Richmond, Ind., June 6, 1877

MY DEAR BROTHER-Your kind letter is at hand and I thank you much for its contents. I trust that in the " depths" to which you refer as being the portion of God's people there will be an honoring of Him in all, and a willingness to come into judgment as may be necessary. May we all be kept in meekness and fear, so that the deliverance may be manifestly of God, that some may believe.
As for myself, since I wrote you I have been brought into circumstances that may quite probably prevent our going to Canada, viz., my employer deems it necessary to dispense with my services in order to reduce expenses. In this I am sure there is the hand of a tender Father, and my prayer is to be kept before Him that my movements may be in His will. The condition of my health seems to demand a change of air and climate, and I hope events will be so ordered as to secure these.
For a long while, some years, my mind has much dwelt upon the joyfulness there would be in being altogether in God's work, but my own spiritual feebleness, and being so tied to business, have seemed to stand in the way. Many things have occurred to bring our minds into a closer dependence on Him, so that, even now, I seem at liberty to make but little effort on my own behalf. Should He permit you to suggest any course, or throw any opening for employment before your view, I should be glad to receive it in that way. In the meantime a place of trust and dependence becomes us, in which it is our desire to be kept by God's grace. We hope brethren do not forget us before His throne, in their petitions, as we often remember you.
In much love, Your brother, A. B.
The following letter will tell what closes up this precious history. The telegram referred to was received on Friday, July 28, announcing that dear A. B. was passing away to the Lord and asking if it was possible for the receiver of it to get out there. The railroad troubles caused delay, and when the journey was taken the dearly beloved one had passed away already three days, and his body was in the grave. It was exceedingly blessed, however, to see the grace of God manifested in supporting the bereaved survivor, knowing more deeply than ever the abysmal depth of her loss by the richer fellowship into which they had lately come, now closed and checked until we shall all be together at the coming of our Lord. And it was delightful, also, to learn of the full testimony of late months, and especially the last days, that had been borne by this beloved saint and borne witness to by so many in his city. The writer of this letter was of course, ignorant, at the time, of this visit, but that ignorance served to bring out this account, which is surely most welcome to all our readers.