At this time we received earnest requests to attend the convocation meetings in the West. As we read these touching appeals we wept over them. My husband would say to me, “Ellen, we cannot attend these meetings. At best I could hardly take care of myself on such a journey, and should you faint, what could I do? But, Ellen, we must go;” and as he would thus speak, his tearful emotions would choke his utterance. In return, while pondering on our feeble condition, and the state of the cause in the West, and feeling that the brethren needed our labors, I would say: “James, we cannot attend these meetings in the West—but we must go.” At this point, several of our faithful brethren, seeing our condition, offered to go with us. This was enough to decide the matter. In our new carriage we left Greenville August 29 to attend the general gathering at Wright. Four teams followed us. The journey was a comfortable one and very pleasant in company with sympathizing brethren. The meeting was one of victory. {1T 600.2} | |
Vidnesbyrd for menigheden bind 1 kapitel 105. 600. Fra side 600 i den engelske udgave. | tilbage |
På det tidspunkt modtog vi en alvorlig opfordring til at deltage i præstemødet i veststaterne. Da vi læste disse rørende appeller, grad vi over dem. Min mand ville til at sige til mig, "Ellen vi kan ikke deltage i disse møder. I bedste fald kunne jeg nok tage vare på mig selv under en sådan rejse, men bliver du svag hvad kan jeg da gøre? Men, Ellen, vi må rejse;" og da han var ved at sige det, var hans grådfulde sindsbevægelse ved at afbryde hans sætning. På den anden side, da vi overvejede vor svage helbredstilstand og tingenes tilstand i veststaterne, følte vi at brødrene behøvede vort arbejde, ville jeg til at sige: "James, vi kan ikke komme til de møder i veststaterne - men vi er nød til at tage af sted." På dette punkt så adskillige af vore trofaste brødre på vor tilstand og tilbød at tage med os. Dette var nok til at afgøre sagen. Med vore nye hestevogn forlod vi Greenville den 29.august, for at deltage i generalforsamlingen i Wright. Fire grupper fulgte med os. Rejsen var ganske god og meget behagelig i selskab med forstående brødre. Mødet var en sejr. |