Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

Adventist were it not that her husband is so bitterly opposed to any such thing. Itwas impressed upon my mind that I had a work to do here before I came here; butthe truth is present in the family, and if I can carry it no farther, it would seem thatmy work is done, or nearly so. I do not feel like being ashamed of Christ, or His, inthis wicked generation, and would much rather cast in my lot with Sabbathkeepers andGod’s chosen people.“I shall need ten dollars at least to get to Greenville. That, with the little I haveearned, might be sufficient. But now I will wait for you to write me, and do what youthink best about forwarding me the money. In the spring I would have enough to go,myself, and think I should like to do so. May the Lord guide and bless us in our everyundertaking, is the ardent desire of my heart. And may I fill that very position myGod allots for me in his moral vineyard, performing with alacrity every duty, howeveronerous it may seem, according to his good pleasure, is my sincere desire and heartfeltprayer.“Hannah More.”On receiving this letter, we decided to send the needed sum to Sister More as soonas we could find time. But before we found the spare moments we decided to go toMaine, to return in a few weeks, when we could send for her before navigation shouldclose. And when we decided to stay and labor in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,and New York, we wrote to a brother in this county to see leading brethren in thevicinity and consult with them concerning sending for Sister More and making her ahome until we should return. But the matter was neglected until navigation closed,and we returned and found that no one had taken interest to help Sister More to thisvicinity, where she could come to us when we should reach our home. We felt grievedand distressed, and at a meeting at Orleans the second Sabbath after we came home,my husband introduced her case to the brethren. A brief668