Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

expected to find rest one night; but, lo quite a number were waiting to receive us.They had come nine miles from Amherst to spend the evening with us. We had a verypleasant interview, profitable, we hope, to all. Retired about ten. Early next morningwe left the comfortable, hospitable home of Brother Smith, to pursue our journey toWashington. It was a slow, tedious route. We left the cars at Hillsborough, and founda team waiting to take us twelve miles to Washington. Brother Colby had a sleighand blankets, and we rode quite comfortably until we were within a few miles of ourdestination. There was not snow enough to make good sleighing; the wind arose, andduring the last two miles blew the falling sleet into our faces and eyes, producing painand chilling us almost to freezing. We found shelter at last at the good home of BrotherC. K. Farnsworth. They did all they could for our comfort, and everything was arrangedso that we could rest as much as possible. That was but little, I can assure you.“Sabbath your father spoke in the forenoon, and after an intermission of abouttwenty minutes I spoke, bearing a testimony of reproof for several who were usingtobacco, also for Brother Ball, who had been strengthening the hands of our enemiesby holding the visions up to ridicule, and publishing bitter things against us in theCrisis, of Boston, and in the Hope of Israel, a paper issued in Iowa. The meetingfor the evening was appointed at Brother Farnsworth’s. The church was present, andyour father there requested Brother Ball to state his objections to the visions and givean opportunity to answer them. Thus the evening was spent. Brother Ball manifestedmuch stiffness and opposition; he admitted himself satisfied upon some points, but heldhis position quite firmly. Brother Andrews and your father talked plainly, explainingmatters which he had misunderstood, and condemning his unrighteous course towardthe Sabbathkeeping Adventists. We all felt that we had done the best we could that dayto655