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would&nbsp;sacrifice duty to<br />
 
would&nbsp;sacrifice duty to<br />
 
pleasure. Every inmate<br />
 
pleasure. Every inmate<br />
of the house must <span style="background-color:#f1c40f;">---</span><br />
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of the house must <span style="background-color:null;">and</span><br />
<span style="background-color:#f1c40f;">----</span><span style="background-color:null;">&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color:#f1c40f;">f--</span><span style="background-color:null;"> that when it</span><br />
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<span style="background-color:null;">did feel&nbsp;</span>that when it<br />
 
unexpectedly called to&nbsp;part<br />
 
unexpectedly called to&nbsp;part<br />
with her, she had <span style="background-color:#f1c40f;">left/both?</span><br />
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with her, she had lost<br />
 
a true and valued<br />
 
a true and valued<br />
 
friend. But while we<br />
 
friend. But while we<br />
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of my acceptance in the Beloved.<br />
 
of my acceptance in the Beloved.<br />
 
And though God has not at all<br />
 
And though God has not at all<br />
<br />
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times&nbsp;been in my thoughts, yet<br />
<br />
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my beloved&nbsp;Saviour has never<br />
good &amp; faithful servant, enter<br />
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suffered my feet to slide.&nbsp;<gap></gap><br />
thou into the joy of thy Lord!&quot;<br />
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O thou who has begun a good work<br />
As a fellow laborer &amp; member of our<br />
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in me do thou perfect it unto the<br />
Elders&#39; Conference, our dear S<sup>t</sup> [Sister] Fletcher<br />
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end.&nbsp;O do thou empty me of myself,<br />
was much esteemed by us all, for<br />
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&amp; fill&nbsp;me with thyself -- be thou<br />
the candour of her mind, &amp; her<br />
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my all in all.&nbsp;<gap></gap><br />
<br />
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<date>1857</date> I again devote myself, body<br />
strictly conscientious discharge of<br />
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soul &amp;&nbsp;spirit unto thee dear Saviour,<br />
her official duties. She would ever<br />
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but Oh&nbsp;do thou keep me, thou<br />
openly &amp; clearly state her views on<br />
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knowest how weak &amp; frail I am,<br />
any subject she was interested in,<br />
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how prone to stray from thee<br />
&amp; in case of a difference of opinion<br />
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&amp; how contrary I continually act<br />
firmly &amp; faithfully maintain her<br />
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to thy mind&nbsp;<gap></gap><br />
cause, without however in the least<br />
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<gap>&nbsp;</gap>Thus far her own&nbsp;<gap></gap><br />
being self opinionated or obstinate.<br />
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In addition to what our late Sister<br />
Her warm interest in the Lords work<br />
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has stated, her fellow laborer<br />
&amp; the spread of His kingdom, both<br />
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adds the following, on behalf of<br />
at home &amp; abroad, she quietly,<br />
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herself &amp; the Choir, &amp; can truly say<br />
yet continuously manifested, not<br />
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that both she &amp; every inmate of<br />
only unto the Searcher of hearts, who<br />
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the house, feel that they have lost
delights to hear the prayers of his<br />
 
people, when they plead with him<br />
 
for the furtherance of his gospel, but<br />
 
also unto <u>man</u>, by the lively &amp; intelligent<br />
 
interest she always displayed in<br />
 
conversations on the subject of<br />
 
missionary labours, &amp; by her untiring<br />
 
&amp; successful endeavours, to collect<br />
 
subscriptions for such objects, as the<br />
 
Foreign &amp; Home Missions, the Bible<br />
 
Society &amp; so forth. The local committees<br />
 
of these associations, will miss in her<br />
 
a valued member, &amp; a successful<br />
 
collector.<br />
 
&nbsp;
 

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would sacrifice duty to
pleasure. Every inmate
of the house must and
did feel that when it
unexpectedly called to part
with her, she had lost
a true and valued
friend. But while we
truly <add>deeply </add>mourn her loss
we cannot but say our
loss is her Eternal gain
She knew in whom she
believed, and when the
summons came for her
to lay by her earthly duties
she was enabled to say
Thy will be done and
we doubt not would hear
the welcome Message
Well done

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of my acceptance in the Beloved.
And though God has not at all
times been in my thoughts, yet
my beloved Saviour has never
suffered my feet to slide. <gap></gap>
O thou who has begun a good work
in me do thou perfect it unto the
end. O do thou empty me of myself,
& fill me with thyself -- be thou
my all in all. <gap></gap>
<date>1857</date> I again devote myself, body
soul & spirit unto thee dear Saviour,
but Oh do thou keep me, thou
knowest how weak & frail I am,
how prone to stray from thee
& how contrary I continually act
to thy mind <gap></gap>
<gap> </gap>Thus far her own <gap></gap>
In addition to what our late Sister
has stated, her fellow laborer
adds the following, on behalf of
herself & the Choir, & can truly say
that both she & every inmate of
the house, feel that they have lost

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