ANOTHER of our beloved friends and fellow-workers, E. W. T., who so often wrote for our Magazine, has been called home! She who loved him best on earth thus writes to us: ―
“Much mercy was shown in the weary months of pain and weakness, enabling the dear sufferer to bear all with patience that astonished the doctor, and also to testify to the sustaining grace and faithfulness of our God.
“He hardly thought he should die until a week before the end; the thought of the Lord’s immediate coming was always present to his mind, and, although he knew that he could never be well again, he imagined until that time he might continue to live as an invalid; but when he knew what was likely to happen he exclaimed, ‘The prospect before me is so bright, so brilliant, that it almost overpowers me’! And his extreme joy in the Lord was, indeed, striking, and most touching to witness.”
“He spoke of meeting many dear ones who had gone before, of his mother and sister, and other relatives and friends; and then, although he was extremely weak, he exclaimed with a loud voice, “And millions more, whom we have not known! And all together in one flow of praise! Oh! it is splendid! splendid!”
We merely add this text: “Remember them... who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.” (Heb. 13:7.)