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could not sleep. Elder Smith was before me and my<br />

supplications went up to heaven in his behalf all<br />

night. I was in a spirit of agony of wrestling with<br />

God, and great hope took possession of my soul for<br />

him. He is one of our old hands, one of our reliable<br />

men, and the Lord will give him His keeping<br />

power. What a change was in the meeting! <strong>The</strong><br />

atmosphere seemed to be cleansed. Light was<br />

coming in to take the place of uncertainty and<br />

confused ideas.<br />

Battle Creek, Mich.,<br />

Wednesday, December 31, 1890<br />

I devoted much time to writing for Brother<br />

Smith, but did not feel quite free to send it to him.<br />

Held it, to decide whether I had better talk with<br />

him. If Brother Uriah Smith would discern things<br />

in their true light he would not consent to things<br />

that are now being transacted. Brother Smith was<br />

with us in the rise of this work. He understands<br />

how we--my husband and myself--have carried the<br />

work forward and upward step by step, and have<br />

borne the hardships, the poverty, and the want of

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