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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 25, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 17.

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South Africa

By D. C. Theunissen

WORCESTER.—As the misfortune of sickness visited our home during the week of prayer, that season was not so enjoyable spiritually as it otherwise would have been; but what we then lost the Lord made up to us at our last quarterly meeting. This service was remarkable for the presence of the Master. Twelve of us sat down to the Lord’s table to partake of the emblems of his broken body and spilled blood.
On this occasion we also had an interesting testimony service, and the most remarkable of all the testimonies given was that of Mrs. Theunissen, who was so recently restored from the very brink of the grave. The Spirit of the Lord softened every heart as she testified to the wonderful healing power of her Lord and Saviour. With the psalmist, she could say, “Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. I will walk on before the Lord in the land of the living. . . . What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.” We closed the meeting by singing “Rock of Ages.”
It may not be known to all that Mrs. Theunissen suffered from pneumonia and pleurisy combined, and it was predicted by the physician that quick consumption would set in immediately. But to the praise of the Lord, there is no sign of that dread disease.
Pastor W. S. Hyatt paid us a short visit on New-year’s day. We all enjoyed his few hours’ stay and the earnest address he gave us.
D. C. THEUNISSEN.