Comfort in Affliction by Dudley Marvin Canright; L. C. Canright

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 20, 1869

Comfort in Affliction

By Dudley Marvin Canright; L. C. Canright

From Bro. and Sr. Canright.

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: We feel that it will be a privilege for us at this time to say a few words to you through the REVIEW. As you have seen, the past few months have been months of continued and deep affliction to us. And now we are called to mourn the sudden and unexpected loss of our little child. Indeed the chastening hand of God has been upon us; yet we do not faint nor murmur. In the Lord is our hope and trust. We remember that it is the heated furnace that burns up the dross, and brings out the pure gold; it is the crushed flower that yields the sweet odor. We greatly desire that this may be so in our case. We are often called to comfort those who are afflicted and mourn; now we think we shall know how to sympathize with them as we did not before. The experience of these few months is precious to us, and we hope they may be profitable to others. If we can only be prepared for usefulness in the work of God, we will gladly submit to the process, severe though it be. In our days of sorrow, we have had the blessing of God, and sweet communion with our Saviour. We think that our hearts and souls are in this holy work, to do what little God may give us to perform in it. God is good, and his truth is precious, and it is sweet to work for him. We feel like consecrating ourselves anew to God, to put away all doubts and fears, and to work earnestly for our own salvation and that of others. We ask an interest in your prayers, that we may do this.

We shall never forget the kindness and sympathy of our dear Bro. and Sr. Smith, at Manchester, when our child died. May God reward them. This also afforded us an opportunity of learning and appreciating the value of Bro. Waggoner as we had not before. He has a large place in our hearts. We feel thankful to God for such true friends. We are making an earnest effort to overcome, and meet all the good and holy in the kingdom. D. M. CANRIGHT, L. C. CANRIGHT.