H. EDSON by Hiram Edson

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 1, 1858

H. EDSON

By Hiram Edson

From Bro. Edson.

DEAR BRO. SMITH: I have lately visited some of the scattered brethren in the southern part of this State, and in Penn., and can say I have enjoyed some good seasons with the brethren in some of the different places I have visited. I saw a goodly number that have lately embraced the present truth under the faithful labors of Bro. Wm. S. Ingraham—some twenty in one place, or neighborhood. But while his efforts to give the last message of mercy to a fallen world have been owned and blessed of heaven, he himself has suffered quite a temporal loss. His horse with which he traveled to carry the message has sickened and died. It was supposed from the best evidence they could gain that the horse had been poisoned by some of our enemies. It was the decision of an eminent physician that the horse had been poisoned. The horse was eight years old, and in good condition for business, and by good judges was valued from $125, to $150. Is it right for Bro. Ingraham to suffer all this loss alone? I am willing to be one of fifty to give three dollars each to raise $150, and thus help bear this my brother's burden. Does not the gospel require of us to remember those which suffer adversity or affliction, as being ourselves also in the body, and again, to bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ? The golden rule is, "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even the same to them; for this is the law and the prophets."

Those who may feel disposed to help bear this burden can send their free-will offerings to Bro. Ingraham. Address Wm. S. Ingraham, Ulysses, Potter Co., Pa.