a handcar than they did at the cranks ofthe turntable. I stood and watched till I saw the train beginning to turn,when I spoke out and said, ‘it moves,’ and laid hold to help them. Ipaid but little attention to the train, we were so intent upon performingour labor of turning the table.“When we had accomplished this task, we looked up, and thewhole train was transformed. Instead of the low, ill-ventilated cars onwhich we had been riding, there were broad, high, well-ventilated cars,with large, clear windows, the whole trimmed and gilded in a mostsplendid manner, more elegant than any palace or hotel car I ever saw.The track was level, smooth, and firm. The train was filling up withpassengers whose countenances were cheerful and happy, yet worean expression of assurance and solemnity. All seemed to express thegreatest satisfaction at the change which had been wrought, and thegreatest confidence in the successful passage of the train. Brother andsister white were on board this time, their countenances lit up withholy joy. As the train was starting, I was so overjoyed that I awoke,with the impression on my mind that that dream referred to the churchat battle creek and matters connected with the cause there. My mindwas perfectly clear in regard to my duty to go to Battle Creek and lenda helping hand in the work there. Glad am I now that I have been hereto see the blessing of the Lord accompanying the arduous labors ofbrother and sister white in setting things in order.“J. N. Loughborough.”Before we left Monterey, Brother Loughborough handed me thefollowing account of another dream which he had about the time ofthe death of his wife. This was also a matter of encouragement to me.“‘The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream.’ Jeremiah23:28.