Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

The work begun in feebleness and obscurity has continued to increase andstrengthen. Publishing houses in Michigan and in California, and missions in England,Norway, and Switzerland, attest its growth. In place of the edition of our first papercarried to the office in a carpetbag, about one hundred and forty thousand copies of ourvarious periodicals are now sent out monthly from the offices of publication. The handof God has been with His work to prosper and build it up.The later history of my life would involve the history of the various enterpriseswhich have arisen among us, and with which my lifework has been closelyintermingled. For the upbuilding of these institutions, my husband and myself laboredwith pen and voice. To notice, even briefly, the experience of these active and busyyears, would far exceed the limits of this sketch. Satan’s efforts to hinder the work andto destroy the workmen have not ceased; but God has had a care for His servants andfor His work.*****Chapter XIV - The Death of My HusbandNotwithstanding the labors, cares, and responsibilities with which my husband’slife had been crowded, his sixtieth year found him active and vigorous in mind andbody. Three times had he fallen under a stroke of paralysis; yet by the blessing ofGod, a naturally strong constitution, and strict attention to the laws of health, he hadbeen enabled to rally. Again he traveled, preached, and wrote with his wonted zeal andenergy. Side by side we had labored in the cause of Christ for thirty-six years; and wehoped that we might stand together to witness the triumphant close. But such was notthe will of God. The chosen protector of my youth, the105