From Bro. and Sr. Kimball.
By E. M.; Mary Kimball
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS IN CHRIST: My wife and self are deaf and dumb. We got our education at Hartford, Conn., deaf and dumb Institute. We left school thirty-three and thirty-four years ago, after learning, four years, how to write and read. We were taught that man possessed an immortal soul, and my mind was very much on the future of the wicked. We were members of the Baptist church for twenty-five years. We left N. H. sixteen years ago, and live in the West. We visited a deaf and dumb family in Indiana, and they talked with us that man did not have an immortal soul. I had a book of him, Mortal or Immortal, and I searched the Scriptures with interest, and compared the book with Bible truth. We had no books on Sabbath question for seven years. Bro. Cornell lectured in Anamosa, Iowa, and we did not know any thing of it until he had most closed his lectures; but our two children heard and talked to us. So we had books of Bro. Cornell, and searched the Scriptures, and could not find a first-day Sabbath in the Bible. We understand that Christ said that there would be many false teachers; so we were all taught by false teachers that knew nothing, that held the tradition of the Catholic church. I was much interested on the Bible prophecy, and wanted preachers at my house to show me what I did not understand of the Scriptures. There were many things in the Bible that I could not understand. We have kept the Sabbath eight years, and we do not get tired nor discouraged, but we feel thankful to God that we were led to see the truth of God. We are not able to hear a loud noise, reading and writing are all our preaching. We came to St. Joseph, Mo., last Nov., to visit our two children. We live with each, part of the time; our son lives in Leavenworth City, Kan. We keep Sabbath with our daughter alone in this city; she is married to a young man; he has read315some of our books, but he does not keep the Sabbath. We would be glad if any preacher could come here. We don't know that any one has heard Advent preaching in this city. We would be glad to keep preachers with us if they could come this way, and if the Lord would open the way for the people to receive the truth. We would like to see any brethren and sisters who may live somewhere about here, or near Leavenworth City, but we don't hear of any one near these cities. We are at Leavenworth City sometimes, and keep Sabbath alone in our room, and we think that it is right in the sight of God to keep his commandments. As Noah was a righteous preacher among a great many people that would not hear the law of God, and were destroyed; so this generation will be destroyed, and few will be saved, and they will keep the commandments of God and faith of Christ until he comes. We shall try to live out the truth, and when the Lord comes, our deaf ears shall be unstopped, and we shall hear and sing with the people of God on Mount Zion, and be with the Lord forever, if we are faithful, and get rid of sin and do the will of God. We are among the people that are in more darkness than light, but there may be a few honest hearts, we hope they may hear our preaching if the Lord will open the way. Your brother and sister in Christ.
E. M., & MARY KIMBALL.
Buchanan Co., Mo., April 16, 1868.