Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

thus to do. But again he would be in doubt and perplexity, as he was penniless. Therewere brethren who had means, but they chose to keep it. He at length gave up indiscouragement, and decided to look for a field of grass to mow. As he left the house, aburden was rolled upon me, and I fainted. Prayer was offered for me, and I was blessed,and taken off in vision. I saw that the Lord had blessed and strengthened my husbandto labor in the field one year before; that he had made a right use of the means thereearned; and that he would have a hundredfold in his life, and, if faithful, a rich rewardin the kingdom of God; but that the Lord would not now give him strength to labor inthe field, for He had another work for him; that he must walk out by faith, and writeand publish the present truth. He immediately commenced to write, and when he cameto some difficult passage, we would call upon the Lord to give us the true meaning ofHis word.About the same time he began to publish a small sheet entitled, The Present Truth.The office of publication was at Middletown, eight miles from Rocky Hill, and heoften walked this distance and back again, although he was then lame. When hebrought the first number from the printing office, we all bowed around it, askingthe Lord, with humble hearts and many tears, to let His blessing rest upon the feebleefforts of His servant. He then directed the papers to all he thought would read them,and carried them to the post office in a carpetbag. Every number was taken fromMiddletown to Rocky Hill, and always before preparing them for the post office, wespread them before the Lord, and with earnest prayers mingled with tears, entreatedthat His blessing might attend the silent messengers. Very soon letters came bringingmeans to publish the paper, and the good news of many souls embracing the truth.With the beginning of this work of publishing, we did not cease our labors inpreaching the truth, but traveled from88