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Show Elder .John Hafen~ Sugcrr Ward , n tah. Dea.r Brother :- 1 waa much t7at:tfied on r<-; ceivine~ ·\ronrs t>f the 9th nf -.Tuly althouc;h i1hi~. i~ . tho firs~ - uy}poriilllilit~.'. 1 ,have ifntli> fa:t had tu aBswer tho srune. 1 haYc ·in at. roturnect frorn an excenn.od tr:tr) over trhe Eastf1tn States Miss{on,and tonieht I 1eavo for Prividence Rhode Ir;land to continue the· SJ!ecia1 work laict urlonrr1e for the pl'"Osent,that .uf vvr~tir¥5 np tho hj.story oi each of the Conferences ,and then tu compile a t)rief h}.Rtor·y of the ti@.. s te:rn S·fjt!tes ElifSB:i.on,as the fol\lidation fO:r future vrork. 7.'hfs,wiijh t:>ther dutieB 1demands m;r ont.}ire tirne .. I am well, for which . I f(·H).l t;rat{)ful . IalHo mn e~at o ful to tne TJord for t he p~ood. health o :f my fruililJ_T . Pleased to l(l)arn tha~ Y,OU ~nd yours are enj oy:i.n;~ ~n e sttmo bJ;..O~iji~ and i11 6iyaf)_ rpo _muqfi . ~atlsraGt :t~n, ltrothEn: J<~h~, tro rec:to~ t;.f;·tonr ra). ~;h:u~lrye B~. fmct 1r.ap l12~i) falth m your Re n eomE~r,&'1n of 1JH; t~-r oat 1a1"h exerclnea ;.n . \:~ he restora i}:ton of y. ou~ ~faJ1.l· ily from so .;;erilous a c!i Hoase • . How gT·at;,eful w.e shuul be fqr such uan1festai~1ons of Gon•s luve,ah(t v1han w1ll Yve over 1(1arn to appreC:l.at.c His guodnosr> and lont~ Ruffer :t!}t; tow~trda his wayNard ohildrent I . know we llttle ap~~r. ocia.1je Hj.H promisea,vve undervalne HifJ IH>'itlor, and tQo often we hide t.he ual r.nts .Ho has c; ~ven ns . for t he 1)onafi1;> of qur felluwa. I haYB r end w,. th much 1nte:rest your valued collJrlllll110atJ.on~m1d ! trust 'f) hat as ·~'"on have r·etnrnect to ~,n;~ar '"'lard , ·1ihat yQu Ela.it finct rornunoration runple for"' yon:r" rH1fKis,ana ~H;t>pefor the oxorciso of t ho BJ1lendid talent God ~n.s tlnss<:rl you with., It~ t'!-1\0f? a lone t~imo to c.limb to any wor1j~ stat:ton , and.. w1th oare 8 .. nn. due d lli lf;Once , you are irtllr'<J to roach a stJaiilon in i:.ho arti s t~ic world thett vril1 rna!n~ ;;our children ~)rond of yon . l sin· cero~y lfoi>A they P1Et~r ft)1,low Y<;nr exam~1e in kHepint3 .:-~~he \Yor.d ()f .Wisdom ,and oontlnu:uze~ to 1;_rq~e1~·ve _ t nei:r: 1ntollec vnal pow~rs , anrc mako iDr r1e_;h1:~eun&n~s tn tpo ::orlct . OI . a:a:a.ntee~:tlo~ . 'So J:1UCh depena~:. upo,.~:. ·. ~)Xtm,::rp. le, ~~ rare. a glft l.s c.~.1ar1ty,so necessar~ 1,, obed1ence,and v1nen r.r1ll ... e all lomn ,,o ap-preciai:, P; ,as . v!G ~hould TJhetse yalned trGRsuros? . . . ·. Thls ll!D 1~. 1JUt. a e;reat 8C~ht:o1 0~ e~erlonce, t1Jld vyhat e;ranc} lc~suns have ~eon set bn:tore ~1s, the l e arn~ng ut wh1-ch, the 11t:t~(f~lcal applleatlun of uh ~cp meanB E1terna.l progress w:tt.n the rlghtr~ons. ,; I hnve . roce:t. vod tm exc(;11ent letter from i~he (1lllormn, and Rldor ~~homas Alston B'Gill remembers met for w,1ieh I feel pleaseft.j./It lS o :f much encour~ ernent to x:-ece:;.ve~ into:rest~; le1jtnr~q from rri9nds ::at home, rnd as yon 8Cf\Y nuno a~h)ro.,c1atos •t t h.em rr•H .)ro t.han t he. a.osent mlRS.· lon¢.'lrf'\'• Ho~·iVOver, I · ~resume J , +, :'1 rrw bre . ·re~ . aro JUay w~~ 1 •·t .. i ,., f 1 . f') 011 Jne nares ana r1eri> f:Xl ~le,r~ :t~·- 7 1 .. e.. . . ~ ~ ~ha ll. b~ .~lei. ~ sfn ... ·f:io ~toc:r frorp yol} cp1Yt1111~,an.~~t ;o_e· ~lre .. ~iu .. ?e k.· lndli, remembered to 1)1,,ter Hafen,ana nll 1nqt~1rme; frJ..end",1ttna. rra1 1:he Itvrd t.<., tv-eat.. l y .rn..t ~ltijl1l~ ~rour p~nvers for e;ood, .~ncrea)j·e you.·r. . <·n)·por ti.Unltles tor· remtm~l~at.:ton,.\.c:.nc~ Tihat. r>oace rrJc.~}l cro1111 :;r~ur .. ev,eru_ r~a~ .. TI.~bor · \l1th a K:tnn RemP.Inbranco !or all.,I }un,Your lhmlh_te nro,Jhor , |
