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Show Ht FUOM bUllEllEU SIIKEl'. B rtctpnnie lo a liluJIj llrmniilirsucn by H One nlio bat (Inllicrtd lu lun. B Johu K. and Hannah llnxendell H are rtildenltof Coal valley, Allegheny H county, l'ennejlvaulo, where many H etrt ago thiy Joined the Uhurcb. H There la not now In that locality an) H oranob ot tbe Church ror uro there B any membera except there two, aud H the few mlulonarlia who occaalouatly B para that way leldom have opportunity H to call, and ponalLly tome a by H without even u knowledge that there aro any Halnlt In tho vicinity. H hardly any wonder that, unJer tbrr o rcumatanccf, Jlrotbcr aud Hl'ti llaxendell eometlmet feel lonely, ah often long for tho association of fellov membort lu tbe Uhurcb. It waa It thltaltuallonthataletlir written lj Jlenry M. Wlllbrahnmol th a city, ot the Tcmplo dedication found thciu, and to thlt they lent n reply from wnlcb tbo following: vxcerpu art tiiuu: To make It dear to you how much we reulce In reading your letter wcUIJ be a hard liulur HidtoJ. lry to Imagine the icellnge ol n weiry, tmiaty travoUr, wboiellfe had betoiue almoit uneuuurabit, ritklug lor rial ano walar In tbo dearl, mid who luu-drnly luu-drnly comta iifoll an oaili where he Ijallu the welcome aimde of trett aud urliiailo his fill Horn the char, irja lal, lifa-aaviin: allium; then Jou ma) know how woftll. Your lellir w lo us at llio spring t llio traveler. U thai we uoulj write with audi lio ulul can-hiliuoe can-hiliuoe as you dol Manytimtt we ale airald that wo are nearly lust. ?tu iJiILt', and uu mntllii;t ben, we be i-ome wtuk aud niglei.1 llrrtoue Uutj, thru another until wo almost lorgui. Yet w e cannot foiKCt tho aweeta of tbi (lui el Hull when wehaveonce )! tukeu ot It; but wuciiii become care Iee, and Ibat la a ilatigeroua louuttluii to be In. You havu atrougihr lied ua Very tonalUerably, and UoJ will blot uu. We mutt try to live a that Ilo wlllil-i, u,. 'There la n great deal of Interest manifest among the poollo out here aiuul that Uaulltui Temple. The 1'iltaburg ) a era had aomu pretty good 1 h tutu ul It, of iouro wu nave never au.li llio building, but we have n good Ihotigruiliof II, and can believe that It la beauiltul and grand. You with thousands ol olhera have Ineu to the Ueiikatlou, have heard Inspiring words bf good cheer, and have wituitscd thttige that will be no a beacon llaht, Lockuiilng you ouward aud upward lu the Mb tf duty and honor, of truth nnd liberty and eternal llio. Tne thought Intru lea that there aruruany I uor wauderora llko ua that aru lelt out lu the cold of n pitiless world, with no brotborly worda of bvo to ohetr ou tho lonely w a) , i et we blive your letters, nhiciiarollku the llinad or golden light wiiii u luces the dark storm clouds, ami wr leol ttuly gralifulthat wo are not quite forgotten by tbotu we lovobeitou isrlh, "Hut why should we comlaln? l'erhno wo arn blessed now beyond our worth. We havn noalckncce In our family. Wo havo bun brought through a very bard winter, although It didn't taken very large waistcoat to fit ut at timet. Wu have llio before III, and also a little hope, and on Ihe whole we are glad thatwliavoknowii Ihe Lord. May we never forget. Thank you for your kindly thouguia and wordf, and may Heaven blea you wllh ihe fruition ol your hopta In Ibat lor which you are striving a daie In tho cclostlal kingdom ot our Clod." |